A
The winter holiday is coming! But Mike doesn't know what to do. He doesn't have a lot of money，so he can't do a lot of things. Can he go to an amusement park(游乐园)? Can he fly to see a friend or some family members? It is so difficult.
First，he writes down the things he can do. Second，he writes down the good and bad points of each idea. Third，he writes down how much money he needs.
Amusement park：
GOOD：interesting，good for pictures，near(only 1 km away)
BAD：only one day，expensive，too many people
COST：$75-$100
Fly to see Grandma：
GOOD：grandma's food，fun time，a few days
BAD：not very interesting，130 km away
COST：$200-$300
Go out with friends：
GOOD：fun to see friends
BAD：not going anywhere，I can do that anytime
COST：$0-$50
Now，he knows his choice(选择). First，he goes to the amusement park. Then，he calls his grandma to say hello. After that，he goes out with his friends. It is going to be a great winter holiday.
()1. What is Mike's problem?
A. He doesn't know what to do. B. He can't stay with his family.
C. He doesn't have much time. D. He doesn't have friends.
()2. How much money will Mike need at least(至少) according to(根据) his last choice?
A. $275. B. $75. C. $125. D. $100.
()3. What can we know from the passage?
A. It will not be a great winter holiday for Mike.
B. Mike will go to see his grandparents by plane.
C. Writing down the good and bad points is useful.
D. Mike still has no idea about what to do now.

B
Today，Lily was very worried. The class teacher asked each student to finish a project(项目)to tell something about their lives. Lily thought about it，but she didn't know how to do it.
Knowing about her worry，her father asked，“Why not make a time line? That is a list(列表)of important things in your life.”“Sure!” Lily answered. “Can you show me how?”
Lily's dad gave her a piece of paper，a pencil and a ruler. She held the pencil and used the ruler to draw a straight(直的)line. Then her father drew a short line across the longer line at the left end. Above(在……上面)the short line，he wrote，“Lily was born(出生).”
Lily was born. Lily learned to walk. Lily started school. ...
May 1st, 2012
“Why did you make that short line at the left end，Dad?” Lily asked.
“On a time line，things are ordered(安排)from left to right. The first thing is placed(放置)at the left end and the last thing is placed at the right end.”
Lily then wrote the month，the day and the year of her birthday under the first short line.
Next，her dad drew another short line to the right of the first short line. He wrote，“Lily learned to walk.” above that line. Then he drew another short line to the right of the second short line. Above this line he wrote，“Lily started school.”
“What about when I learned to ride my bike?” asked Lily.
“Right! We should add(增加)that，” her dad said.
“I want to add pictures，” Lily told her dad. She made a drawing of herself riding a bike and glued(粘贴)it to the paper. Her dad put a picture of Lily's first day of school on the time line too.
Now their work was done(完成). Lily said happily，“Wow，this time line is a picture of my life!” “It is about your life so far(到目前为止)，” her dad added. “There is a lot more to come.”
()4. Lily was worried today because she _______.
A. couldn't draw a straight line B. didn't want to tell others about her life
C. disliked her homework D. didn't know how to do her project
()5. What is Lily's time line about?
A. What she has to do every day. B. Some important things in her life.
C. A picture of her family. D. Her dream when she grows up.
()6. How did Lily feel when the work was done?
A. Sorry. B. Tired. C. Happy. D. Lucky.