It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is? I have to say that future is now. That is to say, we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.

  There is an old English saying, “Gain (得到) time, gain life.” Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious (珍贵的) than money, because when money is spent, we can make it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless (无价的).

  We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off (推迟) what can be done today till tomorrow.

  As we all know, “Time and tide wait for no man.” If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter. Remember: “No pains, no gains.” Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.

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1.If we want to have a bright future, we should           .

   A. know the value of time and make every minute useful

   B. feel time passing by

   C. understand that time is always with us and we can waste it

2.The word “unnoticeable” means            in Chinese.

   A. 随意的                        B. 不引人注意的                 C. 慢慢的

3.Time is more valuable than money because           .

   A. past time will return no more    

B. time can’t be seen or touched      

C. time is always with us

4.From the passage, we know           .

   A. when money is spent, we should make it back

   B. we can put off what can be done today till tomorrow

   C. today’s hard work leads to tomorrow’s harvest

5.What is the best title for the passage?

   A. A Bright Future               B. Time and Monday                  C. Future and Today

请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。
【小题1】Her father has been on the phone since half an hour ago. （对划线部分提问）
_________ _________ has her father been on the phone?
【小题2】I think diving is the most difficult activity of all. （保持句意基本不变）
I think diving is more difficult than __________ __________ activity.
【小题3】We can put those machines on the ground floor of the building. （改为被动语态）
Those machines can __________ __________on the ground floor of the building.
【小题4】The beach is a nice place for tourists.  （改为感叹句）
___________ __________ nice place for tourists the beach is!
【小题5】Pingping is so energetic that he can be a good monitor. （改为简单句）
Pingping is ___________ ___________ to be a good monitor.

用括号内所给词的适当形式填空 (5%)
【小题1】Thank you for __________ (plan) a wonderful party for me.
【小题2】We need Millie __________(carry) all these packages.
【小题3】Nowadays, lots of people see many __________(interest)  cartoon movies in the cinema.
【小题4】There are  diffreren __________ (kind) of cards in markets these days.
【小题5】Let’s cut the pumpkin into __________(half), then we can put them into the boxes.

Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today．People didn’t have modern machines．There was no modern medicine, either．
Life today has brought new problems．One of the biggest is pollution．Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty．It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water．Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily．Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution．It’s bad to all living things in the world．
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day．Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city．This kind of quilt is called smog．
Many countries are making rules to flight pollution．Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away and they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air
We need to do many other things．We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw them on the ground，there will be less pollution．
Rules are not enough．Every person must help to fight pollution．
【小题1】Hundreds of years ago．life was much harder than it is today because        ．

___ of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine,_ _.

Life today has brought new_____. One of the biggest is pollution of our drinking water. __ pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt_____ a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn’t blow dirty____ into the air.

We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work ___ or with our friends in ____ car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be ___ pollution.

Rules are not ___ .Every person must help to fight pollution.

1.A. Hundred        B. One hundred         C. Hundreds       D. Two hundreds

2.A. also            B. as well              C. too            D. either

3.A. problems        B. questions            C. styles          D. inventions

4.A. Noise           B. Dirty paper          C. Litters         D. Water

5.A. around          B. on                 C. through        D. over

6.A. noise            B. smoke             C. water          D. wind

7.A. by foot          B. on bus             C. by bus          D. by the bus

8.A. same            B. the same           C. a same         D. different

9.A. fewer           B. less                C. a few          D. more

10.A. much          B. many               C. good          D. enough