Many people think that if more time is spent, more work will be done. So students have to the whole day doing homework except during the three meals. It is not to see students lost in a sea of homework both at school and at home.
Modern students usually have many . They love music, sports, reading and watching TV. A two-day weekend gives them time to do what they . However, there’s much homework to do, so they usually don’t want to do it Sunday night. In such a short time, students may finish it carelessly. The badly-done weekend homework makes teachers .
Things always get without the right ideas. Too much homework makes students interests in learning. A horse runs faster after a , but for students only rest is not enough. We should this situation and try to give students more time to relax.
A.buy B.get C.spend D.take
A.modern B.mad C.sad D.strange
A.sports B.hobbies C.books D.friends
A.like B.have C.tell D.hate
A.in B.as C.until D.on
A.comfortable B.happy C.angry D.relaxed
A.worse B.easy C.better D.wonderful
A.have B.get C.forget D.lose
A.meal B.moment C.minute D.rest
A.tell B.change C.keep D.hear
Who says honesty (诚实) is dead? Last Tuesday morning Alan Reed, a student at Claremont College here, was getting1 money out of the bank. He wanted to have 50 dollars and the teller (出纳) 2 him five twenties instead of five tens. For a few seconds, Alan wondered (疑惑) 3 to do it. Should he give the extra money back? Keep it? 4 he kept it, he could buy several new CDs, or he could take his friend Simon to a big dinner. 5 no one would ever notice (注意). But then he 6 the teller. She was a middle-aged woman with a sweet face, and she reminded(提醒) him of his mother. She had been nice to him. Then he thought that there were probably exact (精确的) 7 kept of how much money was paid out, and the 8 would probably get in trouble. 9 of all, Alan felt he would probably feel 10 about keeping the extra money. So Alan gave back the money.
A.less B.some C.any D.several
A.added B.took C.asked D.gave
A.what B.how C.where D.when
A.So B.If C.As D.Since
A.Quickly B.Shortly C.Probably D.Safely
A.saw B.listened to C.heard D.looked at
A.records记录 B.dates C.photos D.places
A.mother B.student C.lady D.man
A.Each B.Worst C.Part D.Best
A.excited B.satisfied C.happy D.guilty(内疚的)
Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time 36 with her. One night, when he 37 his house, Helen came running to him and was ready to play. But he had a lot of work to do, 38 couldn’t play with his daughter. In order to keep her 39 , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. Mr. Black said he had 40 time to play right now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to make up a map of the world, and then they could both play.
About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, “Okay, it’s finished. Can we play now?” Mr. Black was surprised, he said, “That’s 41 . Let’s go and see.” And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every 42 in its place. Mr. Black said, “That’s surprising! 43 did you do that?” Helen said, “It was44 . On the back of the paper was a picture of a 45 .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place.”
A.working B.running C.playing D.walking
A.got back B.got to C.got on D.got out
A.or B.and C.but D.then
A.sleepy B.warm C.free D.busy
A.no B.enough C.much D.some
A.right B.wrong C.possible D.impossible
A.map B.picture C.piece D.page
A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
A.hard B.simple C.difficult D.different
A.boy B.girl C.man D.woman
The ability to forgive others is a great thing that can certainly help to make life happier for everyone. However, some people think that it is very 1 to do, and they don’t know how to forgive others, especially their family and friends. This is all because they don’t understand the meaning of “forgiveness”.
In the dictionary, “to forgive” means “to 2 feeling angry with somebody that has done something bad to you.” I’m happy that many people have 3 in doing this. I have succeeded, too, and I know how hard it is.
I lived with a friend for two years. During that time, he did cause me many 4 . I easily got angry when communicating with him. However, we 5 had a talk about our problems. When he pointed out (指出) that I wasn’t treating him like a friend, I was 6 . I never knew that I also needed to be forgiven for doing something wrong. I thought however 7 I might get, I did love my friend deep in my heart. Then I understood the saying, “To love is to forgive.” And when we 8 each other, we feel great. After that long talk, we both 9 those bad moments. Our friendship became fresh again.
Now I understand the 10 of forgiveness better.
A.useless B.difficult C.strange D.late
A.stop B.suffer C.keep D.consider
A.spent B.continued C.succeeded D.enjoyed
A.dangers B.mistakes C.questions D.problems
A.firstly B.finally C.suddenly D.always
A.surprised B.excited C.satisfied D.bored
A.worried B.frightened C.angry D.nervous
A.control B.help C.protect D.forgive
A.learn B.forget C.imagine D.consider
A.meaning B.purpose C.process D.reason
One Saturday afternoon, Sarah went to buy something for her sister and herself. As Sarah was coming out of a 46 , a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green—a good friend of Sarah’s sister’s. Sarah 47 her. Then she called a taxi to send Sarah home. She told the driver where he should go. Sarah was 48 that it was not in the direction of her home.
“Why?” Sarah asked. The lady smiled.
When they came to a quiet road, a big rough man 49 on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, Miss Green took out a knife and 50 Sarah. She asked Sarah to keep 51 . The man then started the taxi. “ Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped(绑架),” Sarah said to herself.
She tried to escape, but not succeeded. Suddenly an 52 came to her. She took out a lipstick(口红) from her pocket, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word with her
53 . A few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the 54 . When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.
The policemen then picked up Sarah and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were also 55 because their daughter had finally come back safely.
A.school B.taxi C.shop D.friend’s
A.knew B.believed C.thanked D.remembered
A.surprising B.excited C.surprised D.pleased
A.drove B.climbed C.fell D.appeared
A.helped B.played C.saved D.frightened
A.healthy B.alive C.relaxed D.quiet
A.idea B.answer C.interest D.order
A.fingers B.back C.dress D.lipstick
A.picture B.map C.sign D.knife
A.worried B.happy C.afraid D.successful
Dear Students,
I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world,but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饥荒),earthquakes,poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage,hope and happiness.
In India,I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year,she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them,fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.
__52__ time,I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place,I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days,she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China,I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__,but when I met him,his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life,we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult,I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.
A.found B.had C.chose D.liked
A.interesting B.important C.easy D.difficult
A.never B.also C.ever D.already
A.hotels B.streets C.houses D.classrooms
A.looking over B.looking after C.getting on well with D.paying for
A.money B.food C.medicine D.hope
A.One B.Another C.The other D.Other
A.give out B.give up C.give back D.give away
A.until B.while C.when D.after
A.happy B.unlucky C.sad D.friendly