Dad never tried to hug or kiss me when I was a child. And of course, he never said "I love you" to me, 26 . Maybe it's a Chinese cultural thing, or maybe that's the way my dad was. But whenever I felt 27 , sad or lonely, dad was always there. Dad was a man of few 28 , but I always liked to talk to him, and I could always feel a very special connection to him.

　 When I was in high school, dad retired and 29 a food stand（攤位）on the street near my school. Dad was very good at making fried noodles, and a lot of people liked his noodles. Every day when I finished school, my classmates and I would pass his food stand. But I really 30_ talking to dad in front of his food stand, 31 I did not want my classmates to know that my dad was selling noodles on the street!

　 One night, I couldn't 32 it any more and shouted, "Dad, could you stop selling your stupid noodles? I don't need a father who sells noodles on the street!" At that moment, dad was shocked. He tried to say 33 but didn't. When he 34 his head away, something happened that I had never seen and would never forget 35 the rest of my life. His eyes were filled with tears and sadness. It was the first time that I saw dad 36 . My mom later told me that dad was selling noodles to save money for my college education. I was such a fool , and even today I still feel _37 for that night.

Time really flies. I finished college and then left my home city. For the past ten years, whenever I've visited home, dad was always there meeting me and seeing me off 38 at the railway station. Whenever mom was calling me, dad would sit 39 her with a list of questions. He would ask mom to talk to me for him. That's the way dad is, and that's 40 dad shows his love to me.

Dad is still quiet, but I still feel a connection. —"a silent father's love."

We are lucky to have many things. However, most of us usually waste them.

Electricity is one thing that we 21 most. Lights, TVs, 22 and other things are often kept on even when on one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It 23 less than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity can save money because we do not have to 24 the electricity we do not use.

The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is valuable, 25 it shouldn’t be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap. I am sure that 26 can do this easily if he wants to.

Other big waste is food. My mother 27 cook too much food and much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much 28 .She thought I was right and now cooks only what we can eat.

It is not right to be wasteful. I find there is a simple 29 of not wasting things. That is to use only what we 30 Do not touch what we do not need. In this way we can stop being wasteful.

21. A. produce　　　　　　 　　 B. waste 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. use 　　　　 　　 D. save

22.A. computers 　　　　　　　　 B. watches 　　　　　　　 C. phones 　　　　 D. cookers

23.A. brings 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gives 　　　　　　　　　　 C. keeps 　　　　　　 D. takes

24.A. afford 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. save 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pay for 　　　　　 D. care for

25.A. though 　　　　　　　　　　 B. because 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　　　 D. but

26.A. nobody 　　　　　　　　　　 B. something　 　　　　　　 C. everybody 　　 D. nothing

27.A. planned to 　　　　　　　　 B. used to　　　　　　　C. was able to 　　 D. was afraid to

28.A. electricity　　　　　　　　 B. water 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. food 　　　　　　 D. money

29. A. way 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. plan　 　　　　　　 D. project

30.A.buy 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bring 　　　 D. need

We often think about why money disappeared so quickly. That may be because we didn’t have a good budget. A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. A good budget can help you use money wisely. For example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but can’t pay for now. Have a look at the budget of Simon’s family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. The income(收入) of Simon’s family a month is RMB6,000.

(    )29. The underlined word “budget” probably means _______ in Chinese.

A. 預算    B. 緣故    C. 過程     D. 結(jié)果

(    )30. Simon’s family will pay _________for food this month.

A. RMB 600    B. RMB 800    C. RMB 1,000    D. RMB 1,200

(    )31. Simon’s family will spend the most money on _______ this month.

       A. clothing      B. medical care   C. housing     D. transportation