1. She b         two books from the school library yesterday.

2. In China Teachers’ Day is on S         10th.

3. Quite a few kinds of animals are very f         to human beings.

4. -What’s the b         hours of that supermarket? 

-From 8:30 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.

5. -I h         go to bed before midnight.

-I think that’s too late and it’s bad for your health.

6. All of the students were         (激動(dòng)) about the report given by him yesterday.

7. Tom will go back to England after he finishes         (旅行) to Beijing.

8. Of all the         (發(fā)明)，that is the most important one in his life.

9. Computers are very         (幫助). Many people want to buy one.

10. The shop is         (關(guān)門) at 7:30 in the evening.

11. I’ve         (write) down what we saw in the factory.

12. There are ten         (deer) in the zoo.

13. This cup is         (difference) from that one.

14. She waited         (quiet) for her mother to return.

15. England is a          (west) country.

16. The book on the desk is         (her).

17. The girl looks very         (health).

18. His father is much         (well) than before.

19. The teacher told us the         (mean) of the word?

20. Do they think they can do it         (they)?

 “Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a right computer screen (屏幕) on which a colorful dragon (龍) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs. White.

　　“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs. White could see the excitement (激動(dòng)) on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family.” she said with a smile. “What’s so special (特別的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory (內(nèi)存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragons player, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected (被感染的) disks (磁盤) because I have a virus (病毒) detector (監(jiān)測器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping (敲打) keys on the keyboard (鍵盤). The screen changed in answer to his orders (命令).

　　“Oh, Tom.” laughed Mrs. White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

(　 ) 16. When Mrs. White was calling Tom, he was _______.

A. lying in bed reading a book   B. on the computer with a dragon

C. standing in front of the screen of the computer

D. playing computer games in his bedroom

(　 ) 17.From the passage we know that the story happened _______.

A. before Tom went to school in the morning B. before Tom went to bed at night

C. just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D. after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

(　 )18. Tom was very excited because _______.

A. he had a radio detector in his computer

B. he was worrying about the infected disks

C. he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D. his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

(　 )19.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Tom liked playing computer games

B. Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C. Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D. Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

(　 ) 20.How did Tom get on with his mother?

A. Mrs. White was very hard on her son.

B. Mrs. White loved her son and took good care of him.

C. Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D. Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.

  

“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a right computer screen (屏幕) on which a colorful dragon (龍) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs. White.

　　“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs. White could see the excitement (激動(dòng)) on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family.” she said with a smile. “What’s so special (特別的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory (內(nèi)存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragons player, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected (被感染的) disks (磁盤) because I have a virus (病毒) detector (監(jiān)測器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping (敲打) keys on the keyboard (鍵盤). The screen changed in answer to his orders (命令).

　　“Oh, Tom.” laughed Mrs. White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

(　 ) 16. When Mrs. White was calling Tom, he was _______.

A. lying in bed reading a book   B. on the computer with a dragon

C. standing in front of the screen of the computer

D. playing computer games in his bedroom

(　 ) 17.From the passage we know that the story happened _______.

A. before Tom went to school in the morning B. before Tom went to bed at night

C. just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D. after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

(　 )18. Tom was very excited because _______.

A. he had a radio detector in his computer

B. he was worrying about the infected disks

C. he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D. his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

(　 )19.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Tom liked playing computer games

B. Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C. Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D. Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

(　 ) 20.How did Tom get on with his mother?

A. Mrs. White was very hard on her son.

B. Mrs. White loved her son and took good care of him.

C. Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D. Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to    15   the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗議） against heavy trucks which run    16   through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it    17   to sleep at night, but they are doing damage（損害） to our houses and shops of historical   18  ,”

said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“ 19  we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a  20    village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic”.

　　Harry Fields also studying    21    said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音的）, so they probably don’t    22   . It’s high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.

　　I asked if they were    23    that the police might come to stop them.

　　“Not really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no    24    against practising.”

I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1.	A．change B．repair C．ring D．shake

 

2.	A．now and then B．day and night　　 C．up and down D．over and over

 

3.	A．terrible B．difficult　　 C．uncomfortable D．unpleasant

 

4.	A．scene B．period C．interest D．sense

 

5.	A．If B．Although C．When D．Unless

 

6.	A．pretty B．quiet C．large D．modern

 

7.	A．well B．hard C．biology D．education

 

8.	A．notice B．mention C．fear D．control

 

9.	A．surprised B．a(chǎn)fraid C．pleased D．grateful

 

10.	A．point B．cause C．need D．law

 

If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (賺) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (織) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!

Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology (技術(shù)) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of _________ in the USA.

A. 17                 B. 14                 C. 13                         D. 10

2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work _________.

A. after school        B. on weekends       C. during summer  D. on weekdays

3.Reisa makes money by _________.

A. cleaning up other people’s yards

B. drawing pictures for others

C. writing articles for different magazines

D. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors

4.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.[

B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.

D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.

5.From the passage we know that _________.

A. parents won’t let their children earn their own money

B. it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

D. if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study