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最佳答案。
Malls are popular for Americans to go to．Some people spend_________much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”．Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many________．They feel safe because malls have police stations．Parking is usually_________, and the temperature inside is always fine．The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.
The_________mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota．It covers 4.2 million square feet．It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750_________．About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota．People love doing all their shopping in_________place(s)．More malls are built around the country．Now malls are like town centers where people come to_________many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world．They see movies at theaters．Some people even get their daily_________by doing the new sport of “ mall walking.” _________go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church．In other words, people can do just about_________in malls．Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.
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A new term has begun. Teachers are worried about the fact that new students are not easy to deal with. They like to bring cell phones and MP3 players to school. What is_____, some students even use cell phones_____out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some_____students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interest in.
Are these new students really that____? “Yes.” says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University. ____she adds it’s not their fault. _____, the teachers should be blamed(责备). Mrs Kirk first began thinking about students’ manners six years ago. “I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well or had nothing to do with them.” she says. “At first, I got worried about this.” But then I said to myself, “You’re giving lessons, and you need to manage this kind of situation. These students need to know more about manners. It’s time to help them develop some good______. They shouldn’t waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later, they may regret the time they____.”
Mrs Kirk also____a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage their classes. The following are among her suggestions:
●On the first day of class, tell students how they will benefit(受益) by taking the class and the importance of listening carefully in class.
●Do not allow them to bring cell phones or MP3 players to the class at all.
● Tell them how to use cell phones or MP3 players _____.
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Hi, I’m Mary. I like playing the piano. When I grow up, I’m going to be a professional(专业的) ____. My biggest dream is to ____the International Chopin Piano Competition. It is one of ____ competition for pianists in the world. ____ I play the piano in concerts, I can make people ____and also give the money I ____to charities. So ____ am I going to do it? First, I am going to find a part-time job and save some ____. And I’m going to ____ playing the piano every day and take piano lessons on weekends. Then I’m going to be a ____at a music school in China. I think I can realize my dream one day.
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Australia is the greatest (最大的) island in the world. It is much ________ than China. It is in the ________ of the Earth. So when it is ________ summer in China, it is cold winter in Australia.
Australia is big, but the population there is ________. The population of Australia ________ the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.
Australia is famous ________ its ________ and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find ________ in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, ________ are sheep. Have you ever seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” in its body. The ________ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn’t it?
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阅读下列两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳答案，并将相应的字母填入答题卷内。
Tom is a middle school student. He enjoys ________ football. He also likes watching football matches. As he hasn’t enough money to buy tickets, he has to watch them on TV at home if he is free. But Tom must go to school ________ Monday to Friday. So he watches on Saturday________ Sunday.
Last Thursday morning there was a big football match on TV. Tom knew it. He got up late when his mother came into his bedroom and asked, “Why do you get up late? What’s wrong with you?” “I have a very bad headache (头痛) . I’m afraid I can’t go to school today. Mum, could I ________ home this morning? I think I ________ this afternoon.” Tom answered. “ But if the match is over, you must go to school this afternoon .” His mother said.
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Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie there to be a salesman. One day Charlie could not take it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and that the boss did not value hardworking employees(雇员), but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really .
The boss knew that Charlie had made no efforts for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the following. "Go and if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kilogram?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 5 kg. He has a of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good quality."
Charlie was shocked and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more person is more observant(留心), thinks more and understands better. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ?
Think： how have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful(周到) are you?
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