— Did you have a good weekend?

—           . I was busy studying for the test.

    A. Sure B. I think so   C. I am afraid not  D. I hope not

As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.

One of the processes growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

1.The author had _______ kind(s) of fears when she was a child.

A. one?? ?? ????????????? B. two????? ????????????? C. three?????? ????????????? D. none

2._______ would scare the author at night.

A. Streetlight and car lights???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Wild animals and enemies

C. Moving curtains and wind?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Clothes and walls

3.When she went to some other places, she would _______.

A. walk away without others

B. take a bus by herself

C. follow others closely

D. make sure not to take a wrong bus

4.Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?

A. She thought being popular among people was important.?????????????

B. She was always the leader of the others.

C. She always got poor grades.

D. She was not liked by others at all.

情景选择。根据对话情景，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。

1. —I like reading interesting stories.

— _________.

A. I do like them                                   B. The same to you                             C. So do I

2.—Can I park my car here, madam?

— _________. There is much traffic here.

A. Of course not                                   B. You’d better not                              C. Never mind

3. —It is said the rain will last at least five days.

—_________. There is too much rain in our areas these days. It may cause flood.

A. I’m afraid not                                   B. I’m afraid so                                     C. I hope so

4.—Would you like to have dinner with us, Maria?

—_________. Where shall we eat?

A. Sorry, I’m busy                                 B. I’m afraid I can’t                    C. I’d love to

5.—I’ll go to Shanghai for a visit during the summer holidays.

—_________!

A. Have a good trip                           B. Good idea                                    C. Well done

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew he was not.

One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man .The man had a gun in his hand. He took aim (瞄准) at Lincoln’s nose. Lincoln was very surprised, but he pretended(假装) not to be afraid. He asked the man, “What do you want, sir?”“I’ve promised myself,” said the man, “if I find a man who is uglier than I, I’ll kill him.” Then Lincoln looked at the man’s face carefully and then said, “Please take aim at me, sir. If I were uglier than you are, I would not want to live.” The man looked at Lincoln again, after a minute, he said, “You are right!” And he went away.

1.Abraham Lincoln was famous because ____.

2.Abraham Lincoln was stopped one day on the road by ____.

3.The man wanted to kill Lincoln because he ____.

4.We can guess that in the end ____.