Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was 14, I was too ???? to talk to anyone. My classmates often???? me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later,???? happened. It changed my life.

It was an English speech（演讲）contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to ???? in front of all the teachers and students of my school!“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to ??? . ”Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I? ?? ? the topic“Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and ???? it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ???? when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the???? ? from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once ???? ? on me, now all said “Congratulations!”to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself.

1.A. shy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. excited????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. happy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. interested

2.A. made faces at????????????? ??? B. looked after????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. caught up with????????????? D. laughed at

3.A. something????????????? ????????????? B. nothing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anything????????????? ????????????? D. everything

4.A. write????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. speak????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. tell????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. say

5.A. win????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. lose????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. beat????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. pass

6.A. reached????????????? ????????????? ??? B. brought????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. chose????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. thought

7.A. wrote????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. taught????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. listened????????????? ????????????? D. practised

8.A. eyes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. ears????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. heart????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. mouth

9.A. thanks????????????? ????????????? ??? B. noises????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. cheers????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. wishes

10.A. looked for????????????? ????????????? B. looked after????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. looked over????????????? ????????????? D. looked down

Tom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy, He didn't like doing any work. He had to go to school of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tom said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to be a dustman." "A dustman?" his mother asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very pleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?" "Because then I would only have to work one day a week." Tom answered at once. "Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean? and how do you know?" "Well", Tom replied, "I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day."
【小题1】What kind of boy was Tom?
A. Tom was a clever boy.
B. Tom was a boy who didn't like to work.
C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard.
【小题2】What did Tom say he wanted to be?
A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins.
B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school.
C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital.
【小题3】Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?
A. Because Tom heard of this.
B. Because one of the dustmen had told him before.
C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.

Tom was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course , but he didn’t study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too. But one day Tom said to his mother, “ When I finish school, I want to be a dustman.”

“A dustman?” his mother asked, she was very surprised. “ that’s not a very pleasant job, why do you want to be a dustman?”

“Because then I would only have to work one day a week.” Tom answered at once.

“Only one day a week?” his mother said, “What do you mean? And how do you know?”

“ Well,” Tom replied, “ I know that the dustmen who come to our house to work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卷上按要求作答。

1.What kind of boy was Tom?

A．Tom was a clever boy.                    B．Tom was a lazy boy.

C．Tom worked very hard.                   D．Tom was not polite.

2.What were his father and mother?

A．His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse.

B．His father was a worker and his mother was a doctor.

C．His father was a doctor and his mother was a doctor, too.

D．His father and mother were teachers.

3.What did his parents want him to be when he grew up?

A．They wanted him to be a dustman.

B．They wanted him to be an officer.

C．They wanted him to be a doctor.

D．They wanted him to be a football player.

4.What did Tom say he wanted to be when he grew up?

A．Tom said that he wanted to be a dustman.

B．Tom said that he wanted to be a teacher.

C．Tom said that he wanted to be a doctor.

D．Tom said that he wanted to be a singer.

5.Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?

A．Because Tom heard of this before.

B．Because one of the dustmen had told him before.

C．Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.

D．Because Tom’s mother told him.