一、完形填空
My grandfather was a house painter. In his lifetime, he must have painted hundreds of houses inside and out. It wasn't hard to tell that he loved his 1 as well as his life.
Once, while I was helping Grandpa paint a house, I noticed he was very skilled at giving a wall a quality coat of paint so 2. In fact, while he was painting, he could carry on a(n) 3 with the homeowner, laughing all the time.
At one point, he stopped to watch me. He noticed 4 I dipped (浸) the brush in the paint bucket (桶) and carefully wiped (擦) off both sides of the brush in order not to 5 any paint. Then I spread the thin coat of paint on the wall without spilling (溢出) a drop. It was a 6, boring process, but I dared (敢) not laugh or have a kidding for fear of making a mistake.
Finally, he gave me some 7. "Here, watch this," he said, as he took the brush from my hand and dipped it into the bucket fast. "Don't worry about spills. Treat a wall like you treat people. Be generous and have fun. Always put enough paint on the brush."
Yes, he did spill a few drops, but I noticed his wall looked much 8 than mine. I also noticed he was having great 9.
Life is not always 10. Some days, we spill few drops; some days, we spill a lot. The only thing that really matters is what the wall looks like and how much fun we have painting it.
() 1. A. work B. kids C. pets D. family
() 2. A. quickly B. politely C. suddenly D. slowly
() 3. A. task B. exam C. business D. conversation
() 4. A. who B. how C. why D. where
() 5. A. sell B. save C. waste D. need
() 6. A. long B. happy C. relaxing D. great
() 7. A. advice B. money C. water D. paint
() 8. A. cleaner B. better C. harder D. higher
() 9. A. work B. fun C. stress D. hope
()10. A. harmful B. difficult C. perfect D. helpful

二、阅读理解
LIFE IS AWKWARD. What should you do when your parents are embarrassing（使尴尬）you in front of your friends? Or what if you see a classmate stealing（偷）someone else's headphones? In our column（专栏）“Social Q's”, the teenager Harper Ediger and the adult Philip Glances give their best advice to kids looking for help dealing with real-life situations. Now it's your turn: Do you have a question about an uncomfortable social situation at school, at home, on social media（社交媒体）or among friends? Email it to us at Kjdsqs@njpost.com and Harper and Philip may answer it in a future issue. Please include your age and hometown. Come on, we know you have one.
To inspire you, here are readers' questions we have published:
My mum signs me up for camps and activities without asking what I want to do. I only learn what I'm doing at the last minute. I don't like this surprise, and I feel that I should be
able to help plan my time. How can I have more of a say?
At my school, fourth graders need to learn different dances, and then dress up for a fancy party where we ask partners to dance with us. This makes me nervous, and I'm not looking forward to it. How should I deal with this situation?
My sister is home for college break, and lucky me, she's my roommate. As I'm 12 and she's almost 19, we both want our own space. I know she doesn't mean it personally, but she always complains that she doesn't have a home, which makes me feel as if I'm intruding（闯入）in my own room. Do I tell her how I feel or let it go?
（）1. What should be included in your email to the column “Social Q's”?
A. Name, age and social media. B. Age, school and hometown.
C. Age, hometown and questions. D. Name, school and questions.
（）2. The underlined word “say” in the passage means “”.
A. the ability to plan time B. the chance to set up camps
C. the right to make decisions D. the plan to enjoy activities
（）3. The writer uses some published readers' questions in order to .
A. show kids ways of solving problems
B. give kids examples of what to write about
C. share Harper and Philip's advice with kids
D. offer kids a chance to complain about their lives
（）4. The column is designed to .
A. help kids deal with their trouble B. train kids to write
C. have kids introduce themselves D. advise kids to behave well