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?

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?

1.                A．found          B．cooked         C．shared   D．bought

2.                A．same          B．good           C．right D．different

3.                A．changed        B．lost            C．enjoyed  D．got

4.                A．worried        B．lonely          C．disappointed   D．surprised

5.                A．to             B．with           C．for  D．without

6.                A．story           B．result          C．news D．report

7.                A．dreamt         B．answered       C．talked    D．wondered

8.                A．so             B．then           C．after D．before

9.                A．work           B．study           C．help D．think

10.               A．parents        B．actors          C．students   D．children

11.               A．counted        B．saved          C．sent D．spent

12.               A．slowly          B．quietly         C．seriously  D．patiently

13.               A．their           B．his            C．her   D．its

14.               A．though         B．and            C．because of D．because

15.               A．helped         B．cared          C．understood D．realized

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. They1 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, 8went 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 11their 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 13secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.
Ruth felt happy too, 14she 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?

1. 1.
   1. A.
      found
   2. B.
      cooked
   3. C.
      shared
   4. D.
      bought
2. 2.
   1. A.
      same
   2. B.
      good
   3. C.
      right
   4. D.
      different
3. 3.
   1. A.
      changed
   2. B.
      lost
   3. C.
      enjoyed
   4. D.
      got
4. 4.
   1. A.
      worried
   2. B.
      lonely
   3. C.
      disappointed
   4. D.
      surprised
5. 5.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      with
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      without
6. 6.
   1. A.
      story
   2. B.
      result
   3. C.
      news
   4. D.
      report
7. 7.
   1. A.
      dreamt
   2. B.
      answered
   3. C.
      talked
   4. D.
      wondered
8. 8.
   1. A.
      so
   2. B.
      then
   3. C.
      after
   4. D.
      before
9. 9.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      study
   3. C.
      help
   4. D.
      think
10. 10.
    1. A.
       parents
    2. B.
       actors
    3. C.
       students
    4. D.
       children
11. 11.
    1. A.
       counted
    2. B.
       saved
    3. C.
       sent
    4. D.
       spent
12. 12.
    1. A.
       slowly
    2. B.
       quietly
    3. C.
       seriously
    4. D.
       patiently
13. 13.
    1. A.
       their
    2. B.
       his
    3. C.
       her
    4. D.
       its
14. 14.
    1. A.
       though
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       because of
    4. D.
       because
15. 15.
    1. A.
       helped
    2. B.
       cared
    3. C.
       understood
    4. D.
       realized

Answer the questions.

         My daughter, Tina, began to look for a job several months before she graduated from university. “Because of the financial crisis（金融危机）, it is more difficult to get into a company than to take the college entrance exam.” I told her, “You shouldn’t have too much hope or you would feel really disappointed.” Tina applied for a position in a company in the city center. The competition was fierce. The company was to employ only one among the twenty people. Tina said to me, “I am not afraid of disappointment. As long as I try, there will always be hope! ”

         Everything seemed to go quite well and Tina passed the first round and entered the final in a week’s time.

         On the day of the final interview, Tina and two other candidates （候选人）arrived on time, waiting for the test. To their great surprise, the interview was quite simple, and the intereviewer only chatted with them for a moment. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are super. Please go home and wait for our anwer. We will tell you the result in three days. Good luck to all of you!” On the third day, Tina received the message from the company telling her that she was not employed. She felf upset. In order to comfort her, I pretended to be relaxed and said, “It does not matter! I believe you will have more opportunities in the future!”

         Late in the afternoon, Tina suddenly told me excitedly on the phone, “Dad, good news. I’ve mde it! ” I could not wait to ask her, “What’s the whole matter?” Tina told me that she received a second message saying that she was employed. She was so confused that she made a call to the company. In fact, the message Tina got in the morning was alse part of the test of the interview. The three candidates received the same message this morning and only Tina’s reply was satisfying to the company. “How did all of you reply?” I asked. “One did not reply. The other said ‘Goodbye’ and I said ‘Thank you’ .”

1.Has Tina graduated form universtiy? （此题1分）

2.In the writer’s opinion, which was more difficult, to get into a company or to take the college entrance exam?

3.How many people entered the final round of the competition?

4.Why did the writer pretend to be relaxed when he learned Tina was not employed?

5.What does the underlined sentence mean “I’ve made it!” mean in English?

It means “_______________________________”.

6.What can we learn from Tina? (Give at least two points.) （此题3分）