A primary school teacher asked her students to write a composition about what they would like God to do for them. At the end of the day, while marking the compositions, she read one that impressed her deeply. Her husband, who had just walked in, saw her crying and asked her, “What happened?”

She answered, “Read this. It is one of my students’ compositions.”

“Dear God, tonight I ask you for something very special: Make me into a television. I want to take its place and live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, and have my family around me. To be taken seriously when I talk. I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打断) or questions. I want to receive the same special care that the TV receives even when it is not working. Have the company of my dad when he arrives home from work, even when he is tired. And I want my mom to want me close when she is sad and upset, instead of ignoring(不理) me. And ...I want my brothers to fight to be with me...I want to feel that my family just put everything aside, every now and then, just to spend some time with me. And last but not least, make sure that I can make them all happy and entertain them. God, I don’t ask you for much. I just want to live like our TV. ”

At that moment the husband said, “My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!” .The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”

1.Why did the teacher cry?

A．Because a composition moved her deeply.    B．Because the composition was very bad.

C．Because the students were lazy.            D．Because she had a fight with her husband.

2.Who was the boy that wrote the composition?

A student who was with God.               B. A student who was like a television

C. A student in her class, but not her son.         D. A student in her class, in fact, her son.

3.According to the article, what will happen when the boy talks?

A．Everyone will pay attention to him.          B．He will be interrupted.

C．No one will pay attention.                 D．His mother will talk to him.

4.Which is not right according to the passages?

A．TV can entertain them                    B．TV can catch the attention of his family.

C．TV can give you answers when you ask question.    D．TV can receive special care from his family.

5.According to the article, we can know the boy is_________.

A．naughty           B．lonely            C．happy            D．wrong

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out(分发) the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.

“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”

Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.

The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get ‘A’ s.”

1. This story most probably took place ________.

A. at the beginning of the term???????????? B. in the middle of the term

C. at the end of the term?????????? ?????? D. at the beginning of the school year

2.Most of the students got Grade ________.

A. ‘A’???????????? B. ‘B’??????????? C. ‘C’????????? D. ‘F’

3. Why did some students stay in their seats?

A. Because they wanted to take the exam.

B. Because the teacher told them to stay in their class.

C. Because they were afraid to leave.

D. Because they didn’t have anything to do.

4. The teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom ‘A’ s because ________.

A. the teacher liked them

B. they were cleverer than the other students

C. they believed in themselves

D. they studied hard

5. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”.

A. students staying in their seats?????? B. students leaving the classroom

C. their seats??????????????? ????? D. all the students

I called a meeting with the parents of my student, Tommy. I wanted to talk with them about his schoolwork and behaviour(行为).Tommy was always an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother believe that their recent separation(分开) made his grades bad.?
Tommy’s mother came in and sat down. Then his father arrived. But they didn’t say even one word to each other. I told them about Tommy’s schoolwork and behaviour. I hoped to help them see what they were doing to their son. But it looked that my words didn’t work. I thought that maybe Tommy could tell them something himself.
I found Tommy’s paper in the back of his desk. Tommy has written some words on it many times. I gave the paper to Tommy’s mother. She read it and gave it to his father. He read it and his face became soft(柔和的). He reached for his wife’s hand. She smiled up at him. My eyes were with tears. He helped her with her coat and they left together.
I picked the paper up and looked at it again. It read: “Dear Mommy… Dear Daddy… I love you.”
【小题1】 Why did the teacher call a meeting with Tommy’s parents?

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.
“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”
Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.
The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A.”
【小题1】This story most probably took place       .

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ______you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ______not to take the test.

Many students jumped up to ______the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the _______students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last _______.” Two more students decided to go.

Seven students remained(留下，余下). The teacher then handed out the _______. There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ______an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test _______any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ______in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).

The same is ______in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ______both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ______from events in their lives, and have become ______people.

Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you _____that you have some limits (限制). However, there is _____you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.

1.A. luckily                  B. terribly          C. quietly                     D. hard

2.A. dislike                  B. help                         C. prefer                     D. start

3.A. thank          B. praise                      C. fight                         D. criticize

4.A. following    B. relaxing                   C. worrying                 D. remaining

5.A. chance                B. trouble                    C. test                          D. idea

6.A. results                 B. presents                 C. papers                     D. essays

7.A. given          B. sent                         C. discovered             D. received

8.A. where                  B. that                          C. what                        D. when

9.A. confident       B. necessary                C. mysterious             D. convenient

10.A. unusual    B. impossible              C. true                         D. special

11.A. broken off        B. dreamed of            C. learned from         D. cared about

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

13.A. ruder                 B. cuter                       C. worse                      D. better

14.A. decide               B. forget                      C. realize                     D. imagine

15.A. something        B. anything                  C. everything              D. nothing