2.　　　 The “bell” here means the _____.

A time bell　 B doorbell　 C church bell　 D bell for class

1.　　　 When did the story happen?

A At 7:00　 B In December　 C On New Year’s Eve　 D When the bell rang

5.　　　 The writer wants to tell us____.

A to steal for money　　 B to get rid of bad habits at the beginning　 C to go uphill　　　 D A, B and C

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The New Year’s Eve party was going on when the bell rang. A tall man opened the door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the host went over and took him in. The man sat there happily for an hour and drunk. Then he said, “invited me to this party。I don’t know you, or anyone else here. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your friend’s cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is still waiting in our car!”

4.　 　　　It’s____ to fall into bad habits, but____ to get rid of them.

A easy, hard　 B hard, easy　 C easy, easy　 D hard, hard

3.　　　 The boys may steal from _____.

　 A copying　 B gambling　　 C writing　 D their parent

2.　　　 Some boy students fall into bad habits____.

A in school　　　　　　 B at home

C on the street　　　　　 D both A and C

1.　　　 Bad habits don’t come suddenly, do they? _____.

A Yes, they do　　　　　 B No, they don’t

C Yes, they don’t　　　　 D No, they do

5.　　　 On Christmas Day, people often ____to each other.

A give money　 B ask for money　 C ask for presents　 D　 give presents (4)

It’s easier to downhill than to climb uphill, so it’s easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones.

Bad habits do not come suddenly. They come little by little without one’s being aware of their danger. Schoolboys first pick up little bad habits in school and on the street. When they cannot

Write their lessons, they copy from their schoolmates. If they see bigger boys smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling, they want to gamble. When they get bigger, the habits become stronger and stranger, so that they can no longer get rid of them. From copying, they learn to steal; from gambling, they learn to cheat. At last they become distrusted by every. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits at the beginning! Or they should overcome us in the end!

4.　　　 On the morning of Christmas Day, children wake up their parents very early and say____.

A Good morning!　　　　 B Happy New Year!

C Best wishes for you!　　 D Merry Christmas!

3.　　　 Father Christmas comes into the house through the___.

A window　 B front door　 C chimney　 D back door