Tony is six years old. He is a good boy. But he can’t get up early. He sleeps until nine or ten o’clock in the morning. He is often late for school.
Tony’s mother doesn’t want him to be late for school. So she buys him an alarm clock. She tells Tony, ‘ you must get up when you hear the clock ring.’
‘Yes, Mum,’ said Tony. After that Tony get up at seven thirty when he hears the clock ring.
One day his mother forgets (忘记）to make the clock ring. And the next morning Tony doesn’t get up at seven thirty. It’s time for breakfast. Mother goes to see him. Tony is in bed and his eyes are open.
‘Why don’t you get up?’ His mother is angry.
‘I am waiting for the bell.’
1. Tony’s mother buys him a clock, because ________.
A. he can’t get up early in the morning           B. the clock is good
C. Tony likes it                             D. she wants to give her son a present
2. This article（文章） is ________.
A. a piece of news     B. a joke        C. a letter  D. an introduction（介绍）

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, he can’t get everything.

If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.

Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not ________ (78). To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.

(79) Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1.从文中找出与下句意思相近的句子。

It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.

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2.根据短文内容回答问题。

What are probably the most important things to everyone?

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3.根据上下文，将句子补充完整。

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4.将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

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5.给短文拟一个合适的标题。（within 10 words）

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—Steve is good at writing short stories.

— So he is. But he writes _______ than us. So he can’t get good grades in writing.

A. most carefully   B. more carefully   C. less carefully       D. least carefully

–Jack is good at writing short stories.

----So he is. But he writes ______ than us. So he can’t get good grades in writing.

Tony is six years old. He is a good boy. But he can’t get up early. He sleeps until nine or ten o’clock in the morning. He is often late for school.

     Tony’s mother doesn’t want him to be late for school. So she buys him an alarm clock. She tells Tony, ‘ you must get up when you hear the clock ring.’

     ‘Yes, Mum,’ said Tony. After that Tony get up at seven thirty when he hears the clock ring.

    One day his mother forgets (忘记）to make the clock ring. And the next morning Tony doesn’t get up at seven thirty. It’s time for breakfast. Mother goes to see him. Tony is in bed and his eyes are open.

     ‘Why don’t you get up?’ His mother is angry.

     ‘I am waiting for the bell.’

3. Tony’s mother buys him a clock, because ________.

   A. he can’t get up early in the morning           B. the clock is good

   C. Tony likes it                              D. she wants to give her son a present

4. This article（文章） is ________.

   A. a piece of news     B. a joke        C. a letter        D. an introduction（介绍）