Dear Marjorie,
I’m having troubles at school. I find it difficult to get down to work in the evenings and I can’t concentrate（全神贯注） on anything at the moment. I spend most of my time listening to music or watching TV instead of doing my homework when I am at home. The other students in my class are much better than I am and I have problems with following the lessons as well. I can’t always take down the important things my teacher says because I write so slowly. She has told me that I’m falling behind with my studies. I’m not good at writing and I usually hand in my homework late because I put off doing it until the last minute. So I often have to invent different excuses to tell my teacher why I haven’t done the work. I’m sure I’ m not going to get through my final exams in July. I’m now so far behind that I don’t know how I’ m going to catch up with them. My teacher spent some time going through my homework with me but she found so many mistakes that I felt even more depressed（沮丧）. What do you suggest I do?
Yours,
George
1.George usually________ when he is at home.
A.does his homework B.listens to music
C.concentrates on his study D.gets ready for the final exams
2.Why can’t George take down the important things his teacher says?
A.Because he can’t write fast enough. B.Because the teacher speaks too fast.
C.Because the teacher speaks too much. D.Because he can’t hear the teacher clearly.
3.What made George feel worse?
A.He fell behind his classmates. B.He didn’t pass the final exam.
C.He didn’t hand in the homework on time. D.He made a lot of mistakes in his homework.
4.According to the passage, it is clear that George has problems with his________.
A.family B.study C.teachers D.friends
5.Why does George think it’s difficult to catch up with his classmates?
A.Because his teacher doesn’t want to help him. B.Because his classmates always laugh at him.
C.Because he falls very far behind his classmates. D.Because he has too much homework to do.
The other day I was doing some shopping. A man, who was untidy, walked towards a group of us at the checkout（收银台）. I heard him talk to the man in front of me, “I don’t want to steal （偷）from this store… would you ______ me some food?”
The man pretended（假装）not to hear him. I waited ______ for my turn to be questioned. but it never came. ______ I asked him, “Can I buy you something to eat?”
He ______ accepted. The man got a bag and began putting samosas （炸三角） in the bag. He stopped and I asked him how many he had got and he replied 10.
The cashier（收银员） looked at me doubtfully（怀疑地） and then added them to ______ order. After I was through, the man said he wanted something to drink, too. The cashier seemed to be keeping a close eye on him. I admitted（承认） I was too, as I didn’t want him to steal nothing ______ ! I told the cashier that if he got a（n） ______ , I’d just pay for it.
Finally, we both ended up leaving the ______ , but he stood right outside holding the samosas in his hands and talking to himself. Or maybe he was talking with ______ who he thought was there. This man’s circumstances（情况）saddened me. How many of the homeless also suffer from a mental （精神的） ______ ? Maybe that’s even what led him to be homeless. I also thought about the watchful eye the cashier and I kept over him. I hoped to meet him again someday. .. maybe we can sit down and have lunch together.
1.A.borrow B.buy C.catch D.sell
2.A.patiently B.hurriedly C.finally D.carefully
3.A.So B.And C.But D.Or
4.A.friendly B.gladly C.worriedly D.carefully
5.A.her B.my C.his D.their
6.A.neither B.also C.too D.either
7.A.drink B.bag C.samosa D.lunch
8.A.cinema B.theatre C.restaurant D.store
9.A.anybody B.nobody C.someone D.everyone
10.A.ability B.effort C.illness D.experience
—Jack fell down and hurt himself badly yesterday.
—________.
A.That’s cool B.Nothing serious
C.It doesn’t matter D.I’m sorry to hear that
—Have you asked the policeman________?
—Yes. He told us to turn right into Main Street. There is one on the right.
A.if there is a bank near here B.how can we get to the nearest bank
C.where can we find a bank D.when we can go to the nearest bank
Hangzhou ________ as the City of Silk. Tourists like shopping for silk there.
A. knows B. is known C. was known D. will be known
—How does your brother usually go to school every day?
—He usually________ to school in my father’s car.
A.goes B.went C.has gone D.will go
