1. I can't believe ________a little bird can eat________ much food.

A．so;     so	B．such;     such
C．so;     such	D．such;   so

2. Many students write to Language Doctor to ________ advice about learning English.

A．look through	B．ask for
C．give up	D．worry about

3. I need to send many old ________to my grandpa in the village.

A．news	B．magazine
C．photo	D．newspapers

4. —Is the film interesting?
—I thought it would be. But ________,it's very boring.

A．in all	B．in fact
C．in a hurry	D．in future

5. —Wow, your sweater is very beautiful!
—Thank you. I bought it two days ago. It ________ me $50.

A．took	B．cost
C．paid	D．spent

6. Your parents will ________ you if you study hard and get good grades at school.

A．are proud of	B．be proud of
C．take pride	D．take proud in

7. Do you often make________ in grammar?

A．mistake	B．mistakes
C．some mistakes	D．a few mistake

8. Teachers should ________ better ________ their students.

A．communicate; with	B．communicate; to
C．to communicate; with	D．communicated; by

9. Please connect the phone ________ the computer.

A．at

B．into

C．with

D．to

10. Can you ________ the star singer ________ us?

A．introduce; to

B．introduces; to

C．introduce; with

D．introduces; with

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you ____ today wasn’t made until the Qing Dynasty (清朝).Three men did most of the important ____ work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to ____ words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The ____ for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857.Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor (编者) of its new dictionary. 

Murray had never been to ____.At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank.____ he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house ____ in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and ____ in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was ____ adding words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary ____ he was very old. 

Forty-four years later ,in 1928,other editors finished the dictionary.

11.

A．write

B．use

C．copy

D．miss

12.

A．early

B．boring

C．easy

D．difficult

13.

A．spell

B．collect

C．invent

D．make

14.

A．way

B．use

C．idea

D．prize

15.

A．school

B．cinema

C．village

D．college

16.

A．Ever since

B．Since then

C．So far

D．Later

17.

A．built

B．sold

C．broken

D．drawn

18.

A．read

B．wrote

C．worked

D．thought

19.

A．already

B．still

C．usually

D．always

20.

A．if

B．because

C．until

D．unless

Zhao Xing's Blog
Hi, I'm Zhao Xing from Beijing. My English is not very good. There will be an English competition next month. I feel very nervous and I don't know how to improve my English. I think I'm going mad! So I need some help now! Any good suggestions?
Amy, China
Hi, Zhao Xing! I know how you're feeling. There must be many people like you. Why don't you get together and start an English club?   You can talk to each other about your English study and your worries. It's a great way to improve your English and enjoy yourself!
Daniel, Spain
It's a good idea to read English newspapers. There is China Daily, isn't there?   Get your notebook out and write down the new words!
Sam, Australia
How about getting a pen pal?   I'd be happy to be yours. We can send each other e­mails. Good luck with your competition. Take a deep breath (深呼吸),smile and you'll feel better!
21. Who is asking for help?

A．Zhao Xing.	B．Amy.
C．Daniel.	D．Sam.

22. What does the underlined word “mad” mean in Chinese?

A．羞涩的	B．害怕的
C．发疯的	D．伤心的

23. What's Amy's suggestion?

A．Starting an English club.

B．Reading English newspapers.

C．Getting a pen pal from an English ­ speaking country.

D．Talking with friends in English by phone.

24. Where does Daniel come from?

A．China.	B．Spain.
C．Australia.	D．Canada.

25. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Zhao Xing will have an English competition next week.

B．Zhao Xing and Amy are both Chinese.

C．Daniel thinks watching English movies is a good way to improve English.

D．Sam would like to be Zhao Xing's teacher.

Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability. As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students increase their vocabulary(词汇量)and improve their reading skills. They can learn new knowledge from newspapers. But what is the proper way to read an English newspaper?   Do students need to look over all the content(内容)of the newspaper?
The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language. Then turn to the front page and read the headlines(标题)to know what has happened. As the most important things are put on the front page, it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely. There is no need to go through all the articles.
Secondly, read newspapers every day. Remember words through the context(上下文), in which these words may appear repeatedly. Once they appear several times, you will remember them easily. Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary. You can try to guess the meaning between sentences. If your guess is wrong, don't give up. Keep reading, and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts.
Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable. It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language.
26～27题完成句子;   28题简略回答问题;   29题找出并写下本文的主题句;   30题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
26. As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students ________ their vocabulary.
27. Choosing a right newspaper is the ________step.
28. When will you become familiar with the words?
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29. ________________________________________________________________________
30. ________________________________________________________________________

根据短文内容及所给提示,在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。
Every year people in many    31     (country) learn English. Some of them learn at school, and others study by    32     (they). In     33    it is not so easy to learn another language     34     (good). People must work very hard. Why do all these people want to learn English?   It's difficult to a    35     the question. Many boys and girls learn English at school or at university (大学), because it is one of their     36     (subject). Of course, they study their    37     language and math. . . Many adults(成年人)learn English, because it is     38     (use) in their work. They want to read     39     (newspaper), magazines and other books in English to get more k    40    . And that is why more and more people in the world want to learn English.

连词成句
41. eating, I, love, noodles
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42. you, speak, could, slowly
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43. learning, such, is, great, English, a, help
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44. I, them, look, on, website, up, the
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45. looking, the, to, forward, weekend, I'm
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46. 书面表达
假设你是李华,你的加拿大笔友Mike最近对中文很感兴趣,写信向你询问如何学好中文,请你根据以下提示内容,给他写一封回信。
提示：

How to learn Chinese well
1	read Chinese newspapers and magazines
2	listen to Chinese songs
3	speak Chinese as much as possible
4	keep a diary in Chinese

注意：1. 内容必须包含表格中所提供的所有信息,可适当发挥。
2. 词数：100左右,开头和结尾部分已给出,不计入总词数。
3. 信中不能出现学生真实姓名和所在学校名称。
Dear Mike,
I'm very glad to receive your letter.
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I hope the advice will help you learn Chinese well. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua