Britney Spears is a hot 1. (sing)．Every girl wants to be her because Britney 2. (have) sweet voice and perfect outlook and everyone likes her.When I was very young，she was popular around 3. world.As she got famous at an early age，she got 4. (marry) when she was 24.But the marriage turned out to be bad，and Britney and her husband had many 5. (problem)，so they divorced(离婚) two year 6. (late)．After the divorce，Britney was like a crazy girl and was out of control.Some people even saw her 7. (cry) on the street.People thought she would be lost forever. 8. Britney came back.She focused on her new album，and she 9. (become) popular again.Many of her new songs won some awards，which were the best gifts for her.Britney is a great person 10.continues to surprise the world.
A man worked in a post office.His job was to handle(处理) all ______ that had unclear addresses.One day he came across a letter which was ______ to God.He opened it and it ______，“Dear God，I am an 83yearold woman and I live on a very small pension(养老金)．Yesterday someone stole my ______.There was a hundred dollars in it，which was all the money I had ______ until my next pension comes.Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day，and I have invited my last two friends for ______.Without that money，I have ______ to buy food with.I have no family to ______，and you are my only ______.Can you please help me？” The man was ______，and went around showing the letter to all the other workers.Each of them ______ their wallets and donated a few dollars.By the time he ______ his showing，he had collected 96 dollars.______then he sent it to the old woman.Thanksgiving Day came and went.The workers _______forgot about it.Then one day，there came another letter from the old lady to God.All the ______ gathered around when the letter was ______.It read，“Dear God，how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me？Because of your kindness，I was able to ______ a lovely dinner for my friends.We had a very ______ day，and I told my friends about your ______ gift.Thank you very much！” Seeing this，all the workers felt ______ with the nice thing they had done.They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.
1.A. stamps B. money C. mail D. postcards
2.A. spoken B. written C. recorded D. pointed
3.A. noticed B. talked C. read D. told
4.A. clothes B. purse C. house D. food
5.A. borrowed B. wished C. paid D. left
6.A. dinner B. fun C. business D. picnic
7.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
8.A. live in B. live on C. turn to D. turn back
9.A. family B. hope C. friend D. partner
10.A. excited B. amazed C. surprised D. moved
11.A. gained B. earned C. searched D. explored
12.A. finished B. planned C. started D. toured
13.A. Or B. As C. And D. But
14.A. gradually B. usually C. especially D. easily
15.A. friends B. workers C. officers D. guests
16.A. sent B. replied C. accepted D. opened
17.A. bring B. choose C. prepare D. enjoy
18.A. nice B. strange C. common D. formal
19.A. traditional B. wonderful C. expensive D. extra
20.A. annoyed B. confident C. pleased D. hopeful
Being a good friend isn’t always easy，but taking the time to develop a lasting friendship is worth the effort.As the years pass，you will realize that each friendship you keep is priceless.1. To be a good friend and deepen a friendship，just follow these steps.
Keep your promises.
Don’t ever make a promise that you can’t keep.If you say you’ll hang out with a friend and an unexpected situation arises，explain the situation.Give your friend a gift and tell him or her you are sorry.Nobody is perfect，and it’s okay if you break a promise once in a blue moon.2.
Apologize when you’ve made a mistake.
3.Though your friend won’t be happy that you made a mistake，he or she will be very pleased that you admit it instead of just pretending that nothing is wrong.
4.
To be truly supportive，you will have to be able to watch out for your friend when he/she is having a difficult time.If you sense that your friend is getting into some trouble，help him or her away from the situation by not being afraid to speak up about it.
Give your friend some space when he or she needs it.
Part of being supportive means supporting the fact that your friend won’t always want to spend time with you.Learn to step back and give your friend space.5. Don’t be jealous (嫉妒的) if your friend has lots of other friends.
A．However，don’t make it a regular thing.
B．Help your friend deal with his or her struggles.
C．Learn to forgive your friend and move forward.
D．Of course，to have a good friend，you must be one.
E．If you want your friend to believe in you，you can’t act like you’re perfect.
F．Understand if your friend wants to be alone or to have a walk with other people.
G．Take the time to truly understand your friend when he or she is talking to you.
Once upon a time，there was a little boy who wanted to meet the king.He set off，walking towards the king’s castle.After many years of walking，the king’s castle came into his view.However，as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle，the guards took notice of him.
“Get out of here！” commanded the guards.
Well，the little boy didn’t have to be told twice.He turned...and ran right away.All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things，and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house.But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running，sat down and cried.
A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment.He saw the little boy and came up.“What’s wrong，young man？” he asked.
“Sir，I walked and walked just to see the king.But these guards made me frightened.I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him！”
The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully.“Look，why don’t you try again.Don’t lose heart.I’ll come with you this time.”
The little boy got up and took the man’s hand.The king’s guards spotted them.
“Look，mister，we don’t have to do this...I don’t want you to get hurt.We can just turn around now.”
The man held the little boy’s hand and went on.The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards.They were all smiling now.The little boy was surprised.
“Who are you？” asked the little boy in surprise.
“Why，I’m the king’s son.You can enter the castle and be with the king，” said the man.
The little boy broke into a huge smile.
1.Why did the boy want to see the king?
A. To get some help from the king.
B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.
C. To share wonderful things with the king.
D. To ask the king to play with him.
2.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?
A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards’ words at first.
B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.
C. The little boy understood the guards’ words right away.
D. The little boy had been to the castle twice.
3.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?
A. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.
B. Never judge a book by its cover.
C. Life can sometimes be unfair.
D. Make new friends and keep the old.
I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations.When my three children were young，most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a battlefield.
It got worse as they grew older.Three years ago，Zack，then 16，couldn’t make it through a day without making his sisters，Alex 11 and Taryn 9，angry.
My husband and I tried to be understanding the boy at such an age.We reasoned，punished，and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how he was hurting our family.His answer was “I say it because it’s true.”
I even tried telling the girls to fight back.Bad idea.Now I had three children at war.Whatever I said to them，they paid no attention.When there was no way out，I told everything to my sister，Mary，in an email.She replied，“Don’t email me.Email him.”
Our son was online every day，mailing and talking with his friends.Maybe he would actually hear me this way.I didn’t say anything different，but email just took the tension away.There’d be no shouting or door banging.Zack wouldn’t feel under attack.
Zack didn’t reply for days.When he finally did，his entire message was four small words.I smiled when I read them：“You’re right.I’m sorry.”
The children still fought，of course，but Zack changed.Best of all，I now have a better way to talk with not one but three of them.I like it that they don’t tune me out as much as they used to.They like not having to listen to me shouting to them.Or as Alex says，“You’re so much nicer online.”
All I know is that the house is quiet.But we’re talking.
1.What was the trouble before the online talk in the family?
A. The children couldn’t get along peacefully.
B. The writer failed to understand her daughters.
C. The family found it difficult to keep the house clean.
D. The parents were not willing to talk with their children.
2.The writer emailed her sister .
A. to escape from the problem
B. hoping she’d email the boy
C. to tell her about the family problem
D. asking about childraising
3.The underlined phrase “tuneme out” in the passage probably means “ ”．
A. pay no attention to me
B. get angry with me
C. quarrel with me
D. keep me out of their rooms
4.Why does the writer feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations?
A. Because she doesn’t think the leaders are successful.
B. Because she doesn’t think fights can be stopped.
C. Because she has nothing to do with the leaders.
D. Because she can understand that the leaders’ job is hard.
It’ll soon be the birthday of one of my closest friends，Susie.I still cannot decide what to give her.She’s a rare friend because she has been there for me all the time whenever I need a friend to talk to.I can always depend on her to be the first to arrive to give me advice when I have problems.I guess I am so lucky to have her as a friend.
It’s more than seven years since I first met Susie in our school.I joined the theater group and she was a director then.At first I thought she was intimidating(令人生畏的) but in the end I realized that she needed to keep a strict image in order for her actors and actresses to take her seriously.And then during practice I got a chance to know her better.In fact，she was a friendly and warmhearted person.Soon we become good friends.
I don’t know exactly what to give my friend on her birthday as I believe she has everything.So it’s really hard to buy her a gift she will like.This year I want something different and special but I don’t know what to give.One day I searched the Internet without any purpose and to my surprise there is a really lovely site where you can buy all kinds of gifts.
I scanned(浏览) some of their items and I found cool and exciting gifts.I chose a special personalized bracelet(手镯)．I’m sure that this will look perfect on her.I put our names as part of the design of the bracelet so that it’ll remind us that we’ll forever be friends.I can’t wait to give her my gift but I won’t tell her yet.I don’t want to destroy the surprise.
1.Why does the author consider Susie as a rare friend?
A. Susie is good at solving problems.
B. She and the author have lots of things to talk about.
C. Susie is a friendly and warmhearted person.
D. She can always offer help when the author is in need.
2.Finally the author found a nice gift for her friend .
A. with the help of somebody else
B. while going online
C. while doing shopping in a store
D. without difficulty
3.The author wanted to put her and her friend’s names in the bracelet in order to .
A. give her friend a big surprise
B. make the present more special
C. remind her friend of their difference between them
D. make her friend remember their friendship forever
