I am Bruce．My parents divorced in 1993，when I was four．After that，my mother took care of me alone．I grew up to be an outgoing（開朗的）person．I could find friends anywhere I went．

But some of my friends had bad habits，such as smoking and drinking I didn’t do things like that．They laughed at me．This made me annoyed f（使煩惱）with them．As a teenager，in fact，I didn’t think I had a true friend．I felt lonely．I tried to do only good things，though I didn’t do them very well．

Then my life began to change when I went to university in 2007．Now I don’t feel lonely and I have some true friends．They are very polite．I feel their love and care．When I have problems，they offer to help me．There are no better friends in the world than them．They will never leave me，no matter what happens in the future．

1．What does the underlined word“divorced”mean in Chinese?

A．結婚                      B．離婚                       C．得病                      D．去世

2．Bruce was unhappy with his friends because ________．

A．they laughed at him                                     B．they drank a lot

C．they smoked a lot                                       D．they had new habits

3．Bruce went to the college at the age of ________．

A．16                          B．17．                       C．18                          D．19

4．Bruce’s university friends are ________．

A．friendly and helpful                                     B．polite but careless

C．careful but dishonest                                          D．lovely and careful

5．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Bruce didn’t like making friends after his father left him．

B．Bruce had new habits，such as smoking and drinking．

C．Bruce’s¨life changed after he became a university student．

D．Bruce had made real good friends before he went to university．

One day，Tom's parents told him that his grandpa would retire after working for forty years．Tom said in surprise，“I m only seven，so it means Grandpa has been．．．er．．．a really long time!”

His parents said，“Yes．That’s why we will have a surprise party for him．”

Tom loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him．He remembered the job card his grandpa had given him two years before．He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the job on the card，so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa．

When the big day came，Tom was ready．But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others'．He carried it around with him the whole evening．

When all the other people left，he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift．

His grandpa smiled，“Well，it must be a beautiful gift．May I open it now?” “Sure!” Tom said excitedly．

As Grandpa opened the gift，tears（眼淚）came into his eyes．Tom gave him the greater gift he had ever got! It was a job card with his new job：FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Tom said，“Now your full-time job is my grand!”

Well，how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked，smiling．“As many hugs as you want！” With these words，Tom gave Grandpa a hug．“Well，I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa．

1．Tom's ________ was going to retire．

A．grandma                B．grandpa               C．mother                   D．father

2．Tom remembered ________ his grandpa had given him two years before．

A．the birthday card     B．the post card        C．the schoolbag         D．the job card

3．What did Tom decide to do for his grandpa?

A．To find a new job for him．                        B．To take a photo for him．

C．To sing a song for him．                                   D．To buy a gift for him．

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Tom forgot to give his gift to his grandpa．

B．Tom was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa．

C．Tom was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa．

D．Tom gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people．

5．Why were there tears in Grandpa's eyes?

A．He would have no friend after he retired．

B．He would have no family after he retired．

C．He couldn't make any money after he retired．

D．He didn't think Tom would give him such a good gift．

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I        . I         a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father       , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
In my family, my parents like         very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very happy. In the evening, we eat moon cakes and watch the        .
I have a friend. Her parents      in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to        . So she dials (撥打) the number, but then she puts down the phone.         About 15 minutes, she dials the number again.”Hi, Mom…”
Later, I ask, “Why do you dial the number        ?” She smiles, “My parents are old and      , so they can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them         time to         the telephone.”
My friend is a good girl. She is always         about her parents. You also want to be a         child, right? Please always remember to         your parents at anytime, not just on some important days.