Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
【小题1】__________. You can always keep yourself pleasant if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.
Next, you can read a book almost anywhere: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed-even in the bath. 【小题2】__________! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.
【小题3】__________. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much easier. Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.
Some people say that reading is out of date. 【小题4】__________. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is hardly out of date!
Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best.

(A)词语填空 按要求完成句子
【小题1】Jim’s bedroom is on the_____(two,second)floor.
【小题2】There are many _____ (people,car) in the street.
【小题3】It’s too late. But Mr. Wang is _____ (check,checking) the students’ homework.
【小题4】If you drive too fast, you may have an _____(accident,orange).
【小题5】I like P.E. best. Because my P.E. teacher is very _____ (friend,friendly) to us.
【小题6】There are two _____(千) students in our school
【小题7】Go along this road _____ (直到---为止)you get to the end of the road.
【小题8】I have a_____(票), so I would like to see a movie this evening.
【小题9】There are twelve m _____ in a year.
【小题10】You can b_____ books from the library.

A young man was getting ready to graduate（毕业）from college. For many months he had admired（欣赏，羡慕） a beautiful sports car in a seller's showroom, and knowing his father could ? ? it, he told him that was all he wanted.

??? On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how? ?? he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.? ? but slightly（轻微地） disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely book.?? ? ,he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you only give me a book?" Then he rushed out of the house,?? ? the book in the study.

??? He didn't contact（联系） his father for a whole year? ? one day he saw an old man who looked like his father in the street. He realized he had to go back home and see his father.

??? When he arrived at his father's house, he was told his father had been in hospital for a week. When he was going to?? ?? the hospital, he saw the new book still on the desk, just as he had left it one? ? before. He opened it and began to turn the pages. Suddenly, a car key _____ from an envelope(信封) behind the book. It had a tag（标签）.On the tag was the?? ? of his graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.

1.A. sell??? ????? ????????????? B. afford??? ????????????? ????????????? C. keep??? ????????????? ????????????? D. like

2.A. comfortable??? ????????????? B. encouraged??? ????????????? C. proud??? ????????????? ????????????? D. moved

3.A. Careful??? ????????????? ????????????? B. Serious??? ????????????? C. Nervous? ????????????? ????????????? D. Curious（好奇的）

4.A. Angrily??? ????????????? ????????????? B. Happily??? ????????????? C. Calmly? ????????????? ????????????? D. Quietly

5.A. putting??? ????????????? ????????????? B. taking??? ????????????? ????????????? C. leaving??? ????????????? D. forgetting

6.A. until??? ????????????? ????????????? B. as??? ????????????? ????????????? C. before??? ????????????? ????????????? D. unless

7.A. get to??? ????????????? ????????????? B. leave for??? ????????????? C. turn to??? ????????????? ????????????? D. arrive

8.A. year? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. month??? ????????????? ????????????? C. week??? ????????????? ????????????? D. day

9.A. lost??? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. came??? ????????????? ??? C. appeared??? ? D. dropped

10.A. met??? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. place??? ????????????? ????????????? C. date??? ????????????? ????????????? D. picture

A friend of mine named Paul received（收到） an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked． Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised（惊奇）．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated(犹豫)．
Of course， Paul knew what he was going to wish for（希望）．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”
“Oh yes，I’d love that．”
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind （介意）driving in front of my house？”
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable（难忘的） holiday ride.
【小题1】The street urchin was very surprised when ________．