When I was a child, my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven. Every time I saw him come back late, looking tired. I promised myself that someday, I would show my ________ to my father for what he had done.

Over the next twenty years, my father worked hard to ________ our big family and suffered a lot from a heart problem. One morning, my father's old car ________ and he asked me to pick him up after his medical examination. He had ________ refused when I offered to replace his old car. He said that he did not want something that he was unable to pay himself.

As he stepped out of the doctor's office, he looked unusually ________. We drove in silence and he made me promise to keep the medical report as a ________. I did this with a heavy heart. At that time, I was ________ a new car. I asked my father to go with me to pick one out. ________ I started talking with the salesman, I noticed my father admiring (羡慕) a brown car. I ________ chose a blue car. My father took one final look at the brown car and seemed ________ before leaving. I heard him muttering (嘀咕) to himself, “Really like that car. Wish I could ________ it.”

Several days later, I asked my father if he could go with me to pick up ________ new car. As we arrived, the salesman ________ him a key to his new car —the brown one —and explained that it was for him, ________ me. My father looked at me in great ________. I explained it was my childhood promise and smiled at this man, who had given up everything for his family.

1.

A．thanks

B．dreams

C．talents

D．regrets

2.

A．build

B．save

C．protect

D．support

3.

A．set off

B．came back

C．broke down

D．went by

4.

A．strongly

B．rudely

C．shyly

D．happily

5.

A．angry

B．glad

C．proud

D．serious

6.

A．fact

B．secret

C．decision

D．suggestion

7.

A．testing

B．designing

C．expecting

D．checking

8.

A．Unless

B．When

C．Since

D．Because

9.

A．finally

B．suddenly

C．simply

D．immediately

10.

A．worried

B．pleased

C．sorry

D．proud

11.

A．borrow

B．afford

C．collect

D．choose

12.

A．my

B．your

C．his

D．her

13.

A．returned

B．showed

C．handed

D．posted

14.

A．to

B．from

C．with

D．for

15.

A．fun

B．pain

C．trouble

D．surprise

Sports &Activity Day Sunday, 16 July 2016 2: 00 pm —6: 00 pm Amk Active Park (Ang Mo Kio Street 15) Learn A Sport & Play As A Family ◆Join us for our Sports & Activity Day as we celebrate the    Finale of the Singapore Family Celebrations 2016! ◆Learn a sport together as a family at our Sporting Center with many activities including Amora Mass Dance Training! ◆Get your family together through a fun—filled Power Up Training. Register (登记) Now ◆Registration is FREE! ◆Be the first 2000 to register by 1 July so that you can receive Amora free gift worth $ 70. ◆Registration closes by 10 July and you can register by SMS to 71819223 or email enquire@sfc. sg the following; (Amora Mass Dance Training), (your name), (age) and (contact number). For more information, call 7771661. There will also be bus service for free at AMK Point on 16 July for all Singapore Family Celebrations participants (参与者).

16. The event (活动) is mainly designed for ________.

A．families to get closer	B．friends to learn to dance
C．children to learn a sport	D．parents to organize a game

17. We can learn from the text that all the participants can ________.

A．get Amora free gift worth $ 70

B．register in three different ways

C．call 71819223 for more information

D．take a free bus ride at AMK Point on July 16th

18. The text is probably ________.

A．a story

B．a report

C．a poster

D．a notice

According to a recent study, there are about 70,000 blind children in Indonesia. Among them, 60 percent were not born blind. Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them, who lost his eyesight by accident at age six. He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special School. Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves. “By learning English, they can be an English teacher, a translator, and a tour guide.” Students read using Braille (盲文). To write, they use special tools, too.

Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability (残疾) influence their dreams. In 2008, he got a chance to study at the University of Texas. Two years later, he got a Master's degree in course development there.

“In the US, if I go to the university to study, I can get everything like e-books, Braille books. Here in Indonesia, you know, it's difficult to find a reference book in e-book or in Braille. We have to make it ourselves. In the US,   I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blindness.”

Eha Lestari, one of his star students, says learning English has changed her life. She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia-U. S. program. “I study English because I love English very much. I want to be a translator because I want to go to the other countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world. ”

Like her classmates, Eha loves to sing. Here, music is part of daily life. Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs, such as stand By Me. “Stand by me. Please stand, stand by me. Stand by me...,”

Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students. “In our life, we need other persons. You have to stand by me. Without you standing by me. I'm meaningless.”

19. According to what Iyehezkiel says, learning English can help blind students to ________.

A．have more chances to get jobs

B．visit English-speaking countries

C．get a master's degree easily

D．read Braille books quickly

20. The underlined word "accessible" in the third paragraph might mean ________.

A．fun to use	B．easy to reach
C．hard to break	D．safe to choose

21. From the last two paragraphs. we can infer (推断) that the students________.

A．sang songs side by side	B．achieved their dreams
C．had a meaningless life	D．needed help from others

22. The best title for the passage may be ________.

A．A Blind Girl Learning English	B．Blind Children Singing Songs
C．A Blind Man Teaching English	D．Blind Teachers Living by Me

A new camera made by a company named Netatmo has facial recognition software (面部识别系统) that can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school, or that a package has been taken to their home. It can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home.

Janina Mattausch is a product marketing manager for Netatmo.

“The common security (安全) cameras at present are not that smart. So they can tell you if something is moving but they don't know if it's a human being or, ah, if it's your kids—they don't know the difference, so they will warn you all the time.”

When family members enter a home. the new camera “recognizes” (识别) them and sends information to the owner's smartphone. The owner can choose to see the video then or later. But if an unknown person enters a home, the camera will send the owner a warning that will cause an alarm to sound on the owner's smartphone.

That is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named Damien. He lives in Paris.     

“On a Friday I was at work, attending a big monthly meeting when my phone warned. At fast I told myself ‘Oh, it must be a mistake, maybe I have to set the system again.’——but the notice on my phone was telling me that there was a movement in my flat and also a face that the software did not recognize.”

He watched the video and was very surprised by what he saw.

“I saw a person I did not know with his shoes on. I was watching it live on video. So I felt totally unbelievable. I asked a workmate to take me back home as fast as possible and I called the police on the way.”

With the help of the video, the police found the intruder (闯入者) later that day.

23. The new camera made by Netatmo can ________.

A．warn the strangers	B．welcome the children
C．stop the visitors	D．recognize the comers

24. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A．when the new camera is used

B．where the new camera is placed

C．how the new camera works

D．what the new camera looks like

25. We can learn from the passage that Damien ________.

A．was too busy to notice the warning

B．found the warning was a mistake

C．was surprised to see a stranger in his flat

D．caught the intruder that day by himself

26. The writer proves (证明) the new camera works well by ________.

A．giving an example	B．making a survey
C．doing an experiment	D．having a speech

CBC Canada, CTV News
       A group of Canadian kids are spreading a bit of Christmas spirit in Halifax. Nova Scotia, by covering warm clothes around light poles (灯杆) for the city’s homeless people to pick up and use. It was such an unusual sight that locals stopped to take pictures to share on social media (媒体).
Every year. Tara Atkins-Smith collects warm clothes from her community in order to help the less lucky. This year, since the family was traveling to Halifax with their daughter Jayda and seven of her friends to celebrate her 8^th birthday. Tara thought it was the perfect time to teach the children a valuable life lesson.
       The kids spent time handing out costs to the homeless and tied the rest around light poles for others to pick up. Each of the clothes had a card that read, “I am not lost. If you are caught in the cold, please take me to keep warm.” According to Tara, the experience helped the children better understand the difficult situation of homeless people, who have to brave the cold winter on the streets. “When we got back in the car after an hour on the street, they were all freezing cold and crying for the heater to be on because they were cold.” she said.
       By next morning, all the jackets, gloves, and scarves on the poles were gone. Photos of the encouraging project have been shared about 8,000 times on Facebook,and have got over 10,000 likes. Tara. who did something similar in Toronto in December last year, says she’s already planning next year's coat drive. She hopes that the meaningful thing can spread around the world, and she also wants to add $5 fast food gift card so that the homeless people can also enjoy a hot meal.
       “We’ve got help from others when we were in need, and we knew how great it made us feel.” said Zackary Atkins, Tara's husband.
27. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指) “________”.

A．children were dressing light poles in warm clothes

B．Jayda’s friends were picking up clothes and using them

C．local people were sharing the photos on social media

D．homeless people were getting food and warm clothes

28. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Tara celebrated her daughter's 8th birthday at home

B．The children felt too cold to hand out coats

C．No one took away the clothes on the light poles.

D．Tars is planning to do more to help homeless people.

29. It can be inferred from the passage that Tara is a(n) ________ woman.

A．brave	B．polite
C．warm-hearted	D．honest

30. The purpose of the passage is mainly to ________.

A．teach us to be thankful to people around

B．encourage us to spread love and warmth

C．advise us to show opinions on Facebook

D．tell us to give children valuable life lessons

nine            during        reduce       customer        normally

31. The journey to the lake ________ takes about two hours.
32. On weekends, the supermarket is usually full of ________.
33. My cousin visited his old friend ________ his stay in London.
34. The number of wild animals has ________ in the past ten years.
35. The ________ Healthiest Class Competition will be held in our school.

Many museums keep works of art, and some have valuable pieces that can never be replaced. These museums give the     36     (公众) a chance to enjoy their treasures. In the past, everyone had to be     37     (几乎) silent when visiting museums. Today, rules aren’t that strict, but following some basic rules is still     38     (必需的).

Respect(尊重) the space
﹡Avoid standing against the walls.
﹡Remember that no bags are     39     (允许) in museums.
﹡No food or drink     40     (在……里面) most museums.
﹡Keep the museum space clean and     41     (扔) away all litter.
Respect the art
﹡No flash phones. Bright lights can be     42     (有害的) to the art.
﹡No     43     (触摸) the art. Hands, fingers, heads or any body part should never come into contact with the artwork.
Respect other visitors
﹡Keep your     44     (说话声) down.
﹡Watch when you go     45     (往楼下).
﹡Stand in lines while buying tickets or waiting.
        Following the rules above can help make everyone’s museum experience safe and enjoyable.

The whole school was talking about the winter camp. And everyone was looking forward     46     it except me because I thought I would get homesick. But it was the way we grew up.

When arriving at the camp, we     47     (ask) to ski (滑雪) down to field by the coach. I skied     48     (careful), but I still hit a piece of ice and fell down.

“Ha Ha!” Behind me, somebody started laughing. I looked back to see     49     was laughing at me. To my surprise, I saw     50     girl in the same embarrassing (尴尬的) position I was in. “I thought I'd be bad at this, but it seems     51     (difficult) than I expected!” she said. Suddenly, I started laughing, too. After being so afraid of     52     (fall), it was a comfort not to fear it anymore.

The next day,     53     I didn't want to go ski jumping, I was chosen to do that first. But when my     54     (foot) left the ground. I felt I was flying and it was wonderful.

Just do your best     55     (meet) every challenge (挑战). You'll never imagine how much you will get.

How Can You Create Luck in Everyday Life?

You can probably agree that some people have more good things happening to them. Let's just call that luck. Now, would you like to learn how to be one of these lucky people? Here are 5 top tips for creating your own luck.

See the Good in the Past

It is easy to believe that you never have any luck in everyday life if you don’t seem to be getting any breaks. But having a difficult life gives you unusual lessons and develops courage.

___________     

Some people are already lucky, and they just don't know it. Instead of giving all your attention to what you are short of, look at how lucky you already are. You no doubt have some wonderful friends, family, and a house.

___________

Luck doesn't just happen upon us-it comes to us when we're open. Learning a new skill, visiting a new place and trying a new hobby are all great ways of creating your chances.

___________

You'll never create any luck if you sit there waiting for it to fall into your lap. Take steps towards your goals and dreams and greet every challenge. You will find you create more luck in everyday life.

___________

Sometimes people would be prepared to help us out. If you need a hand with dealing with something, rather than wait for someone to offer you a lucky break, go and ask them if they will help you out.

A. Try Something New
B. Take Action Right Now
C. Ask for Help If Possible
D. Feel Lucky about What You Have   
5.Do you feel lucky? Why or why not?       (理由不少于5个单词)
56. ________
57. ________
58. ________
59. ________
60. ______________________

61. 针对大部分高中要求学生住校的现状，英语课上同学们就“Would you like to live in school? ”这一话题展开调查。请你根据下表内容，用英语写一篇短文，汇报调查结果，表达你的意愿并阐述理由。

大部分学生	愿意	1.方便与同学交流 2.学会照顾自己
一些学生	不愿意	1.在家能休息得更好 2.与家人相处时间更长
你	……	……

注意：1. 短文必须包括表中所有内容，可适当增加细节；
          2. 你的理由至少两条
          3. 词数：80—100；
          4. 短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：方便的convenient        交流communicate
短文首句：

Would you like to live in school? We had a survey about it and here’s the result.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________