When I was 14, I decided to make some pocket money by mowing lawns (修剪草坪) in summer. I worked hard because that was my first part-time job. After working for one week, Mr Miller said that he had no money for me. Oh, dear! He wouldn’t pay for my work! That surprised me greatly. I argued with him, and then I went back home.

My parents told me not to complain about Mr Miller. He was in difficulties. Then my mother call up Mr Miller and they talked about something on the phone. A few days later, my mother asked me to return to Mr Miller’s garden, because he was too weak to look after it.

When I came back, Mr Miller said, “Sorry, I have no money, but I can do something for you.” He played CD for me. Hearing the beautiful music, I was so interested in it that I forgot the money and did the work with pleasure. At last, Mr Miller gave me a ticket to a concert.

After that, I became very interested in music. And now, I have been a popular musician. I should thank Mr Miller greatly.

1.Why did the author argue with Mr Miller?

A．Because that was her first part-time job.      B．Because Mr Miller had no time for him.

C．Because she wanted to go home.           D．Because Mr Miller wouldn’t pay for her work.

2.A few days later, the author’s mother asked her to        .

A．call up Mr Miller                        B．complain about Mr Miller

C．return to Mr Miller’s garden              D．look after Mr Miller

3.The beautiful music from the CD made the author        .

A．forget to go home                       B．forget the money

C．forget the work                         D．forget a ticket to a concert

4.According to the passage, we can learn that        .

A．the author’s mother was kind

B．Mr Miller was so bad that nobody liked him

C．the author was too poor to have pocket money

D．the author had experience to work in the garden

5.In some ways,        , the author has become a popular musician.

A．because of the MP3                     B．because of having no money

C．thanks to Miller                         D．with the help of his mother

从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话，有两项多余。

A:  Hello, Mark! You look unhappy.    1  

B:  I argued with my parents last night. 

A:  Why did you do that? 

B:  I got my report card yesterday.  I didn’t do well in math.    2  

A:    3   You should work harder at math. 

B:  I know, but I find it really difficult and I really don’t know how to improve it. 

A:    4   

B:  That’s great.   Thanks a lot. 

A:  You’re welcome.    5   

B:  I will.

根据对话内容，从下面方框内所给的句子中，将正确答案的序号填入相应空白，使其组成一段符合逻辑的对话，使对话完整通顺

A: I want to get good grades.    1.     

B: Maybe you could attend after-school class on weekends.

A:  2.    I have to do my homework

on weekends.

B: Well, you could ask your friends for help.

A:  3.      

B: You should say “sorry” to your friend.

A: OK.  4.             

B: I think you shouldn’t play computer games or watch TV any more.

A:   5.     I’ll study harder and harder from now on.

–I argued with my best friend. What should I do?

--If I ________ you, I would say sorry to her.

A. am              B.was            C. are             D. were

请根据下面Linda信中提出的困惑，以读者Mei的名义为她写一封80词左右的回信，帮她解决问题。

Dear Editor,

I had my ears pierced without asking for permission from my mother, and she is angry with me now. She can’t accept the fact that teenagers get their ears pierced. I think it isn’t a big deal for me to do this. I argued with my mother and we were both unhappy. Can you tell me how to solve this problem?

Linda

Dear Linda,

I read your problem from the Newsletter. In my opinion，

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Good luck to you!

Mei