Exercise 6 of Unit 3 of 9A Task
一、单项填空
( ) 1. _______ great progress my daughter made in the past term!
A. What a
B. How
C. What
D. How a
( ) 2. — Look! There's a river. Let's swim in it! — No, I think it's _______ dangerous.
A. much too
B. too much
C. too many
D. many too
( ) 3. We have little doubt _______ the project will be a great success, though (虽然) we are not sure _______ we will have enough money to carry on with it.
A. when; that
B. whether; that
C. that; whether
D. whether; whether
( ) 4. When something makes you _______, come to me for help. Don't keep the secret _______ yourself.
A. worry; for
B. worried; to
C. worried; for
D. worried; with
( ) 5. — How soon will you start your journey? — I'm not sure. I haven't decided _______.
A. when shall I ask the boss for leave
B. where I will go to spend the holiday
C. if I would go by train or by plane
D. who could invite me to go
( ) 6. — If I could do that for you, how would you feel? — _______. Anyone else would have done that.
A. As you like
B. It's kind of you
C. Well, it depends
D. Don't mention it

二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。
worry achieve a balance take part in choose with
Nowadays a lot of students have teenage problems. Some do not know themselves well. Some have no 1. _______ but to do mountains of homework. Some think their parents are too strict 2. _______ them. Luckily, the government has taken some action to help.
Since the "Double Reduction Policy (双减政策)" was carried out, the students' life has changed a lot. Many students can have fun 3. _______ different activities.
Other people, however, also have 4. _______. Parents worry about their children's progress in study. Some students do not know how to manage their free time on weekends.
Therefore, it is important 5. _______ between study and other parts of life.

三、完形填空
Luke lived with his grandma last summer holiday. He was 1 ______ everything in his grandma's house. One night he went into the store room where his grandma kept her valuable collections. He knew she did not like anyone to touch her things, 2 ______ her cup for skating.
Luke looked for it, but he couldn't find it. "Where is it?" he thought to himself. He 3 ______ his head and found it on the top of the shelf.
With the help of a ladder, Luke 4 ______ the cup. While climbing down with it, Luke's elbow hit against the ladder heavily and the cup dropped and broke into two halves.
Luke was too nervous to feel the 5 ______. He stood up quickly and felt heart-broken. He picked up the broken pieces with his shaking hands, put them back to the shelf. Grandma was watching TV in the living room. Luke went into his bedroom quietly so that his grandma wouldn't 6 ______ him.
That night was so long. Luke looked at the clock many times. Time seemed to go much 7 ______. He couldn't fall asleep 8 ______ midnight. Early in the morning, Luke knocked on Grandma's door and told her what happened.
Grandma hugged Luke and said, "I got that cup when I won the first prize in my skating competition." "I'm really sorry, Grandma," Luke said 9 ______. With a smile, she continued, "When I was young, I once broke my uncle's priceless painting. I was as 10 ______ as you. I didn't tell the truth at first. After a week's thought, I admitted my mistake to my uncle. That was the most unforgettable moment. I think honesty matters more than anything."
( ) 1. A. serious about B. interested in C. worried about D. careful of
( ) 2. A. hardly B. exactly C. only D. especially
( ) 3. A. raised B. dropped C. shook D. cleaned
( ) 4. A. handed B. chose C. reached D. understood
( ) 5. A. pain B. stress C. action D. sickness
( ) 6. A. notice B. excuse C. mind D. understand
( ) 7. A. wider B. farther C. faster D. slower
( ) 8. A. across B. until C. after D. since
( ) 9. A. sadly B. happily C. rudely D. angrily
( ) 10. A. brave B. careful C. friendly D. polite