Schoolwork is sometimes difficult，but I don’t think it’s  ever boring．We get lots of interesting projects to do．

  Sometimes，a project is just a long article．In English class，we write articles and speeches about things that happened in history．In science class，we once built bridges using only toothpicks(牙签)and candy! I love projects like that．

  Projects are a big part of our grades．So，it’s very important whether you are good at the project or not．I am bad at building things．So，when I was asked to build a model，my grade for that whole term Was low． However, when asked to draw a picture of myself, I Was able to save my terrible art grade.

  Projects can make people wonderful leaders，too．I was once working on a speech with another boy．I did most of the work，typed it up and printed the pictures．He didn’t do much．At first．I was very angry, but then I realized that I had never asked him for help or told him what to do!

  I've noticed that projects make people act in many different ways．Some people know clearly what to do．Others can end up having problems．The most interesting type of person I have seen．is someone who didn’t start working until a few days or hours before the project’s deadline(最终期限)．One of my friends didn’t write down his Birthday Project Speech；he made it up as he talked．It Was great! Not everyone can do that though！

1．T he writer thinks whether you can get good grades or not depends on    

  A．the skills that the projects ask for

  B．what you’ve learned from the books

  C．how much work you have put in

  D．both A and C

2．We can tell from the story that the writer is good at          ．

  A．making speeches B．building models C．drawing pictures D．making up stories

3．The main idea of the story is that      ．

  A．projects are always interesting   

B．projects are important and useful for students

  C. projects are important for one’s grades

D．projects’deadlines make people nervous

 4．The word“project” in the article means     ．

    A．成绩    B．方案    C．工程    D．专题研究

The first day of school our teacher let us know someone. Looking out, we found an old woman  1  at the door. She said, "Hi, my name is Susan. I am seventy years old". While we were  2  what made her take this  3  at her age. She said with a smile. "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get  4  , have two children and travel together. " Hearing this, all of us laughed. "In fact, "she went on," I always  5  of having a college education, and now I'm getting  6  !"
After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good   7  . I often listened to this "time machine" as she shared (分享) her  8  with me. At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a   9  . When she was stepping up to the podium (讲台), suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little 10   and said, "I am sorry. I am so nervous. I can't get my ready talk  11  , so I have to tell you  12  I know. "
In her speech she told us" We don't stop playing as we are old, we grow old  13  we stop playing. The secret of staying  14  , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 15   every day. I think there is a great 16  between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I 17   in bed for one full year and never do anything, I'll become seventy-one. Since anybody can grow older, my  18 is to grow, up by always finding the chance in change. Growing older can't be avoided (避免) ,growing up can be 19   . It's never too late to be all you can possibly be. "
       During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends  20  she went. In the end, the wonderful woman got the college degree (学位).
 1. A. escaped        B. appeared       C. reached      D. hurried
 2. A. finding        B. getting        C. wanting      D. wondering
 3. A. success        B. activity       C. challenge    D. work
 4. A. married        B. worried        C. excited      D. relaxed
 5. A. realized       B. made           C. knew         D. dreamed
 6. A. one            B. each           C. some         D. much
 7. A. teachers       B. friends        C. students     D. neighbours
 8. A. news           B. study          C. hope         D. experience
 9. A. lesson         B. present        C. talk         D. story
 10. A. frustrated    B. frightened     C. serious      D. painful
 11. A. again         B. back           C. down         D. away
 12. A. which         B. how            C. what         D. why
 13. A. until         B. before         C. though       D. because
 14. A. old           B. young          C. clear        D. awake
 15. A. natural       B. difficult      C. interesting  D. possible
 16. A. difference    B. change         C. pleasure     D. confidence
 17. A. lie           B. hide           C. leave        D. turn
 18. A. plan          B. mind           C. decision     D. idea
 19. A. noticed       B. chosen         C. thought      D. mentioned
 20. A. whenever      B. however        C. wherever     D. whether

Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. Their parents help them do almost everything at home, so many of them don’t know how to do           . This is really a big problem.
Liu Jie is 14-year-old. One day her partens left home for another city for work, so she had to stay at home     . At first she thought she would be happy    her parents are not at home. She could do        she liked to do. But at about six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt   . “Oh, it's time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” She said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she         know how to cook. At that moment she         her mom very much. In the end, she could only go to the supermarket and         some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are        as Liu Jie. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, cleaning their rooms or dressing themselves      . They shouldn’t depend too much on their partens.
【小题1】 A. their homework           B. some shopping          C. housework
【小题2】 A. lonely                     B. alone                     C. herself
【小题3】 A. so                      B. because                  C. but
【小题4】 A. that                     B. what                     C. where
【小题5】 A. hungry                   B. full                      C. excited
【小题6】 A. couldn’t                    B. didn’t                    C. might not
【小题7】 A. thought                 B. considered              C. missed
【小题8】 A. made                    B. bought                    C. gave
【小题9】 A. the same                    B. difficult                   C. different
【小题10】A. actually                  B. carelessly              C. properly