1. You’d better take ______ umbrella with you, Andy. It’s raining outside.

A．a

B．an

C．/

D．the

2. —Did you buy anything for yourself in Beijing last month？
—No, I didn’t buy anything for _______.

A．you

B．yourself

C．yourselves

D．myself

3. —I am hungry, mom.
—Sorry, Jack. There’s ______ left in the fridge. It’s empty.

A．everything

B．nothing

C．anything

D．something

4. —Does your brother work as ______ as you?
—No, he doesn’t. So I always get better grades than he does.

A．hardly

B．harder

C．hard

D．hardest

5. —______ do you watch TV?
—I am very busy. I hardly ever watch it.

A．How far

B．How long

C．How often

D．How much

6. —Mary, why don’t you go to the ______ for teeth cleaning?
—Sorry, mom. I am afraid of it.

A．writer

B．magician

C．dentist

D．musician

7. Dale is my best friend. We always ______ everything with each other.

A．try

B．share

C．decide

D．hope

8. —To our surprise, the poor boy got into a very good university.
—Yeah. Difficulties and hardship could ______ the best in him.

A．go out

B．work out

C．bring out

D．hang out

9. —David, I heard that Peter did best in the running race again!
—It’s not surprising. ______ he practices hardest in the team.

A．No pains, no gains.	B．Old habits die hard.
C．Many hands make light work.	D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

10. —What do you think of soap opera?
—Terrible! I _____ them at all.

A．can’t stand

B．really like

C．don’t know

D．can’t write

11. —I didn’t even eat breakfast today.
—Really? ______

A．Good idea!

B．Are you ready?

C．So great!

D．How come?

12. —What do you think of the movie My People, My Homeland?
—It’s ______. It makes me feel happy all the time.

A．meaningless

B．fantastic

C．boring

D．terrible

13. My English teacher is funny. She always tries to ______ stories to make us interested.

A．dress up

B．cut up

C．put up

D．make up

14. COVID-19 is still serious now. It’s important ______ a mask when we go out.

A．wear

B．wore

C．to wear

D．wearing

15. —______
—Because I want to relax and laugh.

A．Why do you like watching sitcoms?	B．Why not watch sitcoms?
C．What do you want to watch?	D．What can you learn from sitcoms?

You love reading, but you read all your books and are tired of reading the same ones. You plan to go to the library, _______ don't know what kind of books to get. With the right knowledge, it's easy to _______ a good book!

Before you choose, answer these questions first. What authors（作者） do you like? Look for books _______ the authors you like, and you can get more of the same type of books. What are your _______? Look for the books about your hobbies, and you _______ like reading them. Is there a type of book you would like to try? If there is, search the book and read the summary. This will help you decide _______ the book is right for you.

Search(搜寻) in your house next. Maybe someone in your family has some pretty good books. Also by _______ in your house, you can find some books that you can read, and they won't even _______ you any money.

Then, ask _______ to recommend a good book. You can ask your older brother or sister, your mom, your dad, your best friend, or even your English teacher. You should ask people who like the same type of books __________ you, so that you can get books that __________ your need.

Join a book club, please. Being a book club member is often a way __________ new books with others. __________ a book club helps you know who else likes the same books. You can read books that others have read and discuss them.

__________, read the first part of each book, so that you can know the __________ idea of the book and decide if you like or not.

Follow the rules to have a try.

16.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

17.

A．decide

B．choose

C．stand

D．share

18.

A．by

B．at

C．in

D．on

19.

A．tickets

B．grades

C．interests

D．service

20.

A．can

B．must

C．should

D．might

21.

A．why

B．when

C．because

D．if

22.

A．touching

B．searching

C．waiting

D．pointing

23.

A．pay

B．spend

C．take

D．cost

24.

A．someone

B．everyone

C．anyone

D．no one

25.

A．to

B．as

C．with

D．from

26.

A．win

B．care

C．match

D．hope

27.

A．of

B．by

C．to

D．through

28.

A．Joining

B．Playing

C．Taking

D．Trying

29.

A．Happily

B．Finally

C．Carefully

D．Loudly

30.

A．similar

B．necessary

C．poor

D．main

Proverbs are popular around the world. They are shorter expressions that usually pass on some type of wisdom. Many proverbs give advice on how to live. Some proverbs are hundreds of years old, but they are still used today.

        The English language has a very large number of proverbs. One is “Better late than never”. This means it is better to do something late than never to do it. Another is “Two heads are better than one”. This means a second person can often help one person to do something. And “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a common saying. It means that eating apples every day helps you keep healthy. So the person will not get sick and won’t have to see a doctor.
          In different situations, people use proverbs to express special meanings. For example, my son is just like his father in many ways. We often say the two of them prove the proverb that “The apple does not fall from the tree”. I also tell my children “Two wrongs do not make a right”. You should not do something bad just because someone did the same to you. Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future. We could tell them “Do not cross that bridge until you come to it”.
31. There are ______ proverbs mentioned in the passage.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

32. If you want to advise someone to change a bad habit, you should say “______”.

A．Better late than never	B．Old habits die hard
C．A good friend is like a mirror	D．An apple a day keeps the doctor away

33. Which proverb can we use to comfort our friends when they worry about tomorrow’s talent show ______?

A．Two wrongs do not make a right	B．Love me, love the dog
C．Doing is better than seeing	D．Don’t cross that bridge until you come to it

34. In which of the following situations do we use the proverb “Two heads are better than one”.

A．A boy gets better grades than his friends

B．Two boys work together and do a better job.

C．Two boys make the same mistake at the same time.

D．A boy asks his friend to do all his homework for him.

35. The writer express her ideas about proverbs by ______ .

A．listing facts	B．giving example
C．explaining reasons	D．answering questions

For all the joy that Walt Disney spread around the world, you might think he had a happy, carefree childhood. In fact, Walt's early years were often a struggle.

He was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, Elias and Flora, were hard workers.

Elias worked as a builder at the time, which was a tough way to make a living. The family often had trouble making ends meet. Flora was forced to do building work with her husband because they needed money so badly.

By the time Walt was born, the Disneys already had three other mouths to feed Herbert, Raymond, and Roy. Two years after Walt was born, a baby girl named Ruth came along. In a search for better jobs, the Disney family moved every few years when Walt was a kid. Elias took them from the city to country, and then to a different city years later.

Walt's father, Elias, had a bad temper, and lots of things set him off. Elias cared for his family, but it wasn't easy being his son.

In 1906 , the Disney family moved to Missouri and the children were all excited to live on a farm. Even five-year-old Walt had duty on the farm. His job was to watch out for the pigs and make sure they didn't get into trouble. One of the pigs seemed to like Walt. She would walk over to the house looking for him. Walt loved all the animals on the farm and these early experiences inspired his later work.

36. Walt Disney's childhood was ______.

A．happy

B．hard

C．boring

D．lucky

37. The underlined phrase "making ends meet” shows that ______.

A．lived a rich life	B．lived a poor life
C．enjoyed their lives	D．didn't move very often

38. How many children were there in Walt Disney's family?

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

39. ______ mainly inspired Walt Disney's later work.

A．His bad-tempered father	B．His happy family
C．His working as a builder	D．His loving animals

40. From the passage, we know that ______.

A．an unhappy childhood is nothing good to a child

B．it’s bad for a child to have too many brothers and sisters

C．hard life can make a child understand the meaning of it more

D．living in different places helps a child grow up more quickly

carefully   free   than   us   meals

We don't go to school on Saturdays. So we have some     41     time to do what we like.

On Saturday morning, we stay in our comfortable beds and get up late. Sometimes we get up so late that we only eat two     42    , brunch and dinner.

On Saturday afternoon, the supermarket becomes more crowded     43     usual. We go shopping there. And we choose things     44    .

On Saturday evening, the movie theater becomes the most popular place for     45    . We go there with our friends or our family. We sit on the comfortable seats, enjoy a fantastic movie and eat delicious food.

swim   win   say   ask   be

On the 20^th and 22^nd of June, 2011, Krista Ceplite became the swimming champion of Latvia.

She     46     the 400m and 800m swimming competition. She     47     only 12 years old then!

Krista lives in Dubai with her parents. She is half Latvian and half Australian. Every day at 5 a.m. she     48     her parents who is taking her to the swimming pool     49     Then she goes to school by herself. In the afternoon, she goes back to the pool and trains(训练)for three hours. “I train every day, except(除了) Friday,” Krista     50     “It’s hard work. I train and I study at the weekend. And it's much harder when it's cold in winter.”

51. 每天记日记是一个好习惯。
It’s a good habit to ______ a ______ every day.

52. 约翰的新书上个月出版了。
John’s new book ______ ______ last month.

53. 去图书馆还是去运动，都由你来决定。
Go to the library or play sports — it’s ______ ______ you.

54. 在学校，老师们真的非常关心我们。
At school, our teachers really __________ _________ us very much.

55. 一个真正的朋友会伸出援助之手，并且会温暖你的心。
A true friend ______ for your hand and ______ your heart.

A lot of people like taking a trip with no plans. They think it is very exciting and has more fun. But in fact, it is not good.     56    

First, a vacation plan can make sure that everything goes well. If you visit a place but you don't book a hotel, you may have no place to stay at night.

Second, you have lots of things to take with you for a vacation. You need to plan what things you have to buy.     57     For example, you want to visit one place, but when you arrive at the airport(机场), you can’t find your plane ticket because you left it at home.     58    

Third, making a vacation plan can help you save a lot of money.     59    . If you surf the Internet before you go on a vacation, you may find some cheap plane tickets and hotel rooms.

    60     Next time when you go on a vacation, try to write down some plans. They can help you have more fun in your vacation.

A．It's not necessary to make any plans.

B．You may be late for the plane.

C．Making vacation plans is very important.

D．And make sure you put all the necessary things in bags.

E．Without a plan, the blind ride their horses.

F．Always like to plan everything well, and don't plan to do it.

G．No one wants to spend more money than they want to.