Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school，and my old school was far away. As a result，no one knew who I was. I was very lonely，and afraid to speak to anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing，I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day，when my classmates were talking happily with their friends，I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment，a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me，with a smile.
Suddenly，I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day，I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled，but he couldn't remember doing so！
It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely，you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
1. Why didn't the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems？
A.Because she was always unhappy.
B. Because she didn't know anyone at the time.
C. Because she was in the first year at the junior high school.
D. Because she didn't want her parents to worry about her.
2.Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from？
A. From her old school.
B. From her parents.
C. From herself.
D. From her classmates at the new school.
3. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A Surprising Gift B. An Exciting Birthday Gift
C. An Important Gift—Smile D. A Boring Gift
Joe wanted a computer. He asked his ______ for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He ________ about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors. But this was not _______ . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens _____ he had no tools to do the work with.
Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送) _______ . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer ________ away. I could pay _______ it a little each week. He ran to _______ up with Dick. Joe asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was _______ to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took __________ three hours each night. Dick ______ him the phone number of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother ________ he thought, she _____ .“I think it is a _______ idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”
“Wait, Mum,” Joe said, “I’ll call. After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”
Joe’s mother smiled __ .
1.A. teachers B. parents C. classmates D. friends
2.A. said B. told C. thought D. spoke
3.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
4.A. because B. when C. while D. after
5.A. newspaper B. bikes C. computers D. tools
6.A. now B. right C. just D. only
7.A. on B. to C. of D. for
8.A. take B. catch C. carry D. get
9.A. friendly B. kind C. possible D. wrong
10.A. at B. about C. before D. after
11.A. taught B. gave C. made D. asked
12.A. that B. when C. what D. where
13.A. smiled B. shouted C. cried D. worried
14.A. big B. large C. great D. bad
15.A. sadly B. happily C. politely D. angrily
–How are you going, buddy?
--______. A little busy, though.
A. Not too bad B. Can’t be worse
C. On my own D. By train
–Mr Li, I found a watch on the playground.
-You should try to find out ______.
A. whose is the watch B. who is the owner of the watch
C. whom does the watch belong to D. who the owner of the watch is
--_____ the little girl looks!
-- That’s true. She can’t find her Teddy Bear.
A. How sad B. What sad C. What sadly D. How sadly
–The head teacher with his students ______ Zhongshan Park if it _____ tomorrow.
--That sounds wonderful.
A. is going to, isn’t rainy B. are going to, isn’t rainy
C. is going to, won’t rain D. are going to, doesn’t rain
