() 4.—Is your English teacher strict ______ you?
—Yes. He is also very strict ______ his work.

A.with; in
B.with; with
C.in; with
D.in; in

A

本题考查“strict”的介词搭配。“be strict with sb.”表示“对某人严格”，“be strict in sth.”表示“对某事严格”。第一空后接“you”（人），应用“with”；第二空后接“his work”（事），应用“in”。故答案选A。

() 5.I ______ a lot of time listening to music before, but now I prefer ______ books.
A.spend; to read
B.spent; to read
C.spend; reading
D.spent; watching

B

第一空根据"before"可知用一般过去时，"spend"的过去式是"spent"；第二空"prefer to do sth."是固定搭配，意为"更喜欢做某事"，"read books"是"读书"，"watch"与"books"搭配不当。所以选B。

() 6.This piece of music is worth ______.
A.to listen
B.to listen to
C.listening
D.listening to

D

be worth doing sth. 为固定搭配，意为“值得做某事”，排除A、B；listen为不及物动词，后接宾语时需加介词to，此处music为listen to的逻辑宾语，故用listening to。

() 7.I think you should practise as often as you can ______ your English.
A.improve
B.to improve
C.improving
D.to improving

B

此题考查动词不定式作目的状语的用法。句子结构为“practise as often as you can”是为了“improve your English”，即“尽可能经常练习”的目的是“提高你的英语水平”。因此，需要用动词不定式“to improve”来表示目的。
A. improve为动词原形，不能直接作目的状语，故错误；
B. to improve为动词不定式，可以作目的状语，符合语法和句意，故正确；
C. improving为动名词或现在分词，不能表示目的，故错误；
D. to improving为介词to后接动名词的形式，此处to不是介词，故错误。

() 8.I think you should spend as much time as you can ______ English.
A.learn
B.to learn
C.learning
D.to learning

C

本题考查“spend”的用法。“spend time (in) doing sth.”是固定搭配，表示“花费时间做某事”，其中“in”可以省略，后面接动词的 -ing 形式。在本题中，“as much time as you can”表示“尽可能多的时间”，整体结构符合“spend time (in) doing sth.”，所以这里应该用“learning”。

三、任务型阅读
Do you dream of growing up quickly so you can spend your own money? Making money isn't just for grown-ups. Kids can do it too.
Money gives you choices. If you want to buy a better birthday gift for your grandpa, the extra money you make helps.
Money gives you independence. When you make your own money, you don't have to depend on someone else. 40 yuan that you make by yourself feels a lot better than 160 yuan from your parents.
Making money is also a learning process. By working for your own money, you'll learn how to succeed in the world. This includes dealing with money, communicating with other people, using what you've learnt from textbooks and using your time wisely. It's easy to make money if you try the following things:
- Collect soft drink cans. You can sell the cans and use the money for a new basketball. At the same time, you'll keep the environment cleaner and nicer!
- Make greeting cards. If you are good at drawing, try making special cards. Your friends may want them for special days. You can sell them your cards at a low price.
- Sell used books. You may have some books that you have read but don't want to keep. Then you can sell them to make money.
- Want to be a teacher in the future? Start practising now. Are you good at Maths, reading or playing musical instruments? You can teach younger children how to get better grades or give them music lessons.
| | Making your own money |
| Reasons | You can have more 2. If you have your own money, it may help you do something better.You may feel more independent. Compared with the money from your parents, the money you earn can give you a better 3, even if it is much less.You can learn a lot when making money, such as dealing with money, communicating with others, applying knowledge to practice and using time in a(n) 4 way. All these will lead to your 5 in the world. |
| Ways | Collecting and selling cans. It helps you make money and helps 6 the environment as well.Making and selling cards. You can make special cards if you draw 7 and sell them to friends.Selling used books. You can sell some old books you don't want to keep.Working as a(n) 8. If you do well in Maths or something else, try to teach younger children. |
| Suggestions | Safety comes first. Moreover, what you do mustn't be 9 the law.Talk about your ideas with your parents and let them 10 with you. |

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1. Reasons
2. choices
3. feeling
4. wise
5. success
6. clean
7. well
8. teacher
9. against
10. agree