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My mother began to ask us to be on time when my twin brother and I were about five years old.  She _1_ told us not to be late for the bus, not to be late for school, and so on. “ Don’t be late” became our family rule.

Mother_2 as a teacher when my twin brother and I started the first grade. Every school day morning, she called us to get up, and cooked _3_ breakfast.  School started at 8:00 am, _4_ we arrived at the school before 7:30 am each school day morning.

When we were in high school, our_5_ once told my mother that we had been late for three times in one month.  That made my mother so _6_ that she beat us.  After that I was not late for anything.

I kept the _7_ of being on time for a long time. When I _8_ a teacher, we were asked to get to school at 8；00 am, but I always got there at 7；15 am.  That gave me more time to do my job _9_ .

When you learned good habits from your _10_ , they will give you more than you can imagine.

1.A.  never     B.  already     C.  always      D.  even

2.A. worked     B.  helped      C.  learned     D.  studied

3.A.  her       B.  him         C.  us          D.  them

4.A. because    B.  but         C.  and         D.  so

5.A.  teacher       B.  sister      C.  brother     D.  father

6.A.  happy    B.  angry       C.  excited     D.  relaxed

7.A. trip        B.  time       C.  hope        D.  habit

8.A. caught      B.  got        C.  started     D. became

9.A. worse          B.  worst       C.  better      D.  best

10.A. classmate    B.  family       C.  friend      D.  group

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.---Did Tom enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday ?

---Yes, he did. He _____________ ( not meet ) his old friends for a long time.

2.The detective promised to the victim that he              (catch) the robber as soon as possible.

3.---Do you know the places of interest in Wuxi ?

---Yes, it is the second time I ___________ (visit ) the beautiful city.

4.He seemed to have difficulty _______________ (control) his actions.

5.Would you please ________ (not disturb) him when he is reading English.

6.While I was watching a football match on TV, my twin brother _______________ (pack) for the next day’s trip to Qingdao.

7.The sports meeting they were looking forward to __________ ( hold) yesterday.

8.As science ________(progress) quickly, our modern life becomes more and more colourful.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，使文章完整、通顺。

My twin brother is called Daniel, and he is four___younger than me. Our birthdays are ____ on the 5th of January. We have the same eyes and noses. Most people say we ____ the same, but Daniel looks a little ____than me. We aren’t in the same class at school, ____ my parents want us to be a bit different. We often _____ the same way, but we choose different______ .I like red and he likes blue. I think we are very_____ .He is really, really active, and he_____ every day. He also plays computer games a lot but I don’t.  At school I always come top, but he hardly ever does well_____ the exams. So teachers often say we are very different .

1.A. years            B. weeks         C. minutes       D. days

2.A. all               B. both          C. also          D. either

3.A. look             B. think          C. sound        D. see

4.A. taller            B. hotter         C. tall           D. short

5.A. because          B. if             C. though        D. but

6.A. study            B. play           C. wear         D. put on

7.A. colors           B. kinds          C. prices         D. style

8.A. serious          B. quiet          C. different       D. atletic

9.A. sleeps           B. exercises       C. studies        D. smile

10.A. in             B. at             C. for            D. on

This is my twin sister, Lucy. Not only she but also I    good at drawing.

A. is                      B. am              C. are

动词填空：用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分)

1.When to go climbing _______________ (decide) by us last night.

2.The police said that they _______________ (remind) parents not to let their children go out alone on TV the next day.

3.While I was watching a football match on TV, my twin brother _______________ (pack) for the next day’s trip to Qingdao.  

4.Nothing much should ____________ (do) at the moment. All we can do now is to wait.

5.The goal of this lesson is ____________ (learn) how to make telephone calls in English.

6.They met happily yesterday. In fact, they ______ (not meet) each other for many years.

7.He seemed to have difficulty _______________ (control) his actions.

8.Why can’t you just believe me? I _____________(tell) you everything I know!