John and Henry studied in the same school. John lived in fear of Henry — every day he gave his lunch money to Henry, but Henry still beat (揍) him up. He said that if John told anyone he would beat him up in front of all the other kids in his class. John had to ask his mom for more and more lunch money, but he seemed   1   than ever and came home from school hungry every day.

John even cried one day, and a girl told everyone that he was just like a baby and had cried. John was   2   and felt so bad about himself and about school.

One day, John met Jimmy, a boy   3   also had to give his lunch money to Henry. John told Jimmy how he    4   bullying (欺侮), and found that Jimmy felt the same. They finally thought of a good way of dealing with their   5  .

The following day, Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money.

“I don’t want to give my money to you,” said John.

“What?” Henry shouted.

John said   6  , “I want to have my lunch today, and you, get away (滾開(kāi))!”

“You want to get beaten up?!”

Just then Henry’s fist (拳頭) was hitting John’s face, they heard   7   shout, “Stop!” Henry was very angry to hear that. He turned around   8   found that his teacher Ms Brown was standing just behind him. He felt very surprised. Jimmy had taken Ms. Brown to John’s class and she   9    the bullying with her own eyes. Henry was taken to the head teacher’s office.  10  that, he never bullied others again. John and Jimmy helped not only themselves but Henry and other kids.

1.                A．better          B．thinner         C．heavier   D．happier

2.                A．embarrassed     B．excited         C．relaxed   D．pleased

3.                A．which          B．whom          C．who D．/

4.                A．liked           B．suggested       C．a(chǎn)ppreciated   D．hated

5.                A．a(chǎn)ccident        B．task            C．trouble   D．friendship

6.                A．strongly        B．politely         C．sincerely  D．fortunately

7.                A．nobody         B．a(chǎn)nyone         C．everybody    D．someone

8.                A．but            B．a(chǎn)nd            C．or   D．however

9.                A．listened        B．saw            C．looked   D．heard

10.               A．Before         B．Behind         C．After D．Except

He is not as ___ as his younger brother.  

One night, Mary heard some big  36_  noise.  “Doh, Doh, …” It  37   for a few minutes.  Mary went out of her bedroom to search everywhere.  Her parents were sleeping and there were no   38  people in the house.  Mary   39 _ to her bedroom.

Mary heard the noise again.  She thought, “Is it a cat?  Mike has a cat.  But cats miaow.  They don’t make such noise.”

“Maybe it’s a bird   40   around and looking for a place to rest.  No!  That doesn’t make any noise.”

Maybe it’s the whisper of my parents.  They _41   be   42   in their room.  But that noise wasn’t a whisper at all.”

Mary went to bed again but she heard the noise again. She was   43_   and fell  44_    her bed. Her legs were   45_   and she could not climb up any more.

John and Henry studied in the same school．John lived in fear of Henry--every day he gave his lunch money to Henry，but Henry still beat（揍）him up．He said that if John told anyone he would beat him up in front of all the other kids in his class．John had to ask his mom for more and more lunch money，but he seemed __1__ than ever and came home from school hungry every day．

John even cried one day，and a girl told everyone that he was just like a baby and had cried．John was __2__ and felt so bad about himself and about school．

One day，John met Jimmy，a boy __3__ also had to give his lunch money to Henry．John told Jimmy how he __4__ bullying（欺侮），and found that Jimmy felt the same．They finally thought of a good way of dealing with their __5__．

The following day，Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money．

“I don’t want to give my money to you，” said John．

“What?” Henry shouted．

John said __6__，“I want to have my lunch today，and you，get away（滾開(kāi)）！”

“You want to get beaten up?！”

…

Just then Henry's fist（拳頭）was hitting John's face，they heard __7__ shout，“Stop！” Henry was very angry to hear that．He turned around __8__ found that his teacher Ms Brown was standing just behind him．He felt very surprised．Jimmy had taken Ms Brown to John's class and she __9__ the bullying with her own eyes．Henry was taken to the head teacher's office．__10__ that，he never bullied others again．John and Jimmy helped not only themselves but Henry and other kids．

1．A．better                B．thinner             C．heavier             D．happier

2．A．embarrassed          B．excited              C．relaxed             D．pleased

3．A．which            B．whom              C．who               D．/

4．A．liked                 B．suggested           C．a(chǎn)ppreciated          D．hated

5．A．a(chǎn)ccident             B．task                C．trouble                     D．friendship

6．A．strongly              B．politely              C．sincerely             D．fortunately

7．A．nobody              B．a(chǎn)nyone              C．everybody         D．someone

8．A．but                  B．a(chǎn)nd                C．or                 D．however

9．A．listened               B．saw               C．looked           D．heard

10．A．Before             B．Behind             C．After                D．Except

Most teenagers feel sad or afraid when their parents fight. They might think their parents don’t love each other any more.
In fact, it is normal for parents to disagree and argue sometimes. They might disagree about important thing like jobs and family decisions. They might even disagree about little thing that don’t seem important at all – like what’s for dinner. Maybe sometimes parents feel so strongly about their differences that it may lead to arguments. However, these arguments are often over quickly. Parents may say sorry and make up , and the family returns to normal
As a family member, you should find out what it really means when your parents fight. When your parents get angry with each other, they might say things they don’t really mean. If your parents are fighting, don’t worry too much about it. Try to find a good way to solve it.
If your parent’s fighting really bothers you, you might find it hard to sleep or got to school. If this happens, try talking to your parents. They may not even realize it until you tell them how their fighting has influenced you. You can also tell other relatives, a teacher or a close friend.
Just remember that no family is perfect and arguments are common in every family.
【小題1】What does it mean when parents fight?
A.  They aren’t happy with their family.
B.  They don’t love each other any more.
C.  They disagree with each other about something.
【小題2】The underlined part “make up” in paragraph 2 means “      ” in Chinese.
A.  彌補(bǔ)              B.  組成               C.  和解
【小題3】The underlined word “it” refers to “     ”.
A.  your parents’ fighting.        B.  your parents’ life      C.  your parents’ difference
【小題4】What should we do when our parents’ fighting bothers us?
A.  Talk to them.    B.  Shout at them.       C.  Say something nice to them.
【小題5】What can we learn from the passage?
A.  Parents’ fighting often lasts a long time.
B.  Parents might fight over small things.
C.  Teenagers should never argue with their parents.