阅读下面短文，根据短文内容和首字母提示，在每个空白处填入一个适当的单词。

     Mr Baker was a driver. He (1) d        a truck for a factory. He often went to town and cities for away from his home. The factory (2) p.          him much and he had no time to look after his family. His wife was usually ill after their youngest son Peter was (3)b          . So he had to (4) t           little Peter with him. The boy likes traveling and never feels (5) t      

     Now Peter is fifteen. He doesn' t like all his subjects. But he likes geography very much. He works hard at it and wants to be a (6) t          . So he does well in it. Sometimes he fails in his maths, history or some other subjects, but he doesn' t (7) m           it.

     Now Class were having history. Miss Smith was telling the class about James I. Peter didn' t (8) 1           to her. The teacher noticed it and asked, "What was the first thing James I did on the coming to the throne(王位), Peter?"

     The boy couldn' t answer at all. He thought for a (9) w           and said,  "He sat down, Miss."

     All the children began to laugh and Peter' s face (10) t          red.

Little Peter is a boy   1   nine. He  2  to go to school when he was six, and now he is in Grade Three. He  3   near the school, but he is often late   4   class. He  5   watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up on time in the morning.

    This year, Mrs. Black, Peter's aunt, works in Peter's school. She is strict   6   Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time.  7   Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was  8   . His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

"You're 10 minutes late for the first class, Peter. " Mrs. Black said   9   . "Why are you often late for class?” ”Every time, when I   10   the street comer, I always see a guide - post and it says, 'SCHOOL - GO SLOW !'"

1. A. at               B. on                 C. of                  D. with

2. A. begins         B. began             C. beginning         D. is beginning

3. A. lived           B. stayed           C. stays            D. lives

4. A. to              B. of                C. for                     D. from

5. A. enjoy                 B. liked              C. enjoyed            D. likes

6. A. with            B. to                      C. in                            D. for

7. A. On yesterday morning              B. Yesterday morning

  C. On last morning                   D. Last morning

8. A. quarter past eight                  B. a half past eight

  C. half to eight                         D. a quarter past eight

9. A. angry           B. happily            C. angrily           D. pleasantly

10. A. get to                B. reach at          C. get                 D. arrive