“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend．It was clear that she was wondering where I had come up with such a question．Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister．We hung out together．We gave each other advice．
“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two.” Jenna announced loudly．
The next year, in the fourth grade, we met Jamie．The three of us soon became close friends．We played together almost every day．I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken．
The three of us started fighting a lot．Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy．I felt helpless and lonely．I thought Christmas would be horrible!
I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for me．I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me．
“Wow, ” I said, breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door．“Thanks．”
“Okay…well…I have to go,” she said softly．
“Okay．See you later then…” and I closed the door．
“Who was that at the door?” my mum asked．
The card started off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends．I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting．A fight won’t stop us from being friends．Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eight-two．”
I stopped reading and started laughing．I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that day in her backyard．I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship．
1.How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?
A．They would be close friends again．
B．They would not speak to each other．
C．They would lose touch with each other．
D．They would go on fighting with each other．
2.The underlined sentence “I was bossy” in the fourth paragraph means “_________”．
A．I looked like a boss B．I acted as a boss
C．I was fond of giving orders D．I was fond of fighting
3.Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage?
a．Jamie became our friend．
b．I felt lonely and unhappy．
c．Jenna, Jamie and I fought a lot．
d．Jenna brought me a Christmas card．
e．I was sorry for what I did to her．
f．Jenna and I promised to be lifelong friends．
A．f a b c e d B．a c f b d e C．a b c f e d D．f a c b d e
4.The author was delighted when she read the card from Jenna because _________．
A．what Jenna wrote was funny
B．Jenna would be her friend again
C．she was happy about the coming Christmas
D．she was happy to receive a Christmas card
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __ __ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the ____. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ____ that his Mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped ____ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ____ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air, the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “You me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.
1.A. before B. since C. while D. as
2.A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. regretting
3.A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided
4.A. When B. Until C. If D. Because
5.A. carelessly B. cautiously C. hopelessly D. unwillingly
6.A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses
7.A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house
8.A. found B. sensed C. heard D. smelt
9.A. at B. through C. in D. onto
10.A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar
11.A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. ignored
12.A. calmly B. loudly C. merrily D. gently
13.A. searched B. wandered C. looked D. traveled
14.A.window B. girl C. house D. hero
15.A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. delight
16.A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew
17.A. awake B. abandoned C. available D. asleep
18.A. spotted B. watched C. observed D. saw
19.A. disturbed B. comforted C. rescued D. scared
20.A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D.relief
It is hard to say what kind of person he is．Sometimes he is very friendly; at other times he ___ be very cold．
A．can B．must C．will D．shall
In my opinion, ___ matters is not one’s looks, but one’s inner thoughts．
A．that B．it C．what D．which
Not far from the school there was a garden, _____ owner sat in it playing chess with his grandson every afternoon.
A. its B. whose C. which D. that
So involved with computers ____ that the leaders at the summer computer camps often had to force them to break for sports．
A．has the children become B．did the children become
C．has become the children D．became the children
