Expert(专家)say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger(手指)with his eyes still closed, begging(请求)for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.

　　 A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker(虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep(睡觉) during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.

　　 Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.

1.The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________.

A. he didn’t have enough sleep 　　　

B. it wasn’t time for him to get up

C. he didn’t want to go to school　

D. he wanted his mother to wake him up

2.In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________.

A. become too weak to sleep　　　　 B. not work well in class

C. go to bed early　　　　　　　　　D. be weak in English

3.In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________.”

A. get up early　B. get up late

C. sleepless D. don’t want to sleep

4.“Stay up late” here means “_____________.”

A. study late　B. watch TV late　

C. not go to bed until late　D. stay outside

5.According to the passage, which of the following is right? _________.

A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.

B. Sleeping less means working hard.

C. Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.

D. Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.

Dear Sigmund Friend

My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy 　31　 football! I love 　32 　football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream 　33 a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your 　34　 .

I have 　35 friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I 　36　 trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry　　 37　 . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives 　 38　 .I wish I could have my parents’ 　39　 .

Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know　 40　 . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.

Best wishes

Simon

31. A. for　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　 　　D. about

32. A. watching　　　 B. seeing　　　　　 C. looking at　　　 D. looking

33. A. am to be　　　　 B. is to be　　　　 C. is to being　　　　 D. are to be

34. A. book　　　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. school

35. A. much 　　　　 B. not any　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　 D. plenty of

36. A. get in　　　　　 B. get into　　　　 C. get on　　　　　　 D. get off

37. A. from time to time　　　　　　　　　 B. from times to times

C. between time and time　　　　　　　　 D. between times and times

38. A. much interesting　　　　　　　　　　 B. more interested

C. more interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most interesting

39. A. support　　　　 B. supported　　　 C. supporting　　　　 D. supports

40. A. why to do　　　 D. when to do　　　 C. what to do　　　　 D. where to do

1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ________.

A. writing　　　　　　　　 B. using it

C. listening　　　　　　    D. learning grammar

2. What should you do in learning English?

A. Be careful not to make any mistake.　　   B. Write as quickly as you can.

C. Speak English as much as you can.　　    D. Laugh more often.

3. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should __________.

A. not care　　　　　　　　   B. be happy

C. feel worried　　　　　　    D. be unhappy

4. When you make a mistake, you should_________.

A. keep quiet　　　　　　　　    B. get angry

C. be kind　　　　　　　　　　  D. keep your sense of humor

5. The story tells us: “_______”

A. Only foolish (愚蠢的) people make mistakes

B. Few people make mistakes

C. People never make mistakes

D. There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes

There were some monkeys in the tree. While he    6    ,the monkeys came down from the tree and took all his hats. He    7    and shouted at them. To his surprise, the monkeys    8    at him. He    9    his hat, and they did the same thing, too. Then he had a good idea. He    10    his hat on the ground, so did the monkeys. In this way, the old man got all his hats back.

1.A.selled　　　　　　　　　　 B.sells　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.is selling　　　　　　　　    D.sold

2.A.be　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.was　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.been　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.were

3.A.came　　　　　　　　　　  B.has come　　　　　　　　   C.was coming　　　　　　   D.will come

4.A.get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.got　　　　　　 

C.had been got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.was getting

5.A.went　　　　　　　　　　  B.goes　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.had gone　　　　　　　　   D.would gone

6.A.sleeps　　　　　　　　　　 B.was sleeping　　　　　　  C.slept　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.has slept

7.A.had got up　　　　　　　　　　 B.get up　　　　　　　　　　   C.was getting　　　　　　    D.got up

8.A.would shout　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.is shouting

C.shouted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.shouts

9.A.take off　　　　　　　　  B.took off　　　　　　　　　　 C.had took off　　　　　　　　　　 D.put on

10.A.threw　　　　　　　　   B.through　　　　　　　　　　 C.throwed 　　　　　　　　  D.thrown

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” 　 　I thought for a while, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 　31 you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something interesting to show you.”

　 　At the grocery store, we 32 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 　33 your question.” I put one apple of each type on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 　34 look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 　35 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 　36 , some of the apples may not 　37 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 　38 each one carefully. 　 Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, 　39 them back on the table, but 　40 a different place.

　 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

　 He said, “I 　41 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 　42 . See if that helps you decide which one is which.”

　 He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 　43　 like apples! They are all different, but once you 　44 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

　　 He totally 　45 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

31. A. although　　 　　 B. so　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. because　 　　　　 D. if

32. A. bought　　　 　　 B. ate　 　　　　　　　 　 C. saw　　　 　　 D. found

33. A. check 　　　　　　　　　 B. tell　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. answer　 　　　　　 D. improve

34. A. worried　　 　　 B. satisfied　 　　　　 　 C. proud　 　　　　　　 D. curious

35. A. usual　　 　　　　　 B. normal　 　　　　 　 C. different 　　　　　 D. same

36. A. outside　　 　　　　　　 B. whole　　 　　　　 　 C. table　　 　　　　　　 D. inside

37. A. still　　　　 　　　　 B. even　　 　　　　　 　 C. only　　 　　　　　　 D. ever

38. A. examining　 　　 B. listening 　　　　 　 C. drawing 　　　　　 D. picking

39. A. keeping　　 　　 B. placing　 　　　　 　 C. pulling　 　　　　　　 D. giving

40. A. on　　　　 　　　　 B. towards　　 　　　　　　 　 C. for　　 　　　 　　D. in

41. A. mustn’t　　 　　 B. can’t　　　 　　　　 　 C. shouldn’t 　 　 D. needn’t

42. A. each one　　 　　 B. each other　 　　 　 C. the other 　　　　　 D. one other

43. A. just　　　　 　　　　 B. always　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. only　　　　　　　　　 D. never

44. A. put away　 　　 B. get down　　 　 　 C. hand out　 　　　　 D. take off

45. A. made　　　 　　　　 B. took　　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. got　　 　　　　　　　 　 D. did