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

阅读并补全对话。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）

从方框内选择适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

M: You look so happy, Marry. 1.　　　　

W: There’s a concert in the theatre this evening. Some world famous singers will come and sing in the concert. 2.　　　　

M: Yes, I have already read about the news in the newspaper. The singers are trying to collect money for the people in Qinghai.

W: That’s great. 3.　　　　

M: OK. Let’s go to the concert together. 4.　　　　

W: 100 yuan a person.

M: All right. Let’s meet at the 7:50 pm, OK?

W: It’s a bit late. 5.　　　　  

M: OK. See you then. Bye.  

W: Bye.

A. We should also do something for them.

B. Have a good trip.

C. What’s news?

D. How about 20 minutes earlier?

E. See you later.

F. How much is the ticket?

G. Have you heard the news, Mike?

I like to get up late, so my ideal school starts at 9 a.m. It finished at 3 P.m., so we will have lots of time for after-school activities. There is a big dining hall.

We have an hour for lunch. We eat lunch and chat there. We can also listen to pop music in the hall. We eat fruit and vegetables every day.

We have Maths every day because I think Maths is very interesting to us. I love computers, so we have Computer Studies every day. We wear school uniforms, but we do not wear ties. The classes are quite small. There are 15 students in each class.

There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library with lots of useful books. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.

There are lots of clubs and after-school activities. We only have half an hour of homework every day, and we do not do homework at weekends. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater.

36. How many hours for lessons are there in my school?

A. Five hours.　 　　　　　　 B. Six hours.　　 C. Four hours.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Three hours.

37. How many hours for lunch are there in my school?

　 A. Half an hours.　　　　 B. One hours. 　　C. One and a half hours. 　 D. Two hours.

38. Why do we have Maths every day?

A. Because it is useful.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Because it is the main subject.　

C. Because we’re interested in it.　　 D. Because I’m going to be a Maths teacher.

39. How many students are there in my class?

　 A. Ten.　　　　　　　　　B. Sixteen.　　　　　 C. Fourteen.　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Fifteen.

40. The underlined word “with” means_______.　

A. 用　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. 在……下　 C. 和……一起　　　　　　　　　 D. 有

41. How often do we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater?

A. Every week.　　　 B. Every day.　 C. Every month.　　　　　　　　 D. Every two months.

42. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. My school.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. My ideal subject.　

C. My ideal school.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. My ideal park.