He used to ________ and he is still used to ________.

A. working hard, the hard work                  B. work hard, the hard work

C. hard work, working hard                    D. hard working, working hard

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent? ???? with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. ??? , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ???? more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she ???? work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as ????? as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not ???? in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very ???? and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she ???? a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to ???? with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ???? , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly ???? Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was ???? me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that ???? my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

　　 Now Martin has ???? changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s???? helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. conversation??? ?? B. report???? ?? C. survey???? ? D. speech

2.A. So?????????????? B. But??????? ? C. Therefore?? ? D. However

3.A. very??? ???????? B. many?????? ? C. much??????? D. too

4.A. could??????????? B. had to???? ??? C. should????? D. would

5.A. soon???????????? B. quickly??? ?? C. well??????? ? D. good

6.A. pleased????????? B. tired????? ??? C. bored?????? ? D. interested

7.A. worried????????? B. patient??? ??? C. careful???? ?? D. serious

8.A. made???????????? B. took?????? ?? C. got???????? D. thought

9.A. argue??????????? B. say??????? ? C. discuss???? ?? D. talk

10.A. surprised??????? B. surprising ??? C. surprise??? ?? D. surprises

11.A. which??????????? B. what?????? C. that??????? ?? D. how

12.A. seeing?????????? B. noticing?? ?? C. helping???? ?? D. watching

13.A. since??????????? B. before???? ?? C. after?????? ?? D. when

14.A. always?????????? B. hardly???? ?? C. really????? ?? D. just

15.A. advice?????????? B. love?????? ?? C. idea?????? ? D. decision

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Liu Qian is a magician from Taiwan. He is 1. for his magic shows. Now everyone is interested in magic. We all want to know how to do a trick! From 2. to coins and to rubber bands (皮筋), it seems that anything can be used in a trick. Liu didn't go to any magic schools. He learned by 3. . He practices hard. Now he is a great magician. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. Liu practiced hard to 4. his skills. Then one day he put on a show for his class. "There was the surprise on everyone's face. It was cool." Liu still 5. hard at magic today. He may spend three years working on a new show.

Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（財寶） hidden（藏） in the fields .
“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”
As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .
They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (種).
“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”
“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .
When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .
Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard .
【小題1】One day the farmer called his sons together because ____.

Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（財寶） hidden（藏） in the fields .

“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”

As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .

They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (種).

“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”

“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .

When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .

Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard .

1.One day the farmer called his sons together because ____.

A．he knew he was dying

B． he need their help

C．he wanted to give them his treasure

D．he wanted to ask them something

2.The farmer’s sons _____.

A．were hard-working men

B．loved farm work

C．loved money but didn’t like to work.

D．were too lazy to look for the treasure

3.The farmer told his sons that _____.

A．there was money and gold hidden in their neighbors’ fields.

B．he was going to hide some money in the fields

C．they must put more earth all over the fields.

D．they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treasure.

4.One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _____.

A．he knew they would have a good harvest.

B．it was time for sowing and the earth was already turned

C．he liked rice

D．he wasn’t so lazy as his brothers

5.Their rice harvest in autumn was _____.

A．a poor one

B．a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors .

C．not a good one

D．better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields.

Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（財寶） hidden（藏） in the fields .
“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”
As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .
They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (種).
“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”
“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .
When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .
Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard

1.One day the farmer called his sons together because ____

1. A.
   he knew he was dying
2. B.
   he need their help
3. C.
   he wanted to give them his treasure
4. D.
   he wanted to ask them something

2.The farmer’s sons _____

1. A.
   were hard-working men
2. B.
   loved farm work
3. C.
   loved money but didn’t like to work
4. D.
   were too lazy to look for the treasure

3.The farmer told his sons that _____

1. A.
   there was money and gold hidden in their neighbors’ fields
2. B.
   he was going to hide some money in the fields
3. C.
   they must put more earth all over the fields
4. D.
   they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treasure

4.One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _____

1. A.
   he knew they would have a good harvest
2. B.
   it was time for sowing and the earth was already turned
3. C.
   he liked rice
4. D.
   he wasn’t so lazy as his brothers

5.Their rice harvest in autumn was _____

1. A.
   a poor one
2. B.
   a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors
3. C.
   not a good one
4. D.
   better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields