用所给词汇的适当形式填空。（共10小题，每小题1分）

1.Susan's parents were ___________ (disappoint) when they knew Susan failed the exam.

2.If I forget my father's birthday, please ___________ (remind) me.

3."Don't cry, baby!" the father said ___________ (gentle) to the girl.

4.You went in the wrong ___________ (direct), sir.

5.I am afraid that you are ___________ (cheat) by the little boy.

6.Mr Smith got a good ___________ (educate) when he was young.

7.I plan to give a ___________ (surprised) to my son on his thirteenth birthday party.

8.The kindergarten teacher ___________ (clap) to attract the children's attention.               

9.The population of his hometown has greatly __________ (increase).

10.I want you both to be on your best ___________ (behave) at Grandma's.

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Ben is now fifteen years old. He is interested in collecting coins. He has been collecting them for three years. He can still remember how he started to collect them.

Two years ago, on a Saturday morning, Ben was bored.  He didn’t have anything to do. He wasn’t interested in doing anything. He didn’t want to watch TV or listen to the radio. He didn’t want to play sports or read books. “I’m bored,” Ben said. “What can I do? I want to do something interesting.” Ben’s father had an idea. “I have an idea,” his father said. “Why don’t you collect coins? Coins are fun to collect. And coins are everywhere. You see coins every day. Some coins are valuable. They will make you rich.” Since then, he has been collecting them from his parents.

Now Ben has a big piggy bank (存钱罐) which is filled with coins. Sometimes he can take some of them to buy some snacks with his parents’ permission. In March, 2012, there was an earthquake in Yunnan, and Ben donated many of his coins to help the homeless children in Yunnan. He said he was happy to help others who are in trouble.

1.What is Ben interested in?

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2.Did Ben’s father advise Ben to collect coins?

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3.How did Ben feel when he helped others in trouble?

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根据句意，用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。（每词或短语只限使用一次）

Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.

Apple II

Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production was the world’s first mass-market personal computer.

        The iMac

Under Job’s leadership, Apple introduced the all-in-line iMac computer in 1998. the iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot.

The iPad

By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident. The world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games.

The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success.

     iPhone 4s

iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds.

1. The Apple II was invented ________.

A. In 1976.       B. In 1977.         C. In 1998.        D. In 2010.

2.From the passage, we can know that the iPad ________.

A. has a better camera              B. is the first personal computer

C. has a CD-ROM slot              D. is great for watching movies

3. According to the passage, which of the following is True? 

A. IPhone 4s’ screen is the same size as iPhone 4. 

B. IPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. 

C. IPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4.  

D. IPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4.

A man came home from work late, tired and unhappy, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

      The boy asked, "Daddy, how much do you make per hour?" The father was furious at his son's question.

   When he said $20 an hour, the little boy asked his father to lend $10 to him. The father was even angrier because he thought the boy just wanted some money to buy a toy. So he didn't answer his son.

      The little boy quietly went to his room. After about an hour or so, the man calmed down and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.

       "Maybe I was too hard on you just now," the man went into the room and said. "Here's the $10 you asked for." 

       "Oh, thank you, Daddy!" He said. Then, he reached under his pillow, pulled out some crumpled coins and said, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

1.How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?

A. $10.   B. $20.   C. $30.  D. $40

2.In this passage, the underlined word "furious" means ______.

A. very angry   B. quite happy   C. too excited   D. a little nervous

3.At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ______.

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

A. a new book for himself     B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday   D. an hour of his father's time

5.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy's father ______.

A. often played with his son    B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all     D. often came back home early