“If he doesn’t call me, I’m going to die!”
That’s a pretty normal feeling. It means you are “in love” ---kind of. It’s puppy love (早恋、初恋)，not real love--- not true love, yet.
Puppy love is common among students all over the world. In the West, people think puppy love is a healthy part of a teenager’s life. 【小题1】In China, parents and teachers think it is a problem.
Puppy love is beautiful. It’s cool to love someone, or be loved by someone else instead of your mother or your dog. It can make you a better person. 【小题2】You will know how to use your love to help other people.
If you find yourself “in love”, it’s OK, but …wait! 【小题3】现在你有许多重要的事情要做。Think of these questions: Will you still love him or her ten years later? Do you have enough education to find a good job and live a happy life with the person you love in the future? What would you do if you found someone better than him or her? I bet (打赌) you are not sure of these answers. Why? 【小题4】因为你太小还不懂真爱。
【小题5】True love will come when you grow up. Now, you should try to be the best person you can be, and do the very best you can. That means doing well at school and being a good son or daughter first.

“If he doesn’t call me, I’m going to die!”

That’s a pretty normal feeling. It means you are “in love” ---kind of. It’s puppy love (早恋、初恋)，not real love--- not true love, yet.

Puppy love is common among students all over the world. In the West, people think puppy love is a healthy part of a teenager’s life. 1.In China, parents and teachers think it is a problem.

Puppy love is beautiful. It’s cool to love someone, or be loved by someone else instead of your mother or your dog. It can make you a better person. 2.You will know how to use your love to help other people.

If you find yourself “in love”, it’s OK, but …wait! 3.现在你有许多重要的事情要做。Think of these questions: Will you still love him or her ten years later? Do you have enough education to find a good job and live a happy life with the person you love in the future? What would you do if you found someone better than him or her? I bet (打赌) you are not sure of these answers. Why? 4. 因为你太小还不懂真爱。

5.True love will come when you grow up. Now, you should try to be the best person you can be, and do the very best you can. That means doing well at school and being a good son or daughter first.

 

It is often very difficult these days to find someone to come and mend your TV set, or your washing machine, or any other thing if it breaks. Everybody wants to sell you new goods (货物), but nobody wants to mend them when they stop working.

One day Mrs. Harris found that there was something wrong with her bathroom, so she phoned her plumber(管子工). Three days later, he arrivd． Mrs. Harris was unhappy about his coming late. These three days brought her a lot of trouble.

“Well, you're finally arrived!” she said to the plumber. “I called you three days ago. ”

The plumber didn't mind this at all. He suddenly took a piece of paper out of his pocket and looked at it.

“Three days ago?” he sad． “That was the 21st,wasn't it? Well, I'm sorry, but I've come to the wrong place. I was looking for Mrs, Smith's house, not yours. She phoned me on the 20th. ”

1．This plumber came to Mrs. Harris's house on the (　)

A．24^th

B．21st

C．20^th

D．17th

2．We know from the story that it is not easy to (　)

A．sell new goods

B．have something mended

C．mend TV sets well

D．phone plumbers

3．Mrs. Harris called the plumber three days ago.________ on the third day. (　)

A．There was something wrong with her bathroom

B．Mrs. Harris was happy

C．The bathroom didn't bring her much trouble

D．Mrs. Harris's bathroom wasn't mended

4．Which of the following is true? (　)

A．The plumber saw Mr. Smith and found he came to the wrong place.

B．The plumber liked to sell goods and didn't like to mend them.

C．The plumber came to mend Mrs. Harris's bathroom.

D．The plumber would mend Mrs. Harris's bathroom on the 25th.

5．What would happen to Mrs. Harris if she didn't tell the plumber she had called him three days before? (　)

A．The plumber couldn't come to Mrs. Smith's house.

B．The plumber would mend the bathroom.

C．The plumber would look for Mrs. Smith's house.

D．Her bathroom would be mended three days before.

 

Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation（请柬）on his desk. It was from some of his classmates asking him to join their camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed（似乎）to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely (孤独) that he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him.
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was happy that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.
At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth (真相). Her close friends would be unhappy with her.
What could she do now?
【小题1】What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?

A．Jess would go on the camping trip himself.	B．Jess’s family would be unhappy with Cindy.
C．Cindy might have trouble with her friends.	D．Jess would be grateful to his classmates.

【小题2】If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, _________.

A．everyone else would also buy one	B．He would have it for no use
C．Cindy would pay for it	D．it would be the best in the class

【小题3】From the story we know _________.

A．everybody would go camping in the class	B．Jess had no friends in the class
C．everybody liked Jess in his class	D．Jess joined in many out-of-school activities

【小题4】Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Jess and His School	B．Jess and His Friends
C．An Invitation for Jess	D．Jess and His Camping Trip