动词填空：用所给动词的适当形式填空。（共10小题；每小题0.5分，计5分）

1.I spend much time            ( practice ) speaking English every day. 

2.During Reading Week, John read more books than Daniel           (do).

3.Our Maths teacher            ( prepare ) the new lesson with other teachers now.

4.The doctor advised my mother            (run) for half an hour every day.

5.Betty, you made many mistakes.            (not be) so careless next time.

6.We all hope you            (take) the course in art next term.

7.During one part of the show the lights suddenly    (shine) on the seats for the most important guests.

8.Would you and your classmates like            (choose) Millie as your club leader?

9.Her mother will be very happy if she            (offer) to do the housework on Sundays.

10.Listen! The students in Class Eight            (plan) their school trip in the classroom.

阅读理解。

　　Jim likes playing football. And he also likes watching football matches. As he hasn't enough money to buy the tickets, he has to watch them on TV at home if he's free. But to his regret, he always goes to school from Monday to Friday and misses a lot of important matches.

　　One afternoon there would be the biggest football match of the year in America. Jim wanted to watch it on TV very much, but he couldn't. They would have a physics test the next morning and he had to prepare for it.

　　“Can we have a video, Mum?” Jim asked before he went to school, “Then you'll record the football matches for me.”

　　“I'm afraid we can't buy one,” sighed(叹气) his mother.

　　But the next afternoon in came Jim, with a new video in his arms.

　　“How on earth did you pay for that, Jim?” the woman asked in surprise.

　　“That's easy, Mum,” answered the boy,“I've sold our TV set!”

1．Jim is a________.

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2．Jim often misses a lot of important football matches because________.

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A．he hasn't enough money to watch them

B．his parents don't let him watch them

C．he's busy with his lesson

D．he has to go to school

3．As ________, Jim couldn't watch the biggest football match that afternoon.

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A．he didn't get any tickets

B．something was wrong with the TV set

C．he had to go over physics

D．there would be a physics test at that time

4．Jim's mum sighed because________.

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A．they had no money to buy a video

B．she had no time to. record the match

C．she didn't know how to record the match

D．she couldn't borrow a video

5．In fact, ________.

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A．a video is more useful than a TV set

B．only a video can record all the programmes

C．it's impossible to record any programmes

D．a video can work only with the help of a TV set

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.Daniel told me that he__________ (take) care of my pet for me in the next few days..

2.Britain was the first country in the world__________ (have) a free health system.

3.Boats float in the direction of wind if they__________ (not control).

4.You can show your support to our school football team by_________ (cheer) for our players.

5.When I came into the house, my daughter__________ (sweep) the floor clean.

6.It’s said the prices for house sale _________ (fall) a lot in the past ten months.

7.Cold viruses can also__________ (spread) by objects, such as telephones, plates and keyboards.

8.Our Maths teacher__________ (prepare) the new lesson with other teachers in the office from 2 to 4 yesterday afternoon.