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It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”
“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
The story probably happened _______ .
A. on a winter morning B. on a winter night
C. on a rainy day C. on a rainy night
When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was
_____ .

A．happy

B．not happy

C．angry

D．disappointed

The driver was not happy any more because ________ .

A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi

B．the young man wouldn’t give him money

C．the young man was carrying two big bags

D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars

Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last.

A．3

B．2

C．13

D．15

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The two taxi drivers were both honest.

B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.

C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.

D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.

Trees are useful to man（人类）in three very important ways. The first important way is that they provide man with food, wood and other products. Trees provide not only man with food, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on the earth. It's not easy for man to live on the earth, either.
The second important way is that trees give us shade. On a hot summer day, people are eager(渴望)to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and to animals.
The third important way is that trees help to prevent drought（干旱）and floods（洪水）. However, in many parts of the world, man has not realized the third important way. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end he finds that he has lost the best friends he had.
Trees are important to man inways.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

Which sentence is true?

A．Trees give food to both man and animals.

B．Trees only provide animals with food.

C．Trees give food to neither man nor animals.

D．Trees only provide man with food

On a hot summer day, .

A．people are eager to have a rest

B．people usually walk a long way

C．animals don't need shade

D．the shade of a tree is very important to man and to animals

In many parts of the world, man has not realized that trees help to

A．give us food	B．give us shade
C．prevent drought and floods	D．give us wood

In this story the underlined word "He" means.

A．farmer

B．man

C．worker

D．boy

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.
What did the writer’s mother do?

A．A worker.

B．A housewife

C．A teacher

D．A writer

Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading.

B．Because she thought books were interesting.

C．Because she wanted her children to be happy.

D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors.

Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study.

B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying.

C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student.

D．He spent much time reading storybooks.

What was the writer’s dream?

A．To be a doctor.	B．To be a teacher.
C．To be an A-student	D．To find a good job.

The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．mothers with little education change their children more.

B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful

C．there is a job more important than parenting.

D．his mother has an important influence（影响）on him.

What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide．But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one．
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano．This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano well．
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world．
Lang became a good piano student at three．Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better．In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college．
Lang's performances are energetic．He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano．
The road to success has never been easy．Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money．But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back．He has helped the children in poor areas a lot．

	Personal	Card
About his personal life	Name	Lang Lang
	Year of birth
		Keyboard
	Favourite	Tom and Jerry
	The reason for poor children	He believes himself lucky and should give something back．
About his musical life	The for western music in his childhood encouraged him to learn piano ．With the help of his parents and teachers, he was able to at a famous American music college, where his success began．
	Famous for his performances and facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano．

Everybody can suffer from stress．No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life．Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group．Being a teenager is hard．You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions．Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends．Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school．Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university．The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers．There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it．Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound simple, but it is true．A problem shared is a problem halved．
Why is being a teenager often difficult?

A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems．

B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems．

C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework．

D．Because adults often make them feel stressed．

Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______．

A．by asking them to go to university

B．by helping them with their homework

C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters

D．as families never support their children enough

Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?

A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs．

B．Because there are no jobs．

C．Because a job is more difficult than school work．

D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university．

We can deal with the stress in our life ______．

A．by not trying to find a job	B．by forgetting about our problems
C．by getting a place at university	D．by sharing our problems with our friends

A．1. 5 billion	B．2. 2 billion
C．1. 9 billion	D．1 billion

A．1650 to 1700.	B．1800 to 1850.
C．1850 to 1900.	D．1950 to 2000.