【正文】 e, owes their growth to their teachers39。 in ( )24. It’s important for students to _________a balance between hobbies and study. A. keep B. put C. take D. bring ( )25. Even if we are very busy, we should spend _______ doing exercise every day. A. some time B. sometime C. sometimes D. some times ( )26. Mary was heard_______ just now. What happened? John was telling a joke. A. cry B. to cry C. laugh D. to laugh ( )27. _________good advice! It’s so helpful to us. A. How B. How a C. What D. What a ( ) was the ______of the accident? Bad weather, I think. A. excuse B. cause C. reason D. attack ( )29. —Mum, I think I’m_________ to go back to school. —Not really, my dear. You’d better stay at home for another day or two. A. so well B. so good C. well enough D. good enough ( )30. It’s really kind of you to help me. _______________. A. I’d love to B. Don’t say that C. My pleasure D. You, too ( )31. I hope you can _________ a better plan than this. A. catch up with B. e up with C. put up with D. set up with ( )32. I’m sure I will get good grades in this exam. — If so, I believe your parents will ______ the result. A. be satisfied with B. be angry about C. be bored of D. be worried about ( )33.—Why not have a piic tomorrow? — But I would rather watch a football match at home ______ to the countryside. A. than go B. than going C. to going D. to go ( )34. The old scientist devoted most of his time ___________ the space science. A. develop B. to developing C. to develop D. developing ( )35.—Helen, where is your homework? —Sorry, Miss Read. I ______ some of it last night. But I haven’t finished it yet. A. do B. did C. have done D. will do 三、 完 形 填空 （ 共 15 題，每題 1分，計(jì) 15 分 ） A man had a little daughter—an only and muchloved child. He lived for her. So when she became ill, he became a crazy man. He tried ____36___ to bring her health back. However, his efforts didn’t ____37___ and the child died. The father was really sad, shutting himself away from his friends and ____38____ to do any activity. He didn’t want anything to bring him back to his ____39___ life until one night he had a ____40____. He was ____41____ and saw a group of all the little ____42____ angels. They were walking in a line. All the 九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)試卷第 頁(yè)（共 8 頁(yè)） 2 angels were wearing ___43___ clothes and each child carried a candle. He ___44____ that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child was his little ____45___. So he rushed to her right away and put her into his ____46___. He kissed her and then asked, ―____47___ is your candle alone unlighted, darling?‖ ―Daddy, they often light it again, but your tears always put it out.‖ Just then he ____48____ from his dream. The lesson was clear, and its effects were quick. _____49___, he was not a sad father. He became cheerful with his friends. His darling’s candle would no longer be ____50___by his useless tears. ( )36. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing ( )37. A. work B. put C. e D. go ( )38. A. reducing B. realizing C. refusing D. repeating ( )39. A. crazy B. normal C. sad D. hard ( )40. A. book B. child C. dream D. talk ( )41. A. in heaven B. at work C. at home D. in hospital ( )42. A. men B. women C. children D. boys ( )43. A. red B. black C. orange D. white ( )44. A. noticed B. believed C. frightened D. worried ( )45. A. son B. boy C. girl D. kids ( )46. A. arms