WhenIwasyoungIlikedtoplayjokesonpeopleIknewespeciallyonmyparentsandfriends.Onedaymymotherwascookinginthekitchenandmyyoungerbrotherwasplayingnearthewindow.Irantomymotherandsaid“Mybrotherhasfallenfromtheopenwindow!”ShewasveryworriedaboutmybrotherandthenIsaid“Don’tworry.I’mjustjoking.”Andmymothershoutedatme“IfyoudoitagainI’llpunishyou.”

OnedayIwentswimmingwithmyfriendsinthesea.Iwantedtoplayajokeonmyfriends.InthebeginningIwentswimmingaloneandIcalledtomyfriends“Helpme!”AllmyfriendscametohelpmeonlytofindoutthatIwasjoking.ButthenexttimeIwasn’tjoking.IswamindeepwaterandIwassocarelessthatIwasalmostdrowned（淹死）.Itriedmybesttocallmyfriendsforhelpbutthistimenobodycametohelpme.IntheendtheyfoundIwastellingthetruth.Theycameandsavedmylife.Theytookmetotheemergencycenter.FromthenonIhaven’tjokedonanyone.Ithinkthisisthebestlessoninmylife.

(　)56．Whatdidthewriterliketodowhenhewasyoung?

A.Tofightwithhisfriends.　B.Toplaywithhisbrother.

C.Toplayjokesonothers.D.Toputothersintotrouble.

(　)57.Howdidthewriter’smotherfeelwhensheheardwhathesaidabouthisbrother?

　A.Interested.B.Worried.C.Excited.　D.Bored.

(　)58.Theunderlinedpart“theemergencycenter”means”__________inChinese.

　A.购物中心　B.娱乐中心C.急救中心　D.重症监护室

(　)59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　A.Thewriter’smotherwascookingwhenhisbrotherfellfromtheopenwindow.

　B.Thewriterlikedtogoswimmingaloneinthedeepsea.

　C.Thewriterusedtohavefewfriendsbecausehehardlytoldthetruth.

D.Thewriterhasn’tjokedonotherssincehewassavedbyhisfriends.

(　)60.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Thewriterdidn’tlikehisbrothersoheplayedjokesonhim.

　B.Thewriter’sfriendsweresoangrythattheydidn’ttalkwithhim.

.　C.Thewriterwasadishonestboywhenhewasyoung.

　D.Thewriterlearntalesson:Don’tplayjokeswithotherscasually.