From： Jeff Whitmore <JeffW@xxx.com>

    To： Kenji Okamoto <okamoto@xxx.com>

    Date： January 10, 2015

    Subject： Request for advice

    Dear Mr. Okamoto.

    My name is Jeff Whitmore，and my daughter, Anna, is one of your students. As you know, we just moved back to Japan six months ago after living in Chicago for three years. Although she had attended school in Japan before we went to Chicago, it`s Anna`s first year at a Japanese junior high school. My wife and I are a little worried about her, and were hoping that it would be okay to ask you for advice.

    She`s getting good grades and likes her classes and teachers. In particular，she has a pen- chant for numbers and loves her math class. She often talks about your fun English class, too. However, after almost half a year, it doesn`t seem like she`s made any friends. Last week. She said that she usually reads by herself during breaks between classes while other girls are hanging out and chatting. Anna also mentioned that she walks to school alone every day. This is very different from how she was in the US.

   I understand that it can take time to make friends at a new school, but I still have concerns that she may be a bit isolated. I think it would be better for her to develop a group of good friends as soon as possible. Even just one close friend would be a good first step. I've never contacted one of my daughter's homeroom teachers before and hope that l`m not bothering you. I just thought that you might know more about her life at school. If you have any ideas about how she can make more personal connections, I would be happy to hear them.

                                                                                 Sincerely,

                                                                               JeffWhitmore

From：Kenji Okamoto<okamoto@----.com>

To：Jeff Whitmore <JeffW@----.com>

Date：January 11,2015

Subject： Re： Request for advice

Dear Mr. Whitmore,

    It' always nice to hear from a parent of one of my students, and I`ll be happy to help you if I can.I`ve talked with Anna one -on-one on several occasions and find her to be a delightful person who is confident and friendly.Actually, I`m surprised to hear about your concerns as she seems to get along well with other students in the class. Probably, she`ll soon form close friendships, but I do have a few ideas for you to consider that may help her to this.

    First, our school has many different. clubs that offer good environments for developing friendships. I know that she enjoys music, so perhaps she would like to join the chorus. If she prefers sports, we have a volleyball club, a soccer club, and oven a karate club. Also, I`m currently organizing a new English club. We will meet once a week to talk and to enjoy music and movies in English. If Anna joins or even takes a leadership role, she can connect with other students who have a shared interest--English. I know of one Japanese student from another class who has spent time in New Zealand and is planning to participate. They may find a lot in common.

    Another approach is to create social situations where she can be the center of attention. Anna told me you often had barbecue parties in your garden in the US. If it's possible, you could have an American-style barbecue party and invite some of the students in her class. I`m sure it would be an exciting experience for them. Possibly, Anna would be more herself at home and they would get to know her better.

    From my experience, I honestly think you have nothing to worry about and feel confident she will establish friendships sooner or later on her own.But,if you feel that any of my ideas will help, please let me know, and we can consider the next step.

                                                                              Best regards,

                                                 Kenji Okamoto

21. What was Anna probably like at her school in Chicago?

    A. She liked to be alone in the classroom.

    B. She showed off her Japanese ability.

    C. She spent a lot of time with friends.

    D. She was jealous of the other students.

22. The phrase has a penchant for in the second paragraph of Mr. Whitmore`s email is closest in meaning to            

    A. is collecting                 B. is exchanging

    C. is fond of                    D. is unsure about

23. Which of the following statements is true according to the information in the email messages?

    A. Anna does not talk about her school life with her parents at home.

    B. Anna prefers her Japanese language class to her English class.

    C. Mr. Whitmore is concerned about Anna`s academic performance.

    D. This is the first email message Mr. Whitmore has sent Mr. Okamoto.

24. Unlike Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Okamoto thinks that Anna             .

    A. is isolated from other students in her class

    B. spends a lot of time reading in school

    C. will have trouble getting good grades

    D. will make friends without any special help

25. Which of the following is NOT one of Mr. Okamoto`s suggestions for Mr. Whitmore?

    A. Take Anna on a trip to New Zealand.

    B. Invite Anna's classmates to an event.

    C. Let Anna participate in the English club.

    D. Have Anna join a sports or music club.

Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.

    My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.

    I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.

    I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.

24.Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?

  A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.

  B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.

  C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.

  D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.

25.The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ______.

A. keep her appointment with the eye doctor    

B. meet her father who was already an old man

C. join in the holiday celebration of the company 

D. finish her work before the deadline approached

26.The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

  A. avoided           B. lacked        C. abandoned        D. took

27.What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Emotional Well-being          

B. The Two Saddest Words

C. The Most Useful Rule              

D. The Peace of Mind

 A new survey released by Yale University finds that Americans trust scientists most when ______ comes to information on climate change.

A. that                    B. this                         C. it                             D. there

 Good morning, everyone,

I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”.

As   1  (know) to us all,   2   the improvement of people’s living standards, cars   3  (become)a popular means of transport,   4  (bring) great convenience to our life.   5   , they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams.

How can we solve the problems then? As far as I   6  (concern) , bicycles is a good solution. For one thing, bicycles don’t need any petrol and they are energy-saving. For   7  ,bicycles are   8   (environment) friendly because they won’t give off waste gas. What’s more, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our health.

9  , let’s take the   10    (responsible) to build up a carbon city by riding bicycles. Come on and join us!

Thank you!

  On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.

“Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. “I’m from Mississippi too.”

   Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.

“They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,” Welty said. “I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.”

    Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion (团聚).

“My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’” Welty added. “And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’”

Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.

“I don’t make them up,” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I don’t have to.”

Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.

28 What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?

A. Two strangers joined her.                B. Her childhood friends came in.

  C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.          D. Some people held a party there.

29. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s        .

A. readers          B. parties        C. friends         D. stories

30. What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?

  A. They live in big cities.                   B. They are mostly women.

  C. They come from real life.                  D. They are pleasure seekers.

 An opinion is _____ someone believes is true but has not been proved.

A. that               B. what

C. which              D. whether

Nowadays, there is a trend that more and more people spend their holidays in foreign countries. 36  So read our travel tips that are simple and practical, and you can always enjoy your travels.

On a business card, write down the emergency contact information and place it in your wallet. 37 Give your emergency contact a copy of your travel plan, a passport data page, and the visa information.

Give each piece of your luggage a unique look: tie a bright handkerchief to a handle or purchase a colored luggage tag. 38

If you don’t speak the local language, carry a brochure with the name and address of your destination. 39

To avoid being a target of crime, don’t wear eye-catching clothing: dress conservatively, and don’t wear or carry obvious signs of wealth (gold watches, expensive jewelry and etc.) and don’t carry more cash than necessary. 40

To make sure of a safe journey and avoid some unnecessary troubles when travelling in foreign countries, you could never be too careful.

A.     Also, don’t accept packages from strangers.

B.     Once your wallet is stolen, you can let them know.

C.     Good preparations can always help you out as well.

D.     You can show it to taxi drivers or when asking for directions.

E.      It will be easier for you to keep track of your bag from a distance.

F.      Of course everyone wants his travels to be trouble-free and enjoyable.

G.     Include the name of anyone who should be contacted in an emergency.

 假如你是李华，你在布告栏中看到学校每日早操前将开展“疯狂英语”集中训练活动，需要招募一位英语资料编辑兼领读员，请你根据以下要点写一封自荐信，内容包括：

1. 写信的目的；    2. 你的特长；   3. 希望被招聘。

注意：

1. 总词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,

______________________________________________________________________________                   

______________________________________________________________________________                                            

______________________________________________________________________________                   

______________________________________________________________________________                       

______________________________________________________________________________                      

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Owing to the popular South Korean drama, a new mix-and-match food trend, beer and fried chicken,  has _______ among young audience despite its unhealthy nature.

A．took over         B．rang out         C．caught on            D．checked in

---Your grandfather still seems very energetic, although he is already in his seventies now.

---Yes, he _______in the army for three years when he was young.

A． would serve             B． served

C． had served               D． has served

The human population of Sri Lanka is now believed to be over 20 million. As a result, large areas of trees are being turned into farmland, highways are being built over centuries—old elephant migration(迁徙) routes, and elephants are being driven out of their habitats. This change causes turmoil, resulting in an increased number of uncontrollable events between elephants and humans.

   The good news is that there is one place called the Elephant Transit Home(ETH) in Udawalawe National Park, the main purpose of which is to protect and care for baby elephants that are found injured or living without their mothers in the wild. A day at the ETH begins early in the morning when the baby elephants are given their first feeding of milk. During the course of the day, each baby will drink an average of 13 gallons of milk. Older elephant are fed mostly coconut leaves as well as other native plants. Then the elephants are set free to wander in the park, eating growing grass and forming a herd.

   The ETH spends almost $125,000 each year on powdered milk for these baby animals. To help pay for food and medical supplies, the ETH has a foster（领养）parent program. Anyone, even schoolchildren, can help a lot by giving money to care for a baby elephant. While some foster parents are too faraway to visit the baby elephant being cared for at the ETH, local schoolchildren play an important part in the program. Foster parents can name their elephants, take photographs of them, and even help send them back into the wild.

   Now visitors are not encouraged to get close to the elephants. The goal of the ETH is for the elephants to return to the wild in the end. It usually takes three years for a baby elephant to be sent back into its natural habitat. The elephants are often set free together with other animals with whom they have close relationships. This program helps them return to the wild as members of a herd that will communicate with each other and take care of each other.

32. What does the underlined word ”turmoil” most probably refer to?

A. a lack of order                                                         B. a sense of well-being

C. a condition of illness                                                       D. a feeling of loneliness

33. As a foster parent in the ETH , you may              .

A. give the elephant you care for a name                           B. visit the baby elephants anytime you want

C. take photographs of elephants twice a month                D. visit Udawalawe National Park free of charge

34. The last paragraph mainly deals with          .

A. the cost of raising a young elephant                              B. the life of the baby elephants in the ETH

C. the future of the elephants in the ETH                           D. the requirements of being a foster parent

35. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Migration Habits of Asian Elephants                               B. Volunteer with Elephants in Sri Lanka

C. Traveling in Udawalawe National Park                            D. The Elephant Transit Home in Sri Lanka

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps．She paid the driver and then, using her hands to   41   the seats, settled in one of them．

It had been a year since Susan became blind．As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of    42  ．Susan’s husband Mark watched her    43   into hopelessness and he was   44   to use every possible means to help his wife．

Finally, Susan felt ready to   45    to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too     46    to get around the city by herself．Mark   47   to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening    48   she could manage it by herself．

For two weeks, Mark   49    Susan to and from work each day．He taught her how to rely on her other   50    , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new   51   ．

At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip  52   ．Monday morning arrived．Before she left, she hugged her husband   53    , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）．She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their   54   ways．Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement   55   Susan．She was doing it!

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work   56   ．As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure   57   you．” Curious, Susan asked the driver   58   ．

“You know, every morning for the   59   week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said．

   Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks．She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than  60  , That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness．

41．A．touch            B．grab         C．count                D．feel

42．A．weakness         B．sickness     C．darkness         D．sadness

43．A．run              B．sink             C．jump             D．step

44．A．inspired             B．determined  C．honored          D．pleased

45．A．return           B．adjust       C．contribute       D．stick

46．A．tired            B．astonished       C．depressed            D．frightened

47．A．volunteered          B．attempted   C．continued        D．struggled

48．A．when             B．as           C．until            D．after

49．A．drove            B．directed     C．accompanied          D．sent

50．A．feeling              B．organs       C．skills               D．senses

51．A．position             B．environment      C．status           D．role

52．A．on her own           B．in person   C．to her benefit       D．on foot

53．A．politely             B．calmly       C．briefly          D．tightly

54．A．opposite         B．separate    C．fixed                D．lonely

55．A．took charge of       B．took place of    C．took advantage of    D．took hold of

56．A．as usual             B．as a rule        C．as well              D．as a consequence

57．A．respect          B．envy        C．know             D．support

58．A．what             B．how          C．why              D．who

59．A．past                 B．same        C．first                D．next

60．A．courage              B．will        C．sight            D．wisdom

—Have you worked out your plan?

—We have got a general idea of what we want, but nothing_______ at the moment.

A. ambiguous     B. permanent        C. concrete         D. ambitious

Paracutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9, 000 feet high. Today Paracutin is asleep.

What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noises deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano.

    Large quantities of stone and lava(岩浆) broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed. Then Paracutin went to sleep.

32. Paracutin was once the name of ________.

A. a peasant                                     B. a village

C. an old mountain                            D. a Mexican

33. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?

A. The little hill of stone.

B. The villagers living close by.

C. The Mexican peasant and his wife.

D. The forests and fields round Paracutin.

34. In this passage the writer is trying to ________.

A. tell us an interesting happening   

B. explain a scientific theory

C. make us believe something          

D. make up an interesting story

35. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage？

A. New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be.

B. Volcanoes are always growing.

C. Volcanoes are active from time to time.

D. New volcanoes are active for only ten years.

   We all know what a brain is.  A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of

the body in the head. It controls our body's functions, movements, emotions and

thoughts. But a brain can mean so much more.

     A brain can also simply be a smart person,  If a person is called brainy, she is smart

and intelligent.  If a family has many children but one of them is super smart, you could say, "She's the brains in the family. " And if you are the brains behind something you

.are responsible for developing or organizing something.  For example, Bill Gates is the

brains behind Microsoft

     Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice.  Word experts say the phrase

"brain trust" became popular when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran for president in

 1932,  Several professors gave him advice on social and political issues facing the U. S.

    These professors were called his "brain trust. "

    These ways we use the word "brain" all make sense. But other ways we use the

word are not so easy to understand.  For example, to understand the next brain

expression, you first need to know the word“drain." As a verb to drain means to,

remove something by letting it flow away. So a brain drain may sound like a disease

where the brain flows out the ears.  But, brain drain is when a country's most educated

people leave their countries to live in another.  The brains are,sort of,draining out of the

country.

       However,if people are responsible for a great idea,you could say they brainstormed

it. Here,brainstorm is not an act of weather.  It is a process of thinking creatively about

a complex topic. For example,  business leaders may use brainstorming to create new

products, and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems.

      If people are brainwashed, it does not mean their brains are nice and clean.  To

brainwash means to make someone accept new beliefs by using repeated pressure in a

forceful or tricky way. Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way.

29. According to the text, if you're the CEO of  Bai Du you can be called

   A. the brains behind Bai Du

   B. Bai Du's brain trust

   C. the brain drain of Bai Du

   D. the organ of Bai Du

30. Why did Roosevelt successfully win the election?

   A. Because he was smart at giving advice.

    B. Because word experts were popular.

   C. Because he got his brain trust.

   D. Because he was the brains behind America.

31. Which of the following expression is always used in a negative way?

   A. Brain trust      B. Brain  drain        C. Brainstorm           D. Brainwash

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Before I studied psychology, I used to think that people would laugh when funny things occurred. While I was right about that, I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors that make people laugh other than the funny part of a joke. When someone laughs at a joke, there will usually be more than one reason that makes him laugh—and the more reasons there are, the more powerful the joke will be.

I was attending a stand-up comedy show in Egypt, and when the man started to make fun of pedestrians crossing streets, everyone laughed their hearts out. The main reason those people strongly laughed was that almost all of them felt angry towards pedestrians who crossed streets carelessly. The joke wasn’t only funny, it also made the audience feel that they were right about being angry at those pedestrians. That is, people were laughing both because of the funny joke and because of the happiness experienced as a result of the psychological support they got.

The better a joke makes a person feel, and the more it includes other psychological factors, the more the person will like it. For example, if you envy one of your friends, and someone tells a joke that is funny and, at the same time, makes your friend seem stupid, then you will probably laugh at it louder than if you weren’t jealous of him.

In short, we don’t laugh only when we hear something funny; we also laugh when we experience some kind of happiness that results from the other psychological factors involved in the joke. I strongly discourage making fun of anyone or belittling someone to make someone else laugh. All I want to explain is that if your joke supports a person’s emotions, he will certainly like it a lot.

32. What did the author find out after studying psychology?

A. Only good jokes make people laugh

B. Many factors lead to people laughing.

C. Funny things can make people laugh

D. Laughter can make people healthy.

33. Why did the audience laugh loud at the pedestrians?

A. They played a trick on the pedestrians.

B. The pedestrians behaved in a funny way.

C. They could feel the pedestrians’ happiness.

D. Their emotion was approved of by the show.

34. What does the underlined word “belittling” probably mean?

A. Annoy B. Blame C. Look down on D. Make up to

35. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

        36    Sometimes they try to get out of a class to escape a teacher they don’t like. Here is some advice to solve this problem.

Ask yourself, “What can I learn from this teacher?” Even if you don’t worship (崇拜) his or her personality or lectures, dig deep until you find a subject in which he or she is very knowledgeable. Focus on that part of the teacher’s personality, and use him or her as a tool for learning. Not only will you gain more knowledge in that subject, but a closer relationship with your teacher may help you understand one another better.    37   

Talk to students who are doing well in the class and ask them for tips, tools, and a plan of action to get along with the teacher better.    38   

If you still can’t get along, make an appointment with the school guidance counselor (辅导员). He or she will offer many tips and suggestions for you to get out of difficult teacher relationships.    39    That means they can help you and your teachers get rid of the bad impression on each other.

    40    Your parents can meet with your teacher and try to work it out.

Teachers are there for more than just homework, and they know about more than just their subject matter. They can help you learn how to function as an adult and a lifelong learner.

Undoubtedly, these will be a few teachers along the way who you will always remember and who might change your life forever.

A. If your relationship problems can’t be solved in school, then it’s time to tell your parents or guardians.

B. If you’re too shy to talk to another student, study his or her actions and behavior in the classroom and try to follow that lead.

C. Students don’t always get along well with their teachers.

D. There must be something good in every teacher for you to learn from.

E.     Students find it easy to get along well with their teachers.

F.     Sometimes a guidance counselor can act as a mediator between you and the teacher.

G. Guidance counselors have the right to blame teachers.

George Bernard Shaw was interested in the way people spoke. He argued that he was never  61   (mistake) about a person’s status. However, Professor Higgins thought a superior social position was more dependent on grammar and pronunciation. Actually, his view was only accepted by a   62  (hand) of his followers. Eliza, a flower girl, was ambitious to improve herself.   63  (force)to earn money herself because her family was poor, she dreamed of working in a proper flower shop. George Bernard Shaw teamed  64  with Professor Higgins to help her. An English teacher  65  (hire) to give her lessons. But after her first lesson, she was   66  (apparent) disappointed because the teacher was so impatient with her. Actually, Eliza didn’t give it up easily.   67  (look) ahead, she decided to work hard. Knowing it was impossible   68  (accept) in that profession if she did not speak correct English, she asked Professor Higgins to give her lessons. Trained for several months, she set out to speak in   69   more attractive accent. Shortly, she became known as “the London songbird”  70  her spoken English became so pleasant.

Mini Book Excerpts(节选)

Biography

   When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it. The townspeople never forgot the resue and came to help their most famous neighbor.

J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $27)

Mystery (疑案小说)

"You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?" The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.

A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?"

The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.

Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $25.99)

Short Stories

She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won't.

You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books, $15)

Humor

Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!'s "amusement cycling" is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day's drive of most cities?

Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco, $14.99)

21.If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by ________.

A. Ecco             B. Atria Books        C. Riverhead Books    D. Random House

22.The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for ________.

A. young children                            B. Disney World workers

C. middle school teachers                   D. parents with young children

23. Which book describes women with characters of their own?

A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts

B. J. D. Salinger: A Life

C. You Are Free

D. Red Wolf

24. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that ________.

A. the boy helped arrest the murderer

B. Benny died of an accident

C. the murderer got away with the crime

D. Annika carried out the crime