As we know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when be began to write his books .tie worked very hard but it did not help him.

Once he promised a New York magazine to write a story ,but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise .The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story .At last he went to Jack London's room and left him a note.

      "Dear Jack London, if I don't get the story in twenty-four hours, I will come to your room and kick（踢）you downstairs, and I always keep my promise ."

    Jack London read the note and answered "Dear Dick , if I could do my work with my feet like you ,I could keep my promise ,too ."

（   ）1．Jack London _____ when he began to write his books.

      A．was not very busy                                      B．didn't have enough money

C．didn't work hard                                 D．didn't need any money

（   ）2．The boss of the magazine wrote letters to _____, Jack London."

      A．the boss                    B．the writer            C．his friend                   D．the officer

（   ）3．Jack London's answer meant he ______ do his work with his feet.

      A．had to               B．could                C．must               D．couldn't

Dear Peter,
School is going well. I am so  36   and I have little time to go and play 37    the weekend. I always go to the library to  38   newspapers or study English.
If you’re free, you can come to 39  me. You can go straight down Centre Street. 40   you see Blue Bar, just turn left. The name of my apartment (公寓) is Victor. That’s easy to 41 .  I like my house. It isn’t very big,  42  it’s a nice home. If you come to my house, we can watch movies and we can  43 Chinese food. I’m often at home after 7 pm, and I  44  at around 10:30 pm every day because I have to go to school early the next morning. You can give me a  45  before you come.
　　                                                  Your best friend,
Linda
【小题1】A. lazy            B. busy                 C. happy           
【小题2】A. in          B. with                 C. at       
【小题3】A. read            B. look                 C. watch               
【小题4】A. tell            B. teach                C. visit
【小题5】A. So          B. Because          C. When            
【小题6】A. find            B. look                 C. live                
【小题7】A. and             B. but              C. so          
【小题8】A. sell            B. clean                C. cook
【小题9】A. get up      B. go to bed            C. take a walk     
【小题10】A. call           B. number           C. talk                 

Dear Peter,

School is going well. I am so  36    and I have little time to go and play  37    the weekend. I always go to the library to   38   newspapers or study English.

If you’re free, you can come to  39  me. You can go straight down Centre Street.  40   you see Blue Bar, just turn left. The name of my apartment (公寓) is Victor. That’s easy to  41 .  I like my house. It isn’t very big,  42  it’s a nice home. If you come to my house, we can watch movies and we can  43  Chinese food. I’m often at home after 7 pm, and I  44  at around 10:30 pm every day because I have to go to school early the next morning. You can give me a  45  before you come.

　　                                                   Your best friend,

Linda

1.A. lazy           B. busy                 C. happy           

2.A. in             B. with                 C. at        

3.A. read           B. look                 C. watch               

4.A. tell           B. teach                C. visit

5.A. So             B. Because          C. When            

6.A. find           B. look                 C. live                

7.A. and            B. but              C. so          

8.A. sell           B. clean                C. cook

9.A. get up         B. go to bed            C. take a walk     

10.A. call          B. number           C. talk                  

  I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before:

    "Dear Mr. McCort, Mikey's grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mikey and he'll do his best in the future. P.S. His grandmother is OK."

    I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk. l said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. The writers of those notes didn't realize that honest excuse notes were usually boring: "Peter was late because the alarm clock didn't go off."

    The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to give the first class to study the art of the excuse note.

    “Today I'd like you to write 'An Excuse Note from Adam to God' or 'An Excuse Note from Eve to God'. "Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. They had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.[来源:学|科|网Z

    The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entered the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said. "I'd like you to see me in my office." My heart sank,

    When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, "I just want to tell you that lesson, that task, was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you."

1.What did the writer do when he found the students dishonest?

A. He reported them to the headmaster.

B. He lectured them hard on honesty.

C. He had them take notes-n class.

D. He helped improve their writing skills.

2.We can learn that when Mikey was absent from the class, he was____.

A. somewhere enjoying himself

B. taking care of his baby sister

C. looking after his grandmother

D. studying the art of the excuse note

3.How did the writer usually find out his students' parental excuse notes were dishonest?

A. They were written in boring words.

B. He called their parents and found out the truth.

C. They were more like stories than facts.

D. The handwriting clearly looked like children's.

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The writer has many years of teaching experience.

B. The students are good at writing excuse notes.

C. The headmaster was angry with the writer.

D. Most of the excuse notes were written by the parents.

5.Which of the following best describes the writer as a teacher?

A. Honest.               B. Strict.                   C. Hardworking.    D. Wise.

Dear Peter,

　　　 How about your study? It's Sunday today. I'm writing a letter to you. I'm going to tell you about things in Beijing.

　　 Beijing is different from London. In our country, we drive on the left side of the road, but here people drive on the right side. Most people go to work by bus or by bike. The rush hours(高峰时间) are from seven to nine in the morning and from five to seven in the afternoon. People in China work around eight hours a day, five days a week. They usually begin to work at eight in the morning, and rest on Saturday and Sunday.

　　 I have Chinese classes every morning from Monday to Friday. The students in our class are from many countries. We're all working hard and friendly. The Chinese students are ready to help us with our Chinese. We also help them a lot with their English. We're getting along very well(相处得融洽).

　　　 That's all for today. Please write to me soon.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Susan

根据书信内容，选择最佳答案。

(　　 )1 Susan is probably(可能) from

A. China　　　　 B. England　　　　 C. America　　　　 D. Canada

(　 　　)2. People drive on

A. the same side in Beijing as　　　 B. the right side of the road

C. the left side of the road　　　　 D. both sides of the road

（　　　)３. The rush hours a day in Beijing usually last(持续)________.

A. two hours　　 B. three hours　 C. over five hours　 D. about four hours

（　　　)４. In Susan's class, students are not_________.

A. lazy（懒惰）　 B. friendly　　　 C. helpful　 D. hard-working

（　　 )５. The letter is written from_________.

A. a Chinese student to an English student

B. an English student to a Chinese student

C. a Chinese student to an American student

D. an English student to another English student