I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before:

    "Dear Mr. McCort, Mikey's grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mikey and he'll do his best in the future. P.S. His grandmother is OK."

    I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk. l said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. The writers of those notes didn't realize that honest excuse notes were usually boring: "Peter was late because the alarm clock didn't go off."

    The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to give the first class to study the art of the excuse note.

    “Today I'd like you to write 'An Excuse Note from Adam to God' or 'An Excuse Note from Eve to God'. "Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. They had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.[来源:学|科|网Z

    The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entered the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said. "I'd like you to see me in my office." My heart sank,

    When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, "I just want to tell you that lesson, that task, was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you."

1.What did the writer do when he found the students dishonest?

A. He reported them to the headmaster.

B. He lectured them hard on honesty.

C. He had them take notes-n class.

D. He helped improve their writing skills.

2.We can learn that when Mikey was absent from the class, he was____.

A. somewhere enjoying himself

B. taking care of his baby sister

C. looking after his grandmother

D. studying the art of the excuse note

3.How did the writer usually find out his students' parental excuse notes were dishonest?

A. They were written in boring words.

B. He called their parents and found out the truth.

C. They were more like stories than facts.

D. The handwriting clearly looked like children's.

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The writer has many years of teaching experience.

B. The students are good at writing excuse notes.

C. The headmaster was angry with the writer.

D. Most of the excuse notes were written by the parents.

5.Which of the following best describes the writer as a teacher?

A. Honest.               B. Strict.                   C. Hardworking.    D. Wise.

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Mr.King worked in a factory. He was tall and (1) ，He liked playing basketball. He spent a lot of (2) on it and sometimes he Was late for the work. It made his boss (3) and one day the young mall (4) .He tried to find another piece of work，but he (5) .Several months later he got into trouble and lived a (6) life.

Once he met with his friend in the street. The mall felt (7) for him and introduced him to his brother who was a (8) of a spare time physical cultural school. It was just in great need of some swimming coaches and he began to (9) the children to swim there. He wasn't a good worker and he wasn't a good coach，either. Two months later the children (10) nothing. Few of them could swim in the (11) river.

It was Saturday and the weather was very (12) .The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and they hoped to swim in the river. Mr King found it was difficult to (13) them. He had to agree with them. Before they started，he drew a line (14) the knee of each child with a red pen. He said to them，“Come out of the river at once if the water (15) the line!”

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A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper, and　 15　 her a piece of paper that he had written something on. After his mother　 16 her hands, she read what on the paper.

For　 17 the grass $5.00

For cleaning up my room this week $1.00

For going to the supermarket for you $1.00

For looking after my baby brother while you went shopping $1.00

For taking out the rubbish　 $1.00

For getting a good report card $5.00

For cleaning up the garden　 $2.00

Total: $16.00

Well, his mother looked at him for a while, and then she picked up a pen, turned 18 the paper he had written on, and this was what she wrote:

For the nine 　19 I carried you while you were growing inside me, free.

For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, fed you and sung songs for you , free.

For all the tears(眼泪) that you’ve 　20 through the years, free.

When you add it up, the cost of my love is free.

For all the nights that were filled with 　21 , free.

For the toys, food, clothes, and even cleaning your nose, free.

And when you add it all up, the 　22 cost of real love is free.

When the little boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were tears in his eyes. He looked straight 　23 at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: 24 IN FULL.

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　　Mr. White works in a factory. There are not many people in the factory. They make shoes there. The workers go to work early in the morning. On Saturday and Sunday they don't go to work. They stay at home.

　　Mrs. White cooks for the workers in the factory. She likes cooking. In the middle of the day the workers have lunch in the factory. They are very friendly. They like the food Mrs. White cooks.

(1)What is Mr. White?

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A. He is a worker.

B. He is a cook.

C. He is the manager of the factory.

D. We don't know.

(2)What is Mrs. White?

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A. She is a worker.

B. She is a cook.

C. She is a cleaner.

D. She is a housewife.

(3)Are Mr. White and his wife in the same factory?

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A. Yes, they are.

B. No, they are not.

C. Yes, they do.

D. No, they don't.

(4)What do the workers do in the factory? They make

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(5)When do the worker have a rest?

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A. On Saturday.

B. On Sunday.

C. On Saturday and Sunday.

D. We don' t know.