Mr Baker is the owner of a big company(公司).He works very hard day and night.His wife loves him very much.And she doesn’t want him 1 and was so tired.
“You are too 2 , dear,”she says, “Let’s go to China for a nice holiday.It can be 3 for your health.”
“But I have 4 work to do,”says her husband.“I can’t get away.”
But Mrs Baker doesn’t give up(放弃).Every morning she 5 only about the holiday.So Mr Baker says,“OK, we go to China for a 6 .”Mrs Baker is very happy.But she wants to enjoy their holiday quietly(安静地).She goes to see her husband’s secretary(秘书).
“My husband needs a good 7 ,” she says to the secretary.“So whatever(无论)happens,please don’t tell him,just wait till we 8 .”
They have a very nice time in China.And they love China very much.But Mr Baker receives(收到)a letter from his secretary.The secretary says in the letter,“There is something 9 with the business(生意),but I don’t want to tell you about it.I’ll wait till you come back.Wish you a very 10 holiday.”
My grandfather never watched TV.He thought that people spent too much time watching it.Some of his friends often talked about sports shows,movies and plays.My grandfather said to himself,“They never read any books or go out in the evening.”So he didn't buy a TV.
Two years ago my grandfather was 60 years old.He stopped working in the hospital.Then my father bought him a TV.He began to watch all the news.He knows much more about the world now.And he reads more books,too.
Now,my grandfather will get very angry(生气)if you trouble(麻烦)him when he is watching TV.I don't know that one can change his idea when he is 60.
(1)
The grandfather didn't watch TV because ________.
[ ]
A.
he had no time to watch it
B.
he thought it took(占用)people much time to watch TV
C.
he couldn't buy a TV set
D.
he thought it's bad for people's eyes to watch TV
(2)
The grandfather ________ when he worked in the hospital.
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A.
went to mountains
B.
played sports
C.
read books
D.
watched TV
(3)
The grandfather didn't work in the hospital ________.
[ ]
A.
after he was 60
B.
before he was 60
C.
when the writer's father asked him not to work
D.
after he liked watching the news
(4)
The grandfather is ________ now.
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A.
58
B.
60
C.
62
D.
61
(5)
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
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A.
The writer knows why his grandfather changed his idea.
B.
The grandfather enjoys watching TV every day now.
C.
The grandfather bought a TV at the age of 60.
D.
The writer as well as his grandfather likes watching TV.
The 2011 Talent Show in our school was a night to remember! It was a great 1 .Students,parents and the faculty (全体教师) danced,sang,played instruments and gave performances.There were more than thirty 2 .Pam Cook,the school president,sang a country song.Jason Cruise won the first prize for the 3 performance.When a reporter from our school magazine interviewed him,he said that singing was 4 interesting to him.He sang all the time in his room alone or for his family but 5 for so many people.The prize for the funniest act 6 to Paul Black.He danced as a drunken(喝醉的) man 7 music.His classmates said he was the 8 boy in the class.
Many thanks to the parents and student volunteers.They made this 9 show possible.Many thanks to all the people who helped.We look forward to 10 show!