1. ________ the last ten years, the mountain village has changed a lot.

A．Since

B．For

C．Over

D．From

2. The Chinese government has done a lot to ________ people’s lives.

A．prevent

B．improve

C．provide

D．clear

3. Miss Liu ________ in Shanghai since she finished college in 2018.

A．works

B．worked

C．will work

D．has worked

4. — I’ve just come back from Suzhou. I enjoyed the trip very much.
— How long ________ you ________ there?

A．will; stay

B．have; stayed

C．did; stay

D．are; staying

5. Look, David has an apple in one hand and had a pear in ________ hand.

A．another

B．the other

C．other

D．the others

6. Mary used to ________ a guide. Now, she is used to ________ as a shopkeeper.

A．be; work

B．be; working

C．being; work

D．being; working

7. —I haven’t seen your father recently. Where is he?
—He ________ Yancheng for a meeting for five days.

A．will go to

B．has been to

C．has been in

D．has gone to

8. Mike ________ since two years ago.

A．has left his hometown	B．has arrived in New York
C．has joined the school football team	D．hasn’t bought a new car

9. We are very ________ about the party next Saturday. We can’t wait to be there.

A．boring

B．bored

C．excited

D．exciting

10. —Your new bike is so nice! When did you buy it?
—In February. I ________ it for two weeks.

A．had

B．have had

C．have bought

D．bought

11. —How long ________ you ________ here?
—________ fifteen minutes ago.

A．have; been; Since

B．have; been; For

C．have; arrived; Since

D．did; arrive; For

12. —The life we were used to greatly since 2009.
—That's true. It is changing for the better all the time.

A．change

B．changing

C．has changed

D．have changed

13. —Nobody knows which team will win the game until the last moment.
—Yes. That is the ________ of the wonderful game.

A．culture

B．magic

C．celebration

D．purpose

14. More and more parents have ________ the importance of developing their children’s interests in art and music.

A．received

B．reported

C．realized

D．repeated

15. — Haven’t you heard from Andy?
— ________. I wonder if he is too busy to email me.

A．Yes, not yet

B．Yes, I have

C．No, not yet

D．No, I have

Never give up! That is one lesson I learned when I was very young.

At the age of four, not knowing a single word of ______, I started school. I felt ______ because I couldn’t talk to other kids. Maybe I was shy because I never got used to talking with others. I only know Spanish, and English is just a mixture of ______. When the teacher spoke English, he words became faster and faster and then became a tornado (龙卷风) ripping through my mind. I was unable to ______. I got so confused and I didn’t know what to do. I sometimes felt like crying, but I kept telling myself never to give up.

I started to learn English hard. At the end of the year, I could understand, read, speak and write English. The next year I met my friend Jack. It was his first year of school and he didn’t ______ English like me in the beginning, so I started to ______ him this difficult language. At first it was very ______, but at last he got used to English and picked it up quickly. We ______ learning more and more every year, and now we are both very good English ______.

This year I am in the eighth grade and have got straight A’s in every class since kindergarten. My ______? I never give up. Now I am learning Japanese. It may be a little difficult, but I will keep on learning it. No matter how hard something is, I never give up. I keep trying until I do it right.

Nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart into it.

16.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．Japanese

D．French

17.

A．afraid

B．funny

C．relaxed

D．lonely

18.

A．sound

B．subject

C．voice

D．language

19.

A．hear

B．explain

C．understand

D．believe

20.

A．know

B．like

C．see

D．hear

21.

A．show

B．give

C．teach

D．send

22.

A．exciting

B．boring

C．surprising

D．interesting

23.

A．stopped

B．refused

C．clicked

D．kept

24.

A．speakers

B．listeners

C．writers

D．talkers

25.

A．skill

B．knowledge

C．secret

D．idea

Almost every Chinese person can recite (背诵) the two lines of the famous poem. “ Every grain on the plate comes from hard work.” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of the lines: Don’t waste food.

A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.

Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?

1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t leave any food in your bowls, while having meals.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
26. What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?

A．春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽	B．谁知盘中餐， 粒粒皆辛苦
C．吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮	D．足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光

27. According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?

A．6 million.

B．925 million.

C．200 million.

D．725 million.

28. What should we do to waste less food?

A．Order more food in a restaurant.	B．Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.
C．Take all the food you ordered home.	D．Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.

Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation (发音) , Mr. Andersen thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Andersen has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.

Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics (歌词) when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don’t have to sing songs aloud if you are shy , but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!

Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Andersen’s favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of “Why I Sing the Blues”, you are a very advanced student.

If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don’t sing so beautifully, you will really impress (给……深刻印象) other people!

29. Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT ________.

A．pronounce correctly

B．remember new words

C．impress other people

D．sing songs better

30. The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be ________.

A．everyone likes the songs	B．John Denver’s voice is sweet
C．the lyrics of the songs are beautiful	D．the lyrics are close to normal spoken English

31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．English Songs.	B．The Famous Band-The Beatles.
C．English Songs helps English Learning.	D．How to Learn English.

A man was walking through the woods with his axe (斧头) when a small tree called to him. It said, “Hello friend. Can you cut down those bigger trees? They’re blocking the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no room to spread my roots. I can’t feel the wind.”

The little tree held out its tiny leaves. It looked so sad. It continued, “If those trees were gone, I’d be able to grow. A year from now, I’d be the biggest tree here. But for now, I’m just a small tree.”

The man thought for a while and agreed. He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down. Soon, he cleared lots of space around the small tree. Now it would be able to feel the sun and wind. It would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.

But something else happened instead. The sun’s heat came first, burning the small tree, which wasn’t used to so much sunlight. Heavy wind and rain came-without the bigger trees to protect it, the small tree was hit by the storm. Soon, the tree was nearly dead.

“You’ve been quite foolish,” said a snake that saw what had happened. “You brought this on yourself. If you’d left the bigger trees alone, the sun and storm wouldn’t have hurt you so badly. They protected you. If you had just waited longer, you would’ve grown to be just as big as them. You’d be strong. But now, you’re nearly gone.”

32. What does the underlined word “blocking” mean?

A．stopping

B．burning

C．clearing

D．protecting

33. What might’ve made the man agree to help the tree?

A．It would be easy to climb small trees.	B．The little tree looked sad.
C．He couldn’t get any sun either.	D．He didn’t like the bigger trees.

34. What did the snake think of the whole matter?

A．The man was quite foolish.	B．The bigger trees were selfish.
C．It was the small tree’s fault.	D．The small tree was not well-protected.

35. What lesson did the little tree learn?

A．Don’t take the word of a stranger.	B．Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
C．Don’t give up until you succeed.	D．Don’t be afraid to try new things.

36. — Have you done your homework, Bob?
— Yes. It’s half an hour since I ________ (finish) it.

37. We’ll have two ________ (week) holiday after finishing the project.

38. I haven’t ________ (ride) a bike since I moved to this block.

39. The tiger has been ________ (die) for a few days since the strong storm happened that day.

40. Simon loves water sports, such as ________ (sail).

41. Mr Wang, Mr Liu and their ________ (妻子) are planting fruit trees in the field.

42. The ________ ([ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn]) in this country is from bad to worse, and the people there are having a hard time.

43. If everyone takes action, the ________ (环境) we are living in will be better and better.

44. To the young man from the countryside, the college life in Beijing is ________ ([fænˈtæstɪk]).

45. Our math teacher asked us to give a ________ (直接的) answer to this maths problem.

根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

A film about mother-daughter relationships was the biggest winner at the Spring Festival holiday box office (票房). A    46     the seven movies that were shown over the holiday, Hi, Mom got the h    47     ratings (打分). Many people said they were touched (感动) by its raw emotion (质朴的情感).

The film is the first directorial (导演的) work of comedian-turned-filmmaker Jia Ling. It’s based on (基于) the real-life s    48     of Jia and her mother, s    49     her longing (想念) and regret (悔恨) at failing to see her mother before she d    50    .

In the film, Jia time-travels b    51     to 1981 and becomes friends with her mom. She risks (冒……的危险) giving up her own life and disappearing to make sure that her m    52     has a better future. But a turning point at the e    53     of the film shows viewers that “your mother loves you m    54     than you think,” Jia said.

The Spring Festival holiday box office usually prefers films “with f    55     appeal (感染力)and a little hurt”, and Hi, Mom has “hit all the right notes (音符)”, Hollywood Reporter commented.

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A speaker was giving a speech to his student on what to do with stress(压力). He held up a glass of water and asked the students， “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students’answers were different，from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the exact weight. It depends on(取决于) how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute， it is OK. If I hold it for an hour， I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day， you will send me to the hospital. It is the same weight， but the longer I hold it， the heavier it becomes.”
“If we carry our burdens(负担) all the time， we will not be able to carry on， because the burden is becoming heavier and heavier. What you have to do is to put the glass down， have a rest for a while and hold it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes， so that we can cheer up and are able to carry on. So before you return home from work tonight， put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders， let it down for a moment .
Life is short， enjoy it!

Title	How to     56    ourselves
The speaker’s question	What’s the    57    of the glass of water？
The students’     58	From 20g to 500g
The speaker’s explanations	The weight of the glass of water depends on the     59    of holding it. Hold it for a     60    ， you will feel OK. If you hold it for an hour， your right arm will ache. You have to see a     61    if you hold it for a day. If we carry the burden too long， we will be     62    to carry on.
The ways to relax	To relax， you must put the glass down. Have a rest    63    holding the glass up again.
The writer’s     64	Don’t carry your work back home and pick it up tomorrow.     65    your life.