Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but I do not know why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.
1. Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can _______.
A. leave them in obvious places
B. remember what to do at a certain time
C. watch a certain program
D. make a phone call at a certain time
2. I don’t like to write notes to myself because ________.
A. they are easy to lose or forget to look at
B. I don’t know where to put them
C. my handwriting is poor
D. it gives me too much trouble
3.I often use _______ to help me remember things.
A. a notebook B. a computer
C. telephone calls D. alarm clocks
4. Sometimes an alarm clock can’t help me because _______.
A. I put the clock in a wrong place
B. the clock goes wrong
C. when the clock goes off, I forget why I set it
D. I’m not sure whom I should call
5. In this passage, “go off” means _______.
A. start off B. get off C. go away D. make a sudden noise
Expert(专家)say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger(手指)with his eyes still closed, begging(请求)for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker(虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep(睡觉) during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.
1.The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________.
A. he didn’t have enough sleep
B. it wasn’t time for him to get up
C. he didn’t want to go to school
D. he wanted his mother to wake him up
2.In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________.
A. become too weak to sleep B. not work well in class
C. go to bed early D. be weak in English
3.In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________.”
A. get up early B. get up late
C. sleepless D. don’t want to sleep
4.“Stay up late” here means “_____________.”
A. study late B. watch TV late
C. not go to bed until late D. stay outside
5.According to the passage, which of the following is right? _________.
A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.
B. Sleeping less means working hard.
C. Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.
D. Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.
Mike is a factory worker. He is often very tired after a day's work. His wife, Jenny, has no job, so she stays at home to cook the meals. Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory.
One day, Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home.
He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, “I'm going out to eat in a restaurant.” “Wait for five minutes，” said his wife. “Why? Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes?” asked Mike.
“Of course not,” she answered. “But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes.”
1.Mike works in________.
A. a factory B. an office C. a school D. a hospital
2.Jenny stays at home because ________.
A. she likes cooking B. she loves her husband very much
C. she doesn't have a job D. she doesn't want to work
3. One day, Mike came home very late because________.
A. he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant
B. he had a lot of work to do
D. his wife didn't cook dinner
4.Mike was________when he found his dinner was not ready.
A. happy B. glad C. hungry D. not happy
5.Which sentence is correct?
A. Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes.
B. Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband.
C. Jenny didn't like the dinner at home.
D. Jenny didn't love her husband.
A: Hi, Joe, 1
B: Nothing much. Why?
A: I’d like to go swimming. 2
B: OK. I am thinking about it, too. My body is dirty. By the way, 3
A: I was watching TV at home. 4
B: I was in a shopping center with my parents. We enjoyed ourselves there.
A: That sounds amazing. 5 next weekend instead of watching TV.
B: That’s a deal. I’ll call you then.
A: That’s all right.
What do you do at weekends? Some people like to __11__ at home, but others like to go for a walk __12__ have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the __13__. At weekends he always _14__ the same thing. On Saturday he __15__ his car and on _16_ he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a __17__ one, but there's always __18__ to do. The children help with the animals and give them their _19__, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all __20__ and Jack's aunt gives them a big meal.
1.A. play B. live C. stay D. like
2.A. and B. or C. but D. so
3.A. day B. time C. autumn D. week
4.A. does B. makes C. borrows D. has
5.A. watches B. drives C. sells D. washes
6. A. Monday B. Sunday C. Saturday D. Wednesday
7.A. small B. big C. hard D. short
8.A. much B. little C. fast D. far
9.A. clothes B. places C. food D. water
10.A. clean B. late C. happy D. kind
The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always l a meeting 2 Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about 3 . After that, they had tea and asked 4 .
One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There's not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have 6 food, they have more babies, 7 they never 8 being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He 9 for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not 10 that woman and stop her?”
1.A. held B. made C. took D. left
2.A. in B. at C. on D. for
3.A. something important B. everything important
C. nothing important D. anything important
4.A. problems B. questions C. the man D. the ladies
5.A. good B. clean C. enough D. pleasant
6.A. better B. more C. less D. fewer
7.A. but B. since C. as D. so
8.A. stop B. enjoy C. like D. keep
9.A. waited B. asked C. looked D. played
10.A. see B. look C. find D. watch
