Dear Sigmund Friend

My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy 　31　 football! I love 　32 　football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream 　33 a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your 　34　 .

I have 　35 friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I 　36　 trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry　　 37　 . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives 　 38　 .I wish I could have my parents’ 　39　 .

Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know　 40　 . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.

Best wishes

Simon

31. A. for　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　 　　D. about

32. A. watching　　　 B. seeing　　　　　 C. looking at　　　 D. looking

33. A. am to be　　　　 B. is to be　　　　 C. is to being　　　　 D. are to be

34. A. book　　　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. school

35. A. much 　　　　 B. not any　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　 D. plenty of

36. A. get in　　　　　 B. get into　　　　 C. get on　　　　　　 D. get off

37. A. from time to time　　　　　　　　　 B. from times to times

C. between time and time　　　　　　　　 D. between times and times

38. A. much interesting　　　　　　　　　　 B. more interested

C. more interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most interesting

39. A. support　　　　 B. supported　　　 C. supporting　　　　 D. supports

40. A. why to do　　　 D. when to do　　　 C. what to do　　　　 D. where to do

—Would you like to play basketball with us this afternoon?

— 　　　　　　　　　 .I have to study for tomorrow's test.

A. I'd love to　　 B. I'm afraid not　　 C. Sounds good　　　 D. No problem

Dear Peter,

　　　 How about your study? It's Sunday today. I'm writing a letter to you. I'm going to tell you about things in Beijing.

　　 Beijing is different from London. In our country, we drive on the left side of the road, but here people drive on the right side. Most people go to work by bus or by bike. The rush hours(高峰时间) are from seven to nine in the morning and from five to seven in the afternoon. People in China work around eight hours a day, five days a week. They usually begin to work at eight in the morning, and rest on Saturday and Sunday.

　　 I have Chinese classes every morning from Monday to Friday. The students in our class are from many countries. We're all working hard and friendly. The Chinese students are ready to help us with our Chinese. We also help them a lot with their English. We're getting along very well(相处得融洽).

　　　 That's all for today. Please write to me soon.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Susan

根据书信内容，选择最佳答案。

(　　 )1 Susan is probably(可能) from

A. China　　　　 B. England　　　　 C. America　　　　 D. Canada

(　 　　)2. People drive on

A. the same side in Beijing as　　　 B. the right side of the road

C. the left side of the road　　　　 D. both sides of the road

（　　　)３. The rush hours a day in Beijing usually last(持续)________.

A. two hours　　 B. three hours　 C. over five hours　 D. about four hours

（　　　)４. In Susan's class, students are not_________.

A. lazy（懒惰）　 B. friendly　　　 C. helpful　 D. hard-working

（　　 )５. The letter is written from_________.

A. a Chinese student to an English student

B. an English student to a Chinese student

C. a Chinese student to an American student

D. an English student to another English student