Dear Eric: Linda and I have been best friends since we were six years old. We often study and play together. It’s great! But she often gets unhappy when I get better grades than her—she really gets jealous. Should I keep taking her as my friend? Yours, Alice

Hi Alice, I think friendship is important in our lives. You should talk to your friend. Tell her it’s common that sometimes you get a better grade and sometimes she does better. Tell her you’re going to compete(比赛) with her and try to beat her in every test. Maybe you can tell her that if she beats you, you’ll buy her some chocolate or something like that. If you can make your schoolwork into a game, you’ll both win in the long run (从长远看), and you will both start to get better grades in your subjects. If it’s a game, you’ll both enjoy school a lot more, and you’ll still be best friends. Your, Eric

The word “jealous” means “      ” in Chinese.

A．崇拜的

B．嫉妒的

C．同情的

D．担心的

From Alice’s letter, we know Linda       .

A．is an unfriendly girl

B．is Eric’s best friend

C．often has a fight with Alice

D．knew Alice many years ago

What’s Alice’s problem?

A．She doesn’t know how to get better grades.

B．She doesn’t know what to do to help Linda with her schoolwork.

C．She doesn’t know whether she would be friends with Linda anymore.

D．She doesn’t know how to get along with her teachers and classmates.

Eric asks Alice to talk to her best friend and       .

A．compete with her	B．say sorry to her
C．lose to her in each test	D．help her with her homework

What may happen if Alice and Linda follow Eric’s suggestions?

A．They’ll never speak with each other.

B．Both Alice and Linda will do better at school.

C．Linda will get mad at Alice and argue with her.

D．Alice will get some chocolate from Linda after each game.