I’ve been working in a school for more than twenty years. Many parents often ask me, “How can you teach your child good study skills? How can he or she get the homework done as quickly as possible?” Here are some tips:  
1. If the child is as young as nine or ten, ask him or her to prepare a small notebook to write down the homework given by his or her teachers. By developing this habit, he or she will learn to be much more responsible (负责的).
2. Find a good place to study. This should be a quiet place that is free from everything but study things. No games, radios, or televisions. Once you have decided on a place to study, this should be the only place where your child does his or her homework and studies. There should also be a very specific time for homework to be done. Usually, homework should be done as soon as the child gets home from school. This also goes for the kids who take part in after-school activities. Of course, it is a good idea to allow the child to have a healthy snack before the work begins.
3. Also remember that it is the child’s duty to do his or her homework. Some children give up easily and go to Mom and Dad for help when they have a problem. Try to let them solve it first. By doing this, they will get a sense of success from overcoming problems. In this way we help them to help themselves.
【小题1】Asking the kids to keep a notebook to remember their homework will make them ______.

A．remember more	B．learn more
C．more responsible	D．more interested in studying

【小题2】The place where the children study must ________.

A．be free for everything

B．have a TV set and a computer

C．be quiet, bright and free from things for entertainment

D．be big, clean and tidy

【小题3】What does the underlined word “overcoming” mean in the passage?

A．Forgetting.

B．Leaving.

C．Realizing.

D．Beating.

【小题4】According to the passage, the children should _____ when they have trouble with their homework.

A．ask their parents for help	B．try to solve the problems by themselves
C．wait for their teachers’ help	D．put it away and have a snack

【小题5】This passage is written _________.

A．for parents to help their children study well

B．for the children who want to improve their work

C．for teachers to teach their students

D．for housewives to make their kids happy

Write at least 60 words about the topic 'My Opinion on Having Lessons at Weekends’.

（以“双休日上课之我见一为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

As a Grade Nine student, you have lessons at weekends. Do you think it is a good idea to improve your study?  Why or why not? Give at least two reasons to support your opinion.

作为一名九年级的学生，你双休日还要去学校上课。你觉得这是提高学习成绩的好办法吗? 请你陈述支持你观点的理由。（至少两条）

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）

 

—Have you decided where to go for your summer vacation?

—Not yet. We _________go to Qingdao. It is a good place for vacation.

A. may   B. should    C. need    D. must

 

 

At some time in your life，you might have a roommate．It is a good idea to share a flat，especially for students or people who have just finished school，because flats are usually expensive．And m   1.   is not the only reason for having a roommate．Sharing a flat can be fun．

But life with a roommate can also be a t  2.    experience．Some experts(专家)did a study of college students who shared a room．They found that students who had problems with their roommates were not happy at school and were more likely to get sick than other students．So，how can you l  3.    with a roommate and enjoy it? Here is some advice:

Being roommates with a friend can be hard. Friends may be different when you stay with them all the time from when you don’t see them very o   4.  ．So， before you plan to share a room with a friend，discuss the situation carefully．

If you decide to share a room with someone you don’t know，talk to each other．It’s important to be h   5.    about your habits and things you hate．

When you move in with a roommate，make rules．Decide how you will share h   6.   ，such as cleaning，washing and shopping．Will you share food? Is it OK to have guests? And what about loud music?

    Don’t get angry at small things that your roommate does．Try to f   7.   the unhappy things between you and your roommate．No one — including you — is perfect．

 

Hi, everybody!

Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!

Now let me introduce some of the new film books in our store to you.

Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.

Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French films: students and teachers, experts (专家) and fans, and so on.

Maybe you are Indian film fans and star fans. Then here is Encyclopedia (百科全书) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.

If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British films.

In our bookstore, you can also find books about Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.

Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!

1.The speaker of the passage is most probably ________.

A．the writer of 25 New Takes                B．a tourist in the cinema bookstore

C．the manager of the cinema bookstore        D．a reader of Encvclopedia of Indian Cinema

2.How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?

A．Two.             B．Three.            C．Four.             D．Nine.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Indian Cinema is second only to Hollywood.

B．The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.

C．Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.

D．The French Cinema Book covers over a century’s French films.

4.The purpose of the speaker is ________.

A．to make the readers into film makers

B．to let the writers stay in the cinema bookstore

C．to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars

D．to satisfy(满足) the customers’ different kinds of tastes