阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个-优题课

Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman．There was a big box in the businessman’s living room．The businessman pointed at the box and said，“There’s only one thing you 1do．Don’t open the box．”After 2this，he left the living room．
The woman said to her husband，“There must be 3in the box．Let’s open it，shall we?” Her husband said ___4___ to her．
But the woman didn’t give up her idea．One day，she decided to ___5___ what was__6it．Her husband didn’t stop her this time．She opened the box and looked inside．She found nothing in the box and then tried hard to close it, 7she failed．
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was 8．He was very __9___ and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home．
“But there is nothing in the box，”the woman said．“We 10anything at all．”The businessman shouted at them，“The box is not important．I cannot believe you．That’s important!”
A．needn’tB．wouldn’t C．mustn’tD don’t have to
A．sayingB．said C．saysD to say
A．expensive something B．something expensive
C．nothing expensive D expensive anything
A．yesB．nothing C．noD hello
A．look for B．clean up C．find outD get over
A．near B．under C．inD on
A．thoughB．orC．unlessD but
A．closedB．empty C．openD full
A．happyB．angry C．stressed out D worried
A．didn’t take B．won’t take C．haven’t taken D aren’t taking

I first had physics lessons when I was in Grade Eight some years ago. In class, I 1 that there wasn’t a Nobel (诺贝尔) Prize winner from China. That made me sad, and I decided to change (改变) it. 2 after that, I got up early in the morning. I turned on the light and took out a physics book. Then I started 3 quietly. I worked so hard because I had a great 4 — one day, I would be the first 5 person to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Later on, I found physics at school too easy for me. I wanted to learn 6 , so I made a reading plan and started to find answers to more difficult problems.
Now I am a top student in physics. I won the first prize in the national physics competition last month. And I am happy to be closer to my dream after a few 7 hard work. Of course, 8 I have some problems. My classmates always 9 me when they are talking about fashion (时尚) or pop stars, because I know 10 about them. “Well, that doesn’t matter too much,” I tell myself. “They don’t know much about physics , but I won’t laugh at them.”
A. joined B. heard C. studied
A. SoB. But C. And
A. writing B. reading C. thinking
A. dreamB. ideaC. plan
A. ChineseB. Canada C. American
A. muchB. more C. most
A. weeks’B. months’C. years’
A. usually B. always C. sometimes
A. depend onB. look at C. laugh at
A. anything B. nothingC. everything

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say,“When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was 14, I was__1__ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later__2_ happened. It affected my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a/an__3 idea! It meant I had to___4__ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic” Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to _5_all the speech and practised it over 100 times. __6__my mother’s great help, I did well in the contest. I could hardly (几乎不) believe my _7_ when the news came —— I won the first place. I heard the 8from the teachers and students. Those__9__looked down on （瞧不起）me before, but they now all said congratulations to me. My mother hugged (拥抱)me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell 10 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
A. so B. too C. very
A. something B. nothing C. anything
A. interesting B. exciting C. terrible
A. say B. speak C. tell
A. remember B. see C. hear
A. At B. To C. With
A. ears B. eyes C. result（结果)
A. cheers B. wishes C. thanks
A. boys B. girls C. classmates
A. my mother B. him C. myself

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Anger (生气) is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when your friend b __1__ your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe much f__2__, your face turns red and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your h__3___ . The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting o_ 4 _or yourself. Let me give you some advice.
When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with other people, such as p___5____, teachers, good friends etc. When you talk about anger, those b___6___feelings can start to go away. On the other hand, when you start to feel angry, you can do some other things: count from 1 to 100; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
Don’t let your anger c 7you. Remember that how you act when you are anger can make everything better or worse.

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage
Exam time is the most stressful (最有压力的) period of the year. You’ve worked all the term on your classes and now it’s the time to prove what you have learned. With so much at stake, it is easy to get stressed about your exams. However, with the right amount or hard work and focus you can pass your tests 1!
When I was in school, I used to get very stressed over my examinations. So did my friends. Some people stopped eating and others ate too much! Some 2 and others burned themselves out! The most important thing to remember when studying is not to panic! Take the middle path---stay calm, eat healthy food and get your rest. Stressing out and _3___yourself too hard is just as dangerous as not studying enough. A tired, overworked brain is just as useless as a stupid, empty one!
So, what do you do? Set aside a time each day for study and a time For __4 . You may have less time to relax than usual, but you still need to let your brain rest for a few moments. Get plenty of sleep. If you are_ 5 , information will not stick in your memory. Finally, eat healthy food that fuels your body and mind.
It does no good to look at your exams like the rest of your life 6 them. Instead, just view them as another obstacle (障碍物) you will overcome. You have overcome all kinds of obstacles in your life so far. With the right amount of work and focus, you will pass your examinations with flying colors! High school is right around the corner.

A．quickly B．carefully C．easily D．importantly

A．got off B．gave up C．took up D．put off

A．moving B．encouraging C．pushing D．enjoying

A．learning B．relaxation C．sleep D．sports

A．tired B．excited C．satisfied D．terrified

A．looks on B．puts on C．depends on D．sits on