Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   16  . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father   17  , too.” But what about the other days of the year?

I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   18  . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen   19  , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom …”

Later I asked, “  20   did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and   21  . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   22   time to answer the call. ”

My friend is a good girl. She is   23   thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   24   child, right? Please remember to   25   your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

1.A. do         B. will         C. won’t         D. don’t

2.A. a cake      B. a kiss        C. a present      D. some money

3. A. have a rest  B. make a call   C. pay a visit      D. go gor a walk

4.A.hours       B. minutes      C. seconds       D. days

5. A. Why       B. What       C. How           D. When

6.A. fast        B. careless     C. healthy         D. slow

7. A. enough    B. quick       C. no             D. little

8.A. never       B. always      C. seldom         D. sometimes

9.A. bad         B. clever      C. sick            D. good

10.A. protect      B. look after    C. think of        D. listen to

Can you or do you wash your clothes? Can you cook meals for yourself when your parents are not at home?   1.

Today, many young people can’t look after themselves when they leave home.   2. I don’t want to be a person like that. I want to be more independent(獨立的).

When I was only seven years old, I was in the kitchen with my mother enjoying cooking. I always helped her.   3. She was really interested in teaching me how to cook. But when my mother got married (結(jié)婚), she didn’t know how to cook. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking. My mother did not start cooking until she was 25 years old.   4. She had to take cooking lessons. So she decided to teach us how to cook because she didn’t want us to have the same experience.

 5. I always wash my own clothes, and sometimes I wash my parents and my brother’s clothes, too. When my parents are not at home, I can cook meals for my brother and me.

A. At the beginning, it was difficult for her.

B. I did nothing at home, because my mother could help me.

C. My mother likes doing chores.

D. And now I can do many chores myself.

E. Do you often help do some chores at home?

F. I learned cooking from my mother.

G. They even can’t wash a pair of socks.

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   16 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father   17  , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   18 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen   19 , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “  20  did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and   21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   22  time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is   23  thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   24  child, right? Please remember to   25  your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   16  . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father   17  , too.” But what about the other days of the year?

I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   18  . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen   19  , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom …”

Later I asked, “  20   did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and   21  . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   22   time to answer the call. ”

My friend is a good girl. She is   23   thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   24   child, right? Please remember to   25   your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

16. A. do         B. will         C. won’t         D. don’t

17. A. a cake      B. a kiss        C. a present      D. some money

18. A. have a rest  B. make a call   C. pay a visit      D. go gor a walk

19. A.hours       B. minutes      C. seconds       D. days

20. A. Why       B. What       C. How           D. When

21. A. fast        B. careless     C. healthy         D. slow

22. A. enough    B. quick       C. no             D. little

23. A. never       B. always      C. seldom         D. sometimes

24. A. bad         B. clever      C. sick            D. good

25. A. protect      B. look after    C. think of        D. listen to

Are you tired？Do you often catch colds and flu？If so，you might consider changing your sleep habits.Good health demands good sleep.Studies have shown that most people need eight hours of sleep each night.Americans，however, on average, get only seven hours.One­third of us get just six hours，and good health is not simply a matter of how much sleep you get，but also the type of sleep you get.

Non­rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep allows your body to grow and repair itself.During NREM sleep，your muscles relax.Your heart rate and breathing rate decrease.Your eyes roll slowly back and forths then they stop moving.Most of the sleeping you do is NREM sleep.

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep restores your brain.During REM sleep，you dream.You may not remember every dream，but every time you sleep，you dream.Your eyes move back and forth quickly.Your breathing rate and heartbeat increase.Your muscles become paralysed (麻痹的)．About 25 percent of your sleep is REM sleep.You need enough of both kinds of sleep to be healthy.

Is it a real concern if you don’t get enough good sleep？It certainly is.Poor sleep puts you and others at risk.More than 100,000 car accidents are caused each year by drivers who nod off (打盹)．Almost $100 billion is lost yearly in the business and environmental field.People deprived_of sleep have been factors in the Challenger space tragedy，the Exxon Valdez oil spill (溢出)，and the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident.So do yourself and everyone around you a favour.Don’t cheat yourself out of good sleep!

1. This passage is mainly about________.

A．why people dream

B．what happens during REM sleep

C．why people catch colds and flu

D．the importance of sleep

2．Most sleep at night is________.

A．NREM sleep

B．REM sleep

C．good quality sleep

D．sleep that makes you become paralysed

3．“Good sleep” can be described as________.

A．getting about eight hours of the two types of sleep

B．sleeping soundly through the night

C．getting more than seven hours of sleep each night

D．having sleep that prevents accidents

4．To help the readers understand the effects of poor sleep habits，the writer________.

A．explains the two types of sleep

B．compares the two kinds of sleep

C．mentions several disasters

D．explains all the risks

5．The underlined phrase “deprived of” in the last paragraph means “________”．

A．not wanting                                        B．stopped from having

C．trying to get                                        D．a(chǎn)sking for