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Tom is taller than his classmates, but he is not strong. Sometimes he is ill and must stay in bed for two or three weeks. His friends often go to see him. He likes to see them and they like to see him, too. He wants some help. They often help him do his homework. Now they are doing their homework. After that they are going to watch TV. His classmates are going to work on a farm next week, but Tom can’t go with them. He must stay at home.

1. Sometime Tom is ______.

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A. tall　　　B. strong　　　C. ill　　　D. glad

2. When Tom is ill his friends often ______.

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A. go to see him　　　B. like him

C. stay in bed　　　　D. watch TV

3. His classmates are going to ______next week.

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A. help do his homework

B. stay at home

C. work on a farm

D. go to school

　　Janet is a student at a college. She is going to study Japanese as part of her Business Studies course.

　　“I need about eight and a half hours sleep a night. I spend about half an hour every day washing and dressing. It takes me half an hour to go to college. I spend about six hours a day in classes or the library. I need to spend another two hours studying for my French when I get home. Preparing food and eating takes about an hour and a half and I like to have two or three hours to have a rest.(休息)”

4. She is going to ______.

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A.prepare food　　　B.study Japanese

C.eat　　　　　　　 D.go to college

5. She spend ______washing and dressing.

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A.an hour　　　　　B.eight

C.three hours　　　D.Half an hour

6. She studies French when ______.

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A. she gets home

B. she is in the library

C. she is in the classroom

D. she has a rest

I _______ half an hour taking the dog for a walk yesterday.

A. cost　　

B. paid　　

C. spent　　

D. spend

　　More and more children are becoming overweight and near-sighted　 1　 they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative since watching TV doesn’t　 2　 any active thought．

　　Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth W-Turnoff　 3　 in the US. The organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under trees, talk to family members and friends　 4　 watching TV.

　　American school children　 5　 , on average, 1,000 hours a year watching TV--- more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, say the doctors　 6　 organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.

　　Doctors say that the　 7　 children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The food children eat while they watch the television makes this weight　 8　 more serious.

　　To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friends and family, read, and　 9　 the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be　 10　 for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?

　　1.A. because 　　　　　　　　    B. until 　　　　　　   C. whether 　　　　 D. though

　　2.A. find 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. need 　　　　　　  C. lose 　　　　　　   D. know

　　3.A. Day 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Week 　　　　　　 C. Month 　　　　   D. Year

　　4.A. together with 　　　　　　 B. because of 　　 C. lots of 　　　　   D. instead of

　　5.A. cost 　　　　 

　　　　　　　　 B. spend 　　　　    C. use 　　　　　　    D. do

　　6.A. whom 　　　　　　　　　　   B. whose 　　　　   C. which 　　　　    D. who

　　7.A. later 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. earlier 　　　　    C. longer 　　　　    D. less

　　8.A. problem 　　　　　　　　    B. question 　　　　 C. thing 　　　　　　 D. lesson

　　9.A. explore 　　　　　　　　　　 B. invent 　　　　    C. find 　　　　　　   D. make

　　10.A. easy 　　　　　　　　　　    B. happy 　　　　    C. dangerous 　　  D. difficult

How much does the ticket　________　from Shanghai to Beijing?

　　A. cost　　B. take　　C. spend　　 D. pay