get used to, learn … by oneself, pick up, used to, can’t stop laughing

1. Jane 　　　     　　 the book on the floor and put it on the desk.

2. Three weeks later, she 　　　     　　 her new job.

3. The man is hard-working. He is 　       　　 English 　       　　.

4. His mother 　　     　　 be a football player.

5. She 　　　     　　 when she heard the funny joke.

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　　One Sunday morning Mr. Brown and his child, Bill, are in a big supermarket (超市). Mr. Brown wants to buy a new blouse for Mrs. Brown. Bill likes oranges and hamburgers a lot. So his father buys two kilos of oranges and hamburgers for him, too. Bill also wants to buy some picture-books and color pencils. There are many things and many people in the supermarket. They are men and women, old and young. They all want to buy something there.

(   )1. Mr. Brown goes to the supermarket with _________ .

　　    A. Mrs. Brown 　　B. his son 　　C. his father 　　D. his daughter

(   )2. Mr. Brown is going to buy a new blouse for ________ .

　　   A. Bill’s mother　 B. Bill 　　C. his mother 　　D. himself

(   )3. Bill likes ________ very much.

　　   A .color pencils 　B. hamburgers   C. books　　 D. the shop

(   )4. The little boy wants to buy _______ .

　　  A. some picture-books　　　 B. some color pencils

　　  C. clothes and shoes 　　　D. A and B

(   )5. People in the supermarket are ________ .

　　 A. old and young　     B. boys and girls 　

C. men and women　   D. A,B and C

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up（哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son, but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was silence on the other and of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.

　　Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent –– teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

1.Which of the following has the similar meaning as the underlined word “withdrawn” in the  first paragraph?

2.There was silence on the other end of the line because _ _________.

3.Who was it that telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

4.From the passage we can learn that _____________.

　　Expert(专家)say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger(手指)with his eyes still closed, begging(请求)for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.

　　 A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker(虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep(睡觉) during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.

　　 Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.

1.The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________.

A. he didn’t have enough sleep 　　　

B. it wasn’t time for him to get up

C. he didn’t want to go to school　

D. he wanted his mother to wake him up

2.In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________.

A. become too weak to sleep　　　　 B. not work well in class

C. go to bed early　　　　　　　　　D. be weak in English

3.In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________.”

A. get up early　B. get up late

C. sleepless D. don’t want to sleep

4.“Stay up late” here means “_____________.”

A. study late　B. watch TV late　

C. not go to bed until late　D. stay outside

5.According to the passage, which of the following is right? _________.

A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.

B. Sleeping less means working hard.

C. Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.

D. Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.