Ⅰ. Cloze test.
After I entered the ninth grade, I decided to become one of the top students in my class. So I studied very 1. In fact, I was studying almost all the time. However, after two months' hard - working, I became very 2 and didn't do any better in my studies. I was very sad.
One day, my cousin Lucy came to see me. She asked me why I looked so sad. I told her the 3. After knowing how I studied, she was surprised. "You can't 4 like that. Don't you know that all work and no 5 makes Jack a dull boy?" she said. Then she suggested that we should go to the countryside and have fun there. I agreed.
We went to the countryside that weekend. There we went 6 in a lake, went fishing in a river and went hiking in a mountain. We had great fun. It was my most 7 day after I entered the ninth grade.
It was a very unforgettable weekend for me. And whenever I 8 this fun experience, I felt relaxed and could study better. My cousin helped me realise that it was important to spend some time on 9 in order to study well.
How do you study? If you just study and don't play at all, it's time to make a 10.
() 1. A. slow
B. hard
C. fast
() 2. A. lazy
B. happy
C. tired
() 3. A. result
B. reason
C. plan
() 4. A. study
B. think
C. say
() 5. A. joy
B. time
C. play
() 6. A. running
B. boating
C. riding
() 7. A. boring
B. terrible
C. relaxing
() 8. A. thought of
B. took after
C. looked for
() 9. A. work
B. study
C. relaxation
() 10. A. story
B. change
C. decision

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. B