Kitty would rather ______ to the park than watch TV.

A．to go

B．go

C．going

D．goes

A lot of trees ______ on the hill yesterday.

A．are planted

B．will be planted

C．have been planted

D．were planted

Dear Sigmund Friend
I am a Grade 9 student. I have   21  problem, and I do not know how to deal   22  it.
I have a lot of homework every day, and I have no choice   23   to do it. I often stay up late to complete  24  , and then feel tired the next day.
Sometimes, I want to   25  to do so much work, but usually I just accept it. I understand that it is important to do my homework and   26   on time. However, I hardly have any spare time for my hobbies   27  playing volleyball and ping-pong. I really feel bad about that. I often doubt whether it is worth   28   so hard.
I am   29  a holiday without homework so that I can relax and have some time for my hobbies. What should I do? Can you offer me some suggestions? They will be of great value to me. I hope to    30   you soon.
Best wishes
Millie

【小题1】

A．an B．a C．the D．(不填)

【小题2】

A．with B．for C．to D．on

【小题3】

A．and B．so C．but D．then

【小题4】

A．the housework B．the exercise C．exercises D．the exercises

【小题5】

A．accept B．refuse C．take D．agree

【小题6】

A．hand it on B．hand it in C．hand in D．put it in

【小题7】

A．as B．such so C．such as D．as much as

【小题8】

A．reading B．playing C．walking D．working

【小题9】

A．looking for B．looking forward to C．looking after D．looking up

【小题10】

A．hear of B．hear about C．hear from D．hear

Dear Sigmund Friend
My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy   31   football! I love   32   football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream   33  a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your   34  .
I have   35  friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I   36   trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry     37  . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives    38  .I wish I could have my parents’  39  .
Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know   40  . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.
Best wishes
Simon

【小题1】

A．for B．with C．of D．about

【小题2】

A．watching B．seeing C．looking at D．looking

【小题3】

A．am to be B．is to be C．is to being D．are to be

【小题4】

A．book B．work C．advice D．school

【小题5】

A．much B．not any C．few D．plenty of

【小题6】

A．get in B．get into C．get on D．get off

【小题7】

A．from time to time B．from times to times C．between time and time D．between times and times

【小题8】

A．much interesting B．more interested C．more interesting D．the most interesting

【小题9】

A．support B．supported C．supporting D．supports

【小题10】A. why to do       D. when to do        C. what to do         D. where to do

Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip(拉链) that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men’s trousers and on ladies’ dresses. He did not call his invention a ‘zip’ but everybody says that he was the ‘Father of the Zip’. Mr. Judson tried to sell his invention but no one wanted it because it did not work very well. A Canadian changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better. He made a zip that worked very well in 1913.This is the same zip we use today.
【小题1】Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a _____ man.

A．kind

B．lazy

C．clever

D．foolish

【小题2】Mr. Whitcomb Judson invented ______ in 1893.

A．a special train

B．something like a zip

C．a washing machine

D．a special car

【小题3】A zip can be used to _______.

A．open clothes

B．close clothes

C．open and close clothes

D．make clothes

【小题4】 A _______ man changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better.

A．Chinese

B．Canadian

C．German

D．Japanese

【小题5】_______ was called “Father of Zip”.

A．Mr. Whitcomb Judson	B．The Canadian
C．Whitcomb’s father	D．Whitcomb’s son

Mr. Green and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went off in their car.
When the film was finished, they went home. They opened the gate and put the car away. When they came to the front door, they found that the glass in the door was broken. The door was not locked and it was open. A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things. However, everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing.
The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room. The wife was angry with the dog.“Why didn’t you guard(保卫)the house?”she said. The dog was pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Green. It began to wag(摇)its tail and then it went to a comer of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the wife and dropped the thing at her feet. When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was ?It was a man’s finger!
The end of the story is this. Mr. Green telephoned the police and told them everything. Three days later the police caught the robber. They found him easily.
【小题1】That evening Mr. Green and his wife __________.

A．took their dog to see a film

B．left the dog alone at home

C．went home before the film was finished

D．locked the door and could not open it

【小题2】The robber stole(偷)__________.

A．everything from the house

B．something expensive from the house

C．nothing from the house

D．a car from the house

【小题3】Why was the woman angry with the dog? _________

A．Because she thought it had made the room dirty.

B．Because she thought it had broken the glass.

C．Because it wouldn’t go to the cinema with her.

D．Because she thought it hadn’t guarded the house.

【小题4】The robber was caught easily because __________.

A．the police knew him

B．the police happened to meet him

C．Mr. Green know where he lived

D．he had one of his fingers

【小题5】Mr. Green and his wife would _________.

A．like their dog more than before

B．drive the dog away from their home

C．let the dog bring home more presents

D．ask the police to take the dog away

Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.
They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.
They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?
They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?
They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests(胸部)and throats(喉咙)?
They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.
All they could think about was being ill or hurt.
One day they went on a train journey together.
“We’ll need some food,”Pearl said.
“We’ll buy some bananas,”June said.“They are good to eat and always clean.”
And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.
It was not long before they were hungry.
Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled(剥)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.
At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.“Don’t eat your banana,”Pearl shouted at June.“Mine has made me go blind!”
【小题1】What did the two old ladies talk about most of the time? _________

A．Themselves.

B．Other people.

C．Healthy food.

D．Dangerous drivers.

【小题2】 The old ladies didn’t want to ______.

A．eat any bananas	B．travel by train
C．be young again	D．get sick

【小题3】Pearl ate her banana ________.

A．after they came out of the tunnel	B．at the station
C．before June ate hers	D．before she was hungry

【小题4】 Pearl thought that the banana _______.

A．stopped her from seeing	B．would make her hungry
C．would make her ill	D．would be good for June

【小题5】What’s the best title of the story? __________.
A. What Good Friends                   B. What a Bad Train Journey
C. Bananas Are Good for You            D. Bananas Are Bad for You

Shopkeeper:    【小题1】  
Tim:      Hello, I’m looking for a pair of football boots for my father.
Shopkeeper: Which color do you like?
Tim:      I like the red ones.     【小题2】
Shopkeeper: They’re 150 yuan
Tim:      Oh!    【小题3】  How about the blue ones?
Shopkeeper: 140 yuan.
Tim:      Also too expensive,  【小题4】  
Shopkeeper: Yes, The while boots cost only 100yuan .And they’re good.
Tim:      Let me see     【小题5】

根据下列句子中所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
【小题1】Which ________(部分) of the town do you live in?                  
【小题2】Tom has the ___________(能力) to do the work.                    
【小题3】The whole house _________（震动）during the earthquake on that day. 
【小题4】About 90 percent of these ______(病例) can be cured.                
【小题5】The plane will take off ________(不久).                           

下面短文中有十处错，每处错皆用底线标出，请将正确答案填写在右边相应的横线上。（每小题只填一词，不得改变原句意思。）
In America, on school and workdays,   
breakfast in most homes is often a hurried
meals of milk, bread, juice or coffee. Some
【小题1】____________
people even don’t in order for get to work
【小题2】____________
or school on time. Other just stop at coffee
【小题3】___________
shops for coffee. And on weekends, things
【小题4】__________
are quite different. People usually gets up
【小题5】____________
late, so they have enough time to have a
large breakfast by eggs, home-fried(油煎的)
【小题6】___________
potatoes and bread.
Lunch is just a short break from the day’s
work rather than a large, long meal. He usually
【小题7】__________
lasts only half an hour or an hour, so family
members do not have time to back home.
【小题8】__________
Most people have a sandwich or a hamburger,
and fruit or ice-cream for lunch.
Working people either take his lunches to
【小题9】___________
work in the brown paper “lunch bag”,or
eat a sandwich at a slow food restaurant.                               
【小题10】__________