Though ______ after a day’s hard work, he still told his children stories until they fell asleep.

A. tire B. to be tired

C. tired D. tiring

I like this house with a beautiful garden in front, but I don’t have enough money to buy ___.

A. one B. it C. this D. that

The Greens stayed in Beijing for a week, during ______ time they visited places of interest here guided by me.

A. which B. whose C. that D. when

— Ben is now in charge of the project.

— ? The project has nothing to do with our business.

A. How come B. So what

C. Why not D. What for

— Are you going to see the film Going Home directed by Zhang Yimou tonight?

— No. I it on the Internet.

A. have seen B. had seen

C. saw D. was seeing

— It seems ugly to me.

— That’s we differ. I think it’s rather beautiful.

A. where B. which C. that D. what

George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he ____ more on its culture.

A. focus B. focused

C. would focus D. had focused

Only if you have a permit to park here. Otherwise you’ll get fined.

A. you will be allowed B. will you be allowed

C. will you allow D. you will allow

I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They _ their meal, took a table near the window and started _ food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The man_ _ the food into two halves and carefully placed_ before his wife.

He took a sip of the drink. His wife also took one and then _ the cup down between them. “That __ __ old couple. All they can _ is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. _ _ the man began to eat his French fries, I _ to my feet, went over and said that I was _ to buy another meal for them. But he ___ refused me and said that they made it a _ to share everything.

_ , the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there _ her husband eat, and taking turns sipping the drink. Again I _ to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was _ _ his face with a napkin, I _ no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. _ being politely refused, I asked the lady __ _, “Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. _ is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.

1.A. served B. requested C. collected D. ordered

2.A. carrying B. taking C. fetching D. bringing

3.A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed

4.A. it B. this C. that D. one

5.A. got B. gave C. set D. turned

6.A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor

7.A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose

8.A. While B. Since C. As D. Until

9.A. came B. struggled C. rushed D. rose

10.A. anxious B. willing C. satisfied D. quick

11.A. warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously

12.A. way B. habit C. case D. model

13.A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly

14.A. seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding

15.A. wanted B. offered C. planned D. attempted

16.A. wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing

17.A. should B. could C. might D. would

18.A. In B. before C. After D. With

19.A. curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly

20.A. How B. Who C. Why D. What

My students often tell me that they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork.

My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.

Once in graduate school(研究院), I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant. What’s important is the quality of your work，Since then I have had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge (訣竅), and I have come to some conclusions — all relevant to the problem of how much time we have.

If you analyze(分析) the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, it’s not how hard one works but the quality of the product that’s important.

That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office: “Don’t work harder. Work smarter.” There is a lot of sense in that idea.

If you can’t get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”.

Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies.

1.From the passage, we know that the author is probably _______ .

A. an educator B. a poet

C. a novelist D. an engineer

2.We can infer from the second paragraph that we students still _______ .

A. can meet the president

B. have enough time

C. can get everything done well

D. should accept the explanation

3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in paragraph 2?

A. unnecessary B. different

C. irrelated D. funny

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author’s students make good use of their time to do all their homework.

B. The author tried to tell the professor that he/she (author) had done a good job.

C. You’ll try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you’re a clever student.

D. You can’t improve the quality of the work if you can’t get more time.

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Don’t work harder; work smarter.

B. Students don’t have enough time.

C. No one can get more time.

D. Read better and write better.