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（一）

A

Have you ever seen the movie Mad Max： Fury Road？ If you say yes， you must be interested in those really ___1___ cars in it！

Ian Pfaff comes from California， America. As a big fan of Mad Max， he has ___2___ two Mad Max toy cars for his daughter Junior and his son Benji.

Ian works as a movie director and likes making props （道具） for fun in his spare time. He started with a classic toy car and then ___3___ everything from old computer parts to pieces of other machines. Finally， he created two pretty cool cars for his children. It was amazing that they looked"" ___4___ the same as those in the movie Mad Max： Fury Road！

“The reaction （反响） to the children’s ___5___ has been great，” Ian said. “Our friends and family love them a lot. And I enjoy seeing people having fun with them.”

1. A. dirty""""""nbsp;""""""""""""""""""" B. common""""""""""""""""""" C. cool""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. terrible

2. A. made""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. sent""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. found"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. lost

3. A. added"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. reviewed""""""""""""""""""" C. turned""""""""""""""""""""""" D. repeated

4. A. wisely""""""""""""""""""""""" B. normally""""""""""""""""""" C. widely""""""""""""""""""""""" D. exactly

5. A. movies"""""""""""""""""""""" B. books"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. cars""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. stories

B

“One mother is more than a hundred teachers.” That’s why we have Mother’s Day. Every year on the second Sunday of May， we often write ___6___ or send flowers to our mother. It is ___7___ around the world. So on this special day， are you ready to prepare any ___8___ for your mother？

Cindy is an American girl. On this lovely day， she goes out to look for flowers for her mother as the gift. Sweet little birds are singing all around her. And what do you think she ___9___ besides the flowers？ It is a home with ___10___ birds in it. When she is looking at them， she hears the mother bird chirping （唧唧叫）， like saying， “Don’t touch my kids， little girl， for I love___11___ very much.”

The little girl is now thinking of her ___12___. She loves Cindy very much， too. So she leaves the young ___13___. Then she picks flowers and goes back home. She tells her mother what she sees and hears.

“Every mother ___14___ her children very much，” the mother says to her girl. “I am tired of the work sometimes， but I am glad to take care of you.” What ___15___ mothers！ So， on this special day， are you ready to spend time with your “angels” and show you love to make them happy？

6. A. bills """"""nbsp;""""""""""""""""" B. cards""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. books"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. forms

7. A. strange"""""""""""""""""""""" B. dangerous""""""""""""""""" C. popular""""""""""""""""""""" D. friendly

8. A. gifts"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. housework"""""""""""""""" C. messages"""""""""""""""""" D. fruit

9. A. buys"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. shows""""""""""""""""""""""" C. gives""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. finds

10. A. sad"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. healthy""""""""""""""""""""" C. young"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. ugly

11. A. him""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. her"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. you""""nbsp;""""""""""""""""""""""" D. them

12. A. father"""""""""""""""""""""" B. mother"""""""""""""""""""""" C. sister""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. brother

13. A. tree""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. grass""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. birds""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. dogs

14. A. knows""""""""""""""""""""" B. helps""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. loves""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. believes

15. A. great"""" B. crazy"""""""""" C. beautiful"""" D. talented

（二）

A

Jim started learning English at the age of 22. It is kind of ___1___ to start studying a language. However， age is never a problem if you really want to ___2___ something.

He was preparing himself to study engineering in the USA. To enter his dream university， he had to get a TOEFL score of 90. After careful thought， he signed up for （报名参加） a six-month program to study English.

It was ___3___ to get 90 in six months for him， but he decided to have a try. In order to join the"" ___4___， he rented a house with a friend. They were in the same program. They had classes every day with a lunch break only. After the classes were over， they had something for dinner and started___5___ what they had learned and doing homework. He and his friend encouraged each other.

Luckily， they both got perfect TOEFL scores and went to the USA at last.

1. A. long" """""""""""""""""""nbsp;"" B. busy""" """""""""""""""""" C. slow""""" """""""""""""" D. late

2. A. learn"""" """"""""""""""" B. explain" """"""""""""""""" C. control"""" """""""""""" D. trust

3. A. boring """"""""""""""""""""" B. natural"""" """""""""""" C. difficult"""" """""""""" D. dangerous

4. A. university """"""""""""""" B. program""" """""""""""" C. test"""""" """""""""""""" D. trip

5. A. reviewing """"""""""""""" B. forgetting" """"""""""""" C. talking" """"""nbsp;""""""""""" D. reporting

B

We are now in the 22nd century. With the development of science and technology， people can change their bodies in the way they want.

As years went by， Mr Smith was ___6___ of his look. Several months ago， Mr Smith went to a body engineering shop and ___7___ for a small nose. Small noses were very ___8___ these years. After the operation， he looked at himself in the mirror and found that his ___9___ hair no longer fit his new look. Then he wanted a change to long hair. When he was leaving， the shop keeper ___10___ told him that the shop had a special offer on ears. At last， Mr Smith went out of the shop with a small nose， long hair and two new ears.

In the next few weeks， Mr Smith’s interest in his ___11___ kept growing. He bought new eyes， new hands and new feet. After that， he looked very young for his age， and ___12___ different. He felt satisfied with himself. However， the ___13___ in the face and fingerprints brought him much trouble. He was ___14___ to enter places like railway stations and airports. In the end， he decided to have his old body back！ To his surprise， Mrs Smith was unhappy with his ___15___ because she could not bear the bad smell of his old feet.

6. A. bored"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. proud"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. afraid"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. fond

7. A. cared""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. waited""""""""""""""""""""""" C. asked"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. sent

8. A. popular""""""""""""""""""""" B. similar"""""""""""""""""""""" C. strange"""""""""""""""""""""" D. useful

9. A. long"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. short""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. thick""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. thin

10. A. silently""""""""""""""""""" B. foolishly""""""""""""""""""" C. carelessly""""""""""""""""" D. suddenly

11. A. shape"""""""""""""""""""""" B. age"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. work""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. look

12. A. probably""""""""""""""""" B. hardly""""""""""""""""""""""" C. nearly""""""""""""""""""""""" D. completely

13. A. smile""""""""""""""""""""""" B. change"""""""""""""""""""""" C. hit""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. kiss

14. A. guided""""""""""""""""""""" B. refused""""""""""""""""""""" C. forced""""""""""""""""""""""" D. expected

15. A. hobby"" B. condition""" C. decision""""" D. situation

（三）

A

After a meeting， I returned to my hotel room late in the evening. The overhead light outside my door was broken and I had much ___1___ finding the keyhole. When I finally opened the door， I___2___ around the wall for a light switch （开关）. But there wasn’t one.

I ___3___ seeing a lamp by the bed. I found the bed in the dark and walked ___4___ until I found the lamp， but when I switched it on， nothing happened！

What a ___5___ day！ That evening I discovered how dark the world can be and how necessary light is. But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people—the light of heart.

1. A. fun"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. difficulty"""""""""""""""""" C. time"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. luck

2. A. ran"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. turned""""""""""""""""""""""" C. felt """""""""""""""""""""""""" D. looked

3. A. began"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. tried"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. liked""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. remembered

4. A. lightly """"""""""""""""""""" B. fast """"""""""""""""""""""""" C. carefully """"""""""""""""" D. easily

5. A. wonderful""""""""""""""""" B. special"""""""""""""""""""""" C. peaceful """""""""""""""""" D. terrible

B

Kierman was born in Sydney， Australia， and grew up near the sea. For more than 40 years， he raced in international sailing competitions.

In 1987， Kierman was competing in an around-the-world race when he began to ___6___ the huge amount of rubbish in the world’s oceans. When he returned to Australia， he ___7___ to do something about it.

He organized a community ___8___ called “Clean Up Sydney Harbour”. On Sunday， January 8， 1989， more than 40，000 volunteers came out to ___9___ away rubbish. The next year， Kierman made the clean-up a national event. It was a huge ___10___. Across Australia， about 300，000 people spent the day improving their local ___11___.

Since then， “Clean Up Australia” has got ___12___ every year. In 2002， for example， 800，000 people cleaned up almost 15，000 tons of rubbish from Australia’s beaches， parks and streets.

Kierman was ___13___ with the success of his project. In 2003， he started an even bigger program. With the ___14___ of the United Nations Environment Program， he introduced “Clean Up the World”， an international program that supports communities around the world in cleaning up and protecting the environment. “Clean Up the World” has grown rapidly and his wonderful ___15___ has now spread from one city to the whole world.

6. A. save"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. collect"""""""""""""""""""""" C. notice"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. produce

7. A. refused"""""""""""""""""""""" B. decided""""""""""""""""""""" C. pretended"""""""""""""""""" D. stopped

8. A. law"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. party""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. company""""""""""""""""""" D. event

9. A. clear"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. send"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. turn""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. give

10. A. problem"""""""""""""""""" B. success""""""""""""""""""""" C. surprise""""""""""""""""""""" D. failure

11. A. culture"""""""""""""""""""" B. project"""""""""""""""""""""" C. government"""""""""""""" D. environment

12. A. older""""""""""""""""""""""" B. quieter"""""""""""""""""""""" C. bigger""""""""""""""""""""""" D. faster

13. A. happy"""""""""""""""""""""" B. upset""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. disappointed""""""""""""" D. concerned

14. A. need"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. help"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. hope"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. action

15. A. rule"""""" B. report""""""""" C. idea D. invention

（四）

A

Amber Wong was not like many of her classmates.

When she got together with her friends at a party， Amber found her friends preferred rock and pop music. When Amber ___1___ if they would like to try classical music， they all looked at her strangely.

“Classical music is for old people，” one of her friends said. Amber was ___2___ that something was wrong with her. She decided to talk to her father. As Amber entered his study， her father could feel something was ___3___.

“Dad， am I strange？” she asked her father.

“Of course not，” he answered， “why do you ask that？”

“Because I don’t ___4___ the same things as my classmates. They want to listen to pop music， but I like classical music.”

“I understand. Never mind， Amber. It’s all right to be yourself.”

After Amber spoke to her father， she felt ___5___ about herself.

1. A. said""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. found"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. noticed"""""""""""""""""""""" D. asked

2. A. proud"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. worried""""""""""""""""""""" C. glad""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. lucky

3. A. terrible"""""""""""""""""""""" B. wrong""""""""""""""""""""""" C. strange"""""""""""""""""""""" D. true

4. A. have"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. know""""""""nbsp;"""""""""""""""" C. use """""""""""""""""""""""""" D. like

5. A. colder """"""""""""""""""""" B. angrier """""""""""""""""""" C. better """""""""""""""""""""" D. sadder

B

A rabbit named Bunny lived in a village near a forest. He was very clever and he never gave up ___6___. He chose a dead tree and made a home in the trunk （树干）. People ___7___ him singing in the morning every day. As soon as the sun shone on his door， he left his home and went across a bridge to the ___8___. He looked for some food there.

One morning， while he was getting ready to sing as usual， a big storm began. It rained___9___. What was worse， the bridge was ___10___. Bunny was very hungry， but there was no food in his home. He needed to ___11___ to find some food. He couldn’t swim， so how could he find food in such a storm？

After thinking for a long time， he finally came up with a good idea. He thought he would solve the ___12___ successfully. He decided to ___13___ a boat with some lotus leaves （荷叶）. Here is his plan：

First： Search for some lotus leaves by the pond. If necessary， ask the frogs for help.

Second： Tie the lotus leaves together to make a little boat.

Last： Get into the boat. Be ___14___ in the storm and don’t be afraid at all.

So Bunny crossed the river in the boat carefully. His ___15___ was so successful that he arrived at the forest after only an hour.

6. A. completely""""""""""""""" B. secretly""""""""""""""""""""" C. calmly"""""""""""""""""""""" D. easily

7. A. caught""""""""""""""""""""""" B. left"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. heard""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. felt

8. A. forest"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. farm"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. garden""""""""""""""""""""""" D. village

9. A. quickly""""""""""""""""""""" B. heavily""""""""""""""""""""" C. early""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. expectedly

10. A. hidden""""""""""""""""""""" B. stolen"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. broken"""""""""""""""""""""" D. lost

11. A. go out""""""""""""""""""""" B. come back"""""""""""""""" C. get off""""""""""""""""""""""" D. give up

12. A. danger""""""""""""""""""""" B. accident"""""""""""""""""""" C. problem"""""""""""""""""""" D. question

13. A. buy"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. borrow"""""""""""""""""""""" C. bring""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. make

14. A. serious"""""""""""""""""""" B. powerful""""""""""""""""""" C. lucky""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. careful

15. A. life""""""" B. plan C. song""""""""""" D. travel

（五）

A

For most children， the most useful way of spending their time is playing a game. It doesn’t matter what the game is. Things become better when they need a partner to play with. On the one hand， it is quite ___1___ for the development of a child’s personality （个性） to win and to think of the best ways to get that. On the other hand， if a child only cares about ___2___， then for him， playing a game is funny only when he wins. Or if he finds a better partner than himself he will get ___3___ and he doesn’t want to go on playing.

It’s parents’ ___4___ to make their children know that： Playing a game is not funny only when you win but also when you enjoy it and try your best to win. If you are just a little bit unlucky， don’t ___5___ a lot. You will surely prove your abilities some other day.

1. A. useful"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. simple"""""""""""""""""""""" C. common""""""""""""""""""""" D. special

2. A. playing """"""""""""""""""" B. studying""""""""""""""""""" C. winning"""""""""""""""""""""" D. running

3. A. unhappy"""""""""""""""""""" B. lonely """"""""""""""""""""" C. relaxed"""""""""""""""""""""" D. excited

4. A. rule""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. duty"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. plan""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. habit

5. A. worry"nbsp;"""""""""""""""""""""" B. require"""""""""""""""""""""" C. wish"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. imagine

B

I have lived in Lawndale for thirty years. My ___6___ has experienced several changes， some for the better and others for the worse. Months ago， I learned something from my son： Progress ___7___ with hope.

My son came home from school one day， he had a plan to make things better. It was a plan his class thought up. They ___8___ to turn a vacant lot （空地） into a community garden.

He had a（n） ___9___. He wanted to grow many different kinds of flowers in Lawndale. He said， “Our neighborhood needs to change， and we should help. If we turn the vacant lot across from the school into a garden， it will show everybody how much we ___10___. Then more people will plant flowers and trees， and the community will become a really ___11___ place.”

I admired my son’s idea. He has always been a thoughtful child. I said I would help.

His class started by ___12___ up the rubbish from the lot—people came by and saw the difference they made. I noticed after that people were not ___13___ as they used to be. They realized that keeping things clean was not so difficult.

In one week， they planted almost 500 plants. This spring the garden will be full of ___14___. Someone said， “It takes a village to raise a child.” I think it takes a child to encourage a community. I am really ___15___ of my son. His simple idea has made real changes to our community.

6. A. city""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. neighborhood""""""""""" C. house"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. company

7. A. begins""""""""""""""""""""""" B. agrees""""""""""""""""""""""" C. deals """"""""""""""""""""""" D. compares

8. A. stopped""nbsp;"""""""""""""""""" B. hated""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. decided""""""""""""""""""""" D. continued

9. A. message"""""""""""""""""""" B. problem"""""""""""""""""""" C. act""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. idea

10. A. buy"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. eat""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. care""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. talk

11. A. beautiful""""""""""""""""" B. safe""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. quiet""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. big

12. A. looking""""""""""""""""""" B. putting"""""""""""""""""""""" C. picking """""nbsp;""""""""""""" D. giving

13. A. shouting"""""""""""""""""" B. running""""""""""""""""""""" C. fighting""""""""""""""""""""" D. littering

14. A. flowers""""""""""""""""""" B. trees"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. people""""""""""""""""""""""" D. animals

15. A. afraid""" B. proud""""""""" C. ashamed"""" D. sure

（六）

A

Cindy and Anna were best friends， but some days they just could not ___1___ on what to do.

One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. “Come on. Let’s play chess，” Anna said. “I don’t want to play chess，” Cindy replied. “We always do what you want to do， Cindy. It’s my turn to make a ___2___，” Anna said.

Cindy was very angry. After she got home， she found she had Anna’s notebook in her schoolbag.

The next day at school， their teacher Mrs Stone ___3___ their notebooks. But Anna didn’t have hers， and she looked ___4___.

When it was time for lunch， Cindy told Mrs Stone the truth. “Thank you for being___5___， Cindy. I’m sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，” said Mrs Stone.

Later， the two girls became best friends again.

1. A. agree"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. hang"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. depend"""""""""""""""""""""" D. try

2. A. promise"""""""""""""""""""" B. plan"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. decision""""""""""nbsp;""""""""" D. dialog

3. A. gave away""""""""""""""""" B. asked for"""""""""""""""""" C. looked for""""""""""""""""" D. talked about

4. A. worried""""""""""""""""""""" B. normal"""""""""""""""""""""" C. proud"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. relaxed

5. A. patient"""""""""""""""""""""" B. honest""""""""""""""""""""""" C. active"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. quiet

B

Ever since I was little， my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoyed the hot chocolate. ___6___， winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother ___7___ it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. But one day， she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.

That year， ___8___ my birthday， my grandmother passed away. The day of my sixth birthday， I woke up and ran to the window， hoping to see just one snowflake （雪花）. But there was none. I felt sad and mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.

By my sixteenth birthday， I had ___9___ all hope of getting my snow， even though I still wished for it. During my party， I stayed with my friends and family and was truly ___10___. I had the best___11___ ever！ Then I saw the white snow falling down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing.

When I ___12___ home， my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was ___13___ because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box， which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake with a card that ___14___， “Happy Birthday.”

How could this be？ My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final ___15___ on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.

I was sure that my smiling grandmother had always been watching over me.

6. A. Certainly"""""""""""""""""" B. Unluckily""""""""""""""""" C. Importantly"""""""""""""" D. Actually

7. A. when""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. how""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. whether""""""""""""""""""""" D. why

8. A. on"""""""""""""""""""nbsp;"""""""""" B. after"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. before""""""""""""""""""""""" D. in

9. A. got"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. made""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. found"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. lost

10. A. happy"""""""""""""""""""""" B. tired"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. angry"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. sorry

11. A. book"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. card"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. job"""""""""""""""""""""nbsp;"""""" D. time

12. A. described"""""""""""""""" B. left"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. got"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. missed

13. A. silent""""""""""""""""""""""" B. surprised"""""""""""""""""" C. polite"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. sad

14. A. sang"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. said""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. repeated"""""""""""""""""""" D. wrote

15. A. order""""""""""""""""""""""" B. mistake""""""""""""""""""""" C. wish """""""""""""""""""""""" D. offer

（七）

A

One cold morning， I noticed an old lady begging （乞讨） on the street for food when I stepped out of a breakfast restaurant. I came to her and threw her some money and then rushed to the bus stop. I couldn’t ___1___ the bus.

While I was waiting for the bus at the stop， I saw my friend Andrew taking the old lady into the ___2___. Finally the bus came and I got on it successfully. I saw the old lady was ___3___ something at the table. Andrew sat beside her patiently. After a while， the bus started slowly. I looked back and found the old lady had left the restaurant and Andrew was rushing to the stop. He had to wait for the next ___4___.

I was really moved by my friend’s ___5___！ At that moment I realized even if someone was really in need， he or she should be helped with dignity （庄重）.

1. A. take""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. see"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. miss"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. get

2. A. restaurant""""""""""""""""" B. hospital"""""""""""""""""""" C. park""""""""nbsp;""""""""""""""""" D. library

3. A. buying"""""""""""""""""""""" B. making""""""""""""""""""""" C. cooking """"""""""""""""""" D. eating

4. A. train"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. plane""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. bus"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. subway

5. A. secret"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. kindness""""""""""""""""""" C. happiness"""""""""""""""""" D. courage

B

One day a teacher entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited at their desks for the ___6___ to begin. The teacher handed out the question papers with the text facing down as usual. After he ___7___ the papers， he asked his students to turn the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise， there were no ___8___， just a black dot （点） in the center of the page.

The teacher said， “I want you to write what you see there.” The students got started___9___. At the end of the class， the teacher took all the answer papers and started ___10___ each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them ___11___ the black dot， trying to explain where the dot is.

After all had been read， the classroom was ___12___. The teacher began to explain， “I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ___13___ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot. The same happens in our lives. We have a white paper to ___14___. However， we always focus only on the dark dots， the health problems， the bad relationship with a family member... The dark dots are very small compared to everything we have in our ___15___， but they are the ones that pollute our minds. Take your eyes away from the black dots in your life. Enjoy each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a life positively！”

6. A. test"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. class""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. program"""""""""""""""""""" D. talk

7. A. handed in"""""""""""""""""" B. handed out"""""""""""""""" C. turned over""""""""""""""" D. turned down

8. A. students"""""""""""""""""""" B. teachers"""""""""""""""""""" C. answers""""""""""""""""""""" D. questions

9. A. slowly""""""""""""""""""""""" B. carelessly""""""""""""""""" C. quickly""""""""""""""""""""" D. carefully

10. A. reading""""""""""""""""""" B. shouting""""""""""nbsp;"""""""" C. explaining"""""""""""""""" D. crying

11. A. saw""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. forgot""""""""""""""""""""""" C. painted"""""""""""""""""""""" D. described

12. A. noisy""""""""""""""""""""""" B. silent"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. dirty"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. clean

13. A. big"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. small"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. black""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. white

14. A. enjoy""""""""""""""""""""""" B. draw""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. fold""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. think

15. A. lives"""" B. schools"""""" C. minds"""""""" D. families

（八）

A

Last Saturday， my mother and I went out for dinner. We went to a ___1___. It was not big but very nice and quiet. My 80-year-old mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down， I had to ___2___ the menu. She could not see very well. Her eyes could only read ___3___ letters. Half way through the names of food and drinks on the menu， I ___4___ my eyes and saw my mom sitting there looking at me. A proud smile was on her face. “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were ___5___，” she said. “Then it’s time that you relax and let me return what you have done for me，” I replied.

1. A. theater"""""""""""""""""""""" B. cinema"""""""""""""""""""""" C. shop"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. restaurant

2. A. make""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. read"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. pass""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. order

3. A. bright"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. black""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. large""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. short

4. A. lifted""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. touched""""""""""""""""""""" C. closed""""""""""""""""""""""" D. opened

5. A. young"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. weak""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. busy""""""""""""""""""nbsp;""""""" D. away

B

I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my thinking has begun to change， although I still hold that it is ___6___ for everyone in the world today.

As a top junior student in my college， my teacher asked me to give a（n） ___7___ on how to learn English well. When I was standing in front of so many students， I felt very ___8___. I even didn’t remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the meeting room without finishing my speech. I was so sad that night， ___9___ that I was a loser. Studying takes up so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge， but I ___10___ to communicate with others. I have done well in my study at college， but it doesn’t ___11___ reflect anything about me. I don’t know how to ___12___ the relationship with people around me.

I want to ___13___ my ways of living. Of course I will keep studying. But I plan to look for a part-time job， which might turn out to be ___14___ for me to get to know about the society. I still believe that working my hardest makes me ___15___. I will still stay on in college， but I will not allow it to protect me from the real world.

6. A. meaningless""""""""""""" B. common""""""""""""""""""" C. necessary"""""""""""""""""" D. exciting

7. A. speech""""""""""""""""""""""" B. idea""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. introduction"""""""""""""" D. mind

8. A. surprised""""""""""""""""""" B. nervous""""""""""""""""""""" C. tired"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. painful

9. A. deciding""""""nbsp;""""""""""""" B. hearing""""""""""""""""""""" C. forgetting""""""""""""""""" D. feeling

10. A. need"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. continue""""""""""""""""""" C. fail"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. like

11. A. exactly"""""""""""""""""""" B. clearly"""""""""""""""""""""" C. naturally""""""""""""""""""" D. seriously

12. A. look at"""""""""""""""""""" B. deal with"""""""""""""""""" C. think of""""""""""""""""""""" D. depend on

13. A. share""""""""""""""""""""""" B. influence"""""""""""""""""" C. change"""""""""""""""""""""" D. discuss

14. A. helpful"""""""""""""""""""" B. special"""""""""""""""""""""" C. easy"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. safe

15. A. relaxed B. proud""""""""" C. calm"""""""""" D. happy

（九）

A

It was the first week of the summer vacation. Dad said to Mike， “Can you work with me on the ___1___？” “Sure， Dad， I would love to，” Mike replied.

Dad and Mike left early the next morning. “Fishing is a ___2___ job，” Mike thought. But he kept working. When he found they were ___3___ more and more fish， Mike was so excited.

The next morning， Mike’s arms hurt a lot. However， he had such a ___4___ time with Dad that he decided to keep helping him.

Mike ___5___ being out on the ocean. He jumped onto the boat and set off to the ocean. The rest of the summer would be great for him.

1. A. plane""""""nbsp;"""""""""""""""""" B. boat """""""""""""""""""""""" C. bus """""""""""""""""""""""""" D. train

2. A. hard"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. useful """"""""""""""""""""" C. new""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. bad

3. A. selling""""""""""""""""""""""" B. slicing"""""""""""""""""""""" C. eating"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. catching

4. A. good"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. short""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. free"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. busy

5. A. minded""""""""""""""""""""" B. avoided""""""""""""""""""""" C. enjoyed""""""""""""""""""""" D. stopped

B

Mr and Mrs Green’s house in America is controlled by a computer. The computer has known the couple’s ___6___ well. Every morning the computer turns on the lights at 6：30， which is their rising time. The water in the shower keeps at a right temperature for the couple to ___7___ it. If someone gets up in the night， floor lights will come on automatically （自动地） to show the way to the ___8___. The air conditioner （空调） keeps the house at a comfortable ___9___. The fridge keeps acheck on the ___10___ that is put inside it， and ___11___ the local supermarket an e-mail when more food is needed. A camera works when a ___12___ gets close to the house but does not work if it is a family member or friend. The microwave is also linked （连接） to the Internet. It can cook the food at the ___13___ time.

The couple love their home， but they don’t like one thing. They sometimes feel that the computer is their ___14___. “One night， we came home later than usual， but the computer had turned on the lights at the regular time. We felt like bad kids， and ___15___ said ‘Sorry！’ to the computer，” said Mrs Green.

6. A. problems"""""""""""""""""" B. habits"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. secrets"""""""""""""""""""""" D. hobbies

7. A. use"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. warm"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. clean""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. drink

8. A. door"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. bedroom""""""""""""""""""" C. bathroom"""""""""""""""""" D. window

9. A. temperature"""""""""""""" B. sight""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. sound"""""""""""""""""nbsp;"""""" D. color

10. A. food"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. light"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. air""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. equipment

11. A. passes""""""""""""""""""""" B. sends"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. promises""""""""""""""""""" D. refuses

12. A. soldier"""""""""""""""""""" B. worker"""""""""""""""""""""" C. helper""""""""""""""""""""""" D. stranger

13. A. right"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. endless""""""""""""""""""""" C. valuable"""""""""""""""""""" D. long

14. A. boss""""""""""""""""""""nbsp;""" B. friend"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. student"""""""""""""""""""""" D. grandmother

15. A. finally" B. nearly"""""""" C. completely D. always

（十）

A

One summer evening， a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit （击中） a bottle with a slingshot （弹弓）. The bottle was about 7 to 8 meters away. The boy tried many times but he couldn’t hit it. His mother just kept" ___1___ him small stones.

A girl walked by. She watched the boy for some time and said to his mother， “Let me ___2___ him how to shoot.” “No， thank you，” said the ___3___. “He is blind.”

The girl was surprised and asked， “How can he hit the bottle since he can’t ___4___？” “I tell him he can do it if he tries hard enough，” said the mother. The little boy tried again and again and became more confident. When it got dark， the girl turned to leave and heard a stone hit the ___5___. The little boy finally made it！

With confidence and patience， nothing is impossible.

1. A. showing"""""""""""""""""""" B. buying"""""""""""""""""""""" C. throwing""""""""""""""""""" D. passing

2. A. ask"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. show""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. call"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. warn

3. A. mother"""""""""""""""""""""" B. boy""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. girl"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. teacher

4. A. feel""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. touch"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. hear""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. see

5. A. bottle"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. slingshot"""""""nbsp;""""""""""" C. stone""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. wall

B

Throughout her life， Mckenna Reitz was known for her long， thick brown hair. The 33-year-old mom’s hair ___6___ falling out after the birth of her second daughter. She went to many hospitals， but nothing could stop her hair falling. By December of 2022， she had no hair and was told that she had alopecia （秃头症）.

Mckenna was ___7___. She spent months visiting doctors and trying anything to regrow her hair. She wouldn’t leave the house without a ___8___. Mckenna says she couldn’t even look in the mirror after her hair fell out. She could hardly get out of bed in the morning， but it was her young daughters who finally ___9___ her out of her fear.

Understanding that alopecia is genetic （遗传的） and could someday happen to them too， she decided to ___10___ her daughters that hair loss is not the end of the life. “I needed them to understand that if it does happen to them， they could ___11___ it， just like they saw their mom do，” she explained.

From then on， she stopped trying to make her hair grow back and started to ___12___ herself as she is. She stopped wearing hats in public. In time she learned to love public and then herself. She felt ___13___ now.

Life gives the ___14___ people the hardest challenges. This helps us understand that every person has their own ___15___.

6. A. continued"""""""""""""""""" B. started"""""""nbsp;""""""nbsp;""""""" C. stopped""""""""""""""""""""" D. finished

7. A. careful"""""""""""""""""""""" B. different""""""""""""""""""" C. serious"""""""""""""""""""""" D. disappointed

8. A. scarf"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. key"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. hat""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. coat

9. A. blew"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. pulled""""""""""""""""""""""" C. kept""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. led

10. A. suggest""""""""""""""""""" B. show""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. teach""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. warn

11. A. come across"""""""""""" B. get off""""""""""""""""""""""" C. care about""""""""""""""""" D. get through

12. A. accept"""""""""""""""nbsp;""""" B. know""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. notice"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. hate

13. A. calm"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. cool"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. comfortable"""""""""""""" D. confident

14. A. tallest"""""""""""""""""""""" B. smartest"""""""""""""""""""" C. strongest""""""""""""""""""" D. happiest

15. A. story"""" B. luck C. idea D. value