【正文】 e problem is that the people in Jean?s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her . She likes being anonymous(匿名 ), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often. Last year Jean made a very special friend on . His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a mon(共同的 ) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on and sometimes they even fot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, goodlooking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. 16 When Jean?s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David?s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelveyearold boy named Jim! 根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。然而新的問題來了，田里的田鼠猖狂了起來，結(jié)果農(nóng)民的莊稼大多給吃光了。 1. Which of the following is true? A. The owner of the wallet found a twentydollar bill gone. B. The writer wasn?t surprised when the man gave her a reward. C. Nothing in the wallet was missing. D. The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back. 2. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _______. A. she thought Christmas was ingB. the owner came back too soon C. she didn?t know there was so much money in it D. as an honest person, she didn?t care much about money 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer accepted a reward of $ 20. B. The writer regretted(后悔 ) that she had returned the wallet. C. The writer didn?t return the wallet until the owner came back. D. The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet. 9 頑童的承諾 兄弟可以相依相伴，可以同甘共苦，也可以為彼此付出一切??請(qǐng)讀讀這篇感人的兄弟情的故事吧！ A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car 30 from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(頑童 ) was walking around the shining car. “ Is this your car, sir?” he asked. Paul answered, “ Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “ You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish?” He hesitated(猶豫 ). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “ I wish,” the boy went on, “ that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “ Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “ Oh yes, I?d love to,” the boy answered. After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “ Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “ Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him ing back, but he was not ing fast. He was 31 carrying his little crippled(殘疾的 ) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car. “ There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn?t cost him a cent. And some day I?m going to give you one just like it?then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I?ve been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shiningeyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unfettable holiday ride. 根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選 擇最佳選項(xiàng)。 she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted hearttoheart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a opened between us. I was “ too emotional(易動(dòng)感情的 )” . But she lived “ on the surface(表面 )” . As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did five(原諒 ) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment(失望 ), then little interest and, finally, peace — it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn?t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as she?d never been 22 able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a onepage letter, folded(折疊 ) and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。 1.“老”字趣談 每個(gè)國(guó)家都有各自的文化習(xí)慣，而這種文化上的差異往往會(huì)引起一定的誤會(huì)，不過只要熟悉對(duì)方的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣做到入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，一切就 OK 啦！ When my family moved to America in 2022 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬 ) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a parttime job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middleaged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly b