At the age of 40 ,Tom Bloch was the head of H＆R Block, a big company (公司) that helps people do with their tax (税 )forms. He was very successful. Although Bloch was very rich, he wasn’t very happy. He spent too much time on his work and didn’t have enough time to spend with his family. Suddenly he left H＆R Block and became a teacher in a poor neighborhood . “I want to help people who didn’t have the chances I had.” Bloch explained.

Learning to teach the students was hard at first. But the results are great. He helps children and hears students say he’s their favorite teacher. And Bloch is able to spend more time with his family.

根据短文内容完成下列各题。

任务一：回答问题。

1.What does Bloch’s company do?

2.Why did Mr. Bloch become a teacher in a poor neighborhood?

任务二：句型转换。

3.Tom Bloch was the head of H＆R Block. (改为一般疑问句)

4. He spent too much time on his work. Bloch said. (合并为宾语从句)

5. Bloch is able to spend more time with his family. (对划线部分提问)

假设你叫王圆，你现在是一名九年级学生,你现在遇到了一个困难，不知如何解决，你要写信告诉刘老师，他是你们学校的青少年工作者，你希望他给你提供一些建议。字数在70词左右。信的要点如下：

你有很多兴趣爱好，但你经常很忙，找不到足够的时间来做想做的事。

你不能在学习和兴趣爱好两方面获得平衡。

3. 所以你感到很有压力，压力的来源有：

①老师给你的压力：家庭作业

②父母给你的压力：对你要求严格，想你得高分。

③自己给自己的压力是……（如：想要成为班上最优秀的学生）

4. 你想通过多穿白色的衣服来减少压力，但不是非常有用。

5. 你希望刘老师尽快回信，给你提供意见和帮助。

参考词汇：压力pressure

Dear Mr Liu,

I am a Grade 9 student. I have a problem, but I don’t know

Yours sincerely

Wang Yuan

—I’ve practiced a lot, but my spoken English isn’t improving. What should I do?

—Why don’t you ask your teacher for his ________?

A. adviceB. planC. reasonD. decision

—Are these books ________? —No, they are not mine. They belong to ________.

A. your; her B. yours; her C. you; hers D. yours; she

—Our school is going to hold the ________ Culture Festival.

—Yes! And we can take part in ________ activities.

A. Fifth; fifthB. Five; fifthC. Fifth; fiveD. Five; five

—Mr. Smith, would you please speak a little more ________?

—Sorry! I thought you could follow me.

A. clearlyB. politelyC. seriouslyD. slowly

—Wow! I’m full. The bread is delicious!

—That’s right! It will be ________ with better. Try next time!

A. goodB. bestC. betterD. worse

—Jim, is physics difficult to learn in high school?

—Sure. No subject can be learned well ________ hard work.

A. withoutB. fromC. throughD. for

—Will you please answer the door? It ________ be your sister.

—Sorry, I ________. I’m feeding the rabbit.

A. must; mustn’tB. may; can’tC. will; can’tD. must; needn’t

—Let’s plan a surprise party for our class. What’s your idea?

—Why not ________ a short play?

A. get onB. keep onC. have onD. put on