Feeling left out?

    A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend

wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．

    It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different

school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new

friends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their

friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．  

    Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play

with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share

something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or

 say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids

you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．

    If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make

 new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make

friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.

    You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share

 something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

  根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.This text is written for            ．

    A．teachers    B．parents    C．students  D．visitors

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they         ．

    A．have trouble with their studies     B．don’t have their best friends around

    C．need their parents to be with them  D．are too young to look after themselves

3.The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)        ．

    A．sharing your ideas              B．talking before many people

    C．studying better at school         D．developing new friendship

4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because          ·

    A．they miss their old friends a lot

    B．they have no time to stay with others

    C．teachers know who wants a new friend

    D．they are shy or not good at making friends

5.The expression “feeling left out'’ means“         ”in Chinese．

A．受冷落    8．被调侃    C．挨批评    D．遭攻击

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect．I

often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he’s so special and so good at

everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football

team．

    Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something

special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”

    When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，I

wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．

    I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he

hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I

 was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．

    My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big

hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．

    The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．

    1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this

is the proudest moment of my life．’’

    It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a

Nobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．

    根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person．

    A．1ucky    B．natural    C．hard         D．pleasant

2.In order to_        the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

    A．become astronaut            B．become a great hero

    C．be made school team captain   D．be made class president

3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    A．A lot of special things he had done．

    B．The story of his father as an astronaut．

    C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．

    D．The experiences his father had in middle school．

4.The writer felt proud when he           ．

    A．got a prize in a writing competition           B．won a Nobel Prize

    C．saved a child from a burning building         D．discovered a new star

5.What is the best title for the passage?

    A．My daydream                        B．My father’s son

    C．My famous father                     D．My happy family

  Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36  ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

  One summer there was no   37  and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38  in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39  search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40  it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41  lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42  at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and  43  into a sound sleep．

    Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also  44  digging a

 canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45  water

 and all his crops died．

  Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

1.A．cruel     B．1azy        C．careless      D．silly

2.A．rain      B．wind        C．cloud        D．river

3.A．feeling    B．dream      C．problem      D．thought

4.A．quick     B．long        C．slow        D．special

5.A．Whether  B．Although    C．When        D．Unless

6.A．for       B．to          C．with         D．at

7.A．early     B．far          C．1ate         D．deep

8.A．fell      B．1ooked      C．turned       D．walked

9.A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started

10.A．clean    B．enough       C．1ittle        D．fresh

Some of my friends are interested in science，but none of them can tell         

  A when UFOs will appear next time    B why do horses know the way

  C where was this kind of plant found   D how do elephants communicate

—It’s such a long way! What shall I do?

一You——take my car if you want

    A will      B must    C may              D shall

Friends are those          make you smile，always open their hearts to you and

    encourage you to succeed

    A which    B what    C whom                D who

一Long time no see!

    —I’ve just retuned I         to Zhengzhou for a meeting last month

    A am sent    B was sent    C am sending      D was sending

If you try to sit on two chairs，you will fall       them For life，you must

    choose one chair．

    A between       B under    C among      D into

Karin found some waste paper on the floor．She       it        and threw into the future.

     A put; up        B picked up      C turned; up         D looked up

Rebuilding in Yushu began soon alter the earthquake，and it will         long into

    the future

    A . reach         B keep         C stop           D last