Dear Mom and Dad,

I will go to Alice’s home with her after school, and I will have supper and sleep there. Don’t    21    about me. You know that Alice is one of my    22   friends. If you want to talk with me, you can    23    68610598 after 6:00 pm.

Please forgive me for not telling you first. I don’t think you will    24  me to do so if I tell you first.   25   I think teenagers should be allowed to stay at their friends’ houses sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I’m not a little kid    26  . I hope I can make decisions for    27   .

At home, there are too many   28   for me to obey: Don’t stay out so    29   ; don’t have meals before    30    hands; don’t watch TV without finishing homework, etc. Parents should be    31    teenagers, but we need freedom, too.

I don’t like doing my homework    32    at home. I’d love to study    33    Alice. We can learn a lot from each other.    34    please allow me to stay at Alice’s house once a week. If you    35   , Alice can stay at our house with me, too.

                                                                                        Yours,

Lillian

1. A. care                             B. hear           C. talk            D. worry

2.A. bad                               B. best           C. well           D. worst

3.A. look                             B. call           C. write           D. play

4.A. let                                B. take           C. allow                D. teach

5.A. Unless                          B. Or             C. But           D. Even though

6. A. anymore                      B. either         C. neither            D. no longer

7. A. himself                        B. herself        C. yourself          D. myself

8.A. idea                              B. opinion        C. things                D. rules

9.A. late                               B. early          C. hardly                D. exactly

10.A. giving                         B. washing        C. putting          D. holding

11. A. afraid of               B. interested in  C. strict with   D. angry with

12. A. along                         B. alone          C. lonely               D. own

13.A. with                            B. on             C. for            D. from

14.A. Or                              B. Although       C. So                 D. Because

15.A. worry   B. think          C. agree            D. make

Dear Mom and Dad,
I will go to Alice’s home with her after school, and I will have supper and sleep there. Don’t    21   about me. You know that Alice is one of my    22  friends. If you want to talk with me, you can    23   68610598 after 6:00 pm.
Please forgive me for not telling you first. I don’t think you will    24 me to do so if I tell you first.   25  I think teenagers should be allowed to stay at their friends’ houses sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I’m not a little kid    26 . I hope I can make decisions for    27  .
At home, there are too many   28  for me to obey: Don’t stay out so    29  ; don’t have meals before    30   hands; don’t watch TV without finishing homework, etc. Parents should be    31   teenagers, but we need freedom, too.
I don’t like doing my homework    32   at home. I’d love to study    33   Alice. We can learn a lot from each other.    34   please allow me to stay at Alice’s house once a week. If you    35  , Alice can stay at our house with me, too.
Yours,
Lillian

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

Why are you always tired, do you know?
First, if(如果) we can’t   31  well, we will(将) be tired. But we are often too   32  . We can’t finish our work in the day  33   we have to do it at night. We go to bed   34  and we get up early in the morning for school or work. Most people need at least(至少) eight   35   or some more. If we sleep for only five or six hours a night, we will be tired.
Second, when we are ill, we will be tired. But we don’t know we are ill. So if you are always tired, maybe you are not so    36  . You’d better go to see a    37  .
Third, maybe you eat    38   food, like hamburgers, meat, chocolate or coffee. If you are ill and tired after eating some food, please don’t eat it    39   to see if you are well. 
At last, if the air around you isn’t nice and clean, you will feel tired. So please open your windows often or go out for a walk and you will feel    40   .