Throughout our lives, we will have to make many decisions. Some will be small and unimportant, but others, such as where to go to school, which job to choose to do, and whether or not to buy a house, will be very important. It is this type of decision that we must be very careful about making. I think a person should never make such an important decision alone.

    One reason for my opinion is that I believe "two heads are better than one". When we have an important decision to make we can benetit from the advice and experience of others . Another reason for not making big decisions alone is that often these decisions do not affect only us. If someone else is going to be affected by the decision, for example , your father or mother, that person should be able to speak out his opinion and take part in the decision- making process.

    These are only two of the reasons for never making an important decision alone, but I feel that they are the most important ones. By doing this, we not only show others our respect but also benefit from their knowledge and experience. In this way, we are to make better decision.

（    ）37. Which of the following isn’t an important decision according to the passage?

A. Where to go to college                    B. Whether or not ride a bike to school

C. Which job to choose                       D.Whether or not buy a car

（    ）38. A person should never make a very important decision alone. Which isn’t the reason for it?

A.You can show your knowledge to others.       

B. Maybe someone else will be affected by the decision.

C. You can benefit from the advice of others.            

D.You can show your respect to others.

（    ）39. “Two heads are better than one.” means         .

A. Everyone has his own opinion         B. Team-work is better than working alone sometimes

C. The others are cleverer than you      D. You’re cleverer than the others

（    ）40. What can we benefit from others’ advice?

A.We can learn from their knowledge.  B. Their experience may be helpful to us.

C. We can make better decision.                 D. All the above.

In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save(節(jié)省) time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.

　　Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of（很好地利用） our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.

36. What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

A. Watching TV.　　　　  B. Playing computer games.

C. Doing their homework.  D. Doing housework.

37. Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

A. Their parents.　　　　　　B. Other students.

C. The children themselves.　 D. Nobody else.

38. How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?

A. Less than 9 hours.　　B. Over 9 hours.　　 C. Only 9 hours.　   D. 8 hours.

39. What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

A. He would fall asleep in class          B. He would do well in study.

C. He would finish his homework fast.　　D. He would have good health.

40. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.

B. All the students stay up late for their homework.

C. Children should be given less homework.

D. Schools and parents should take care of children

Who are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development（經(jīng)濟合作與發(fā)展組織）picked the best students in the world．They are Finnish（芬蘭的）．The OECD gave a test to 280,000 15-year-old students from more than 40 countries and regions（地區(qū)）last year．The OECD wanted to know how well students were doing at school．

Finnish students were No.1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students．Those from Japan and Finland were top in science．In the problem solving, Finnish students came second to those from South Korea．The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries．

Finns（芬蘭人）of your age have done a really good job but don't have a sense of envy．You can learn from them．Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet．Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information．

Libraries are also important．Finland spends a lot of money on them．Many students have a free card．They read for at least one or two hours a day．

What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?

1．Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?

A．South Korea．        B．Hong Kong．        C．Finland．          D．Japan．

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Hong Kong students were No.1 in maths．

B．Finnish students were the first of all the tests．

C．Finnish students did well in the problem solving．

D．Japanese students were top in science．

3．From this passage we know that             ．

A．the test can make the students lose their interest in learning

B．the test is designed to find out good ways to use the Internet

C．it's hard to tell who the best students in the world are

D．Finnish students make better use of the Internet and libraries

    A lady has a problem with her daughter.

    My daughter Maria is a girl of nine years old, She is in Year Four. Every evening we get into homework battles（爭執(zhí)）． Three afternoons a week, she has activities (net-ball, singing) after school and by the time we get home, homework is the last thing she feels like doing. The other two days, she gets home early and we argue（爭論）about whether she should do her homework right after school, or if she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time. I do want to help her, but I'm sure that she is going to need to be able to do it on her own. And in fact, most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond（超越） their abilities（能力）． As you can see, I'm really worried about homework and I really don't know what I should do. Any ideas?

39. The woman's daughter is_______.

    A. four years old        B. six years old     C. eight years old   D. nine years old

40. Maria doesn't have any activities after school for _______ afternoons.

      A. two                      B. three              C. five                D. seven

41. Maria wants to_______ first when she gets home early.

    A. do her homework                               B. play netball and sing

    C. have supper                                              D. have a rest and play.

42. The woman thinks that her daughter should do her homework_______.

    A. by herself                                          B. with the mother

    C. with the father                                   D. with the classmates

43. Can you guess where this passage is from?

    A. A diary.                    B. A newspaper.     C. A novel（小說）．    D. A story.