My father is 40. He is a good driver__26____a good father.
My father likes___27__sports very much. Every morning, he__28___and runs in the People’s Park. He also plays basketball. He is so strong and healthy. He always says to me, “Sports can make us strong.” My father loves__29____and his favourite book is Car Fanatics. He likes cars___30___. He wants to have an____31___car. It is his dream. I hope I can buy one__32_____him in the future.
I am___33__only daughter, and my father loves me very much. He buys me anything I want. When I make mistakes(犯错误), he never hits(打) me. He says to me_34_____a smile, “_35___do that again,,” We love each other very much. I hope my father can keep healthy forever（永远）.

 My father is 40. He is a good driver__26____a good father.

My father likes___27__sports very much. Every morning, he__28___and runs in the People’s Park. He also plays basketball. He is so strong and healthy. He always says to me, “Sports can make us strong.” My father loves__29____and his favourite book is Car Fanatics. He likes cars___30___. He wants to have an____31___car. It is his dream. I hope I can buy one__32_____him in the future.

I am___33__only daughter, and my father loves me very much. He buys me anything I want. When I make mistakes(犯错误), he never hits(打) me. He says to me_34_____a smile, “_35___do that again,,” We love each other very much. I hope my father can keep healthy forever（永远）.

Dear Sigmund Friend

My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy   31    football! I love   32    football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream   33   a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your   34   .

I have   35   friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I   36    trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry      37   . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives    38   .I wish I could have my parents’   39   .

Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know    40   . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.

Best wishes

Simon

1.A. for             B. with             C. of               D. about

2.A. watching        B. seeing            C. looking at      D. looking

3.A. am to be         B. is to be          C. is to being         D. are to be

4.A. book            B. work            C. advice            D. school

5.A. much           B. not any          C. few               D. plenty of

6.A. get in           B. get into          C. get on             D. get off

7.A. from time to time              B. from times to times

  C. between time and time                 D. between times and times

8.A. much interesting                 B. more interested

  C. more interesting                         D. the most interesting

9. A. support          B. supported        C. supporting         D. supports

10.A. why to do       D. when to do        C. what to do         D. where to do

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26  every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27  . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and
fatty food,    28  . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29   sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30   he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a wide smile    31   his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”
Alicia thought he    32  very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33   of a happy old age.”
“I hope you don’t    34   me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35   I am your age.”
The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36  ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”
Alicia was    37  . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38   wrong. She thought he should be    39   and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40   eating well or doing lots of exercise.
“How old are you?” she asked.
“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”