But it is not enough for a man to learn some kind of work. He should put his heart and soul (精力) into his work, and not waste（浪费） his spare time. “Work while you work and play while you play” is as good rule for young people as old.

There is no better to help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit (习惯) of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent, and make good use of time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. So we can say that diligence is the mother of success.

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1.After reading the passage we know that a diligent man will ______.

A. lose time　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.succeed in life

C.lose his life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.make little progress

2.If a man wants to be of use to himself and to the people, he should ______.

A. learn some useful work

B.do something in his spare time

C.put his heart and soul into everything

D.try his best to work without rest

3.In order to learn to be diligent, it’s very important for the young people to ______.

A. work while they work and play while they play

B.work all the time without playing

C.form the habit of getting up early

D.learn some good subjects

4.One will be successful (成功的) in life if he ______ when he is young.

A. spends some time learning

B.is diligent in his study

C.loves his school

D.gets up early

5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent

B.Young People Should Rise Early

C.Diligence, the Mother of Success

D.Lost Time Never Returns

Wade is my good friend. We study at the same school. At weekends he usually turns on his computer. He sends and gets e-mails to and from his friends back in France. He also gets on the Internet to learn about what is going on in the world. His parents sometimes take him to some places of interest in China. Sometimes I ask him to come over to my home for a weekend. My parents say that they can’t understand what we talk about because there are two languages in our talks—Chinese and English. My mother sometimes says to him,“Can you talk to my son in Chinese only,Wade?” He always smiles and answers, “Not today. I’m going to speak good Chinese very soon.” He is not good at Chinese and I am weak at English. But we like these talks because we can learn when we are talking.
【小题1】Who writes the passage?

Wade is my good friend. We study at the same school. At weekends he usually turns on his computer. He sends and gets e-mails to and from his friends back in France. He also gets on the Internet to learn about what is going on in the world. His parents sometimes take him to some places of interest in China. Sometimes I ask him to come over to my home for a weekend. My parents say that they can’t understand what we talk about because there are two languages in our talks—Chinese and English. My mother sometimes says to him,“Can you talk to my son in Chinese only,Wade?” He always smiles and answers, “Not today. I’m going to speak good Chinese very soon.” He is not good at Chinese and I am weak at English. But we like these talks because we can learn when we are talking.

1.Who writes the passage?

A．A friend of Wade’s                     B．A Chinese teacher

C．Wade’s parents                       D．An English student.

2.From the passage we know that Wade comes from ________.

A．Australia                              B．France

C．the UK                                D．the USA

3.At weekends Wade sometimes ________.

A．takes his parents to visit cities              B．practice speaking Chinese

C．goes to see his friends                    D．reads the world news.

4.We can know from the passage that__________

A．the writer can speak English very well

B．the writer can get e-mails from Wade

C．Wade is only beginning to learn Chinese

D．Wade finds it easy to talk in Chinese

5.The text is mainly about _________

A．Wade’s Chinese friends                 B．Wade’s school life in China

C．Wade’s after-school time                D．Wade’s weekend in China.

Wade is my good friend. We study at the same school. At weekends he usually turns on his computer. He sends and gets e-mails to and from his friends back in France. He also gets on the Internet to learn about what is going on in the world. His parents sometimes take him to some places of interest in China. Sometimes I ask him to come over to my home for a weekend. My parents say that they can’t understand what we talk about because there are two languages in our talks—Chinese and English. My mother sometimes says to him,“Can you talk to my son in Chinese only,Wade?” He always smiles and answers, “Not today. I’m going to speak good Chinese very soon.” He is not good at Chinese and I am weak at English. But we like these talks because we can learn when we are talking

1. 1.

   Who writes the passage?

   1. A.
      A friend of Wade’s
   2. B.
      A Chinese teacher
   3. C.
      Wade’s parents
   4. D.
      An English student
2. 2.

   From the passage we know that Wade comes from ______.

   1. A.
      Australia
   2. B.
      France
   3. C.
      the UK
   4. D.
      the USA
3. 3.

   At weekends Wade sometimes ______.

   1. A.
      takes his parents to visit cities
   2. B.
      practice speaking Chinese
   3. C.
      goes to see his friends
   4. D.
      reads the world news
4. 4.

   We can know from the passage that______.

   1. A.
      the writer can speak English very well
   2. B.
      the writer can get e-mails from Wade
   3. C.
      Wade is only beginning to learn Chinese
   4. D.
      Wade finds it easy to talk in Chinese
5. 5.

   The text is mainly about ______.

   1. A.
      Wade’s Chinese friends
   2. B.
      Wade’s school life in China
   3. C.
      Wade’s after-school time
   4. D.
      Wade’s weekend in China