阅读下列短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
     John loved playing basketball after school. John"s parents were anxious about their son because he 
__1__ half of his spare time playing basketball, even though he would soon __2__ the college entrance
exam (高考).
     Many evenings, John returned home__3__ at the beginning of the new term. His parents told him to
concentrate more __4__ his studies, but their words went in one __5__ and out the other. His parents
were so angry that they __6__ his basketball. From that day on, John returned home on time but locked
__7__ in his room.
     At first, his parents dreamt their son could study hard to enter a top university. But __8__ news
shattered (破灭) their dream. John"s pre-exam test scores were __9__. One night, John"s mother looked
into his room and __10__ him reading a basketball magazine.
     So John"s parents discussed the matter. They __11__ to make a deal (约定) with John. If John
scored high marks in the following tests, he could get his ball back and __12__ once again; if he failed,
they would keep the ball __13__ he improved.
     John __14__ reading his magazines. He started working hard. He started getting high marks and got
his __15__ back. The ball stayed with John until he entered a top university.

(     )1. A. wasted   (     )2. A. take   (     )3. A. early (     )4. A. in     (     )5. A. hand   (     )6. A. brought (     )7. A. himself (     )8. A. good    (     )9. A. low   (     )10. A. made     (     )11. A. ordered (     )12. A. read (     )13. A. until (     )14. A. went on (     )15. A. job	B. worked       B. pass        B. late       B. to            B. foot      B. took away     B. itself     B. bad           B. high       B. heard     B. thought     B. play       B. after        B. put off         B. confidence	C. spent   C. fail   C. quickly C. at       C. ear         C. played C. herself C. exciting C. more   C. kept   C. decided     C. hit     C. while   C. enjoyed C. ball	D. used       D. make       D. slowly     D. on         D. eye   D. put up     D. themselves D. excited     D. less       D. found       D. allowed D. throw       D. since       D. gave up D. magazine
1-5: CABDC    6-10: BABAD    11-15: CBADC
阅读下列语段，并将它们重新排列顺序，组成一篇连贯的短文。
A. The shorter boy replied, "When someone hurts you, you should write it in the sand from which the      wind can erase it easily. However, when someone does something good for you, you should carve      (雕刻) it on a stone from which the wind can never erase it." B. The taller boy asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, but now you carve on the stone.      Why?" C. Two friends were walking through the desert (沙漠). During the journey they had an argument, and      the taller boy hit the shorter one in the face. The shorter boy was hurt. D. They kept on walking until they found a pond (池塘). And they decided to take a bath there. The      shorter boy got stuck in the mud and started to sink, but luckily he was saved by the taller boy. After      that, he carved on a stone, "Today my best friend saved my life." E. But without saying anything, he wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend hit me in the face." The right order: 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____
阅读理解。
There was a pilot and four people traveling in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with  the machine and the smoke was coming up.      "I must go and repair the machine," the pilot said and jumped out with one of the parachutes.      A fat woman stood up. "I"m a doctor," she said, "I have to live to save the patients" lives." With that  word she jumped out with another parachute.      A thin businessman said, "I"m a very clever man! I can make good plans for our country; I can make a  lot of money; I can..." Without finishing his words, he quickly picked up a pack and jumped out.      Two men were left behind an old professor and a young mountain climber. Seeing the plane was going   down fast, the professor said, "Young man, I"m old but you are still young. Please take the last  parachute." The young mountain climber smiled, "Don"t worry, sir. Just now the clever man jumped out  with my backpack!"
1. There were  _____ people in the plane including the pilot.
A. five     B. one     C. four     D. six
2. Who thought he was a clever man?
A. The pilot.     B. The young mountain climber.     C. The businessman.     D. The professor.
3. The businessman jumped out with _____ .
A. a parachute     B. the climber"s pack     C. his own parachute     D. the doctor
4. From the story we know that _____ might lose his life.
A. the businessman     B. the professor     C. the mountain climber     D. the doctor
5. What is the best title for this story?
A. A Small Plane     B. An Accident     C. Clever or Stupid     D. Travel by Air
根据2012年人教新目标版九年级英语全册Unit14 Reading部分完成下列表格，每空词数不限。
回答下列问题。 4. Where does Robert come from?     ______________________________________________ 5. What do the overseas students study, see and visit during their two-week camp?     ______________________________________________ 6. What is the most exciting part of the trip?     ______________________________________________
阅读理解。
John was ten years old and he was very lazy. He had to go to school, of course, but he was bored there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector."      "A garbage collector?" his mother asked .She was very surprised. "That"s not a pleasant job. Why do you want to become a garbage collector?"      "Because then I"d only have to work one day a week," John answered.      "Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean?"      "Well," John answered, "I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday, because I only saw them on that day."
1. John_____at school.
A. didn"t do any work B. did much work C. did very little work   D. tried to finish his work
2. John"s parents wanted him to become______.
A. a garbage collector   B. a doctor C. a teacher           D. a worker
3. John hoped to be a garbage collector because______.
A. he knew it was an important and necessary job B. he thought he would work only one day a week C. he often saw some garbage collectors come to his house D. the garbage collectors really work only one day a week
4. John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because ______.
A. it was a rule               B. some garbage collectors told him so C. his parents told him so       D. he saw them work only on Wednesday
阅读理解。
Mike liked traveling very much. He traveled in the country in his car last Sunday evening. It was seven thirty in the evening. He drove along the street and looked for a small hotel. Then he saw an old man standing by the street. He stopped and asked the old man, “Excuse me. Where is the nearest hotel? ”                “Oh, yes,” said the old man,“I can show you the way.” He got into Mike’s car and they drove off(走开). They drove about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said,“Stop here.” Mike stopped and looked at the small house.“But where is the hotel?” he said to the old man.                The old man got off the car and said.“This is my house. Now, go back nine miles, and you can find a hotel on your left.”
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。 (     )1. Mike looked for a hotel in his car last Sunday evening. (     )2. The old man didn’t know the way to the hotel. (     )3. Mike is the old man’s friend. (     )4. The old man didn’t stop Mike when they passed the hotel. (     )5. The hotel is very far from the old man’s stand.