【推荐1】Do you know Expo 2015 will be held from May 1st to October 31st in Milan in Italy? People all over the ________ are looking forward to it.

Here are several golden rules on how to best plan your trip.

Rule 1: Do your homework

Read everything you can find about it ________ going. Carefully study the maps. Know the pavilions. Find out whether the entrance is nearest to the pavilions you want to visit. A plan will make a big difference.

Rule 2: Allow plenty of time

Expo 2015 is one of the largest events. It will ________ many days to see it. Plan to spend at least a week seeing it.

Rule 3: Pace yourself

Expo is enormous. You ought to pay great attention to the distances. It is better to spend a day seeing a single area. Remember to ________ the most comfortable shoes.

Rule 4: Get going as early as possible

At many Expos the crowds are smaller in May and in early June than any other time. And avoid the last two weeks. During every Expo, In early October people suddenly realize, “ Expo will ________ soon! I haven’t seen it!” As a result, the last several weeks usually have the most crowded days of the whole Expo.

Rule 5: Find out what everyone else is doing and do the opposite

Most people go on weekends or on holidays. So do the opposite. Go on weekdays when most people are at work.

Rule 6: Turn up

Expo 2015 is an amazing once-in-a-lifetime event. When it is gone it will never be seen again. So whatever you do, don’t ________ it!

1.

A．country

B．world

C．Asia

D．Africa

2.

A．when

B．after

C．since

D．before

3.

A．take

B．bring

C．give

D．send

4.

A．have

B．wear

C．order

D．own

5.

A．go

B．stop

C．close

D．over

6.

A．miss

B．fail

C．lose

D．dislike

【推荐2】Everyone wants to be successful in life. As a ninth-grade student, you must be thirsty ______ success at school. However, it’s difficult to learn all the lessons well. Here is some advice.
First, be sure to make up your mind ______ hard. It is smart of you to do your best in your studies. In that way, you may have a chance to enjoy success that belongs to you. After all, ______ there is a will, there is a way.
Second, it’s necessary for you to have a good study ______. While studying, make sure to pay attention to it. After you finish your study, don’t forget to find ______ for fun in order to help you relax as well.
Third, you should try to learn every subject well. If you ______ a subject, you need to try to do well in it. You should often reminded ______ why you need to study.
Finally, you had better take notes in class because you cannot remember ______. These notes will be helpful for you to review or remember what you ______. If you forget some points, you can go over them.
As a saying goes, “A journey of a thousand miles ______ a single step. If you follow the advice above and take action right away, your success is just around the corner!
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1.

A．for

B．of

C．on

2.

A．working

B．to work

C．to working

3.

A．when

B．where

C．what

4.

A．rule

B．place

C．habit

5.

A．some times

B．sometimes

C．some time

6.

A．are weak in

B．are good at

C．are in charge of

7.

A．you

B．yours

C．yourself

8.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

9.

A．were learning

B．will learn

C．have learnt

10.

A．begins with

B．comes up with

C．parts with

【推荐3】先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。

Sandwich (三明治) is a kind of popular western food. We eat sandwiches with different fillings (饼馅). Some of _______ like sandwiches with eggs and some like vegetable sandwiches. I like sandwiches with pork or cheese in them. Sandwiches taste _______ and we can make them at home. Did you ever try making a sandwich yourself?

The instructions for making a sandwich _______ very simple (简单的). You can buy everything in a supermarket. _______ example, if you like sandwiches with eggs and vegetables, you can buy some bread, butter (黄油), lettuce (生菜) and eggs in a supermarket and get things ready in only 10 minutes. What you need _______ is _______ (油煎) the eggs and wash the vegetables. When you are hungry, just put the butter onto the bread, lay some clean vegetables on the buttered bread and put the egg on it. Cover it _______ another piece of bread. It is so easy to make a sandwich. If you like _______ inside, you may put some other things such as pork, cheese (奶酪), or even red pepper (辣椒) between the two pieces of _______. But don’t ________ some leaves of vegetables in it because it will make your sandwiches more delicious. Now it is time for you to have a try.

1.

A．we

B．our

C．us

D．them

2.

A．deliciously

B．better

C．delicious

D．well

3.

A．is

B．are

C．be

D．/

4.

A．For

B．With

C．As

D．In

5.

A．do

B．doing

C．to do

D．does

6.

A．frying

B．fried

C．to fry

D．fries

7.

A．with

B．by

C．to

D．in

8.

A．else anything

B．else something

C．nothing else

D．something else

9.

A．paper

B．bread

C．breads

D．meat

10.

A．forget to put

B．forget putting

C．remember to put

D．remember putting

【推荐1】

As a university student, I decided to learn German. For some reasons, I really liked the language, but I was not very good at learning it. The grammar _______ me a lot and even drove me crazy. My only advantage was _______—I got an A on every word test I took. After two years of studies, I struggled (挣扎) to communicate in German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree. It was the _______ term I would ever have.

The moment l arrived in Germany, I felt like I was starting from the beginning. The German I had learned in university wasn’t _______ for everyday conversation. I was often nervous at school, and worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I’d understand their questions. I only felt a little _______ with my eight roommates, who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn’t seem to mind my _______.

I chose to study three courses—reading&writing, grammar and history. All were in German and _______, and the history class was the worst. The teacher spoke so _______ that almost everything he said flew over my head. I sat in the front, took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class, but _______ helped. I had no idea what the class was really about.

Years have passed. I can finally speak German, but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at _______ another language. That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson. I think my failure taught me just as much as my success.

1.

A．gave

B．helped

C．troubled

2.

A．listening

B．spelling

C．reading

3.

A．hardest

B．shortest

C．happiest

4.

A．easy

B．meaningless

C．useful

5.

A．relaxed

B．surprised

C．worried

6.

A．purposes

B．progress

C．mistakes

7.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．different

8.

A．loudly

B．quickly

C．clearly

9.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．everything

10.

A．creating

B．teaching

C．learning

【推荐2】Nowadays， lots of foreigners are learning Chinese． Like many of them， I____ knew two words of Chinese （"Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie"） when I first came to Beijing， China in 2009． As you can guess， my life was____for a while after I arrived． Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful．

I knew I had to learn more Chinese， so I___ a Chinese class． My teacher was____ ， although   I didn't learn   enough to have a real conversation．Later I studied on my own as well， but my progress was still slow． And I decided to ____．

Around this time， I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing． He taught me a lot of___ about music， such as "melody"． He learned a lot of English from me   in return， so it was a good way to____ language and culture．

I have learned enough Chinese to ____   many problems like booking train tickets． These days，there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese．I can___why it's an amazing language． Finally， I found that the best way to learn a___ is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them．

1.

A．usually

B．only

C．hardly

2.

A．easy

B．interesting

C．difficult

3.

A．missed

B．attended

C．taught

4.

A．helpful

B．cheerful

C．thankful

5.

A．make up

B．put up

C．give up

6.

A．words

B．names

C．jokes

7.

A．change

B．imagine

C．exchange

8.

A．deal with

B．look for

C．think of

9.

A．hope

B．realize

C．doubt

10.

A．language

B．subject

C．task

【推荐3】Every year people in many countries ____ English. Some of them learn at school. ____study by____ But it is too hard ____learn another language well. People must work very hard.
Why do all these people____to learn English? It’s difficult to____that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school or at college. ____it is one of their ____They study their own language, math and physic…and English. Many adults learn English, because it is ____in their work. They want to read newspaper, books and some others in English to get more knowledge. And that is why____people in the world will learn English.1.

A．study

B．know

C．understand

D．speak

2.

A．Others

B．other

C．The other

D．The others

3.

A．they

B．their

C．them

D．themselves

4.

A．that

B．as

C．for

D．to

5.

A．have

B．wish

C．need

D．want

6.

A．think

B．answer

C．ask

D．talk

7.

A．because

B．so

C．when

D．why

8.

A．subject

B．the subject

C．subjects

D．a subject

9.

A．interesting

B．difficult

C．easy

D．useful

10.

A．more and more

B．many more

C．fewer and fewer

D．most.

【推荐1】To study English better, students like to listen to English songs. Do you want to know who is the most _________ singer that helps people to learn English? It is Bob Marley. His _________ help fourteen percent of students learn English. The report was made by Kaplan International College and you can _________ it.

Bob Marley is followed by singers _________ Michal Jackson, Madonna, Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Eminem. The Jamaican (牙买加的) singer has many _________ songs, for example, No Woman No Cry, Stir It Up and One Love. Bob Marley’s daughter Cedella said that she was _________ that her father had helped so _________ people.

The report also said that watching television, films and playing video games _________ help English learning. The film that helps the most people _________ English is Harry Potter.

American Idol is the most popular television _________ to help people understand the language.

1.

A．primary

B．necessary

C．serious

D．popular

2.

A．songs

B．books

C．words

D．dreams

3.

A．touch

B．read

C．make

D．ask

4.

A．in fact

B．because of

C．such as

D．instead of

5.

A．famous

B．hard-working

C．talented

D．friendly

6.

A．serious

B．happy

C．polite

D．bored

7.

A．many

B．few

C．much

D．little

8.

A．should

B．must

C．need

D．could

9.

A．write

B．teach

C．learn

D．read

10.

A．programme

B．grade

C．station

D．information

【推荐2】“Practice makes perfect” is a very popular saying in ________ Chinese and English. It means that if you want to learn something new, you have to practice it many times, and then you may remember ________ you learn. Also we can say the more you know something, ________ you can do it. No matter what we do, those words are very ________ to us.

We can take English study ________ an example. If we want to learn some new words by heart, we must learn them and read them again and again ________ we can remember them. Sometimes it will ________ us a lot of time to remember, but once we remember, we can use them ________. If we ________ our best, we will do it very well. When you take an English exam and meet some meanings and usages (用法) you don’t remember, how will you feel at that time? You must feel ________ . So English study means that you ________ to practice more and more.

We can look at ________ example in learning. When we read the same story for many times, we can remember it ________ well that we can tell it to others. At the same time, we can also ________ some stories from what we have heard. So in our study and life, we should keep the sentence “Practice makes perfect” in our mind. ________, we can study well and live a better life.

1.

A．both

B．all

C．neither

D．none

2.

A．how

B．what

C．when

D．why

3.

A．better

B．the better

C．the best

D．best

4.

A．boring

B．bad

C．useful

D．difficult

5.

A．as

B．at

C．with

D．without

6.

A．after

B．if

C．until

D．when

7.

A．spend

B．pay

C．cost

D．take

8.

A．badly

B．quietly

C．exactly

D．shyly

9.

A．trying

B．tried

C．try

D．will try

10.

A．happy

B．glad

C．sorry

D．excited

11.

A．need

B．want

C．help

D．plan

12.

A．other

B．another

C．others

D．the others

13.

A．so

B．too

C．very

D．such

14.

A．give up

B．cut up

C．make up

D．look up

15.

A．In this way

B．First of all

C．Not at all

D．In person

【推荐3】Are you ____ about how to study and make your study more effective(有效率的)? We all know that some students usually study very hard for a long ___. This is very good, but it doesn’t ___a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s ____ for your study.
When you return ____ your studies, your mind will be refreshed and you’ll learn more ____ study better. Psychologists(心理学家)__ __ that learning takes place this way. Here take English learning as an example. First you make a lot of progress and you will feel happy. Then your language seems to stay the same. So you will think you are learning ____ and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks , yet you can’t give up. Later your language study will again take another big ____. You will see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and ____. Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.1.

A．nervous

B．worried

C．worry

D．unhappy

2.

A．days

B．time

C．hours

D．weeks days

3.

A．give

B．make

C．help

D．take

4.

A．good

B．bad

C．well

D．worse

5.

A．after

B．at

C．to

D．for

6.

A．and

B．yet

C．or

D．but

7.

A．told

B．have found

C．said

D．have taught

8.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

9.

A．work

B．walk

C．wait

D．jump

10.

A．interesting

B．hard

C．possible

D．boring

【推荐1】“This pair of sunglasses just don’t suit you.” a friend of mine told me recently.

She wasn’t trying to _________ me. Instead, she was trying to be nice to me. She really wanted to give me _________ was the best for me. This kind of honesty is rare（稀有的）nowadays. And it’s getting rarer and rarer.

We live in a（n）_________ when technology is changing our interpersonal communications. We are forgetting how to be _________ with each other.

We see our friend wearing an awful coat, but comfort her it’s _________. When we are with friends, we not only avoid being honest with our friends but also avoid being honest with _________. For example, we don’t want to talk about diffculties that we’re facing, _________ they are scary and make us weak. We keep smiling and make ourselves look nice. And then when things fall apart, our friends feel _________, because they didn’t see it coming. As a matter of fact, we didn’t let them see it coming.

Honesty is difficult. But _________ it, you can’t get along well with others. So let’s start now. Tell your friend directly, “No, the coat isn’t the best. __________ you should consider something else.” Try to be a little more real on social media（社交媒体）, for you and everyone else.

1.

A．encourage

B．laugh

C．cheat

D．suggest

2.

A．what

B．which

C．who

D．when

3.

A．family

B．life

C．moment

D．age

4.

A．careful

B．truthful

C．patient

D．popular

5.

A．terrible

B．fine

C．expensive

D．cheap

6.

A．they

B．my

C．him

D．ourselves

7.

A．because

B．unless

C．though

D．after

8.

A．tired

B．shocked

C．moved

D．relaxed

9.

A．without

B．including

C．besides

D．under

10.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Perhaps

D．Mostly

【推荐2】请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Will you feel nervous (焦虑的) if you have to go to a party? Do you worry that you will have ______ to say when you meet new people? Here is some ______ that can help you.

If you are meeting new people, the way you ______ is very important. It means that you should dress to fit in with (适合) the event. Studies show that people will ______ if they like you in the first five or ten seconds. It doesn’t mean that people are only looking for someone beautiful. They just want to know if you are like them or if you are very ______.

During the party time, let your body relax when you talk with people. Nod (点头) to show that you are ______. Your body language speaks louder than words, so be natural.

After the event, take some time to review (回顾) your performance. Tell ______ what you did very well at the event. In this way, your social abilities (社交能力) will ______.

1.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

2.

A．hope

B．space

C．advice

3.

A．laugh

B．look

C．speak

4.

A．decide

B．ask

C．expect

5.

A．angry

B．different

C．rich

6.

A．reading

B．listening

C．speaking

7.

A．himself

B．herself

C．yourself

8.

A．improve

B．promise

C．disagree

【推荐3】Most of us have learned English for several years, so we can read English books and magazines without the teacher’s help. We feel good when we finish ___ an English story or a whole book ___ ourselves. But ___ can we be a better reader?

It is important ____ some suitable books. Then what books are suitable? Well, I think we should first choose books that are not too difficult or too _____. Then when we are reading we should ___ let new words take too much of our attention(注意力). Just do as we often do in our own language. While we are reading, try to ___ the meanings of the new words and try to decide which of the key words we could guess and which we have to ___ in dictionaries.

If we follow the ___, we will be ____ in reading English books and nagazines.

1.

A．read

B．reading

C．look

D．looking

2.

A．for

B．by

C．with

D．to

3.

A．how

B．when

C．what

D．why

4.

A．choose

B．chooses

C．to choose

D．chose

5.

A．tired

B．interesting

C．easy

D．hot

6.

A．always

B．usaully

C．often

D．never

7.

A．guess

B．match

C．number

D．count

8.

A．look for

B．look at

C．look after

D．look up

9.

A．websites

B．books

C．advice

D．meaning

10.

A．successful

B．success

C．succeed

D．successfully