B
Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).
One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.
“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.
“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.
Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”
“And what happened to the other ear?”
“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”
【小题1】_____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

B

Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.

Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”

1._____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

2. Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _____.    

A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Saturday     D Sunday

3.We can guess           .

A. Mr Smith drank much after the match

B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team

C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days

D Mr Smith watched the match those days

4.The ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears.

A.telephone   B. drinking    C.iron        D irons

5.What would happen to Mr Smith ?

Many people think that if more time is spent, more work will be done. So students have to     the whole day doing homework except during the three meals. It is not      to see students lost in a sea of homework both at school and at home.
Modern students usually have many      . They love music, sports, reading and watching TV. A two-day weekend gives them time to do what they     . However, there’s much homework to do, so they usually don’t want to do it      Sunday night. In such a short time, students may finish it carelessly. The badly-done weekend homework makes teachers     .
Things always get        without the right ideas. Too much homework makes students     interests in learning. A horse runs faster after a        , but for students only rest is not enough. We should       this situation and try to give students more time to relax.

The badly hurt boy needed an ________ at once. (operate)