Hearing the front door open, I ran down to the kitchen and waited. I saw may dad come in, with the white envelope in his hand. I had waited all day for this, so I reached over him for it as soon as he set foot into the house. Angrily, he   41   the envelope on the table and said it was nothing to get excited about, and that it was just a piece of paper. I grabbed (抓取) it and ran upstairs. I wondered why my dad did not understand how   42   I was to see my mid-year report card for my first year inmiddle school. I was really   43   by how he refused to consider all my hard work.

I saw my class rank (等級(jí)) :1/139. I did not believe what I saw. I felt my lip ( 嘴唇) form a smile and wanted to run downstairs to tell everyone. Then I   44   what my da had said----it was nothing to get excited about. I wanted to share my happiness with someone, but felt lonely.

I realized that I had become distant (遠(yuǎn)離的) from my family. We used to   45   late watching Disney movies,and my brothers, sisters and I would play tennis in the backyard all the time. I wondered when all that   46  . I just no longer took part in them. My school work   47   all my time and energy

While I had been busy with my study, I had also built a   48   between me and my familly. I was only trying to become a person everyone could be   49   of.

I wanted to go downstairs, say sorry for my rude behavior and for every refused movie and tennis game, and be   50   of my family again. I knew I had to do something ----because without their support, my achievement meant nothing.

41. A. caught     B. cleaned up     C. picked up     D. threw

42. A. anxious    B. scared        C. sad           D. frustrated

43. A. beaten     B. hurt          C. bothered       D. troubled

44. A. remembered B. realized       C. forget         D. listened to

45. A. come back  B. go down      C. stay up        D. keep out

46. A. begun      B. stopped       C. improved      D. appeared

47. A. set up      B. gave up       C. used up        D. put up

48. A. wall       B. bridge        C. road           D. hous

49. A. famous     B. careful        C. proud         D. afraid

50. A. hope       B. pride          C. child         D. part

Most of my day is full of lessons and homework. It is very  36 to find time for myself. But when I get some free time, I have many 37 to do, such as sleeping, going to the movies and listening to music.

     First, I like sleeping very much, When I am at school, I try to make time during my break and lunchtime to get 38  minutes to sleep. It helps me   39   awake all the way. If I do not get a good sleep, I will be very tired the next day.

     Second, going to the movies can make me relax (放松), When I am tired, it is a good idea 40   and watch a movie. Laughing, getting frightened and even   41   are all good ways of relaxing.

     Listening to music is my hobby   42  . I think music is very important in   43  life. Some parents think listening to music will make their children become poor students, so they   44   them from listening to it. But I don’t think so. When I am in a bad mood (心情), music can   make me quiet.

      45   hobbies, there will be no colour in my life, I will keep my hobbies forever.

36. A. important                  B. hard                        C. useful                     D. interesting

37. A. subjects                    B. competitions           C. activities                 D. clubs

38. A. few                       B. a few                      C. little              D. a little

39. A. stay                         B. mean                      C. become                  D. have

40. A. to go out                   B. goes out                  C. going out                    D. went out

41. A. eating                       B. drinking                  C. believing                 D. crying

42. A. as usual                    B. at least                    C. as well                    D. at present

43. A. everyone’s                B. someone’s               C. no one                    D. anyone

44. A. ask                          B. solve                       C. stop                              D. help 

45. A. With                         B. Without                   C. In                          D. For

My father often works very hard. And he 　31 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 　32 story about him.

　 One afternoon, when he finished his work, and was about to go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 　33 to have not much work to do that day and 　34 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.

　 So he came back home and 　35 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.

　 But to our 　36 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 　 37 　.He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 　38　 .

　 Whey my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 　39 , he took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 　40 . So he asked her to 　41　 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat 　42 　in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　 Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 　43 of the tickets are different.” 　44　 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am sorry, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 　45　 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.

　 31. A. always　 　 B. seldom　　　 C. often　　　　　 D. sometimes.

　 32. A. funny　　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. bad　　　　 D. strange

　 33. A. happened　　 B. liked　　　　　 C. pretended　　　 D. wanted

　 34. A. it　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. which

　 35. A. early　　　　　 B. quietly　　 C. quickly　　 D. suddenly

　 36. A. surprise　　 B. joy　　　　 C. sorrow　　　 D. delight

　 37. A. matter　　　　　 B. date　　　　 C. time　　　　 D. price

　 38. A. hall　　　　 B. theatre　　 C. office　　　　　 D. cinema

　 39. A. interested　　　 B. surprised　　　 C. frightened　 D. disappointed

　 40. A. different　　　 B. unusual　　 C. the same　　 D. strange

　 41. A. bring　　　　　 B. get　　　　 C. see　　　　 D. show

　 42. A. said　　　　 B. named　　　 C. told　　　　 D. shown

　 43. A. designs　　 B. colors　　　 C. prices　　　 D. owners

　 44. A. .But　　　　 B. However　　 C. So　　　　　 D. Yet

　 45. A. exhibition　　　 B. play　　　　 C. concert　　 D. film

My father often works very hard. And he 　31 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 　32 story about him.

　　　 One afternoon, when he finished his work, and was about to go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 　33 to have not much work to do that day and 　34 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.

　　　 So he came back home and 　35 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.

　　　 But to our 　36 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 　 37　 .He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 　38　 .

　　　 Whey my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 　39 , he took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 　40 . So he asked her to 　41　 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat 　42 in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　　 Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 　43 of the tickets are different.” 　44　 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am sorry, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 　45　 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.

　　　 31. A. always　 B. seldom　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　 D. sometimes.

　　　 32. A. funny　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　　 D. strange

　　　 33. A. happened　　　　　 B. liked　　　　　　　　 C. pretended　　　　 D. wanted

　　　 34. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. which

　　　 35. A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. quietly　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. suddenly

　　　 36. A. surprise　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　　　　 D. delight

　　　 37. A. matter　　　　　　　　 B. date　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. price

　　　 38. A. hall　　　　　　　　　　 B. theatre　　　 C. office　　　　　　　 D. cinema

　　　 39. A. interested　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. frightened　 D. disappointed

　　　 40. A. different　　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　 C. the same　　　　　 D. strange

　　　 41. A. bring　　　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　 C. see　　　　　　　　　 D. show

　　　 42. A. said　　　　　　　　　 B. named　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　 D. shown

　　　 43. A. designs　　　 B. colors　　　 C. prices　　　 D. owners

　　　 44. A. .But　　　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

　　　 45. A. exhibition　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　 C. concert　　　　　　 D. film

In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. Many of them try their best 41 good marks in the exams. They have a lot of homework every day, and the exam is a big headache. In their mind, good 42 is the ticket to success in the future.

Singaporean students study hard, but they have a lot of fun after class. Do you want to know what 43 they like to do after class? They can 44 all kinds of sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing. They are also very active in community service.

In their free time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood movies are very popular with them. They also like movies 45 in Hong Kong and Singapore because they understand them very well. Some students 46 their free time surfing the Internet, 47 e-mails to their friends and playing computer games. 48 they also go to shopping centers and big bookstores. They are really good places to 49 . So as a middle school student, living in Singapore is not easy, but it is 50 .

Dear students, what about your school life? Please write something about it.

( )41. A. getting　　　　 B. get　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　 D. gets

( )42. A. memory　　　 B. health　　　　 C. friend　　　　 D. education

( )43. A. jobs　　　　　 B. activities　　　 C. choices　　　　 D. abilities

( )44. A. join　　　　　 B. take part　　　 C. attend　　　　　 D. take part in

( )45. A. make　　　　 B. making　　　　 C. made　　　　　 D. to make

( )46. A. pay　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　 C. cost　　　　　 D. take

( )47. A. sending　　　 B. receiving　　　 C. playing　　　　 D. getting

( )48. A. Never　　　　 B. Sometimes　　 C. Hardly　　　　 D. Seldom

( )49. A. relax　　　　 B. stop　　　　　 C. travel　　　　　 D. walk

( )50. A. boring　　　　 B. difficult　　　　 C. colorful　　 　 D. hard