Dear Sigmund Friend

I am a Grade 9 student. I have 　21 problem, and I do not know how to deal 　22 it.

I have a lot of homework every day, and I have no choice 　23　 to do it. I often stay up late to complete 24 , and then feel tired the next day.

Sometimes, I want to 　25 to do so much work, but usually I just accept it. I understand that it is important to do my homework and 　26　 on time. However, I hardly have any spare time for my hobbies 　27　 playing volleyball and ping-pong. I really feel bad about that. I often doubt whether it is worth　 28　 so hard.

I am 　29　 a holiday without homework so that I can relax and have some time for my hobbies. What should I do? Can you offer me some suggestions? They will be of great value to me. I hope to 　 30　 you soon.

Best wishes

Millie

21. A. an　　　　　　 B. a　　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　　　 D. (不填)

22. A. with　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. on

23. A. and　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　 　D. then

24. A. the housework　 B. the exercise　　 C. exercises　　　　　 D. the exercises

25. A. accept　　　　 B. refuse　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. agree

26. A. hand it on　　 B. hand it in　　　　 C. hand in　　　　　　 D. put it in

27. A. as　　　　　　 B. such so　　　　 C. such as　　　　　　 D. as much as

28. A. reading　　　 B. playing　　　　　 C. walking　　　　　 D. working

29. A. looking for　　 B. looking forward to C. looking after　　　 D. looking up

30. A. hear of　　　 B. hear about　　　　 C. hear from　　　　 D. hear

The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs Grant left her house, so she decided not to

16　 an umbrella with her. She got on the bus to the town and before long it began to

rain．The rain had not stopped l7 the bus arrived at the market half an hour later．Mrs Grant

stood up and absent—mindedly(心不在焉地)picked up the umbrella that was l8 on the

seat in front of her.

A cold voice said loudly，“That is mine，Madam!”

Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella，Mrs Grant felt 19

for what she had done，trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant 20　

the owner of the umbrella was giving her．

When she got off the bus，Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an

umbrella．She found a pretty one and bought it .Then she 21 to buy another as a present

for her daughter. Afterwards she did the rest of her 22 and had lunch in a restaurant.

　 In the afternoon she got on the homeward (回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under

her arm, and sat down. Then she 23 that, by a curious coincidence(巧台)，she was

sitting next to the woman who had made her feel 24 that morning.

　　 That woman now looked at her，and then at the umbrellas. “You’ve had quite a good

25 ,” she said.

16. A. keep　　 B. bring　　 C. take　　 D. leave

17. A. before　 B. until　　 C. though D. when

18. A. hanging　 B. appearing C. dropping　 D. losing

19. A. angry　　 B. sorry　　 C. lucky　 D. glad

20. A. reply　 B．call　　　 C. suggestion D. look

21. A．promised B. decided C. agreed D. remembered

22.A.hiking　 B. shopping　 C. trying D. searching

23.A.meant　 B. explained　 C. saw　 D. forgot

24. A .jealous　 B. bored　　 C. satisfied D. uncomfortable

25.A.day　　　 B. meal　　 C .Journey D. present

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 　16 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 　17 them.

　 One picture was of a 　18 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture 　19 it was a perfect picture of peace.

　 The other picture had 　20 , too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall This did not look peaceful 　21 . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush 　22 in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures 　23 , he chose the second picture 　24 explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your 　25 . That is the real meaning of peace."

16. A. argued　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　　　 D. invented

17. A. between　　　 　B. except　　　　 　　C. within　　　　 　　D. through

18. A. calm　　　　　 B. round　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. deep

19, A. announced　　　 B. thought　　　　 　 C. doubted　　　　　 D. promised

20. A. lakes　　　　 　 B. clouds　　　　　 C. mirrors　　　　　　 D. mountains

21. A. at all　　　　　 B. at last　　　　　 　 C. at once　 　　　　 D. at present

22. A. lying　　　　 　B. growing　　　　　 C. dying　　　　　　 D. moving

23. A. actively　　　 　B. carefully　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　　 D. widely

24. A. so　　　　　 　 B. but　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　 D. and

25. A. voice　　　　　 B. world　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. view

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald's 16 a cold-winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register (收银处)to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to 17 it.

There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger into halves and 18 the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly put the 19 of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. "How20 the old people are!" The people around them thought.　　　　

21 the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there 22 him and took turns to drink. 23 young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused　 24 and said that they got used to 25 everything.

Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. "Madam, why aren't you eating? You said that you shared everything. Then what are you waiting for?" She answered, "The teeth.”

( ) 16. A. for 　 B. at 　　 C. in 　　 D. on

( )17. A. eat B. taste 　 C open D. try

( )18. A. divided B. placed C. changed D. cut

( )19. A. half 　 B. bit 　　　　 C. piece　 D. pair

( )20. A. clever B. foolish C. old D. poor

( )21. A. Because B. As 　　 C. So 　　 D. Before

( )22. A. keeping 　　 B. watching C. seeing 　　 D. holding

( )23. A. Another 　　 B. The other C. Other 　　　 D. A

( )24. A. delightedly B. carefully 　C. politely 　　　 D. angrily

( )25. A. share B. sharing C. enjoy 　　　 D. enjoying

My parents have always loved everything ab out India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 　 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 16 very much.

On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 　18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.

I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”

Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!

I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 　24　 in the world!

15.A. town　　　　　 B. city　　　　　 C. country　　　　　　 D. restaurant

16.A. food　　　　　　 B. scenes　　　 C. people　　　　　　　 D. costumes

17.A. palace　　　　　 B. hotel　　　　 C. airport　　　　　　　 D. entrance

18 .A. sail　　　　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　　　 D. ride

19. A. hungry　　　 B. curious　　　 C. cheerful　　　　　 D. nervous

20.A.shocked　　　　 B. surprised　 C. bored　　　　　　　 D. tired

21.A. quietly　　　　 B. easily　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. gently

22.A. burning　　　　 B. watering　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. smiling

23.A. feel　　　　　　　　　　 B. believe C. think　　　　　　　　 D. know

24. A. diet　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. money