Do you feel you have enough time to do all the things you have to do or want to do? How do you think you could plan your day better? A daily schedule will help you plan every part of it. If you learn to plan your time, you probably feel less worried. Here is how to do it.
1. Take out a piece of paper and a ruler. Draw a form of your waking hours and use one square (正方形) for each half an hour. If you’re awake for 16 hours each day, you will need 32 squares： 8 across, 4 down.
2. Sit down and check your day. Make a list of all the things you need to do. Think about when you should do them.
3. Fill out your schedule.
4. Remember to give yourself time to rest. If doing all of your homework at one time is too much, plan a little bit of free time in the middle of it.
5. If you have an important event that falls right in the middle of your evening, change other activities around it.
6. Think about using different colored pens for your different activities. In this way, you’ll clearly know how your day is planned out.
1.The underlined word “schedule” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 课程表 B. 进度表 C. 节目单 D. 时刻表
2.If the writer is awake for 14 hours each day, he will need ______ squares in his schedule.
A. 14 B. 28 C. 32 D. 36
3.The writer thinks that ______.
A. nobody has enough time to do everything he should do.
B. people can plan time better by making a daily schedule.
C. it’s good to do an important thing in the middle of the day.
D. students should finish all of their homework at a time.
4.In the writer’s opinion, if something not planned happens, you should ______.
A. not mind it
B. work according to your plan
C. change your other activities around it
D. forget about your plan
5.The passage is mainly about how to ______.
A. make a daily schedule
B. get good study habits
C. draw a form
D. live happily
Jack works in a bookstore. Here is a note from his boss, Ben. Jack will decide what books to order（订购） according to the notes and the information about the books.
Hi Jack, You must hand in the order list of books by the first working day of every month. The rules for choosing books are： For textbooks： ※ August is coming. We must have all textbooks, without thinking of other rules. For books which are not textbooks： ※ If more than 5 copies were sold last month, we choose them. But if there are 5 or more in stock(现货)，we do not make an order. ※ If the wholesale(批发) prices are higher than ﹩75, we don’t choose them. And we don’t order anything whose retail(零售) price is higher than ﹩100. |
The information about the books
Title： Homeland English Publisher(出版社)： Homeland Ltd Wholesale price： ﹩110 Retail price： ﹩140 Textbook： Yes Copies sold last month： 3 Copies in stock： 2 | Title： How to Become Successful Publisher： Founders Company Ltd Wholesale price： ﹩25 Retail price： ﹩40 Textbook： No Copies sold last month： 2 Copies in stock： 1 |
Title： Biology at a Glance Publisher： New Times Publishing Ltd Wholesale price： ﹩70 Retail price： ﹩95 Textbook： No Copies sold last month： 18 Copies in stock： 3 | Title： Good Health in 20 Days Publisher： Oscar World Ltd Wholesale price： ﹩50 Retail price： ﹩66 Textbook： No Copies sold last month： 10 Copies in stock： 20 |
1.Jack must hand in the order list to his boss by ______________.
A. the first day of last August
B. the last working day of this month
C. the last day of next August
D. the first working day of each month
2.If Jack wants the books about success, he should order them from_________.
A. Homeland Ltd B. Founders Company Ltd
C. New Times Publishing Ltd D. Oscar World Ltd
3.The wholesale price of the book _____________ is over ﹩100.
A. How to Become Successful
B. Good Health in 20 Days
C. Biology at a Glance
D. Homeland English
4.The number of the books sold best last month is __________.
A. 3 B. 10 C. 18 D. 20
5.Jack mustn’t buy Good Health in 20 Days because _____________.
A. the copies in stock are over 5
B. its wholesale price is too high
C. it is not a textbook
D. the copies sold last month are more than 5
I grew up in a small town in South Canada. Every autumn, there was a week-long fair in the town. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the most exciting time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. During “Fairtime”, relatives would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was going a little blind. My parents and I did our best to make her life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the Fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked excited and a lot much younger. She told me that her two of her cousins would come. "They said they missed hometown and wanted to enjoy my food again." Grandma said happily. "They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.
1.Thousands of people came to the town to ______ at the Fair.
A. learn to cook B. sell and buy things
C .enjoy Grandma's food D. have big parties
2.I often helped grandma ____ at home.
A. read newspapers B. do some cooking
C. do crossword puzzle D wash the dishes
3. The Town Hall reopened the Fair to _____.
A. make Grandma happy
B. help people find jobs
C. attract people to move back
D. help the people become richer
4. Why was Grandma unhappy?
A. She couldn't cook as well as before.
B. She couldn't see anything at all.
C. She was no longer a "useful" person.
D. No one lived with her and looked after her.
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Grandma was good at cooking
B. Grandma was a kind old lady.
C. Grandma missed her family a lot.
D. Many people moved to big cities.
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Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But in fact, the truth is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a rich, developed country like America?
Kurt Muller and his __________ Rita have spent eleven years making meals for the homeless in Washington D.C, the USA’s capital. ________ first began to do that in a hot summer when most Americans were away and enjoyed themselves on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at ___________, made sandwiches and some delicious food by themselves, set up a table in the street and gave the _________ to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized(意识到) that food wasn’t __________. Most of the homeless people have no friends or relatives. They need love, “___________ these people also need is warmth and caring, ”says Rita. The Mullers gave their phone number to the street people ___________ thinking twice and told them to phone any time. Rita made sure there was ___________ at home to answer the phone and their home was ____________ open to anyone who couldn’t find a place to rest on the street.
The couple were soon ___________ all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to____________ donations(捐赠). Today, over thirty companies donate food and other things and volunteers ____________ to give things out to the homeless.
Kurt and Rita put their love to good use by helping homeless people in New York. They didn’t receive any payment for their hard work. “We feel like __________,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t expect money for helping their children. The love ___________ we get on the streets is our salary(薪水).” _________ Rita says she often gets tired, she feels good about helping other people.
They will go on with their work because they like the feeling of having made a difference in the world.
1.A.friend B.wife C.sister D.mother
2.A.They B.He C.She D.We
3.A.school B.hospital C.home D.factory
4.A.food B.money C.books D.clothes
5.A.enough B.necessary C.helpful D.expensive
6.A.How B.Why C.When D.What
7.A.without B.with C.before D.for
8.A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody
9.A.never B.always C.sometimes D.hardly
10.A.spending B.losing C.saving D.lending
11.A.pay for B.ask for C.wait for D.fight for
12.A.let B.make C.offer D.get
13.A.teachers B.parents C.brothers D.doctors
14.A.who B.whom C.where D.that
15.A.And B.Though C.But D.So
– Would you mind my closing the window, please?
– _______. We need some fresh air.
A. Of course not B. We don’t mind
C. You’d better not D. You’re welcome
--- Bill, can you give me the dictionary on that desk, please?
--- I’m afraid I can’t ________ it, Daddy. It’s too high.
A. find B. reach C. sell D. read
