John is a famous writer now.But he said he was not a   【小题1】  student when he was young.He was often late for    【小题2】  and didn’t like doing his homework.
Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much,   【小题3】 he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher 【小题4】  the students a question, ‘When Jack was ten years old,  【小题5】 brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and   【小题6】  is his brother Bob?’ John said, ‘ That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack.So he is now thirty.’
Another time, the   【小题7】  in a science class asked, ‘ When it thunders（打雷）,   【小题8】  do we always see the light before we   【小题9】  the sound?’ ‘But, Miss,’ said John quickly.‘ Don’t you    【小题10】 our eyes are in front of our ears?’

When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”

Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.

In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.

1.When he was young, the writer liked to _______.

A. play with his brother                             B. help his mother cook

C. play jokes on people                                 D. go swimming with his friends

2.What happened when the writer was playing with his brother?    ______

A. He got tired.                                               B. He played a joke on his mother.

C. Tony fell from the open window.           D. His mother hit him.

3.In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he ______.

A. swam fast                                                    B. called for help

C. would sink in water                                    D. couldn’t swim on in the water

4.When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they ______.

A. took him to the hospital at once

B. came and saved him immediately

C. thought at first he was joking again

D. did nothing because the writer had lied to them

5.The story tells us that ________.

A. swimming is dangerous

B. the writer is a naughty boy

C. one can play jokes only on people he knows

D. if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him

完形填空

Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3  a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6     
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
   9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too   14   Now I can’t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

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King’s School is organizing a soccer camp for children aged 12-15. Join us for 5 days of fun when you learn to play this exciting sport!

When

13-17 January, 2014 (Monday to Friday)?????

3:00 p.m —5:00 p.m

?? Where

City Sports Hall

267 State Street

????????????????????? Cost （费用）

$ 10 each

Our special service:

Players from the National Soccer Team will be your coaches (教练) for the 5 days of camp!

After the camp, you will be able to:

● understand the rules of the game

● carry the ball with your feet

● pass the ball to other players using your feet

● kick(踢) the ball towards the goal(球门)

Please come in comfortable clothes and sports shoes.

For more information, please call us at 01159515092, or e-mail us at kssoccercamp@hotmail.com.uk.

1.The camp is for the children who __________.

A. are 12-15 years old?????????? B. play soccer well

C. come from King’s School?????? D. live near City Sports Hall

2.? When will the camp start?

A. On January 14??? B. On January 16 ?? C.On Monday?? D. On Friday

3. If Jack and his brother want to join the camp, they should pay _______ for it.

A. $10??? B. $20????? C. $40???? D. $50

4. Children at the camp can’t learn to ____________.

A. carry the ball with feet??????

B. kick the ball to the goal????

C. pass the ball using feet??????

D. make the game rules

5.Which of the following seems to be the most attractive(有吸引力的) to children?

A. The camp lasts for 5 days.??????

B. The coaches are national cocker players.?

C. The camp doesn’t cost much.???

D. The camp is organized by King’s School