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Four Telephone Messages Tom Got

This is Mrs. Brown from across the street. Your dog got into my garden today and damaged (破坏) many flowers. I’d say it will cost about $250 to replace them. Call me as soon as you get this message. The number is 916-5741.

This is Ann. It’s 8 p.m. and I’m still busy at the office, so I don’t think I’ll join you for dinner. I feel really bad about it, but we’ll have dinner tomorrow night. I promise!

This is Mr. Grant. I’m afraid I had an accident in the car park and did some damage to your car. I’m really sorry about it but I’m sure that I will pay for the repairs. Please give me a call when you come back. You can call me at 555-4023.

This is Mr. Green from the carpet (地毯) shop. I’m afraid that we tried to get the stain (污渍) out of your carpet but we haven’t been successful. Dry cleaning didn’t work and there is nothing more we can do about it. Would you be able to come and get your carpet back this week?

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. Who got these four telephone messages?

A．Tom

B．Mrs. Brown

C．Mr. Green

2. What can we learn from the telephone message from Mrs. Brown?

A．Tom’s dog damaged many trees.

B．Tom’s dog went into her bedroom.

C．Mrs. Brown wants Tom to call her.

3. Where do you think Ann is now?

A．In her garden.

B．At her office.

C．In a car park.

4. What happened to Mr. Grant?

A．He lost his car.

B．He damaged Tom’s car.

C．His car needed repairing.

5. What can we know after reading the last message?

A．Tom’s carpet is still dirty.

B．Mr. Green wants to buy a new carpet.

C．Tom wants to sell the carpet to Mr. Green.

【推荐3】阅读短文，从下面所给的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Having a pen pal is fun and can be a great way to improve your writing skills. But most people don’t know what to write to their pen pals.     1         

    2    

Break the ice by telling your pen pal a little about yourself. Start with your name, age and job.

Write about what you like to do. What you do will help your pen pal tell you something about his.     3    

Ask questions

    4     This will help you get to know him and probably get you a faster answer. Make your questions into the e-mail by telling him something you like to do and then asking if he’s ever tried it.

Ask for advice.

You may have difficulties in your life and want to ask for advice. Your pen pal may tell you what to do.     5    . Also, discussing real-world questions will make your friendship stronger.

A．Share you information.

B．What do you think of having a pen pal?

C．And this will be helpful to start your friendship.

D．Luckily, here are some ways to get to know a pen pal.

E．Write questions for your pen pal to answer in his next e-mail.

F．You don’t have to follow all his advice, but it will give you something about his opinions.

【推荐1】配对阅读 左栏是五个中学生遇到的难题，某报专栏编辑给他们的七个建议。请根据五个中学生遇到的难题为他们选出最合适的建议，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

1     Sometimes I get angry easily and shout at my friends. That makes them think I’m not being friendly to them.     2     In my teachers’eyes, I am a good student. Both my classmates and my parents also think so. No one knows what my problem is. I often feel worried about my school work.     3     My parents never allow me to play computer games at all. They want me to study all day and do well in my exams. I feel unhappy.     4     I want to join in some after-school activities, but my parents think they are too dangerous and don’t allow me to go out alone.     5     My mother gets me to take piano lessons. She makes it a rule that I must practice two hours a day. I really try my best, but I just can’t play well.

A. Let your parents know you will not be alone. Also, you can ask a teacher to talk to your parents about the after-school activities. B. Don’t worry. You can still have some indoor sports. They are also fun. C. Don’t worry, even great piano players have to practice. Hard work and a lot of practice are the only ways to become a good piano player. D. When you feel angry you should stop talking and count to ten or walk away until you keep quiet. E. Tell your friends how you are feeling. You are in a new class, so you still need their friendship. Also, you can make new friends. F. Don’t worry. Everybody worries about their school work, even those students like you who study well. Find a hobby or a sport to help you relax for a while. G. Tell your parents that many kids play computer games and do well at school, too. Ask them to let you play computer games for a short time on weekends.

【推荐2】Every year, thousands of people get hurt（受伤）or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness（粗心）. They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road.

How can we lessen（减少）traffic accidents? All of us must follow the traffic rules. For the drivers, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the people who walk on the road, it’s very important to be careful when we walk across the road（人行道）. We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe（安全）to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens（青少年）should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.

1. Which of the following is NOT the right way to cross the road?

A．Stop and look both ways.

B．Run quickly.

C．Walk quickly.

2. Why do many old people often get hurt or die when they are crossing the road?

A．Because they often run across the road.

B．Because they forget to look and listen.

C．Because they can’t see or hear very well.

3. The best title for this article may be ________.

A．How to reduce traffic accidents

B．How to cross the road

C．Please follow the traffic rules

4. As a student, you can ________ to try to reduce the traffic accidents.

A．help children to cross the road

B．let drivers drive slowly

C．run across the road quickly

5. After reading this passage, what rules do we need to follow?

A．School rules.

B．Traffic rules.

C．Family rules.

【推荐3】What is luck? It is agreed that more good things happen to some people. Let’s just call that luck. Now would you like to be one of these lucky people?     1    .

Feel lucky about what you have.     2    , but they just don’t know it. Instead of giving all your attention to what you are short of, look at how lucky you are already. You no doubt have some wonderful friends, and a roof over your head.

    3     Luck doesn’t just happen to you—it comes to you when you’re open. Learning a new skill, visiting a new place and trying a new hobby are all great ways of creating your chances.

Do it right now. You’ll never create any luck if you sit there waiting for it to fall into your lap (大腿).     4     You will find you create more luck in everyday life.

Ask for help if necessary. Sometimes people would be ready to help you out.     5     But go and ask them if they will give you a hand.

根据短文内容，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺 (每个选项只能用一次)。

A．Try something new

B．Here are 4 top suggestions for creating your own luck

C．If you are in trouble, don’t wait for others to offer you help.

D．Some people are already lucky

E．Act towards your goals and dreams at once