Most adults(成年人)once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same? ? ? is going on at school now. ??? ? it seems that doing weekend homework is ? ? problem for the modern students.

??? All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished(取消).It's??? ? for them studying at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, when can they find?? ?? to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations（娱乐），or just have??? ? at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until????? .So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are????? and often threaten (威胁)to fail(使考试不及格)whole class of students because they know nothing about the??? . If there is no weekend homework for the students to do, they will be happy to go to school on Monday? ? having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.

1.A. thing??? ????????????? B. school ????????????? C. class??? ????????????? D. homework

2.A. Also??? ? ????????????? B. But??? ????????????? C. Still?? ????????????? D. Though

3.A. no??? ????????????? ????????????? B. another? ????????????? C. one??? ????????????? D. other

4.A. not enough????????????? B. enough? ????????????? C. no good? ????????????? D. no use

5.A. friends??? ????????????? B. time??? ????????????? C. places??? ????????????? D. money

6.A. a rest??? ????????????? B. an exam ????????????? C. a lesson?? ????????????? D. a picnic

7.A. Monday afternoon??? ????????????? ????????????? B. Saturday afternoon?

C. Friday night??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Sunday night

8.A. pleased??? ????????????? B. sorry??? ????????????? C. unhappy?? D. not worried

9.A. lesson??? ????????????? B. games??? ????????????? C. interests? ????????????? D. activities

10.A. until??? ????????????? B. when??? ????????????? C. before?? ????????????? D. after

Jim is a young farmer. He was once put into prison( 监狱).

One day, he got a letter from his mother. “ I’m so worried about our farm,”she wrote.”it’s time to plant potatoes. I can’t dig (挖 ) all the fields(田地 ) by myself.”

Jim read the letter and became sad. “ What can I do?” he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote to his mother,” don’t dig the fields. There is much money in the earth. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”

Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, “ Two days ago, about ten men came to our farm and dug all the fields. I can’t understand it. It seemed that they were looking for something. What should I do?”

Jim smiled when he read his mother’s letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short. Guess what it would say.

1.Jim’s mother was much worried about___________.

A. him????????????? B. their farm

C. the potatoes??????? D. the money

2.In the letter to his mother, Jim told his mother not to______.

A. dig the fields???????????? B. dig for the money

C. ask others for help???????? D. go to the prison to see him

3.Jim’s mother told him that about ten men came to dig their fields. These men might be_____.

A. farmers????? B. Jim’s friends?? C. prison guards( 监督员)????? D. Jim’s brothers

4.What would it say in Jim’s second letter?

A. I will go out of prison very soon.

B. You can plant potatoes now, dear mother.

C. I can’t help you, dear mother.

D. The guards will plant potatoes.

This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose weight. And you don’t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym (健身房). You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.
A. Wake-up
When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend(弯曲) forward until you feel sore（酸痛） in your back. It will bum about 10 calories.
B. Start with soup
When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you’ll feel fuller, so you’ll eat less when the main food comes.
C. An apple (or more) a day
Apples are full of fiber and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.
D. Stand up and walk around
Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average (平均）two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will bum 50 0r more calories.
Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.
【小题1】We should have soup first so that _______.