1. We all think that no one can replace Tom who specializes in operating the computer in our company.

A．take place

B．instead

C．take the place of

D．instead of

2. In China, the children will be raised by the charity organizations or the government if they lose their parents in the disaster.

A．grown up

B．brought up

C．taken care of

D．lived

3. My brother moved to Korea with his family last year. I haven’t heard from him until now, which makes me worried about him.

A．had contact with	B．had a chat with
C．telephoned	D．received letters from

4. ______ job he is doing now isn’t very easy, because he works in the factory as ______ union leader.

A．The; a

B．A; an

C．The; an

D．A; /

5. Nowadays we always use some social medias like Wechat to keep in ______ contact with our friends and relatives. We all believe that the technology is _______ connected with our daily life.

A．closely; close

B．close; closely

C．closely; closely

D．close; close

6. The witness told the judge Tony ______ the thief who broke into the villa, because they were watching a movie together ______ that dark night.

A．couldn’t be; on

B．must be; on

C．couldn’t be; in

D．may be; in

7. Richard Gere ________ a super model called Cindy Crawford in 1991, but they ended their marriage in 1995. Actually, they _________ only for four years since they fell in love with each other.

A．was married to; got married	B．got married to; have married
C．married; have been married	D．got married with; are married

8. Because of too much homework, neither you nor James _______ to the cinema to enjoy the fantastic movie named Ready Player One.

A．goes

B．doesn’t go

C．don’t go

D．go

9. It is the school rooftop_______ a group of Shanghai students have grown vegetables.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．where

10. –Would you mind if I borrow your digital camera?
     --___________. Because I stored plenty of important pictures in it.

A．Yes, I’d be glad to.

B．Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t.

C．No problem.

D．Yes, of course.

Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift,
______a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and _______.
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts ______ some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too _______.   For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very__________.   
Gift giving is different in different _______. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone________, because many people have enough things and don’t want ________ gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember________. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to ________ too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things ________, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,____________ money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that ______. When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift________ has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts _______this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?11.

A．usually

B．especially

C．commonly

D．generally

12.

A．dislikes

B．unlike

C．disadvantages

D．disagreements

13.

A．whether

B．when

C．if

D．while

14.

A．same

B．similar

C．small

D．big

15.

A．lonely

B．happy

C．angry

D．good

16.

A．cities

B．towns

C．counties

D．countries

17.

A．else

B．other

C．else’s

D．another

18.

A．many too

B．much too

C．too many

D．too much

19.

A．a child

B．a person

C．a guide

D．a teacher

20.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．have

21.

A．more difficult

B．easily

C．easier

D．more easily

22.

A．using

B．giving

C．receiving

D．lending

23.

A．counts

B．invents

C．finds

D．knows

24.

A．who

B．what

C．it

D．that

25.

A．in

B．on

C．before

D．after

The yearly Academy Awards ceremony was once a private affair. Now, because of television, it is very much a public affair. Hundreds of people gather in Hollywood to see the Oscars presented to outstanding actors, and others involved in the motion picture industry. Millions more watch on television.
It all began on May 16, 1929, when 270 men and women sat down to dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There was no secret about the winners. The names of the winners had been known for months．Janet Gaynor, for example, had won as Best Actress．Douglas Fairbanks presented her with the famous gold statue. The little statue was not then called Oscar. Like a new actor, Oscar was unknown. About six years later, it somehow got that renowned name. A number of explanations have been offered for its origin, but nobody knows the true story for certain.
Nowadays the results of the Oscar voting are kept secret. Only two people know the winners before the names are announced at the ceremony. The counting of votes is not done by one group of people but by different groups. Nobody except two members of an accounting company sees the final results.
The information is not kept in open files. Winners' names are placed in closed envelopes．The accountants each carry a complete set of envelopes to the ceremony．One set is simply a spare to be used in case something happens to the other one．
26. As used in Paragraph 2, “renowned” means________.

A．strange

B．wonderful

C．much-disliked

D．famous

27. May 16, 1929 marks ________.

A．Douglas Fairbanks' first winning of an Academy Award

B．The first time Oscar got its name

C．The first time the Awards were kept secret

D．Janet Gaynor's recognition as Best Actress

28. Two sets of envelopes are prepared for the ceremony ________.

A．one for New York, one for Hollywood	B．in order to be perfectly safe
C．one for the ceremony, one for the newspapers	D．just because that is the custom

This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the interesting activities.
Live Music—Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous drum player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well in the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

PLACE：The Jazz Club                              DATES：15~23 March PRICE：￥80, ￥120                                 TIME：10:00p.m. till late! TEL：6466-8736

Scottish dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will explain the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and The Weefrees and also excellent.

PLACE：Jack Stein’s                                 DATES：every Monday PRICE：￥60, ￥including one drink            TIME：7:00~10:00p.m. TEL：6402-1877

Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof, It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs Exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

PLACE：Shanghai Museum PRICE：￥30,(￥15 for students) TEL：6888-6888          DATES：daily TIME：Monday ~ Friday 9:00a.m. ~ 5:00p.m. , Weekends 9:00a.m. ~ 9:00p.m.

Dining—Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi“artist”is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

PLACE：Sushi Scene in the                         DATES：all month PRICE：￥200                                           TIME：lunchtime TEL：6690-3211

For a full list of events, please see our website.
29. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8:00p.m.on Saturday, which one can you choose?

A．Live Music—Late Night Jazz

B．Scottish dancing

C．Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum

D．Dining—Sushi chef in town

30. Which of the following is True according to the advertisements?

A．The performance given by the American jazz band won’t last long.

B．Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it will never tire you out.

C．Kamura made Sushi popular in Shanghai.

D．It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum with the exhibits from Egypt.

31. From the text we may guess that Kamura is             .

A．a cook

B．a waitress

C．an instructor

D．an artist

I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a mean word to anyone or about anyone.
     Happy and her husband Ben have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
     Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
     By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, peppers, and cucumbers. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the vegetables of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
     Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
32. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.

A．don’t like spending time with others

B．sometimes quarrel with each other

C．live on the food they grow in their garden

D．are a generous and warm-hearted couple

33. According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.

A．they didn’t have to spend so much money on food

B．they could grow vegetables and sell at the market

C．they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it

D．they could spend happy times together with their family in it

34. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?

A．To ask them to attend a birthday party

B．To help them get to know each other.

C．To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.

D．To ask them to share some interesting stories.

35. What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

A．It was too long	B．It was wonderful.
C．It was not as good as he thought.	D．It was too terrible.

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given.
36. The robot staff working in the first “unmanned bank” need _______ (check) regularly to make sure they can serve the customers well.
37. A couple of days ago, President Xi Jingping attended the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference which is one of ________ (important) international conferences in 2018.
38. Without _______ ( pollute) by different kinds of litter, the water in Fu Xian lake remains clean and it attracts thousands of tourists to come.
39. The tickets will be sold out as soon as the new movie called The Avengers III ________ (show) in the cinema.
40. Almost _________ (believe), in a long beautiful dress, Cinderella looked like a real princess in the dancing party.
41. It’s necessary for a journalist to have a tape recorder used for recording his ________ (describe) when he watches a big event happen.
42. The high wind with a speed of 100 miles per hour _____ (blow) since yesterday, keeping us from going out enjoying the sightseeing.
43. The boy who is younger than the other students in the class will prepare to go into the _______ (nine) grade next term.
44. ______ (lose) in the mountains for a week, the two visitors were finally saved by the local police.
45. The guests all looked forward to ________ (eat) like a horse after having an endless discussion.

46. A: The volunteers took care of the injured who once joined in World War II.
B: The volunteers _______ _______ _______ ______ the injured who once joined in World War II.