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 When Juliet was child, she often went to the city park and played with her friends. On a sunny morning, when Juliet came to the park with her mom, she looked around and felt very unhappy.

“What’s the matter, dear? What’s wrong with you?” asked her mom.

Juliet replied, “Mom, how beautiful and clean it used to be! But now there’s so much trash on the ground.”

Juliet’s mom looked around. There were scraps (碎片) of paper, boxes, glass bottles and a lot of other trash everywhere.

“What can we do?” asked Juliet sadly.

“I’m sure you will think of something,” said her mom.

As soon as Juliet and her mom went home, Juliet painted a picture of the park and wrote a sign in large black letters at the top of the picture. The sign read “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN”. Later, she took plenty of bags and went back to the park with her mom. Juliet put up her picture on a big trash can (垃圾桶).

“Will you help me pick up the trash, mom?” Juliet said as she handed her mom a bag.

“I surely will,” replied her mom smilingly.

The children at the park ran over to see what was going on. Juliet handed them each a bag. “Let’s clean this place up,” said Juliet. Then they began to pick up the trash, talking and laughing. Soon all the bags were full.

“We need to come back another day. There’s still some trash on the ground, but the park looks much better,” said Juliet.

Her mom said, “So it does. I knew you would think of a way to help.”

1．Why was Juliet sad?

A．Because the weather was bad. B．Because she couldn’t find her mom.

C．Because there was too much trash at the park. D．Because her friends were not at the park.

2．Juliet drew the picture to ________.

A．show off her painting skills B．give her mom a big surprise

C．show people how beautiful the park was D．encourage people to keep the park clean

3．What can we learn about Juliet’s mom from the underlined sentence?

A．She was proud of Juliet. B．She was angry with Juliet.

C．She thought Juliet was lazy. D．She thought Juliet was outgoing.

4．Which of the following is TRUE about the children at the park?

A．They laughed at Juliet. B．They joined Juliet in picking up the trash.

C．They had an awful and tiring day. D．They bought some bags from Juliet.

 

Do you have any online classes? It is possible to take classes at home. All you need is a computer and a headset.

However, most students don’t seem to like online classes. According to a recent survey, only 33 percent of the students would take such classes. Over 1,500 students from 10 cities took part in the survey.

Many students said it was hard to focus on studying while taking online classes. This was true for Lian Ruohan, 15, at the Affiliated High School of Peking University. “There are no classmates and no real teachers watching me. I can surf the Internet or do other things if I want to. It’s harder to always stay focused,” she said.

Lian prepares a lot before taking her classes to make sure she will keep her attention. She also pushes herself to communicate with teachers. Students can come up with or answer questions while taking online classes.

Wen Jiayi, 14, at Yucai Middle School Attached to Chengdu No. 7 High School, thinks online interaction (互动) isn’t enough. “The online teachers don’t really get to know me. When I don’t hand in homework, all I get is a short message instead of real concern (关心),” she said.

However, online classes still have advantages. “It saves time and money compared with taking offline classes. Also, if I don’t understand some parts of a lesson, I can watch it over again,” Lian said.

5．Many students think ________.

A．it is impossible to take online classes at home

B．it’s hard to focus on studying while taking online classes

C．they have to prepare a lot before taking online classes

D．they can’t communicate with the teachers online

6．The underlined word “offline” means “________” in Chinese.

A．函授的 B．网络的 C．线下的 D．媒体的

7．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Lian thinks it easy to always stay focused.

B．Wen is a student from a high school in Beijing.

C．Lian thinks that online interaction isn’t enough.

D．Lian pushes herself to communicate with teachers in online classes.

8．The passage is mainly about ________.

A．what the students think of online classes 

B．how the students take online classes at home

C．where the students take online classes 

D．why the students like taking online classes

 

Slowly but surely, Amy and her grandparents were making progress. Boxes of all sizes were placed on top of each other throughout the house. Amy’s grandparents had lived in the house for years and they had collected many things.

The dining room was full of memories. Amy’s grandfather kept many fine dinner plates（盘子）from his hometown. Amy remembered that they ate from the red, yellow, and blue plates during important holidays.

After carefully wrapping up（包裹）the plates and putting them into a box, Amy lifted it up and moved it out of the way. But the box was too heavy. It suddenly fell from her arms and dropped to the floor. All three of them heard the plates shatter.

“ I’m sorry! ” Amy apologised.

“ It’s okay, ” her grandfather said quietly. “ It was an accident. ”

They opened the box and, sure enough, many of the plates were broken. Only a few remained whole. Looking at the small pieces, Amy felt really terrible. She knew these plates were passed down from her great grandparents and …

“ Don’t worry, ” her grandmother said, patting her on the back. Carefully, they put the broken pieces into a rubbish bag.

They continued packing for a little while, but Amy still felt very sorry. She was trying very hard to think of a way to make it up for her grandparents.

Soon, Amy’s father came.

“ I have to go, ” she said. “ Dad is here to pick me up. ”

She kissed her grandparents both, picked up the bag of the broken pieces and left.