Tick, tick, tick! Good morning, Jim! It’s 6:30 now. It’s time 　_36 __ up. Do you know me? I’m your new friend. My name is Clock. Look at me. I have no _ 37_ , 　_38__ I can walk with my hands. I have no mouth, but I 　_39_ _ speak to you. Now please listen to 　___40_ . Today is Monday. You have many things to do. Classes 　_41_ at 8:00. You have four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. After 3:40 you have a basketball match _ __42__ Class Two. You come 　_43_ at 5:40. You have supper at 6:00. You 　_44_ CCTV news at 7:00. And you go to bed at 9:30. Now please get up quickly and have your breakfast or (否則) you will be 　_45_ .

(　　 )36. A. get 　　　　　　　　　　 B. gets 　　　　 　　 　C. to get 　　　　　　　　 　　D. getting

(　　 )37. A. hands 　　　　　　　　 B. head 　　　　　　　 　C. feet　　　　　　　 　　　 D. leg

(　　 )38. A. and 　　　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 　C. so 　　　　　　　 　　　　D. or

(　　 )39. A. can’t 　　　　　　　　 B. mustn’t 　　　　　 　C. must 　　　　　　　　　 　　D. can 　　　

(　　 )40. A. I 　　　　　　　　 　　B. my 　　　　　　　　 　C. mine　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. me

(　　 )41. A. begin 　　　　　　　　 B. begins　　　　　　　 C. beginning　　　　　　 　 D. to begin

(　　 )42. A. to 　　　　　　　 　　B. with　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. for

(　　 )43. A. home 　　　　　　　　 B. to home　　　　　　 C. your home　　　　　 　 D. at home

(　　 )44. A. see B. read C. watch D. look at

(　　 )45. A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　 C. glad　　　　　　　 　　　 D. late

Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 36 things with. He 37 to take ten servants with him. They would 38 the things to sell and the food to 39 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to 40 and asked to 41 with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, 42 may go with us. 43 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 44, you can’t carry a 45 load (擔(dān)子). You must 46the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are 47.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy didn’t say 48 and lifted the load gladly.

 On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were very tired 49 the little servant. Do you know 50? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

1.A. eat             B. buy                          C. change           D. get

2.A. decided               B. liked                       C. hoped D. tried

3.A. take           B. bring                       C. carry     D. borrow

4.A. cook          B. eat                          C. buy       D. drink

5.A. them           B. the servants                   C. the road                  D. the rich man

6.A. stop           B. stay                         C. go D. talk

7.A. you    B. he                            C. I   D. they

8.A. Since          B. If                    C. Because         D. But

9.A. family         B. guests                     C. servants         D. things

10.A. heavy               B. light                        C. small     D. difficult

11.A. eat            B. choose                            C. pick up D. understand

12.A. brave                 B. right                         C. clever D. foolish

13.A. sorry                  B. anything                 C. angrily            D. good-bye

14.A. besides             B. of                            C. except           D. with

15.A. who                  B. him                          C. that                 D. why

There are four seasons in most of the countries. But the weather is not always the same. In England, winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot. There is not a great __31___between summer and winter. Do you know why?
England has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an ___32___country.In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds __33___the sea bring __34___air to England. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to England. The west winds blow over England all the year around. They blow from the southwest. They are wet winds. They also bring ___35___to England. So England has ___36___rain all the year .Sometimes it rains heavily. The west of England is wetter than the east.
In Canada they have four seasons, too. But the average( 平均 )temperature is very low. Spring is usually very ___37___in most part of the country. It comes in February. People can still go skating in some places. Summer is usually very cool. Early in the morning the weather is so cold that people usually wear sweaters. Autumn comes ___38___summer. Canadians like to watch maples(楓葉) in the park or on the hills. They are really
beautiful. Winter is the__39___ season of the year. It’s often freezing cold. There is thick ice on the river or lake. Children like to go skating there. Of course, they should wear warm, thick coats, __40___they will catch a cold.

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效)? We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for a long 35. This is very good, but it doesn't 36 a lot. An effective student must have enough sleep, enough food, enough rest and exercise. You need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good for your study.
When you return  37  your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒的) and you'll learn more  38  study better. Psychologists（心理學(xué)家）39  that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning  40  an example. In the first few months you can make progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems 41  on the same level. So you will think you're learning  42  and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn't give up. At some point your language study will take another big  43  again. You'll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don't  44  along the way. Learn slowly and you're sure to get a good result.

A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿學(xué)校). Before being sent away, this boy was the   36   student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after  37   home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He   38   being in a group. He was lonely all the time because he felt no one loved him.

His   39   started worrying about the boy. But they did not know   40   was wrong with him. So his dad   41   to travel to the boarding school and   42   with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started   43   him casual(隨便的) questions about his classes, teachers and sports.   44  some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

The boy answered back, “To check my   45  ?”

“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for  46 . I want to see you   47  . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged(擁抱) his dad. They didn’t say

  48    to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him   49  . And today this young man is in college at the   50   of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

1.A. healthiest                 B. nicest              C. loneliest              D. brightest

2.A.reaching         B. going               C. leaving               D. coming

3.A. hated                          B. enjoyed                        C. wanted                         D. liked

4.A.friends                    B. parents           C .teachers            D. cousins

5.A. what             B. why              C. how                   D. where

6.A. liked              B. continued           C. decided              D. thought

7.A. quarrel                  B. talk                                C. sing                               D. dance

8.A. saying             B. telling              C. speaking             D. asking

9.A.When              B. Before            C. After                 D. Until

10.A.groups           B. grades            C. happiness           D .brightness

11.A.me               B. him                        C. her                   D. them

12.A. sad                     B. lonely                               C. happy                             D. moved

13.A.nothing                   B. anything                         C. something               D. everything

14.A.widely                    B. strongly           C. heavily               D. deeply

15.A. top                               B. bottom                          C. middle                          D. height