1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Today, I arrived back in San Francisco and it feels    1    (definite)good to be back in the city again.The city succeeded in     2    （rebuild） itself after the earthquake that     3    （occur） in 1906, and I stayed in the Mission District, enjoying some delicious noodles    4     (mix)with cultures.

In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum that showed the     5    (history) changes in California. I learnt that America got California from Mexico in 1848. In the same year, gold was discovered near San Francisco. Over 300, 000 people came from all over the world to seek     6    (they) fortune. To earn     7    living, many Chinese arrived here and opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown. Many others worked on farms,     8     (join) the gold rush, or went to build the railway that connected California to the east. The museum showed us how America was built by     9    (immigrate) from different countries and cultures.

In the evening, I went to Chinatown, and ate in a Cantonese restaurant     10    served food on beautiful china plates. Tomorrow evening, I'm going to a jazz bar in the Richmond District.

3 . The concert will be b____________ live on television. (根据首字母单词拼写)

4 . First days are powerful as we can leave our mistakes and f___________ in the past and make a new start. (根据首字母单词拼写)

5 . I met her in the street the day before yesterday and she ___________(问候) me. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

6 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Work.

B．Clothes.

C．A party.

7 . 假定你是李华，在美国某高中做交换生，对你所租住的小区物业管理有些不满，请你用英语给物业经理写一封投诉信，内容包括：
1. 车辆停放较乱；
2. 垃圾没有及时清理；
3. 你的建议。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua

8 . I was an avid (热衷的) list maker. I thought the lists would help me finish things more ________ so that I would have my own ________ each day. Instead, I felt tired all the time, and it was hard to fall asleep as I ________ my to-do list for the next day in my mind. I was ________ and painful.

My real turning ________ came about a few years ago. I was having the inside of our house painted. ________, I had to move all things out of the painters’ way. After the painting, I decided to think about what I would put back. I ________ many decorations because they made the rooms small and ________. And the house felt so much more open, peaceful and beautiful. When I started to hang our calendar back up, I noticed how ________ each day was. Every square was filled in. I decided to continue my ________ of the calendar.

It was near the end of July, so I ________ “clearing” August and September. I kept doctors’ appointments (预约) and family events. But I ________ extra tasks I had taken on that left me very little time to relax, read or spend time with my family. I felt a great sense of ________ after that.

I still make ________ to keep myself organized, but I am down to one page. I schedule time for myself each day — to do what I ________. The tidy beauty of our home and schedule gives me great peace and joy.

1.

A．naturally

B．secretly

C．effectively

D．creatively

2.

A．duty

B．time

C．method

D．reason

3.

A．adapted to

B．searched for

C．depended on

D．went over

4.

A．amazed

B．stressed

C．bored

D．pleased

5.

A．point

B．occasion

C．opportunity

D．stage

6.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Besides

D．Thus

7.

A．put up

B．took over

C．threw away

D．broke through

8.

A．dark

B．crowded

C．warm

D．unusual

9.

A．meaningful

B．different

C．full

D．long

10.

A．preparing

B．recovering

C．clearing

D．establishing

11.

A．imagined

B．missed

C．avoided

D．started

12.

A．removed

B．challenged

C．ensured

D．preserved

13.

A．eagerness

B．shame

C．relief

D．belonging

14.

A．profits

B．lists

C．wishes

D．goals

15.

A．want

B．prove

C．approach

D．inspire

9 . Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a cinema.

B．At home.

C．In a restaurant.