A  Deaf  Person's  Joke
Something was wrong with Jack's ears after he was much better from a serious illness. Several months later he went to a doctor. The doctor told him that he was deaf of both ears. Jack was sad. He was afraid to lose his work. So he did not like people to know this.
One evening he asked some friends to dinner. While they were sitting at the table, one of his friends told an interesting joke. Everyone laughed and Jack laughed louder than anyone else. He said, “That was a very interesting joke, but I know a more interesting one. Would you like to hear it?” All his friends said OK to him, so Jack began to tell his joke. All his friends were listening to him with smiles. When the joke ended, everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed happily, too. He was very glad because he thought that his must be more interesting than his friend's. But he didn't know that he had made a fool of himself（出丑；闹笑话） because his joke was the same as the first one.
【小题1】When was Jack deaf of both ears?

  Schoolwork is sometimes difficult，but I don’t think it’s  ever boring．We get lots of interesting projects to do．

  Sometimes，a project is just a long article．In English class，we write articles and speeches about things that happened in history．In science class，we once built bridges using only toothpicks(牙签)and candy! I love projects like that．

  Projects are a big part of our grades．So，it’s very important whether you are good at the project or not．I am bad at building things．So，when I was asked to build a model，my grade for that whole term Was low． However, when asked to draw a picture of myself, I Was able to save my terrible art grade.

  Projects can make people wonderful leaders，too．I was once working on a speech with another boy．I did most of the work，typed it up and printed the pictures．He didn’t do much．At first．I was very angry, but then I realized that I had never asked him for help or told him what to do!

  I've noticed that projects make people act in many different ways．Some people know clearly what to do．Others can end up having problems．The most interesting type of person I have seen．is someone who didn’t start working until a few days or hours before the project’s deadline(最终期限)．One of my friends didn’t write down his Birthday Project Speech；he made it up as he talked．It Was great! Not everyone can do that though！

1．T he writer thinks whether you can get good grades or not depends on    

  A．the skills that the projects ask for

  B．what you’ve learned from the books

  C．how much work you have put in

  D．both A and C

2．We can tell from the story that the writer is good at          ．

  A．making speeches B．building models C．drawing pictures D．making up stories

3．The main idea of the story is that      ．

  A．projects are always interesting   

B．projects are important and useful for students

  C. projects are important for one’s grades

D．projects’deadlines make people nervous

 4．The word“project” in the article means     ．

    A．成绩    B．方案    C．工程    D．专题研究

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)

 1    afternoon, my uncle and aunt come to my home. Their   2  , Maria, comes here with them, too. Maria is my   3  . We are good friends, too. My parents  are not at   4    . They go   5    in the supermarket. So I phone them to  6   home quickly(快点). My uncle and aunt   7    me a new hat.    8   colour is blue. I like it very much. Half an hour   9   , my parents come home. My mother then begins   10 dinner for them. My mother 11   them with a nice dinner. We all enjoy it. After dinner, they chat with each other 12   interesting things. Maria   13 __I watch TV. We  14 like watching cartoons(卡通). At about 8:00, they go home. I say 15  to them. Today I have a good time.

1.                A．Today          B．This            C．That D．In

2.                A．daughter(女儿)   B．son            C．children  D．cat

3.                A．friend          B．sister           C．brother   D．cousin

4.                A．family          B．home          C．school    D．work

5.                A．walking         B．shopping        C．running   D．swimming

6.                A．go             B．come          C．look D．play

7.                A．bring          B．take           C．put  D．borrow

8.                A．It             B．It’s           C．Its   D．Its’

9.                A．after           B．late            C．later D．about

10.               A．to cook         B．to have         C．to do D．cook

11.               A．visits           B．gives           C．treats D．tricks

12.               A．with           B．in             C．about D．of

13.               A．and           B．with           C．but   D．together

14.               A．all             B．every          C．both  D．not

15.               A．hello          B．sorry          C．goodbye   D．thanks