—Could I borrow your bike？

—________，but please return it by Saturday．

A．I’m sorry

B．Of course

C．Let me see

D．No，thanks

C

Some people have a very poor sense of direction．Unluckily，I am one of them．I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time．

When I was a little girl，I never dared ask strangers the way．So I used to walk round in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to．

Now，I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions，but I often receive helpless or even wrong informarion．So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions．If anyone asks me the way to somewhere，I always say，“Sorry，I am a stranger here．”

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man．He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building．I gave him my usual reply．But just as I walked on only a few steps，I realized that he had asked the way to my office building．However，I had no time to turn back and look for him．I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting．

When I just got to my office，the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions．Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight！

1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because________．

A．she’s a stranger to the city

B．she doesn’t know the people

C．she has no time to help others

D．she’s afraid of giving wrong directions

2.A man stopped the writer on the way to________．

A．sell her something

B．a(chǎn)sk for the time

C．make friends with her

D．a(chǎn)sk for the direction

3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer________．

A．lives

B．studies

C．works

D．teaches

4.The word“embarrassed”in the last paragraph means________．

A．尷尬的

B．困惑的

C．激動的

D．拮據(jù)的

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A．The writer is too shy to give others directions．

B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction．

C．The writer never got lost when she was young．

D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer．

同義句轉(zhuǎn)換

He isn’t strong enough to lift that rock．

→①He is________weak________lift that rock．

→②He is________weak________he can’t lift that rock．

—I________two days preparing for the test．

—I hope you can pass the test successfully．

A．cost

B．spent

C．paid

D．took

(2013黑龍江龍東)She________live with her grandparents，but she doesn’t now．

A．used to

B．is used to

C．was used to

(2012四川自貢)—Li Na won the tennis championship in the French Open on June 4，2011．

—We take pride in her．She is the first Asian professional tennis player to win it．

A．a(chǎn)re interested in

B．a(chǎn)re terrifled of

C．a(chǎn)re proud of

—I’m really________before the exam．

—Take it easy．You’re the best．

A．surprised

B．nervous

C．comfortable

D．confident

I used to________in the morning，but now I’m used to________before going to bed．

A．read；read

B．reading；read

C．read；reading

D．reading；reading

The number of books in the bookshop is about 10，000 and a number of them________about science．

A．is

B．was

C．a(chǎn)re

D．were

B

When I was 13 years old，a boy gave me an important gift．It was a smile．

It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school，and my old school was far away．As a result，no one knew who I was．I was very lonely，and afraid to make friends with anyone．

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing，I felt my heart break．I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem，and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me．

Then one day，my classmates talked happily with their friends，but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual．At that moment，a boy entered the classroom．I didn’t know who he was．He passed me and then turned back．He looked at me and，without a word，smiled．

Suddenly，I felt the touch of something bright and friendly．It made me feel happy，lively and warm．

That smile changed my life．I started to talk with the 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 smiled，but he couldn’t remember smiling at me！

It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone．Now I believe that the world is what you think it is．If you think you are lonely，you might always be alone．So smile at the world and it will smile back．

1.Why was the smile an important girl？

A．Because the writer’s old school was far away．

B．Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy．

C．Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was．

D．Because it made the writer feel happy，lively and warm．

2.The writer couldn’t talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because________．

A．she was always unhappy

B．she didn’t have any friends there

C．she was in the first year at a junior high school

D．she didn’t want her parents to worry about her

3.How did the smile change the writer’s life？

A．She started to make friends．

B．She became best friends with the boy．

C．Her parents didn’t worry about her any more．

D．She realized that she was lonely．

4.Where does the writer now think her feeling of unhappiness come from？

A．From her old school．

B．From her parents．

C．From herseIf

D．From her classmates at the new school．

5.Which of the following is TRUE from the passage？

A．The boy still remembered why he smiled at me．

B．Nobody knew me at the beginning of my first year at a junior high school．

C．I felt very happy when I heard the other students talking and laughing．

D．Now I don’t think that the world is what you think it is．