Mr and Mrs Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year, however(然而), Mr Harris made a lot of 1 in his business, 2 they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good 3 .

　　They flew to Rome, and 4 at a 5-star hotel Late in the evening. They thought that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that 5 hotel they had been used to stay in the past, no meals were served(供應(yīng)) 6 seven in the evening. They were 7 to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.

　　“Then what are the times 8 meals?” asked Mrs Harris.

　　“Well, madam, we serve breakfast from seven to eleven, lunch from twelve to three, 9 from four to five, and dinner from six to ten.”

　　“But that hardly 10 any time for us to see the city!” said Mrs Harris.

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Let’s be honest. No matter how old we are, most of us love it when our   1   do things for us. It makes our lives easier, and we have less to worry about.

Some parents are   2   doing almost everything for their children. They regard their older children （and sometimes even adults）   3   babies! It can be a very common problem in China．In big cities in China, most parents only have one child．Some parents care so much about the   4   of their children that they are afraid to let them go anywhere or do anything by themselves. As a result, their children   5   to learn social skills, and come to depend more on the parents!

     In fact, no children really enjoy being looked after by their parents all the time. No parents would be   6   , knowing that, as a result of too much care, their children don’t know about the world! Children need their own time to develop into adults and to learn   7   to deal with problems. Too much care spoils（破壞） their fun when they are growing up. And when suddenly they can’t   8   their parents, they will be in big trouble!

It is nice that parents   9   their care and attention to their children. It is nice that children know that their parents’ care and attention is the result of love. And it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they really   10   , and how much love is too much. 

1. A．parents                     B．teachers             C．friends                   D．grandparents 

2. A．good at                     B．used to               C．interested in           D．worried about 

3. A．on                            B．with                   C．of                         D．a(chǎn)s 

4. A．safety                       B．future                C．health                    D．grades

5. A．forget                       B．want                  C．decide                   D．fail

6. A．a(chǎn)ngry                        B．surprised            C．happy                    D．sad 

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

8. A．call up                      B．care about          C．depend on              D．look after

9. A．show                        B．bring                  C．make                     D．get

10. A．have                       B．take                   C．give                       D．need

Life used to be fun for teenagers．They used to have money to spend，and free time to spend．They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos （迪斯科舞廳）．But for many young people，life is harder now．Jobs are difficult to find． There is not so much money around．Things are more expensive, and it is hard to find a place to live in．Teachers say that students work harder than they used to．They are less interested in politics and more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may get them better jobs．

    Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago．They try to spend less and save more． They want to be able to get homes of their own one day．

    For some，the answer to unemployed is to leave home and look for work in one of the Britain's big cities．Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain，looking for jobs．Some find and stay．Others don’t find it，and go home again．

    When you read the newspapers and watch the news on televisions． It's easy to get the idea that British young people lose their jobs and are in trouble．But that's not true．

1．The underlined sentence “There is not so much money around．”means_________．

      A．many young people don't have so much money left．

     B．it's not easy to make money now．

      C．the friends around the young people have no money．

    D．many young people's parents haven't given them much money．

2．Why do students study harder than before?

     A．Because the things are more expensive．

     B．Because they have no homes to live in．

     C．Because they are not interested in politics any more．

     D．Because they want to get better jobs and get more money．

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

    A．Their parents worried about money, too．

    B．Their parents no longer worried about money．

    C．Their parents even thought about money more than they do．

    D．Their parents didn't worry about money at all．

4．The underlined word “unemployed” means____________．

    A．the situation when they are out of work

    B．the situation when they are punished

    C．the situation when they are in great trouble

    D．the situation when they are very angry

5．From the passage We can know________________．

      A．most British young people are always in trouble

B．some young people in Britain can find jobs

C．most of the British young people are easy to get money

    D．what the writer said is not true

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent 46  with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. 47, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became 48 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she 49 work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as 50 as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not 51 in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very 52 and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she 53 a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 54 with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his 55, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 56 Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was 57 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that 58 my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

　　 Now Martin has 59 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s 60 helped him to feel good about himself.

1.                A．conversation    B．report          C．survey   D．speech

 

2.                A．So             B．But            C．Therefore D．However

 

3.                A．very           B．many           C．much D．too

 

4.                A．could          B．had to          C．should   D．would

 

5.                A．soon           B．quickly         C．well D．good

 

6.                A．pleased        B．tired           C．bored    D．interested

 

7.                A．worried        B．patient         C．careful   D．serious

 

8.                A．made          B．took           C．got  D．thought

 

9.                A．a(chǎn)rgue          B．say            C．discuss   D．talk

 

10.               A．surprised       B．surprising       C．surprise   D．surprises

 

11.               A．which          B．what           C．that  D．how

 

12.               A．seeing         B．noticing        C．helping    D．watching

 

13.               A．since          B．before         C．a(chǎn)fter  D．when

 

14.               A．a(chǎn)lways         B．hardly          C．really D．just

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)dvice         B．love           C．idea  D．decision