Two teachers were sitting in the teachers' room. For a moment there was silence. Then one of them, Miss Smith, said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him! I just can’t let him   16   . "

"Now Alice," said her friend, Mrs Jackson, "is he so terrible a student?"

"That's just the trouble!" the other woman answered, "Tom was ever my   17   student. The problem is that he is so lazy that he never gets his work done. He hasn't handed me a piece of homework for three     18    !"

Mrs Jackson had never seen Miss Smith so   19   before. "Have you had a word with him about it?" she asked.

"Why should I? Every student must hand in homework. I made    20   very clear on the first day for class.  I don't know what has happened. When the lessons started, he did so well that I   21   thought about asking the school to give him a scholarship(奖学金). But now he often sleeps in class! I've never seen such a   22   in a student."

"You should have a talk with him. Give him a chance. "

Miss Smith spoke to Tom and learned all about it. He was studying all day and working most of the night in a factory to   23    for his schooling. Of course he was   24   in class and sometimes could hardly   25   awake. Miss Smith soon asked the school to give him a scholarship and he was able to devote himself to his lessons again.

1.A. leave          B. pass         C. work         D. sleep

2.A. laziest            B. busiest        C. worst         D. best 

3.A. minutes        B. hours       C. weeks        D. years 

4.A. worried            B. pleased          C. useless          D. kind

5.A. them           B. him              C. that             D. one

6.A. even          B. only         C. mostly           D. still 

7.A. trouble            B. hope         C. change           D. danger 

8.A. pay           B. call             C. save             D. share 

9.A. forgetful          B. careless         C. asleep      D. tired

10.A. seem         B. keep             C. look             D. get 

 

Some students who are from all around the world are talking about the way they go to school on School Bus Bar at http://tieba.baidu.com/.

In our country, most of the students go to school by school bus. For me, I go to school by school bus every day. It takes me about 30 minutes to get to school, because my home is far from the school. The school bus is not only beautiful but wide and strong. It makes me feel safe when I am in school bus. Mary Smith from America

I think riding is one of the best ways to go to school because my school isn’t very far from my home. It takes me about 15 minutes. I like riding a bike and I think it’s good for my health. But nowadays, the number of the cars is becoming larger and larger and the crowded traffic will certainly bring about the risk of safety. So my parents hope that I can take the school bus to school. Li Ping from Wenzhou

I went to school by bus one month ago, but now I walk to school with my parents or my classmates. It’s because the school bus accident. In the accident, lots of students died. I have to get up one hour earlier than before. I spend one and a half hours getting to school. And now it’s very cold outside. I hope to have a school bus. Bing Bing from Jiangsu

【小题1】Mary Smith’s school bus isn’t ______.

A．safe

B．beautiful

C．strong

D．dangerous

【小题2】Why does Li Ping go to school by bike?

A．Because she likes riding.

B．Because the crowded traffic.

C．Because her school is far.

D．Because there is no school bus.

【小题3】How long does Bing Bing spend on the way to school?

A．30 minutes	B．15 minutes
C．one hour	D．one and a half hours

Cars are very popular in America. When the kids are fourteen years old. They dream of having their own ____1___. Many students work after school to ___2___ a car. In most places ____3___ people learn to drive in high school. They have to take a ___4____ test to get a license. Learning to drive and getting a driver’s ___5___ may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. For many, that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups.

Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. People almost never go to see a doctor when they are ____6_____. But they will take ____7____ cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem. At weekends, people ___8___ most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡) their cars. For some families it is not enough to have ___9___ car. They often have two or even three. Husbands need a car to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or ___10____ activities.  

（ ）1. A. cars      B. computers  C. bikes    D. houses

（ ）2. A. borrow   B. buy      C. lend      D. sell

（ ）3. A. old      B. tall       C. strong     D. young

（ ）4. A. language  B. listening  C. driving    D. body

（ ）5. A. address   B. book     C. name     D. license 

（ ）6. A. sick     B. healthy    C. pleased   D. angry

（ ）7. A. his      B. her       C. your      D. their

（ ）8. A. cost     B. take      C. spend     D. pay

（ ）9. A. no      B. one       C. some     D. several

（ ）10.A . other   B. another    C. others    D. else

 

Lisa never had the chance to know her father. He and her mother divorced when she was just a young child. Even though he didn’t move far, he never came to visit his children.
Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he looked like and what he was doing. All she knew was his name: Jeff White.
After Lisa grew up, she became a nurse at a hospital, where she would help provide medicine and comfort for patients in their final days. A few weeks ago, she receieved a new patient whose name was Jeff White.
When Jeff came into his room, Lisa asked him if he had any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Elly. Lisa couldn’t hold her tears back. She told him, “ I am Lisa, your daughter.”
Jeff embraced her, saying that he was not a good father. And the daghter held his hand and kissed him. Then Jeff began to sing This Magic Moment.
Jeff could have just weeks left to live, so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. Lisa also brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. The kid made cards for him with the words, “ I love you.”
Forgiveness is also a kind of love.
【小题1】what happened to Lisa when she was young?

A．Her father lost his job.

B．Her mother died.

C．Her family moved to another country.

D．Her father left the family.

【小题2】What did Lisa know about her father?

A．Her father’s looks

B．Her mother’s name

C．Her father’s hobby

D．Her father’s job

【小题3】What does the underlined word “patient” mean in this passage?

A．医生

B．病人

C．家属

D．手术

【小题4】From the passage we know that__________

A．Lisa has a brother.

B．Lisa hates his father.

C．Lisa has a sister.

D．Lisa’s father hates her daughter.

【小题5】This passage mainly tells us that _______

A．Kids should love their father.

B．The father should love his kids.

C．Forgiveness is also a kind of love.

D．Fathers shouldn’t leave their families.

The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water?”No one spoke for a few minutes.Miss Li asked again,“Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said,“Miss Li,you told us that water has no colour and no smell.But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.”Most of the children agreed With him.
“I'm sorry,children.”said the teacher,“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier.That's a problem.
【小题1】The students were having their _______ class.  

A．English

B．Chinese

C．chemistry

D．maths

【小题2】Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like.

A．water

B．air

C．earth

D．weather

【小题3】A boy said,“The water in the river behind my house is always _______.”

A．white

B．black

C．clean

D．clear

【小题4】Most of the children _______ the boy.

A．agreed with	B．wrote to
C．heard from	D．sent for

【小题5】The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______.

A．more and more	B．less and less
C．cleaner and cleaner	D．dirtier and dirtier