Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and ______ happily with some books. But after a few days, I felt bored. The ______ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it ______to read a book quietly. I didn't know what to do with it. Then ______one day I thought of "Why not make read­ing fun?" It gave me ______again. Reading is a journey of spirit(精神). Every time we read a book, we are actually talking_______the writer. I tried to concentrate on his or her books, __________ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
See? Attitude (态度) can make a great_______. Someone once said,"Even though the situ­ation(环境) is bad, people still have one freedom to_______their attitude. "So, don't complain about study or work. It helps ________. Try to see things from a different way. Believe me; this will change the situation and help you a lot.

Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can't get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”

1. How old was Joe when he went to school?

A.8.                B. 18.              C. 4.           D. 14.

2. What place did his father want him to work in?

A. A school.            B. An office        C. A house.         D. A shop.

3.What did his father think of Joe?

A. He was a good student.               B. He wasn’t a good student.

C. He wasn’t clever.                   D. He could get money from his family.

4. Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

A. Because he wanted to give Joe a job.

B. Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions.

C. Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever.

D. Because he wanted to know how old Joe was.

5.From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推测) that________.

A. he didn’t want to work in the office

B. he was hardworking but dishonest

C. he was outgoing and clever

D. in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That night he  1 at a small hotel ( 旅馆 ) near the train station.  2 going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “ Excuse me, sir. Will you please   3  me up at four forty-five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock   4  .”

“ Oh, sorry, ” the owner said in a hurry. “ I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so 5  . ”

The young man was going to return to his room   6  he stopped and asked, “ Have you got an alarm clock ( 闹钟 )? Maybe it can help me.”

“ Yes, here you are, young man, ” said the owner.

The young man thanked the owner  7  . But as he looked at the alarm clock closely, it seemed there was   8   wrong with it.

“ Will it  9  on time? ” he asked.

“ Sure! You just give it a good shake ( 摇晃 ) at a quarter  10  five, and it will do! ”

1.A. worked             B. stayed              C. studied

2.A. Before              B. After                C. While

3. A. wash               B. beat                 C. wake

4. A. ship                B. plane                C. train

5.A. early               B. late                  C. quickly

6. A. when               B. because               C. until

7.A. angrily              B. happily               C. sadly

8. A. something           B. nothing               C. anything

9. A. shout               B. cry                   C. ring

10. A. past               B. to                    C. of