Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose friends for their children. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who chooses your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

1.Many teenagers think their _________ know them better than their parents do.

A.friends   B.teachers    C.brothers and sisters     D.classmates

2.When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.

A.go to their friends                   B.talk with their parents

C.have a discussion with their family     

D.talk with their friends on the phone

3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

B.Parents should like everything their children enjoy.

C.In all families, children can choose everything they like.

D.Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

4.The main idea of this passage is that _________.

A.Teenagers need good friends

B.Friends can give good advice

C.Parents often choose friends for their children

D.Good friends can communicate with each other

阅读下面短文,从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her 1he couldn’t do anything2. Every morning she would give him breakfast 3bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too 4to work—in fact he had tried a few5. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows. Then he 6a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares （车费）collected. He 7lost his job as a postman 8he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 9suitable work for him. So he 10to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 11about this that she told the 12to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier”, she said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 13was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came 14he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 15mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 16in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his17came in sight, some of the people watching 18laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with19, shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at them! They’re all out of 20except my John! Isn’t he the best?!”

1.A. hope           B. eyes         C. head         D. beliefs

2.A. wrong          B. great        C. good         D. strange

3.A. to             B. at           C. in           D. by

4.A. lazy           B. young        C. weak         D. shy

5.A. ones           B. years        C. tasks        D. jobs

6.A. followed     B. met       C. became       D. found

7.A. thus         B. even       C. once         D. only

8.A. even if       B. so that       C. because      D. though

9.A. some        B. such        C. less         D. no

10.A. began         B. promised     C. managed      D. decided

11.A. excited      B. worried     C. anxious      D. curious

12.A. incident     B. change       C. news         D. matter

13.A. yet           B. ever         C. never        D. just

14.A. where         B. since       C. when         D. till

15.A. proud         B. kind        C. strict      D. lucky

16.A. time          B. position         C. experience  D. impression

17.A. neighbours    B. army officer  C. mother      D. fellow soldiers

18.A. couldn’t help    B. kept         C. stopped     D. shouldn’t burst out

19.A. sadness      B. happiness     C. surprise     D. regret

20.A. sight        B. order         C. mind         D. step

 ---I feel terrible ,but I’ve just broken your ashtray.

---      , for I had meant to change it.

  A. Go head                        B . No problem     

C. it’s nothing to get upset about            D. I’ll look into it immediately

 The great contributions he made     our country is     worth remembering.

  A. to, well          B. of, well          C. to, very         D. for, very

 The theory _____ by Einstein was later to prove true, but at that time few people could accept it .

A. put out   B. put together    C. put aside     D. put forward

 Was it in 2000         he was still in middle school        this boy became an

   expert at computer?

  A. when; that                     B. that; where

  C. when; where                    D. that; that

 Can you think of some cases         drivers obviously knew the traffic rules but

   didn't obey them?

A. why            B. where           C. as           D. which

 .---You haven't said one word about the design, Joe. What's your idea?

   ---Sorry. I        about something else.

  A. thought                        B. am thinking

C. was thinking                    D. had thought

 ---Have you found your book yet?

  --- No, I’m not sure where I        it?

  A. leave   B. had left     C. could have left     D. was to leave.

 I want to buy that kind of cloth because I      the cloth     well.

  A. have told ; washes    B.have been told ; washes

  C.was told ; washed     D. have been told ; is washed.