The two teachers were sitting in the teacher’s room．For a moment there was ．Then one of them, Miss Smith said “I’m afraid I’d have to him．”
“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs．Jackson, “is he such a terrible student?”
“That’s just the ,” the other woman replieD． “Tom is my best student．The problem is that he’s now so lazy that he never gets done．He hasn’t handed me of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised he did now．”
before had Mrs．Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy．“Have you with him about it?” she askeD．
“Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework．I that clear the first day for class．When the course started , he did so that I considered asking the to give him a scholarship (奖学金)．But now he even in class! I’ve never seen such a in a student．”
“You should have a with him．Give him a chance to tell his side of story．”
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and all about it．He was studying all day and most of the night in a factory to pay for his education．Of course he was tired in the and sometimes could hardly keep ．Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a and he was able to give up his and concentrate (集中精力) on his studies ．
1.A． distance B． silence C． pleasure D． delight
2.A． fail B． teach C． beat D． tell
3.A． lesson B． thing C． trouble D． boy
4.A． homework B． housework C． cleaning D． washing
5.A． some B． plenty C． any D． lots
6.A． even B． if C． though D． when
7.A． Long B． Until C． Ever D． Never
8.A． quarreled B． talked C． dealt D． discussed
9.A． said B． thought C． required D． made
10.A． quickly B． often C． much D． well
11.A． school B． class C． others D． parents
12.A． talks B． sleeps C． laughs D． walks
13.A． matter B． change C． habit D． way
14.A． lesson B． look C． talk D． meeting
15.A． studied B． got C． learned D． understood
16.A． sleeping B． working C． spending D． staying
17.A． morning B． afternoon C． evening D． night
18.A． silent B． clean C． warm D． awake
19.A． scholarship B． room C． teacher D． position
20.A． education B． sleep C． job D． pay
Homesick is a compound word made up of HOME and SICK．You know what each word means on its own, of course．But think about what the words mean when they are used together．Homesick means SICK FOR HOME．
Now think for a minute about SEASICK．If you change the word home in the definition(释义)to the word sea, would the definition fit SEASICK? Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA． When you are homesick ,the only place you want to be is at home．When you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at seA．
Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart．people are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are broken．
But, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake, handstand, and handbag．Perhaps you may write definitions for them．
1.The word SEASICK means“______”．
A． to be eager to go to the sea
B． what has nothing to do with the sea
C． to be sick because of the sea
D． that the sea is terrible
2.When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that________．
A． his heart is sick
B． his heart needs testing
C． he’s sorry at heart
D． he’s terribly disappointed and sad、
3.“The last place you want to be” is_________．
A． where you want to be most
B． where you want to be least
C． where you go the last
D． the last place you go to
4.The definitions of handshake, handstand and handbag are_______．
A． easy to know
B． difficult to know
C． impossible to learn
D． unnecessary to learn
Whatever your level is, choosing to take French lessons in France is the best way to learn French．Place yourself in the local culture and practice your newly found skills in your free time．
You will be taught by native (本地的) French speakers who have a love for teaching and use excellent teaching techniques．Lessons are interesting and you will speak French on the first day both inside and outside the classroom．
Learners
●Suitable for all levels from beginners to advanced (高级的)
● Over 18 years old
Class Schedule (课表)
● Classes start on Mondays and run throughout the summer．
● Please arrive at the school by 8:15 am on your first day for a short level test．It will help to place you in the right class．
● Classes run from Monday to Friday each week．
● Classes start at 8:45 am each day depending on your level．
● You will have 3 classes per day lasting 55 minutes each．
● You will have a short break between classes．
Free Time and Tours
● The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week．These activities can include cooking lessons, wine and cheese tasting, visits to Paris, cycling, movies and much more．
● You will have plenty of free time to explore (探索) the local area and practice your newly found language skills or just relax on this learning holiday with a difference．
Other Information
● You should bring a small dictionary, pens and paper with you．
Get more from your holiday, have fun, meet new people and take home a new language skill that will stay with you forever．
1.What is special about the French courses?
A． They are taught in small groups．
B． The teachers are young French speakers．
C． People learn French in and out of class．
D． They will offer a wine tasting license．
2.On the first day, the students should ______．
A． take a language test
B． pay for their study
C． do a survey
D． introduce themselves to the class
3.How many lessons are there in a week?
A． 21
B． 30
C． 15
D． 12
Friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches．It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that When we haven’t got a television．People think that we are very strange．“But what do you do in the evening?”，they are always asking．The answer is very simple．Both my wife and I have hobbies．We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls．My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages．This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays．I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection．Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together．
Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house．This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before．Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do．On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us．They all have a good time．Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games．
1.The couple have not got a television, because ．
A． they are not rich enough
B． they are strange people
C． they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways
D． they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts
2.Both of the couple are interested in ．
A． learning languages
B． traveling
C． staying home alone
D． watching people play games
3.At night when there is no electricity, the couple ．
A． have to stare at the walls
B． can do nothing but sit in silence
C． will have many visitors
D． have to go out for candles
4.The writer tries to tell us that ____．
A． the television is useful
B． electricity is important
C． life is enjoyable without television
D． life is impossible without a television
One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor．The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop．He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的)．He therefore said to the man．“But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me．”
“Sir,”replied the lawyer．“Here I have＄500,,whether you cure my wife or you kill her．I'll give you all this．”
The doctor was reassured and went into the house．When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little．She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon dieD．
He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promiseD． “Did you kill my wife?”asked the lawyer．“Of course I didn't,” said the doctor．“Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man．“I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor．“Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you．”
1.Before entering the lawyer’s house the doctor stopped for a while, because_____ ．
A． the doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illness
B． the doctor thought it impossible to save the woman
C． the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay him
D． the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills
2.Because the lawyer’s wife was seriously ill, the doctor_____ ．
A． couldn’ t do much and didn't save her life
B． tried his best and saved her at last
C． had to do everything he could for her
D． had to spend a lot of time to cure her
3.The word “reassured” in the passage means __________．
A． he was told again and again
B． he was paid some money first
C． he was quite sure that he would be paid
D． he was quite sure that he could cure the woman
4.Which of the following is the best title (标题)for the passage?
A． The Lawyer and His Wife
B． The Lawyer's Trick
C． A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawye
D． A Serious Illness
假设你是中学生李华，不久前在学校举办的英语阅读竞赛中获得第一名。英语老师请你在学校英语学习经验交流会上发言，介绍你的阅读经验。请根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿，内容如下：
经常阅读中外英文报纸、杂志等；
在阅读中扩大词汇量；
阅读技巧对你的帮助。
注意：1.词数：不少于100词，开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear students,
It’s a great honor for me to introduce my reading experience to you．
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That’s all．Thank you
