1 . After my husband died, my teenage son Karl became withdrawn (沉默寡言). As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the _________ he became. When his school report card arrived, it said that he had been absent (缺勤) 95 times from classes and had six falling grades. In this case he would never graduate. I took him hiking and sightseeing, I sent him to the doctor, and I _________ begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and begged God for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m too tired. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

The next day, I was at work when I got a _________. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl.” _________ he could say another word, I poured all my disappointment and sadness into the ears of this stranger, “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried _________ to get Karl to go-back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my control.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. Then the headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time.” and put down the phone.

Karl’s next report card showed great progress in his grades. Finally, he even became one of the top students. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at all his improvement. On our way home, Karl said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I wanted to _________ you but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to change and make you _________.”

1.

A．better

B．happier

C．sadder

D．worse

2.

A．seldom

B．even

C．still

D．just

3.

A．phone call

B．bad cold

C．delivery box

D．good idea

4.

A．As soon as

B．Although

C．Now that

D．Before

5.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

6.

A．trick

B．meet

C．interview

D．thank

7.

A．worried

B．calm

C．proud

D．angry

2 . Translate the following sentences into English. (将下列句子翻译成英文。)
1)你想在我们学校看到什么变化？
________________________________________
2)我和你一样强壮。
________________________________________

4 . Complete the sentences according to the given pictures,（根据所给图片完成句子,每空限填一词）
1. 2. 3. 4.
1. John is writing an _____________to his friend.
2. Jack wants to be a____________ in the future.
3. Friends of the Earth help keep the _____________clean.
4. Would you like to ____________with me?

5 . Fill in the blanks according to the phonetic symbols.
1.

A．surface

B．wave

C．save

D．take

2.

A．teacher

B．lead

C．meat

D．dead

3.

A．sensible

B．event

C．belong

D．lend

4.

A．out

B．soul

C．around

D．announce

5.

A．once

B．go

C．ago

D．no

6 . Find out the words whose underlined part sound different.
1.

A．term

B．reader

C．gather

D．whether

2.

A．publish

B．design

C．monitor

D．editor

3.

A．team

B．feature

C．reader

D．ready

4.

A．conclude

B．complain

C．monitor

D．committee

5.

A．delighted

B．record

C．elect

D．deserve

7 . Fill in the blanks according to the phonetic symbols.
1.

A．servant

B．meter

C．energy

D．power

2.

A．bulb

B．customer

C．bury

D．cut

3.

A．trick

B．wire

C．invisible

D．grin

4.

A．iron

B．polite

C．contain

D．lock

5.

A．foolish

B．good

C．tooth

D．boot

8 . Fill in the blanks according to the phonetic symbols.
1. A. release   B. breath            C .please             D. least_______
2. A .item        B. science       C.chemical             D. provide_______
3. A. protect        B. note             C. those       D. whole_______
4. A. oxygen          B. average       C. exchange             D. gas_______
5. A. chemical       B. China          C . cherry     D . choice_______

9 . Fill in the blanks according to the texts you have read

a, The man in Apartment 4 was out. He was playing tennis in the park. The     1    in Apartment 5 were away. They were     2    . And the elderly lady in Apartment 6/

b, My wife cut herself while she was opening a package. My son     3     while he was putting on his glasses. Our daughter     4    while she was eating lunch.

c,Mrs. Murphy doesn’t know what to do with her students today. They didn’t do their homework last night, and now she     5    

d,And, unfortunately, she won’t be able to come tomorrow because tomorrow is Sunday, and she     6    .M. and Mrs.Wilson are afraid they     7    .

10 . Choose a word or an expression in the box which is the closest in meaning to the underlined part of each sentence（选择与划线部分意义最接近的单词或词组）

A. take care of     B. my books     C.relatives D. from time to time     E.go there on foot       F.parents

1. The people in that room are my aunts and uncles.
2. Do you want to walk there or ride a bicycle?
3. The students sometimes visit Grandma Wang.
4. My mother asked me to look after my sister.
5. The books on the shelf are mine.