1. —Did you have ________ good time in Huangshi?
—No. The weather was bad. It rained all ________ time.

A．/; the

B．the; a

C．a; the

D．a; /

2. Dave lost his bike this afternoon. As a ________, he had to walk home after school.

A．result

B．interest

C．mess

D．feeling

3. I'm sure there is no need ________ you ________ with such a young man.

A．of；to talk

B．of；talking

C．for；talk

D．for；to talk

4. —Bob, I’m very busy now. Would you like to ________ the clothes?
—No problem.

A．pass

B．fold

C．lend

D．drop

5. Could I borrow 30 dollars ________ you? I will return it to you tomorrow morning.

A．on

B．with

C．from

D．to

6. Susan's mother was very happy today，because Susan ____ her little brother when she wasn't at home.

A．agreed with

B．depended on

C．worked on

D．took care of

7. —Do you like to ________？ —Yes.I enjoy doing the dishes best.

A．play sports

B．stay out late

C．do chores

D．get a ride

8. She got up early this morning ________ catch the first bus.

A．in order to

B．because of

C．in order that

D．so to

9. Will your mother begin to do the housework ________ she gets home every day?

A．since

B．while

C．before

D．as soon as

10. —Would you mind ________ the bike here? —No, not at all.

A．put

B．putting

C．to put

D．puts

11. Mary was sleeping ________ Jack was reading a magazine.

A．until

B．after

C．before

D．while

12. I saw two movies last week, but ________ of them was good.

A．both

B．all

C．neither

D．none

13. —When ________ you ________ your living room, Jim? —Yesterday afternoon.

A．did; clean

B．are; cleaning

C．will; clean

D．do; clean

14. —Where do you usually have lunch?
—In the school dining hall. It ________ different kinds of food ________ us.

A．sends; to

B．provides; for

C．adds; to

D．shares; with

15. —Could you please clean your living room?   —________.I dislike it.

A．Good idea

B．Yes，sure

C．No problem

D．Sorry，I can't

At the age of four, our kids began to help us with the housework.They helped _______ their pets and clean the house.Now Tate can make her bed,_______ her clothes and set(布置) the table. Last week, she even helped me _______.We were happy because it was delicious.

I like getting kids to start early for a few_______. First, it is fun for kids to help.Kids like to work _______ the same things as their parents do.They want to stay with their parents but to do things by themselves.It's a good time to _______ them to help you when you are busy. Second, it's never too _______ for them to learn some things._______, having kids do chores is not robbing(剥夺)their playing time._______ make(s) them know the joy of working.________, it does help. I feel that Tate likes doing chores and she helps me a lot.

16.

A．take care of

B．look at

C．get back

D．worry about

17.

A．buy

B．fold

C．sell

D．make

18.

A．do chores

B．do the dishes

C．do the cleaning

D．make dinner

19.

A．words

B．reasons

C．ways

D．means

20.

A．for

B．from

C．on

D．as

21.

A．borrow

B．make

C．drive

D．invite

22.

A．early

B．popular

C．important

D．old

23.

A．But

B．Although

C．However

D．Because

24.

A．It

B．They

C．She

D．He

25.

A．Slowly

B．Hardly

C．Quickly

D．Finally

Linda, 14 My mother does most of the housework like cooking and folding the clothes. My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish. He really needs to learn how to do the housework.

Celina, 13 My mother and my father do 50% of the housework each. My mother does the washing and cleans the living room. My father makes the bed and drives me to school.

Paul, 16 My father doesn't do a lot but he tries to help. He hangs up the clothes after my mother washes them and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand.

Bill, 15 My mother is a doctor. She is busy with her work every day, so she has little time to do the housework. In fact, she isn’t good at doing it. So my father has to do most of it. Sometimes my grandmother comes to help.

26. Linda’s father doesn’t ________ at home.

A．do the washing	B．take out the rubbish
C．sweep the floor	D．fold the clothes

27. How does Celina go to school?

A．By bike.	B．By bus.
C．By car.	D．By subway.

28. The underlined phrase “hangs up” means   “________” in Chinese.

A．闲逛

B．晾晒

C．熨烫

D．清洗

29. Whose father does most of the housework?

A．Linda's.

B．Celina's.

C．Paul's.

D．Bill's.

30. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Linda is one year older than Celina but one year younger than Bill.

B．Celina's father needs to learn how to do the housework.

C．Paul's mother is angry with his father because he never helps her with the housework.

D．Bill's grandmother helps Bill with his school work.

It was early on a sunny Sunday. Mark got up and decided to do some chores around the house. He thought it would be good to feed the cat first. He got the cat food out of the kitchen. He also gave the cat some fresh water.

It was nine o’clock. He thought that to do the dishes should be the next. Mark hated doing the dishes. So, he began and finished the dishes in half an hour.

Around ten, he started to clean the house. He spent one hour and a half on it. It was difficult to clean the floor because there were lots of cat hairs.

Then Mark began to sort(把……分类) all of his rubbish. It was an easy chore for him to do, and he thought it was good to the environment, so it was his favorite chore. About twenty minutes later, he finished it.

The morning of doing chores was over. What did Mark do next? He had a rest and enjoyed his lunch.

31. Mark ________ first that day.

A．cooked breakfast

B．fed the cat

C．washed the clothes

D．walked the dog

32. Some ________ made cleaning the floor difficult.

A．cat hairs

B．dirty food

C．old books

D．waste paper

33. It took Mark ________ minutes to do the dishes.

A．twenty

B．thirty

C．sixty

D．ninety

34. Which chore did Mark like doing best?

A．Doing the dishes.

B．Cleaning the house.

C．Feeding the cat.

D．Sorting the rubbish.

35. Mark finished all his chores ________.

A．at about ten a.m.

B．in the evening

C．before twelve o’clock

D．after 1:30 p.m.

It was half past five in the evening when Nancy came home from work. She walked into the living room and looked at her three children.

The children were fourteen, eleven and eight years old. They were watching TV happily.

The room was dirty and untidy. There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. Toys were here and there.

Nancy got angry. “What a mess” she said to her children. “I work all day and have to do housework all evening. I’m very tired. I need to have a good rest. I won’t do the housework any more!”

Nancy did as she said. She didn’t do any housework. Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV. A week later, every dish in the kitchen was dirty. All the children’s clothes were dirty, too. Every rubbish bag was full.

Then one day Nancy got very surprised when she came home from work. The kitchen was clean. The children had cleaned it!

The next day, when Nancy got home, she found the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Nancy was happy and went to help them.

Now Nancy and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV.

36. Nancy usually ________ in the evening before the night she got angry.

A．cleaned the house	B．watched TV all the time
C．sat on the sofa and talked with her children	D．did the housework with her children

37. Nancy’s youngest child was ________ years old.

A．six

B．eight

C．eleven

D．fourteen

38. Every day when Nancy got home, ________.

A．the dishes were clean	B．the room was dirty and untidy
C．the children were playing with their toys	D．the children were doing their homework

39. Nancy was surprised when she got home one day, because ________.

A．the rubbish bags were full	B．the children were not at home
C．the children were cooking dinner	D．the children had cleaned the kitchen

40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Nancy came home from work at 5：30.	B．Nancy didn’t do the housework for a week.
C．The children were too young to wash their clothes.	D．Now Nancy and her children do chores together before watching TV.

根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
41. My mother is watching TV w______my father is reading the magazine.
42. Zhang Ling h________ talk shows because he thinks they are boring.
43. Don't t________ the rubbish everywhere.You should put it in the dustbin(垃圾箱)．
44. Look! How dirty the floor is! Please s_________ it right away.
45. Tom doesn't care about the problem.It's only a w_________ of time to talk about it with him.

46. The small factory __________ (develop) well two years ago.

47. David always thinks it’s __________ (fair) for him to do so much housework.

48. His notebook ________ (drop) on the floor when he came into the room.

49. Don’t worry. I will take _______ (careful) of your little son when you’re out.

50. Could you please _______ (fold) the clothes?

根据汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词。
51. 为了上学不迟到，她早晨6点就起床了。
_____ _____ ______ _____ _______late for school，she got up at 6：00 am.
52. 我的自行车坏了，我想搭便车。
My bike is broken.I want to______ ______ _______．
53. 没有人喜欢洗餐具。
Nobody likes______ ________ ___________．
54. 我认为你有这样的感觉是正常的。
I think _____ normal _____ ______ ______ ______ such feelings.
55. 凯特不去购物，我也不去。
Kate won't go shopping，and_______ ______ _____．

在横线上填写适当的句子补全对话。
A：Hello，Scott.I have many chores to do today.    56    
B：Sure! What do you want me to do?
A：I'm going to have a party at home.Could you please help me clean the living room?
B：    57    
A：Oh，I also want to move the table away.
B：    58    
A：I want to put it next to the window.
B：    59    
A：Oh，my cat.Could you help me feed it?
B：OK.I like to look after cats.
A：    60    
B：Not at all.

根据短文内容，从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、连贯，每词限用一次，其中有两个多余。
depend，ill，waste，mess，fair，since，neighbor，stress，sweep，anyway，pass，provide
I work in a cleaning company.Usually people call us，and we     61     house cleaning service.
One day，I got a call from a man named David.“I want to help an old man.He just had surgery(手术) and is still     62    .Can I pay for it without letting him know？” he asked.David was a very kind man.He called us because he was worried about his     63    ，Mr.Smith.Mr.Smith just came back from the hospital.His house was in a     64    ，but he couldn't do any housework.Even     65     the floor was difficult for him.He didn't tell his children because he didn't want them to     66     their time taking care of him.David wanted to help Mr.Smith without bringing him any     67    .And then we asked David what would happen if Mr.Smith would refuse to let us come into his house.“I have to at least try，and     68    ，I really want to help him，” he said.
Luckily，Mr.Smith let us in and our workers did a good job.    69     we promised David not to tell his name，we didn't tell too much to Mr.Smith.Mr.Smith was touched by the gift from someone he didn't know.Sometimes we don't expect     70     on others，because we are afraid of letting them get into trouble.However，there is always someone who cares for you and tries his best to help you.

71. 书面表达。
假设你班要举行一次有关“该不该做家务”的讨论会，请你写一篇短文，阐述自己的观点，并向全班做一个汇报。
要求：语句通顺，意思连贯，字迹清晰。词数约80。
提示：1.Do you often do chores?
2．What chores do you often do?
3．What do you think about doing chores?
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