1、Sarah Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents the school.Dear Mom and Dad,I ' m afraid I have some very bad news for you. J(be) very naughty since I became a studentin the school, and the headmaster is very angry me. He is going to write to you. Yo

2、u must comeand take me away from here. He (not want) me in the school any Ion ger.The trouble started last night I was smoking in bed. This is against the rules, of course. Weare not supposed (smoke) at all.As I was smok in g, I heard footsteps (come) towards the room. I did not want a teacher tocat

3、ch me smoking, so I threw cigarette away.(fortun ate), the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. Soon the whole build ing was bur ning. Now many of the girls are in the hospital.The headmaster says that the fire was all my fault you must pay for the damage. You will besent a

4、 bill from our school for about a million dollars.I ' m very sorry about this.Much love,SarahP. S.(附)None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have bee n!2.My mom only had one eye. I hated her.There was one day during primary school when

5、my mom came to say hello to me. How could she 1_ this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day one of my classmates said, "EEEE, your mom only has one eye!" I wan ted my mom to just disappear ( 消失)'from my life. I told her that day, "If you're only making ot

6、hers laugh at me, why don't you just2 ?" My mom was sile nt. I did n't_3to think about what 1 had said, because I was full of an ger.I wan ted out of that4, and have nothing to do with her. I studied hard and went to Korea._51 had my own family. 1 was happy with my life and my childre n

7、.One day, my mom to visit me. When she stood by the door, my children laughed. I shouted at 6, “ How dare you come to my house and scare 驚嚇)my children!' GET .OUT OF HERE! NOW!"My mom quietly answered," Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong 7_ ," and she went away.One

8、day, I came back for a school reunion ( 聚會(huì)).My neighbors saw me and told me my mom died. They . 8me a letter.My dearest son,I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I was an embarrassme nt to you whe n you were grow ing up.You see.whe n you were very little, you got into an accide nt, and los

9、t your eye. As a mother, I could n't 9_ you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so 10 of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.With all my love to you, Your mother() 1. A. sayB. doC. explainD. throw() 2. A. comeB. leaveC. dieD. start() 3

10、. A. stopB. needC. wantD. care() 4. A. schoolB. classC. hospitalD. house() 5. A. StillB. ThenC. AgainD. Suddenly() 6. A. themB. youC. itD. her() 7. A. addressB. ideaC. timeD. key() 8. A. wroteB. sentC. handedD. left() 9. A. bearB. findC. watchD. keep() 10. A. sureB. tiredC. nervousD. Proud3.Dick liv

11、ed in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from t

12、here in a telegram ( 電報(bào) )," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didn&

13、#39;t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi ( 出租車(chē) ) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hote

14、l."Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office.&

15、quot;1. Dick flew to New York because .A. he went there for a holidayB. he had work thereC. he went there for sightseeing ( 觀光 )D. his home was there2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?A. Because she didn t know his address yetB. Because she wanted to go to New York, tooC. Because she might

16、 send him another telegramD. Because she couldn t leave her husband by himself in New York3. Where did Dick stay in New York?A. In the center of the city.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.D. At his friend s house.4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?A. The manager ( 經(jīng)理 ) of his hot

17、el.B. The police office.C. The taxi driver.D. His wife.5. Which of the following is not true?A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.B. Dick didn t work on the first night of his arrival.C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.D. Dick wan ted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.4.M

18、aybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is notnecessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better scholar if he or she wants to. Here' s how.1. Plan your time carefully. When you pla n your work, you should make a list of things that you have tod

19、o. After making the list, you should make a schedule （日程表） of your time. First your time for eating,sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don' t forget to set aside eifor en terta inment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will make you re

20、alize what is happe ning to your time.2. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everyth ing but study materials. No games, radios, or televisi on! When you sit dow n to study, concen trate

21、 on the subject.3. Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.4. Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your no

22、tes. Review the important pointsthat your teacher men ti oned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the n ext day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meanin gful, and you will remembe

23、r it Ion ger.5. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have lear ned about a subject. They help you remember your new kno wledge.The world won ' t end if you don ' t pass a test, so don' t be overly worried.There are other methods that might help you with your study ing. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.6. A schedule will help you.A. finish your work quicklyB. sol