Something was   1   with Jack's ears after he had a fever．A few months   2   he went to a doctor．The doctor told him that he was deaf（聋的）of both   3   ．Jack was sad．He was afraid to lose his work．So he  4  like people to know this．

One evening he asked some friends to dinner．When they were sitting at the table，one of his friends  5   an interesting joke．Everyone laughed（大笑）and Jack laughed louder than anyone   6   ．He said． “That was a very interesting joke，but I know a more   7   one．Would you like to hear it”?

A11 his friends said OK to him，so Jack began to tell his joke．All his friends were listening to it  8     smiles（微笑）．When the joke ended，everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed 9    too．He was very glad because he thought that his joke must be more interesting than his friend's．But he didn't know that he made a fool（傻子）of    10  because his joke was the same as the first one．

1. A．wrong                     B．matter                  C．trouble                        D．ill

2. A．late                        B．later                    C．before                        D．after

3. A．eyes                       B．mouth                 C．ears                          D．nose

4. A．isn't                       B．doesn't                 C．didn't                         D．no

5. A．said                       B．spoke                 C．told                           D．talked

6. A．else                       B．other                  C．others                       D．another

7. A．interest                    B．interesting              C．interested.                    D．interests

8. A．with                       B．on                   C．in                           D .of

9. A．happy                     B．unhappy               C．happily                       D．happiness

10. A．him                     B．he                    C．his                          D．himself

In English the weather is changable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. “ Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(话).

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (几乎不) ever agree with each other.

____4___ may say,“Do  you see ____5____ in the east ? It’s going to rain tomorrow . ” Another man will say,“No . It’s going to be fine . ” People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. “ It’s going to rain. ” He won’t believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (举行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (几乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (气象预报员) will say. But he doesn’t always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯错误) . Still he usually  _10_ closer to being correct (正确)  than anyone else.

1.                A．important       B．common        C．interesting D．difficult

2.                A．set off          B．start           C．began    D．stops

3.                A．off            B．by             C．with D．for

4.                A．One people     B．A man          C．Other men    D．Another man

5.                A．it is cloudy      B．cloudy is it       C．cloudy it is D．is it cloudy

6.                A．look for        B．look up         C．look at    D．ask for

7.                A．sits            B．sitting          C．sit   D．to sit

8.                A．hears          B．listens          C．hears from    D．listens to

9.                A．ask            B．tell            C．speak    D．say

10.               A．come          B．comes         C．is coming  D．to come

Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year her classmates voted(推举) her the favorite student. The friends she had were much more than those of anyone else.
One day Mini was caught yakkety-yakking(大声说笑) and ordered to stay back as punishment(惩罚). Staying back meant doing something “useful”, like helping in the library after school.
Now Mini’s school had a rule. Once a month, if you had something else to do the day you were punished, you could ask a friend to stand in for you.
Unluckily, her aunt was visiting Mini that day. That afternoon was the only chance Mini had of seeing her for another five years.
Mini needed someone to stand in for her. She asked Betty, her “best” friend. “Oh, no, Mini, I can’t,” Betty said. “I must help my brother do his homework.”
“Tony, will you stay back for me?” Mini asked another friend. “I wish you’d told me earlier. I have to go to a relative’s house with my father,” he said.
Now, Mini was beginning to doubt(怀疑) if even one of her friends would agree to stay. But she tried again. She asked three more friends and each one refused.
So, after school Mini stayed to help the librarian. And, when she found Mini crying after everyone had left, it was she who surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. “I may have many friends,” Mini said to herself, “but in reality I have none.”
【小题1】What does staying back mean in Mini’s school?

Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year her classmates voted(推举) her the favorite student. The friends she had were much more than those of anyone else.

One day Mini was caught yakkety-yakking(大声说笑) and ordered to stay back as punishment(惩罚). Staying back meant doing something “useful”, like helping in the library after school.

Now Mini’s school had a rule. Once a month, if you had something else to do the day you were punished, you could ask a friend to stand in for you.

Unluckily, her aunt was visiting Mini that day. That afternoon was the only chance Mini had of seeing her for another five years.

Mini needed someone to stand in for her. She asked Betty, her “best” friend. “Oh, no, Mini, I can’t,” Betty said. “I must help my brother do his homework.”

“Tony, will you stay back for me?” Mini asked another friend. “I wish you’d told me earlier. I have to go to a relative’s house with my father,” he said.

Now, Mini was beginning to doubt(怀疑) if even one of her friends would agree to stay. But she tried again. She asked three more friends and each one refused.

So, after school Mini stayed to help the librarian. And, when she found Mini crying after everyone had left, it was she who surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. “I may have many friends,” Mini said to herself, “but in reality I have none.”

1.What does staying back mean in Mini’s school?

2.How many friends did Mini ask for help? 

3.Who helped Mini in the end?

4.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “in reality”?

5. Which of the following can describe Mini’s feeling?