Jenny mixed up the letters with the replies. Read the three letters and the replies A, B, C, then match each letter with the correct reply.

A.  You should discuss this problem with your parents. Have you talked to your father? Surely he misses you, too. Tell him how you feel, and perhaps he can spend more time with you. You can also ask your mother to make something special when your father isn’t working.

B. You shouldn’t worry so much. If you study hard, you’ll do well. Try to relax, find time to go for walks and eat three healthy meals every day. Don’t drink coffee or tea because you won’t be able to sleep. You should drink a glass of hot milk before you go to bed and think in a positive（积极的）way. Good luck.

C. Can you afford it? Can you pay for the huge bills（帐单）to run the mobile phone? Maybe you should save your pocket money. Anyway, you are still at school and you should concentrate on your study. Why not give up this idea?

1. Match each letter with the correct reply. Which of the following is RIGHT?

   A. 1-A; 2-C; 3-B                                  B. 1-B; 2-C; 3-A

   C. 1-B; 2-A; 3-C                                       D. 1-C; 2-B; 3-A

2. What’s Mary’s problem?

   A. She worries so much about her exams.

   B.  She does badly in some important exams.

   C.  She can’t do her homework very well.

   D.  She isn’t allowed to have a mobile phone.

3. What shouldn’t Mary do?

   A. Drink a glass of hot milk.

   B. Find more time to relax than before.

   C. Drink coffee or tea before going to bed.

   D. Do sports and think in a positive way.

4. Jenny advised that Nina should     ____      .

   A. not buy a mobile phone                 B. pay the bills all by herself

   C. not ask her parents to pay the bills        D. ask her parents for more pocket money

5. Why can’t Jim spend much time with his father?

   A. He dislikes his father.                     B. He has a lot of homework to do.

   C. His father works a lot every day.           D. His father has got a now job in another city.

Sheila bought a new lunch bag for school.

On the way to school, she looked inside. She hoped that a new lunch bag meant something new for lunch,   16   she found the same lunch as always---a sandwich.

When the lunch bell rang. Sheila found her bag and carried it to the dining hall. She opened it and   17   two pieces of fried chicken, several strawberries, and an egg.

“Wow!” Sheila said, “That’s what I call   18   !”

The next morning, Sheila opened her lunch bag and looked inside. Sure enough, she found another   19   . But when she opened the bag at lunchtime in the dining hall, she discovered a piece of pizza, an orange, and a cake.

“My lunch bag  20   be magic,” Sheila said.

“There’s no such thing as magic,” her friend Douglas  21   .

“There is,” Sheila said. “My mother   22   packs me a sandwich. But ever since I got this new lunch bag, the sandwich has changed into something I like.”

“Maybe your mother’s packing   23   things for a change.”

“No,” Sheila said. “I checked in the morning. The sandwich changes   24   .”

“You are not the   25   one with a magic lunch bag,” Beatrice said, turning around from the table behind her. “I have one, too. See? This is my magic bag.”

“Hey,” Sheila said. “My lunch bag really looks like yours.”

“Mine is magic,” said Beatrice. “Every day my dad  26   leftovers(剩饭), but at lunchtime I find a sandwich---my favorite!”

Sheila started   27   .

“What’s so funny?” Beatrice asked.

“That’s the sandwich my mother packs,” Sheila said. “We’ve been getting our lunch bags   28   up.”

Sheila and  29   shared their lunches every day after that. Sheila loved making new discoveries each time she opened her lunch bag. But her best discovery was magically finding a new   30   .

1.A. and             B. so                C. but              D. or

2.A. showed          B. discovered         C. wanted           D. offered

3.A. lunch bag         B. dining hall         C. breakfast         D. lunch

4.A. sandwich         B. chicken            C. egg             D. orange

5.A. can              B. must              C. may            D. need

6.A. disturbed         B. discovered          C. disappeared      D. disagreed

7.A. never            B. seldom             C. often           D. ever

8.A. different          B. same              C. easy            D. delicious

9.A. at home          B. during school         C. on the way       D. after lunchtime

10.A. last              B. next                C. extra            D. only

11.A. packs            B. cooks               C. leaves           D. checks

12.A. shouting          B. nodding             C. laughing         D. finding

13.A. fixed             B. used                C. broken          D. mixed

14.A. Douglas          B. Beatrice              C. Sheila’s mother   D. Beatrice’s father

15.A. friend            B. classroom            C. classmate        D. school

Sheila bought a new lunch bag for school.

On the way to school, she looked inside. She hoped that a new lunch bag meant something new for lunch,   1   she found the same lunch as always---a sandwich.

When the lunch bell rang. Sheila found her bag and carried it to the dining hall. She opened it and  2   two pieces of fried chicken, several strawberries, and an egg.

“Wow!” Sheila said, “That’s what I call   3   !”

The next morning, Sheila opened her lunch bag and looked inside. Sure enough, she found another  4   . But when she opened the bag at lunchtime in the dining hall, she discovered a piece of pizza, an orange, and a cake.

“My lunch bag  5  be magic,” Sheila said.

“There’s no such thing as magic,” her friend Douglas  6   .

“There is,” Sheila said. “My mother   7   packs me a sandwich. But ever since I got this new lunch bag, the sandwich has changed into something I like.”

“Maybe your mother’s packing   8   things for a change.”

“No,” Sheila said. “I checked in the morning. The sandwich changes  9   .”

“You are not the  10   one with a magic lunch bag,” Beatrice said, turning around from the table behind her. “I have one, too. See? This is my magic bag.”

“Hey,” Sheila said. “My lunch bag really looks like yours.”

“Mine is magic,” said Beatrice. “Every day my dad  11  leftovers(剩饭), but at lunchtime I find a sandwich---my favorite!”

Sheila started   12   .

“What’s so funny?” Beatrice asked.

“That’s the sandwich my mother packs,” Sheila said. “We’ve been getting our lunch bags   13   up.”

Sheila and 14  shared their lunches every day after that. Sheila loved making new discoveries each time she opened her lunch bag. But her best discovery was magically finding a new   15  .

1. A. and             B. so            C. but             D. or

2. A. showed         B. discovered    C. wanted        D. offered

3. A. lunch bag      B. dining hall     C. breakfast       D. lunch

4. A. sandwich       B. chicken       C. egg            D. orange

5. A. can            B. must           C. may           D. need

6. A. disturbed      B. discovered     C. disappeared    D. disagreed

7. A. never          B. seldom         C. often           D. ever

8. A. different       B. same           C. easy            D. delicious

9. A. at home       B. during school   C. on the way      D. after lunchtime

10. A. last           B. next            C. extra            D. only

11. A. packs        B. cooks           C. leaves           D. checks

12. A. shouting     B. nodding         C. laughing         D. finding

13. A. fixed         B. used            C. broken           D. mixed

14. A. Douglas      B. Beatrice        C. Sheila’s mother   D. Beatrice’s father

15. A. friend        B. classroom       C. classmate        D. school