Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草機(jī)) sitting in the yard.

“Mom,” she shouted, “I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the law.”

“I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said. “Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.”

Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas(汽油) to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised.”

Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom, “You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks.”

“I didn’t mow it. Jessie did.”

“Wow, our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.

“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie.

The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself.

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1.In order to do something different, Jessie decide to _______.

A．read books        B．travel             C．mow the lawn      D．watch TV

2.What does “keep an eye on” mean?

A．保護(hù)             B．注視             C．培養(yǎng)             D．瞄準(zhǔn)

3.Before Jessie mowed the lawn, she ______.

A．washed her hands                       B．bought some gas

C．read some instructions                   D．put on her gloves

4.How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?

A．Proud.            B．Angry.            C．Relaxed.          D．Worried.

5.What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Neighbors should learn to help each other.

B．Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.

C．Doing something helpful can make people happy.

D．Children should help their parents at an early age.

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Brian likes jogging(慢跑). He jogs in the park every morning.

He always takes five dollars  1 him. He always buys breakfast

for himself in the shop.

One day he jogged into the park and another jogger knocked into

him. A few minutes  2 , he found his five-dollar bill   3  in

his pocket. “The man might be a thief! He thought, “It must be him that took my money. I must fight against the crime(犯罪) ! ”

The man was only 30 meters ahead. Brian ran   4  him, hit him on the shoulder, and said “Give me the   5  !” The man was surprised, but at last he gave Brian a five-dollar bill. Then he ran away as fast as he   6  !

Brian felt really good and ran to the shop. He had got his money  7 . He bought himself a coffee and two hamburgers.

Then he ran back  8 .  His wife was waiting for him. She was shaking her head. “Oh, dear!” she said, “You’ ve had a   9  morning, haven’t you ?”

“No! Why? I’ve had a very good morning!” he said. “Really?” she said. “  10  you left your five-dollar bill on the table!”

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Brian likes jogging(慢跑). He jogs in the park every morning.
He always takes five dollars  1 him. He always buys breakfast
for himself in the shop.
One day he jogged into the park and another jogger knocked into
him. A few minutes  2 , he found his five-dollar bill   3  in
his pocket. “The man might be a thief! He thought, “It must be him that took my money. I must fight against the crime(犯罪) ! ”
The man was only 30 meters ahead. Brian ran   4  him, hit him on the shoulder, and said “Give me the   5  !” The man was surprised, but at last he gave Brian a five-dollar bill. Then he ran away as fast as he   6  !
Brian felt really good and ran to the shop. He had got his money  7 . He bought himself a coffee and two hamburgers.
Then he ran back  8 .  His wife was waiting for him. She was shaking her head. “Oh, dear!” she said, “You’ ve had a   9  morning, haven’t you ?”
“No! Why? I’ve had a very good morning!” he said. “Really?” she said. “  10  you left your five-dollar bill on the table!”

Li Ling is a good teacher. She will be 29 years old next year. She is from Huaiyang, Henan province (省). Her school is very small. There are eight classrooms in the school. In her school, all the students are free. Some of them are left-behind children (留守兒童). Li Ling is a kind girl. She loves here students very much.
Li Ling works hard every day. Every summer she often buys old books for her students in Zhengzhou. She moves (感動(dòng)) China! She wants to have a good school.
【小題1】 What is Li Ling?