2 . 阅读短文，用方框中所给单词或短语填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空只能填一个单词或一个短语，每个单词或短语限用一次）

his, challenges, at last, keep, right, accepting, successfully, whether, eighties, invited

If you were ninety years old, what would you plan to do? Few people want to have new     1     at that age. However, an old man named Jing Kui did something that surprised a lot of people.

As a man of 93, he met a challenge. One day, a film director came to him and asked     2     he wanted to act in his movie. “What can I do in the movie?” asked the old man.

“You’ve been a barber. I believe you’re the     3     man for my movie The Barber.” The old man read the script (剧本) before     4     the invitation. Though he knew the story well, he still needed to     5     all the words in mind. How big the challenge was! He finally made it and took home a silver cup for a special acting prize. The movie also won both national and international prizes.

Jing became a barber when he was young. He loved the job, so he practiced hard to be a better one. In his     6    , he was still doing the same job. That was why he was     7     by the film director.

While the film was being made, the director had     8     worries because he didn’t know if Mr. Jing could keep it going.     9     when the filming was done, the director was really pleased. Jing     10     solved all his problems! Now Jing set a world record as being a 93-year-old actor star who had never acted before!

3 . 根据短文内容选词填空，每词仅用一次。

recent, strongest

Everyone loves his or her own country. We all want to turn our countries into the     1     one. In     2     years China has progressed a lot.

thousands, western, development, especially, peaceful

With the     3     of technology, our lives are becoming better and better. More and more people are coming to China. Some people like to live in the     4     country because there are no wars (战争). For     5     of tourists from other countries, this country is a wonderful place to take a holiday. They like many things in China,     6     Chinese food. Of course, if they are from USA or Canada, they can find the     7     food everywhere.

left, how, realize

At the same time, a lot of Chinese people in other countries want to know     8     their hometowns have changed. Their hometowns have     9     many soft and sweet memories in their hearts. They have come to     10     how much they miss their country.

5 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择合适单词并用其适当形式填空。（有两个词多余）

both, anywhere, cold, get, impossible, hot, also, be, no, develop, sale, much

Do you know why people wear “smart clothes” in the new century? We not only use “smart clothes” to cover our bodies, but     1     use them to do many other things.

Some kinds of smart clothes are on     2     in the market now. A German clothing maker invented the “MP3 blue jacket”. This kind of jacket can be     3     an MP3 player and a mobile phone. An English company     4     a cloth keyboard. It is on your pants. You can control your computer with it easily     5    . If it gets dirty, you can wash or iron the keyboard.

It’s true that our clothes will get     6     smarter. People are always making new clothes. Some clothes can show your body temperature and heat (加热) you up when you feel     7    . Other smart clothes to wear     8     special ones. They can tell the doctor whether you are ill or not. This technology can also give important information about your environment. Shirts can protect you from high pollution around you. Jackets with GPS technology can keep you from     9     lost.

Many people will come up with more new ideas in the coming future. It’s     10     that one day smart clothes will be common on the streets and even in your own home.

7 . 根据语篇内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。

more   member   wearing   fact   beautiful   that   three   become   them   an

Hanfu is the traditional clothing (服装) of the Han ethnic group (汉族).     1     hanfu is becoming popular among young Chinese. It seems that there is a hanfu club in almost every major university (主要的大学) and city. Most club     2     wear the clothing during holidays. Or they wear hanfu when they want to take     3     photos. But some of them love it so much     4     they wear it almost every day.

In     5    , there is a special day to celebrate this kind of traditional clothing. It’s called China Huafu Day. It is on the     6     day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). This year, it fell on April 22nd. The day celebrates the traditional clothing of all ethnic groups in China. Among     7    , hanfu has the most fans (爱好者).

“China is     8     a leading power (主导力量) in the world. Chinese people feel     9     confident (自信的) about their traditional culture,” Chen Chuyu, leader of a hanfu club in Beijing, told People’s Daily Online. “Wearing traditional clothing might be     10     interesting way of showing such feelings.” Some young people even bring hanfu culture to other countries.

8 . 根据语篇内容，从方框中选择适当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。

on   hospital   alone   I   thanked   help   get   minute   so   mother

       “Ring!” The bell rang loudly. Everybody packed their bags and     1     ready to go home. They lined up in two rows and walked orderly to the school gate.

Sam’s     2     usually came to pick him up, but today she wasn’t there. Sam had waited for fifteen minutes before he walked home     3    .

When he arrived, he knocked     4     the door because he didn’t bring his keys. He was surprised that no one answered the door. He thought his mother was in the bathroom,     5     he waited patiently.     

After a few     6    , Sam knocked again but still no one answered the door. He decided to go to the shop where his father worked to get the keys. Then, he heard the friendly voice of his neighbour, Jackson, “You can come to     7     house.”

       Sam stayed there until his mother came back. He     8     Jackson and his family. His mother explained she had a backache and that she had to go to the     9    .

From this experience, Sam learned an important lesson—Neighbours can     10     each other. He is lucky to have a good neighbor.

9 . 请阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯，并将答案写在相应的横线上。方框中有两个词为多余选项。

shy   wait   good   write   change   teacher   ask   have   mean   proud   explain   anything

Since I became a teacher in a university, I have been studying people’s behaviors. Yesterday I     1     to give a talk about kindness in my daughter’s school. At first, I gave a small talk about the     2     of kindness. Then I gave them a task—I told them     3     a small story about an act of kindness they did before and how that made them feel. Then I would choose     4     one and share it with all the people the next week.

After school, I waited for my daughter at the school gate. I saw some     5     walking by and I hoped they would tell me whether they liked the talk or not. However, they didn’t say     6    .

Then a little boy came to me and said, “You know, I enjoyed the talk today.” “Then are you going to write a lovely story?” I asked. The boy said     7     “I’m not good at writing,” So I     8     that I would be glad if he could just write a word or two about an act of kindness.

“Sure. I     9     a try.” said he and left hurriedly. He didn’t have time to talk to me because his friends     10     for him, but in my heart it was a beautiful act of kindness. In fact, his behavior made me very happy.