--- What do you think of their school?

--- It’s really beautiful. But I don’t think their school is as big as ____.

A．ours         B．us         C．we          D．our

I’m confused these days. We are taught at home and at school that using violence (暴力) is the least civilized (文明的) way to solve problems. For example, last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing at the beach. I talked with him instead and we came to an agreement. If two adults had a disagreement, and if they used violence towards each other in order to win, is it all right?

When two countries disagree, they often fight a war. Why is using violence not okay at home, at school, or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars, not only soldiers but ordinary people, even small children and babies. And refugees (難民) exist, too.

A war is a great violence, like two people fighting over a shell, just much bigger. Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace. But can you really “make peace” by killing so many people? I don’t think bombs (炸彈) can reach people’s hearts and change them. Bombs can’t create love and caring, and that’s what we need in the world. Why do adults use violence so quickly? Why can’t they use their wisdom (智慧) and talk it over?

Adults might say that things are not that easy. But they are the ones that teach us to be kind, not to hurt people, and not to kill. Why don’t they act as what they say?

---A page from a 12-year-old boy, Joshua’s diary.

(    )71 At the beach, Joshua ________.

A. hit his friend                  B. won a beautiful shell

C. played with a beautiful shell      D. came to an agreement with his friend

(    )72 What’s the key to peace in Joshua’s opinion?

A. Love and care for each other.     B. Don’t use violence so quickly.

C. Stop using bombs in wars.       D. Don’t hurt or kill people in wars.

(    )73.What does the sentence “Bombs can’t create love and caring ,and that’s what we need in the world.” mean?

A．We need to use violence to solve problems.

B．What we need is bombs.

C．We need bombs to create love and caring.

D．What we need in the world is love and caring.

(    )74. From the reading we can see Joshua wants adults to ________.

A. learn from children            B. be children’s models

C. be kind to children            D. teach children how to solve problems

(    )75. Choose the best title (標題) for the passage.

 A. Adults and Wars              B. How to Stop Wars

C. Wars Can’t Make Peace        D. Ways of Solving Problems   

　　I'm confused these days. We are taught at home and at school that using violence（暴力）is the least civilized（文明的）way to solve problems. For example, last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing at the beach. I talked with him instead and we came to an agreement. If two adults had a disagreement, and if they used violence towards each other in order to win, is it all right?

　　When two countries disagree, they often fight a war. Why is using violence not okay at home, at school, or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars, not only soldiers but also ordinary people, even small children and babies. And refugees（難民）exist, too.

　　A war is a great violence, like two people fighting over a shell, just much bigger. Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace. But can you really“make peace”by killing so many people? I don't think bombs（炸彈）can reach people's hearts and change them. Bombs can't create love and caring, and that's what we need in the world.

　　Why do adults use violence so quickly? Why can't they use their wisdom（智慧）and talk it over?

A．hit his friend

B．won a beautiful shell

C．played with a beautiful shell

D．came to an agreement with his friend

A．he is afraid of wars

B．he doesn't understand adults

C．wars create death and refugees

D．wars are not the only way to make peace

A．Love and care for each other.

B．Don't use violence so quickly.

C．Stop using bombs in wars.

D．Don't hurt or kill people in wars.

A．learn from children

B．be children's models

C．be kind to children

D．teach children how to solve problems

A．Adults and Wars

B．How to Stop Wars

C．Wars Can't Make Peace

D．Ways of Solving Problems

   I'm confused these days．We are taught at home and at school that using violence(暴力)is the least civilized(文明的)way to solve problems．For example, last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing At the beach．I talked with him instead and we came to an agreement．If two adults had a disagreement，and if they used violence towards each other in order to win, is it all right? 

    When two countries disagree，they often fight a war．Why is using violence not okay at home，at school，or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars，not only soldiers but ordinary people, even small children and babies. And refugees(難民)exist，too．

    A war is a great violence，like two people fighting over a shell，just much bigger. Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace. But can you really“make peace”by killing so many people? I don’t think bombs(炸彈)can reach people’s hearts and change them．Bombs can’t create love and caring, and that’s what we need in the world．Why do adults use violence so quick? Why can’t they use their wisdom(智慧)and talk it over?

    Adults might say that things are not that easy．But they are the ones that teach us to be kind，not to hurt people，and not to kill．Why don’t they act as what they say?

                          A page from a 1 2-year-old boy，Joshua’s diary.

1．At the beach，Joshua_________.

   A．hit his friend

B．won a beautiful shell

   C．played with a beautiful shell

   D．came to an agreement with his friend

2．Joshua hates wars between countries because

A．he is afraid of wars

B．he doesn’t understand adults

   C．wars create death and refugees

   D．wars are not the only way to make peace

3．What’s the key to peace in Joshua’s opinion?

   A．Love and care for each other．

   B. Don’t use Violence so quickly

C. Stop using bombs in wars．

D. Don't hurt or kill people in wars.

4. From the reading we can see Joshua wants adults to_____.

  A．1earn from children

  B．be children's models

  C．be kind to children

  D．teach children how to solve problems

5．Choose the best title(標題)for the passage．

  A．Adults and Wars

  B．How to Stop Wars

  C．Wars Can't Make Peace

D．Ways of Solving Problems

　　Money doesn't grow on trees but sometimes a big family can help make it happen.

　　For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant there. We had five children, Matthew, Marvin, Helen and the twins, Alisa and Alan. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

　　We didn't have much money or time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much. I'd have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”

　　Finally, all the five finished high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking about having a garden again. I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living with very little.

　　Then, one morning in spring, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, l heard cars outside. I looked out of the window and saw a new tree planted right in my yard. I knew it was a weeping willow (垂柳), because I saw things blowing around on all of its branches (樹枝). Then I put my glasses on and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard.

　　I went outside to look. It was true. There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped (綁) all over the tree. I could buy many flowers with one hundred dollars. There was also a note, “I still do something for you. Love, Marvin.” Marvin kept his words, too. He dug up a nice flower bed for me. My other children bought me tools and other things to help me, such as gardening books.

　　That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty. It is just the way I wanted it. When I go out to take care of my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they are right there with me.

　　I live quite far to the north, where winters are long and cold, and summers are much too short. But every year now, when winter begins, I look out of my window and think of the flowers. I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears (淚) in my eyes every time. I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does.

(1) What was the woman's dream?

[　　]

A．To have five children.

B．To have a money tree.

C．To have a flower garden.

(2) In the passage, the sentences “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees.” really mean ________.

[　　]

A．making money isn't very easy

B．they have no money tree in their yard

C．the children can see a money tree outside

(3) Marvin gave his mother a tree with much money in it, because ________.

[　　]

A．he had many money trees

B．he wanted to show his love to his mother

C．he wanted his mother to help him make more money

(4) Living with the beautiful garden, the woman ________.

[　　]

A．felt even lonely in winter

B．felt her children's deep love was with her

C．seemed to miss her children even more than before

(5) From the passage, we know that ________.

[　　]

A．having a money tree is a nice thing

B．the woman's children made her dream come true

C．the woman herself was rich enough to have a garden