______ it rained heavily, no one in our class was late for school.

A．Because          B．Even though       C．As soon as         D．Until

---When facing some challenges, Jimmy shows great courage.

--- Yes. He is a man who never _________.

A．goes on           B．gives up           C．runs out of        D．gives back

--- ______ reading aloud to practice English?

--- Good idea.

A．How about        B．Why not          C．How             D．When

---Is that Lucy’s sister, Lily?

---No, it _______ be her. She has gone to English.

A．could            B．can              C．can’t            D．mustn’t

Tony’s brother is _______ to take care of the little baby.

A．careful enough                         B．enough careful

C．enough carefully                        D．carefully enough

If he had a map, he _____ get lost in the mountains.

A．won’t           B．didn’t           C．wouldn’t         D．can’t

---I often feel shy in public.

--- ___________.

A．So am I           B．So I do            C．So do I            D．So I am

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Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend __1__their teachers. Students spend their days in class, ___2__to the interesting or boring words of their teachers. At break（休息時間）, they __3__ themselves by running or talking with each other. But ___4_should students spend their__5__time after school?

In western countries,___6_is normal(很正常的) for students to have a part-time _7_after school or on weekends. Students can make their _8_ money and learn more about the “__9_world”. They enjoy the independence（獨立） and money, and their parents enjoy the __10_house. However, it seems that, in China, parents__11__so much about their children’s studies that they would like to _12_ their children spending most of their time _13__for all those exams. It is natural for Chinese parents to feel that way, but I think everything should keep balanced. Sometimes, western school children__14__long hours after school to make money, so they__15__too tired to listen in class or do their homework. But Chinese students spend so much time on their studies that anything else becomes less important.

1.                A．in             B．on             C．with D．for

2.                A．a(chǎn)dding         B．getting         C．replying  D．listening

3.                A．help           B．take           C．relax D．look

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

5.                A．busy           B．little           C．past D．free

6.                A．this            B．that            C．it    D．such

7.                A．a(chǎn)ctivity         B．job            C．program  D．plan

8.                A．rich           B．a(chǎn)ny            C．own D．some

9.                A．real           B．poor           C．public    D．small

10.               A．big            B．quiet          C．noisy D．modern

11.               A．deal           B．worry          C．cause D．concentrate

12.               A．make          B．a(chǎn)sk            C．let   D．see

13.               A．chatting        B．studying        C．succeeding D．obeying

14.               A．spend          B．solve          C．regard    D．work

15.               A．face           B．realize         C．a(chǎn)chieve   D．become

This is Li Gang’s English self-schedule(自學計劃)for one week.

1.Li Gang will read the useful ________ used in a telephone conversation on Wednesday.

A．sounds           B．numbers          C．sentences         D．words

2.Li Gang will review the prepositions to show place on ________.

A．Monday          B．Tuesday           C．Wednesday        D．Thursday

3.Li Gang will improve his _______skills on Friday.

A．listening          B．speaking          C．reading           D．writing

Most people work or study from Monday to Friday. The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can hardly rest during the weekends.

According to a survey, 24% of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of study.

And this isn't only in Beijing. Ji Chunying is a Grade 9 student in Guangzhou. The 14-year-old girl has to get up at 6:45 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday, she goes to extra classes for math and physics.

But Ji doesn't complain. She says her classmates all work very hard.

Finding time to have fun

Zhao Yang, 13, is from Dalian, Liaoning. As a Grade 8 student, Zhao's weekend is less busy. But he still spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. "I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like," he said.

Some students are much luckier. They don't have to go to school on the weekend.

Ding Yi, a Grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them. And she's a top student.

During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8 am. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV.

Ding said her mother once wanted her to try extra classes. But when they asked Ding's teacher about it, the teacher said it was unnecessary.

"My teacher said I don't need to push myself too much. Learning well at school is enough," Ding said. "I feel pretty lucky."

1.Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours sleep each night because of ___________.

A．playing computer games

B．playing with friends

C．busy study

D．watching TV

2.How many students are mentioned in this passage?

A．2.               B．3.                C．4.               D．5.

3.We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A．Some middle school students can enjoy their weekend.

B．All the students in China are busy studying on the weekend.

C．Every student in China has to go to extra classes on the weekend.

D．All the students complain about their busy weekend.

4.The above text may be a _______.

A．a(chǎn) story of science                       B．school notice

C．short play                             D．news report