2.Thomas Edison was a great inventor.He never gave up 　　　　(easy).

1.It’s 　　　　(excite) to become the new chairperson.

　　 It’s not a good idea for children to work hard. Children should 1 in school as hard as they can. They should not have to do 2 work with their bodies.

　　 When parents or others force children to work hard, the　 3　 are never good and may be very bad. A farmer’s child who has to work like a　 4 may 5　 learn to hate farming. Children sometimes do too much in gardens, in shops or even in their 6 homes. They soon begin to hate such work with a 　7　 that can destroy their happiness. But there may be a worse　 8　 ; a child’s love for it’s parents. The feeling may 9 something different. When that 10 the old kind love will never return.

　1. A. study　　　　 B. play　 　　C. read　　　　 D. write

　2. A. light　　　　 B. heavy　　 C. bad　　　　 D. good

　3. A. works　　　　 B. plays　　 C. ideas　　　 D.　 results

　4. A. woman　　　　 B. girl　　　 C. man　　　　 D. boy

　5. A. soon　　　　 B. early　　 C. difficult　 D. very

　6. A. themselves　 B. one’s　　 C. own　　　　 D. his

　7. A. force　　　　 B. work　　　 C. study　　　 D. book

　8. A. lost　　　　 B. lose　　　 C. loss　　　　 D. losing

　9. A. is　　　　　 B. become　　 C. are　　　　 D. was

　10. A. to happen　 B. happened　 C. happening　 D. happens

20. The poor grandfather left his grandson 　　a small room.

　　 　A. nothing except　 B. nothing besides

　　 C. everything but　 D. everything besides

19. Our teacher won’t go to the Summer Palace, 　　　we.

　　 A. So do　 B. So will　 C. Neither shall　 D. Neither do

18. I have never seen　 -beautiful city before

　　 A. such, the　　　　 B. such, a　　 C. so, a　　 D. so, the