George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.

She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.

Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip  39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.

One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.

“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.

The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to  42  the bus.

He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘氣). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.

“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.

“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

1.A. work       B. job        C. child             D. house

2.A. grew          B. gave    C. bought        D. knew

3.A. make          B. carry         C. bring            D. take

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

5.A. larger         B. bigger      C. worse            D. better

6.A. after         B. before      C. finished             D. began

7.A. get out of                   B. get along with 

      C. come up with                  D. catch up with

8.A. excited        B. surprised    C. interested           D. bored

9.A. tired        B. sad          C. clean               D. happy

10.A. When     B. What         C. Why            D. Where

Somebody says ,‘‘Time is money.” But I think time is      important than money. Why do I think so? Because when money is over, we can get it back. But when time is      it’ll never     .That’s      we shouldn’t waste time.

It goes with saying that the      is usually limited. Even a second is very important .We should make full use of our time to do      useful.

But a lot of people do not know the importance of time. It is a pity. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking, sleeping and    . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own      .

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t      today’s work for tomorrow. Please remember that we have no time to      .

1.A.much        B. less          C. much less     D. even more

2.A.cost        B. bought        C. gone          D. finished

3.A. return     B. carry         C. take          D. bring

4.A.what        B. that          C. because       D. why

5.A.money       B. time          C. day           D. food

6.A.nothing     B. something     C. anything      D. everything

7.A.reading     B. writing       C. playing       D. working

8.A.time        B. food          C. money         D. life

9.A.stop        B. leave         C. let           D. give

10.A.lose        B. save          C. spend         D. take

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Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is   1  important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is  2  ,it will never  3  . This is   4  we must not waste(浪費(fèi)) time.

   We think that  5  is usually limited(有限). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do  6  useful.

   But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and  7  . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own  8  .

   In a word, we should save time… We should not  9  today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to  10  .

1.A.much          B.less              C.much less           D.much more

2.A.cost           B.bought            C.gone               D.finished

3.A.return         B.carry              C.take               D.bring

4.A.what          B.that               C.because            D.why

5.A.money         B.time              C.day               D.food

6.A.nothing        .B.something         C.anything            D.things

7.A.reading        B.writing            C.playing             D.working

8.A.time           B.food              C.money             D.life

9.A.stop           B.leave              C.let                D.give

10.A.lose           B.save               C.spend             D.take

When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭),  It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages, When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (裝載)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.

    From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.

    But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.

1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.

B. Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.

C. Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.

D. Rickshaws are very useful for the people' s daily life in Kolkata.

2.What does the underlined word "ban" mean?

A. make       B. increase     C. forbid      D. collect

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.

B. The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.

C. The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.

D. The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars.

Dear Dr. Know,

I’m not happy. I have too __1_ rules in my family. I have to __2___ at 6:00 every morning. I can’t __3__ my friends after school __4__I have to __5__my dog for a walk. I can’t watch TV on school nights. And I have to __6_ in bed by ten o’clock. _7__ weekends, I have to clean my room and wash my clothes. Then I have to help my mother __8__ dinner. Later I have to go to the Children’s Palace __9__ the piano. I never have any fun. __10__ can I do?

1.A. many        B. much            C. a few

2.A. go to bed    B. get up           C. go home

3.A. watch        B. look             C. meet

4.A. so           B. then             C. because

5.A. bring        B. take             C. carry

6.A. be           B. is               C. am

7.A. In           B. On              C. At

8.A. make        B. making          C. do

9.A. learn        B. to learn         C. learning

10.A. Why        B. What            C. How