1 . “Yes, that’s fine.” But what if it isn’t? What if the minute you said those words, you started to feel ________, and knew you should be saying no?

This happens to a lot of us. Maybe we were________to be nice and kind and think that means we should always do what someone ________of us. Or maybe we are worried that the person will ________us, if it is a personal relationship, or not give us any more work if it’s a(n)________one.

But saying no does not make you a(n) ________or unhelpful person. ________ work, any employer would rather you say no than________to take on something that you don’t really have time to do well.

If you find yourself agreeing almost against your________, get into the habit of always asking for time to think about it. This will give you the opportunity to really________ if it is something you want or need to do. If you are worried about________ someone, question how realistic those thoughts really are. Nine times out of ten, they are about your own________. If you think there really is a ________ in saying no, then you could try making an offer “I really can’t help you with X, but I could do Y.”

Sometimes people advise you not to give any reasons for a(n) ________, but I personally don’t feel very comfortable with that. ________ , be careful about making up excuses ________what you really mean is that you don’t want to do something. The other person might counter by asking if you can do the________at a different time.

Remember that you are probably ________near as indispensable (不可缺少的) as you think you are. It is nice to feel ________, but is it worth________ yourself and feeling stressed and even ill?

1.

A．guilty

B．painful

C．comfortable

D．confident

2.

A．picked up

B．held up

C．linked up

D．brought up

3.

A．asks

B．hears

C．speaks

D．thinks

4.

A．cheat

B．forget

C．reject

D．replace

5.

A．social

B．parental

C．informal

D．professional

6.

A．rude

B．stupid

C．shy

D．impatient

7.

A．In case of

B．In honor of

C．In terms of

D．In search of

8.

A．happen

B．agree

C．learn

D．hesitate

9.

A．will

B．duty

C．nature

D．plan

10.

A．expect

B．argue

C．declare

D．consider

11.

A．confusing

B．frightening

C．upsetting

D．relieving

12.

A．mistakes

B．wishes

C．fears

D．diseases

13.

A．risk

B．point

C．skill

D．purpose

14.

A．promise

B．opinion

C．failure

D．refusal

15.

A．However

B．Finally

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

16.

A．so that

B．if

C．unless

D．whether

17.

A．exercise

B．research

C．trick

D．favor

18.

A．nowhere

B．somewhere

C．anywhere

D．everywhere

19.

A．relaxed

B．inspired

C．needed

D．satisfied

20.

A．doubting

B．preparing

C．overloading

D．recovering

2 . Supposing you are Li Hua, your friend Alex wrote to you to ask about your sports meeting. Write a letter to him and include: 1. The time and place of the sports meeting 2. The main events（项目）of the sports meeting 3. Your favorite event and your reason. You should write at least 150 words.
Dear Alex,

I am delighted to know you are interested in our school sports meeting.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

3 . 目前中国许多城市正在推行垃圾分类。最近英语课上，你们班就“垃圾分类”这一话题展开了一场讨论。请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇演讲稿，介绍讨论结果并发表你的观点。

大部分赞成	1. 减少污染，保护环境； 2. 方便回收。
少部分反对	1. 垃圾量大，分类困难； 2. 不清楚如何分类。
你的观点	1. …… 2. ……（至少两点）

注意：
1. 词数120左右，开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
参考词汇： 回收 recycle
Ladies and gentlemen,

Recently our class had a discussion about sorting waste.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That' all. Thank you!

4 . Laughing helps your body stay healthy and can even help you fight pain. Maybe this explains the long lives of men like Bob Hope and Gee Burns.________ the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying,”laughter is the best medicine” may be true after all. (用适当的词填空)