2 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每词限用一次。

difficulty, those, several, silent, finally, nervous, if, improve, smile, grow

What is the difference between Eastern people and Western people when they are showing their love for their parents?

When I was     1     up, I never heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never said that to you when you were a child, it would get more and more     2     for him to say those words as you get older. In fact, I never said     3     words to him, either.

    4     years ago, I decided to make the first move. After some thought, I called my father on the phone and said, “Dad, I love you!” There was a moment of     5     at the other end of the line. “Well, same back at you!” he then replied quickly. “Dad, I know you love me. When you’re ready, you’ll say it, too,” I said with a     6    . Fifteen minutes later, my mother called and asked     7     everything was “OK”. She seemed     8    .

A few weeks later, Dad ended our phone conversation (谈话) with the words: “Son, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and tears (眼泪) came to my eyes as I     9     heard the love. This special moment     10     our father-son relation. If I didn’t take the first step, I would never hear the love from my father.

3 . 根据短文内容用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词，每词一次，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。

with     hurt     he     health     than     eat     time     hear     anything     check

Uncle Sam didn’t want to eat     1     because he had a toothache. So he went to the hospital in     2     village.

“What’s the matter, Sam?” Dr. Smith asked.

“I don’t feel well these days, and my tooth     3    ,” Uncle Sam answered.

Dr. Smith     4     him carefully, “There is nothing wrong     5     you. Did you drink wine (酒)?”

“No, I didn’t drink wine. It’s not good for my health. I know it is important to be     6    ,” Uncle Sam said.

Dr. Smith thought for a while and then asked, “Do you enjoy     7     sweet food?”

“Yes, I like all sweet things.” Uncle Sam answered.

“That’s the problem. Now you should eat less sugar     8     before. Take this medicine three     9     a day and you’ll feel better soon,” said Dr. Smith with a smile.

After     10     that, Uncle Sam decided to stop (停止) eating sweet food.

5 . 从下面方框的选项中，找出和划线部分意思相同或相近，并能替换划线部分的选项。

A.forgot       B.terrible     C.likes

1. The food in this restaurant is so bad. I don’t like it. ________
2. Ella felt sorry that she didn’t remember her father’s birthday this year. ________
3. Mary is interested in science and she usually visits the science museum. ________

6 . 根据短文内容用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，每个词只能用一次。

forget, replace, good, I, daughter, somebody, whether, like, hold, let

When I was in middle school, I felt I was always     1     people down. Once I brought my friend Daisy to my home. I noticed that all my family members seemed     2     Daisy better than me.

I felt very sad. I even thought they didn’t love me. I wondered     3     they would miss me if I died some day. So I told my mum, “Daisy is more patient than I have ever been. You must want her to be your     4     instead of me.”

My mum explained that Daisy was a lovely girl, but     5     could replace (代替) me in the family. She said I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even if I made mistakes, I was a beloved member of the family who could never be     6    .

From then on, I tried to find out who I was and what made me special. I look at     7     in a new way. Then I started to be positive (积极的) towards my life, and was happy about who I really was. I came to feel much     8     as I knew that no one could ever replace me.

Each of us     9     a special place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So     10     that you will be replaced. You can’t be.

7 . 根据短文内容用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，每个词只能用一次。

act     care     difficult     everyday     think       he       reason       relative       stomach       though

Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens. Set in the nineteenth century, it is about a boy called Oliver who finds     1     alone in the world. He lives in a special house for poor people and always has an empty     2    . One day, he asks for more food and gets into a lot of trouble.

Later, Oliver runs away to London. He meets some boys who steal money and other things. They teach Oliver to steal too,     3     he doesn’t want to because he is a good child. After many     4    , Oliver is taken home by a kind old man. In the end, Oliver discovers that the man is one of his     5    , and he goes to live with him in the city.

There are many     6     why Oliver Twist is such a popular story. There is a lot of eye-catching     7     in the book, and it is also very humorous. The writer was also good at writing about the     8     lives of poor children in London in the nineteenth century. His book made people     9     more about the problems of poor children. It is also     10     to be one of the greatest stories.

8 . 根据短文内容用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

kind   one   ask   hug   run   cover   fall   both   he   luck

A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary school’s first teacher-parent meeting.

This would be the     1     time that his classmates and teachers met his mother. She had a large scar that     2     nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy felt ashamed and never asked why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were impressed by the     3     of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid     4     from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher. The teacher     5     “How did you get the scar?” The mother answered, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a long piece of wood     6     down from the ceiling, so I stood over him to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉), but     7    , a fireman came in and saved     8     of us. “She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did.” When the little boy heard this, he couldn’t help     9     towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He ran toward his mother and     10     her.

10 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，并将其答案写在答题卡上相应的位置。每词限用一次。

afford       by       everything       easy             information       make       only             smart       they             when

With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming more and more convenient. It seems that     1     has been reinvented and greatly improved. But there is one thing unlike them. It’s a blind walking stick. It was invented over 100 years ago and has been used     2     many blind people for a long time. However, it had remained unchanged until an engineer named Kursat decided     3     a change. Kursat is blind. He deeply understands the difficulties and challenges that the blind face. He put some technical knowledge into his invention and invented a     4     stick. He hoped his invention would help the blind.

The smart stick uses built-in speakers and different sensors (传感器) to warn about possible dangers. It helps blind people know about the environment around     5     by using modern technology. It makes their travel much     6     than before. The stick is priced at around $500. It is less than half the price of most smart phones. Most people can     7     it.

In the future, this invention is going to make a big difference to more blind people. “It will not     8     change my life, but also the life of other people.” Kursat said, “These days, we are talking about flying cars, but the blind have been using just simple sticks. As a blind person,     9     I am at the subway station, I don’t know which is my exit. I don’t know which bus is coming or which stores are around me. But now, the smart stick can provide a lot of     10     for the blind,” he said, “I believe the life of the blind will be much more convenient and safer.”