湖北省黄冈市浠水县大灵中学2014届九年级4月第二次周考英语试题(2)

63.Father’s Day is coming, and Jenny wants to invite her father to dinner. She should call

_______. A. 586-5552

B. 223-3561 C. 325-6789 D. 323-3789

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Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently . The 14-year-old boy from Xiamen used to get

marks of over 110 points （out of 120 possible points）on his math tests . But during last semester’s final exams , his math score was only 90 points .

It was a shock . “I didn’t know what happened , ”said Lin , who kept feeling nervous and frustrated（沮丧的）about math during the following month. .

Like Lin , many of us have setbacks（挫折）in life . What would you do to deal with these setbacks ? Would you just let them be and give up ？

Lin chose to face his problem . His parents and teacher also gave him help . After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests . Although he still isn’t at his original（原来的）level , Lin doesn’t panic anymore .

“Don’t be scared by setbacks ,”he said . “You will beat it . ”

Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell . The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups（仰卧起坐），which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam（体育中考）. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test . Most of Chen’s classmates can do 40 . However , Chen could only do 20 .

Feeling worried , Chen decided to do something . She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school . Now , after a month , she can do 30 sit-ups a minute .

“I finally found what made me slow through continuous （持续的）practice and then improved little by little , ”said Chen . “I believe next month I will be able to do 40 !” （ ）64. What problem did Lin YIjian have recently ?

A. He used to get high marks . B . He did well in math .

C. He did not so well asbofore in math . D . He had no time to study math .

（ ）65. According to the passage , which is NOT true among the following statements ?

A. Lin chose to face his problems . B . His parents and teachers also helped him . C. After some hard work , he now gets marks over 110 points . D. Lin faced his problems instead of giving up . （ ）66 .What problems does Chen Xingzhu have according to the passage ?

A. He is also not good at math . B. He is also not good at PE .

C. He is also not good at sit-ups . D. . He is also not good at PE entrance exam .

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As a young child, I was quiet and shy. I was also sick for a long time. My parents worked, and I spent a lot of time at my grandparent’s home. While my grandmother cleaned the house and cooked, my grandfather played with me.

I was six when my grandfather died. A few months before he died, he gave me a beautiful blue and white blanket (毯子). I loved the blanket very much because it made me think of my grandfather. But after a few years, the blanket didn’t look very good. It had holes and was dirty. I didn’t want to throw the blanket away, so my mother made the blanket into a book bag. I was proud of the book bag, and I used it to carry my books to school every day for a few years. Then the book bag was broken. I begged my mother to make something out of it. She made it