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My mother began to ask us to be on time when my twin brother and I were about five years old.  She _1_ told us not to be late for the bus, not to be late for school, and so on. “ Don’t be late” became our family rule.

Mother_2 as a teacher when my twin brother and I started the first grade. Every school day morning, she called us to get up, and cooked _3_ breakfast.  School started at 8:00 am, _4_ we arrived at the school before 7:30 am each school day morning.

When we were in high school, our_5_ once told my mother that we had been late for three times in one month.  That made my mother so _6_ that she beat us.  After that I was not late for anything.

I kept the _7_ of being on time for a long time. When I _8_ a teacher, we were asked to get to school at 8；00 am, but I always got there at 7；15 am.  That gave me more time to do my job _9_ .

When you learned good habits from your _10_ , they will give you more than you can imagine.

1.A.  never     B.  already     C.  always      D.  even

2.A. worked     B.  helped      C.  learned     D.  studied

3.A.  her       B.  him         C.  us          D.  them

4.A. because    B.  but         C.  and         D.  so

5.A.  teacher       B.  sister      C.  brother     D.  father

6.A.  happy    B.  angry       C.  excited     D.  relaxed

7.A. trip        B.  time       C.  hope        D.  habit

8.A. caught      B.  got        C.  started     D. became

9.A. worse          B.  worst       C.  better      D.  best

10.A. classmate    B.  family       C.  friend      D.  group

C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

【小题1】Don’t be late again, Tom. Otherwise I ________ you.
【小题2】—What do you think of my suggestion?
—Sorry. What’s that? I _______ to my favourite song. 
【小题3】Lucy ________ to school on her own when she was in the middle school.
【小题4】I feel energetic again because I _________ a rest. I can devote myself to this work now.
【小题5】We are told that sound __________ through air at a speed of about 340 metres per second.

—The charity walk begins _______ 9.00 a.m. Don’t be late.

   —No problem.

  A. in             B. at               C. on           D. to

Don’t be late again. Please try your best to be here __________.

A. in time               B. on time             C. at times                  D. at all times

阅读下列这则广告，在下面划线的部分填入与广告相符合的内容。
June 18
Chinese singer Han Hong will give a national performance at 7:30pm from June 22 to July 3 at the Shanghai Gymnasium.Don’t be late.
Tickets: 500 yuan, 700 yuan, 1,100 yuan
Sold at 66 Yangpu Road
Address: Shanghai Gymnasium, 132 Wenhui Road
Telephone： 38237802， 38295931，38253317
【小题1】Han Hong will have a _________ performance.
【小题2】The performance will last(持续)________ days.
【小题3】You should go to see the show at least at _______.
【小题4】The cheapest ticket is ________.
【小题5】If you want to buy the ticket, you can go to _______.