My father would rather 　　　　　 than 　　　　　 .

　　A. stay at home; to go out 　　　　　　　　 B. to stay at home; to go out

　　C. stay at home; go out 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to stay at home; go out

 I can’t decide             _ play football.

　    A. to when                     B. when                  C. when to            D./

He has no ideas of his own, so he always 　his friends about everything.

　A. plays with　　　 　　 B. argues with　　 　　 C. agrees with　 D. helps with

They were all very tired after working so hard for about two hours, but 　　　　　 of them would like to have a rest.

　 A. all　　　　　 　　　　 B. each　　　 　　　　　 C. none　　 　　　 D. neither

I am 　　　　　 _to wait for a long time without 　　　　　 _ angry.

A. patient enough; getting　　　　　 B. enough patient; getting　　　　

C. patient enough; get　　　　 　　　　 D. enough patient; get

Many students need to learn how to achieve a balance 　　　work play.

A. both; and　　　　　 B. only; but 　 C. either; or　　 　　　　　　　 D. between; and

—I’m too busy. Could you do 　　　　　 to help me?

—Of course. I can do 　　　　　 for you if you want me to.

　 A. anything; something　　　　 　　　 B. something; anything

　 C. anything; anything　　　　　 　　　 D. something ; something

　　　　　 generous 　Sandy to give each of us two presents.

A. It’s; of　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. That’s; of　　　　 C. It’s; for　　　 D. That’s; for

假如你是第3中学的一名初三学生Tom，你要写一封信给青少年专家Sigmund Friend，告诉他你遇到的问题，并请求帮助。请根据下列表格中所列的信息，写完这封信。

注意：1．词数100左右。信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。    2．信中须包括所有内容要点，不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥，使语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。

Dear Sigmund Friend,

My name is Tom. I’m a Grade 9 student in No. 3 Middle School.

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What should I do?  Can you help me out? I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes!

Tom

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the l___1___ to borrow some books and returned them. But a few days l　 2　 , I felt impatient. The idea of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it d 　 3 _ to calm down to read a whole book. I didn’t know how to deal with it. Then suddenly one day I had an idea, “Why not m 4 　reading fun ? ” It gave me hope a　 5　 . Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually t　6　　 to the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, so I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have b　7　 a part of my life. I do some reading at least two h 8 a day.

Do you know that attitude (态度) can make a great difference. S 9 once said, “Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom (自由) to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about（埋怨）study or w 10 . It helps nothing. Try to see things from a different way. Believe me, this will change the situation and help you a lot.