28、根据短文内容和首字母提示，把文中所缺词语补充出来，使短文完整、正确、通顺。（每空限填一词，将其完整形式填写在相应的横线上。）

My biggest problem

My biggest problem is that I'm too busy．When I was young，I used to have so much time，but these days I get up e    1    and stay in school all day．Then I go right home and eat     d  2  ．Before I started high school，I used to spend a lot of time p   3    games with my friends，but I just don't have the time anymore．In the evening，I used to watch TV or chat w  4_  my grandmother，but now I have to study．I love music，and my father used to take me to concerts．These days，I hardly ever have time for concerts．I do my homework and go to bed．I really m   5    the old days．

26、In Xinjiang，most people knew the stories of Avantis（阿凡提）．Avantis was a very clever man．People liked him because he not only spoke for the poor but also was always ready to help them．

One day Avantis saw two men arguing with each other．A lot of people stood around them．One of the two men was the owner of the eating house in the town and the other was a young man．The young man just passed by the eating house．The owner of the eating house told the young man to pay him money．The young man explained（解释）that he hadn't taken anything from the eating house．But the owner said that the young man had taken the smell of the nice food from the eating house，and he must pay for it．So Avantis went up to the owner anti said，“I'll pay you the money．” Avantis took out some coins from his pocket and put them into his own bag．He shook（摇动）his bag，and people heard the sound of the coins．Then Avantis said to the owner，“I have paid you the money．”

1．People liked Avantis because          ．

A．he was clever and disliked helping the poor

B．he was rich and liked helping the poor

C．he was clever and liked to help the poor

2．One day Avantis saw two men          ．

A．arguing about the eating house

B．arguing about the payment

C．laughing at the people around them

3．The owner of the eating house told the young man          ．

A．to pay the enough money for his food

B．to pay the money for broken bowls

C．to pay for the smell of the food

4．Avantis wanted to help the young man，so          ．

A．he helped the young man out of the trouble

B．he would pay the money instead of the young man

C．he asked the young man to make friends with the owner

5．Avantis paid the owner of the eating house           ．

A．enough money                       B．some coins

C．the sound of the coins

25、John lived with his mother when he was young．He didn't know who his father was．The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son．So the boy was short and thin．

One cold morning there was much snow in the streets．A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital．She didn't tell John that his father deserted her before he was born until she died．She left her son the name and address of his father．

John found his father，Mr. Brown，in another city．He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son．From then on，the boy lived a rich life．He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes．But he didn't go to school and could not read or write．

Once his father took him to a party．He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film．He had a look at it and found a car's wheels（轮子）were up-ward（朝上）．He called out，“Oh，dear! An accident happened!”

All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper．But soon they all began to laugh．Do you know why?

1．John was short and thin because         ．

A．he didn't like sports                B．his parents were short

C．he was often hungry when he was young

2．John's mother told him who his father was         ．

A．until she was knocked down by a car

B．before she was in hospital       C．before she died

3．After John found his father，        ．

A．he was angry with the man     B．he started a rich life

C．he found a job at a party

4．The word “desert” in this passage means         ．

A．抛弃                                 B．告别                                  C．离婚

5．People at the party laughed at John because         ．

A．he held the paper upside down

B．the accident happened long ago

C．his father was reading the paper

23、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

    In many big cities in the world，the overuse of cars is thought to be one of the major causes of air pollution．What will cars be l 1  in the future?

    Some experts think that today’s cars are in trouble b  2  they use too much petrol(汽油)．They say the car of the future will be much，much smaller．The car of tomorrow will be m3    without a motor or air conditioning．It’ll have no radio and no lights．Tomorrow’s car will be an  o  4  air car with no doors or windows．It needn’t have a pollution control system because it  w  5   use petrol．In fact，this new car will be pushed by the driver’s feet．Very few people will be killed in accidents，because the top s  6   will be five miles per hour．However，we are also warned not to ask for pretty c 7   ，because the ears will come in grey only．

    Other car experts do not hold the same idea．They are s  8   that the future will be happier．They think that all our problems will soon be solved by car companies with the production of the Supercar．Tomorrow’s car will be bigger，faster，and more comfortable than    b  9   ．The Supercar will have four rooms，TVs，running water，heat，air conditioning，and maybe a swimming pool．Large families will travel on l  10  trips comfortably．If petrol is in short supply(供应)，the Supercar will run on water．

21、Science fiction is a popular kind of writing，and many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction．

    He was born in France in 1828．His father wanted him to become a lawyer，but from his early twenties Verne decided to become a writer．At first he wrote plays for the theater．Then，in 1863，he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Ballon．The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864)and From the Earth to the Moon(1865)．

    In the 19th century，many people were interested in science and inventions．Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories and，as a result，they were very popular．Verne’s writing included many predictions(预言)for the 20th century and many of them came true．He described space flight，movies，and air conditioning，a long time before they appeared．These books were very successful and they made Verne rich．

    Jules Verne’s books have been the subjects for many movies．20，000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney．It was the first Disney movie to use real science instead of cartoon drawings．Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne’s books．The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg．For him，the most important thing is to be always on time!

1．What does the phrase“the father of science fiction”mean?

  A．The father who has several children．

  B．The man who loves science and inventions．

  C．The writer whose father wrote science fiction．

  D．The man who first started writing science fiction successfully．

2．What encourages Jules Verne to write more stories?

  A．The plays he wrote for the theater．

  B．The encouragement from his father．

  C．The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon．

  D．The scientific subjects in his stories．

3．Why were Jules Verne’s books very popular in the 19th century?

  A．Because his books made him rich and famous．

  B．Because he wrote many plays for the theater at that time．

  C．Because his books have been the subjects for many movies．

  D．Because many people were interested in science and inventions．

4．Which of the following has the main character called Phileas Fogg?

  A．Five Weeks in the Balloon．

  B．Around the World in Eighty Days．

  C．A Journey to the Center of the Earth．

  D．From the Earth to the Moon．

5．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

  A．Jules Verne only wrote plays in the 19th century．

  B．Many of the predictions in Verne’s stories came true．

  C．The main characters in Verne’s books are always on time．

  D．The space flight Verne described was different from others．

20、Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．The man behind the counter，John Smith，asked if she’d like a job．She needed to start saving for college，so she said yes．

    Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs：she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

    One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed anxious．Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride(自豪)she felt in having helped her customer(顾客)．

    Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family could not afford an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

    Gloria persuaded(说服)her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast，some doctors called，offering to perform the operation for free．

    Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold his repaired hand and say，“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

    At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers，not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her，but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，helping them understand the world better．

1．When did Gloria get her first job?

  A．A few years before college．

  B．Several years after college．

  C．When she was studying at college．

  D．When she was working in the TV station．

2．In which part—time job did Gloria feel the happiest?

  A．Cleaning in the hotel．

  B．Selling books in the bookstore．

  C．Serving coffee in the student union．

  D．Making maps for the Forest Service．

3．What does the word“she“in the third paragraph refer to (所指)?

  A．The boss．      B．The woman．        C．Gloria．          D．The doctor．

4．How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed?

  A．Her boss agreed to raise money．

  B．She paid for the operation herself．

  C．She allowed the boy to show on TV．

  D．Her news report affected some doctors．

5．What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?

  A．Helping people through her work．

  B．Reporting interesting stories．

  C．Being able to do different jobs well．

  D．Paying for her college education herself．