1 . Dear Mother,

I’m fine here in China. I have classes     1     Chinese classmates. Now I have many Chinese friends. They teach me Chinese,     2     I teach them English. I can speak a little Chinese now. After class we sing and play games together.

My school isn’t very big,     3     it is very nice. We go to school     4     days a week. On Saturday and Sunday, I go swimming with my Chinese friends. I have     5     good time here. Please write to me soon.

Love,

Kate

4 . 阅读下面的短文，根据语境、中文或所给单词的提示，在空白处填入一个恰当的词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Long long ago, there was a rabbit (兔子) called Rita and a duck called Diana. One day, Rita     1     (notice) Diana swimming in the lake happily. She said to Diana, “You can swim happily in the lake. How lucky you are! I wish I could     2     (变化) into a duck.”

“Really? I wish I could become a rabbit! Your legs are     3     strong that you can jump very far.” said Diana.

Just then a fairy (仙女) appeared. “I’ll make your wishes come true.” said the fairy. After that Rita became a duck! She waddled (摇摆地行走) to the lake to swim. Diana became a rabbit. She thanked the fairy for her     4     (kind), and then she jumped into the forest happily.

At the end of the day, Rita was wet and cold. Diana got     5     trouble, too. It’s getting dark and she found herself in the forest. She wished to go back to the lake!

Everyone should be happy to be themselves. Don’t always admire others.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My name is Jack. My home is 3 miles     1     school. I leave to school at about 6:00. I usually get to school on foot. It takes me 30 minutes. But sometimes I go there by bike. It takes     2     (I) only ten minutes. My friend, Bob is from Kai Shandao. It is difficult for him to get to school. He usually goes to school by boat. He usually gets up at 5:30 every day. Then he has a quick breakfast and goes to school at half past six. First, he walks to the river band (河岸). Then the boat takes him to school. It usually takes him forty minutes     3     (get) to school. There     4     (be) different ways of getting to school.     5     do you get to school?

7 . 根据短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Have you ever seen fireflies(萤火虫)? Fireflies are small insects. You can’t see them     1     any season except summer. The lights made by fireflies are probably one of the most magical things to see on a summer night. Do you wonder     2     fireflies make this light?

There is a part that can make light under a firefly’s stomach. Fireflies take in air and     3     (useful) it to produce light with special cells (细胞). Different kinds have     4    (they) own special flash patterns, just like humans have different languages. They use these flash patterns to find other members of their group.

Fireflies     5    (main) use the light to get friends’ attention. The males (雄性) fly around while 66.    6    (turn) their lights on and off, hoping to get the attention of a female (雌性). They try to flash very quickly, because the     7    (fast) males flash, the more attention they can get from females. Fireflies also use the light to make their     8    (enemy) scared.

If you haven’t seen many fireflies lately, you are not alone.     9     number of fireflies may be dropping because of some reasons, such as light pollution and chemical medicine use. Another important reason is that fireflies’ living places are destroyed by humans.     10    (luck), Chinese scientists recently found three new firefly kinds in Yunnan. Yunnan might have the right environment for these magical insects to live in.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填上一个适当的单词或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式。

Mr. Smith lives in the     1     of a small village. The village is very far     2     the city. All the     3    （village） never go outside of the village, and they don’t want     4    （leave） the village. But Mr. Smith is different. He     5    （wish） to get a job in the city. And it’s not difficult for him, because he is good at     6    （cook）. The food he cooks tastes     7    （good）. His dream comes true     8    （quick）. He is working in a big restaurant now     9     he is happy. He often goes     10    to his village and tells about his life in the city.

9 . 阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

A young man asked Socrates     1     teach him the skills of speeches. In order to show that he was a great speaker,     2     young man talked on and on about all different things.

“You should pay me double the tuition fees (学费),” said Socrates.

“Why? Why     3     I pay double?” The young man said     4     surprise.

“Because,” Socrates said humorously (幽默地), “I must teach you two courses: one     5     how to close your mouth, the other is how to give a speech.”