---Why does the boy bring a chair here?
---Because the bookshelf(书架) is half a metre __________ his head. He has to stand on it to get the books on it.

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     【小题1】       He is in Grade Seven this year. He likes reading news and watching football games.      【小题2】      He does his best to know where and when there is a football game in the newspapers.
Now Peter is having lunch.       【小题3】      He is very happy because there is a nice football game on TV at four this afternoon.       【小题4】      But he has to have English and Chinese classes. He thinks and finds a way.
“Hello, Mrs. Black!” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “Peter is ill(生病) in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave(请半天假).”
“Oh,       【小题5】      ” says Mrs. Black, “But who’s that?”
“It’s my father, Mrs. Black.”

Experts(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “ early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.

A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker (虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.

Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.

1.The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________

A．he didn’t have enough sleep             B．it wasn’t time for him to get up

C．he didn’t want to go to school             D．he wanted his mother to wake him up

2.In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________

A．become too weak to sleep                B．not work well in class

C．go to bed early                         D．be weak in English

3.In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________”

A．get up early        B．get up late         C．sleep less         D．don’t want to sleep

4.According to the passage, which of the following is right?_________

A．If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.

B．Sleeping less means working hard.

C．Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.

D．Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.

Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.

But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers at all times.

A London taxi driver said the following about his job.

During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said," I never drink when I am driving, or I would lose my license."

He normally goes home between two and three o'clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That's the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don't make money, no one is gong to give it to you."

London taxi drivers not only "take" but also "give". Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea-by taxi. Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor(市长),and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day's running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course.

1.London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because_______.

A. they make a living by driving

B. they like to work for themselves better

C. they want to help more passengers

D. they always working deep into the night

2.How do London taxi drivers "give"?

A. They give poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer.

B. They give poor children the chance to meet the mayor.

C. They pay for some poor children's rides for a day's tour each summer.

D. They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers?

A. Brave and cheerful                                         B. Rich an generous

C. Modest and easy-going                         D. Hard-working and kind.

4.The passage is most likely to be found from_______.

A. an advertisement of a taxi company

B. an online travel guide

C. a website about the taxi drivers in London

D. a report about living conditions in London