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Martin Murray is a school boy and he is fifteen years old.He used to be a problem child.He used to give his mother many1..However,after his father’s death,Martin’s life became much more difficult.His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her2.education.She had to work,and so she was often not at home.
His mother tried her best to look after him.Unfortunately,Martin still caused trouble.He was not3.in studying and he often got into trouble with the police.4.,his mother was very patient and didn’t give up trying to help him.In the end,she made a difficult5.:to send him to a boy’s boarding school. Martin hated it and caused a lot of trouble.One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school.
The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother.Martin called his mother,but to his surprise,this conversation changed his life.“It was exactly what I needed,”he said.“I6.how much my mother had given me.She also told me that even though my father was not with us,he was watching me and would always take7.in everything good I do.That’s why I decided to change."
Now Martin has really changed.He8.hard and gets“As”in all subjects.He is now one of the9.students in his class.His mother helps him to feel good about10..And as he says,"It’s very important for parents to be there for their children."
There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to using horses, carriages and bicycles.
In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas made from petroleum(石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.
Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity(电) to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal(煤) and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.
We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.
Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?
1.
A. When they are poor.
B. When they run out of oil.
C. When they need more exercise.
D. When there aren’t any big trees in the world.
2.
A. Water. B. Coal.
C. Wood and plants. D. Tides.
3.
A. 2. B. 5. C. 4. D. 3.
4.
A. There is more petroleum than we can use now.
B. Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas.
C. We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days.
D. Gas wasn’t used to run cars in the Second World War.
5.
A. how to run our cars B. what to do when oil runs out
C. different types of gas D. the ways to make electricity
My grandparents can be good fun.They are retired,so they don’t work any more.My grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67,but they are not too old to be active.They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater.Sometimes they take me out too.We have a good time.They also go on great holidays.Last year,they went to China and walked along the Great Wall!
Sometimes,my grandparents like to criticize me.They think that children today have an easy life.Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand.They tell me,over and over,how they had to start work at l6.They know that I will go on to university and will not be getting a job until I am about 22 !They also think that I have too many possessions(财产),such as mobile phones,computers and PSPs.When they were young,they did not have
anything like that.What they do not realize is that they cannot compare children at present time.They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age—so do I. It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they have when they were at my age.
1.Grandparents do not work any more because .
A. they are tired B. they want to play golf
C. they are retired D. they want to enjoy their life
2.My grandparents are old and they lead a(n) life.
A. active B. boring C. sad D. hard
3.My grandparents sometimes criticize me.One reason is that .
A. I don’t go on great holidays with them
B. I won’t work until 22
C. they had to work at l6
D. children today have an easy life
4.Grandparents when they were young.
A. had the same lire as we have today
B. had the same kinds of things as we have
C. had the same kinds of things as people of their age
D. had many possessions,including mobile phones,computers and PSPs
5.I with my grandparents.
A. agree B. disagree C. quarrel D. fight
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My biggest problem is that I'm too busy.When l was young,I_______to have so much time,but these days I get up_______and stay in school all day.Then I go right home and eat_______.Before I started high school I used to spend a lot of time_______
games_______ my friends,but I just don’t have the time any more.In the evening,I used to_______TV or chat with my grandma,but now I_______to study.I love music,and my father used to take me to_______.These days,I_______have time for concerts.I do my homework and go to bed.I really________the old days!
1.A. came B. went C. used D. wanted
2.A. late B. early C. quickly D. slowly
3.A. nothing B. anything C. dinner D. breakfast
4.A. play B. playing C. to play D. played
5.A. in B. with C. on D. for
6.A. watch B. turn down C. see D. turn off
7.A. must B. have C. like D. should
8.A. cinema B. club C. school D. concerts
9.A. hardly ever B. Always C. ever D. usually
10.A. hate B. missing C. miss D. think
The old couple for about thirty years.
A. married B. got married C. have married D. have been married
Linda used to in the morning,but now she is used to in the
evening.
A. read,be reading B. read,reading
C. reading,read D. reading,reading