Students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but many Chinese students don’t have enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually happy to see their children studying late. They think their children work hard. But not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother said that her 10-year-old son begged (请求) for one more minute to sleep every morning. Many students have to get up before six in the morning, just like “early birds”.

If students don’t have a good sleep, they may be sleepy(瞌睡)in class and some of them will be weaker (弱点,差的) than they should be. They won’t do well in their classes. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some students watch TV or play computer games late into the night.

Students should have good study habits (习惯). Some clever students never study late, but they can still work well in class.

1.The 10-year-old boy begs one more minute to sleep because ________.

A. he doesn’t have enough sleep B. it isn’t time for him to get up

C. he doesn’t want to go to school D. he wants his mother to wake him up

2.We call the students “early birds” because they ___________.

A. get up early B. get up late C. don’t want to sleep D. want to go to bed

3.The phrase (词组) “stay up late” means (意思是) _________.

A. study late B. watch TV late

C. play the computer games late D. go to bed late

4.From the passage (文章) we know if students don’t have enough sleep, they may _____ .

A. be weak in English B. not work well in class

C. go to bed early D. not sleep

5.From the passage we can know that ________.

A. if (如果) you want to study better, you should do too much homework

B. if you want to work well in class, you should always go to bed late

C. students don’t have enough sleep just because they have a lot of homework to do

D. some students can study well because they have good habits

Last Sunday I went fishing on a lake near my house. ______ setting up my fishing rod (鱼杆) with bait (饵), I sat down on the bank of the lake and waited for my fish. When I felt the fish coming near, I got so excited and pulled the rod back in a hurry. But the fish were so ______ that they ran away quickly. Two hours had passed, I hadn't caught any fish. I got very angry and began to ______ my stuff (东西), preparing to go back home.

Just at the moment, I saw an old man who was sitting near me. I saw a bucket on a stone by the path. To my surprise, there were dozens of fish in his bucket. I went over to him, wanting to learn how he had caught ______.

“Excuse me, but how long have you sat here?” I asked. “About four hours,” he answered with a smile on his face. “Four hours?” I couldn't believe my ______. “Yes. It’s very important to be patient,” the old man said. “I usually sit here and catch fish like this. Don’t consider ______ a tiring sport. Just enjoy looking ______ the beautiful mountains and water while you are waiting for the fish.”

Suddenly, I understood what the old man was saying and learnt how to be patient. I thanked him and then I sat there for half the day, waiting for the fish ______. This time when I felt a fish touching the bait, I didn’t move. Instead, I waited for the right moment to pull it in. Surely I caught it. That ______ I took over 10 fish home. Mum cooked them for dinner. How delicious it was!

In some way, the secret of success is patience. We ______ think waiting is annoying. Adding some seasoning (调料) makes it fun. Your attitude is the most important thing!

1.A. Before B. Until C. After D. While

2.A. excited B. afraid C. bored D. clever

3.A. pick up B. put up C. turn up D. pack up

4.A. it B. him C. them D. himself

5.A. ears B. eyes C. heart D. sound

6.A. waiting B. sitting C. fishing D. catching

7.A. for B. around C. up D. at

8.A. friendly B. worriedly C. angrily D. patiently

9.A. morning B. noon C. evening D. night

10.A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t

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