—On October 3rd last year.

A. Where B. How often C. When D. How

-- . She's my mother.

A. Yes, it is B. No, it isn't

C. Yes, she is D. No, she isn't

一I for a long distance call from my sister in America·

A. waited B. was waiting

C. have waited D. had waited

A. How much B.what C. How many D. which

【題目】

For a long time, scientists have said that teenagers should not start school before 8 in the morning. They said it is bad for teens’ health and their grades. More schools around the country are starting to listen. Some of those schools are in Seattle. They will start school at 8:45 in the morning.

Last year, a big group of doctors which is made up of pediatricians (兒科醫(yī)師) said starting later is a good idea. They said it can improve students’ lives in many ways. Teenagers often fall asleep later than their parents would like. Scientists say that if they start school later, they will get more sleep. They may also do better in school and feel better. “We’re going to look back on this time period and wonder why it took so long,” said Phyllis Payne who works with a group called Start School Later.

Some schools in St Paul cannot change start times because they do not have enough money. If they did, the city would have to provide more buses and drivers. This would cost millions of dollars. In Seattle, school leaders decided to let teenagers start school later. At first, they also said younger kids had to start earlier. Neither the parents of younger kids nor those of older kids like that school would start later. They were afraid this would get in the way of after-school activities. Seattle finally carried out a plan to start time later for teens. It happened because school leaders listened to what parents had to say. The final plan was more expensive but also more popular, said Cindy Jatul.

In the city of Chicago, the school district tried to make start times later for teens. The plan failed because school leaders did not listen to parents. “It backfired (事與愿違) terribly,” Jatul said. Seattle was more successful because the city listened to parents.

Bridget Shelton is a freshman at Seattle’s Roosevelt High School. She thinks the change in start times will help her get more sleep. Katie Benmar is a sophomore (二年級學(xué)生). She is not happy about the later start time. She thinks her life will just move around.

【1】In Paragraph 1, which of the following sentences is true?

A.Scientists have said that teenagers should start school later recently.

B.Some schools can’t change start times because of the shortage of money.

C.Some of the schools in Seattle are starting to later the time.

D.Scientists said starting school earlier is nothing bad for teens’ grades.

【2】Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that ________.

A.Doctors believe that it’s healthy for teenagers to fall asleep later than their parents.

B.Doctors say that when teens sleep more, their grades often improve.

C.Doctors think that starting times later will improve kids’ lives.

D.Doctors want schools to start later, but most schools say it is too expensive.

【3】According to the passage, ________ gives the opinion against the later start times?

A.Cindy JatulB.Bridget SheltonC.Phyllis PayneD.Katie Benmar

【4】The description of paragraph 4 is used to ________.

A.give a main idea and details about start times in one city.

B.compare similar events in two different cities.

C.talk about the causes of later start times.

D.show a timeline of events in two different cities.

【5】From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.The plan in Seattle was more expensive but successful because the city listened to leaders.

B.Some schools in St Paul cannot change start times because they can’t afford to do so.

C.Neither the parents of younger kids nor those of older kids like that school would start earlier.

D.Scientists say students in Chicago may not do better in school even if they start school later.

A. help B. helps C. helped D. helping

-- No, he .

A. has, don’t B. have, doesn’t

C. has, hasn’t D. have, hasn’t

A. she B. she’s C. her D. hers

A. In; the nearest B. Of ; the nearer

C. In ;the most near D. Of ; the nearest

A. sleep B. sleeping C. slept D. sleep