Mr.  Smith never watched TV.  He thought that people spent too much time watching it.  Some of his friends often talked about sports shows,  the movies and plays. Mr. Smith said to himself,  “They never read any books or go out in the evening. ” So he didn’t buy a TV.
Two years ago,  Mr. Smith was 60 years old.  He stopped working in the hospital.  His son bought him a TV.  He began to watch all the news.  He knows much more about the world now.  And he reads more books,  too.
Now,  Mr. Smith will get very unhappy if you trouble(打扰) him when he is watching TV.  I can’t know that one can change(改变) his idea when he is 60

1. 1.

   Mr. Smith didn’t watch TV because ________

   1. A.
      he had no time to watch it
   2. B.
      he thought it took (占用) people much time to watch TV
   3. C.
      he couldn’t buy the TV set
   4. D.
      he thought watching TV is bad for people’s eyes
2. 2.

   Mr. Smith ________ when he worked in the hospital

   1. A.
      went to mountains
   2. B.
      played sports
   3. C.
      read books
   4. D.
      watched TV
3. 3.

   Mr Smith didn’t work in the hospital ________

   1. A.
      after he was 60
   2. B.
      before his son bought him a TV
   3. C.
      when his son asked him not to work
   4. D.
      after he liked watching the news
4. 4.

   Mr. Smith is ________ now

   1. A.
      58
   2. B.
      60
   3. C.
      62
   4. D.
      61
5. 5.

   The black word “unhappy” means ________ in Chinese

   1. A.
      很高兴
   2. B.
      很和蔼
   3. C.
      不高兴
   4. D.
      不理解

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days．  1   he left school，he found a job in a post office．He worked hard in the   2  ．Soon he had more money than his friends  3  his hard work．It seemed that he would have a bright future．

When he was 25 years old，however，he began to   4   his job．He wanted a more exciting one，so he left the post office．Two months   5  he found a new job in a big company．Workers in this company   6   travelled a lot．At first he really enjoyed the travelling．But after a year，he began to bate   7  ．He had to   8   and he was always in a car or on a train．The worst thing was that he  9   make any new friends! Even so，his boss was not satisfied with him．Two years later be had to leave the company．

He was   10   at that time so he sold his house．He bad to accept（接受）a part-time job in a book shop．He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed   11   books．Three years later，he   12   the shop owner's daughter．Soon they had their first child．In the next ten years，they had another three   13   and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed．

“Life is wonderful，” he   14   me．“The   15   important thing is that you should always try your best．Never give up!"

1．A．While             B．When                  C．Until                      D．If

2．A．factory                  B．theatre                 C．bank                      D．post office

3．A．because                 B．because of                  C．as                          D．since

4．A．dislike            B．1ike                     C．love                       D．be crazy about

5．A．ago                       B．before                  C．later                       D．after

6．A．almost            B．usually                 C．seldom                   D．never

7．A．it                   B．him                     C．her                        D．us

8．A．stay in one place      B．move around        C．make noise             D．make a wish

9．A．can't                     B．was able to           C．couldn't                 D．could

10．A．happy                  B．energetic              C．rich                       D．poor

11．A．to read                 B．read                     C．reading                  D．reads

12 A．married                  B．understood           C．met                       D．visited

13．A．sisters                 B．brothers               C．children                 D．cousins

14．A．said                     B．spoke                  C．talked                     D．told

15．A．best                     B．much                   C．more                     D．most

完形填空。

　　Is it easy or 1 to learn English? Different people may have 2 answers. Have you 3 read ads （广告） of this kind in the newspapers and magazines? “Learn English well in six weeks, 4 mail your money back. Easy and fun!”

　　“Our books and tapes 5 you learn English well in a month. From the first day your spoken English will be 6 . Just send.” Of course, it 7 happens quite like that.

　　Think of what a small child does. He 8 to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he wants something, he has to 9 it. He is using the language, by talking and thinking all the time. Good teachers, tapes, books and dictionaries will help, but they can't do the 10 work for him.

（1）A．different　　B．difficult　　C．difficulty

（2）A．different　　B．difficult　　C．the same

（3）A．never　　B．yet　　C．ever

（4）A．and　　B．but　　C．or

（5）A．know　　B．help　　C．make

（6）A．forgetful　　B．careful　　C．wonderful

（7）A．ever　　B．really　　C．never

（8）A．reads　　B．listens　　C．writes

（9）A．wait for　　B．look for　　C．ask for

（10）A．student's　　B．students'　　C．teacher's

Zhang Ling’s father is a  ___1___. He works__2__ Monday to Friday. On weekdays he gets up at six and ___3__ breakfast at six twenty. He usually has ___4___ milk, some bread and an egg for breakfast. Sometimes he likes ____5__ newspapers at breakfast. He __6____home at about six forty—five. He goes to work by car. He has lunch at ___7___  office. He always has fast food. But __8_ he goes to a restaurant __9__ his friends. He comes home at half past six. In the evening he usually likes reading some books on computer. He __10___ watches TV.
(    )1. A.farmer        B.worker        C.nurse       D. driver
(     )2. A.at           B.on           C.from       D. in
(     )3. A.has          B.have         C.eat         D.drinks
(     )4. A.a glass       B.two glasses    C.a           D.a glass of
(     )5A..read         B.reading       C.reads        D.to reading
(     )6. A.leaves       B.goes          C.starts        D.leave
(     )7.A.him         B.his           C.our         D.us
(     )8.A.never       B.sometimes      C.usually      D. every day
(     )9. A.and         B.of            C.with         D.to
(     )10.A. usually      B.often          C.always       D.seldom