The teacher asked us ________.

    A. when did I finish my work            B. why didn’t we tell him about it earlier

    C. what we were interested in           D. where we are going to have our lunch

选择最恰当的词，并用其正确形式填空，每词限用一次。

Phone, drive, thank, no ,unhappy, , on ,some, when, come back, mountain, quick, happy

   It was Mother’s Day, Nancy was 800 miles away from her parents, so she was a little 1, In the morning she 2her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful flowers in the garden. Later that day, 3 she told her husband about the flowers, he said, “ I know where we can find all that you want. Get our children Peter and Lily, and come on.” So they went, 4   down the country roads.  
There on a  5  , they saw a lot of beautiful purple flowers. Nancy ran   6      to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. And on their way home, there was a big smile  7 her face.
When they were passing a nursing home, she saw an old granny sitting in a chair. The granny had  8 children with her. They stopped the car and Nancy walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny 9  her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
When Nancy 10 to her car, her children asked her, “ Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“ I don’t know her.” Nancy said, “ But it’s Mother’s Day, and she is alone. But I have both of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real，yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two，perhaps a few letters for a while— then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance，even years later，they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand，because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes，share their holidays，and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes，the welcome will be full，warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans，it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants，except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
【小题1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?　　

A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

【小题2】 From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend，we will probably be ______.

A．warmly welcomed at the airport

B．offered a ride to his home

C．treated hospitably at his home

D．treated to dinner in a restaurant

【小题3】The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A．strict with time	B．willing to spend time
C．careful with time	D．serious with time

【小题4】A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A．Friendships between Chinese

B．Friendships between Americans

C．Americans’hospitality

D．Americans’and Chinese’s views of friendships

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?
My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?
【小题1】 How many children does the writer’s mother have??

A．Four.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Six. ?

【小题2】 What can you infer(推测) from the passage??

A．My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.?

B．My mother was a great success. We love her.?

C．If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.?

D．We needn’t share the housework at home. ?

【小题3】The best title for this passage may be     . ?

A．My childhood	B．The meanest mother?
C．I do as my mother did	D．Unforgettable memories

根据英文提示写出单词，完成句子，每空一词。

1.Our English teacher speaks __________ (gentle) to us.

2.To tell you the __________(true), I don’t like to sit with him.

3.This book isn’t mine. I think it belongs to _________. (she)

4.After the _____(dance )wonderful performance, we gave them some flowers.

5.No matter where we are, we should do something ___________.(use)