One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to   1  a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date   2  it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very   3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4  , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them   5  students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time   6  they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and   7  nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.
Too often we think of tolerance（宽容）as a gift to   8  people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our   9 , we will have to
carry them around all our lives.
Do you think you have got   10  from the wise teacher and what she asked her students
to do?

In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate(立即的) attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests are likely to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be thought silly to make an appointment(约会) too far ahead because plans which are made for a date more than a week away may be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible(责任). In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is asked to make a shout apology (道歉). If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation(解释), though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
【小题1】A call at midnight would mean_________.

One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) in England, David was brought into my office. His face was pale（苍白的）and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on.
How could I help him?
David didn't say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder."Come back next week if you like. "I said.
He came and I suggested we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon--in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed.   It seemed  that he liked to be with me. But why didn't he ever look at me?
"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain （痛苦）with," I thought.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. "It's your turn," he said. After that day, David started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times. Now he had re ally started to live his life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned a lot from him. I learned how time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him. All they need is a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch and an ear that listens.
【小题1】When David was brought into the writer's office, ___________.

One evening, Mrs. White said to her husband in surprise, “You look like the football player in the game on TV!” Mr. White watched that man carefully and then said, “Yeah. He is really like me.”
A week later, Mr. White heard that the football player would come to their city. He was very happy. He bought an expensive ticket and went to watch the football game. He wanted to have a look at the player face to face. However, a short time later, Mr. White ran back home. To Mrs. White’s surprise, her husband was black and blue all over his face. “Oh, dear! What happened to you?” , Mrs. White cried（大喊）. Her husband answered angrily, “How terrible it was! Many people in our city wanted to hit that player. When I got there, someone began to hit met. Later, more and more people came to hit me. I turned and ran home at once. Luckily, I could run fast, or I’ll never return home.”
根据文章的内容选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Mr. White felt __________ when he knew the player would come to their city.
A. sad             B. angry             C. happy
【小题2】Mr. White bought an expensive football ticket because __________.
A. Mrs. White asked him to buy it
B. he wanted to see the player
C. he really wanted to watch the game
【小题3】The underlined words “black and blue” mean “__________” in Chinese.
A. 黑与蓝           B. 精神焕发         C. 青一块紫一块
【小题4】Mr. White ran back home a short time later because __________.
A. the player didn’t like him
B. the game was very boring
C. many people came to hit him
【小题5】 Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A Bad Player   B. A Football Fan    C. A Football Game