My mother began to ask us to be on time when my twin brother and I were about five years old. She    31    told us not to be late for a lot of things. “   32   ” became our family rule.

Mother    33   as a teacher when my twin brother and I    34    the first grade. Every school day morning, she called us to    35    , and cooked us breakfast. School started at 8:00 am,    36   we arrived at the school before 7:30 am each school day morning.

When we were in high school, our    37    once told my mother that we had been late for three times in one month. That made my mother so    38   that she beat us. After that I was not late for     39    .

I kept the    40    of being on time for a(an)   41    time. When I became a teacher , we were asked to get to    41    at 8:00 am, but I always got there about 30 minutes     43    . That gave me enough     44    to do my job better.

When you learn good habits from your    45    , they will give you more than you can imagine.

(    ) 31. A. never            B. already        C. always         D. even  

(    ) 32. A. Don’t watch TV.   B. Don’t shout.    C. Don’t be lazy.   D. Don’t be late.

(    ) 33. A. worked           B. helped        C. played        D. studied

(    ) 34. A. got               B. started       C. left            D. opened

(    ) 35. A. go to school       B. do homework  C. get up          D. go to school

(    ) 36. A. because           B. but          C. if            D. or

(    ) 37. A. teacher           B. sister         C. friend        D. father

(    ) 38. A. happy            B. angry         C. excited       D. relaxed

(    ) 39. A. anybody          B. nobody        C. anything     D. nothing

(    ) 40. A. habit             B. problem       C. hobby        D. style

(    ) 41. A. important         B. different       C. great         D. long

(    ) 42. A. shop             B. hospital       C. school        D. station

(    ) 43. A. later             B. earlier         C. faster        D. longer

(    ) 44. A. money           B. time          C. space         D. freedom

(    ) 45. A. company         B. factory        C. class         D. family   

   

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My mother began to ask us to be on time when my twin brother and I were about five years old.  She _1_ told us not to be late for the bus, not to be late for school, and so on. “ Don’t be late” became our family rule.

Mother_2 as a teacher when my twin brother and I started the first grade. Every school day morning, she called us to get up, and cooked _3_ breakfast.  School started at 8:00 am, _4_ we arrived at the school before 7:30 am each school day morning.

When we were in high school, our_5_ once told my mother that we had been late for three times in one month.  That made my mother so _6_ that she beat us.  After that I was not late for anything.

I kept the _7_ of being on time for a long time. When I _8_ a teacher, we were asked to get to school at 8；00 am, but I always got there at 7；15 am.  That gave me more time to do my job _9_ .

When you learned good habits from your _10_ , they will give you more than you can imagine.

1.A.  never     B.  already     C.  always      D.  even

2.A. worked     B.  helped      C.  learned     D.  studied

3.A.  her       B.  him         C.  us          D.  them

4.A. because    B.  but         C.  and         D.  so

5.A.  teacher       B.  sister      C.  brother     D.  father

6.A.  happy    B.  angry       C.  excited     D.  relaxed

7.A. trip        B.  time       C.  hope        D.  habit

8.A. caught      B.  got        C.  started     D. became

9.A. worse          B.  worst       C.  better      D.  best

10.A. classmate    B.  family       C.  friend      D.  group

 

Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I sleep late and Mom shout at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal（粥）. I decided to have some toast（烤面包）instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a glass of water.

When I was almost at the bus stop, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home and get it. Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next bus.

I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on（弥补）the schoolwork I had missed.

After lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.

When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. It was a horrible day. I hope tomorrow will be better.

36. What happened to the writer on this bad day?

　 A. The writer argued with his parents.　　　　　　　　 B. The writer heard some terrible news.

　 C. Many small things went wrong.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Part of the writer’s house was on fire.

37. When did the writer’s bad day begin?

　 A. In the morning.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At school.

　 C. At lunchtime.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In the afternoon.

38. What did the writer do after he went home?

　 A. He did some homework.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He made a telephone call.

　 C. He made fun with his friend.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. He was tired, so he went to bed.

39. When you “burn” something, you ___________________.

　 A. cook it too long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. eat it too fast

　 C. give it to others　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make it very well

40. According to the passage, we can know _______________.

　 A. the writer fell off from his bike B. the writer went to school

　 C. the writer got up early in the morning D. the writer left his homework at home

从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

You had better ________ late for school．

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A．not be　　　B．not to be

C．isn' t　　　 D．aren' t