用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

own   him    realize  play  silly   fly  quick  test   help    tell

There is a saying “Time is life and when the lazy man kills time, he kills1..”But today I did a 2.thing to waste a lot of time. This morning, after I had breakfast 3.. I watched TV. But it was too boring. Then I started to 4. computer games. When I 5. I should study hard for my coming English and math 6.. Four hours had passed, what should I do? I didn’t have enough time. Mum knew this and 7. me, “It’s not 8.to be worried now. The only thing you can do is to do it at once. Don’t play again.”  I think Mom is right. I should be the 9.of time and can’t make time 10.away from me.

 

There was once a young man called Paul in a village in the USA. Paul was very lazy because his father was a rich farmer and he didn’t have to work. Mr Smith, a neighbour of his, was a blacksmith (铁匠). He used to work in his shop all day. Paul spent hours and hours watching how the blacksmith worked every day. “Young man, why don’t you try your hand to make a shoe tack (铁钉), even it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith one day, “ Maybe it will be useful to you some day.” Finally, the lazy boy began to have a try. After practicing some times, he became skilled and could make very nice tacks.
Years later, Paul’s father died and he lost all the things because of a war (战争). He had to move to another country and live by himself. It happened that there were many shoemakers paying high prices to buy tacks for the shoes, because in that part of the country there was a great need of tacks for soldiers’ shoes. Paul went to talk with them. He told them that he would make the tacks if they could help him find a workshop in the village. The shoemakers agreed. Then Paul made a lot of money by making tacks. “How funny it is!” he said to himself, “Even by making shoe tacks, one can become rich.”
【小题1】Why didn’t Paul have to work?
A. Because he couldn’t do anything.
B. Because he was too lazy.
C. Because his father was very rich.
D. B and C.
【小题2】What’s the Chinese meaning of skilled?

A．熟练的.

B．适应的.

C．自信的.

D．巧妙的.

【小题3】What did Paul do after his father died because of the war?

A．He travelled to another country.

B．He moved to another country.

C．He learned to make shoes.

D．He started a workshop.

【小题4】How many kinds of people appeared in the story except Paul ?

A．Five.

B．Four.

C．Three.

D．Two.

【小题5】What can we learn form the story?

A．Making tacks is important.

B．Wars can make people hard-working.

C．Nothing is difficult to learn.

D．Everything you learned may be useful.

A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well. One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another always wanted to make people happy by working quickly but soon got tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he       possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up(装载), he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.
The man led the new donkey into the yard. For a moment the new donkey stood sniffing(闻，嗅) at his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he came up to the lazy donkey and began eating comfortably at his side.
Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.
“You can’t have given him a fair trial yet,” said the seller, “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”
“I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man, “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”
【小题1】Why did the man buy a new donkey in the market?

A．Because he liked it.

B．Because he knew the donkey very well.

C．Because he needed another donkey to help him with his work.

D．Because the new donkey wasn’t lazy at all.

【小题2】The man led the new donkey to the yard in order to _______.

A．see if he is lazy

B．let him choose a new friend

C．let the new donkey eat something

D．let him work

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underline phrase　“without hesitation” ?

A．没有吃饭

B．未经许可

C．毫不犹豫地

D．很不乐意地

【小题4】How did the man know the character of the new donkey?

A．By letting him work

B．By watching how he chose his new friend

C．By leading him to the yard

D．by pleasing people

【小题5】What’s the best title of the story?

A．How To Buy Donkeys	B．The Owner and The Donkeys
C．The lazy Donkey	D． The Man and The Donkey

Inventors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Here are just a few examples of inventions.

                                                 Crayons were invented by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. They had a paint company in New York City. The new crayons were made of wax（蜡）and different pigments（颜料）. In 1903,Binney and Smith put the first box of eight“Crayola Crayons”on the market. These new crayons were a great success. 

                                Remote control technology(遥控技术)has been used since the early 1930s. During World War1, Germans used remote control boats. The TV remote control was first put on the market in 1950. Zenith Radio Company created the first TV remote control, called the “lazy Bone”. It could turn the TV on and off and could change programs.

       Bow Lingual（犬语翻译机），named by the US

Time Magazine as a “BEST invention of 2002”，

has two parts. A microphone is tied to the dog’s neck and sends out sound information to the gadget（小挂件）held by the owner. Then the translation is done in the gadget with kinds of dog barks.

          Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher :an robot of English-teaching ：The robot is 157cm tall and speaks both Korea and English .It can make16 kinds of faces .The robot-teachers are helping to solve a shortage of English teachers there. Could robots replace human teachers one day?

1. The first box of crayons was put on the market ________ .

A. in 1900  B. in 1903  C. in 1950   D. in 2002

2.During World War1, Germans used remote control to control _________ .

A. trains    B. planes   C. boats    D. TVs

3._________ is one of the greatest inventions of 2002 according to the US Time Magazine.

A. The crayon                B. Bow Lingual

C. The TV remote control   D. The English- teaching robot

4. The English- teaching robot can speak ________ .

A. English and Chinese     B. English and French

C. Korean and Japanese    D. English and Korean

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Bow Lingual’s microphone is tied to the dog’s neck.

B. The English-teaching robot can make six faces in class.

C. Remote control technology has been used since early 1930.

D. The robot- teachers can help provide the USA with more English teachers.

 

Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（财宝） hidden（藏） in the fields .

“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”

As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .

They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (种).

“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”

“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .

When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .

Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard .

1.One day the farmer called his sons together because ____.

A．he knew he was dying

B． he need their help

C．he wanted to give them his treasure

D．he wanted to ask them something

2.The farmer’s sons _____.

A．were hard-working men

B．loved farm work

C．loved money but didn’t like to work.

D．were too lazy to look for the treasure

3.The farmer told his sons that _____.

A．there was money and gold hidden in their neighbors’ fields.

B．he was going to hide some money in the fields

C．they must put more earth all over the fields.

D．they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treasure.

4.One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _____.

A．he knew they would have a good harvest.

B．it was time for sowing and the earth was already turned

C．he liked rice

D．he wasn’t so lazy as his brothers

5.Their rice harvest in autumn was _____.

A．a poor one

B．a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors .

C．not a good one

D．better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields.