to write a letter to her friend
B. to buy a piece of paper
C. to talk with a young man
D. to learn to read and write
( ????) 3. She asked a young man to help her because she could not _______.
A. see B. write C. say D. hear
( ????) 4. ?They finished the letter in about _______.
A. an hour B. half an hourC. one minute D. ten minutes
( ????) 5. Mrs. Brown thought that the young man’s handwriting was _______.
A. very bad ????? B. very good C. very fine D. very nice
B
Scientists say that students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep per night. But most Chinese students do not get ?????1 ?????sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually ?????2 ??????to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very ?????3 ????. But not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every ?????4 ?????her l0-year-old boy put up one finger with his ?????5 ?????still closed, begging?(懇求) for one more minute for sleep. Like thousands of young "early birds" in China, he has to get up around six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night's sleep, students will be weaker?(更虛弱的) than they should be. Too much ?????6 ?????is not the only reason why students stay up (熬夜) late. Some students always watch TV or play computer games late at night. Scientists said students should develop good study habits.
( ????)1. A. enough ??? B. little ? C. any ?? D. a lot
( ????)2. A. sorry ????? B. glad ????C. afraid ? D. unhappy
( ????)3. A.hard ????? B.hardly ???C.heavily ? D. hurry
( ????)4. A. night ????? B.noon ??? C. aftemoon D. morning
( ????)5. A. ears ?????? B.neck ??? C. eyes ?? D. hair
( ????)6. A. sleep ???? B. homework C. food ??? D. rest
C
John, David and James were three brothers .Every year on their mother’s birthday, they sent her expensive present. They liked to show how rich they were.
???The eldest brother, John, decided to give his mother a perfect present this year. He thought it must be more expensive than his brothers. So he put an advertisement in the newspapers: WANTED —THE PERFECT FOR A RICH WOMAN. Many people phoned him from all over the country. But John did not like any of then at all.
???A week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage with a large bird in it. “This bird.’’ the man said.” Can speak ten languages and sing any popular song.” John was very happy.
???“I’ll buy it. How much do you want? ” John said.” One hundred thousand dollars.” the man said. This was a lot of money, but John paid him .Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card. The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. “Well. Mother.” he asked, “what do you think of the bird? ”
???“Oh, very delicious, dear. ” She answered.
Answer questions:
1.Why did the three brothers send their mother expensive presents?
Because they wanted __________________________________.
2. What did John do for the expensive present ?
He ___________________________________________________.
3. Did many people want to sell expensive to John?
_____________________________________________________.
4. How much did John pay for the bird?
He paid ____________________________________________ for it .
5. What did the John’s mother do to the bird?
She ___________________________________________________ it.