Question

Do your parents make you do lots of after-school activities? My parents did. I used to listen to them. But now, I decide to think for          .

My parents made me do a lot of after-school activities: taking guitar lessons, taking         class, playing tennis and doing different kinds of other things.

I didn’t like many of them. I often asked my parents to stop         me.

This year, I will stop some activities. I decide to         the guitar because I don’t like to play it at all. I think I can learn English by myself at home         I won’t go to the English class any more

My mother doesn’t think that I get enough         . But I don’t think so.I walk two miles to school every day. I think that is         for me. So I don’t want to play tennis.

One day, my mother         me to go to a swimming club, but I refused.She was         and said,“The more you study, the more skills you will have, and then the more independent you will be.”         she’s right, but I really don’t want to go.

Dear friends, am I right? What will you do if you meet the situation?

1.A. herselfB. themselves   C. myselfD. ourselves

2.A. ChineseB. EnglishC. mathD. science

3.A. droppingB. offeringC. beatingD. pushing

4.A. give upB. make upC. take upD. set up

5.A. and     B. so          C. but          D. or

6.A. exerciseB. foodC. sleep        D. study

7.A. badB. easyC. important    D. enough

8.A. allowedB. hatedC. asked       D. helped

9.A. nervousB. excitedC. angry       D. glad

10.A. Instead  B. Maybe       C. However    D. Anyway

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者在这篇短文中讲述了自己的苦恼，放学之后父母给安排的没完没了的活动，上吉他班，上英语班，打网球，做许多种不同的活动，有些是作者不喜欢的，他该怎么办呢？

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2.

3.A. dropping放弃；B. offering供给；C. beating打；D. pushing推，根据句意及四个选项的意思，故选D。

4.A. give up 放弃；B. make up 弥补C. take up 占据D. set up 建立，根据句意及四个选项的意思，故选A。

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8.

9.A. nervous 紧张的；B. excited 兴奋的;C. angry 生气的；D. glad 高兴的，根据句意及四个选项的意思，故选C。

10.A. Instead 代替； B. Maybe 或许；C. However 然而；D. Anyway无论如何，根据句意及四个选项的意思，故选B。

考点：人生百味类。