Born as the only child in the family, I am the “king” of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they don’t spend much time with me, they always feel guilty* and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.

?? I used to take everything for granted*. I never said “thank you” to people. As time went by, I found that my classmates didn’t like me and my best friends left me. one day, I asked Leo, who used to be one of my best friends. He said that I was selfish, rude* and bad-tempered*. “No one wants to make friends with a person who always receives but never gives anything!” he said. I was shocked* at his words. “Oh, no! Please don’t leave me. I need friends! I will be lonely and unhappy without friends!” I locked myself up in the room and cried. “I want my friends back. But how?”

?? Then I noticed that all the popular kids in the class friendly to others. They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back,” I said to myself. From then on, I started to change myself. I learned to say “thank you” to others. I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them and even told me their secrets. My friends came back to me again.

?? Now I have more friends than I used to do and I am happier than I used to be.

1.What’s the boy’s life like at home?

A. His parents spend much time with him.????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. He has to do lots of housework.

C. He can do what he wants to do.?????????????

D. He does much more homework than other kids.

2.What did the boy do to change himself?

A. He learned to say “thank you”.

B. He always smiled at others.

C. He helped others as much as he could.?????????????

D. All of the above.

3.The underlined word “gradually” means ___________.

A. To begin with????????????? ????????????? B. Sometimes????????????? ????????????? C. In a word????????????? ????????????? D. Slowly

4.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. To make more friends, you need to try to please them.????????????? ?????????????

B. A person who always received but never gives can still have many friends.

C. The boy lost his friends at first because he didn’t like them.

D. To be a nicer and better person, we need to make some changes.

阅读理解

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 __________.

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

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

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

5. The reading is mainly about __________.  

The story is about a young student．She worked very hard at her lessons．She worked so hard that she became ill．She couldn't go to sleep at night．But when she got up the next morning, she felt very tired．
So she went to see a doctor．Hearing the student's words, the doctor said, "You are too stressed out．You must eat more yin foods like vegetables and tofu Besides（此外）, you can try to count numbers when you are lying in bed．By the time you count one thousand, you will be asleep（入睡）．I'm sure of it．"
The next day, the student came to see the doctor again．"Well," said the doctor, "How are you feeling today? "The student still looked tired．"Not very well," she said．" I tried to count one , two, three, four．, up to one thousand．But when I counted five hundred and sixty, I felt sleepy．I had to get up and drink some coffee so that（以便）I could go on counting up to one thousand．But then I still couldn't be asleep．
【小题1】Why couldn't the young student go to sleep?

Dear Ann,

I’m really anxious , because I can’t      my backpack. I think I _    it during the concert，so it      still be in the symphony hall. I really need it      I will have a math test tomorrow. It’s important because it      30% to the final exam. I tried to call you      your mom said you      still at your optometrist appointment (I hope your new      look nice). If you       an idea     it could be, please call me.

Thanks,

Linda.

1.A. look for        B. see           C. find out          D. find

2.A. drop          B. will drop       C. dropped          D. drops

3.A. can’t          B. must          C. couldn’t          D. might

4.A. so            B. because        C. when            D. why

5.A. makes of       B. take up        C. makes up         D. there is

6.A. and           B. but            C. then             D. although

7.A. are            B. were          C. will be           D. have been

8.A. glasses         B. glass          C. a piece of glass    D. one glass

9.A. will have       B. have          C. are going to have    D. may have

10.A. where        B. there          C. here              D. what