“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”　　
“Well, if you can   1  do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince   2 .
In fact, all this started from my   3  of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had   4  one year without TV for a hundred dollars,   5 me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it,   6  you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to   7 , which became my favorite sport.   8  winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbors offered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much as a fish.　　
It was unbelievable how much   9  I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the   10  thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).　　
I started to do my homework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of   11 .　　
I used to   12  reading if there were no   13 , but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV, right   14  my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the   15  than just the 100 dollars!

Mr. Cooper arrived at London airport at the end of a two-week holiday. It had been very hot in Rome, so Mr. Cooper had cut the beard that he had always worn. But the photo in his passport showed him with beard.
　　An officer looked at the photo for a moment and said,“Will you excuse me, sir? Please sit down. I won’t keep you waiting long.”With this, he walked away and showed the passport to a second officer, saying,“I know the face.”The second officer took a look at the photo and asked where Mr. Cooper had just come back from. When he heard Mr. Cooper was from Rome, the second officer’s eyes lit up and said,“An Englishman with a beard stole an old painting in Rome on Friday. And that man looked just like the man who...”Suddenly it came to the first officer who Mr. Cooper was! He returned to Mr. Cooper and asked,“Did you teach at Feltham High School?”When Mr. Cooper answered, with some surprise, that he did, the first officer smiled and said,“I thought so. I’m Alan Simpson. You taught me French. You haven’t changed a bit.”
　　1．Mr. Cooper was _________.
　　A. an Englishman       B. a Frenchman
　　C. an Italian        D. a policeman
　　2．Mr. Cooper’s photo showed_________.
　　A. he was much younger for his age
　　B. he was a little older for his age
　　C. he looked like the thief
　　D. he was a young man
　　3．Why did the first officer show Mr. Cooper’s passport to his colleague?
　　A. He was sure Mr. Cooper was the thief.
　　B. He was not quite sure whether Mr. Cooper was the Englishman who had stolen the painting.
　　C. He was glad to see his old teacher.
　　D. He was surprised to find his old teacher had become a thief.
　　4．_________ inclined to(有……倾向)take this Mr. Cooper as the thief from Rome.
　　A. Alan Simpson was
　　B. The second officer was
　　C. Both the two officers were
　　D. Neither of the two officers was
　　5．When he came to know the first officer had been one of his old pupils, Mr. Cooper _________.
　　A. got quite angry with him
　　B. was angry with the two policemen
　　C. felt ashamed of being regarded as a thief
　　D. felt surprised

—What would you buy for your mother’s birthday as a present?
　  —I am not sure．Anyway, I will buy _________ to make her happy．
　 

“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”　　
“Well, if you can 1 do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince 2.
In fact, all this started from my 3 of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had 4 one year without TV for a hundred dollars, 5me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it, 6 you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to 7, which became my favorite sport. 8 winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbors offered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much as a fish.　　
It was unbelievable how much 9 I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the 10 thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).　　
I started to do my homework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of 11.　　
I used to 12 reading if there were no 13, but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV, right 14 my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the 15 than just the 100 dollars!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      really
   2. B.
      finally
   3. C.
      quickly
   4. D.
      clearly
2. 2.
   1. A.
      herself
   2. B.
      myself
   3. C.
      himself
   4. D.
      ourselves
3. 3.
   1. A.
      belief
   2. B.
      love
   3. C.
      joy
   4. D.
      anger
4. 4.
   1. A.
      become
   2. B.
      gone
   3. C.
      arrived
   4. D.
      reached
5. 5.
   1. A.
      picking up
   2. B.
      laughing at
   3. C.
      talking with
   4. D.
      looking after
6. 6.
   1. A.
      but
   2. B.
      and
   3. C.
      or
   4. D.
      though
7. 7.
   1. A.
      draw
   2. B.
      read
   3. C.
      act
   4. D.
      ski
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Few
   2. B.
      Any
   3. C.
      Several
   4. D.
      Many
9. 9.
   1. A.
      difficulty
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      fun
   4. D.
      knowledge
10. 10.
    1. A.
       smallest
    2. B.
       biggest
    3. C.
       first
    4. D.
       last
11. 11.
    1. A.
       years
    2. B.
       days
    3. C.
       weeks
    4. D.
       hours
12. 12.
    1. A.
       hate
    2. B.
       enjoy
    3. C.
       interest
    4. D.
       prefer
13. 13.
    1. A.
       stories
    2. B.
       words
    3. C.
       pictures
    4. D.
       plots
14. 14.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       inside
    4. D.
       outside
15. 15.
    1. A.
       TV
    2. B.
       reading
    3. C.
       trip
    4. D.
       experience

--My parents always tell me _________ others late at night.

　　--They're right. It's not polite.

　　A. call　　　　　　　 B. not call　　　　　C. not to call　 D. to call