Teens Talk

Lisa Black

Age 13

Mexico City, Mexico         “My favorite kind of music is salsa, and my favorite singer is Mare Anthony. Salsa is a kind of Latin music. Why do I like salsa? Well, it’s exciting. There’s always salsa music at our home. That’s because my parents love it— and because we live next to a salsa music store!”

Tom White

Age 14

New York City, USA             “What’s my favorite kind of music? I like all kinds of music, but my favorite is techno. It’s too cool! My brother hates techno— he thinks it’s terrible! He doesn’t understand it. But I understand his music either—he thinks country music is great!”

Linda Green

Age 13

Paris, France                     “My favorite kind of music is classical. My friends think I’m boring. but I think classical music is really cool. My mom and dad like classical too, and my dad has a great collation of classical CDs.”

1.Lisa Black likes salsa and she thinks it is ________.

A. exciting                B. terrible       C. boring

2.Tom White comes from_________.

A. Mexico City, Mexico     B. New York City, USA    C. Paris, France

3.Linda and her parents like music, and _________ has a great collation of classical CDs.

A. her brother             B. her mother             C. her father

4.Lisa Black is the same age as _________.

A. Linda Green           B. Tom White            C. Tom’s brother

5.The topic of today’s talk is about teen’s __________.

A. favorite collation       B. favorite music          C. favorite singer

There is a park near our school. We can see many trees and flowers there. We can see a hill behind the park, too. At the foot of the hill we can see a river. There are some boats on it. It is Sunday today. There are many Young Pioneers(少先队员) in the park. Some are walking and singing. Some are dancing or playing games. Ann and her sister Kate are flying a kite. Tom and his brother Sam are throwing a frisbee (扔飞盘). Their parents are sitting under a tree. All the family are having a good time.

1.Where is the hill?

A．Across from the river.                    B．Behind the school.

C．In front of the park                      D．Behind the park.

2.Who’s Sam? He is ______.

A．Kate’s brother    B．Ann’s brother     C．Tom’s brother     D．Jim’s brother

3.Do their parents come to the park, too ?

A．Yes, they do.       B．No, they don’t.    C．Yes, they are.       D．No, they aren’t.

4.What are Ann and Kate doing?

A．Singing           B．Flying a kite        C．Working          D．Throwing a frisbee

5.Where are their father and mother sitting?

A．Near our school.                        B．Behind the park.

C．At the foot of the hill.                    D．Under a tree.

Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a  spring in every step.
Tom appeared with a bucket of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence around the garden. It was thirty yards long and nine feet high. He felt very depressed.
Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.
Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended（假装）not to see Ben.
“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”
“Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”
Ben  thought  about  this.  Tom  continued  painting  carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager to have a try himself.
After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said,
“No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”
“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”
“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”
He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him twelve marbles, and so on.
By late afternoon Tom had gained all sorts of toys, and the fence had gained three  coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake!
【小题1】Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?