--Have you finished your work yet?

--Yes, I have . It ____________ half an hour ago.

My aunt bought me a bicycle on my ninth birthday. She told me to learn to ride by ___36___. But I really didn’t know___37___to ride a bike. What should I do? First, I watched the other people ride. Then I pushed out the bicycle from my house. I was ___38___ I’d fall down and hurt my knees. But I knew I had to get on it sooner or later. So I___39___ to get on just like what the other people did. But I fell off twenty___40___later. Just at that time, my aunt came out from the ___41___. She told me to practice again and again. So I got on the bike a second time, and fell off a second time. But I never gave up. I practiced a third time, a fourth time …. I could be on it ___43___every time I tried again then before, 5 minutes, ten minutes, half an hour… until I could.
Like anything in life that you want to learn how to do or to be good at, you have to practice to ___44___it happen. Diligent practice is the key to success___45___you really want to learn to do a thing. More practice helps you to improve on the skills that you learn and ingrains （使根深蒂固）them in you until you can do it.  
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 Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time   51   with her. One night, he had much work to do,  52   couldn't play with his daughter. In order to keep her   53   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. When he   54  , Helen. camerunning to him and was ready to play. Mr. Black said he had

  55   time to play fight now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to a map of the world, and then they could both play.

     About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now? " Mr. Black was surprised ~ saying, "That's   56    Let's go and see. " And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every   57   in its place.

     Mr. Black said, "That's surprising!   58   did you do that?" Helen said, "It was   59  . On the back of the page was a picture of a   60  .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place. "

1.A. working            B. running             C. playing            D. walking

2. A. or                 B. and                 C. but                D. then

3. A. sleepy            . B. warm               C. free               D. busy

4. A. left home           B. got home            C. let the office      D. got to the office

5. A. no                 B. enough             C. much              D. some

6. A. right               "B. wrong              C. possible           D. impossibl

7.A. map               B. picture             C. piece              D. page

8. A. How                B. Why                 C. When              D. Where

9. A. hard              B. simple             C. difficult           D.different

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

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A:Hello,Mrs.White!

B:Hello,Mrs.Wu!

A:Are you going to do some shopping?

B:Yes.What about you?

A:　1　It’s said(据说) the things in the new market are nice and cheap.I want to go to there. 2  

B:That’s good.　3　I’m busy now.A few Chinese friends will come to see me in an hour.I’m afraid  I can’t be back before they come.

A:It doesn’t matter.We can go when we are free.

B:By the way,　4　 I haven’t been there yet.

A:It’s on the other side of the river.It’s a little far from here.

B:How long will it take me to get there by bike?

A:Half an hour.　5　It will take you right there.

B:Thanks a lot.See you!

A:See you!

Cats are creatures of habit. They like to go to sleep about the same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep. Cats increase their regular sleep with occasional cat naps.(打盹). Some experts feel that humans can also get advantages from this habit. Cats nap help to build up energy in the body. They are also a good way to get rid of trouble! Since cats have the same moods as humans, some experts believe that people can improve their moods. People might become happier.

 A number of famous people have copied cats by taking cat naps during the day. The naps would usually last from 15 to 30 minutes. Winston Churchill took cat naps. So did President Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson. These famous men were known for their energy. They were also able to work long hours, often into the night. Napping was their secret.

1. From the passage we know that cats_________________.

A. do not have regular sleep                                

B. have occasional sleep as well as naps every day 

C. take naps to add to their regular sleep 

D. take naps when they are not happy 

2. Naps usually last ________. 

A. three hours                         B. less than half an hour 

C. forty-five minutes           D. fifty-five minutes 

3.which of the following is NOT true?

A. Cats have the same moods as people.                    

B. Some famous people take cat naps.

C. Some people have full energy after they take cat naps.

D. People should take their naps secretly.

4. How many famous men were known for their energy have been mentioned?

A. 3               B. 4                 C. 5              D.6

5.Taking cat naps ________. 

A. will make a person lazy and tired                             

B. is a bad habit 

C. will make people feel better                                               

D. can help people to become famous