It was at an exhibition of the artist's works organized by the Red Cross． I was invited as a special （1）g uest to attend the exhibition． During this period， two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked me for my signature（签名）．
"I haven't brought my pen． Is the （2）p encil okay？" Actually， I knew they wouldn't （3）r efuse ． I just wanted to show a well﹣known writer's good manners to the （4）c ommon readers．
"Certainly，" the young girls readily （5）a greed ． I could see they were very excited． Of course， their excitement also made me feel more pleased and satisfied． One of the girls （6）h anded her fine notebook to me． I turned over the cover of the notebook， wrote a few words of encouragement （7）n aturally ， and signed my name． The girl read my signature， frowned （皱眉）， looked at me carefully and asked， "Aren't you Robert Charboss？"
"No，" I told her proudly， "I'm the author of Alice Adams， the （8）w inner of two Pulitzer Prizes．"
The young girl turned to the （9）o ther shrugged （耸肩） and said， "Mary， lend your rubber to me．" At that moment， all my （10）p ride turned into a bubble （泡泡） immediately． Since then， I always warn myself： no matter how outstanding you are， don't think highly of yourself．
Rose： Hi， Alex． World Book Day is on April 23rd every year， right？
Alex： Yes， Rose． Look， I'm reading this book again．
Rose： （1）
Alex：Twice．Each time I read it，I can always learn something new．
Rose： Really？ （2）
Alex： Han Han． I think he is a famous writer．
Rose： I think so． Please let me have a look at it．
Alex： OK． （3）
Rose： I haven't read such a good book for a long time．
Alex： （4）
Rose： In Xinhua Bookshop．
Alex： But I don't know the way． （5）
Rose： No． Only 5 minutes' ride from here by bike． It's next to the post office．
Alex： Oh， I see． I'm going to get one． Thank you．
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My mother only had one eye． And because of this，I never wished her to show up in my school，being afraid that my classmates would find out I had an ugly mother．
One day during primary school， I was badly ill． My mother came． "Scott， your mom only has one eye？" asked some of my classmates． I was so embarrassed． I wish my mother would just disappear from this world． "My classmates tease me because of you， why don't you just die？" I shouted at her， taking no notice of the sad look on her face．My mother just handed me some medicine and left，saying nothing．
At that time， I felt good to say what I always wanted to say， and I didn't think I had hurt her feelings very much． That night I saw my mom crying in her room， so quietly， as if she was afraid she might wake me． Even so， I hated her tears（泪水）from one eye． I made a decision： I must study hard and leave my mother．
Years later my dream came true． I was quite successful and lived happily． I never thought of going back to see my "ugly，' mother until one day I got a letter， which said， "my son…I'm sorry I only have one eye． At the age of two， you got into an accident and lost your eye． As a mom， I couldn't stand watching you live with only one eye． So I gave you mine． I was never angry with you and I never regretted what I did because I love you…，'
I cried out aloud． Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
（1）Why did Scott's mother come to his school one day？
A． Because Scott was badly ill．
B． Because Scott did a bad thing．
C． Because she missed Scott．
D． Because she wanted to bring Scott some food．
（2）What does the underlined word "tease" mean in Chinese？
A．赞美
B．取笑
C．同情
D．批评
（3）Which of the following is right according to the passage？
A． Scott's mother didn't care for him．
B． Scott's mother was born with one eye．
C． Scott lived with his mother all the time．
D． Scott was moved by his mother in the end．
（4）The passage is mainly about ．
A． an honest mother
B． a beautiful mother
C． a serious mother
D． a hard﹣working mother
Harry wanted to find a job after finishing school． One day he came to a big company for it． There were six young people with Harry that day but the company only wanted one．The interview was very easy．It was only a few minutes' short talk．Then all of them were asked to go back home and wait．On the morning of the third day， Harry got a text message． It said， "We're sorry to tell you， someone did better than you in the interview． So you can't work in our company．"
Harry felt very disappointed． However， he answered "thank you all the same" in the text message． Later in that afternoon，Harry got another message．It said，"We are glad to tell you that you can be one of us．"
Harry couldn't believe his eyes． It was a big surprise to him． He didn't know why， so he called the company and asked about it． The interviewer told him， "That's because of the same message in the morning． Only you said 'thank you'． That was the real test， so only you gave the right answer．"
When you feel disappointed， do not forget to say "thank you" to the one who disappoints you．
（1）How many people went to the interview？
A． One．
B． Five．
C． Six．
D． Seven．
（2）Why did the company send the first message？ Because they wanted to ．
A． do a test
B． play a joke
C． tell them the truth
D． tell them the result
（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A． Only one man could get the job．
B． Harry felt surprised after he read the second message．
C． To know the reason， Harry sent a second message．
D． Only Harry gave the right answer．
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Learn to Wait
B． Work Hard Forever
C． Never Lose Your Hope
D． Never Forget to Say "Thank You"
Today， many people complain that it is difficult to find a good hobby． Why don't you open up a garden in front of your house？ Having a garden means you need lots of space and free time． But there are many reasons why gardening is a good hobby to develop． One of them is that plants bring color to any room and keep the air nice and fresh．And，if you keep some flowering plants outside your windows，they may even attract cute bees and butterflies． In a word， it's good for places around us． Gardeners also feel very close to nature． This is quite important．
There are another two reasons for gardening as well．One is that it makes people more relaxed．Studies show that people who do gardening feel more peaceful in their lives．This is because gardening makes them feel less stressed． Another one is that it keeps you healthy． Gardening keeps you active and provides fresh food． Both of these are helpful for a healthy lifestyle．
If you are looking for a hobby， try gardening． You will find the fun of getting your hands dirty and pleasure that comes with growing something．Besides，nothing tastes better than vegetables you grow in your own garden．
（1）What does the writer advise us to do？
A． Do some reading．
B． Do some gardening．
C． Do some cleaning．
D． Do some shopping．
（2）If we open up a garden， we need ．
A． experience and energy
B． money and materials
C． space and spare time
D． water and air
（3）How does gardening make people feel in the writer's opinion？
A． More relaxed．
B． More tired．
C． Happier．
D． Cleverer．
（4）What's the main idea of the passage？
A． How to plant trees．
B． The problems of gardening．
C． The reasons for people to do gardening．
D． How to make your garden beautiful．
Story 1
Julia said to Sam， "I will either ask you ten easy questions or one．really difficult question． Think well before you choose． If you behave well， I'll give you a candy．" Sam thought for a while and said， "My choice is one really difficult question．" "Now tell me this： ‘What comes first， Day or Night？，" Sam said with a smile， "It's Day， mom．"
"Why？" Julia asked．
"Sorry， you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!'
Story 2
Steve entered a doctor's room． He looked very unhappy．
"Doctor，" he said， "you must help me． I swallowed（吞）a cent a month ago．"
"Oh， my god!" said the doctor． "Why have you waited so long？ Why didn't you come to me on the day you swallowed it？"
"To tell you the truth， Doctor，" Steve replied， ‘‘I didn't need the money so badly then．"
Story 3
In a cinema during a performance Linda gets up， makes her way along the row of seats and goes out into the restroom．
A few minutes later she returns and asks the man sitting at the heading of the row，"Excuse me， was it your foot I stepped（踩）on when I was going out a moment ago？"
"Yes， but it doesn't matter． It didn't hurt at all．"
"Oh， no， it isn't that． I only want to make sure that this is my row．"
（1）What's the relationship between Julia and Sam？
A． Classmates．
B． Friends．
C． Sister and brother．
D． Mother and son．
（2）How long has the cent stayed in Steve's stomach？
A． For one day．
B． For one week．
C． For one month．
D． For one year．
（3）Linda asked the man the question in order to ．
A． say "sorry" to him
B． say "hello" to him
C． say "goodbye" to him
D． make sure that it was her row