A girl complained to her father about her hard life.She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up.She felt tired of fighting and fighting.One problem had been finished but another came over.
Her father，a cook，took her into the kitchen.He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them.After boiling，in the first pan was put some carrots，the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee.
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的)，confused by what her father did.About 20 minutes later，her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl.He took the eggs and put them in a bowl.After that the coffee was poured into a cup.“My sweet heart，what do you see？” he asked.
“Carrots，eggs and coffee，” she replied.
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots.She did so and felt that the carrots were soft.After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them.After peeling (剥开) them，she got the eggs，cooked and hard.The last，the father let her smell the coffee. She asked，“What did you do this for，Father？” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but each had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak.The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special，they could change water.“Who are you？” asked her father.“When bad luck knocks at your door，what is your decision? Are you carrots，eggs or coffee？”

1.
The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________.
1. A.
  want to give up
2. B.
  finish one problem
3. C.
  know what to do
4. D.
  get tired of fighting
2.
The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________.
1. A.
  ask her how to boil eggs
2. B.
  show her how to make coffee
3. C.
  teach her how to be a cook
4. D.
  tell her how to face difficulties
3.
After about twenty minutes，the carrots became ________.
1. A.
  soft
2. B.
  hard
3. C.
  salty
4. D.
  sweet
4.
The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”.
1. A.
  美味的
2. B.
  易碎的
3. C.
  特别的
4. D.
  可怜的
5.
What can we learn from the passage?
1. A.
  The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food.
2. B.
  Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors.
3. C.
  Boiled carrots，eggs and coffee had the same result.
4. D.
  People should make right decisions when in trouble.

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A week ago, Columbus Middle School asked the parents of their school to choose a sport for their child to play. Here’s some information about the sports.
Sports 1: Basketball
We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should sign up (报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $ 10 each time for the cost of the bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.
Sports 2: Gym
We will use St. Peter’s Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 p.m. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent from being thirsty. All the activities here are free. And there will be a teacher on duty for each activity.
Sports 3: Hiking
Hiking (远足)will be at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. There will be 15 students in each group. And three teachers will be with the students. This sport will cost $ 75 per hour. Students should take plenty of water and sunglasses.
Sports 4: Swimming
The Kowloon City Swimming Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and watch the students from the poolside. We will only be able to use the pool for one hour (2: 45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards on watch. Girls must wear swimming suits. The cost is $ 15 per visit.

1.
The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.
1. A.
  sign up as soon as possible
2. B.
  choose a sport to play
3. C.
  ask their parents to play a sport
4. D.
  pay money for each sport
2.
According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.
1. A.
  gym
2. B.
  hiking
3. C.
  swimming
4. D.
  basketball
3.
One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.
1. A.
  There is a lot of shade there
2. B.
  all the activities there are cheap
3. C.
  the park is very busy before 6: 00 p. m.
4. D.
  there aren’t many people after 6:00 p. m. there.
4.
A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..
1. A.
  $ 10
2. B.
  $ 15
3. C.
  $ 45
4. D.
  $ 75
5.
From the passage, we know that __________.
1. A.
  students are able to take part in one of the four activities.
2. B.
  students will take a free bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park.
3. C.
  students should take plenty of water and sunglasses at St. Peter’s Park.
4. D.
  students can take a 10-minute walk to the Kowloon City Swimming from home.

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A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbour. Within a few days the whole neighbourhood knew the story. The neighbour was deeply hurt. Later the woman responsible (负责) for spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong.”
【小题1】The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbour.

A．happy about

B．angry about

C．sorry for

D．excited about

【小题2】Which of the following statements is TURE?

A．The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.

B．The wise man was not kind enough.

C．The woman found all the feathers at last.

D．The woman was given a lesson.

【小题3】What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase “_________”

A．覆水难收

B．无中生有

C．欲速不达

D．得道多助

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The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________.

The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________.

After about twenty minutes，the carrots became ________.

The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”.

What can we learn from the passage?

The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.

According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.

One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.

A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..

From the passage, we know that __________.