It took us a long time　________ a composition yesterday.

　　A. write　　B. wrote C. writing D. to write

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通读短文，了解短文大意，从A，B，C，D四个选项中选择最佳答案。

　　Tommy hated school and was always looking for 1 not to go. If he sneezed, he asked his mother to 　　 2 a note saying he has a cold. If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to 3 during school hours. He spent more time at home than he did at 4 . On the days that he did go to school, he looked for excuses to come home 5 . One day he came home from school 6 . His father was surprised.

　　“You’re home early,” he said. “Is the school closed today?”

　　“No, Dad,” Tommy said. “It’s open. I came home early.”

　　“How did you do that?” his father asked him. “What did you say to 7 ?”

　　“I told her that I had a new baby 8 and I had to come home and 9 you.”

　　“But your mother has had twins,” his father said, “a boy and a girl. You’ve got a baby brother and a baby sister.”

　　“Yes, I know, Dad!” Tommy said. “I’m 10 my baby sister for next week.

1．A. time　B. questions　C. excuses　D. things

2．A. write　B. find　C. give　D. put

3．A. the headmaster　B. the doctor　C. his father　D. his friend

4．A. hospital　B. classroom　C. school　D. office

5．A. only　B. finally　C. quickly　D. early

6．A. after school　B. in the afternoon　C. in the evening　D. in the middle of the morning

7．A. your teacher　B. your mother　C. your grandma　D. your uncle

8．A. cat　B. dog　C. cousin　D. brother

9．A. see　B. help　C. wake　D. tell

10．A. taking care of　B. writing to　C. saving up　D. putting down

This kind of food is  2   .We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are   3    in everything around them. They learn   4   while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to 5 story books, science books…, anything they like. When they find some thing new, they love to ask questions and  6   to find out the answers.

What is the best  7    to get knowledge? If we learn 8  ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are  9    getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand   10

1. A. sleep　　   B. read　　   C. drink　　　　  D. eat

2. A. sport　　   B. exercise    C. knowledge　　 D. meat

3. A. interested   B. interesting   C. weak　　　　 D. better

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

5. A. lend　　   B. read　　    C. learn　　　　 D. write

6. A. try　　    B. have　　    C. think　　　　 D. wait

7. A. place　　  B. school　　   C. way　　　　  D. road

8. A. on　　    B. with　　　　 C. to　　　　    D. by

9. A. often　　  B. always　　   C. usually   　　 D. sometimes

10. A. harder    B. much　　    C. better　　　　 D. well