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课时达标训练(九) Period Three
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. —Do you know if Betty will go hiking this weekend?
—Betty? Never! She hates (hate) strong sunlight.
2. —Can I help you, madam?
—No, thank you. I am waiting (wait) for my order.
3. —Can I call you back at two o'clock this afternoon?
—I'm sorry, but by then I will be flying (fly) to Beijing. How about five?
4. I have read (read) half of the English novel, and I'll try to finish it at the weekend.
5. —Did you have difficulty finding Ann's house?
—Not really. She had given (give) us clear directions and we were able to find it easily.
6. Tom has been working/has worked (work) in the library every night over the last three months.
7. They had been working (work) on the programme for almost one week before I joined them.
8. He hurried home, never once looking back to see if he was being followed (follow).
9. More efforts will be made (make) in the years ahead to get more progress.
10. Why didn't you tell me about your trouble last week? If you had told (tell) me, I could have helped.
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.
If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other persons know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart (疏远). When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn't solve anything.
Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can't just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.
If you looked up the word “communication”in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance of information, correspondence(通信), means of communication: a letter or a message”. To maintain (保持) a good relationship, you mu