71. 即使这个男孩子太小，他也能区分对与错。

Even though the boy was too young he could ___________________. （distinguish）

72. 我们决定从现在起全身心投入到研究中。

We are determined to ___________________ from now on. （dive）

73. 铃一响，学生们就开始着手做试卷。

As soon as the bell rang, the students ___________________ their papers. （set）

74. 落叶通常与秋天联系在一起。

Fallen leaves ___________________. (associate)

75. 你能承担所有的维修费用吗？

Can you ___________________ of repair? （bear）

76. 紧紧抓住绳子，否则你会摔下去的。

___________________ the rope, or you’ll fall down. （hang）

77. 他谨慎地端着装满玻璃杯的箱子上楼了。

He carried the box full of glasses ___________________ upstairs. （caution）

78. 他的商店便于购物。

His shop is ___________________. （convenient）

79. 这个小女孩抓住妈妈的手高兴地笑了起来。

The little girl ___________________ and laughed happily. （seize）

80. 春天西湖的美景超过了他的期望。

The beauties of the West Lake in spring ___________________. (expectation)

Being organized is an important skill for school and life.When you’re well organized，you can stay focused，instead of spending time hunting things down and getting sidetracked.What does it mean to be organized？For schoolwork，it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignments，so you know what you have to do and when.Keeping clearly labeled binders or folders for handouts and keeping all your schoolwork neat and in a specific place—these are the main parts of organization.

For home stuff，being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go.It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair.It means keeping your schoolbag，your shoes，and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.

Planning is part of being organized，too.Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it.Calendars，lists，and schedules can help you plan.You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace.Making a schedule or a “to?do” list for yourself is a good idea.Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do.Add new things as you get assignments，and check off things when you’ve done them.Use your list to help you decide which thing is the most important to work on first.

It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff.But once you’re organized，you feel great.The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework，the more time you have for better things，like reading a good book or playing.

1. According to the first paragraph，“being organized” probably means “________”．

A．looking for something with others here and there

B．doing something according to the plan made ahead of time

C．getting together every now and then

D．telling you what you have to do every day

2. If you are well organized at home，you will________.

A．leave all the things as they are

B．hang your coat on a chair

C．know where your clean underwear is

D．ask your mom where your shoes are

3.Which one of the following is the right order of being organized?

a．Deciding what you have to do and when.

b．Finding a notebook where you can write down your “to?do” list.

c．Getting rid of the things that have been done in the list.

d．Making a “to?do” list for yourself.

A．b，a，d，c? B．a，d，c，b

C．c，b，a，d? D．d，c，b，a

4.What may be the best title for this passage?

A．Planning Is Part of Being Organized

B．A Good Beginning Is Half Done

C．Being Organized—an Important Skill

D．Where There Is a Will There Is a Way

My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.

When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.

One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”

I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.

I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.

Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.

My story is really my mother’s story －a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.

The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means           .

A. discovery  B. success  C. trick   D. pleasure

When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she           .

A. advised him to earn money by himself

B. asked him to try to manage their money

C. persuaded him not to buy them patiently

D. agreed to buy them for him immediately

What do we learn about the author?

A. He now works as a doctor.

B. He disliked watching TV as a kid.

C. He received little formal education.

D. He often did housework when young.

The underlined word “this” in the last but one paragraph refers to        .

A. God’s throwing me away

B. my own medical illness

C. the operation on my spine

D. my mother’s changeless faith in God

In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us         .

A. the happy relationships in his family

B. the benefits of reading for young children

C. the importance of formal education for adults

D. his mother’s great influence on his development

It’s nearly eight o’clock. I must hang up and get down to work. My boss________ be here at any moment.

A．should            B．must             C．could             D．would

In order to lose weight, the young lady prefers to ___ regularly rather than take expensive weight-losing pills．

A．hang out           B．work out         C．turn out     D．figure out