先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，所填单词在短文下面的横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）

A little monkey is p　 1　 by the lake. He sees some fish swimming i 2　 the lake.

　 How i　 3　 they are! Now some frogs are j　 4　　 into the water and o　 5　 are swimming h　 6　 in the lake. The monkey t　 7　 it’s easy to swim. So he wants to jump into the lake. The fish and frogs all say, “You c　 8 swim. Don’t come d 9　 or you’ll be dead.” But the monkey doesn’t believe that. The monkey is in the water now. Of course he can’t swim and he is going to be dead. The fish and frogs are p　 10　 him out of the water and saving him.

Remember: "It’s easy to say, but hard to do."

I am a writer. My job is to write something for the newspaper. I work very hard. Every morning I get up at seven. I take some exercise and then have a light breakfast. Then I drive to my office. It takes me thirty minutes, so I usually get there earlier than others.

I am very busy. I think every minute counts, so I plan my work very carefully. I keep a diary to help me remember things. I meet and talk with many people. I make lots of telephone calls. I often go out and visit many people. I come back home at seven. I often watch TV at supper time. Then I begin to write down what I know. I like being busy.

(　 ) 56. What does the writer of the passage think of his job?

A. He hates (讨厌) it　　　　　　　　　 B. He likes it very much

C. He feels it too tiresome (烦人)　　　　 D. He doesn’t like it at all.

(　 ) 57. The sentence “every minute counts” means ___________.

　　　　 A. 合计　　　 B.数量　　　　 C. 计算出　　　 D.每分每秒都很重要

(　 ) 58. How does he go to his office?

　　　　A. By car　　　 B. By bike　　 C. By bus　　　　 D. By train

(　 ) 59. Why does he often go out? Because __________.

A. he wants to visit some friends　　　　　 B. he wants to make friends with others

C. he wants to have some interviews (采访)　 D. he wants to ask for some stories

(　 ) 60. What is the best title of the passage?

　　　　 A. My Busy Day　　　　　　　　　　 B. How Busy I am

　　　　C. Do You Want to be a Writer　　　　 D. My Job