Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vallina had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent(沉默), but Vallina didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for me paper, but couldn’t find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug (拥抱)her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.
1.The sentences “ But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.” Really means _________.
A.she doesn’t want others to see her eyes
B.there is something wrong with her eyes
C.she likes to wear dark glasses
D.she is often shy
2.The writer felt sad because ________ in the Chinese test.
A.she got a good mark
B.Vanilla had done better than her
C.she didn’t have a good mark
D.the teacher was angry with her
3.Vanilla really came to the writer to _______.
A.make fun of her
B.find out what had happened to her
C.help her
D.show her the right answers
4.Vanilla left the writer because she __________.
A.wanted to write the right answers for the writer
B.didn’t know what to do to help her friend
C.was angry with the writer
D.wanted to go home for lunch
5.Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”?
A.Saying “hello” to.
B.Seeing me off.
C.Laughing at.
D.Looking after.
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1.You don’t have to be able to do it if you want to join the Sunshine Rock Band. What is it?
A.Playing the guitar B.Singing C.Dancing D.Painting
2.Who can teach you to play table tennis?
A.Mike B.Joe C.Mr. Zhang D.Kate
3.If you want to learn to play table tennis, you can go to Lantian Hotel on______.
A.Saturdays B.Sundays C.Mondays D.Fridays
4.If you want to work as a reporter, you can call________。
A.5487-6598 B.8665-7868 C.8472-9999 D.5561-8823
5.The ads may be from___________。
A.a newspaper B.a storybook C.an art book D.a science book
When Millie got up this morning, it was a beautiful spring day. She saw 1 clouds far away, but she didn’t think about them. She got her dog, Eddie, and put him in the car. Then she drove out into the country 2 a picnic with her dog.
An hour later, the wind began to blow and it turned 3 . Millie and Eddie were warm from running, so they weren’t cold. Then when Eddie 4 with the ball, Millie saw snowflakes ( 雪花 ) in the sky. She called Eddie, picked up the picnic things and got back in the car. As she was driving home, the snow became 5 . Soon all Millie could see was white all round 6 . The road became slippery ( 滑的 ) and she had to drive very 7 . Then the car hit into a piece of ice and it went around in circles . It went down a hill and finally stopped.
Millie reached over for Eddie. He was shaking because he was cold, 8 he was OK. She got her mobile phone and asked for 9 . At last, the police 10 them. Next time Millie will listen to the weather report before going for a picnic.
1. A.little B.a little C.a few D.much
2. A.on B.for C.with D.in
3. A.warm B.hot C.cold D.cool
4. A.play B.playing C.is playing D.was playing
5.A. larger and larger B thinner and thinner C. smaller and smaller D. heavier and heavier
6.A him B. us C. her D himself
7.A slowly B. easily C. carelessly D. happily
8. A.and B.or C.but D.so
9. A.helping B.helped C.help D.helps
10. A.shouted B.hit C.ran D.saved
I don’t want to watch TV this evening. I’ll listen to music _________.
A.instead of B.also C.too D.instead
The desk is made_______ wood and the wine(酒) is made______ rice.
A.of, of B.from, from C.of, from D.from, of
I never know this he tells me.
A.after B.when C.while D.until