—Haven’t I told you that you should be home earlier?
—Yes, but I _____home earlier than I usually do.
A.was coming B.will come C.came D.had come
Students who read a lot can do much better in learning English than_____who don’t .
A.this B.that C.these D.those
—I’m worried about my English.
—_____ harder, _____you will catch up with your classmates.
A.Working, and B.To work, or
C.Work, and D.Worked,or
书面表达（15分）
请根据提示要点用英语写一篇80-100词的短文。 提示要点：
1、假设你是李平，目前在九年级学习，和班上的其他同龄同学一样，感到有压力，但不知如何处理好压力问题。
2、每天的作业多，几乎没有时间做自己想做的事；经常要测试，总是担心没有好成绩。
3、家长很严格，不允许我花时间在爱好上，要我尽力提高学习。
4、向老师征求了意见，老师给了我许多好建议。我认为很值得采纳。
5、我应该自信去面对困难，仔细计划时间，经常与朋友交流来分担烦恼。
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阅读填词（共10分）
A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to c_1._ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned with a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups—crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some plain looking, some expensive, some cheap. And he told them to help t 2. _ to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were t_3.__, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is n_4.__ for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your p_5.__ and stress.
You know that the cup itself a 6. no quality to the coffee. What you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and positions in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold life, and the t 7. of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by c_8._ only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has p_9.__ us. God gave us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.Live simply. Love feverously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. And leave the r 10. to God.
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共5小题，每小题1分)
1.Peter _______________(record) something when I walked in.
2.The big birthday cake ______________(divide) and eaten up! When I got there, the party was already over.
3.You will be looked down on by others if you _______________(not change).
4.The patient must ______________(treat) right now, or he will die.
5.Give him another chance, and he ________________(pack) all these bags in the right way successfully, I’m sure.
