Many people want some advice on how to learn English, but they pay more attention to boring or uninteresting skills. Why not _____ an interesting saying, “The fewer rules, the more life”and share your ideas.

Speaking with other people about their opinions _____a great way to make English more than just words on the page. English becomes a tool(工具) to achieve a greater goal.

One goal many students have is to improve _____listening skills. If you take the following advice, you ____your English listening skills improve surprisingly.

What about your understanding in general? Maybe your listening skills are strong, but you feel like you can’t understand movies or TV programs. ____that is true, just visit the Learn English Video Library to watch some interesting and ___ videos in English.

Movies are a great way to “use” your English. They are also great for teaching English. Using an idea from the movie. Then try to explain it in another way ______ English. In this way, you can know ____to learn English well. Even you can talk about it with your friends in English, or write some feelings about it in English. Day by day, your English will be improved ___.

Studying from home is not the only answer. Going out to join some English parties or activities is not bad. It can not only bring you more friends, ____ more fun.

1.

A．to look at

B．looking at

C．look at

D．To looking at

2.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

3.

A．me

B．my

C．their

D．your

4.

A．notice

B．noticed

C．will notice

D．have noticed

5.

A．Although

B．If

C．Unless

D．Because

6.

A．use

B．useless

C．usefully

D．useful

7.

A．at

B．in

C．for

D．on

8.

A．when

B．which

C．how

D．where

9.

A．great

B．greatly

C．slow

D．slowly

10.

A．or

B．nor

C．but also

D．and

The plane took off. A passenger needed a cup of water to take his medicine. An air hostess（空姐）told him that she would bring him the ____ soon. But the air hostess was ____ busy that she forgot to bring him the water____, the passenger couldn’t take his medicine on time. About half an hour later, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he ____ it.
In the following hours, each time she ____ the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger ____ paid notice to her.
When it was time to get off the ____, the passenger asked her to hand him the passengers’ booklet（留言簿）, she was very ____ She thought that he would ____bad words in it, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet and then ____ The passenger put it, “In the past few hours, you have asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve faithful（真诚的）smiles?”11.

A．medicine

B．water

C．cup

D．coffee

12.

A．very

B．too

C．quite

D．so

13.

A．With her help

B．As a result

C．On the one hand

D．To tell the truth

14.

A．drank

B．accepted

C．refused

D．received

15.

A．looked at

B．listened to

C．talked about

D．passed by

16.

A．usually

B．never

C．sometimes

D．often

17.

A．plane

B．train

C．ship

D．bus

18.

A．interested

B．happy

C．excited

D．sad

19.

A．break down

B．get down

C．write down

D．go down

20.

A．smiled

B．cried

C．wondered

D．worried

阅读下面材料，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示， 不符合的用“B”表示。

Christina from Spain: On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a grape. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

Cordon from Britain: On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 O’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

Angela from Brazil: In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro(里约热内卢). People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(烟火). We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

21. Spanish people eat 12 grapes to welcome the New Year.
22. From the second paragraph, we can infer(推断) that Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.
23. People in Brazil have parties on New Year’s Day.
24. On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because that reminds them of their happy life.
25. This article mainly tells us what people in different countries do on New Year’s Day.

Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.

Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don’t be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.

Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you’re listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:

What happened?

When, where and how?

What does the speaker want to tell us?

In this way, you may understand the passage better. Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don’t know, don’t spend too much time on them. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.

26. It’s better for you to keep     when you start to have a listening test.

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．stressed out

D．worried

27. We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us .

A．the answers to the questions	B．the main idea of the passage
C．where to write the answers	D．how much time left for the listening test

28. When you’re listening, it’s important for you to          .

A．remember every word	B．take some notes
C．Understand all the words	D．think about one or two words for a long time

29. The ____usually help(s) us understand the passage better.

A．questions

B．first sentence

C．notes

D．A,B and C

I am a middle school student. My name is Wang Jing. My grandfather is 70 years old now. He often says life has changed a lot. It becomes better and better. I asked him what life was like when he was a child. The following is what he said.

When he was a child, he used to feel hungry. There didn’t use to be enough food for him to eat. He has two brothers and two sisters. His parents were both farmers. They were very poor and couldn’t let their children eat as much as possible. As for clothes, they didn’t use to have enough clothes. They didn’t use to buy new clothes. The younger brothers and sisters often wore their elder brothers’ and sisters’ clothes. My grandfather is the youngest. Only he went to school and had a job in the city. His brothers and sisters didn’t get an education and live in the countryside now.

Now my grandfather has retired and lives a happy life. He can eat any food that he wants. He can buy clothes that he wants. He says he is much happier than before. He often asks me to study hard. He says if I work hard, I can have a good future.

30. Wang Jing’s grandfather get enough food when he was a child.

A．used to

B．can

C．could

D．couldn’t

31. Whose clothes did her grandfather use to wear?

A．His brothers’

B．His mother’s

C．His own

D．His father’s

32. Why couldn’t her grandfather’s brothers or sisters go to school?

A．Because they didn’t want to go to school.	B．Because their parents didn’t want them to go to school.
C．Because they were poor.	D．Because they were lazy.

What are the hottest English words these years? “Selfie” may be one of them. It was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries(牛津词典) in 2013. The word was first used in an Australian online forum(论坛) in2002. Now, almost everybody knows it.

Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to a social media website. Nowadays, more and more people are taking selfies. From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo.

What makes people love selfies? Selfies can help to remember what’s going on in their personal life. “Almost every day, I take a phone of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone. These phones record my happy and sad moments.” said Huang Xu, 16, from Hunan. Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. They hope to make friends and share their feelings with others. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Wang Lin, 15, from Henan. “I’m too shy to ask someone to take pictures of me, but it’s easier to do it by myself.”

Although taking selfies is popular among young people around the world, they should be careful at the places where they take selfies. People are warned not to take light-hearted(轻松的) selfies in serious places, such as in some traffic accidents. In order to protect art works, selfie is banned in some museums and galleries(画廊), too.

33. In Paragraph 3, the writer mentioned(提到) two young people to      .

A．talk about their school lives	B．introduce the development of selfie
C．help people take a clear and beautiful selfie	D．explain the different reasons why people love felfies

34. The underlined word “banned” means     in Paragraph 4.

A．Not visited

B．not stopped

C．not allowed

D．not watched

35. We probably see the passage in a(n)           .

A．Science book	B．magazines for teenagers
C．instruction book	D．English dictionary

根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。
36. 我通过和同伴做对话的方式学习英语。
I learn English______conversations with my partner.
37. 为什么不加入“英语角”去练习英语口语呢？
______ join the English Corner to practice English?
38. 我的看法跟她的相似。
My opinions______hers.
39. 这本书真枯燥，我读到一半便放弃了。
The book was______I gave up reading it a half.
40. 我想知道这周围是否有一家餐馆。
______there’s a restaurant around here.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次）

may, mind, me, make, give, late, message, call, say, hang up

Dear Wang Hong,

In your last e-mail you asked me how     41     phone calls in my country. Now I will tell you some telephone manners(礼仪) in     42     country.

Please     43     a person you are calling plenty of time to get to the phone before you     44     a phone. If the person who answers is not the one you want, give your name and ask “    45     I speak to ...?” If he isn’t in, you may leave a     46    

If a stranger dials(拨打) your number accidentally(意外地), don’t     47     it. If he     48     “sorry”, accept his apology(道歉). Everyone may dial a wrong number sometimes.

We should respect others. Try not to call too early in the morning（before about 9:00 a.m.）or too     49    at night （after about 9:30 p.m.）. Try not to call at meal time.

Keep a pencil and a piece of paper near the phone. If someone     50     a member of the family who is not at home, ask the caller if he would like to leave a message. If he does, be sure to get his name and number. If you take a message, be sure to remember to deliver(传送) it!

Yours,
Jenny

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
Learning Is Like a Journey(旅行)

We can remember some important times in our lives. Some things have become good memories. The memories are always in the corner of our mind.

When I was in a kindergarten(幼儿园), I had many toys and friends. They made me laugh and cry. The teachers taught us many songs and games. We played all day. Although we did not know what learning was at that time, we were learning every day.

When I was in a primary school, I was excited to learn school subjects. Nearly every subject caught my attention. However, my favorite subject was science. I remembered on the first day our science teacher told us the sun was like a big fire ball. We were quite surprises and kept our mouths open. We began to wonder at the secret of nature. Later many other things came to our ears. We began to learn carefully.

When I was ten years old, I began to read newspapers, keep a diary, visit museums and make many friends. Every day was something new, interesting and exciting.

Now I am in the middle school. Each day is new to me. Happily, I am still learning. It is like a journey to me. I have learned a lot, but there’s still a long way for me to go. I hope to become a learned(有学问的) person some day.

51. We can’t forget____in our lives.
52. Although we knew nothing about learning, we learned____in the kindergarten.
53. Among all the subjects, I like_____most in a primary school.
54. At the age of ten, I began to ____________
55. “There is still a long way for me to go.” in this story means “I won’t stop______.”

补全对话
根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情境的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整。选项中有两项是多余的。
A:Excuse me,could you please tell me how I can get to the Pudong Airport from here?
B:Sure, first walk down this street, then turn right at the second turning, and then...
A:Wait a minute, please.     56    
B:OK, then go straight until you see a bus stop. You can take a bus there.
A:    57    
B:It’s more than an hour’s bus drive.     58     You’d better take a taxi.
A:    59    
B:Just stand here and wait for a taxi.
A:How long does it take to go there by taxi?
B:    60    
A:Thanks a lot.
B:My pleasure.

A．Sorry, I don’t know.

B．Half an hour.

C．How far is it from the bus stop to the airport?

D．It is pretty far.

E．It’s very fast.

F．Where can I take a taxi?

G．Let me write it down in my notebook.

根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
A: Hi, Li Ming. I hear we are going to have a holiday tomorrow. But I don’t know what holidays it is. Can you tell me something about it?
B:Sure. Tomorrow is a traditional Chinese festival-Mid -Autumn Festival.
A: Oh?    61    
B: It’s on the 15^thday of the 8^thmonth in the Chinese lunar calendar.
A:    62    
B:People usually get together with their family and have a big meal. On this day, almost everyone eats mooncakes.And if the weather is fine enough, people usually admire the full moon in the open air. We believe that the moon on this day is the biggest, the roundest and the most beautiful.
A:That sounds interesting.    63    
B:Yes,there are many stories about this festival. The story about Chang’e is the most touching one.
A:    64    
B:I’d like to,but I’m not a good story-teller. We can go to find Xiao Feng to tell us the story, his stories are always fascinating.
A:    65    Let’s go now.
B:Yes, let’s go!

66. 书面表达

近年来，中国的传统节日越来越受到各国朋友的关注。假如你是王丽，请根据下面的提示信息，向你的美国笔友Rose写一封电子邮件，向她介绍你最喜爱的传统节日——春节，介绍春节的相关活动，并说明你喜欢的原因。

要点提示：
1、春节是中国农历年（the lunar year）的第一天；
2、春节前：一个月前开始准备（prepare）食物，打扫卫生，买新衣服；
3、除夕（On Chinese New Year’s Eve）:家人团聚（get together）、吃年夜饭（big dinner）、守夜（stay up till midnight）、放烟火鞭炮（set off fireworks and firecrackers）;
4、大年初一（the first day）：穿新衣，向父母拜年（greet parents），收压岁钱（lucky money）。
要求：
1、字迹工整、规范；
2、不少于70词；
3、根据所给要点提示及参考词汇，可适当发挥。
Dear Rose,
How’s it going? Do you want to know something about the festivals in China? My favorite Chinese festival is
                                                                                        
What’s your favorite festival? Please write and tell me.
Yours,
Wang Li