When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is going to hear a singer. It is something far less happy, as you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and did that or why you did not do this or that.
At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you.” And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If you got a “D” in the exam, that means parents’ cold faces and the contempt(轻视) of the classmates.
“To face the music” is well-known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you have no choice.
1.“To face the music” means “to ”.
A. do something that we don’t like to
B. go to the theatre
C. go to the music show
D. do something we want to
2.After the exam, we’ll have to “face the music”. That’s why .
A. we like to take the exam
B. we are afraid of taking the exam
C. the exam is very important
D. we are afraid of passing the exam
3.Which of the following is wrong?
A. “To face the music” is well-known in the US.
B. “To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years.
C. The young Americans know the meaning of “to face the music”.
D. Only the old in the US know the meaning of “to face the music”
The aim of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires (需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.
The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.
In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve learned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.
1.The passage tells us .
A. the importance of reading
B. to read in the morning
C. to pay attention to the ways of studying
D. to have patience in studying
2.The passage has taught us ways for studying.
A. three B. four C. five D. many
3.We’d better read in the morning because .
A. it’s easy to remember what we have learned
B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear
C. it’s difficult to get good results
D we have patience
4.If we can’t put our hearts into the book when we read, it is .
A. easy to understand it well
B. better to get something from it
C. impossible for us to get something from it
D. possible to learn something from it
5.In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to .
A. understand the book well
B. write down the question
C. do with the new words
D. get some questions to ask our teachers
Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “If anyone comes to visit me, tell him that your father is away on business, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”
“OK, Dad,” said his son. Mr. Brown was afraid his son wouldn’t remember this, so he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put the paper into his small pocket. He took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that no one would come and that the piece of paper was of no more use to him, so he burnt it.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Is your father at home?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”
The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”“Burnt yesterday evening.”
1.Mr Brown told his son that
A. he would be away from home for four days
B. he would be back in seven days
C. he would be back in a month
D. he liked a cup of tea
2.Mr Brown wrote the words down on
A. the wall B. the door C. a piece of paper D. his son’s pocket
3.A man came to visit the boy’s father on day.
A. the second B. the third C. the fourth D. the fifth
4.The man was very surprised because
A. he thought the child’s father was burnt
B. the child didn’t ask him to sit down
C. the child gave him a cup of tea
D. he couldn’t find that piece of paper
“What’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is 26 . It’s unusual, she usually 27 the door and welcomes me with a smile!
“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I 28 what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s 29 is dying.
A month ago, we moved 30 our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 31 she was free, she would sit 32 her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour 33 inviting smell.
She treated it like a baby and looked after it 34 . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to 35 to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she 36 every morning was 37 the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.
She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and 38 . But the tulip was dying 39 too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be ___40___.Love can sometimes kill what you love.
1.A. happy B. unhappy C. pleased D. pleasure
2.A. closes B. opens C. keeps D. takes
3.A. know B. love C. think D. find
4.A. favourite B. hate C. unlike D. like
5.A. into B. around C. across D. with
6.A. Though B. Because C. After D. Whenever
7.A. at B. in C. on D. under
8.A. but B. and C. for D. or
9.A. happily B. brightly C. carefully D. usually
10.A. other B. place C. two places D. another
11.A. got up B. made the bed C. played piano D. washed her face
12.A. to take B. to cut C. to water D. to pull
13.A. dry B. strong C. wet D. old
14.A. because B. for C. since D. because of
15.A. helpful B.useful C. harmful D.hopeful
I’m taking my computer test tomorrow.
—________ !
A. Come on B. Well done
C. Congratulations D. Good luck
—Excuse me. Could you please tell me ________ ?
—Sure. Go straight ahead. It is on your left.
A. where the bookstore is
B. where is the bookstore
C. how I got to the bookstore
D. how can I get to the bookstore
