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It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect．I
often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he’s so special and so good at
everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football
team．
Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something
special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，I
wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he
hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I
was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big
hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．
1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this
is the proudest moment of my life．’’
It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a
Nobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．
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1.The writer felt it________to be the son of a famous person．
A．1ucky B．natural C．hard D．pleasant
2.In order to_________the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．
A．become astronaut B．become a great hero
C．be made school team captain D．be made class president
3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?
A．A lot of special things he had done．
B．The story of his father as an astronaut．
C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．
D．The experiences his father had in middle school．
4.The writer felt proud when he________．
A．got a prize in a writing competition B．won a Nobel Prize
C．saved a child from a burning building D．discovered a new star
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A．My daydream B．My father’s son
C．My famous father D．My happy family
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Feeling left out?
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend
wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different
school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new
friends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their
friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play
with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share
something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or
say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids
you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make
new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make
friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share
something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!
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1.This text is written for．
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．visitors
2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they________．
A．have trouble with their studies B．don’t have their best friends around
C．need their parents to be with them D．are too young to look after themselves
3.The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)________．
A．sharing your ideas B．talking before many people
C．studying better at school D．developing new friendship
4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because________·
A．they miss their old friends a lot
B．they have no time to stay with others
C．teachers know who wants a new friend
D．they are shy or not good at making friends
5.The expression “feeling left out'’ means“________”in Chinese．
A．受冷落 8．被调侃 C．挨批评 D．遭攻击
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注：courtesy礼貌，audience观众
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1.How many days will the show be on?
A For 10 days B For 12 days C For 15 days D For 18 days
2. How long does each show last?
A Half an hour B One hour C One hour and a half' D Two hours
3.If a family off our go to the theatre in the evening，they have to pay at least________
dollars for the tickets
A 85 B 100 C 120 D 140
4.________are not allowed to enter the theatre
A Latecomers B Adults without children
C School students D Kids below three years old
5.What information CANNOT be found in the advertisement?
A The name of the show． B The name of the director．
C The telephone number D The name of the theatre
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