When buster was brought into the animals' home, he was wet and smelly. But Jimmy who worked there know what soap and water and a good brushing could do.

After a bath, Jimmy put Buster in a cage and gave him some food and fresh water.

Buster wanted a home. He wanted a family. He wanted a yard. Most of all, he wanted someone to love him.

A man came over to the cage. Buster curled up on his blanket and closed eyes. “He’s no fun,” said the man. “He’s too quiet.”

A family came along. Buster barked and barked, so they would notice him. “ He’s too noisy,” said the mother. They all walked away.

Other people passed by.

“Too furry.”

“TOO bony.”

“Don’t give up,” Jimmy said to Buster. “Someone will want you.”

Another family asked Jimmy to take Buster out of the cage. “He’s too big,” said the mother. “He might scare the baby.”

The next family came along. “He’s too small,” said the father. “He wouldn’t be a good watchdog.”

“Sorry, Buster,” said Jimmy.

At the end of the day, another family came along-a mother, father, and a boy. Buster didn’t try to book big or small. He didn’t worry about looking furry or bony. He was just plain Buster, an ordinary, brown, medium-sized dog.

The boy looked in to Buster’s brown eyes. Buster looked into the boy’s blue eyes. “Look, Mom,” he said. “This dog is just the right size for me.”

Buster went home to a family and a yard. Best of all, He went home with someone who loved him just the way he was- an ordinary, brown, medium-sized dog.

50. What did Buster get first at the animals’ home?

A. A bath.        B. A ball.       C. A rest       D. A meal.

51. What did Buster want most of all?

A. A place to play in.       B. A home to live in.     

C. A loving owner.         D. A rich keeper.

52. What does the writer want to tell us in this story?

A. We must do everything well.         B. It’s nice to keep a dog.     

C. We should be just what we are.       D. It’s easy to clean a dog.

    One night l was sitting in my room half-listening when my 14-year-old son Tommy fought with his 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.

    About 20 minutes later, when l was walking upstairs I hear Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, "Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?"

    No answer.

    I tried again, "Why don't you come out of there?"

    Again, no answer.

    So, looking around, I took a stack of（一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, "If you don't want to talk, we can write notes to each other."

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he expressed all his terrible feeling into words for me, One of Kevin's notes said, "Nobody in this family cares about me. I am not the youngest, and I am not the oldest. Tommy thinks I am silly and Dad wishes he had the other

    Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball. And you're never around to even notice me."

My eyes became wet as I wrote back to him. "You know, Kevin, I really do love you and I'm sorry I don't always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family."

There was no answer for a while, but then l hear a tearing（撕）sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup, "Thanks."

I wrote back "For what?"

It returned to me with "Loving me" on it.

Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is unhappy,  we'll smile and say "Write it on a paper cup."

46. Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

     A. Because he thought he was the worst boy in the family.

     B. Because he hurt his face when rushing up the stairs.

     C. Because he felt no love from the family members.

     D. Because he thought Mum only half-noticed him.

47. What makes Kevin think that Dad doesn't like him?

     A. He is much sillier than Tommy is.

     B. He isn't good at playing basketball.

     C. He doesn't like to make friends with others.

     D. He always refuses to answer others' questions.

48. Which of the following is true about the writer?

     A. She has two children.

     B. Kevin is the child who she loves best in her family.

     C. She didn't love Kevin at all in the past.

     D. She didn't pay enough attention to Kevin before.

49. What's the main idea of the passage?

     A. Writing words on a paper cup is a good way of communication.

     B. It's hard to get on well with family members.

     C. People should show how they love their family members.

     D. It's important to keep peace in the family.

    One night l was sitting in my room half-listening when my 14-year-old son Tommy fought with his 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.

    About 20 minutes later, when l was walking upstairs I hear Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, "Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?"

    No answer.

    I tried again, "Why don't you come out of there?"

    Again, no answer.

    So, looking around, I took a stack of（一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, "If you don't want to talk, we can write notes to each other."

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he expressed all his terrible feeling into words for me, One of Kevin's notes said, "Nobody in this family cares about me. I am not the youngest, and I am not the oldest. Tommy thinks I am silly and Dad wishes he had the other

    Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball. And you're never around to even notice me."

My eyes became wet as I wrote back to him. "You know, Kevin, I really do love you and I'm sorry I don't always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family."

There was no answer for a while, but then l hear a tearing（撕）sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup, "Thanks."

I wrote back "For what?"

It returned to me with "Loving me" on it.

Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is unhappy,  we'll smile and say "Write it on a paper cup."

46. Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

     A. Because he thought he was the worst boy in the family.

     B. Because he hurt his face when rushing up the stairs.

     C. Because he felt no love from the family members.

     D. Because he thought Mum only half-noticed him.

47. What makes Kevin think that Dad doesn't like him?

     A. He is much sillier than Tommy is.

     B. He isn't good at playing basketball.

     C. He doesn't like to make friends with others.

     D. He always refuses to answer others' questions.

48. Which of the following is true about the writer?

     A. She has two children.

     B. Kevin is the child who she loves best in her family.

     C. She didn't love Kevin at all in the past.

     D. She didn't pay enough attention to Kevin before.

49. What's the main idea of the passage?

     A. Writing words on a paper cup is a good way of communication.

     B. It's hard to get on well with family members.

     C. People should show how they love their family members.

     D. It's important to keep peace in the family.