As a result, my first homework was a real disaster （灾难）. My face turned red as I read the teacher’s comments （评语）. She wrote, “Teresa, it seems to me that you need to learn how to structure （构思）your writing. ”

    I knew she was right. I had been writing stories for too long and didn’t have well-structured writing. When I wrote a story, I could start a new paragraph （段）every line. But this was not how history writing worked.

    I rewrote the homework four or five times, and asked my classmates for help before I finally handed it in. With continued rewriting, my homework changed a lot. My second paper received a high grade.

    These are my happiness and sadness. Each one makes me try harder next time.

  1. At first the writer thought it was ________ to learn history.

    A. difficult　　　　　　　　    B. easy

    C. boring　　　　　　　　　　  D. interesting

  2. The writer’s face turned red _______.

    A. after he talked to the teacher

    B. when he had his homework back

    C. after he got an “A” for his work

    D. when he did his history homework

  3. What was the writer’s problem?

    A. He spent too much time writing stories

    B. He wrote stories in his history homework.

    C. He did his homework the way he wrote stories.

    D. He made his homework too long to be read.

  4. What do the last two sentences tell us?

    A. The writer will try to learn better and better.

    B. History learning needs hard working.

    C. When we are sad, we want to work harder.

    D. The happier we are; the better we will work.

选择填空:

Can you tell me the ______ between these two words?

[　　]

A. difficult　　B. difference　　C. difficulty   D. different

阅读下面短文，从四个选项中，选出能完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Mr. White was living in the country, and he wanted to go to an office in the city one day. He found the address on a letter, got into his car and drove to the city. He drove straight to the office without any trouble and stopped in front of the door. He locked his car and started to go into the office, but then he turned around and went back to his car.“I've locked my keys in it.”he said to himself. He telephoned his wife and said,“Excuse me, but I've locked my keys in my car. Please bring me your keys.”Mrs. White got into their second car and drove twenty miles(英里) to help her husband. But while he was waiting for her, he walked around his car and tried the other door. It was not locked! He locked it quickly before his wife arrived.

1. Mr. White and Mrs. White didn't live ______.

[　　]

A. in the city　　　　 B. in the country

C. in the village　　　D. in the other countries

2. It was ______ for Mr. White to get to the office.

[　　]

A. difficult　　　　　B. very hard

C. not difficult　　　D. not easy

3 Mr. White thought ______.

[　　]

A. he put the keys in the door

B. he didn't lock the other door

C. he locked his key in it

D. he left his keys in the car

4 Mrs. White _______.

[　　]

A. was helped by her husband

B. went to help him

C. wanted to look for the keys

D. wanted for him

5. From the story we know that at last

[　　]

A. Mrs. White opened the door and got the keys.

B. Mr. White got the keys himself

C. Mrs. White was very angry

D. Mrs. White helped to try the other door

It seemed to him that most American students studied harder during weekdays and enjoyed   3  on weekends. In Japan, however, quite a few students study only before term examination periods(考试期间) and do   4  else for the rest of the time. It’s easier for American students to enter colleges or universities   5  the students in Japan. But they study harder after they enter because they are dismissed(开除) if they do not do  6  . On the contrary (相反),it is so   7  to enter college and universities in Japan that students have to study until midnight    8   every night before the entrance examinations (入学考试). And they are relieved from the pressure (压力) of having to study 　　9    they enter and they want to do something else. Taro had been used to a Japanese student’s life style(方式),so he had a   10  time for the first few months in the U. S. ?

1. A. until　　　　 　　   B. since　　　　 　　  C. before　　      　　  D. after?

2. A. Chinese　　  　　   B. Russian　　　　  C. American　　  　　      D. English?

3. A. yourselves    　　  B. themselves　　 　　 C. ourselves　　　　   　　  D. itself?

4. A. something    　　   B. nothing　　　　   C. everything　　 　　     D. anything?

5. A. but　　　　  　　  B. than  　　  　　　　C. also　　   　　  　　  D. and?

6. A. wrong　　   　　   B. right　　 　　　　　　  C. well　　　　   　　  D. good?

7. A. difficult　　  　　   B. easy　　　　 　　　　　　  C. good   　　　　　　　　     D. bad?

8. A. since　　    　　   B. for　　　　　　  C. already　　  　　　　     D. almost?

9. A. before　　   　　   B. when　　　　    C. since　　  　　　　　　    D. unless?

10. A. hard　　    　　  B. good　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　 　　      D. free