It’s ________ hard for us ________ understand what he said.

A. to; too      B. too; to       C. to; to   D. too; too

It’s _______ hard for us ______understand what he said.

A. to; too         B. too; to             C. to; to             D. so; that

It's ________ hard for us ________ understand what he said.

　　　 　　 A.too; to　　 B.to; too　　　 C.to; to　 D.enough; to

“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us．It's a simple rule，___1___ it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow．

This morning，I felt ___2___ was watching me too closely during an English exam．I turned my head quickly and saw James，who sat ___3___ me．My eyes caught his and he __4___，“Let me see your answers!”

I gave him a ___5___，not sure if he was joking or not，and returned to my test．This time I moved a little more ___6___ towards my paper．“I can't see!” James said in a low voice．

“What am I going to do?” I ___7___．Cheating was wrong．I'd studied hard for the test，but James ___8___．I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn't see the __9___．I knew I did what I felt was right．Maybe it made James ___10___．

When the exam ended，I stood there for a moment，wondering ___11___ to say．But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong．My ___12___ searched for the right words．

“Sorry，James．But you know me ___13___ to understand how I feel about cheating，” I said slowly and gently．“But maybe I can help you study before the ___14___ test．” “OK，Brian，” he smiled slightly，“You are right．I should study hard．”

I stood there for a moment，finally able to breathe again．I was happy that my friendship with James ___15___．

1．A．but                 B．so                C．because          D．unless

2．A．nobody               B．a(chǎn)nybody           C．everybody        D．somebody

3．A．in front of             B．behind              C．before           D．a(chǎn)round

4．A．whispered              B．talked              C．spoke             D．a(chǎn)nswered

5．A．book                 B．note               C．hand               D．smile

6．A．closely               B．clearly             C．mostly            D．lively

7．A．said to him             B．a(chǎn)sked the teacher    C．thought to myself    D．talked to me

8．A．had                 B．hadn't             C．has               D．hasn't

9．A．a(chǎn)nswers             B．name              C．pictures           D．questions

10．A．happy              B．a(chǎn)ngry              C．excited            D．silly

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

12．A．eyes              B．body               C．mind            D．memory

13．A．well enough          B．good enough      C．hard enough        D．bad enough

14．A．first               B．last               C．next              D．second

15．A．destroyed           B．wasn't destroyed     C．has destroyed     D．can't destroy

Reading Oliver James'Affluenza, I thought about what often happens at home. My 12-year-old daughter is in tears."I have so take a test tomorrow. I don't understand any of it," she cries out. After shouting and shutting her door, she calms down enough to go through her notes. The following dry I ask her how the test went and the just says "OK,I got a nine".

"Wow. well done!" I say, before she finishes with "But I never get a ten!"

According to James, this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development, which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money. To test this, I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests. She looked at me as if I was thick. "Well, if I don't get good grades, I won't be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff."

I was quite surprised, because I don't consider myself a pushy parent. But James suggests and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright. He points to the Danish system（體制）of education as a better model. Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.

For me, I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle, recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules, yet I have lived a happy life. What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations, or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality.

This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind. And he is looking for schools where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests, something more like Tongjon. Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools. It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea, and indeed in many other school systems around the world.

As the Russian poet Pushkin said," Inspiration(靈感）is needed in geometry(幾何學(xué)）just as much as in poetry ",and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them .

1.What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter?

A. She sets herself a goal too high to reach.

B. She should be more polite to her parents.

C. She is hard-working but not very bright.

D. She takes her grades much too seriously.

2.What does the word "obsession"in paragraph 3 mean?

A.A plain and unavoidable fact.

B.A satisfied and very proud state.

C.A practical and widely-used way.

D.A fixed and often unreasonable idea.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Social skills are as important as high grades.

B. Interest in grades can shake self-confidence.

C. The writer regrets not having studied hard at school.

D. Danish educational system is for very smart students.

4.The writer wants to tell us that____.

A.learning happily is the key to self-development.

B. top marks may be helpful to increase one's interest.

C. tests should be improved to give children inspiration.

D. education should meet one's needs for word and money.

Reading Oliver James'Affluenza, I thought about what often happens at home. My 12-year-old daughter is in tears."I have so take a test tomorrow. I don't understand any of it," she cries out. After shouting and shutting her door, she calms down enough to go through her notes. The following dry I ask her how the test went and the just says "OK,I got a nine".
"Wow. well done!" I say, before she finishes with "But I never get a ten!"
According to James, this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development, which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money. To test this, I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests. She looked at me as if I was thick. "Well, if I don't get good grades, I won't be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff."
I was quite surprised, because I don't consider myself a pushy parent. But James suggests and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright. He points to the Danish system（體制）of education as a better model. Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.
For me, I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle, recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules, yet I have lived a happy life. What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations, or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality.
This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind. And he is looking for schools where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests, something more like Tongjon. Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools. It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea, and indeed in many other school systems around the world.
As the Russian poet Pushkin said," Inspiration(靈感）is needed in geometry(幾何學(xué)）just as much as in poetry ",and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them .
【小題1】What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter?

完型填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule,   16   it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.

This morning, I felt   17   was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat   18   me. My eyes caught his and he   19  , “Let me see your answers!”

I gave him a   20  , not sure if he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more   21   towards my paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.

 “What am I going to do?” I   22  . Cheating was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James   23  . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the   24  . I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James   25  .

When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering   26   to say. But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My   27   searched for the right words.

“Sorry, James, but you know me   28   to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the   29  test.” “OK, Brian,” he smiled slightly, “You are right. I should study hard.”

I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy that my friendship with James   30  .

1. A. but               B. so                   C. because              D. unless

2. A. nobody            B. anybody              C. everybody        D. somebody

3.A. in front of            B. behind           C. before           D. around

4. A. whispered             B. talked           C. spoke            D. answered

5. A. book                  B. note                 C. hand             D. smile

6. A. closely           B. clearly              C. mostly           D. lively

7. A. said to him       B. asked the teacher    C. thought to myself    D. talked to me

8. A. had               B. hadn’t              C. has              D. hasn’t

9.A. answers            B. name             C. pictures             D. questions

10.A. happy                 B. angry            C. excited              D. silly

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

12. A. eyes                 B. body             C. mind                 D. memory

13. A. well enough          B. good enough          C. hard enough          D. bad enough

14. A. first                B. last                 C. next             D. second

15. A. destroyed            B. wasn’t destroyed    C. has destroyed   D. can’t destroy

Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”

She wanted to know how her __32  would react（反應(yīng)）, when she __33  home after the three days she was missing（失蹤）.

It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35  days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36  and tidy（整潔的）. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38  her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜尋).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?

She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40  was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42  she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.

When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45  us all very, very worried.”

1.                A．early           B．late            C．warm    D．a(chǎn)ngry

2.                A．father          B．mother         C．parents   D．teachers

3.                A．got            B．left            C．wanted   D．missed

4.                A．Everybody      B．Somebody       C．Anybody  D．Nobody

5.                A．many          B．lots of          C．a(chǎn) few     D．much

6.                A．clean          B．dirty           C．quiet     D．busy

7.                A．school          B．room           C．house    D．library

8.                A．with           B．in             C．by   D．a(chǎn)t

9.                A．They           B．It              C．He  D．She

10.               A．mother         B．father          C．friend     D．sister

11.               A．happy          B．tired           C．interested D．relaxed

12.               A．a(chǎn)nd            B．so             C．but   D．a(chǎn)lthough

13.               A．got up          B．woke up        C．put up D．clean up

14.               A．out            B．on             C．of    D．in

15.               A．had            B．let             C．made     D．gave