Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to  15  each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and   16  to swim deeper and further.

One morning, the three fish were   17  to a shallow(淺) water by a big wave(浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were   18  , and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish   19  with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much   20  for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around   21 .

At last, the largest fish returned to the   22  by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in   23   his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.

Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner   24 . The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏) of water.

Someone says，“Time is money”，but I think time is  1 important than money．Why? Because when money is spent，we can get it back．However，when time is  2 ，it’ll never 3 ．That is  4 we mustn’t waste time．It goes without saying that the  5 is usually limited（有限的）．Even a second(秒) is very important．We should make full use of (充分利用)our time to do 6 useful．But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time．They spent their limited time smoking，drinking and  7 ．They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own  8 ．

In a word，we should save time．We shouldn’t  9 today’s work for tomorrow．Remember we have no time to  10 ．

1.                A．much          B．less            C．mush less D．more

2.                A．cost           B．bought         C．gone D．finished

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

4.                A．what           B．that            C．because  D．why

5.                A．money         B．time           C．day  D．food

6.                A．nothing         B．something       C．a(chǎn)nything  D．everything

7.                A．reading         B．writing          C．playing   D．working

8.                A．time           B．food           C．money   D．lives

9.                A．stop           B．leave           C．let   D．give

10.               A．lose           B．save           C．spend     D．take

Newton was a great English scientist（科學家）．He was one of the greatest 1   in history．One morning he  2  up early and began to work on a difficult problem．It was  3  to have breakfast,  4  he was thinking about the problem．Mary brought a pan（平底鍋）of water and an egg to his room．She was going to boil（煮）the eggs  5   him．But Newton wanted to stay by himself．He  6  to Mary, “Please put the egg  7  the table．I’ll boil it．”

Mary put the egg  8  Newton’s watch on the table and said ,“Boil the egg for four minutes（分鐘）and it will be ready．” Then she walked out of the room．She went to his room again and hour later．What did she  9 ? Newton was standing by the pan，having the  10  in his hand．He had put the watch in the pan． 

（  ）1．A．man      B．men       C．woman       D．women

（  ）2．A．got       B．stood      C．sat           D．put

（  ）3．A．time      B．food       C．drink         D．him

（  ）4．A．a(chǎn)nd       B．but        C．when         D．where

（  ）5．A．by        B．with       C．for           D．to

（  ）6．A．told       B．said       C．a(chǎn)sked         D．talked

（  ）7．A．on        B．under      C．beside        D．in

（  ）8．A．on        B．under      C．behind        D．beside

（  ）9．A．look       B．watch     C．see           D．saw

（  ）10．A．egg      B．watch      C．book         D．pen

Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is more   1   than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can make it again. However,   2   time is gone, it’ll never  3   . That is   4   we mustn’t waste time.

It goes without saying that the   5   is usually limited(有限的). Even a second is very important, we should make full use of our time to do   6   useful.

But it is a pity that there are lots of people who do not know the important of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking, and   7  . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own   8  .

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t   9   today’s work for tomorrow.

Remember we have no time to   10   .

1. A． beautiful        B． important          C． interesting         D． difficult

2. A． what         B． where            C． when            D． who

3. A． return          B． get               C． take              D． go

4. A． what         B． that              C． because          D． why

5. A． money        B． time               C． day              D． food

6. A． nothing       B． something         C． anything          D． whole thing

7. A． reading         B． writing           C． playing            D． working

8. A． time          B． food              C． money            D． lives

9. A． stop          B． leave              C． let               D． give

10. A． lose         B． save              C． spend             D． take

In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better  31  your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be  32  of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your  33 ．While you are doing this，a good  34  is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through  35  you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be  36  found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．

If you are slow in speaking，don’t  37  about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose  38  interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading  39  this way，don’t stop to  40  the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．

31．A．have         B．send         C．make          D．try

32．A．sure         B．a(chǎn)fraid       C．proud         D．tired

33．A．English      B．Chinese      C．Japanese      D．French

34．A．start        B．idea         C．way           D．manner

35．A．how          B．when         C．why           D．what

36．A．happily      B．easily       C．really        D．slowly

37．A．talk         B．fear         C．worry         D．hurry

38．A．something    B．everything   C．a(chǎn)nything      D．nothing

39．A．by           B．on           C．a(chǎn)t            D．in

40．A．look at      B．look for     C．look up       D．look over