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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. A. from time to time　　　　　　　　　 B. from times to times

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

38. A. much interesting　　　　　　　　　　 B. more interested

C. more interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most interesting

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

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

There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people's faults (缺点), while the big one at the back is full of our own shortcomings (短处).

　 So it’s easy to find other people's faults, but it's hard for us to see our faults behind us.

　 There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people's faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with him, he said to Simon, "It's so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you."

　 He told his mother about Jack's dishonesty. "Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them." Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.

　 When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, "'You are such a rude person."

　 He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was as proud of himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not understand why he did not get on well with others.

　 If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity (虚荣), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

26. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends with Simon because Simon was _________.

　 A. impatient　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a rude person

　 C. dishonest　　　　　　　　　　　 D. too proud of his rich parents

27. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

　 A, Tommy was a person liked by others.

　 B, Tommy liked sharing his things with others.

　 C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcoming.

　 D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

28. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ________.

　 A. to be more patient

　 B. not to be a person with vanity

　 C. not to take others' things without asking

D. to pay more attention to our own shortcomings

选用句子将对话补充完整。

　　Simon：Nice to meet you.Are you in Grade Seven?

　　David：1 　 too.You are right.I'm in Grade Seven.

　　Simon：I see you many times on the playground.1

　　David：Yes.Beckham is my favourite sports star.3 　 What about you?

　　Simon：Me too.And 4

　　David：Really?I want to join it，but 5 ndline

　　Simon：Don't worry.I can help you.By the way，I am Simon.What's your name?

　　David: I'm David.

　　A.Do you like playing basketball?

　　B.Do you like playing football?

　　C.Nice to meet you.

　　D.I'm a member of the Football Club.

　　E.I often watch him play football on TV.

　　F.I don't know how to play football.

　　G.I don't know how to join the club.

1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________ 5.___________