If you think you are too shy and want to be a little outgoing, try the following. You can make it.

    Tell people you are shy. Just let people know that you are a shy kid. When they know that, they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more at home when talking with others.

    Try to smile more. People think you are friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that most of us would like to talk to friendly people and we will stay away from an angry-looking face.

    Talk to others first. If you find it hard to do, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to those people?

    Turn your attention to somewhere else. Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game. Don’t worry about your looks or care if people like you.

    Reward(獎勵) yourself. Each time after you say “hi” or smile at someone for the first time , say to yourself “You did it!” or buy yourself an ice cream.

    Keep trying and one day you won’t be shy any more when you talk to others.

1.How many suggestions does the writer give us in the passage?

A. Three        B. Four.          C. Five         D. Six.

2.How can you make people think you are friendly and easy to talk to?

A. By telling them you are shy.                B. By trying to smile more.

C. By talking to them first.                   D. By rewarding yourself.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People can understand you better when they know you are shy.

B. Most people don’t like to talk to those people with angry faces.

C. Don’t care what you look like at the party or the game.

D. Each time after you smile at someone for the first time, you should buy yourself an ice cream.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. How to be outgoing?          

B. When to be friendly?

C. Why to be shy?        

D. Where to say something nice about people around you?

 

One day，a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas．The father said�！癓ook! There’s a horseshoe  1   the ground．Pick it up and put it in your bag．”Thomas said．“It wastes my time．”His father said  2  but he picked it up himself．When they got to a nearby town，they had a rest．There the farmer  3   the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries．

    The father and the son went on walking．The sun was well up in the  4  ．They soon drank up their water．a(chǎn)nd there wasn’t a house or even a tree for them to  5  ．Thomas felt too  6 to walk on．At this time．his father gave Thomas a strawberry  7  he quickly ate it．After a while，his father gave him  8  strawberry and once again．his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth．

    And so they  9  ．The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them．When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries，his father said to him，“My dear son，if you picked up that horseshoe，you would have your own strawberries  10  ．Always remember the lesson：If you don’t worry about the little things，you’ll find it difficult to do the great things．”

1．A．under                      B．on                       C．for                        D．to

2．A．everyone              B．a(chǎn)nything                C．nothing                  D．someone

3．A．threw                    B．sold                     C．found                    D．bought

4．A．sky                       B．mountain               C．fiver                       D．tree

5．A．have a look        B．have a try              C．have a rest                     D．have a picture

6．A．excited                    B．cold                     C．full                        D．thirsty

7．A．a(chǎn)nd                       B．though                 C．or                          D．because

8．A．the others             B．a(chǎn)nother                C．others                    D．other one

9．A．turned up              B．came down            C．went on                 D．got over

10．A．to drink                 B．to ride                  C．to use                    D．to eat

How hard we have all prayed(祈禱) to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the pappy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have.

At last, you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you ‘young lady’. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you—this young lady heartily. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.

But this is always something that troubles you a lot. You say, “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already.’

‘No,” they say, “Your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.’ Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.

Another time you tell your grandma, ‘Grandma. See, I am a grown-up now.’

‘Good, now, you can sit here and knit(編織) this for me while I go and have a rest.’ To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes your work. You hear what she says, “Such a bad girl can’t do such easy work.’ You wish then you were a child again.

(　　 )51. The passage is told about ________ problem.

　　　 A. a grown-up boy’s　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a teenage girl’s

C. an old woman’s　　　　　　　　　　　 D. an old man’s

(　　 )52. It is clear that the writer, as a teenager, ________.

　　　 A. is pleased with the present life　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is unhappy about growing up

　　　 C. doesn’t think her present life happy enough　　 D. is sad about being a kid

(　　 )53. How does she know her prayer had been answered?

　　　 A. People treat her as a young lady.

B. She doesn’t need to play with kids now.

C. People begin to call her teenager.

D. She can join women in all kinds of activities.

(　　 )54. From what her parents say, we know ________.

　　　 A. the girl always has much money in her pocket

　　　 B. it’s dangerous for a girl to spend money

　　　 C. they love her more than before

　　　 D. they still regard her as a child

(　　 )55. Why does he promise to help her grandma do some knitting?

　　　 A. Because she likes doing knitting

　　　 B. Because she wants to show that she has grown up.

　　　 C. Because she has much more free time.

　　　 D. Because her grandma is very tired.