Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

   “I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

  16  .”

   And he told the   17   . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

   He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    18  . “I’ll travel for my work, not for   19  ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have

    20    to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   21  , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good    22   or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

   “Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   23  . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

   Denny did not say anything, but he   24   about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild

   25   there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

   His wife was very    26  , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

   Then Denny went off to   27   some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

   Suddenly, Denny heard her   28  . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

   Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   29   it at his wife and the lion.

   Then he shouted, “  30  , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

16. A. dangerous       B. natural           C. convenient            D. impossible

17. A. lie              B. reason           C. news                D. truth

18. A. allowed          B. refused           C. failed                D. joked

19. A. wealth          B. prize             C. pleasure             D. luck

20. A. money          B. time              C. interest              D. ability

21. A. meet            B. work            C. shop                D. stay

22. A. meal            B. picnic            C. room               D. party

23. A. agree            B. understand       C. reply                D. complain

24. A. worried         B. forgot          C. asked                  D. thought

25. A. land             B. flowers         C. animals               D. people

26. A. sad             B. excited          C. surprised                    D. amazed

27. A. find             B. feed           C. drive                  D. shoot

28. A. singing           B. crying         C. laughing               D. cheering

29. A. threw           B. fired           C. showed               D. pointed

30. A. Hurry up        B. Look out        C. Slow down            D. Go ahead

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

【小题3】

A．and B．so C．but D．then

Many years ago, a man (16)____Wu taught King Wang how to ride horses and how to drive a chariot (马拉战车). (17)_____ some time the king started to race against Wu. But no matter how many (18)______ the king raced against Wu, Wu always won.

　　The king was (19)_______ and said to Wu, “You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I don't think you have taught me everything about (20)______.”

“I have taught you (21)______ I know,” (22)______ Wu. “But you have not learned everything. The (23)______ thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together. You can then go very (24)______ and drive for long distance, but your problem is this: When you are behind me, you want to (25)_____ with me. And when you are (26)_____ me, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. (27)_____ whether you are in front of me or behind me, you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your (28)______. If you want to win, you must (29)______ thinking of me, you (30)______ think only of your horse.”

1.A. calls      B. names            C. called       D. name

2.A. In         B. After            C. Since            D. Before

3.A. times      B. days             C. weeks        D. months

4.A. happy      B. glad             C. pleased      D. unhappy

5.A. playing    B. racing       C. running      D. working

6.A. everything B. something        C. anything         D. nothing

7.A. asked      B. told             C. answered         D. spoke

8.A. dangerous B. newer        C. beautiful        D. most important

9.A. slowly     B. soon             C. fast             D. slow

10.A. catch up  B. do           C. talk             D. help

11.A. beside    B. in front of      C. near             D. next to

12.A. So        B. But          C. Or           D. And

13.A. cows      B. dogs             C. pigs             D. horses

14.A. start         B. stop             C. keep             D. begin

15.A. mustn't   B. may          C. must             D. can

下面是四位同学写给《21世纪中学生英文报》编辑 Editor Lee的求助信。在信中，四位同学分别谈了自己在学习或生活中的问题。

A. 请将四封信与问题进行配对，并把序号A、B、C、D填入题题后相应的横线上。

     (A)

Dear Editor Lee,

Recently I have much difficulty in falling asleep. When I go to bed, though I feel sleepy,

I always think a lot and can’t fall asleep. So I always feel tired in class and sometimes my head hurts badly. Can you give me some advice?

Steven

(B)

Dear Editor Lee,

I am a student from Junior middle school.I am good at all the subjects except English.I can’t remember words well. I am not good at speaking and listening .

What shall I do?Could you give me some advice?

John                                                                 

(C)

Dear Editor Lee,

I have a problem. I really don’t know what to say when I meet strangers .I find it hard to talk with others because I am afraid they might laugh at me.I’m not as clever and funny as my friends .If people start to talking to me, they will think that I’m just boring.

Please help me.

Ann

(D)

Dear Editor Lee,

I was getting on well with my best friend .But a few days ago, another friend of mine told me that my best friend often said bad words about me. When I heard this, I was very angry. What shall I do? Should I stop being her friend or stay with her as usual ?

Betty