Taking children to school on time doesn’t have to be a battle against the clock. Here are some rules for you to follow.

Lay out children’s clean clothes the night before. Who wants to be looking through unsorted clothes for three pairs of matching socks at 8:00am? Just have the clothes you know they will wear and the food they like ready and waiting. It makes life easier when you can’t spare the time in the morning.

Allow time for yourself. Whether it’s a hot shower, a cup of coffee or five minutes’ peace, leave yourself enough time. This doesn’t include “Just five more minutes” in bed, which will often turn into oversleeping followed by mayhem.

Stick to a routine. Make sure your children know what you expect from them every morning and stick to that routine, whether it’s that they should be fully dressed before breakfast or that they should brush their teeth straight afterwards. My personal top tip for the easiest way to a pain-free morning is no TV the night before.

Keep calm. If the bus is late or you have forgotten where you parked the car, or if you are late, don’t get angry and blame the children. Every one has such a bad morning. But if your children are often late for school, it’s up to you to start a more organized morning routine.

1.The passage is mainly intended for __________.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．students

D．early birds

2.The underlined word “mayhem” is closest in meaning to __________

A．the bad habit

B．the sleeping hour

C．some preparation

D．some trouble

3.What’s the author’s first choice to have a pain-free morning?

A．Have clothes ready in advance.

B．Allow enough time for peace.

C．Get dressed before breakfast.

D．Don’t watch TV the night before

4.How many rules are mentioned for your reference in the passage?

A．Five                                 B．Four

C．Three                                D．Two

If there’s one memory Anna wanted to keep from her experiences during the Second World War, it was her son, Andrzej. Anna, 89, lost touch with him when she was forced to leave her native Poland and sent to a labor camp in Austria more than 60 years ago. Now, 64, Andrzej hugged his mother at the air port, who had been waiting for him.

Andrzej searched for his mother for more than 50 years, almost giving up. But his mother made the first phone call. Unluckily, he wrote down his mother’s phone number wrong and spent another month trying to reach her again. When he did, the two talked regularly on the phone for two months to break down the language barrier. Anna can hardly speak Polish over the years and Andrzej doesn’t speak English.

After the war, Anna could not find her son and went to Italy, finally ending up in Great Britain, the US, then Canada 45 years ago. She used the Internet to track her son, making phone calls with no luck. Meanwhile Andrzej contacted the Polish Red Cross last year to help in his search.

At last, they locate each other at the same time. Andrzej will spend a month with his mother in Britain.

1.Andrzej was about _______ years old when his mother left him for Austria 60 years ago.

A．eight

B．six

C．four

D．two

2.Where did they meet for the first time after 60 years separation?

A．In Britain

B．In Italy

C．In Poland

D．In Canada

3.Andrzej delayed a month to phone his mother because________.

A．he had to learn English first

B．he put down a wrong number

C．he needed some time to prove the news

D．he just couldn’t believe the news at first

4.The best title for the passage would be ________

A．The story of Anna and her son Andrzej

B．The war separated the families for 60 years

C．Anna suffered a great deal from the war

D．Mother reunited with son after 60 years.

根据汉语提示完成下列句子（共20空，每空0.5分，满分10分）

1.He always ________ ___________ _________ (与…相处) his classmates very well.

2.It’s said that Mary and John________ _________ _________ with each other(相爱)at first sight.

3.The professor is strict and humorous ________ ________ (也, 又). We all love him.

4.After______________________ _____________(毕业) college, they went abroad travelling.

5._________ ________ ______________ (老实说)，I don’t think we have a chance of winning.

6.Have you ___________ ________ ________ _________(决定) where to go for your holiday?

7.Dinosaurs lived on earth long before humans ____________ ___________ __________.(产生)

My sister Daisy worked at Standard Bank in Malawi. When she        

got m      , we were all excited. She invited me to her house to           1.___________

help her open the gifts and s        some thank-you notes to all         2.___________

the _________(亲戚）and friends that came to the wedding party.            3____________

While_________ (仔细地) going through the gifts, we came across this        4.___________

nice vase. Inside ______was a note that read, “You might not know me.     5.__________

My name is Bill. I often v      Standard Bank for business. In the         6. __________

past years you have helped me a lot when I was _______ trouble.        7.__________

I will never forget __________ you did. God bless you.”                   8.___________

It was impossible for us to w__________ a thank-you note back to        9.___________

this person for there was no name or _________( 地址) so we decided to     10.____________

高中生活刚刚开始，请你以My high school life为题写一篇110词左右的短文，从生

活、交友、学习等方面谈谈你对自己高中生活的规划。

My high school life plan

The man making _____ living by cheating the public ended up in ______ prison.

A．a, the            B．不填，不填        C．a, 不填           D．不填, the

 — Harry is too thin for his age.

— So he is, but ______ he is very healthy.

A．finally            B．exactly            C．eventually         D．actually

 I fell behind in my studies because I went through about four years of being ______ to online games.

A．supposed         B．addicted          C．lost              D．contributed

— What are you going to do this weekend?

— I don’t know. I ______ visit a friend.

A．might            B．can              C．should            D．must

 — Can we see your manager now?

— I’m afraid not. He ______ a meeting for nearly two hours and I’ve no idea when it will be over.

A．is having                              B．has had

C．has been having                        D．will have