April Fool’s Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in hopes of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool. However， the April Fool’s Day of 2014 was quite different for my mom and me.
That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game. I had dropped down from a bar (横木) many times in the past without ever having a problem， but that day the simple act of dropping to the ground became a nightmare (噩梦). I broke my arm.
Jimmy’s dad heard my crying and rushed out to see what was going on. When he saw the problem he quickly put me into his truck and went inside to telephone my mom and let her know he would take me to hospital. As that day was April Fool’s Day， Mom was not buying it and really thought all this was a big joke. Mom was finally convinced by Jimmy’s mom. When she saw me， she broke down in tears because she felt so bad –she originally thought this was just a big prank (恶作剧).
I guess one could compare this to the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Since I had pulled pranks before， it is no wonder that my mom didn’t believe it. I as well as my mom was made to look like a fool that day. We both learned a valuable lesson.
1.What happened to the writer on the April Fool’s Day of 2014?
A. He dreamed a terrible dream.
B. He was hurt by Jimmy.
C. He had an accident.
D. He fooled his mom with his friend.
2.Why did Jimmy’s dad phone the writer’s mom?
A. Because he wanted to play a joke on her.
B. Because he wanted her to go to the hospital to pay the money.
C. Because he wanted to see how deeply she loved her son.
D. Because he wanted to inform her of the accident.
3.From the passage we can infer that _________.
A. the writer’s mom didn’t care much about him
B. the writer was a dishonest person
C. the writer won’t pull pranks as before
D. the writer will lose interest in games
When I was in the third grade， I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practise my words. But once on the stage， every word __ from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day， she noticed my and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) coming out the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll remove all these weeds (野草)，” she said. “From now on， we’ll have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions，” I said. “All flowers are — even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes， every flower gives pleasure in its own way， doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded(点头). “And the same as ，” she said.
When I that she had guessed my pain， I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator，” she said， me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement， I got to know everybody had his or her own in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.
1.A. developed B. left C. failed D. disappeared
2.A. If B. Because C. Though D. Since
3.A. difficulty B. mistake C. danger D. unhappiness
4.A. through B. past C. beyond D. behind
5.A. hardly B. only C. still D. also
6.A. harmless B. healthy C. beautiful D. fresh
7.A. students B. people C. flowers D. teachers
8.A. remembered B. realized C. explained D. promised
9.A. representing B. complaining C. recommending D. reminding
10.A. prize B. progress C. value D. interest
--- Forgotten something? I can keep an eye on your kids if you want to go and get it.
---_____________.Thank you all the same.
A．It’s very nice of you.
B. Oh， how careless of me.
C. I might as well go and get it.
D. Well， I can do without it.
--- ________ David be the new chairperson of the Students’ Union?
--- He _______ be， but I’m not sure.
A. Can； can’t B. Can； may
C. May； must D. May； mustn’t
He has _______ little money that he can’t even afford to buy__________ little sheep.
A. so； so B. such； such
C. so； such D. such； so
How lucky Peter was! Some policemen arrived in time and ________ him out.
A. tried to help B. managed to help
C. tried helping D. succeeded to help
