It's only $79.99! How many times have you heard those words on TV or read them in a newspaper ad? The word "only" is supposed to make you think that this is a great price for the product.

    But think about this. How long does it take you to earn $79.99? What do you have to do to get that money? The little thing that's only $79.99 is worth（值）almost 12 hours of your work! And if you are making less than this, how long will it take to earn that much money?

    So as you stand in a shop, telling yourself that you have to buy something, think about how long you must work to earn the money to pay for it. Is that $85 T-shirt really worth the time to earn $85? You could probably find a similar（相似的）shirt at another shop for under $35, right?

    Even if your parents are still buying you clothes, someone has to work for the money. If you spend money on one thing, you don't have money to spend on anything else. So if you spend $85 on those jeans, you cannot put it in the bank, and you cannot go snowboarding or to the movies with friends because you don't have the money to go.

57. Saying that it's "only$ 79.99" may make you think that it_______.

    A. is expensive      B. is important      C. is cheap      D. is suitable

58. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    A. The newspaper ad may use some words to promote sales（促銷(xiāo)）．

    B. The$ 79.99 T-shirt doesn't have good quality.

    C. The T-shirt may make you spend the money you will use for some other things.

    D. You can find a similar T-shirt at another shop for a lower price.

59. From the passage we know that_______.

    A. the T-shirt isn't worth buying

    B. the T-shirt is too expensive

    C. we shouldn't believe the newspaper ad

    D. we should think about what it is really worth before buying

60. We can probably find the passage in a(n)_______.

    A. advertisement    B. Youth Newspaper    C. Year-book    D. story-book

It's only $79.99! How many times have you heard those words on TV or read them in a newspaper ad? The word "only" is supposed to make you think that this is a great price for the product.

    But think about this. How long does it take you to earn $79.99? What do you have to do to get that money? The little thing that's only $79.99 is worth（值）almost 12 hours of your work! And if you are making less than this, how long will it take to earn that much money?

    So as you stand in a shop, telling yourself that you have to buy something, think about how long you must work to earn the money to pay for it. Is that $85 T-shirt really worth the time to earn $85? You could probably find a similar（相似的）shirt at another shop for under $35, right?

    Even if your parents are still buying you clothes, someone has to work for the money. If you spend money on one thing, you don't have money to spend on anything else. So if you spend $85 on those jeans, you cannot put it in the bank, and you cannot go snowboarding or to the movies with friends because you don't have the money to go.

57. Saying that it's "only$ 79.99" may make you think that it_______.

    A. is expensive      B. is important      C. is cheap      D. is suitable

58. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    A. The newspaper ad may use some words to promote sales（促銷(xiāo)）．

    B. The$ 79.99 T-shirt doesn't have good quality.

    C. The T-shirt may make you spend the money you will use for some other things.

    D. You can find a similar T-shirt at another shop for a lower price.

59. From the passage we know that_______.

    A. the T-shirt isn't worth buying

    B. the T-shirt is too expensive

    C. we shouldn't believe the newspaper ad

    D. we should think about what it is really worth before buying

60. We can probably find the passage in a(n)_______.

    A. advertisement    B. Youth Newspaper    C. Year-book    D. story-book

When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan． Many of our new neighbors weren’t very welcoming．Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from．The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from school．

Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher．Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn’t say this to me．Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else．Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever．Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself．She always wanted to know what I thought about difficult questions．Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France? Why? She expected me to have my own idea．Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education．

One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at me．The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying．The whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughing．This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get to know me．So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target（靶子）, and how I became just another kid in school．

1． The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because ________．

A． they returned from another country            B． they had different skin colour

C． they spoke a different language                   D． they moved to a wrong place

2． From the end of the first paragraph we know that ________．

A． children are more friendly to strangers

B． American schools are not safe for kids

C． children often follow their parents’ behavior

D． fighting each other is part of children’s nature

3． At school most of his teachers ______ the author．

A． were cold to    B． didn’t notice     C． threw things at   D． got angry with

4． Miss Bean respected the author by ________．

A． giving him chances to answer questions      B． hitting him with a eraser

C． giving him extra lessons                             D． treating him as one of her students

5． To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to ________．

A． pay close attention to what the teacher says

B． learn to think and have one’s own idea

C． keep silent and unnoticed in class

D． get special attention from the teacher

There is nobody in the world the same__1.__ you; you are unique (獨(dú)特唯一的)! Everybody is __2.__from everyone else. That is good !__3.__ it makes the world(世界)an interesting place.

There are people taller__4.__you, and shorter than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s hair, but maybe it is longer than __5.__. Another difference is your hair may be straight , hers may be curly.

I am sure you have some friends who are   6.   than you. And you also have some friends , they are as__7.__at sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at some things.

__8.__ does your best friend look like? Do you both __9.__to finish your homework at school? Do you both want to wear the same clothes every day? I think __10.__ some ways you are the same, but in many other ways you are different.

So say loudly to the world,“I am who I am –I’m unique!”

11.               A．with           B．a(chǎn)s             C．of    D．from

 

12.               A．better         B．different        C．smart D．good

 

13.               A．Because        B．So             C．Although  D．But

 

14.               A．a(chǎn)fter           B．than           C．like   D．in front of

 

15.               A．her            B．she            C．hers  D．she’s

 

16.               A．smart          B．smarter        C．smartest   D．a(chǎn) smart

 

17.               A．bad           B．better          C．well  D．good

 

18.               A．Where         B．What          C．How  D．How often

 

19.               A．like            B．enjoy          C．would like D．going

 

20.               A．through        B．by             C．in    D．on