I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.
The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折叠) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮丧) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.
【小题1】The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.

A．she wanted to learn to do housework

B．she was a friend of the lady’s

C．she had to earn some money

D．she couldn’t find a room to live in

【小题2】The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.

A．destroyed

B．deaf

C．seriously ill

D．unable to walk

【小题3】The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

A．encouraged to learn	B．unwilling to learn
C．delighted to learn	D．recommended to learn

【小题4】Now the writer ______.

A．is still afraid of the lady	B．hates the strict lady
C．admires the disabled lady	D．is very grateful to the lady

电视已经走进了千家万户，是我们生活的重要组成部分。每个人都有自己最喜爱的电视节目。下面是五个人的描述，请根据他们的描述从A-F中为他们选择合适的电视节目。
【小题1】I am 73 years old. I often watch TV in my free time. Of all the programs, I like the news best. Through the TV, I can learn what is happening in our country and in the world. At seven every evening , I always sit in front of the TV.
【小题2】I am a grandma. I like Chinese traditional opera. From Monday to Thursday, I usually turn on the TV at half past seven. The programs from CCTV7 are my best.
【小题3】I am a basketball fan. I like playing basketball very much. But I am too busy. So I have to watch it on the TV. Every night, I watch the match till midnight.I am crazy about it , especially NBA
【小题4】I am a housewife. I do the housework all day, I’d like to watch TV at night. I prefer to see soap operas like ‘palace”, “meteoric garden” and so on.Because they can make me feel relaxed.
【小题5】I am the only son in the family. I am in Grade Five. I like cartoons best. I often watch cartoons on the TV after doing the homework.
 
A                          B
 
C                         D                     
 
E                         F.

Dear Alice,
I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model （模特）.
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn't see. I can't eat what I like, even though I'm very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. Bus my dear niece （侄女）, you have to know that money is, nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
Emma
【小题1】What was Emma surprised about?

A．Alice wanted to keep thin.

B．Alice decided not to do modeling.

C．Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl.

D．Alice decided not to finish her studies at school.

【小题2】Emma can't go back to school again, because ________

A．she is tired of being a student

B．she wants to make more money from modeling

C．she is so old that she has missed the best time in school

D．she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model

【小题3】How long does Alice still have to study in high school?

A．One year.	B．Two years.
C．Three years.	D．The longer, the better.

【小题4】Emma only cares about________

A．Alice's beauty	B．Alice's happiness
C．Alice's age	D．Alice's swimming suit

【小题5】From the letter we know that __________

A．Emma is a famous model

B．Emma likes being a model for a living

C．Alice will go on her studies in high school

D．Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry