Dear Mrs. Smith,

I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me．I’m writing this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me．It made a big contribution（贡献） to my life．

I know I was very quiet in your class，and you never said much to me．But you did something that made a big difference in my life．You see，all through my first year in schools，I hated to read．Books were just words that had very little to do with me, and I was bored by them．I’ll never forget the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick（厚的）book and began to read the story to our class．Your voice seemed to change with the people in the story，and you drew pictures in my mind as you read aloud. Since that day，I couldn’t wait until after lunch when you would read to the class．You read us all kinds of wonderful books．

During the summer after my year in your class，I missed hearing the stories you would read．So one day I picked up a book and read it all on my own．I found out that I could make the words interesting, too. Now，I love to read! Thank you for opening the world of books for me．

Yours,

Linda

（    ）1．This letter is about a girl saying“______”to a teacher．

A．Happy Teachers’ Day                              B．Thank you

C．Goodbye                                                   D．Sorry

（    ）2．Linda was not sure if Mrs. Smith could remember her because______ at school．

A．she wasn’t a good student                        B．she wasn’t good at all her lessons

C．she had few words                                           D．she liked reading

（    ）3．Mrs. Smith got Linda_______．

A．to enjoy reading                                       B．to enjoy drawing pictures

C．to write books                                                  D．to read aloud

（    ）4．Which is not true in the story?

A．The teacher often said much to Linda．

B．The teacher did something important in Linda’s life

C．The teacher opened the world of books for Linda  

D．The teacher read them all kinds of wonderful books

（    ）5．How did Mrs. Smith teach reading?

A．She changed her voice with the people in the story．

B．She read aloud, so the students could remember the stories．

C．She read all kinds of wonderful books to her students．

D．A，B and C．

　　An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I'm afraid it'll have to be some place cheap, as I have very little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's.”

　　This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith's”, or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings. They're great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say. “Thank you. That would be very nice.”

　　American customs about who pays for dates are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make question clear at the very beginning.

（1）The passage tells us ________.

[　　]

A．what to eat out

B．who pays for the meal

C．how to eat out

（2）If you have little money, ________.

[　　]

A．you'll have a cheap meal

B．you'll borrow some from others

C．you'll ask your friend to pay

（3）“ Go Dutch” in this passage means ________.

[　　]

A．去饭馆　　B．就餐　　C．各自付款

（4）Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means ________.

［　　］

A．he's going to lend some money to you

B．he'll be angry with you

C．he's going to pay for your meal, too

（5）In American, some girls and women ________ now.

［　　］

A．ask men to pay for their meals

B．try to pay for the men's meals

C．try to pay for their own meals

On a cold winter afternoon, I was walking home from a supermarket．I was feeling a little tired．as I was carrying my shopping bags．They were so heavy that I decided to stop to have a rest in the park．I walked towards the gate of the park．I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of me．He held a paper bag with his dirty hand．He walked to a nearby dustbin (垃圾箱) and started looking through it．

I suddenly felt sorry．I knew this mall would take all that he could get, so I came up to him and gave some fruit to him．The man, with wrinkles(皱纹)on his face, looked up in surprise and took what I gave him．

A big smile appeared on his face and I felt very pleased．Then he said, “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some delicious fruit．This is my daughter's lucky day．Thank you, boy．” Then he went away, singing a song．

Just then．I realized what the saying “Giving is getting” really meant, Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness．Giving sometimes doesn’t cost you much, but it means a lot to the people who you help．

The man’s happiness at that moment comes into my mind every time I have the chance to help others．

根据短文内容判断正、误。（正确的填“A”，错误的填“B”）

1．The writer was walking towards the gate of the park with some shopping bags when he met the poor man．

2．On a cold winter afternoon, the poor man stopped to have a rest in the park．

3．The poor man looked through the dustbin for his lost watch．

4．The poor mall thanked the writer and ate the fruit himself．

5．From the passage we learn that we should help others because “giving” is “getting”．

On a cold winter afternoon，I was walking home from a supermarket．I was feeling a little tired，as I was carrying my shopping bags．They were so heavy that I decided to stop to have a rest in the park．I walked towards the gate of the park．I noticed a poor mad walking out of the restaurant in front of me．He was holding a paper bag．He walked to a nearby dustbin（垃圾箱）and started looking through it．

I suddenly felt sad．I knew this man would take all that he could get，so I went up to him and gave him some fruit．The man，with wrinkles（皱纹）on his face，looked up in surprise and took what I gave him．

A big smile appeared on his face and I felt very happy．Then he said．“Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich，then this drink，and now some delicious fruit．This is my daughter's lucky day．Thank you，boy．” Then he went away，singing a song．

Just then，I understood what the saying “Giving is getting．”really meant．Everyone in the world needs help，everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness．Giving sometimes doesn't cost much，but it means a lot to the people who you help．

The man's happiness at that moment comes into my mind every time I have the chance to help others．

1．The writer felt a little tired because                      ．

A．he worked so hard                                      B．he carried heavy shopping bags

C．he walked too fast                                      D．he helped the poor man carry the dustbin

2．The writer gave the poor man some fruit because                      ．

A．he couldn't carry so much fruit

B．he knew the man’s daughter liked the fruit

C．he wanted to help the poor man

D．the poor man asked him for some fruit

3．The poor man's daughter couldn't get                     that day．

A．a new skirt           B．a sandwich              C．some drink           D．delicious fruit

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The poor man's daughter might be sad．

B．It was the poor man's daughter's birthday that day．

C．The poor man had no money to buy such delicious food for his daughter．

D．Giving sometimes costs much．

5．The passage mainly tells us                     ．

A．not to look through the dustbins                   B．not to be a poor man

C．to give others fruit                                      D．giving is getting