My mother began to ask us to be on time when my twin brother and I were about five years old. She    31    told us not to be late for a lot of things. “   32   ” became our family rule.

Mother    33   as a teacher when my twin brother and I    34    the first grade. Every school day morning, she called us to    35    , and cooked us breakfast. School started at 8:00 am,    36   we arrived at the school before 7:30 am each school day morning.

When we were in high school, our    37    once told my mother that we had been late for three times in one month. That made my mother so    38   that she beat us. After that I was not late for     39    .

I kept the    40    of being on time for a(an)   41    time. When I became a teacher , we were asked to get to    41    at 8:00 am, but I always got there about 30 minutes     43    . That gave me enough     44    to do my job better.

When you learn good habits from your    45    , they will give you more than you can imagine.

(    ) 31. A. never            B. already        C. always         D. even  

(    ) 32. A. Don’t watch TV.   B. Don’t shout.    C. Don’t be lazy.   D. Don’t be late.

(    ) 33. A. worked           B. helped        C. played        D. studied

(    ) 34. A. got               B. started       C. left            D. opened

(    ) 35. A. go to school       B. do homework  C. get up          D. go to school

(    ) 36. A. because           B. but          C. if            D. or

(    ) 37. A. teacher           B. sister         C. friend        D. father

(    ) 38. A. happy            B. angry         C. excited       D. relaxed

(    ) 39. A. anybody          B. nobody        C. anything     D. nothing

(    ) 40. A. habit             B. problem       C. hobby        D. style

(    ) 41. A. important         B. different       C. great         D. long

(    ) 42. A. shop             B. hospital       C. school        D. station

(    ) 43. A. later             B. earlier         C. faster        D. longer

(    ) 44. A. money           B. time          C. space         D. freedom

(    ) 45. A. company         B. factory        C. class         D. family   

John and Henry studied in the same school．John lived in fear of Henry--every day he gave his lunch money to Henry，but Henry still beat（揍）him up．He said that if John told anyone he would beat him up in front of all the other kids in his class．John had to ask his mom for more and more lunch money，but he seemed __1__ than ever and came home from school hungry every day．

John even cried one day，and a girl told everyone that he was just like a baby and had cried．John was __2__ and felt so bad about himself and about school．

One day，John met Jimmy，a boy __3__ also had to give his lunch money to Henry．John told Jimmy how he __4__ bullying（欺侮），and found that Jimmy felt the same．They finally thought of a good way of dealing with their __5__．

The following day，Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money．

“I don’t want to give my money to you，” said John．

“What?” Henry shouted．

John said __6__，“I want to have my lunch today，and you，get away（滚开）！”

“You want to get beaten up?！”

…

Just then Henry's fist（拳头）was hitting John's face，they heard __7__ shout，“Stop！” Henry was very angry to hear that．He turned around __8__ found that his teacher Ms Brown was standing just behind him．He felt very surprised．Jimmy had taken Ms Brown to John's class and she __9__ the bullying with her own eyes．Henry was taken to the head teacher's office．__10__ that，he never bullied others again．John and Jimmy helped not only themselves but Henry and other kids．

1．A．better                B．thinner             C．heavier             D．happier

2．A．embarrassed          B．excited              C．relaxed             D．pleased

3．A．which            B．whom              C．who               D．/

4．A．liked                 B．suggested           C．appreciated          D．hated

5．A．accident             B．task                C．trouble                     D．friendship

6．A．strongly              B．politely              C．sincerely             D．fortunately

7．A．nobody              B．anyone              C．everybody         D．someone

8．A．but                  B．and                C．or                 D．however

9．A．listened               B．saw               C．looked           D．heard

10．A．Before             B．Behind             C．After                D．Except

John and Henry studied in the same school. John lived in fear of Henry — every day he gave his lunch money to Henry, but Henry still beat (揍) him up. He said that if John told anyone he would beat him up in front of all the other kids in his class. John had to ask his mom for more and more lunch money, but he seemed   1   than ever and came home from school hungry every day.

John even cried one day, and a girl told everyone that he was just like a baby and had cried. John was   2   and felt so bad about himself and about school.

One day, John met Jimmy, a boy   3   also had to give his lunch money to Henry. John told Jimmy how he    4   bullying (欺侮), and found that Jimmy felt the same. They finally thought of a good way of dealing with their   5  .

The following day, Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money.

“I don’t want to give my money to you,” said John.

“What?” Henry shouted.

John said   6  , “I want to have my lunch today, and you, get away (滚开)!”

“You want to get beaten up?!”

Just then Henry’s fist (拳头) was hitting John’s face, they heard   7   shout, “Stop!” Henry was very angry to hear that. He turned around   8   found that his teacher Ms Brown was standing just behind him. He felt very surprised. Jimmy had taken Ms. Brown to John’s class and she   9    the bullying with her own eyes. Henry was taken to the head teacher’s office.  10  that, he never bullied others again. John and Jimmy helped not only themselves but Henry and other kids.

1.                A．better          B．thinner         C．heavier   D．happier

2.                A．embarrassed     B．excited         C．relaxed   D．pleased

3.                A．which          B．whom          C．who D．/

4.                A．liked           B．suggested       C．appreciated   D．hated

5.                A．accident        B．task            C．trouble   D．friendship

6.                A．strongly        B．politely         C．sincerely  D．fortunately

7.                A．nobody         B．anyone         C．everybody    D．someone

8.                A．but            B．and            C．or   D．however

9.                A．listened        B．saw            C．looked   D．heard

10.               A．Before         B．Behind         C．After D．Except

Many people think sports are just for winning and honor, but there is a lot more you can gain from (get out of) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up in the game instead of just having fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.
I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon, instead of lying around playing video games or even getting into bad things. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn’t a better feeling than to have done something fun and productive for my day.
I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it’s just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!
Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class and good sportsmanship while playing them. It’s never fun when you lose to have the competitor rub it in your face. That’s why our coaches teach us to show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don’t get down. They only want to see you improve and learn from what they say. When you do badly and they don’t shout loudly is when you should start worrying because they are giving up on you.
Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of a lot of us. However, we can’ t let sports get too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best and not worry so much about the winning or losing.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “get onto you” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.