用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

Maybe you are more interested in sports than in English. You may think you will never be a top student. In 【小题1】, anyone can become a good student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study【小题2】_ too much work. Here’s how:
　　Plan(计划) your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a【小题3】of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave yourself enough【小题4】_ for hobbies.
　　Find a good place to study. Look around the house【小题5】a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk 【小题6】_ just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television！ When you sit down to work , think only about the subject！
　　Make good use of your time in class. Listen 【小题7】 to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class means   【小题8】work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can make it easier for you to learn well.
　　There are only a few ways mentioned(提及) here to  【小题9】_ you with your studying. I believe you will find   【小题10】 ways besides these.

Dear Sigmund Friend

My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy 　31　 football! I love 　32 　football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream 　33 a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your 　34　 .

I have 　35 friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I 　36　 trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry　　 37　 . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives 　 38　 .I wish I could have my parents’ 　39　 .

Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know　 40　 . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.

Best wishes

Simon

31. A. for　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　 　　D. about

32. A. watching　　　 B. seeing　　　　　 C. looking at　　　 D. looking

33. A. am to be　　　　 B. is to be　　　　 C. is to being　　　　 D. are to be

34. A. book　　　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. school

35. A. much 　　　　 B. not any　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　 D. plenty of

36. A. get in　　　　　 B. get into　　　　 C. get on　　　　　　 D. get off

37. A. from time to time　　　　　　　　　 B. from times to times

C. between time and time　　　　　　　　 D. between times and times

38. A. much interesting　　　　　　　　　　 B. more interested

C. more interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most interesting

39. A. support　　　　 B. supported　　　 C. supporting　　　　 D. supports

40. A. why to do　　　 D. when to do　　　 C. what to do　　　　 D. where to do

阅读理解

　　Look at your watch for just one minute. During that time in 1981, 239 babies were born in the world. Perhaps you think that isn’t much. In the next hour, over 14,000 more babies will be born on the earth. Just think how many more babies there will be born in one year. If this goes hour after hour, what will happen in a hundred years?

　　The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was over 500 million. The population may be 8,000 million by the year 2000.

　　In China, the population problem is quite great, too. The Party’s leaders are paying much attention to it, but lots of people don’t think so. They like to do what they want. Some love more children. Some wish to have both son and daughter. Other would like to have not only daughters but also sons. Haven’t they ever thought the population problem? If nothing is done to stop this, things will get worse and worse. The figure of the world’s population will certainly be a terrible one. There will be only standing room on the earth some day.

根据短文判断正误

1．The article tells us something about the population problem.

2．250 million babies were born in one minute in the world in 1981.

3．Over 14,000 babies are born every hour in China.

4．All the Chinese people are paying much attention to the population problem.

5．In the sentence“There will be only standing room oil the earth some day. ”the word“room”means a small place in a house.