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Our children grew up on peanut butter （花生酱） and jelly （果酱） sandwiches． The delicious jelly made them （1）　　， and homemade was the best choice． I wasn't the jelly maker in this big family． My（2）　　was． It was always there． Jelly making was just a way of life for her． She （3）　　did it， following the same steps﹣from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the shelf．

In April， my mother left us forever． We decided to （4）　　potted things in the house． Each of us chose from the many pots of tomato juice， green beans and jelly． The other day I （5）　　the jelly for a quick sandwich． I suddenly（6）　　something that I had not paid attention to before． This was the last pot we would have from my mother's loving hands． Our children had never known a day without their grandmother's jelly． It seemed like such a small thing，（7）　　it was a great treasure． Holding the last pot in my hand， my （8）　　traveled back to the old days． I saw her crying on my wedding （婚礼）． I saw her （9）　　and hugging our children．

I put the jelly back on the shelf． No longer was it just a pot of jelly．（10）　　it was there， my mother would always live on．

（1）A． angry	B． disappointed	C． pleased	D． sad
（2）A sister	B． father	C． husband	D． mother
（3）A． never	B． always	C． hardly	D． seldom
（4）A． divide	B． sell	C． spare	D． waste
（5）A． ran away	B． took out	C． threw away	D． put away
（6）A． searched	B． created	C． discovered	D． realized
（7）A． or	B． and	C． but	D． so
（8）A． hair	B． memories	C． hands	D． head
（9）A． beating	B． picking	C． kissing	D． spreading
（10）A． As long as	B． As far as	C． As well as	D． As soon as

Everyone gets angry．Many things may make you angry．Maybe your teacher gave you too much

homework．Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it．You may get

angry when something doesn't go your way．Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game．Or may be you become a road rager（路怒族）when a driver accidentally cuts in front of you．That makes you angry!You need to know what to do with your anger．Here are some things you can do when you feel angry：

*Talk to a friend you can trust．

*Count to ten．

*Get or give a hug．

*Take some exercise．

*Draw a picture of your anger．

*Play a video game．

*Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can．

*Sing along with the CD player．

*Think good thoughts（ maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport ）．

*Take a bike ride，go skating，play basketball﹣do something active!

Never getting angry is impossible．But when you are angry，you can do something and it can

make things better or worse．Don't let anger be the boss of you．Be in control of it!

46．In the passage，the writer gives us 　　pieces of advice．

A．	ten
B．	eleven
C．	twelve
D．	thirteen

47．The underlined part"when something doesn't go your way"probably means 　　

A．	when you get lost
B．	when you are on a wrong way
C．	when you meet with something difficult
D．	when things don't go as you imagine

48．If you run around the outside of your house five times，and your house is a circ le of 260 metes，so you'll run 　　．

A．	1，300 kilometers
B．	1，300 meters
C．	1，360 kilometers
D．	1，360 meters

49．As for doing with anger，which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？　　

A．	Talk to a friend you believe．
B．	Get a hug．
C．	Have a fight with a friend
D．	Think good thoughts．

50．The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	how to deal with your anger
B．	letting anger be the boss of you
C．	doing something active when you're angry
D．	drinking more water when you're angry．

Jenny，from Germany，spent some time traveling in India．While she was there，she stayed with her Indian friend，Leela．However，there were language problems．It was very（36）　　for her to communicate in the new environment，which was very different（37）　　that of her own country．

One day，together with Leela，Jenny went to（38）　　an orphanage（孤儿院）．All the children

there were very young．At first，Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with

hem．She went over to the children（39）　　and sat beside them．After some time，one of the

children（40）　　her．She felt a little relaxed and smiled back．Then she went close to the child．She slowly put her am around the child and started（41）　　a song in German．The child kept smiling

and started repeating the words after her．The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang，but the rhythm（节奏）was the same．Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again．Wanting to join in the（42）　　，another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm．'Then more children joined．They（43）　　many smiles together．

From the other side of the hall，Leela was smiling and watching them．Noticing leela's eyes on her，Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart："See，I don't have any language problems．We（44）　　speak and communicate!"At that moment，she understood：we're all simple human，

and we have the．（45）　　to connect with each other．

36．A．nice	B．dangerous	C．difficult	D．easy
37．A．from	B．for	C．of	D．away
38．A．show	B．visit	C．build	D．improve
39．A．slowly	B．early	C．hardly	D．easily
40．A．looked at	B．laughed at	C．shouted at	D．smiled at
41．A．singing	B．writing	C．saying	D．playing
42．A．club	B．talk	C．fun	D．dance
43．A．forgot	B．remembered	C．shared	D．missed
44．A．can	B．must	C．need	D．should
45．A．pressure	B．mistake	C．custom	D．ability

As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others．

I still remember it was an early autumn．Some （1）　　 started to turn yellow and the weather became cool．One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest（背心）instead of （2）　　．At that time，I was getting to have a （3）　　 size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was（4）　　 by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry．My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her （5）　　 thinking much． I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it．I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house （6）　　 my mother could stop me．

Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，"See what your son has done．"Instead of saying he would scold （责备）or beat me，my father （7）　　 asked my mother to mend the vest． Later when my mother told me about my father's response（反应），I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior（行为）．My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would （8）　　forget．

On that day，I decided not to let anger （9）　　 me any longer． Of course，there are times when I am angry． However，whenever that happens，I will try to remember my father's （10）　　．It always reminds（提醒）me to think about others' feelings when I get angry．

（1）A．books	B．walls	C．photos	D．leaves
（2）A．hers	B．his	C．mine	D．ours
（3）A．thinner	B．smaller	C．larger	D．shorter
（4）A．given	B．made	C．shown	D．chosen
（5）A．without	B．about	C．with	D．of
（6）A．after	B．before	C．when	D．since
（7）A．sadly	B．angrily	C．bravely	D．quietly
（8）A．never	B．often	C．always	D．sometimes
（9）A．forget	B．help	C．leave	D．control
（10）A．vest	B．school	C．anger	D．mistake

I had nothing for breakfast that morning． I was so （1）　　that I could hear my stomach growling（咕咕叫）when Mr． Katter was lecturing on Asia history． So when the bell rang， I rushed to the dining hall at once． Minutes later， I stood in front of the counter（收银台）， holding a tray（托盘） full of food．

"Three dollars，" the lunch lady told me． I reached my hand into my （2）　　and felt nothing． The schoolbag was empty． I searched again． Still nothing． I was almost certain I put three bills in it last night． I put the schoolbag on the floor to search for the money again． As I finally （3）　　the money wasn't there， I could feel the（4）　　and fear washing over me．

Feeling quite（5）　　I didn't notice that another person had stepped up to the counter． When I finally looked up to tell the lunch lady my （6）　　．

"I'm sorry． I don't have any money with me．"

"Honey， he paid for your lunch． You're good．" the lunch lady said as she pointed to the direction the boy had gone．

I missed the chance to（7）　　him． He was nameless to me． He didn't （8）　　know me． But he paid for my lunch． Although it was only three dollars， I couldn't remember anyone doing something so nice for me．

A month later， on my way home， I saw an elderly woman struggling（费力） with heavy bags． I suddenly thought of the nameless boy who（9）　　me lunch．

"Excuse me， ma'am， do you need help？"

I'll never forget her （10）　　as I rushed forward to give her a hand． It's the very prize for my act of kindness．

（1）A．sad	B．hungry	C．quiet	D．tired
（2）A．overcoat	B．trousers	C．gloves	D．schoolbag
（3）A．realized	B．described	C．heard	D．imagined
（4）A．pleasure	B．pity	C．worry	D．fun
（5）A．lonely	B．nervous	C．bored	D．weak
（6）A．situation	B．joke	C．promise	D．suggestion
（7）A．visit	B．interview	C．thank	D．question
（8）A．only	B．even	C．still	D．just
（9）A．made	B．handed	C．ordered	D．bought
（10）A．silence	B．sadness	C．smile	D．regret