Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about hi. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him.

    Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.

    One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed.

    It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”

    Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word.

    “Just try it! I believe you can!”

    After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.

    Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.”

    Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A changed took place in Bill’s heart.

    You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple(简单的), really.

1.Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.

    A. went gambling        B. talked in class      C. didn’t answer    D. gave himself up

2.Miss Jones changed Bill by ________.

    A. doing homework for him                   B. encouraging and helping him

    C. giving Bill another exam                 D. cooking delicious food for him

3. From the passage we can learn ________.

    A. Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher

    B. Bill’s parents cared about him very much

    C. Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s question

    D. Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates

4.Which may be the best title for the passage?

    A. Parents’ Day     B. A Lazy Boy       C. A Boy’s Change       D. A Strict Teacher

1. Put your wallet in a ________ place.

2.You must turn ________ the lights when you leave the room .

3.My mother was ________ dinner when I came back from school.

4.Just ________ down the street，and you’ll find the park on your right.

5.In China，people often shake ________ when they meet someone for the first

time.

阅读短文，然后根据其内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（有一项为多余选项）。

Shopping is popular with many people around the world. They seem to find new ways to buy things every day. They visit shopping centers, order things through the mail, or buy things on the Internet.  1.

For young people, one of the most popular ways to shop is to use a vending machine (自动售货机). These machines offer all kinds of things and you can find them everywhere. In the USA, there are vending machines which sell CDs.  2.  The strangest product on sale from a vending machine is in Japan. Just put your coins in the vending machine Tokyo, press the button, and out comes a “kabutomushi”，that is, a black beetle（甲壳虫). You keep it as a pet!

Japan now has “Robosho”—a shop with no shop assistants, only robots. A robot reads your credit card(信用卡)and then gives you what you what. 3.   People are very surprised that the robots can serve them as well as shop assistants do.

Some shops in the UK are like social clubs for teenagers. Many of them have a café inside. The Youth Station has a large nightclub for teenagers under 18, with a DJ playing music in a room that hangs the ceiling. Sports Town has a big screen, where you can see live sports from around the world.  4.