【正文】 clever friend of his who lived in the same place. “One of my wife’s cousins is going to bring her husband and children and spend ten days with us next month again. How have you prevented all your relatives from ing to live with you in the summer?” “Oh,” the friend answered, “That is not difficult, I just borrow money from all the rich ones, and lend it to all the poor ones. After that, they seldom e again.” Hearing this Mr. Richards smiled. 1. The relatives preferred to stay in Mr. Richards’ house because .A. is was near the seaB. they might spend less moneyC. they were more weleD. it was a fortable place2. The cousin that small seaside town before. A. had worked in B. had not visited C. had been to D. had never been3. According to his friend’s opinion, the poor relatives would stop going there so often because .A. they were shy to borrow money againB. they were afraid to be asked to pay off the debtsC. they had been illtreatedD. it wasn’t happy for the poor to meet the rich4. The best title for this passage is . A. Such a Clever Friend B. Mr. Richards and his Friend C. Money is Important D. Such Good Usage of Money5. After reading the passage we can infer .A. Mr. Richards still plains about the ing of his relatives in summerB. The friend of Mr. Richards’ hadn’t as many relatives as Mrs. RichardsC. Gradually Mr. Richards succeeded in keeping his relatives out in summerD. None of Richards’ relatives came to the seaside town for their holidays6 In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice. Today, it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programs and telephone hot lines, too. A hot line is a telephone line that offers a direct way of getting in touch with advisers. Most hot lines are pletely anonymous（匿名的） — callers do not have to say names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usually free, too.Callers do not have to pay for the advice or the phone calls — even if the calls are long distance. At some hot lines, the advisers are volunteers. Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are professionals with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot line. All the advisers listen to people and help them settle their problems.1. What do you know about a hot line?A. It’s a telephone line that is hot.B. It’s a telephone line through which people get advice.C. It’s a telephone line whose number no one knows.D. It’s a telephone line through which callers take a short class.2. When people call the hot line advisers, they .A. often give their names and telephone numbers B. generally have to pay for the long distance callsC. usually pay nothing for most of the calls and adviceD. always try to get in touch with the volunteer advisers3. The advisers working at the hot lines .A. are not all paidB. are all volunteersC. are all educated and experiencedD. have all been trained for a short time4. How do the hot line advisers work?A. They do what callers tell them to do. B. They listen to the callers and take their advice.C. They give the callers advice.D. They go to the callers’ to help them.5. The writer of the article seems to think that .A. with hot lines people won’t get advice from their families or friendsB. hot lines are of great help to callersC. people had better pay for the advice and phone calls D. the hot line advisers will settle all of the callers’ problems7 William Henry Harrison, the president of the United States, was born in a small town. As a boy, he was quiet and shy. In fact, he was such a quiet boy that everyone thought he was stupid. The people of the town liked to play him tricks. For example, they often put a nickel and a dime before him and then they all laughed at him.One day, a woman took pity on him. She asked, “Why do you never choose a dime and always choose a nickel instead? Do you know that a nickel is worth much less than a dime?”“Of course, I know it,” William answered slowly. “But if I choose the dime, they won’t play the trick on me any more.”1. The reason William always chose the nickel was that . A. he was so stupid that he failed to see the difference of the value between nickel and dime B. he liked it very much A. both A and BB. he could get another nickel next time2. In the passage “to play him tricks” means .A. to laugh at and joke with himB. to call him up C. to play games with him D. to make him look stupid and thus give amusement to others3. In the passage “a woman took pity on him” means . A. a woman felt sorry for him B. a woman interrupted him C. a woman came to help him D. a woman couldn’t understand him 4. The writer of the passage wants to tell us .A. William Henry Harrison was very clever indeedB. the woman was very fond of the stupidC. how they found the boy was stupid D. the people of town made it a rule to laugh at the boy whenever they saw him5. From the story we can see .A. clever people are either quiet or shyB. those who play tricks on the others are foolishC. some people are not what seems to beD. it is wrong to cheat a shy and quiet boy8 Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would have sweets and icecream rather than eat meat and rice. Sweets and icecream are not bad for the stomach if we eat at the end of a meal. If we have them at meals, they may take away our appetite (胃口). It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it is a sign that our body needs food. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time