1. On March 29th, the Chinese football team managed to win an important match. Their success shows nothing is ________ if we try our best to make it.

A．impossible	B．helpless
C．possible	D．helpful

2. They’ve decided to ________ abroad after they ________.

A．live; married

B．live in; married

C．live in; get married

D．live; get married

3. This exam is very difficult. ________, I have passed it.

A．Anyway

B．So

C．But

D．Or

4. —________ will your uncle ________?
—In half an hour. Let’s go to the railway station to meet him.

A．When; arrive

B．How soon; get to

C．When; reach

D．How soon; arrive

5. When my grandma died, my grandpa was very ________. For years he lived ________.

A．alone; lonely

B．lonely; alone

C．lonely; lonely

D．alone; alone

6. Each of the girls ________ to the West Lake twice.

A．has gone

B．have gone

C．have been

D．has been

7. I used to _______ after 8:00, but now I’m used to _______ before 7:00.

A．getting up; getting up

B．get up; get up

C．getting up; get up

D．get up; getting up

8. The question is _________.

A．so hard for us to understand it

B．too hard for us to understand it

C．too hard for us to understand

D．so hard for us to understand

9. We know that about seventy percent _____ the earth _____ covered by water.

A．/; is	B．of; are
C．of; is	D．about; are

10. —May I borrow these two books, please?
—Yes, you can ______ them for two weeks.

A．borrow

B．lend

C．buy

D．keep

11. Every year, _______ people go to visit their factory.

A．a thousand of

B．thousands

C．thousand of

D．thousands of

12. －Let’s go hiking, shall we?
－Sorry, I _________ my homework, so I think I can’t join you.

A．don’t finish

B．didn’t finish

C．haven’t finished

D．won’t finish

13. He ________ here if he ________ enough time.

A．will come; will have

B．comes; will have

C．will come; has

D．comes; has

14. If you really don’t know ________, please come to me.

A．who to talk

B．who to talk to

C．who talk to

D．who will talk to

15. —I haven’t seen Jack for three days. Is he ill?
—_______. His mother told me that he was in hospital.

A．I am afraid so	B．I hope not
C．I hope so	D．I am afraid not

A teenage girl couldn’t stand her parents’ family rules, so she left home. She wanted to be _______. But she had poor education and several years later she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still _______ her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she _______ a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you. _______ home!”

One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. The face was familiar. “Is that my mother?” she moved closer and read the _______“ I still love you. . . ” She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She _______ the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother’s _______. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up, “It’s me! Your _______ is back home!” The mother and daughter held each other, full of _______ tears（眼泪）. The daughter asked, “Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered __________,“The door has never been locked since you left. ”

The door of parents’ love for their children will never be closed.

16.

A．famous

B．poor

C．ill

D．sad

17.

A．looking through

B．looking after

C．looking for

D．looking into

18.

A．looks at

B．puts on

C．finds out

D．puts up

19.

A．come back

B．look back

C．run back

D．go away

20.

A．photo

B．words

C．poster

D．dictionary

21.

A．pulled open

B．unlocked

C．knocked on

D．knocked off

22.

A．bathroom

B．bedroom

C．kitchen

D．garden

23.

A．son

B．daughter

C．grandchild

D．husband

24.

A．happy

B．moody

C．angry

D．hungry

25.

A．politely

B．sad

C．happy

D．gently

Pack up and fly away

Hainan Island

Hainan Island is a wonderful place of sun, sand and sea. It is in the south of China. It’s famous for its underwater beauty. Tianyahaijiao is also very famous. It attracts lots of tourists around the world every year.

Thailand

Thailand is in the heart of South-east Asia. Its capital Bangkok has some of Thailand’s greatest buildings, like the Grand Palace(大皇宫). Chiang Mai(清迈) is a big city in Thailand. There are many historic temples(庙) there, such as the Wat Phra Singh temple(帕辛寺). The temple has a history of over 500 years.

Australia

This country is a land of beauty and diversity(多样性). It is famous for Sydney Opera House and Ayers Rock(艾尔斯岩). Ayers Rock is 3,000 metres long and 348 metres high. What’s more, children can also see many animals here like koalas, kangaroos and sheep.

South Korea’s Jeju Island(济州岛)

As a volcanic(火山) island, Jeju once was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. Not only that, Jeju attracts children with its Teddy Bear Museum. There, people show historical events with teddy bears.

26. The information above CANNOT be from ________.

A．a magazine

B．a storybook

C．a tour guidebook

D．a newspaper

27. Hainan Island is ________.

A．in the Indian Ocean

B．in Europe

C．in the south of China

D．in Africa

28. If you like historic temples, you can go to ________.

A．Hainan Island

B．Thailand

C．Australia

D．South Korea’s Jeju Island

29. People in South Korea’s Jeju Island show historical events with ________.

A．teddy bears

B．toy cars

C．heroes

D．pictures

30. Australia is known for ________.

A．the Grand Palace and the Wat Phra Singh temple	B．Sydney Opera House and Ayers Rock
C．Tianyahaijiao and the underwater beauty	D．Teddy Bear Museum and a volcanic island B

(Renee-a beautiful princess; Broo-a blue bear; Nahloo-a magical place)
When the Princess Renee heard about Broo, she came down from her castle. She found Broo while he was busy eating honey.
“Mr. Bear,” the Princess said, “you are welcome in Nahloo. Here we share with each other. We don’t take things from each other.”
Broo thought about it for a moment and realized that he had made a mistake. “Well,” he said, “maybe drinking all that milk wasn’t the best idea.”
The Princess continued, “Mr. Bear, you can drink and eat, but you won’t feel good because you have never made any contribution to anyone else. I think you’ll find that it is better to be full in your heart, not just in your stomach.” After saying this, the Princess went back to the castle, leaving Broo alone.
One day, Broo was going to take lots of cookies from the rabbits, then he remembered what the Princess said to him. So Broo decided not to eat the cookies. The rabbits were surprised and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Bear. Now these cookies will taste sweeter because they are given by you, my friend. If you like, come back tomorrow and we can have the cookies together.”
Broo was filled with joy and went through the land. He gave back everything he had taken. In return, he received a promise from everyone to share their food with him. Broo was so delighted that he started dancing in the moonlight with the Princess as his partner.
31. When the Princess Renee came down, Broo was _________.

A．dancing with rabbits	B．eating honey
C．giving everything back	D．having cookies

32. In Nahloo, ___________.

A．the Princess Renee stayed with Broo all the time

B．everyone was happy to share with each other

C．Broo took a lot of cookies from rabbits

D．Broo never realized his mistake

33. Broo felt _________ after he gave the cookies back to the rabbits.

A．sad	B．surprised
C．happy	D．hungry

34. The passage is probably from _______.

A．an advertisement	B．a tour guide
C．an application	D．a story book

35. What can we learn from the passage ?

A．It’s better to give than to receive.

B．Every dog has its day.

C．The early bird catches the worm.

D．Many hands make light work.

37. Robin came to work in our factory ________ (几个) months ago.

38. My ________ (经历) as a volunteer in Africa are the most important in my life.

39. We ________（设法完成）to arrive there on time at last.

40. I’m surprised to hear from her. Believe it or not, we ________ (上一次) met ten years ago.

41. Were there any shoe ________ (factory) here about twenty years ago?

42. Some ________ (Canada) scientists have found a new way to fight against this type of illness.

43. Looking around, I could see nothing in the ________ (dark).

44. It’s more than two years since I got ________ (marry).

45. —Thank you for helping me carry the box.
—It’s my ________ (please).

46. I think you ________ (feel) happy if you go and join them. They are going camping.

47. Tom, you ________ (watch) TV for hours. Why not turn it off and have a rest?

48. The teacher told them ________ (not stay) there because it was dangerous.

49. Would you mind ________ (show) me around your house?

50. Three years has passed since he ________ (return) home.

51. I’m not going to the cinema tonight as I ________ (see) the movie twice.

52. Are you clear when ________（return）these books, boys and girls?

53. —Would you please show me your new radio?
—Sorry, I ________ (pick) some food for the party. I can show it to you later.

54. Our physics teacher told us in class that light ________ (travel) faster than sound.

55. Jack ________ (search) for information on the computer when his telephone rang.

56. 你能就怎样学好英语给我们提一些建议吗?
Can you give us ______________________________?

57. 在看电影时，那些孩子忍不住一直大笑。
Those children ______________________________ they were watching the film.

58. 对于他们来说，像以前那样经常保持联系不容易了。
It’s not easy for them ______________________________.

59. 伦纳德与黛西结婚已经有十多年了。
Leonard ______________________________ Daisy for more than 10 years.

60. 这个区域由一个岛、两个湖和三条河组成。
This area ______________________________, two lakes and three rivers.

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       Over the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.
       To start with, people were not able to travel such a long distance in such a short time in the past. Planes were not very popular at that time because they used to be a very expensive way to travel. Nowadays, we have fast, comfortable cars, and more and more people can travel by plane.
       Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools that we have today. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines.
       Thirdly, in the past, the living conditions were not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses, and people could not buy lots of things like fridges, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things.
       Finally, nowadays, more and more people have the chance to get a good education. In the past, there were fewer schools and the quality of education was much poorer. Also, it is much easier to find the educational materials that you need on the Internet now.
       The scientific and technological development in the world is amazing. Life now is much faster and busier than it used to be. And we are still creating new things to make our lives better and easier.

Title:     61     in our lives
	In the past	Today
Transportation	People couldn’t     62     very far in a short time. Planes were not so popular.	People have fast cars; more people can travel by     63     .
Work	People worked much     64     .	The difficult work can be done by     65     and machines.
66     conditions	People couldn’t live as     67     as we do now.	People can buy     68     things like fridges, TV sets or washing machines.
Education	There were fewer schools. They had     69     quality of education.	More and more people have the     70     to get a good education.

Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to l    71     a new language. That is, they believe that c    72     learn more easily and efficiently than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this idea a fact?

Is it t    73     that children learn a foreign language more efficiently than adults? On the contrary, research studies suggest that the o    74     may be true. One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, concluded that the teenagers learned more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed a direct improvement of ability over the age range tested; that is, the ability to learn increased as the age increased.

T    75     are several possible explanations（解释）for these findings. F    76     one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are a    77     to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical（逻辑的）thinking to help themselves see patterns in the language. F    78    , adults have more self-discipline（自律）than children.

All in all, it s    79     that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a f    80    , but a myth.