Jack spends much money on books         he isn’t so rich．

A．if           B．when           C．though           D．because

一Do you like Beijing’s weather?

—I’m afraid not，because it’s often windy in          spring．

A．a           B．an         C．the           D．／

一Why do        students wear glasses every day?

一Because they do eye exercises every clay．

A．some       B．few          C．most             D．many

—There        a concert this evening．

一Yeah．Exciting news!

A．are going to be                    B．is going to be

C．is going to have                        D．will have

一What are you going to give your mother for he r birthday?

一I’m not sure．But I'll buy her     ．

A．something special                      B．anything special

C．special something                      D．special anything

—Arthur is a loving grandmother．

一Yeah．she        all her free time with her grandchildren．

A．pays       B．takes           C．costs          D．spends

一Do you look the same'?

—No．I am      taller than her．

A．little          B．more          C．a little            D．less

一It’s dark(黑的)now, and I can’t see anything．

一The light is behind the door, you can        ．

A．turn it in        B．turn it down           C．turn it off         D．turn it on

My hobby is playing chess--one of the greatest games in the world．My mum taught me  1 to play when I was seven years old．She  2  me every time for the first year．But then，on my  3   birthday，I won for the first time．Now I am always the winner between us．

   It takes about a day to learn the rules．  4  if you want to be good，you have to practice for years．You don’t need much to play chess--just a chess set and someone to play with．Chess sets  5  be very cheap，or quite expensive．Some people collect chess sets as a hobby，but I  6  to play．

   There is a chess club in our school．We meet every week to play each other．I am the best  7    in the club．and the captain of the school chess team．This year we  8  the All England School’s Championship．I had to go up on stage(台子)in front of the whole school to collect the prize．

   I'm saving up my money to buy a chess  9  .It’s very good for practice．That way I'll  10 have someone to play with．and I’m sure I’ll make more progress．

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

2．A．hit                  B．lost               C．beat               D．fought

3．A．seventh          B．eighth           C．ninth               D．tenth

4．A．And               B．So                C．Yet                 D．But

5．A．can                B．must             C．should            D．will

6．A．want              B．wish             C．prefer             D．choose

7．A．player             B．fan               C．leader             D．learner

8．A．received         B．won             C．lost                 D．owned

9．A．computer        B．book             C．dictionary        D．game

10．A．sometimes    B．sometime        C．always            D．seldom

In China，more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before．Most students sleep less than nine hours every night，because they have much homework to do．Some homework is given by their teachers，and some by their parents．Also，some students don’t know how to save time．They are not careful enough while they do their homework，so it takes them a lot of time．Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games．They stay up(熬夜)very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school by bus or by bike．It can be a long way from home to school．

    Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health．For children，we should make best use of our time．When we have enough time for sleeping，we will find it much better for both our study and health．

1．What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

    A．Watching TV．                            B．Playing computer games．

C．Doing their homework．               D．Doing housework．

2．Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

    A．Their parents．                             B．Other students．

    C．The children themselves．                 D．Nobody else．

3．How many hours of sleep is good for students’ health?

   A．Less than 9 hours．                    B．Over 9 hours．

    C．Only 9 hours．                                    D．8 hours．

4．What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

    A．He would fall sleep in class．               B．He would do well in study

    C．He would finish his homework fast．    D．He would have good health．

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework

    B．All the students stay up late for their homework．

    C．Children should be given less homework．

    D．Schools and parents should take care of children．