When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to   29  going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.
We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I re­turned to school. 30 my mother __31  the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the   32 this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the  33 . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t        34 most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to re­peat the year. After _35  summer working in the school garden, I went   36  to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.
Because of my disease (疾病) I was  37  and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(無望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates     38  me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not   39 . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I   40  hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

【小題1】

A．stop B．start C．keep D．finish

【小題2】

A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．a(chǎn)lthough

【小題3】

A．go B．die C．gone D．died

【小題4】

A．school B．zoo C．park D．museum

【小題5】A afternoon      B year             C. weekends      D. holidays

【小題6】

A．pass B．take C．have D．give

【小題7】.A .others         B. the other       C another         D other

【小題8】

A．a(chǎn)long B．back C．down D．up

【小題9】A fine           B weak          C healthy         D strong

【小題10】

A．helped B．gave C．worried D．taught

【小題11】

A．terrible B．hard C．easy D．difficult

【小題12】

A．find B．makes C．thinks D．believe

When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to   29   going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.

We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I re­turned to school. 30  my mother __31  the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the   32  this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the  33  . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t         34  most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to re­peat the year. After _35   summer working in the school garden, I went   36   to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.

Because of my disease (疾病) I was  37   and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(無望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates      38   me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.

My life is still not   39  . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I   40   hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

1.A. stop           B. start            C. keep         D. finish

2.A. and            B. but         C. so               D. although

3.A. go             B. die          C. gone         D. died

4.A. school         B. zoo          C. park              D. museum

5.A afternoon       B year              C. weekends       D. holidays

6.A. pass           B. take         C. have              D. give

7..A .others         B. the other       C another         D other

8. A. along         B. back         C. down              D. up      

9.A fine           B weak          C healthy         D strong

10. A. helped           B. gave         C. worried           D. taught

11.A. terrible          B. hard             C. easy          D. difficult

12.A. find         B. makes        C. thinks            D. believe

 

I’m 14, a year younger than most of my classmates.
A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing（共享文件）. As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched a movie about robots that he’d downloaded. The math homework was forgotten.
The next day he came again for homework help “What do you do on weekends?” he asked. The truth is, when I have work to do, I do it. I have no special time to kill with friends. I was embarrassed about this. I expected him to think I was boring and said, “Get a life!” He said, “OK. You’re having trouble getting along with people I can show you. I’m old than you.”
Later, he checked my computer. He even connected me to an Internet chess server（服務器）.He was becoming like a big brother.
But when I thought about it, I didn’t really want Nitin’s help” His big-brother idea began to bore me.
“I’ll get you some cool computer programs（程序）”.
“I’ll teach you how to talk to girls.”
He meant what he was saying, but I don’t know why it didn’t make me feel good. Since then he’s hardly talked to me; we seem to have forgotten each other. I don’t think he can “teach” me much, and I don’t think much of him. But I could be wrong·
【小題1】What did Mitin help me do?

A．He helped me with my homework.

B．He helped me with math problems.

C．He taught me about file-sharing and networking.

D．He introduced some fiends to me.

【小題2】What does the underlined word “kill” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．殺死

B．浪費

C．消磨（時間）

D．打獵

【小題3】Which is NOT the reason why the writer doesn’t want Nitin’s help?

A．He has no special time to kill with friends.

B．He forgot his homework because of playing with him.

C．He thinks his ideas are not useful to him.

D．He has another big brother.

【小題4】Can you use a word to describe the writer?

A．Unfriendly.

B．Boring.

C．Independent.（獨立的）

D．Lazy.

【小題5】Choose a title for this passage.

A．I Don’t Want a Big Brother!

B．No Time to Kill

C．My Big Brother

D．My Life After School

 

Dear Mr. Wise, I’m a slow student. Most of my classmates are much better than me, so I usually get stressed out. Although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can’t get good grades. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it, but it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do? Li Lei

  

Dear Li Lei, Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist, did poorly in his studies when he was a young boy. But, as an adult, he made many inventions that helped a lot of people. When I was at young age, I didn’t do well at school. I just kept working hard, and at last, I succeed. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better. Mr. Wise

1.Li Lei feels worried because ______________.

A．he doesn’t like going to school

B．he is not as good as most of his classmates

C．his father doesn’t like him

D．he doesn’t want to work hard

2.Li Lei writes this letter to ______________.

A．a(chǎn)sk for some help

B．find a pen pal

C．tell his father his problem

D．let all his classmates know it

3.In Mr. Wise’s letter, “Tomorrow is another day” means “____________”.

A．Tomorrow is the weekend

B．One can get good friends tomorrow

C．Tomorrow is the same as today

D．There are a lot of hopes in our lives

 

Mr. Wise,

I am a slow（遲鈍的）student. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I usually get worried. I spent much time studying for the tests, but I can’t get good grades（分數(shù)）. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it. But it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do?

Xiaoming

Dear Xiaoming,

Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist(科學家), did badly in his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But he did a lot for the people in the world at last. When I was at your age, I didn’t do well at school. But I kept working hard and I succeeded(成功) at last. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better.

Mr. Wise

1. Xiaoming feels worried because          .

A. he has a headache                                       B. he doesn’t want to work hard

C. he is not as good as（像……一樣好）most of his classmates

2. Xiaoming wrote this letter to          .

A. ask for some help                  B. find a pen pal       C. tell his father his problem

3.Mr. Wise wrote about a famous person to          .

A. make Xiaoming angry                             B. make Xiaoming feel better

C. show how much he knows

4.In Mr. Wise’s letter, “tomorrow is another day” means          .

A. there are a lot of hopes in our lives           B. one can get good grades tomorrow

C. tomorrow is the same as today

5. From the second letter, we know Mr. Wise may be           before.

        A. a doctor                                   B. a scientist                      C. a slow student