Jim was a 15-year-old boy living with his little sister, Joy. Their parents had passed away long ago. Jim took care of Joy by himself.

One day, Jim woke up at 3 in the morning as usual. When Joy was sleeping alone, Jim left their little house to deliver newspapers. As he did so, he found something unusual. One man was sitting in front of Jim’s house. Jim was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy morning and he looked very old.

The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Jim went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子). However, there were no extra blankets, so Jim thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Jim wrote a short note. “Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Jim thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.

That afternoon, Jim hurried home after school because Joy was at home alone. However, Joy and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Joy shouted to Jim, “Brother！He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said, “Jim, I have been looking for you all around the country for eight years. I’m not rich. But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know what a good person my grandson is. This coat was the very one that I gave my own son, a long time ago.”

1.Jim looked after his little sister by himself because ________.

A. they were too poor B. their grandfather left them

C. he was old enough D. their parents had died

2. Jim got up early in the morning to ________.

A. take care of his sisterB. deliver newspapers

C. sit in front of the house D. find something unusual

3. What did Jim do when he saw an old man was sitting in front of his house?

A. He took a blanket and gave it to him.

B. He took his father’s coat to cover him.

C. He stopped and talked to him.

D. He wrote a letter to the police.

4. When Jim came back home that afternoon, Joy told him that ________.

A. the old man was their grandpa

B. the old man and the coat were gone

C. their grandpa was looking for them

D. she couldn’t find their father’s coat

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the old man?

A. He was happy to find his grandchildren.

B. He thought Jim was a good boy.

C. He was poor and could not take care of them.

D. The coat helped the old man find his grandchildren.

6. The best title of the passage is “________”.

A. Jim and JoyB. A newspaper boy

C. An icy morningD. Father’s coat

Jane is a junior（低年级的）middle school student in Beijing。She doesn’t talk to her mother at home .She thinks her mother talks too much about her school work，

  Jim is also a junior middle school student in Belling．He doesn't like living at home． Because his parents don’t let him play computer games．

    In fact，lots of middle school students have the same problem like Jane and Jim．They don’t get on well with their parents．Of course they feel unhappy at home。

    As a son or a daughter, you are the most important in the family．Your parents are the  closest（最亲近的）people to you in the world．They love you just because you’re their children．

    On May 15th，people around the world give thanks to their families and deal with on family problems．We call it the International Day of Families. It’s more and more popular with most

families all over the world．

    If you feel unhappy at home，you can try your best to get on well with your parents．It’s good for you and your parents．

1．Why doesn’t Jane talk to her mother at home?

A．Because she talks too much about Jane’s study．

B．Because she often hurts Jane at home．

C．Because she isn’t friendly to Jane．

D．Because she isn’t interested in Jane．

2．Why does Jim hate to live at home?

A．Because he wants to depend on himself．

B．Because he prefers living in the school．

C．Because his parents don’t allow him to play computer games．

D．Because his parents don’t allow him to make friends．

3．Parents love their kids just because__________．

A．they are lovely                                           B．they’re their children

C．their kids live at home                                 D．they have no family problems

4．The International Day of Families is a day__________．

A．to take good care of kids                             B．to give thanks to families 

C．to deal with family problems                        D．Both B and C

5．The writer tells that ___________．

A．it's important for kids to live at home

B．it’s good for students to live at school

C．it's good for kids to get on well with parents

D．all kids should learn to look after themselves