Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.

A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I'm up there, in that big hotel. It's a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn't get any sleep at all.”

1.The poor man lived in ________ before he met the rich man.

A. the hotel    B. his home

C. the park      D. the car

2. Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and __________.

A. waited for the rich man

B. looked at the rich man's hotel

C. looked at the rich man's car

D. enjoyed the clean air

3. Every night the poor man dreamed of _____________.

A. sleeping in that hotel

B. becoming rich

C. owning that hotel

D. being the rich man's friend

4.The poor man moved out of the hotel because __________.

A. he didn't want to live in such a fine room

B. he didn't like the rich man

C. he couldn't pay for the room

D. he couldn't get any sleep at all there

Everyone needs friends.There is an old saying，“Friends are God’s way of taking care of us．”But how do you find real friendship and keep it．

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends．Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree．You plant the seed(种子)and take care of it to make it grow．

First，you should choose a friend．What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks．A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心的)．For example，if you have a bad day，a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨)and do his or her best to help．To make a friend，you cannot be too shy．You should make each other happy and share your lives．

But things cannot always be happy．Even the best friends have fights．What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her．When there is no one

around have an honest talk．If he or she doesn’t want to talk，you could write a letter．

There are three steps to being friends again：

Tell him or her how you are feeling；say what your friend has done wrong，and explain why you did this or that．Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life。

1.Sally wants to tell students the ways to__________．

A．find friends     B．plant trees

C．get happy        D．keep fit

2.What makes good friends? A good friend should__________．

A．be lovely and cool             B．be kind and patient

C．have lots of money             D．have good looks

3.According to the text，you can_________your friend after a fight．

A．buy a present for           B．never say a word to

C．have dinner with             D．write a letter to

4.What is the best title of the text?

A．Teenagers and Friendship

B．The Good Friends Around You

C．The Trouble of Growing Up

D．The Care and Keeping of Friends

1.Which book is the most popular one among the buyers?

A. Ten Little Fingers.

B. Bookmarks by Phillips.

C. The Mystery of Breathing.

D. The Best of the Song Books.

2.You may read this advertisement  _______.

A. in a story       B. in a magazine

C. on the Internet   D. in a newspaper

3. If you buy four books (one for each), how much can you save?

A. $92.00.   B. $26.00.   C. $66.00.   D. $110.00.

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阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class,      the interesting and sometimes  boring words of the teachers. They spend the       breaks running, playing, and shouting happily before going back to the classroom again. But      should students spend their free time outside school?

In Western countries, it is ordinary for students to have a part-time job after school and at weekends. Students can make their own    and learn more about the “real world”. They enjoy the independence( 独立) and of course money, and parents enjoy the quiet house.

   , it seems that, in China, parents     so much about their children’s studies that they would prefer to see their children     most of their free time studying and preparing for all those      . It is natural for       to feel that way in China, but I believe the answer lies in balance. Sometimes, Western school children work     hours after school to make money, and so they become too tired        in class or have no time for homework. But Chinese students spend      much time     their studies that all else becomes less important until they want that new MP4 player.

So, find a good and healthy balance! If you have a part-time job, you’ll be     , and your parents will also be happy      you’re spending the money you make and not theirs!

1.A. hear           B. hearing       C. listening to  D. listen to

2.A. quickly        B. long          C. fast           D. short

3.A. where          B. what         C. why           D. how

4.A. times         B. money        C. time        D. homework

5.A. Because        B. And          C. However      D. Although

6.A. know         B. talk         C. worry         D. complain

7.A. spending      B. using        C. taking         D. keeping

8.A. games        B. competitions  C. exams         D. matches

9.A. students      B. teachers     C. children      D. parents

10.A. long         B. short        C. free           D. little

11.A. listen       B. to listen    C. talk           D. talking

12.A. such         B. so           C. very          D. too

13.A. in           B. to           C. on           D. at

14.A. happy         B. tired        C. nervous        D. busy

15.A. so            B. and          C. because        D. Or

---What a nice meal! It's really kind of you to invite us.

--- __________. I'm glad you liked it.

A. Sounds good.    B. Well done

C. Never mind      D. Not at all

In our school library, there _____a number of books on science and

the number of them _______growing larger and larger.

A.is; are        B. are; is      C. is; is     D. are; are

--Mr. Wu, why can’t I always get good grades in study?

--Well, if you are ________ in class and read ________ books after class. I’m sure you  will get better grades in the future.

A. more careful; more     B. careful; fewer

C. careful; more          D. more carefully; more

--- What is your English teacher like?    --- ______.

A．She likes fruit and vegetables

B．She is very kind

C．She is fine

D．She is 35

–Hey, guys. Do you often have a good time ___ after-school activities?

--Of course, we do. And we always have a lot of time ________soccer.

A. to do; to practice          B.  doing;  practicing

C. to do; practicing           D. doing; to practice

Boys and girls, listen carefully. I have ________ to tell you. This term, we will have  _____new students.We will have more fun studying together.

A. else something; another two

B. else something; two more

C. something else; two another

D. something else; two more