Leo was a little boy．He was very frightened of ghosts．One morning，when he was having

breakfast，his elder brother Sammy said to him，“Leo，last night I saw a ghost boy in our house!”

Hearing this，Leo began to cry．

★“What is the matter?” asked Leo’s mother．“I’m scared!” cried Leo．“I don’t want to share our house with a ghost! I’m staying awake all night tonight!” “He’s not scaly，really，”explained Sammy．“He is very kind and helpful．You don’t have to worry．”

★At 9 o’clock that night，Leo’s mother told him to get ready for bed．“Good night．Leo．”she said．Sleep well!” Leo lay there in the darkness．wide awake．

★  Sleep was impossible．Suddenly，Leo felt as if someone was watching him．He looked around，but he couldn’t see anything．He lay back down．Then he heard a boy’s nice voice．“Go to sleep．Close your eyes，please．”Leo closed his eyes and began to relax．“There，there，”said the voice again．“It is time for sleep now．Sweet dreams，Leo．”Within a few minutes，Leo was fast asleep．At this time．Leo's mother saw Sammy walk secretly out of Leo’s bedroom．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（  ）1．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “frightened”?

A．Excited．        B．Happy．            C．Sad．             D．Afraid．

（  ）2．When did Leo fall asleep that night?

A．At 9 o’clock．                              B．Before 9 o’clock．

C．After 9 o’clock．                           D．At 9：30．

（  ）3．Why did Leo fall asleep quickly?

A．Because he was too tired．                B．Because he liked sleeping．

C．Because a voice made him comfortable．                                      D．Because his bed was comfortable．

（  ）4．Who do you think may be the ghost”?

A．Nobody．          B．Sammy．          C．Leo’s mother．     D．Leo，s father．

（  ）5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Leo was a brave little boy and he Wash’t scared of anything．

B．Leo told his mother he wouldn’t sleep that night．

C．Sammy told a lie and there wasn’t a ghost at a11．

D．Leo’s mother knew the fact at last．

I think most people have ambitions（志向）．An ambition is __1__ we want to do，want to be or want to have．A student's ambition，for example，may be to __2__ his or her exams and then get a good job．An athlete's ambition can be to __3__ an important competition．A businessman's ambition is usually to __4__ a lot of money．

However，not all ambitions are __5__ the success at work．Some people just want to be good people，have a family or help others．

My friend Li Na's ambition is to be a sports __6__．she writes sports reports for the school newspaper．She likes most sports，__7__ swimming and football are her favorites．Wang Hua's ambition is to be a pianist．She is very serious about it and __8__ every day with her best friend Xiao Ying．

Gao Peng's ambition changes __9__ day! Today he wants to be an astronaut．The next day he wants to be a pop singer．The third day he wants to drive a racing car（赛车）．His mother would be __10__ if his ambition were to get up in time for school every day!

1．A．nothing               B．anything           C．everything           D．something

2．A．study               B．pass                       C．give               D．have

3．A．win                 B．lose             C．beat               D．has

4．A．make               B．save              C．keep               D．borrow

5．A．of                    B．about              C．With               D．to

6．A．waiter                B．player             C．athlete             D．reporter

7．A．with                 B．or                C．and               D．so

8．A．talks                B．practices         C．plays              D．acts

9．A．each                 B．that               C．every               D．all

10．A．boring              B．tired              C．loving             D．happy

Advice on Doing Your Homework

Never try to work when you are very hungry．If you want to do your homework right after school，you may want to eat something before getting to work．Always do your homework before you get too tired．Don't wait until late in the evening，or the assignment will seem much harder than it really is．

Divide your time into a few parts if you have more than an hour's work．Relax yourself after an hour．However, don't divide it up so much that you can't get anything done．You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time without stopping．

Don't put off（推迟）until the last minute．If you put off doing your homework，you will have it on your mind and you won't enjoy your free time．If you put off until the end of the week or until right before a test．you will have too much to do．A little bit each night，enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it．

Do your homework at the same time every day．This will help you make it a habit--part of your daily work．It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well．

1．When someone is hungry，he'd better            ．

A．not work at all      B．work harder         C．not work too hard   D．work as usual

2．The underlined word “assignment” in the article may mean “                ”．

A．time                    B．test                      C．homework             D．school

3．If you put off doing your homework，           ．

A．it will be kept on your mind                      B．it will be much easier to do

C．it will make you happy                                D．it doesn’t matter much

4．To do your homework at the same time every day                ．

A．will make it more difficult                         B．will make your free time less pleasant

C．will help you have a good habit                    D．will help you live longer