At lunchtime, Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best friends and best friends always sat together for lunch. They  1  sandwiches, cupcakes and almost everything.
But today things were   2  . Bonnie looked upset, and Ruth did not know why. “Why are you sad today, Bonnie?” Ruth asked. “Because my daddy    3  his job yesterday,” she said. “And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and they always argue. I am   4 . What is going to happen to us?”
Bonnie’s news made Ruth very sad, too. What would school be like   5  Bonnie? What could she do to help her friend? When Ruth went home she told her mom the bad   6 .
“What can I do to help?” she asked.
“I’m not sure, Ruth,” said her mother sadly.
Ruth thought and thought. She thought while she ate supper and she thought while she did homework. She even thought when she brushed her teeth before going to bed.
“What can I do?” she  7 .
The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick breakfast,  8  went to find her friends. They all decided to    9  together to help Bonnie. They pulled weeds, played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on a Talent show in Ruth’s backyard. All the adults paid one dollar to watch the   10  sing and dance and do magic tricks. After the performance, the children   11 their money. They had made three hundred dollars! Ruth’s mom took them to the grocery store and they bought food, soap, paper towels, and all kinds of things that a person might need.
When they left the store they went to Bonnie’s house and each of the children   12  carried a bag to the door, rang the doorbell and ran away quickly. They had so much fun with   13  secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.
Ruth felt happy too,   14 she had helped her friend. She knew it wasn’t much, but all she needed to do was to show her friend that she cared   15 . I think Bonnie got the message, don’t you?

Television in the United States is free．To pay for programs，there are many advertisements．Often these advertisements are short plays with actors．The following television advertisement is like many others that Americans see daily．

We see a man and his wife at the breakfast table．They have been married for a long time．They are not speaking to each other．They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years．The husband is reading his newspaper．We can’t see his face．The wife looks very bored as she pours a cup of coffee for him．Today，she is using a new kind of coffee for the first time．The husband picks up his cup．He isn’t very interested．He tastes his coffee．Suddenly he puts down his newspaper．Something is different．Can it be the coffee? He takes another taste．It’s wonderful．He smiles．He looks at his wife and says in amazement，“Doris，when did you cut your hair?”Doris is pleased．She answers，“Two months ago．”Doris asks，“Herbie, when did your hair begin to turn gray?”He replies，“A long time ago．”Doris says，“Oh，very handsome（漂亮的）．”Now they aren’t bored anymore．Breakfast is different．Has a new kind of coffee changed their lives?

（    ）1．In the TV story，Doris looks bored because_______．

A．she doesn’t like the breakfast that morning

B．she has been married to Herbie for a long time

C．Herbie doesn’t care much for her

D．Herbie isn’t interested in the breakfast she cooks

（    ）2．The TV story wants to tell the viewers（看电视者）_______．

A．to have an immediate（立即的）try at the new coffee

B．to have 8 900d laugh at the good couple（夫妇）

C．that a nice breakfast must go with nice coffee

D．that advertisements can certainly increase goods（商品）production

（    ）3．What does the author mean by saying the last sentence?

A．What kind of coffee can change people’s lives?

B．How can a new kind of coffee change people’s lives?

C．Nice coffee can change one’s life．

D．A new kind of coffee costs quite a lot．

（    ）4．How many people are mentioned in this advertisement?

A．One．                 B．Three．               C．Four．                   D．Two．

（    ）5．This text is mainly about________．

A．who pays for TV programs in the United States

B．what a TV advertisement is usually like in the USA

C．why long--married couples dislike speaking to each other

D．what made Herbie and Doris not bored any more