Parents are the closest people to you in the world．They love you just because you are you．And they would do anything for you．

    Like a lot of middle school students，ZhuangShuxia has a problem．She and her parents don’t get on well．

    “I really want to be my Daddy’s little girl．But it feels like he just doesn’t understand．He talks at me and doesn’t listen，”said Zhuang，a Junior 3 student

    Do you and your parents also have problems?

    Well, why don’t you all take a walk and have a talk on Saturday? It’s the International(国际的) Day of Families．On May l5，people around the world give thanks for good things about their families and work on family problems．

    A study last year showed that l,500 Beijing families had the same problem as Zhuang’s family：The children，12 to 15 years old，didn’t like talking with their parents much．They weren’t happy at home．

    Of course，lots of kids feel that way．But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends．Here are some ways to have a good talk with them：

    Find a good time to talk，like when you’re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV．

   Tell them something you’re interested in，or ask them about their lives when they were young．They love to talk about it．

   Listen to them carefully，and look them in the eye．

   Be honest(诚实的)．Your parents will trust(信任)you more．And a trusting family is a happy family．

1. Who are the closest people to us according to the writer of this passage?

A. The people who love us.          

B. The people who understand us.

C. Our father and mother.          

D. All the family members.

2. What is Zhuang Shuxia's problem?

     A. Her father thinks she is old enough.

     B. Her father doesn't like to talk with her.

     C. She really wants to be a little girl again.

     D. She and her father don't understand each other well.

3. What does the writer suggest (建议) the students do on the International Day of Families?

     A. They should remember the special day for the families in the world.

     B. They should take a walk and have a talk with their parents.

     C. They should do something to celebrate the International Day of Families.

     D. They should help others to solve their family problems.

4. How does the writer know 1,500 families had the same problem as Zhuang's family?

     A. From a study made in Beijing.

     B. From reports about family problems.

     C. From discussions with parents and their children.

     D. From a report on the International Day of Families.

5. In this passage the writer tells the children,12 to 15 years old,           

     A. how to show their thanks to their parents

     B. how to make friends with their parents

     C. how to feel happier at home in different ways

     D. how to win their parents' trust by listening to their parents

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Jack is an able(能干的)worker．He can do all the work in the factory and often helps his boss(老板)，Mr. King．So his boss likes him and he gets much money．But he likes drinking and spends most money on drinks．When he drinks much，he can’t control(控制)himself．His wife(妻子)tells him to stop drinking，but he doesn’t listen to her．She has to leave him．Now he lives in a poor and old house alone(独自)．

One Saturday evening，Jack feels very cold in his house．He can’t stay there and goes into a bar(酒吧)．He drinks a lot，but he doesn’t have enough money with him．

Of course，he can’t pay for the drinks．The boss of the bar doesn’t let him out，so he begins to break the glasses and tables．A girl calls the police station and soon some policemen get there．They have to take Jack to the station.

“What do you bring me here for?”he shouts．

 “We bring you here for drinking．”answers a policeman．

 “That’s great!”Jack says happily．“Then when shall we start?”

1.Jack can get much money because _______．

A. he is the boss

B. he works in the factory for a long time

C. the boss likes him

D. he is able enough to help the boss

2.Jack’s wife leaves him because _______．

A. he doesn't like her

B. he gets no money in the factory

C. he doesn’t stop drinking

D. he doesn’t do housework at home

3.Jack is happy because he thinks_______.

A. the policeman will drink with him

B. the policeman pay for his drink

C. the policeman will make friends with him   

D. the policeman wi1l give him some money

 

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　　Mary is going to have a party for her brother. She wants Ann to help her at the party. Here is Mary's letter to Ann:

　　Dear Ann,

　　I'm going to have a party for my brother at home this Sunday from 7 to 9 in the evening. Would yon like to come and help me at the party? I hope you come.

With best wishes,

Mary

　　This is Ann's answer:

　　Dear Mary,

　　Thank you very much for asking me to your party this Sunday. I shall be very happy to come.

With best wishes.

Ann

(1) The party is for ________.

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(2)They're going to have the party ________.

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(3)The party will last ________.

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(4)Mary asks Ann to come and ________ at the party.

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(5)Which of the following is true? ________

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A．Ann won't go to the party.

B．Ann will go to the party.

C．Ann doesn't like to go to the party.

D．Ann feels sorry for the party.

    Mr. King lives in a city．He has some shops and so he makes a lot of money．His son，Mike, studies in a middle school．The boy likes everything，but he does not like studying．He doesn't listen to his teachers in class and he never finishes his homework on time．He always plays football when tie has some time．And he can never pass the exams．

    Mr. King is so busy with his business that has little time to stay at home，and he never care for his son’s studies．So he doesn't know anything about his son's studies．

    One day Miss Read，Mike's teacher．makes a telephone call for Mr. King，On the telephone，hone she tells him all about the boy's studies．She wants him to try to help the boy at home．When the man hears this, he doesn't feel happy．

    In the afternoon when his son  comer back from school，Mr. King gives him a good beating （打）．But soon he feels sorry for it．when he sees Mike crying in the bedroom．The next morning，before Mike goes to school，the father says to him，“Study hard，my son! I’ll buy you a car when you pass the exam next year．

    Another term is over. Mike doesn't pass the exam once more. Mr. King has a look at the school report for a few minutes and then he asks his son, “You don’t pass the exam again, Mike．What do you do this term'?’’

    “I learn how to drive a car．dad．”answers the boy．

1．Mr. King is                           

A．a football player                                         B．a teacher

C．a driver                                                     D．a businessman

2．Mike can never pass the exams because                      ．

A．his father has a lot of money   

B．he doesn't like studying

C．his teachers are not very good

D．he has to help his father in出e shops

3．Miss Read rings Mr. King

A．to tell him to take his son out of school

B．to buy things from his shop

C．to tell him about Mike's studies

D．because his son doesn't pass the exam once again

4．In the sentence “But soon he feels sorry for it when he sees Mike crying in the bed room．”The word “it” refers to（指）                     

    A．Mike's mark（分数）                              B．beating his soil

    C．something that Miss Read tells Mr. King       D．the car

5．Which of the following is wrong?

    A．Mike doesn't pass exam at the end of the term．

    B．Mike's father buys him a car so he has to learn how to drive it

    C．Mike doesn't do well in his lessons for another term．

    D．Mike thinks his father will buy him a car．

    This year，Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour later．This will help students feel less tired．And most junior high schools will begin the first class at about 8：30 a．m．

    The students are happy about the change．

    Liu Ming told as that his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “Great! From now on we students at Chengdu No．4 Middle School don’t have to get up so early!”Liu said that he used to get up at 6：40 a．m．Now he can get up at 7：40 a．m．because class doesn’t start until 8：40 a．m．

    Wu Hongli feels the same．She said the new timetable(时间表)was good for her health．“I used to get up at 6：30 a．m．I had to drink coffee every night，or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework．”said Wu．“Now I can finish it without coffee．Because I can sleep a little longer．”

    Many teachers say the change will help students learn better．“Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning，”said HuangShan，an English teacher at Chengdu No．1 2 Middle School．”But now they are active in class and learn much better than before．”

    But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning．There used to be five classes in the morning．Now there are only four．

    In fact，every coin has two sides．So does the change in the school timetable．

1．This year，most Siehuan junior high schools will start the first class          ．

    A．at about 8：30 a．m．       B．at about 7：40 a．m．

    C．at about 7：30 a．m．          D．at about 6：40 a．m．

2．Hearing the news，the students at Chengdu No．4 Middle School felt       ．

    A．worried．    B．sad．           C．excited．         D．angry．

3．How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now?

    A．Five       B．Four       C．Three             D．Two

4．         used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework．

    A．Some parents   B．Liu Ming   C．Wu Hongli              D．Huang Shan

5．Which is right according to the text?

A．The students in Chengdu No．12 Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning．

    B．All the parents say the change will help students learn better．

    C．The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before．

    D．Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning．