Richard Campbell is a secondary school student. He is 15 years old. He lives in a small town in the North of England. Every morning, he gets up at eight o'clock, puts on his uniform and walks to school.
One hour later, the lessons start. The students usually study math, English, history and geography in the morning. They usually study music and drawing and they play sports after lunch.
They have a tenminute break between classes. They also spend a long time in the school library, reading books and doing their homework.
Richard likes his school very much. His favorite subjects are English and geography, but he doesn't like math because he is not good at it.
Richard and all his friends spend the whole day at school. Lunch is at one o'clock. He doesn't like the food that the school serves. This is why he often brings a packed lunch from home. He always has his lunch in the dining hall, but some of his friends sometimes eat in the courtyard or outside the school gate.
At weekends, he always goes out with his friends because he doesn't go to school. On Saturday, he always goes to the cinema or to the sports center. On Sunday, he just goes for a walk with his dog.
1.Richard's lessons begin________ in the morning.
A.at 8：00 B.at 8：30 C.at 9：00 D.at 9：10
2.Richard likes________ best according to the passage.
A.math and English
B.English and geography
C.history and math
D.geography and history
3.Richard has lunch________ on weekdays.
A.in the dining hall B.at home
C.in the courtyard D.outside his school gate
4.What does Richard always do on Saturday?
A.He reads and does homework.
B.He goes to see films or does sports.
C.He walks his dog or does exercise.
D.He spends a long time in the library.
Poor Les had a dream of being a DJ. He went to a radio station every day for a week, _____ a job. Finally the station manager offered one to him, but with no pay! Les said thanks and accepted it. He was asked to get coffee and pick up lunches and dinners_____ the workers at the station. However, when possible, Les would go to the studio(演播室) and learn whatever he could. Back in his room at night, he_____ and prepared for an opportunity(机会)．
One Saturday afternoon, one DJ named Rock drank too much and he seemed to have trouble with his _____. Suddenly, the phone rang. Les picked it up. It was a call from the only _____ person at the station. It was the station manager.
The manager knew Rock couldn't _____ his program, so he asked Les to call one of the other DJs to come to help. Les said yes, but he had waited for about 15 minutes _____ he told the manager that he found noboby. He was sure his opportunity was on its way.
The manager asked, “Young man, do you know how to work in the studio? ”
“Yes, sir, ” replied Les.
Les _____ walked into the studio, moved Rock aside and sat down at the desk. He was _____. He turned on the microphone and said, “Look out! This is me—Les Brown. There were none before me and there will be none after me...”
Les gave the listeners and his manager a big ______! He went on to have a successful life in politics, public speaking and television!
1.A.deciding on B.asking for C.depending on D.preparing for
2.A.with B.from C.by D.for
3.A.sang B.listened C.practiced D.slept
4.A.program B.family C.manager D.talent
5.A.each B.others C.another D.other
6.A.finish B.avoid C.repeat D.receive
7.A.before B.because C.unless D.while
8.A.quickly B.slowly C.clearly D.easily
9.A.tired B.kind C.ready D.lonely
10.A.hug B.hand C.surprise D.lesson
There is no reason to ________ she's lying. She always behaves well.
A.order B.suppose C.remind D.believe
Never be afraid of making mistakes in your________ life, but learn from them.
A.daily B.early C.silly D.lovely
I am________ after a long illness, so I need to exercise more.
A.powerful B.proud C.weak D.strong
I was so busy with my homework that I didn't________ her invitation.
A.send B.accept C.receive D.mind
