It is a very common thing for a person to have a good friend．My good friend is Diana．She is a rich and proud girl．She often thinks that she is too good for anyone，so nobody wants to be her friend．

    one day after school，I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me．She gave me a biscuit．I accepted it．We talked and joked，and from then on，I began to spend more time with Vivien than with Diana．I felt a little uneasy．

    After a few days，I went to see Diana for some snacks when Vivien came and sat with me．She offered me a sandwich．She also offered one to Diana，but Diana refused it．She walked away．I was angry with Diana for being so rude and thoughtless．

    “Never mind，”Vivien said．“I’m used to it．”

    After school，I tried to catch up with Diana．While walking home，I tried to correct her attitude，but she would not listen to me．She said，“Go and join your‘dear’Vivien．I know you make new friends and forget the old ones．”

    For the next few weeks．we did not talk to each other．Then．one day，Diana came to Vivien and me，saying，”I’m really sorry about what I did．I’m a spoiled(宠坏的)girl，but I also need good friends just like you．Would you please forgive(原谅)me?”Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled．From then on，Diana，Vivien and I have been best friends．

1．The writer was angry with Diana ___________．

    A．because she was too good for anyone         B．when Diana refused Vivien’s sandwich

    C．though she asked the writer to forgive          D．so Diana walked away

2．According to the passage，it is clear that ___________．

    A．Diana and the writer had been good friends

    B．Diana didn’t like sandwiches

    C．Vivien didn’t want to make new friends at all

    D．the writer for go ther old friends after she had new ones

3．Vivien’s saying“I’m used to it”shows that ___________．

    A．someone refused to give her things             B．Vivien used to be rude to others

    C．she liked to be refused                        D．some people were rude to her before

4．Diana asked Vivien and the writer to forgive because ___________．

    A．they didn’t spend much time with her          B．she realized she was wrong

    C．Vivien and the writer didn’t talk to her         D．she was a rich and proud girl

5．The reading is mainly about ___________．

    A．the mistake among the three friend             B．two best friends at a school

    C．three friends at a school                      D．the trouble between Diana and Vivien

Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently. The 14-year-old boy from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. But during last semester's final exams, his math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I didn't know what happened," said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated about math during the following month.
Like Lin, many of us have setbacks (挫折) in life. What would you do to deal with these setbacks? Would you just let them be and give up?
Lin chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests. Although he still isn't at his original (原来的) level, Lin doesn't panic anymore.
"Don't be scared by setbacks," he said. "You will beat it."
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups (仰卧起坐), which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of Chen's classmates can do 40. However, Chen could only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute.
"I finally found what made me slow through continuous practice and then improved little by little," said Chen. "I believe next month I will be able to do 40!"
【小题1】 What problem did Lin Yijian have recently?