A．they think they should have done                B．you have done nothing C．people try and tell you they are not so bad         D．someone just said to me E. it’s a time to remember the things

   Birthdays are strange things. The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don’t matter, and the more     1    . I’m not really sure why they think so. It’s true that you are getting older, but as     2     , “Who isn’t getting older every day?” The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things    3    , but have not. I certainly understand that feeling, though I think     4     that I most want to do — a kind of personal re-ordering （重新排序） of the to-do list. What makes you depressed（郁悶） on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year. That makes you feel     5     , and not been anywhere. I have not had that experience this year. I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then.

A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票員） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"  The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains."  The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.
【小題1】One day the mother took a bus ______.

A．to a small city

B．to get some money

C．with her son

D．to school

【小題2】The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(總共) on the bus.
A. 1             B. 2            C. 3          D 4
【小題3】The mother was______.     

A．not honest(誠實)

B．honest

C．very clever

D．not pretty

【小題4】The conductor asked ______ how old he was.
A. the mother    B. the little boy     C. the bus driver   D the passenger
【小題5】The boy was ____ years old then.      
A. four       B. two       C. two and a half   D six and a half

A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票員） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"  The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains."  The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.
【小題1】One day the mother took a bus ______.

A．to a small city

B．to get some money

C．with her son

D．to school

【小題2】The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(總共) on the bus.
A. 1             B. 2            C. 3          D 4
【小題3】The mother was______.     

A．not honest(誠實)

B．honest

C．very clever

D．not pretty

【小題4】The conductor asked ______ how old he was.
A. the mother    B. the little boy     C. the bus driver   D the passenger
【小題5】The boy was ____ years old then.      
A. four       B. two       C. two and a half   D six and a half

（A）你最喜歡什么顏色？Do you like yellow, orange and red ? You do, you must be a person full of hopeful happy feeling about life. Do you like gray and blue ? Then maybe you are quiet, and you would rather go after than go before. And sometimes you feel unhappy. I f you love green, you are strong-minded. You wish to do （B）__________well and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists（心理學(xué)者）tell us. They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite colour as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

     A yellow room makes us feel happier and more comfortable than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and gladness to the saddest winter day.（C）Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better,harder, and have few accidents when their machines are painted（漆）orange rather than black or dark gray. Remember, then, that（D） if you feel low, you can brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a new colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends better when you （E）____________what colours they like or dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character（ 性格）when you choose something in different colours.

1．將劃線部分（A）譯成英語：______________________________.

2．在（B）的空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語：_____________________.

3．將劃線部分（C）譯成漢語：_____________________________________________.

4．將劃線部分（D）譯成漢語：_____________________________________________.

5．在（E）的空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語：____________________.

Maria likes thrillers，________ she doesn't like comedies．

A．a(chǎn)nd          B．so          C．but          D．then