1 . Johan and his younger brother, Rahim, had an unforgettable fishing experience. They could not spend the evening _______ their schoolwork with their mother. They had to go out fishing. Their father, a fisherman, was feeling _______ . The brothers had to catch some fish so that their father could _______ them in the market the next morning to support the family.

That evening, Rahim decided to _______ the sea early. He knew that if he and Johan were to set off late, they might not be able to find a good _______ at sea to catch plenty of fish. Rahim urged Johan to hurry and instructed him to _______ the fishing net onto their boat quickly.

While out at sea Rahim helped _______ the boat when Johan cast the net into the waters. Although it was _______ work, they were glad to be able to help their sick father. While waiting to pull the net in, the brothers took out their _______ from their bags to revise. It was not easy as they could not see clearly under the dim light from the oil lamp. Suddenly, their boat ________ hard from left to right. Rahim gasped(喘气)and held his brother’s arm ________ . Although he was ________ , Johan remained calm. He went to the ________ of their boat to take a look. He saw the net shaking.

Excited about the ________ , Johan decided to pull in the net. To his surprise, there were no fishes. Upon taking a ________ look, Johan found that the net had a huge ________ in it.

”A big fish must have damaged the net while trying to escape,“ Johan ________ seeing this.

________ , the brothers returned home. However, their parents were ________ that they had persevered(坚持)and put in their best ________ that night.

1.

A．changing

B．revising

C．neglecting

D．assigning

2.

A．unwell

B．unfair

C．unhappy

D．unwilling

3.

A．purchase

B．sell

C．assess

D．feed

4.

A．dive into

B．watch for

C．leave for

D．sail across

5.

A．spot

B．view

C．net

D．help

6.

A．float

B．equip

C．load

D．weave

7.

A．lift

B．control

C．take

D．push

8.

A．practical

B．promising

C．boring

D．tough

9.

A．books

B．compasses

C．purses

D．glasses

10.

A．balanced

B．rocked

C．wound

D．worked

11.

A．casually

B．eventually

C．tightly

D．sharply

12.

A．satisfied

B．confused

C．experienced

D．scared

13.

A．edge

B．board

C．shelter

D．direction

14.

A．wave

B．sound

C．catch

D．plan

15.

A．gentler

B．farther

C．quicker

D．closer

16.

A．knife

B．fish

C．stone

D．hole

17.

A．responded

B．admitted

C．sighed

D．added

18.

A．Empty-handed

B．Cold-hearted

C．Bad-tempered

D．Single-minded

19.

A．hopeful

B．proud

C．doubtful

D．cautious

20.

A．solution

B．vain

C．virtue

D．effort

2 . My biggest problem is that I’m too busy. When I was young, I used to have so much time, but these days I get up early and stay in school all day. Then I go right home and eat dinner before I started high school, I used to spend a lot of time playing games with my friends, but I just don’t have the time anymore.In the evening, I used to watch TV or chat with my grandmother, but now I have to study. I love music, and my father used to take me to concerts. These days, I hardly ever have time for concerts. I do my homework and go to bed. I really miss the old days.

1. What’s my biggest problem?

A．I’m too lazy.

B．I’m too busy.

C．I’m free.

D．I get up early.

2. Did I use to have so much time?

A．Yes, I have.	B．No, I haven’t.
C．I don’t know.	D．/.

3. These days I get up ________ .

A．late

B．early

C．don’t known

D．too late

4. I love _______.

A．music

B．football

C．doing homework

D．sleep

5. From the passage, we know that I _______.

A．I am older

B．I have lots of friends

C．I miss the old days

D．I have a TV.

3 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

I can remember some things about my childhood. Some are unhappy. I remember my first visit    1    the zoo. I saw a lion and    2    eagle. The lion was very lazy, and he    3    (sleep) all the time. He was very    4    (bore) to me. The eagles suddenly flew in the air and frightened me. I started to cry!

Of course some memories are happy. I remember the day when my father tried to teach me how    5    (ride) a bicycle. I wasn't very good at it. I said, “I don't want to do this!" But my father was very    6    (patience) and very soon he taught me how to do it. Now I ride my bicycle every day and I'm much    7    (fast) than my father! And I also remember my first day at kindergarten very    8    (clear). There were so many children! I only knew one of them, a boy    9    (live) in the apartment next door. I was very nervous. However,    10    we started playing with some toys, I soon stopped feeling nervous.