Tom is the son of a farm owner. On New Year’s Day when he was 15, his father   1  him to work on the farm for one year when he was free . Tom was  2  with his father’s idea . “That isn’t my job. I have   3  school work to do . ” Hearing this , his father said , “ I promise (许诺) to give you the best present if you  4  finish one year’s work .” Tom thought for a while and   5  .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   6  until evening , just like any other farmer . Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops (庄稼) grew well .   7  the last day of the year , the father called his son to him , “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year , ” said the father . “Now, tell me   8  you want . ”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麦) . “I’ve already got the   9   present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted  10  to know .” His father was quite pleased to hear that .

1、A、asked                B、let                  C、made              D、stopped

2、A、happy               B、unhappy          C、excited           D、worried

3、A、much too          B、so little            C、too much         D、a lot

4、A、shall                B、must               C、need              D、can

5、A、said               B、answered               C、agreed            D、began

6、A、hard               B、hardly            C、slowly            D、difficultly

7、A、At                 B、On               C、In                 D、By

8、A、where             B、which            C、how             D、what

9、A、least              B、worst           C、best             D、fewest

10、A、mine             B、I               C、my             D、me

To become thinner. Mr. Smith decided to stop driving his car to work, and he rode a bike instead. Sometimes when all the cars stopped at a red light, he went past them to the front, because his bike was small. He was pleased with this.

Sometimes when the roads were too narrow for cars to move on, he could still go easily. He liked to get away from the noise of the busy streets.

Yesterday, as he stopped at a red light, a man came up behind him on another bike. He looked at Mr. Smith, “Did the police take your driving licence away, too?” he asked.

1、Mr. Smith began riding a bike to work instead of driving a car because _____.

A、his car was broken                        B、the police took away his drving licence

C、he wanted to become thinner          D、his son wanted to drive his car

2、What does the underlined word “narrow ” mean in the passage ?

A、宽广的              B、狭窄的            C、嘈杂的           D、平坦的

3、According to this passage , if you don’t have a _____ , you mustn’t drive a car .

A、car                   B、bike              C、licence                 D、driver

4、Which of the following is NOT wrong according to this passage ?

A、Mr. Smith’s car was broken

B、The police took away Mr. Smith’s driving licence

C、The man who came up behind him on another bike was one of his friends.

D、Riding a bike can help a person to become thinner .

5、What happened to the man who came up to Mr. Smith?

A、Someone stole his driving licence

B、He met Mrs. Smith

C、He became thinner by riding a bike

D、The police took away his driving licence

This year, Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel less tired. And most junior high schools will begin the first class at about 8:30 am.

The students are happy about the change.

Liu Ming told us that his class were excited by the news on the first day of school. “Great! From now on we students at Chengdu No. 4 Middle School don’t have to get up so early!” Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:45 am because class doesn’t start until 8:40 am.

Wu Hongli feels the same. She said the new timetable (时间表) was good for her health . “I used to get up at 6:30 am. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework,” said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee. Because I can sleep a little longer.”

Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. “Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning , ” said Huang Shan , an English teacher at Chengdu No . 12 Middle School. “But now they are active in class and learn much better than before.”

But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.

In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.

1、This year , most Sichuan junior high schools will start the first class ______.

A、at about 8:30 a.m.                           B、at about 7:40 a.m.

C、at about 7:30 a.m.                           D、at about 6:40 a.m.

2、Hearing the news , the students at Chengdu No . 4 Middle School felt ______ .

A、worried            B、sad                C、excited            D、angry

3、How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now ?

A、Five          B、Four              C、Three                  D、Two

4、_____ used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework .

A、Some parents B、Liu Ming         C、Wu Hongli       D、Huang Shan

5、Which is right according to the text ?

A、The students in Chengdu No . 12 Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning.

B、All the parents say the change will help students learn better .

C、The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before .

D、Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning .

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