【正文】 職） me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you39。ve done well and allowing you to skip（跳） a grade, but you39。ll have to leave your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher? She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was lost in thought. The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night. I had said Yes but for the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make. For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I39。d eagerly wait for the phone to ring and then tell her everything that happened during the day. A phone call, however, could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times. During my fourthgrade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large empty apartment. It was then I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make. She needed to think about both family and work. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn39。t know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals. My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. I39。ve learned a lot because of this separation（分離）. There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life. We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens.（1）It was __________ for the writer to say Yes to her mother s question. A.excitedB.difficultC.unusualD.easy（2）Which of the following sentences can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3? A.I thought my mother might regret her decision.B.I thought my mother might want to go home with us.C.I realized how lonely my mother was in Brazil herself.D.I realized my mother had a happy time in Brazil herself.（3）The writer most probably wants to tell us that __________. A.how she gets on well with her motherB.it39。s difficult for her to make a decisionC.she has learnt a lot from the experienceD.adults have to face the difficult decisions12．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Experiencing ChinaMike, Canada I spent three months with my host family （接待家庭） in China. It was a lifetime experience. I was able to experience Chinese living and culture, from basic Tai Chi to Beijing Opera. I even visited a famous traditional Chinese medicine hospital. Now I have a better understanding of Chinese culture.Joanna, Australia I stayed with my host family for five months. My host mother is a Chinese teacher and she is really warmhearted. With her help, my Chinese has improved a lot. And I have got used to a new culture. My favorite part of the experience was sharing my feelings in China with her.Bill, America My host mother is a wonderful cook! She makes me all kinds of traditional Chinese dishes. They are tasty and I like them very much. Just like me, my host parents love to learn about different cultures. They often ask me questions about life in America.Cindy, Germany Recently I took part in a program to study Chinese. I lived with a host family in China for six months. My host sister is a really hardworking student. It was amazing to see how she made progress in English. And a close relationship has developed between us.（1）Who visited a traditional Chinese medicine hospital? A.MikeB.JoannaC.BillD.Cindy（2）How long did Joanna stay with her host family in China? A.Three months.B.Four months.C.Five months.D.Six months.（3）Cindy thinks her host sister is ________. A.a wonderful cookB.a responsible doctorC.a warmhearted teacherD.a hardworking student13．閱讀短文，判斷下列句子正誤。 Zak39。s grandfather, Stan was very famous. Why? Because he had a very, very, very long white beard （胡子）. One day, Zak asked his grandfather, When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt （被子）? I39。m not sure. I never care about that, said his grandfather, I39。ll look tonight. Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt. Then he remembered his grandson39。s question. Aha! His beard was under the quilt. But wait. Did that feel right? He lift his beard from under the quilt and put it above it. This also didn39。t feel right. Si he put the beard under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. The beard went in and out—first under the quilt, then over it, under, over, all night long. Stan spent a sleepless night. In the morning, he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off! Stan39。s wife was so happy. She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times, but he never did it. Now a simple question made him do that.（1）Stan was very famous for his long white beard. （2）Stan never cared about Zak, his grandson. （3）At the very beginning, Stan39。s beard was under the quilt. （4）That night Stan was sleepless and tired because of the question. （5）Stan listened to his wife39。s advice to cut the beard off. 14．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Hobbies let you explore interests outside of your line of work. They let you be creative and try all kinds of new things. Picking a different one can get your creative juices flowing again. Look at what interests you. Check what you love doing in your spare time. Do you enjoy reading books? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing your own. Do you like a hot coffee at the end of the day? Maybe your hobby could be trying to make it at home. Turn what you already love into a hobby. Think about what you value most Do you value wisdo