---The light in his room is still on. Do you know _______?

--- Maybe at midnight again.

A. what’s he doing B. why he stays up so late

C. if he is busy studying D. when he will stop working

—I’m going to Lijiang on vacation during the winter holiday.

— ____ .

A. Have a good time B. Thank you

C. You’re welcome D. I have no idea

A mother returned home from the store very tired. As she put________all of the things on the kitchen table, her 8-year-old son ran up to her. He was waiting for her and wanted to tell her __________his younger brother had done.

“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, Tyler ________his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the new ________ you just hung up in the living room. I told him you would be mad at him for doing it again, ________ I couldn’t stop him.”

She let out a long sound and asked: “He did it ________? Where is your little brother now?”

“He is in his room,” the son answered quickly.

She walked to the younger son’s room. She ________ his full name as she entered. Then, she found Tyler who was trying to hide. He knew that the ________moments were coming! For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of her ________ about the expensive wallpaper. She scolded(责备) the little boy ________ his bad behavior(行为). The more she scolded, the madder she got. Finally, she stopped.

She headed for the living room to see what happened. ________ she saw the wall, her eyes flooded with tears at once. It said “I ________ Mommy” and was surrounded with a heart.

Well, the wallpaper ________, just as she found it, with an empty picture frame hung around it. A reminder to her and to all: Take time to ________the handwriting on the wall.

When you are sure that something goes wrong, have you ever had any ________that there might be a misunderstanding? Take some time to give it a second thought.

1.A. up B. down C. out D. away

2.A. why B. where C. what D. how

3.A. broke B. took C. sharped D. counted

4.A. picture B. shelf C. wallpaper D. clothes

5.A. and B. so C. or D. but

6.A. yet B. once C. again D. ever

7.A. mistook B. called C. checked D. forgot

8.A. best B. worst C. luckiest D. proudest

9.A. smiles B. jokes C. shouting D. guesses

10.A. for B. with C. of D. on

11.A. As B. Since C. While D. Though

12.A. hate B. understand C. support D. love

13.A. remained B. removed C. reused D. remembered

14.A. write B. see C. mob D. read

15.A. doubt B. fact C. message D. reason

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Share Flat

Happy Village big flat, 1 room ready for use immediately, with all necessary furniture and appliances. 3 minutes’ walk to underground station, 2 blocks from shopping center, park view, $2100 including bills, female nonsmoker, no pet.

Sara 25720836 or 10077809

Part-time Lab Assistant Wanted

Required by busy electronics company to help with development of computer, should have an electronic degree(学历） and some experience of working in an electronic lab.

Hours 9:00am—1:00pm, Monday – Friday

Salary(薪水） 6,598 – 10,230 dependent on experience.

Letter of application to Mrs. G Chan NOVA ELECTRONICS, 45 Shanxi RD, Shanghai

1.From the above we can learn that the Happy Village flat _____________.

A. is near a park B. is beside the sea

C. has no furniture D. can’t be used now.

2.Mr. Brown wants to sell these things because __________.

A. they are too old or broken B. he has bought many new things.

C. he is moving to a new place D. he doesn’t have enough money.

3.If you want to contact Mr. Brown on Sunday, you should call __________.

A. 25245867 B. 10077809 C. 25720826 D. 25216011

4.The salary for the part-time lab assistant depends on _________.

A. his experience of working in an electronics lab

B. the variety of part-time jobs he has done.

C. his ability of applying for different jobs.

D. the degree he has got.

5.The above information can be found in ______________.

A. novels B. advertisements C. dictionaries D. Letters

Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. Now, Joe has four grandchildren, and they visit him during their holidays.

During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.

Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.

One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”

“I guess when I was cleaning the barn!” Joe replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandfather.

One grandson went back to the barn to look again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.

He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.

Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: ”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.

This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!

1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _____.

A. knew his grandchildren very well

B. liked doing housework very much

C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits

D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits

2.The underlined word “Treasure” means________.

A. store for future use B. value highly

C. wear anytime D. mention carefully

3.How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?

A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.

B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.

C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.

D. He asked other children for help.

4.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

a. His grandchildren came.

b. They looked for more than two hours.

c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.

d. One grandson went back to the barn again.

e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.

A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. Love keeps us busy all the time.

B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.

C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.

D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.

Television is good. You'd like to watch it all day and all night. But too much TV is a very bad thing, especially for kids. It may negatively affect their study and health.

Scientists have found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read than other kids. They may have worse language skills. Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, they'll have less time for those things. It may make it harder for them to get on well with others when they grow up.

Watching too much TV is also harmful for kid's health. It’s bad for the eyes. Kids don’t move much while watching TV. What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching TV. This can make them fat. We call people who watch too much TV “couch potatoes.”

Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. An American child will watch a lot of fighting acts on TV every year. Young people are good at following others. Scientists say that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.

So listen to the scientists. Watch TV for one or two hours a day at most or try to turn off your TV for a week. There are lots of fun things to do.（改编于《初中英语读本9上》）

“Here is the shopping for Mr Green,”said Dad, handing me a big plastic bag. Dad owned a milk bar, and sometimes I helped out after school with deliveries(送货). We had our regulars, but times were hard. Dad said it was the home deliveries that kept us in business-that, and the tea Dad imported(进口) from Fuzhou. Dad was well-known for his tea, and people came from miles around to buy it.

I loaded up my bicycle with Mr Green’s shopping. His order always included three packets of Dad’s tea. How Mr Green could drink that much tea each week was a mystery to me.

“See you later, Chen,”said Dad.

He always called me by my Chinese name.

Dad’s parents came from China in the 1950s. I had a yuan coin they brought with them. I cycled out into the sun, wishing I could drive-it would be so much quicker to make deliveries.

Dad always said the exercise was good for me. I knew he was right, but I’d already decided that when I left home, the first thing I would do was buy a car.

I loved anything to do with cars, and I’d decided I would be a mechanic, although I knew it wasn’t Dad had in mind for me. He’d already started saying to his friends, “When Chen goes to university...”If that happened, I would be the first person in my family to go, and it would be a great honor for my dad. But it wasn’t what I wanted. (改编于《新理念英语》九年级第1册) (76-- 79 in no more than six words)

1.How did Dad keep his business? _____________________________________________

2.What was Mr Green’s order? _____________________________________________

3.When did my grandparents leave China? ______________________________________

4.What was the writer interested in?____________________________________________

5.Why did Dad want the son to go to university? _________________________________

It’s known that China is a great country with the largest population in the world. To deal with the population problem, our g1. decided to have one-child policy (政策) . After the policy was carried out for some time, while it did help to c2.the population growth, problems like aging also became clear. So all Chinese c3. were told that they could be allowed to have two children. As the one-child policy came to an end, many Chinese children, i4.you, may have a brother or sister in the future.

But what would your l5. be like growing up with a brother or a sister?

Having a brother or sister can keep you a6. from some bad feelings such as lineliness and fear. Your brother or sister can give you something that p7. can’t give you. You may not feel lonely at home any more b8. there will be someone playing with you and sharing secrets with you, Of course, sometimes you may argue or e9. fight with him or her, but you will forgive each other soon.

Although now the government e10. people to have more children, most young people don’t want more children because of the pressure from work and family. Maybe it takes a period of time for people to accept the new policy.

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Dear fellow students,

Good news for you! A WeChat group called “Learning English”______________________

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That’s all. Thank you. Li Hua

—Would you like to go to the movies with me this weekend? —________________.

A. Thank you B. No, I don't C. Sure, I'd love to D. That's all right