Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-old grandfather says he and Li Lu’s grandmother always worried about her safety.

“There are so many cars on the roads, and we were really _concerned_ about her all the time. When it was time for her to come home, we would stare at the alley’s (小巷的) entrance until she showed up.”

But with the start of the new school year, the school’s new bus now picks up the students. Eleven-year-old Li Lu pointed at her seat on the bus and said ,“Now I don’t ride my bike any more. My grandparents no longer need to worry about me. The bus is spacious and comfortable. Look! This is my seat, with my name tag on the seatback.”

1.How far is Li Lu’s home from her school?

A．Five minutes by bike.                    B．Over five kilometers.

C．Fifty minutes by bus.                     D．Four kilometers.

2.The underlined word “concerned” can be best translated into ________.

A．關(guān)注             B．有關(guān)的           C．擔心的           D．涉及

3.Why does Li Lu live with her grandparents?

A．Because she lives far from school.

B．Because her parents have died.

C．Because she had to ride a bike five kilometers to school.

D．Because her parents work in big cities.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Going to school by bike.                  B．Far away from school.

C．Li Lu has taken the new school bus.          D．Li Lu and her family.

Who says honesty (誠實) is dead? Last Tuesday morning Alan Reed, a student at Claremont College here, was getting 1  money out of the bank. He wanted to have 50 dollars and the teller (出納)  2 him five twenties instead of five tens. For a few seconds, Alan wondered (疑惑)  3 to do it. Should he give the extra money back? Keep it?  4  he kept it, he could buy several new CDs, or he could take his friend Simon to a big dinner.  5 no one would ever notice (注意). But then he  6  the teller. She was a middle-aged woman with a sweet face, and she reminded(提醒) him of his mother. She had been nice to him. Then he thought that there were probably exact (精確的)  7 kept of  how much money was paid out, and the 8 would probably get in trouble.   9  of all, Alan felt he would probably feel  10 about keeping the extra money. So Alan gave back the money.  

I have a robot friend, Robbi. It looks like my toy car because it moves on four wheels. It is always helpful.
“Come on, Robbi! Bring me milk.” “Yes, Sandy,” says Robbi. It goes to the kitchen and comes back with a glass of milk. It can find milk among orange juice, water, apple juice. Do you think Robbi is a waiter only good at doing housework? No, it’s much more than that! It has brains(頭腦), too! Let me ask Robbi a few questions.
“Robbi, how many letters are there in English?” “26.”
“Who is Barack Obama?” “He is the president of the USA.”
When night comes, I need to sleep. It closes its eyes and stands there quietly! In the morning, It opens its eyes and begins to work again.
【小題1】 Who is Robbi?