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　　We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people.“When I got that job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend? Or is he envious(嫉妒) of my luck?”“And Paul－why didn't I find that he was friendly just because I had a car?”When we look back, we think about what can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.

　　Why do we go wrong about our friends－or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides(隐瞒) their real meaning. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. When someone tells you,“You're a lucky dog.”Is he really on your side? If he says,“You are a lucky guy.”That's being friendly. But“lucky dog”? There's a little envy in these words.

　　How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words mean the way he looks? His way of speaking? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save mistakes.

1．From the first paragraph we know that the writer ________.

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A．feels happy because his friends are friendly to him

B．feels he may not have“read”his friends true feeling right

C．thinks it was a mistake to make friends with Jim and Paul

D．feels sad about his friends

2．The writer talks about someone saying“You are a lucky dog”. He is saying that ________.

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A．the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly

B．it means the same as“You're a lucky guy”

C．people can't use the word“dog”when talking about a person

D．sometimes the words give a possible answer to the feeling behind the words

3．The writer tells us ________.

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A．how we won't make mistakes about money and friends

B．how to get an idea of people

C．how to understand what people tell us without making mistakes

D．to keep people friendly without thinking of what they talk

Dear editor，

During last year's winter holiday，I went shopping with my grandmother．We saw several beggars，some of whom were disabled，which made me feel sad．Among them were old people，young people and even children! When I wanted to help them，my grandmother stopped me．She told me they were not worth showing mercy（慈悲）to because some beggars cheat（欺骗）people out of their money．Should I help them?

Yours，

Huang Wei From Yichang

Dear Huang Wei，

While I understand your grandmother's point of view，l think that just because some beggars have cheated people，but this doesn't mean you should never help any beggars．

Showing mercy and compassion（同情）to people who are not as fortunate as us is one of the kindest things we can do．

While some beggars may use dishonest means probably because they desperate for（极想得到）food and feel they had no choice but to cheat people．

It is important to be careful for your own safety．But if you want to help，you don’t necessarily have to give to beggars in the street．

Another way you can help is by donating（捐赠）money to China charity federation．Visit its website at www.chinaeharity.cn.net．

Editor

1．The two letters are most probably taken from _________．

A．a story book                                 B．an English book

C．a science book                               D．a newspaper

2．From the grandmother's words，we can learn that _________．

A．she never helped the beggars

B．she doesn't believe there are real beggars nowadays

C．she had probably been cheated by some beggars

D．she shows no pity for the poor

3．The word “fortunate” in the passage means _________．

A．lucky                B．unlucky               C．happy              D．good

4．The editor suggested that Huang Wei should _________．

A．have his own mind                                      B．follow his grandmother

C．do something for those unfortunate                     D．be careful about his own safety

The word “sharp” can be __ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer __sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine __.The writer does not like dull pencils. 。

We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a __ kind of point, such as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are __ sharp or rounded spending on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, too. Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are__to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.?

“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and __some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be __.In addition; we can describe the edge of __ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp__ to cut your hand. A piece of __ from a broken jar or bottle is ordinarily very sharp.

__we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well __.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and__ learn and understand.

To summarize, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of __ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word because it can be used in many different ways.

1.A. written???????? B. used???????? C. seen???????? D. taken

2.A. talks about???? B. takes care of?? C. doesn't like to mention??? D. makes up his mind to

3.A. sharp???????? B. color????????? C. point????????? D. edge

4.A. some???????? B. any????????? C. only????????? D. certain

5.A. either???????? B. neither???????? C. too?????????? D. very

6.A. difficult?????? B. easy?????????? C. interesting????? D. clean

7.A. for?????????? B. with?????????? C. of???????????? D. at

8.A. seen???????? B. sharp?????????? C. smooth??????? D. hard

9.A. an?????????? B. a????????????? C. the??????????? D. /

10.A. so as???????? B. in order???????? C. so that??????? D. enough

11.A. news???????? B. glass?????????? C. information??? D. advice

12.A. However???? B. Finally???????? C. Therefore????? D. In this way

13.A. prepared????? B. dressed???????? C. mannered????? D. served

14.A. easy to?????? B .is to??? ??????? C. to???????????? D. quick to

15.A. funny things?? B. knives???????? C. objects????????? D. containers

完形填空．

　　Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak.

　　Scientists once thought that men are different from animals 1 they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys, birds can learn too.

　　They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can't speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(类人猿) can understand some things 2 than man. One or two of them have learned 3 wards. But they can not join words up to make sentences. They cannot think 4 us because they have 5 language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has 6 build a modem world because he has language.

　　 7 child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, 8 no animals learn to speak. 9 do children learn it? Scientists don't really know. 10 happens inside our body when we speak? They don't know. They only know that man can speak because he has brain.

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