1 . 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。

Years ago I wrote an article about volunteering. I hoped to see more students do volunteer work, whether it’s to help     1    (education) poor children, visit sick old people in the hospital,     2     anything else that involved giving time to make our society     3     (good). Many people who read the article     4     (write) back to tell me about     5     (they) own volunteer work. I also get e-mails from students asking for advice     6     how to set up programmes. “Teach for America” is an example of     7     a very determined person can     8     (large) make a difference in the lives of others. In this programme students volunteer to go to the poorest schools to help teach young students. They are     9     (pay) just enough money to live. It seems to be a wonderful programme     10     it helps bring successful young people to educate the poorest children. And it teaches these university students about some problems in America.

2 . British English and American English have many differences. The difference also exists in the letters of the alphabet (字母表). Or, more specifically (具体地), the last letter of the alphabet. Z is pronounced as “zed” in Britain while in America, it is pronounced as “zee”.    1    It’s what you’ll hear in every English-speaking country, except for the United States.

    2     Many of our modern letters come directly from the Greek alphabet, including a letter which looked just like our “z”. The Greeks called it “zeta”. “Zeta” gradually developed into the French “zede”, which in turn gave us “zed” as English was shaped by Romance languages like French.

“Zee” showed up on the scene in modern English. Dr. Adam Crowley, an associate professor of English in Husson University’s College of Science and Humanities, suggests that the popularity of “zee” grew because it rhymes (押韵) with so many other letters, like B, C, and P.    3     So, again, this makes sense.

After the Revolutionary War, Americans were trying to set up an identity separate from the British, and words and language played a big role in this.    4     He, sure enough, chose “zee” as the “official” American pronunciation.

And then, there’s The Alphabet Song. In the song, z is pronounced as “zee”.    5     Indeed, teachers in England and other countries sometimes have to re-teach children how to pronounce z after they’ve already learned “zee” from hearing the song.

A．“Zed” came first.

B．Noah Webster led this movement.

C．The pronunciation sounds foreign to Americans.

D．But it’s not just the United Kingdom that uses “zed”.

E．There’s no other letter that ends with the “-ed” sound.

F．The song is so popular that it easily gets stuck in your head.

G．In the United Kingdom, though, “zee” never really became popular.

3 . 无论我们选择什么方法，是我们内在的兴趣和热情让我们在英语上取得辉煌的进步。
________，it is our inner interest and enthusiasm that allow us to make brilliant progress in English.

4 . 语法填空

Roderick and Oliver, rich     1    (man) living in London, made a bet on     2     a millionpound bank note could help a man live a month in London. Just then a poor man, Henry, came into their sight. Henry, an American, was carried to Britain     3     accident. One day, when     4    (sail), Henry was taken far into the sea by a strong wind.    5    (fortunate), he was saved by a British ship and thus he landed in Britain, where he was     6    (job) and poor. At that time Roderick and Oliver noticed him and decided     7    (give) him a millionpound bank note.

When first hearing they call him a lucky man, Henry was angry because he thought he     8     (make) fun of by the two rich men. He insisted he be offered a job to make money by     9    (he) rather than get money from others. After Roderick made more explanation, Henry with doubt received a letter with     10     big note from Oliver. Henry was required not to open the letter until two o'clock. Such a bet began.

5 . 用所给词的适当形式填空

Tom spent most of his time searching for information on the Internet each day, which made his parents worried. In his father’s opinion,     1     (sit) in front of a computer did great harm to his son's health. However, he found that it was no use     2     (advise) Tom to spend less time on the Internet, for he wouldn’t listen. Tom told his parents that that was what his job required. His mother wanted him to change his job, but Tom said that he was fond of it and     3     (stay) up late had become his habit.

In my opinion, it is not wise to spend too much time on the Internet.     4     (have) a rest regularly will be of great help while working at the computer. In addition,     5     (set) aside some time to relax is also very important.

6 . 语法填空

Where is Napa Valley?

Napa Valley wine country is     1     (locate) in northern California, 50 miles northeast of San Francisco. It     2     (know) for world-class wine, as well as beautiful countryside and near perfect weather all the year round.

Napa Valley is home to more than 400 wineries (酿酒厂) and tasting rooms, and some of the world’s best grapevines (葡萄藤).

Napa Valley is also home to more than 150     3     (restaurant). There are more than 130 overnight accommodation for you     4     (choose) from in the Napa Valley, including hotels, country inns, and bed and breakfasts.

Napa Valley Names

The Napa Valley is     5     is commonly referred to as a wine region. In the United States, the legal term is American Viticultural (栽培葡萄的) Area, or AVA, and Napa Valley was the first area in California to be given such a name in 1981.

Makers of the Napa Valley

If you’re looking     6     the spirit of the Napa Valley, you’ll find it in the creative talents     7     power its businesses — and wineries are just the     8     (begin). There’s a diverse community of makers at work in restaurant kitchens, design studios and health centres. The work of these local makers is so     9     (attract) that you’ll surely be inspired to experience the Napa Valley for     10     (you).

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many of the English language is made up of French words?

A．Over 30%.

B．Over 13% .

C．Over 20%.

2. What was the reason that the English language contained so many French words

A．Many English people went to France to learn French.

B．Many books in French were translated into English.

C．A French man once became the King of England.

3. When did the battle take place?

A．In the year 1066.

B．In the year 1606.

C．In the year 1660.

4. Which word of the following is NOT from the examples of the words

A．Abolish.

B．Trousers.

C．Letter.

8 . 他们就餐价的问题和老板发生了争论。
They ________ ________ the boss ________ the price of the meal.

9 . 词性转换
1. entertain: n. _____________________
2. gift: adj.____________________
3. science: adj._____________________
4. donate: n. ___________________
5. instant: adv._____________________
6. subsequent: adv._______________
7. constant: adv.____________________
8. accurate: n.___________________
9. efficient: adv. ___________________
10. propose: n.__________________

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did the woman begin to prepare for the performance?

A．On May 4.

B．In the early April.

C．Two months ago.

2. What’s probably the woman?

A．An actress.

B．A company clerk.

C．An athlete.

3. Why won’t they put it on the Youth Square?

A．Because another performance is here.

B．Because it is being repaired.

C．Because someone is collecting money there.

4. What is the performance for?

A．Celebrating May 4.

B．Collecting money for Project Hope.

C．Repairing the Youth Square.