Dear Mum:
Today I’m going to tell you something really special. I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.
Every time you come home and see the messy(雜亂的) house. I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house .I always want to help you, but I have so much homework to do. After I finish my homework, I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I’m so tired too.
I also want to tell you one thing, I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don’t study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise（贊揚） me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don’t feel frustrated （失望）about my grades, OK? I have made up my mind that I will study harder and help you to clean the house. I am serious this time. I will have my homework done faster so that I can have more energy to clean the house. I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason: I want to make you happy Mum.
I love you!
With lots of love Sally
【小題1】Why is Sally’s mother angry with Sally when she comes back from work?

    Many people in the United States worry about their looks. For many people, looking nice also means to be 5. Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.

    Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular.

    These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.

    Losing weight can be 9. Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All this works for losing weight.

    12 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so.

    Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing 15, too.

    1 .A. less　　　　　　   B. more　　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　  D. fast

    2. A. For　　　　　　   B. So　　　　　　　　    C. Or　　　　　　　　    D. And

    3. A. good　　　　　　 B. useful　　　　　　    C. hard　　　　　　　　  D. easy

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

    5. A. high　　　　　　      B. short　　　　　　　　 C. thin　　　　　　　　   D. fat

    6. A. talk　　　　　　   B. say　　　　　　　　   C. speak　　　　　　    D. tell

    7. A. dearer　　　　    B. harder　　　　　　   C. shorter　　　　　　　　　　 D. easier

    8. A. taken　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　 D. copied

    9. A. cheap　　　　    B. expensive　　　　  C. easy　　　　　　　　  D. safe

    10. A. pay　　　　　　  B. cost　　　　　　　　  C. take　　　　　　　　  D. have

    11. A. making　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　    C. playing　　　　　　  D. using

    12. A. Before　　　　 B. In　　　　　　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　 D. At

    13. A. sorry　　　　   B. angry　　　　　　    C. sad　　　　　　   &nbs
Vp;   D. glad

    14. A. need　　　　    B. have　　　　　　　　  C. use　　　　　　　　   D. get

    15. A. health　　　　  B. time　　　　　　　　  C. food　　　　　　　　 D. money

Never try to work when you are very hungry. If you want to do your homework right after school, you may want to eat something before getting to work. Always do your homework before you get too tire. Don’t wait until very late in the evening, or the assignment will seem much harder than it really is.

Organize(安排) your time into a few parts if you have more than an hour’s work, give yourself a break after an hour. On the other hand, don’t break it up so much that you can’t get anything done. You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time without stopping.

Don’t put it off until the last minute. If you put off doing your homework, you will have it on your mind, and you won’t enjoy your free time so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test, you will have too much catching up to do. A little bit each night, enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school, will take the fear at tests and keep you on top of it all.

Do your homework at the same time every day. This will help you make it a habit—part of your daily work. It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well.

1．When someone is hungry, he’d better ________.

       A．not work at all                          B．work harder     

       C．not work too hard                       D．work as usual

2．The underlined word “assignment” means _________.

       A．work                                               B．hunger

       C．housework                                      D．homework

3．If you do your homework very late in the evening, it will seem _______ it really is.

       A．a(chǎn)s easy as         B．easier than     C．a(chǎn)s hard as      D．more difficult than

4．If you put off doing your homework, __________.

       A．it will stay on your mind                  B．it will be much easier to do

       C．it will make you happy                         D．it doesn’t matter much

5．To do your homework at the same time every day__________.

       A．will make it easy to do                        B．will make your free time less pleasant

       C．will help you form a good habit             D．will make it much harder

Advice on Doing Your Homework

Never try to work when you are very hungry．If you want to do your homework right after school，you may want to eat something before getting to work．Always do your homework before you get too tired．Don't wait until late in the evening，or the assignment will seem much harder than it really is．

Divide your time into a few parts if you have more than an hour's work．Relax yourself after an hour．However, don't divide it up so much that you can't get anything done．You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time without stopping．

Don't put off（推遲）until the last minute．If you put off doing your homework，you will have it on your mind and you won't enjoy your free time．If you put off until the end of the week or until right before a test．you will have too much to do．A little bit each night，enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it．

Do your homework at the same time every day．This will help you make it a habit--part of your daily work．It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well．

1．When someone is hungry，he'd better            ．

A．not work at all      B．work harder         C．not work too hard   D．work as usual

2．The underlined word “assignment” in the article may mean “                ”．

A．time                    B．test                      C．homework             D．school

3．If you put off doing your homework，           ．

A．it will be kept on your mind                      B．it will be much easier to do

C．it will make you happy                                D．it doesn’t matter much

4．To do your homework at the same time every day                ．

A．will make it more difficult                         B．will make your free time less pleasant

C．will help you have a good habit                    D．will help you live longer

When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．

1.Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．

A．friends or classmates

B．parents

C．head teacher

D．teachers

2.Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason is __________．

A．parents don't love their children

B．children don't trust（信任） their parents

C．parents aren't able to give good advice

D．sometimes parents and children can't understand each other

3.According to the fact that only 9％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?

A．The students should work harder．

B．The students should listen to the teachers more carefully．

C．The teachers should be more strict with the students．

D．The teachers should pay more attention to the students' feelings．

4.According to the article which of the following is NOT true?

A. Only a little part(部分) of students ask their teachers for help.

B. Students trust parents more than classmates.

C. About 400 students will ask their friends or classmates for help.

D. All the students come from the same middle school.

5.According to the article we can infer(推斷)：

A．we must be friends to them if we want the children to trust us.

B．Teachers can’t give students enough help.

C．Students have few troubles in school.

D．Students always tell their friends or classmates anything.

When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．

1.Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．

2.Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason

is              

3.According to the fact that only 13％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?

When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．

1．Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．

A．friends or classmates

B．parents

C．head teacher

D．teachers

2．Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason is __________．

A．parents don't love their children

      B．children don't trust their parents

      C．parents aren't able to give good advice

      D．sometimes parents and children can't understand each other

3．According to the fact that only 13％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?

A．The students should work harder．

    B．The students should listen to the teachers more carefully．

    C．The teachers should be more strict with the students．

    D．The teachers should pay more attention to the students' feelings．