Computer games are very popular．It is natural for people to want to   1  ，so playing against a computer or against a friend on the computer can be   2   to stop．“Just one more game，” often turns into another game， then another．

Computer games do have their   3  ．They are excellent for training hand / eye coordination（协调）．Surgeons（外科医生） who played computer games as children are often more skilled．Computer games can also be great for teaching students．The students are open to learning while playing．They can study for longer than a   4   would be able to teach．Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel pressured to match classmates． And with computers you can   5   a task as many times as you like． The more you do this，the better you will get， until you can do it perfectly．

But like anything else in life， things should be balanced．Too much time on the com purer can   6   your eyes． Regular breaks are needed．If students cannot   7   playing computer games，they won’t do as well in other areas in their life--not just schoolwork，but in developing important social skills such as how to talk with people and how to work with others as part of a   8  ．And if they are   9   taking regular exercise，their health will become worse．

Computer games have their place，but people must also remember it is important to  10  a balanced lifestyle．

1．A．win                  B．lose                     C．fight              D．race

2．A．easy                  B．necessary                C．difficult            D．natural

3．A．rules                  B．advantages                C．disadvantages       D．mistakes

4．A．teacher               B．parent                   C．doctor                D．computer

5．A．make                  B．practice                 C．put off                 D．discover

6．A．break                  B．hurt                    C．relax             D．close

7．A．enjoy                  B．start                    C．stop                     D．keep

8．A．family                 B．game                   C．match                  D．team

9．A．often                  B．no longer                 C．always            D．still

10．A．refuse               B．give up                 C．stay away from           D．have

Cloze test

Bill was an American. Last year he worked hard so his boss（老板）allowed him to have a traveling for several weeks.

　　Bill went to Canada. There he had some 1 . So Bill visited them. Two of them were Mr．and Mrs．Brown. They lived in the center of the city. Bill was 2 to live in their house. He lived there for about two weeks and felt very 3 .

　　On his last evening, when Bill was 4 TV with Mr．and Mrs．Brown, he said, “I am going back home tomorrow. I feel so happy here 5 I hope I can stay here for more days. But I have to 6 I hope I can visit you next time.” “What a pity（遗憾）!” said Mr．Brown． “We hope to see you soon. By the way, will you 7 plane or a train?” “By plane. I think it's faster. My plane leaves very early tomorrow morning. I'm going to 8 at 5 o'clock and make my breakfast. Please don't come down.” Then Bill said good-bye to his friends and went to sleep.

　　The next morning, Bill got up early and did some cooking for himself. When he was ready to have breakfast, he saw a picture of 9 . They were smiling to Bill in the picture. Bill laughed happily and said to himself, “That's great! I wouldn't like to eat breakfast 10 this morning.”

When I was in the sixth grade, one day my teacher asked our class to think about the question “What does ‘doing the right thing’ mean to you?” over the weekend. We could talk to our parents or anyone else we thought might have a good answer.  1  Monday, we were to hand in an essay（论文） on it, and be prepared to live up to our  2 .        

The entire weekend, I was trying to  3  something that would impress my teacher and be easy to live by. I talked to my parents, called my grandmother and asked my neighbor. Everyone had good answers, but I didn’t feel like I could live up to them.

On Sunday afternoon, my parents said they were going to my Aunt Cindy’s house. That usually 4  that I would have to entertain my four-year-old cousin Andrea  5  my parents visited. I found a Disney movie for Andrea, and then I sat down and started to write my essay. It was due（到期的）the next morning and this was my last  6  .

Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea.  “What are you doing?” Andrea asked. “I have to write an essay about what ‘doing the right thing’ means to me.” I answered. Andrea laughed. Could this smart four-year-old 7 know the answer?  “That’s easy,” she said. “Doing the right thing means being nice to your family and friends. Never lie. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Take a bath when you’re 8 . And never put rocks in your mouth.”

I stared with great  9  at my little cousin. Then I jumped up and gave her the biggest hug. Not only had Andrea answered a very tough question for me, but I could easily live by  10  of her answers. All I had to do was to be nice, not to lie, to keep myself clean and healthy, and never put rocks in my mouth. So when I wrote my essay, I  11  the story about Andrea and how she had answered my question.

Two weeks later, my teacher returned everyone’s essays. I  12  an A+ along with a little note my teacher had written at the top: “Always do the right thing and give Andrea an A+, too!”

1.                A．By             B．Over           C．About    D．For

2.                A．answers        B．plans           C．advice    D．information

3.                A．look through     B．keep on        C．make up of    D．come up with

4.                A．left            B．meant          C．decided  D．explained

5.                A．since          B．because        C．while D．before

6.                A．task           B．chance         C．step D．choice

7.                A．quickly         B．normally        C．seriously  D．possibly

8.                A．dirty           B．tired           C．sleepy    D．unhappy

9.                A．pride          B．fear            C．surprise  D．worry

10.               A．any            B．all             C．some D．none

11.               A．read           B．found          C．included   D．returned

12.               A．prepared       B．expected       C．introduced D．received

I work in a small shop. It's near an English   1 . Every day students come to 2 things.

In the morning, I get up 3  six, and then I have breakfast. I go to 4 by bike.

I 5_- to the shop at about six fifty. The shop 6_ at seven. We sell things 7 food and drink. We have school things, too, so there 8 often many people in our shop 9  morning to evening.

I have  10  in the shop. At seven in the evening the shop is closed. All of us go home for supper.

（   ）1．A．farm         B．factory        C．school             D．river

（   ）2．A．buy               B．sell           C．take                        D．want

（   ）3．A．on            B．in           C．at                   D．from

（   ）4．A．school        B．bed           C．class               D．work

（   ）5．A．go            B．get            C．stay                  D．look

（   ）6．A．opens         B．open          C．is opening            D．is open

（   ）7．A．with           B．like            C．for                  D．about

（   ）8．A．are           B．have          C．see                 D．come

（   ） 9．A．in           B．on            C．at                   D．from

（   ）10．A．supper       B．breakfast       C．tea                  D．lunch

　　Children ____(1)____ the USA ____(2)____ K Day very much. K is ____(3)____ kites. March 7 is the day for flying kites. ____(4)____ that day lots of children go out in the open air. They take ____(5)____ kites with them. Some kites ____(6)____ very big. ____(7)____ are small. They are in different colours. Every kite ____(8)____ a long string（绳子）. To get the kites up, the children begin to run. They let out the string from the ball in their hands. Now the kites ____(9)____ in the open air. How nice they____(10)____