九年級英語中考首字母填空(42篇)(文檔)

1、九年級英語中考首字母填空(42篇)(word文檔良心出品)九年級英語中考首字母填空(42篇)(word文檔良心出品)9/9九年級英語中考首字母填空(42篇)(word文檔良心出品)2016年英語中考專題練習(xí)短文首字母填空（請選擇使用）Passage1HeresastoryaboutMingslifeonthewaters.Minghaslivedallhislifeona1wideinrchina.Hishomeisalargehouse-boatwitharoof,oneofhundredsthatmoveupanddown.Inaboutsixyearshehasnotoncebeenon

2、l2butheisneverlonely.Heisastrongswimmer.Infact,hecouldswimbeforehecouldwalk.Whenhewantstoplaywithhisf3hejustswimsacrosstotheirboatsorasksthemtov4him.Mingsfatherisafisherman,butheneveru5alineoranet（網(wǎng)）.Greatblackbirdscalledcormorantsdothefishingforhim.Rings（圈）havebeenputaroundthebirds6sonthattheycanno

3、teatthefishtheycatch.Theyhavebeent7tobringthefishtopeople.Andthenpeoplereward（獎勵）themwithafinebigfishassoonastheirworkisf8Mingloveswatchingthecormorants,butbetterstillhelikesgoings9withhismother.Theshops,ofcourse,areboatsverylikehiso10.Passage2Cananimalsbemadetoworkforpeople?Somescientiststhinkthato

4、nedayanimalsmaybetrained（訓(xùn)練）todoanumberofsimplejobsi1ofpeople.Theysaythatatacircus（雜技場）,forexample,wemayseeelephants,monkeys,dogsandotheranimalsdoingq2skillful（熟練的）things.Perhapsyouhaveseenthemonthetelevisionorinafilm.Ifyouwatchclosely,youmayfindthatthetrainer（馴獸員）alwaysg3theanimalsomesugaro4apieceo

5、ffruitasareward（酬金）.Thescientistssaythatmanyd5animalsmaybetrainedtodoalotofsimplethingsiftheyknowtheywillgetarewardf6doingthat.Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbetrainedtolookafterahouse,andsoldiersinbotholdandmodernt7haveu8geesetogivewarning（警報）bym9alotofnoisewhenanenemycomesnear.Andalsoitmaybepossibletotr

6、ainanimalstoworkinfamiliesorf10.Passage3Inrecentyears,playingkite-boardseemstobecomemoreandmorepopularinAlaskainAmerica.Itisanewandoldgame.Thegamehasw1theinterestofmanyyoungpeople.Thegameisinterestingbutalittled2Oneneedstoplayitveryc3Akite-boardisinfactaskateboard（滑雪板）drawn（拉）byafewbigflyingkites.Th

7、eoldgamewasp4bysomeyoungpeopleinHollandandSpainase5asthelastcentury.Sincetheboardwashardtocontrol（控制）,f6peopledared（敢）toplayit.Withthedevelopmentofthedesign（設(shè)計）ofkiteandskateboard,manypeoplecanl7howtoplayit.Akiteboardmaygoasf8asabout50kilometresanhour.Ifyouhaventhadanypractice,youit.Itisnots9Itissai

8、dthatthegamecanexercisenotonlyyourb10butalsothesensitivityofyourbrain(大腦敏捷）Passage4BritishMilkmanSteveLeechsavedsomeshopsandflatswithmilkandwonaNationalBraveryAward（國家勇敢獎）.Leech,35yearsold,saidthatwhenhewassendingoutmilkasu1alongPineStreet,hes2heardaloud,strangesoundbehindhimandthenhesawsmokecomingo

9、utofashopinCornwall,southernEngland.“Thatmustb3”Leechsaid.“ThenIquickly4dtodosomething.SoIp5thedoorinandthenIs6forthepeopleinside.ThenIstartedpouringmilke7”Heused320pintsofmilktostopthefire.Whenfirefightersr8theshop,thefirewasundercontrol（獲取控制）.Leechhelpedsavethel9ofeightpeopleintheflatsabovetheshop

10、s.“Itworko10allthosebottles.Butitwasevenhardertryingtotellmybosswhereallthemilkhadgone,Passage5Whilet1inRussia,EdJacksonranshortof（缺少）money.Sohewrotetohisbrother,askingfor500.“Sendthem2bytelegram（電報）tothebank（銀行）here,”hewrote.AfteraweekEdbeganv3thebank.Hes4hispassport（護照）tothebankclerk（職員）.“Nothingh

11、ascomeforyou,Mr.Jackson,”hewasThistoldwent.o5forthreeweeks,andMr.Jacksongotveryw6Hethenphonedhisbrother,askingw7themoneywas.Thebrothersaidithadbeensentthreeweeksb8ThateveningEdJacksonwasarrested（被捕）forfailingtop9hishotelbill（賬單）.Hetriedtotellthepolicewhathisproblemwas,butnoonewouldbelievehim.Atlasth

12、ewass10tothepolicestationforfifteendays.Passage6AprilFoolsisDayonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1onothersonthisspeciald2Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay“AprilFool!”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledby3youltoo,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.MothersDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.Its4adaymothersto.Onthatdaymothersusuallyr

13、eceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichisonorafterMarch21st.ItsalsocalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7suchastoyrabbits.Thank

14、sgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itsadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD925th.Itsthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.-1-Passage7MrKi

15、ngtaughtEnglishinamiddleschool.Hewasveryb1allthetimeandcouldntdosome2rSohelefttheschoolandopenedabookshopinthec3ofthetown.Itwasntbigenoughbutallthebookswereniceandmostpeoplelikedtobuysomethere.Whentheshopwasc4hecouldreadathome.Heknewalotandthelearned（有學(xué)問的）personweregladtomakef5withhim.ItwasSundayand

16、itwascoldoutside.MrKingwasverybusy.Atnineintheeveningallthebuyerslefte_6agirl.Shewasdressedupandwaitedfors7there.Standingbytheshelves,shelookedoverthebooksoneaftera8Itmadetheminafearfulmess（紛雜不堪）.MrKingcameuptoherandasked,“Excuseme,madam.WhatcanIdoforyo“Yourbooksarealldull（無聊的）,”saidthegirl,“Iwant9a

17、done.”“Thatseasy,”MrKing.Hesmiledt10outacookbook（烹調(diào)書）andsaid,“Hereyouare,madam.”Passage8OnceEffendihadajokewiththePrimeMinister（首相）.HesaidtheMinisterw1diethenextday.Thenextday,theMinisterreallyf2offthehorseanddied.Whenthekingh3ofthis,hegotangryandsenthismentoc4Effendiatonce.W5Effendicame,thekingshou

18、teda6“Effendi,sinceyouknewwhenmyministerwoulddie,youmustalsoknowthedateofyourowndeath.Sayitout,oryoulldietoday.”Effendil7atthekingandanswered,“ButhowcanIknow?Illdie8twothandaysyoue.”Thekingwasa9thathewoulddieifhekilledEffendi.HethoughthemustkeepEffendialive（活著）aslongashecould.Sohel10himgo.Passage9Ro

19、yTrentondroveataxibefore.Ashortwhileago,however,heb1abus-driverandhefeelsnosorryaboutit.Hewasfindinghisnewworkfarmorei2WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesr3outofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagf4ofmoney.Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraighttothethieves.Th

20、eonew5themoneygotsoafraidthathedroppedthebag.Asthethievesweretryingtogeta6intheircar,Roydrovehisbusintotheb7ofit.Whilethecarwasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandt8thepolice.Thethievescarwasbadly（damaged損壞）ande9torecognize（辨別）.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmenwerec10Passage10Now,letsbegi

21、noursportsreport.Heresareallygood1gamone,Ithavebseenthisyear.Itsthelastfiveminutheg2Henryplaysfootballf3France.Hehastheballnow.Hep4theballtoDavid.Davidk5itovertheheadsoftheEnglishmentowardsthegoal.Buthe6sFrancetoofaraandEnglandstillhaveonegoaleachandthereareonlytwom7leftofthegame.JustthenanEnglishp8

22、getstheball.HegivesittoBill,“Kingofthematch”.Billputstheballintothe9goal.theIntheEnglisheteamw10Passage11Todaypeoplecanu1thephonetotalkwithothersalmostanywhereontheearth.Butwhenyouusethephone,youdonseethepersonyouaret2with.Thatmayc3inthefuture.Todaysomepeopleareusingakindoftelephonec4“Picturephone”o

23、r“Visionphone5”it,.Wtwopeoplewhoaretalkingcanseeeachother.Picturephonescanbeusefulwhenyouhaves6toshowthepersonyourecalling.Theymayhaveotherusesinthefuture.Onedayyoumaybeabletoringupal7andasktoborrowabook.Thenyoullbeeadablethtobookrrightoveryourpicturephone.Oryoumaybeabletogoshoppingt8yourpicturephon

24、e.Ifyouseesomethinginthenewspaperthatyouthinkyouwanttobuy,youllgotoyourphoneandcallthePeopleshop.attheshopwills9youthethingyoureinterestedinrightoverthephone.Youllbeabletoshopallover10townleaveandnyourroom.Passage12Henrywasworried.Thiswashisfirsttimetogotravelingbyair.Hedidnotknowh1tofindhisseat,soh

25、ewenttotheairhostessandasked,“Couldyouhelpme?Icantfindmyseat.2”Theairhimhostethesseatsandtoldhimtositd3andfastentheseatbelt.ShetoldHenrynottom4aboutwhentheplanewasgoingup.AndshealsosaidthatHenrysearsmightfeelalittles5,buthedidntneedtoworryabout6itbmanypeoplefeltlikethat.Whentheplanewasf7veryhigh,Hen

26、rycouldstandupandwalkround.Hecoulde8readbooks,newspapersorseefilms.Theairhostesswouldb9foodanddrinks.Henrycoulde10theflightandarrivedhomesoon.-2-Passage13SomeofRobertsoldfriendsweret1aboutyoungpeopleintheirtown.Theyalla2thatoldpeoplewereclevererthanyoungpeople.Thenoneofthemsaid,“Butyoungpeopleares3t

27、hanoldpeople.”Allofthemagreedthatthisistruee4Robert.Hethoughthewasasstrongasb5“Thatisnotpossible,”saidhisfriends.“Well,”saidRobert,“In6oneofcmygardentherestoneabig.WhenIwasyoung,Icouldn7tmit.Iwasntstronge8NowImoldandwhenItrytomoveit,Is9cant.That10swImasstrongasbefore.”Passage14Inthehomeadadisveryimp

28、ortant.Heisthepersonwhoprovidesusw1moneyandclothes.Hecanmakeyourbedroommorebeautiful,mendyourradio,makec2foryourbirds,r3yourbicycleandhelpyouwithyourmathshomework.Adadcanbeveryu4fortakingyouinthecartoandfromparties,musiclessons,anddancinglessons.Heistheonewhocomplainsaboutthetimeyous5talkingonthet6a

29、shehastop7thebills.Dadissomeonewhowillsupportyouinanargument,ifheb8youtoberight.Heissomeonewhoreadsyourschoolr9andtreats（獎勵）youifitisgood.Adadlikestocomeintoanicehappyhomeintheevening,andsitinhischairwithan10Passage15Canvegetablesbep1inwinter?Yes,butagreenhouse（溫室）mustbeb2first.Thegreenhouseshouldbe

30、m3ofglass.Alargegreenhousemaybetenmetresl4threemetresw5andtwometershigh.Thesunshinecanr6thevegetablest7theglass.Thewindandcoldaircanbes8fromgettingin.Theairinsidethegreenhouseisalwaysw9Moreandmoregreenhousesareb10builtallovertheworld.Allkindsofvegetablescanbebroughtontoourdinnertablesinwinter.Passag

31、e16Travelingtoallcountriesoftheworldgetseasierandeasier,buthowwelldoweknowandu1eachother?Hereisasimpletest.Imagine(設(shè)想)youwillholdam2atfouroclock,whattimeshouldyoue3yourforeignbusinessfriendstocome?IftheyareGerman,theywilla4ontime.IftheyareAmerican,theyllprobablybefifteenminutesearly.IftheyareBritish

32、,theyllbefifteenminuteslate.TheBritishseemedtothinksincetheEnglishl5waswidelyusedintheworld,whattheydidwascertaintobewidelyunderstood.Verysoontheyf6theywerecompletely(完好地)wrong.Fore7,theBritisharehappytohaveabusinesslunchanddiscussbusinessmatterswithadrinkduringthemeal;theJapanesep8nottoworkwhileeat

33、ing.Lunchisatimeforthemtorelaxandgettoknowe9other,andtheydontdrinklunch.atTheGermansliketotalkaboutbusinessb10dinner;theFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalkafterwards.Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscussanything.Passage17Doyouk1robots?Thereareal2ofrobotsintheworldnow.Someoftherobotscanwalk,singandd

34、ance.Somecantalkw3people.Mostofthemcandoheavywork.Inafewm4years,arobotwillbeabletod5acar,atrain,ashiporap6.Inahospital,arestaurantorashop,wem7seearobotatwork.Bythen,weneedn8dothecookingorgoshoppingourselves.Wejustgiveorders(命令)toarobotanditwilldoa9thehousework.Arobotwillbeourgoodf10.Passage18LastMay

35、IstayedinSantoLusaforaweek.Thatwasmyf1tripthere.OnemorningIs2outtovisitafamousmuseum,butIdidntknow3wwaytogo,soIstoppedastrangerandasked,“Excuseme,does通向this)tostreetleatheGrandMuseum?”“Yes,”heanswered.“Goalongthisstreetandturnleftatthesecondcrossing.You4canit”.SoIw5twoblocks(街區(qū))andturnedtomyleft,but

36、themuseumw6there.ThenIaskedasecondstranger.Hesaid,“Goalongthisstreetandturnleftatthesecondcrossing.7Icouldn”Buttafindthemuseum.Iaskedathirdstrangerandhesaidthesamething.ThistimeIfoundtheGrandMuseum.Justthens8walkedupandsaid.“Excuseme.Wheresthe9nearest?”bIansweredq10,“Goalongthisstreetandturnleftatth

37、esecondcrossing!”Passage19Doyouhaveapet?Areyoui1intakingcareofanimals?Girlsandboyswholikeanimalsmaywanttostudytobeanimaldoctors.Theyreoften2c“vets”.Manyofthemworkinanimalh3.Othersmayworkonfarmsorataz4.Somestudyanimaldiseases(疾病)andtrytofindw5tokeeptheanimalsfromgettingi6.Theydostudiesinm7foranimals.

38、Vetslistentoananimal8.Theyshcheck(檢查)itsears,eyes,mouth,andblood.Theyo9animalswhentheyneedto.Theymaygivetheanimalsshots(注射)andtellthepets10owhatfoodisbest.-3-Passage20“Idontwantmove!”Fredsaidtohisfather.“IlikelivinghereinNewl1YorktoCityplay.AndintheIstreets.MyFriendsareh2.Iwanttostay!”“Wehavetom3.Fr

39、ed.”Mr.Sparkssaid,n“4IhavejobaintheIsland.Whyd5youwaituntilyouseethem?Maybeyouwilllikelivingt6.”“Never!”wasFredas7.Afewweeksl8,theSparksfamilyleftthecitybyplane.Theyf9overlandforhours.InSanFranciscotheytooka10bigplane.Thistimetheyflewoverwater.Atl11theysawland.“ThisisHawaii,”Mr.Sparkssaid.“Anditisth

40、eoisland12we.areButowelivewillvisittheotherislands,too.A13ofthemarebeautiful.”“Idontcare(關(guān)心)w14theyarelike,”saidFred.“IwishbIcould15gotoNewYorkCityrightnow!”Passage21Moreandmorepeoplearel1thelifewithcomputers.UsingcomputersyoucansendE-mailq2andeasily.Youareabletosendaletterwithpicturesandsoundstosom

41、eone,a3intheworldwithoutputtingastamp.E-mailcansenditsmessagetotheothersideoftheworldi4seconds(秒).E-mailiseasytouseandits5timeandmoney.Itserves(服務(wù))fortwenty-fourhours.Soitdoesntmatterifyourfriendsareinbedwhenyou-mailsendtoEthem,oryouareseeingafilmatthecinemawhentheysendE-mailb6.Canyouimagine(想象)thef

42、uturewithoutteachersb7computers?Studentswillteachthemselvesintheschoolsofthefuture.Computershelpstudentsdeveloptheirownwaysofl8.Studentswillfollowthelearningprogrammesbylookingatonlinelibrariesandw9lessonsbyworld-classteachers.Iftheydontunderstandsomething,theywillaskotherstudentso10orE-mailtheirtea

43、chers.Computersarebecomingmoreandmorepopularindeed.Passage22DearMumandDad,ImveryhappytovisitBeijingagain.Greatchangeshavetakenplacehere.Yesterday,IwenttovisitQimingMiddleSchoolIhadlivedtheref1nearlytwoyears.Maybeyoudon相tbelieve(信)Icouldntfindwthe2there!Ataxidrivertookmethereintheend,hesaid,eijingcha

44、nges“Btoom3.SometimesevenaBeijingercannotfindaway.”Now,Englishcanbeh4everywhereinBeijing.Manypeopleareattending(參加)Englishclassesintheeveningschools,someofthemcanspeakverygoodEnglish.Is5them2008OlympiccanbeheldinBeijingsuccessfully(成功地).Passage23Astormdropped(降)heavyrainsoncentralandsouthernpartsofC

45、hina.Theradiosaysthata1theXiangjiangRiverinHunan,floodscausedbyterribler2inthepastweekskilled25peopleand13othersweremissing.TheChineseGovernmentwarnedsomepartsinYunnanandthecityofChongqingofpossibleheavyrainsoverthef3fewdays.InChangshawaterlevelsrose(水位上升)to38metresearlyMondaymorning,about3metresa4t

46、hedangerline.InGuangdong,atl521peoplehavebeenkilled,whilethreeweres6hurtandsevenwentmissingw7heavyfloodshitnorthernpartsbySaturday.ThecitiesofShaoguan,MeizhouandHeyuanw8hardesthitandmanypeoplewerelefthomeless(無家可歸).About620millionyuanhasbeenlostinthefloods.Guangdonghassentsomethingu9toMeizhou,Heyuan

47、andShaoguantohelpthepeoplewhohadlosthomesbuildtheirh10again.Passage24WangYaniwasbornin1975inGuangdong,China.A1ababy,shelovedtodraw.Shedrewlineseverywhere.Shee2drewonthewalls!Herfatherwasanartist.Yaniwantedtobelikeh3.Soshetriedtostandlikeherfatherw4hepainted.Thismadehimlaugh.Oneday,shed5linesonhispai

48、nting.Shewasonlytwoandahalfyearso6,butherfathergotangry.Shecriedandsaid,“IwanttopaintTlike7you!herfatherthought”abouthisownchildhood.Healsowantedtodrawandpaint.Buthisparentsc8understandhim.Theyjustgotangry.Hedecidedtohelphisdaughterb9anartist.WangYaniwasfamousatayoungage,b10shestillhasanormal(常人的)li

49、fe.SotheWangfamilyliveslikeeveryoneelse.-4-Passage25DearEditor,Iusedtobeadoctorinthechildrensdepartmenth1of.SometimesalocalItreatedchildrenw2havebeenpoisoned(中毒)bymedicineforolderfamilymembers.Thechildrencaneasilyo3thebottlethatwenowuseinChina.SomedaysagoItalkedaboutmedicinew4anAmerican.Heshowedm5ap

50、lasticpillbottlethatis防“Childp少兒的).Thedesignwass6simplethatImsureourChinesefactoriescouldproducetheseb7easily.Thetopofthebottlelocks,butcanbeo8bypressingdownonitwhileturning.Thisisd9formostyoungchildrentodo,b10adultscanopenthemwithoutanydifficulty.Imsurethattheexpenseofmakingsuchtopswouldbeverylow.A

51、sadoctor,Idlovetoseethisdone.Awouldbegrateful.Passage26Climbingamountainishardwork.Butonestepafteranotherfinallybringsapersontothet1.Alongtheway,hecanstopandlooka2.Andtheh3heclimbs,themorewonderfulhisview(視野)is.Ifhekeepsclimbing,hewillhaveanewworldbeforehim.Hewillhaveanewwayoft4everything.Nowlearnin

52、gaf5languageissomethinglikeclimbingamountain.Thisnewlanguagecangiveyouanewviewoflife.Anditismorethanalookatthesurface(表面)ofthings.Itcanopenthewayintopeoplesmindsandhearts,文intoac化)veryd6fromtheoneofyourown.Thiswillmakeyouricher,e7inthingsthatmoneycantbuy.Eventhoughyouneversetfootonashiporaplane,youc

53、anbeanarmchairw8throughbooks.Likethemountainclimberwhostopsnowandthentol9atthesceneryaroundhim,everyonewhoisinterestedinreadingwillfindp10inbooksashefightsontolearnmoreandmoreofthatnewlanguage.Passage27Itwasgettingdark.SomechildrenandtwoCanadianwomenwerestills1ontheicenearabighotel.Theywerehavingago

54、odtime.Suddenlytheiceb2.Oneoftheboysfellintothewater.Thechildrenshouted,“Help!Help!w”Theydi3todo.ThetwoCanadianfriendsheardt4andskatedovertogettheboyoutofthewater.Theicewast5.ThetwoCanadiansfellintothewater,too.Buttheytriedtheirbesttor6thelittleboy.Theyknewtheymustbeq7.Iftheydidntpushhimupontotheice

55、,hewouldsoondie.Manypeopleranovertoh8.Someofthemhadropesandpoles(繩和竹竿).Ayoungmanjumpedintothewatertowavetotheo9people.TheboyandthetwoCanadianwomenwereoutofwateratlast.Oneofthewomendidntfeelhwell.She10wassatonce.Butshefeltveryhappybecausetheboywassafe.Passage28MostAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthanthefam

56、iliesinothercountries.MostAmericanfamilieshaveoneortwop1andoneortwochildreneach.ChildrenintheUSwillleavetheirparentshomewhentheygrowllyliveup.Theyf2usuafromtheirparentsbecausetheywanttofindgoodjobs.Theyoftenwritetotheirparentsort3them.Andtheyoftengotov4theirparentsonholiday.Parentsusuallyl5theirchil

57、drenchoosetheirownjobs.Americansthinki6importantforyoungpeopletodecideontheirlivesbyt7Childrenarea8todosomeworkaroundtheirhouse.Andinmanyfamilies,childrenarep9fordoingsomehouseworksothattheylearnhowtomakemoneyfortheirownu10Passage29Mostpeoplewanttowork,butithasbecomem1difficultintodaysworldtofindwor

58、kfore2Theeconomies(經(jīng)濟)oftheworldn3togrowby4%eachyearjusttokeeptheoldnumberofjobsforpeople.Oftenthisisnotp4andsomorepeoplearew5work.Somepeoplehavenojobsnowbecausenewmachinescand6theworkofmanypeopleinashortertime.Also,machinesdontaskformoremoneyandl7holidays.Inallofthecountriesoftheworldmachinesaretak

59、ingworkfrompeople,notonlyinfactoriesbutalsoonf8Onemachinecanoftendotheworkoffortypeople.About75000peoplearem9tothecitiesadaytolookforjobs,buto1070%ofthemcanfindjobs.-5-Passage30Someonesays,“Timeismoney,but”Ithinktimeisevenmorei1thanmoney.Why?Becausewhenmoneyiss2wecangetitb3However,whentimeisg4itllne

60、verreturn.Thatsw5wemustntwaste(浪費)time.Itssurethatthet6isusuallylimited(有限的).Evenasecondisveryimportant.Weshouldmakefulluseofourtimetodosomethingu7ButsomepeopledontknowtheimportanceoftimeThy.spendtheirlimitedtimesmoking,drinkingandplaying.Theydonotknowthatwastingtimemeanswastingpartoftheirownl8Inawo