Can you tell me ________ at that time?

A．what were they doing                           B．what they were doing

C．what are they doing                       D．what they are doing

"I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry," said Zhang Hua, a middle school student in Guangzhou．Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?

One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc．All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.

So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don't call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility（责任） for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.

Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practising being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.

1．The writer thinks we should       if we go back home later than usual.

A．tell our friends

B．tell the teacher

C．say sorry to our parents

D．make a telephone call to our parents

2．The writer thinks        .

A．it's wrong of parents to worry about their children too much

B．some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry

C．children should do everything as their parents say

D． parents love their children very much and the children should understand them

3．Which is the best title（标题） for the passage?

A．Parents' Responsibility

B．How to get on with parents?

C．Zhang Hua's Problem

D．What are parents worrying about?

Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while then the farmer said, “Let's do something to pass the time.” “What do you want to do?” “We can ask each other riddles (谜语),” the farmer said, “You start” “Let's make the rules first,” the businessman said, “And Let's make the game more interesting. Let's play it for money. If we don't know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”

The farmer thought about this for a while, then he said, “That's not fair (公平). You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.” “That's true.” The businessman said, “What do you think we should do?”“ If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. If I don't know the answer to a riddle, I'll pay you $50,”the farmer said. “The businessman thought about this, then he said,” “OK, that's fair. Who will go first?” “I will” the farmer said, “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The businessman repeated (重复) the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that's a good one. I'm afraid I don't know the answer.”

He gave the farmer $100, and then said, “Tell me the answer, what has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don't know” the farmer said, and gave him $50.

1．The story happened ________________.

       A．in a shop                                             B．on a farm           

       C．between two passengers                       D．before a long plane journey

2．What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?

       A．Something to help make rules                B．Something to win money

       C．A kind of game on doing business        D．A difficult question to find the answer to

3．Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?

       A．Because he thought he knew more than the farmer

       B．Because he made much more money than the farmer

       C．Because he was interested in making riddles

       D．Because he was better at playing riddle games

4．The farmer ____________.

       A．spend all his money on the plane ticket  

       B．won fifty dollars by playing the riddle games  

       C．didn't want to pay even one dollar 

       D．enjoyed himself on his long journey 

5．Which of the following is not true? 

       A．The businessman knew the answer to his riddle

       B．The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.

       C．The farmer was cleverer than the businessman.

       D．The two men made rules for their riddle game.

Dear editor, My English teacher is very strict (严厉)with us. Several days ago, when we were having class, Tom asked me a question. But she thought we were speaking in class. She asked us to stand at the back of the classroom for a few minutes. This made me uncomfortable. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do? Yours, Mike

 

Dear Mike, I am sorry you are having difficulty with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard especially in class. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries, maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear you want to learn English well. I believe when students are not trying as hard as they can, a teacher is forced（被迫）to take actions. Yours, Editor

【小题1】What’s wrong with Mike?

A．He meets trouble with his parents.

B．He doesn’t know how to get on well with his classmates.

C．He has a hard time with his English class.

D．He is always speaking in class.

【小题2】What happened in that English class?

A．Mike couldn’t answer the question. So the teacher asked him to stand.

B．Mike had an argument with Tom about the question.

C．Tom asked Mike a question, and the teacher thought they were speaking.

D．Mike felt uncomfortable because he was ill.

【小题3】In the editor’s opinion, why did the English teacher punish(惩罚) Mike?

A．Because the English teacher didn’t think Mike was studying hard in class.

B．Because Mike answered the question wrong.

C．Because Mike was bad at English.

D．Because Mike had a fight with other students.

【小题4】What does the underlined phrase“ take actions” mean in Chinese?

A．采取行动

B．参加活动

C．帮助

D．表演

【小题5】What can we learn from the letters?

A．Mike wants to have a talk with his English teacher.

B．Mike wants the editor to say something to his English teacher.

C．The editor gave Mike some advice, but it didn’t work.

D．Mike dislikes English classes now, but he wants to learn English well.