After finishing his homework, he went on ________ a letter to his parents.

After failing his mid-term exams, Jeremy was______face his parents.

A．too ashamed to

B．too embarrassing to

C．very ashamed of

D．very embarrassing to

Which of the statements is NOT true according to the text?

A．After burying his parachute, John made his way downhill directly.

B．When he walked down the hill, John got lost first.

C．In order to lessen his pain, John walked in long sideway movements

D．While walking downhill, John could not see very clearly.

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James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully【21】the coins that lay on the bed. $ 24.52 was all that he had. The bieyele he wanted was at least $ 90 !【22】on earth was he going to get the【23】of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bieyeles. It was【24】to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no【25】asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to【26】.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to【27】it. He would have to find a job.【28】who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had【29】on most things.

"Well, you can start right here," said Mr. Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my ear needs washing. "

That was the【30】of James' s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the【31】of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the【32】of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the【33】increased and he knew that he would soon have【34】for the bicycle he longed for.

The day【35】came when James counted his money and found $ 94.32. He【36】no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode【37】"home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard【38】for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more【39】he had bought it with his own money. He had【40】 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

(21)

A．cleaned

B．covered

C．counted

D．checked

If you feel like, let's go swimming after finishing your homework.

A．如果你感到喜欢，做完功课后我们就去游泳。

B．如果你感到有点像，做完功课后我们就不去游泳了。

C．如果你感到很开心，做完功课后我们就去游泳。

D．如果你乐意，做完功课后我们就去游泳。

Mr. Young ran his own business and worked very hard. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continued like that, so she often tried to get him to take a vacation. At last she managed to persuade him to do so, and she hoped that he would be able to enjoy his vacation without any disturbance, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husband's secretary. She said to her, "My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens, please don't bother him with telegrams and letters about business problems while we are away. Just wait till we get back."

After Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, Mr. Young received a letter from his secretary which said, "Something terrible happened to your business, but I'm not going to bother you with it while you are enjoying your vacation."

1)、Mr. Young was the owner of a private business.

A.T

B.F

2)、Mrs. Young worried about her husband's business.

A.T

B.F

3)、Mrs. Young was afraid that her husband's vacation might be spoilt.

A.T

B.F

4)、The secretary didn't explain in her letter what had happened to Mr.Young's business, because she didn't want to spoil Mr. Young's vacation.

A.T

B.F

5)、You can learn from the story that Mr. Young had a stupid secretary.

A.T

B.F

After failing his driving test four times, he finally____ trying to pass.

A.gave up

B.gave away

C.gave off

D.gave in