Question

My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years._________ I came back, my Japanese was very good. "Can I do something useful with my Japanese?" I asked myself.

Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会).

Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with ________ to do.

My father brought me a Japanese book. "Why don't you translate(翻译)it into Chinese? It will be better than_________computer games all day."

I promised (许诺)to do 2000 words each day. But _______ I found it was hard to keep the promise.

One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn't go out. Those 2000 words were still_________ me.

After translating only three pages, I had already lost interest in the book.

I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn't make myself turn the pages. How I_________ I could just go outside and play football with my friends!

I counted the words again and again .I just wanted to give up.

I felt as if two people were fighting_________ my mind. One said, "Don't give up! Keep working hard , and you'll do well!" But then the other one said ,"Go and play! It will be more ________ than translating. Do your work tomorrow. "

I stood up and would__________the computer.

But then I remembered _________my parents had told me: "Whatever you do, don't stop halfway. " So I sat down and went on with it .

1.A. Because    B. Until    C. Since    D. When

2.A. nothing    B. something    C. everything    D. anything

3.A. be played    B. playing    C. played    D. plays

4.A. just then    B. right now    C. soon    D. suddenly

5.A. talking to    B. looking at    C. smiling at    D. waiting for

6.A. thought    B. felt    C. wished    D. decided

7.A. in    B. with    C. about    D. for

8.A. fun    B. important    C. useful    D. dangerous

9.A. turn on    B. turn off    C. open    D. close

10.A. how    B. where    C. which    D. what

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】解析：文章介绍了作者因小时候在日本生活了五年，日语很好。在“非典”发生的时候，无事可做，一天父亲给他一本日语书，让他翻译成中文。在翻译的过程中，作者发现每天译出2000字，不能出去玩，真的很难，他想放弃。但他想起父母告诉他的话：“不管你做什么，千万不可半途而废。”最后战胜自己的惰性，又坐下来继续做这件事情。

1.解析：句意：当我回来的时候，我的日语很好。A. Because因为，B.Until直到…，C.Since自从…，D.When当…时候。根据上下文，结合语境，故选D。

2.解析：句意：所以我待在家无事可做。A. nothing无事，B. something某事，用于肯定句中，C. everything一切事情，D. anything任何事，用于否定句。根据上下文，结合语境，故选A。

3.解析：句意：它要比每天玩电脑游戏更好。play computer games玩电脑游戏，动词play做主语，要用动名词的形式，故选B。

4.解析：句意：但很快我发现遵守诺言很难。A. just then就在那时，B. right now现在、马上，C. soon不久、很快，D. suddenly突然。but表示转折，有前句句意再结合语境和选项，故选C。

5.解析：句意：那2000个字还在等着我。A. talking to跟谁说话，B. looking at看着谁，C. smiling at朝谁微笑，D. waiting for等待谁。结合语境和选项，故选D。

6.解析：句意：我多么希望去外面和我的朋友们踢足球啊！A. thought，想，认为，B. felt，感觉，C. wished，希望，D. decided，决心。根据句意和语境，故选C。

7.解析：句意：我感觉两个人在我的脑海里打架。in one’s mind在某人的脑海里，故选A。

8.解析：句意：去玩吧，它将比翻译工作更开心。A. fun开心的、使人愉快的，B. important重要的，C. useful有用的，D. dangerous危险的。结合语境，想要去踢足球，一定是开心的，故选A。

9.解析：句意：我站起来，想要关掉电脑。A. turn on打开（水、电视、收音机、灯、煤气等），B. turn off关上（水、电视、收音机、灯、煤气等），C. open打开（门、窗户等），D. close关上（门、窗户等）。根据句意，故选B。

10.解析：句意：但然后我记起我父母告诉我的话。整个句子是宾语从句，做remember的宾语，。remember后用what引导宾语从句，故选D。