Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students' parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, "Jodie's Daddy is a Garbage man(垃圾清理工)！"
Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.
"Silence!" Mr Swales said, "Being a garbage men is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie's father."
Jodie's father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn't run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.
Her father came into her room, "What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?"
Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn't seem angry or hurt. "Well," he said, "they are right. Being a garbage man is a dirty job. Tomorrow's Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie."
The place really smell too good. Jodie wrinkled her nose. "Don't worry, kid. In five minutes you won't smell a thing." said her father.
Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie's father handed her a pair of gloves(手套) and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.
It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie's arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.
"Garbage is disgusting (令人厌的) , but when we clear it away, everything's nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making others happy. That's why I like being a garbage man so much."
Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbage man daddy a big kiss, She said, "When I grow up, I will be a garbage girl!"
Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, "He's a garbage man! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!"What happened in My Swale's class?
| A．He wanted to show what job was the most useful. |
| B．He asked an improper question. |
| C．Jodie gave an honest answer. |
| D．Jodie was laughed at for his father's job. |
Why did Jodie's father take her to his workplace?
| A．To make Jodie calm down. |
| B．To show how dirty his job was. |
| C．To help Jodie learn about his job. |
| D．To keep Jodie away from her classmates. |
Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because_______.
| A．he was practical | B．he was unselfish |
| C．he was cheerful | D．he was hard-working |
How does Jodie feel about her father now?
| A．Sad | B．Curious | C．Shy | D．Proud |
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 leaving school be a stressful time for teenagers?
| A．Because they will be leaving their favorite teachers. |
| B．Because many people's favorite memories are at school. |
| C．Because they may worry about getting a place at university. |
| D．Because they may worry about becoming an adult. |
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 |
No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting. For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel their joints hurt in their bones if wet weather is coming. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects (昆虫) which they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow (彩虹) during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.According to the passage, people's joints ache ______.
| A．is a sign of coming rain |
| B．without any reason |
| C．because they are ill |
| D．because of the insects |
Which is true about weather forecasting?
| A．Weather forecasting is a recorder about the weather on the following day or two. |
| B．Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like. |
| C．Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain. |
| D．People can change the weather. |
The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will ______.
| A．be warm | B．be rainy |
| C．become clear and fine | D．be cold |
A rainbow is a ______ of the weather.
| A．sign | B．way | C．method | D．road |
We must ______ to make weather forecasting.
| A．use our eyes and brains | B．study the weather hard |
| C．read correctly the signs | D．All of the above |
Emma and Hannah are 13-year-old school girls from Minnesota, USA. They are good at making new things and both of them are also good at sales. They are selling charms (小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.
The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids. They talked with their parents about the idea. Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.
The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them. They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper, and then glue them onto the inside of the caps. There are different kinds of pictures. “Peace signs are popular with girls, and single-letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,” Emma and Hannah said.
Now, charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan. “Students put charms on purses, backpacks, and their lunchboxes,” said Emma. Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet. They hope they can sell their charms to more kids. They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.
Their business is not only for getting money. At their Valentine’s sale, 20% of the income (收入) went to charity.What are Emma and Hannah?
| A．They’re waiters. | B．They’re sellers. |
| C．They’re students. | D．They’re charm makers. |
When did the girls begin to sell the charms?
| A．About a year ago. | B．About two months ago. |
| C．Nearly fifty days ago. | D．Nearly five weeks ago. |
Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?
| A．Pictures. | B．Signs. | C．Letters. | D．Numbers. |
What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?
| A．They hope to become rich people. |
| B．They hope to give money to charity. |
| C．They hope to sell more charms. |
| D．They hope to sell charms in every school. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The two girls love their parents and money. |
| B．Boys like charms with signs. |
| C．They won’t sell charms next summer. |
| D．The charms are popular with students. |
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Rocket to Space was written by __________.
| A．Diego Ramirez. | B．Kitty Wolfe. |
| C．Sam Mcgee. | D．We don’t know. |
Pet Companies cost ___________ before.
| A．$15 | B．$39.95 | C．$12.50 | D．$30 |
The space ship was in space for ___________.
| A．Two days. | B．Two months. |
| C．One week. | D．Two weeks. |
Which book can tell you something about the South Pole?
| A．Rocket to Space. | B．Pet Companies. |
| C．Icy Journey. | D．Handiwork Make. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Handiwork Make can teach you how to do housework. |
| B．Rocket to Space is about astronauts’ life in space. |
| C．Pet Companies tells the prices of dogs. |
| D．Icy Journey is the most expensive of the four books. |
There once was an old man aged 50，who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing. The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.
After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”
“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.
The father was greatly moved感动 and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too．”
“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you will die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on依靠 in the two years after your death?”The old man had a son ______.
thirty years younger than him。
B．who earned a lot of money
C．who lived on him for food and clothing
D．who died two years earlier than himThe underlined words “ahead of'” mean “______”.
| A．behind | B．over | C．in front of | D．under |
The father was moved when ______.
| A．he thought his son was worried about him |
| B．he knew that his son would die ahead of him |
| C．his son would earn his own living when he died |
| D．he found his son worried about his money |
The son was worried about his father because______.
| A．he liked his father very much |
| B．he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died |
| C．his father was getting older and older |
| D．His father would get less and less money |
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