Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying，“Friends are God’s way of taking care of us．”But how do you find real friendship and keep it．
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends．Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree．You plant the seed(种子)and take care of it to make it grow．
First，you should choose a friend．What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks．A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心的)．For example，if you have a bad day，a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨)and do his or her best to help．To make a friend，you cannot be too shy．You should make each other happy and share your lives．
But things cannot always be happy．Even the best friends have fights．What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her．When there is no one around have an honest talk．If he or she doesn’t want to talk，you could write a letter．
There are three steps to being friends again：
Tell him or her how you are feeling；say what your friend has done wrong，and explain why you did this or that．Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life。
1.Sally wants to tell students the ways to__________．
A．find friends B．plant trees
C．get happy D．keep fit
2.What makes good friends? A good friend should__________．
A．be lovely and cool B．be kind and patient
C．have lots of money D．have good looks
3.According to the text，you can_________your friend after a fight．
A．buy a present for B．never say a word to
C．have dinner with D．write a letter to
4.What is the best title of the text?
A．Teenagers and Friendship
B．The Good Friends Around You
C．The Trouble of Growing Up
D．The Care and Keeping of Friends
Sam was a-fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Julie. Their parents had passed away long ago. Sam had taken care of Julie by himself.
One day, Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Julie was sleeping alone, Sam left their little house to send newspapers. When he found an old man sitting in front of their house, Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy(冰冷的) morning and he looked very cold.
The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket. However, there were no extra blankets, so Sam thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Sam wrote a short note. “Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.
That afternoon, Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone. However, Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Julie shouted to Sam, “Brother! He’s our grandfather!”
The grandfather smiled and said, “Sam. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”
1. How was the weather when Sam saw an old man in front of his house?
A. Hot and sunny B. Rainy
C. Icy and cold D. Windy
2. Sam’s morning job was to_______________.
A. take care of his sister B. go to school
C. send newspapers D. look for his grandfather
3.“Their parents passed away long ago” means “Their parents ___long ago”.
A. died B. went on C. left home D. passed by
4.Sam covered the old man with his father’s coat because_____________.
A. his father’s coat fitted the old man well
B. the coat was the only thing that his father had left
C. he knew the old man was his grandfather then
D. he had no extra blanket
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Ben is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has ________ free time. He thinks playing computer games is the ________ way to make him relax(放松).
When he is fee, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he doesn’t eat ________ drink for several hours.
Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too ________ and didn’t want to move. He had ________ for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him that he should have a good rest and ________ more.
After coming back from the hospital ,Ben follows the doctor’s ________ . He often plays basketball with his friends. ________ sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, he ________ does it for long. Now he lives a happy and ________ life.
1.A.few B. a few C. much D. little
2.A. best B. worst C. least D. most
3.A.for B. and C. or D. but
4.A. excite B. excites C. exciting D. excited
5.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
6.A. eat B. sing C. smile D. exercise
7.A. advice B. number C. dreams D. hobbies
8.A. Unless B. If C. Although D. Because
9.A. ever B. often C. never D. always
10.A. hard B. healthy C. sad D. kind
--- We can have a day out tomorrow. Why don’t we go fishing?--- ________
A. That's OK. B. What a great idea!
C. Yes, you are all right. D. Thanks a lot.
Why don’t you _________ an English Club to practice _________English?
A. to join, speaking B. join, speaking
C. join, to speak D. to join, to speak
--Sorry, I left my homework at home. ---Never mind. _______ it here tomorrow.
A. Take B. Bring C. Carry D. Send
