1 . Little Rohan was standing by the door with a bag on his shoulders and a hat on his head. He didn’t want to leave the________. “Mom, do we have to go?”

“Yes, Rohan, we have to,” Rashmi________as she picked up the car keys.

Rohan was________of water ever since he almost drowned(淹死) during a swimming class. Rashmi knew her son had to face his________.But as they drove to the beach, Rohan started making________.He opened his bag and________to look for something. “Mom, I think I left my sunglasses. Can we go back and get it?”

“Check it again,” she pointed at the bag.

“Yes, found them,” he looked________.

When they reached, Rashmi found a good________and sat under the shade. “Why don’t you go play? I am right here,” she said.

Rohan________his shoes, tiptoed (踮脚走) into the water carefully and________a little further in. Suddenly, a big________came and swept him off his feet. Rohan tried to scream________all useless. He had a bigmouth of seawater. Only when his hands touched the sand beneath the water, he ________he was safe. He rose to his feet, and at the same time drove away his fear of water.

While his mother was standing there, with a worried________on her face, Rohan_______ran towards her, “Mom, come to the water with me. It’s so much fun.” That day was a new beginning for Rohan. He was no longer afraid of water.

1.

A．house

B．garden

C．beach

D．school

2.

A．shouted

B．looked

C．cried

D．replied

3.

A．fond

B．afraid

C．aware

D．careful

4.

A．joy

B．change

C．fear

D．belief

5.

A．excuses

B．mistakes

C．differences

D．choices

6.

A．agreed

B．offered

C．managed

D．seemed

7.

A．eager

B．angry

C．upset

D．sleepy

8.

A．way

B．place

C．room

D．product

9.

A．gave out

B．took off

C．came across

D．picked up

10.

A．stepped

B．jumped

C．swam

D．ran

11.

A．wind

B．rain

C．wave

D．storm

12.

A．and

B．although

C．since

D．but

13.

A．doubted

B．decided

C．realized

D．hoped

14.

A．smile

B．tear

C．pity

D．look

15.

A．politely

B．happily

C．gradually

D．lonely

2 . One day, Franz Kafka saw a young girl crying in the park_________she had lost her favorite toy bear. She and Kafka_________the toy bear but they didn’t find it. Kafka told her to meet him there the next day.

The next day, they looked again, but_________didn’t find the toy bear. Kafka gave the girl a(n)_________ “written” by the toy bear. It said, “Please don’t cry. I have gone on a _________ to see the world. I’m going to write to you about my adventures.”

When they_________, Kafka read aloud his carefully written letters of the toy bear’s adventures. The girl found them quite_________and laughed a lot. Finally, Kafka_________her a new toy bear. “This doesn’t look like my toy bear,” she said. Kafka handed her another letter. It said, “My trips have_________me.” The girl hugged the new toy bear and took it home with her.

Many years later, the grown-up girl__________a letter in the toy bear by accident. It said, “Everything you love is very likely to be lost, but in the end, love will return in a different way.”

1.

A．although

B．because

C．unless

D．until

2.

A．looked for

B．looked at

C．looked through

D．looked after

3.

A．just

B．even

C．still

D．ever

4.

A．invitation

B．diary

C．novel

D．letter

5.

A．trip

B．place

C．speed

D．sight

6.

A．visited

B．met

C．moved

D．won

7.

A．difficult

B．useful

C．interesting

D．slow

8.

A．gave

B．sold

C．promised

D．lent

9.

A．copied

B．changed

C．missed

D．trained

10.

A．wrote

B．forgot

C．returned

D．found

3 . When Guo Xiaoyu was born just days ahead of the Opening Ceremony in August, his grandpa Tao Zhenguo was very busy with his volunteer work for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The grandpa was very happy to _________ his newcomer.

Fourteen years later, the 77-year-old Tao is even _________ because Guo has also become an Olympics volunteer. “He is _________ an Olympic boy now,” Tao says. Both grandfather and grandson are volunteering at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. They are helping with garbage _________, traffic guidance and information inquiries (查询).

Guo says he learned a lot from his _________. He listened to Tao’s volunteer _________ when he was a little child, and began doing community work. But Guo is not just _________. He’s now also teaching his grandpa English.

Tao doesn’t speak English, but he is _________ that “as an Olympics volunteer, I have to learn it to at least be able to communicate a bit with foreign guests”. “It’s never too late to learn,” Tao says. “I don’t _________ to become an English-language master, but I hope that I can at least say Welcome to Beijing when I ____________ foreign athletes and guests.”

1.

A．greet

B．find

C．get

D．raise

2.

A．luckier

B．happier

C．busier

D．easier

3.

A．just

B．only

C．ever

D．indeed

4.

A．containing

B．throwing

C．sorting

D．covering

5.

A．friends

B．sisters

C．parents

D．grandpa

6.

A．experience

B．lesson

C．comment

D．education

7.

A．giving

B．learning

C．working

D．playing

8.

A．excited

B．calm

C．curious

D．clear

9.

A．believe

B．expect

C．predict

D．claim

10.

A．knock down

B．get over

C．meet with

D．pick up

4 . On my first day in America, I was excited, but nervous as well. It was my dear neighbor Susan who helped me   _________ my new life far away from home.

There was a knock at the door. When I _________ it. Susan came in with a homemade apple ple. She hugged me and said, “Wow, you   _________ be the precious (珍贵的) Chinese dull (娃娃)!”

With a big smile, she   _________, “Alice, I am sure you have never tried a home-made apple pie before! You are going to _________ it so much!”

To be honest, I was greatly surprised by this welcome from a _________. And the apple pie made me _________.

Susan was very helpful to me.

When I was thinking about the clothes to wear on Halloween, she suggested I _________like a traditional Chinese girl. “I happen to have a traditional Chinese dress and guess _________, I’m a great make-up artist!” She said. Susan did not hide (隐藏) her excitement, when she pushed me to the __________ to examine our work after an hour of hard work. The clothes fit me perfectly! I am sure that I stood out from the crowd that Halloween, and I am __________ for her help.

My first Thanksgiving was another highlight (亮点). __________ the festival morning, I was surprised to find a gift box in my front yard. There was a note on it: “Hello Alice, I’m the Thanksgiving bunny (兔子)! Enjoy your __________!” I looked around and caught Susan looking at me from her porch (走廊). Seeing that she had been __________, she hurriedly picked up a newspaper and pretended (假装) to __________ it. I couldn’t help __________. When I walked up to her, she said, “ __________ was not me. It was the Thanksgiving bunny!” Susan is such a __________ person; She is the American above all others I need to thank.

I saw that the spirit of the Chinese saying, that “Neighbors carry more__________ than distant relatives”, is alive and well in America. Susan filled my heart with   __________ and joy, just as angels do.

1.

A．look forward to

B．get away from

C．look up to

D．get used to

2.

A．opened

B．dosed

C．locked

D．got

3.

A．must

B．can

C．need

D．got

4.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．paused

D．broke

5.

A．love

B．hate

C．eat

D．take

6.

A．friend

B．stranger

C．relative

D．partner

7.

A．lonely

B．moved

C．free

D．sad

8.

A．look up

B．pick up

C．dress up

D．take up

9.

A．when

B．that

C．what

D．whom

10.

A．door

B．mirror

C．hospital

D．window

11.

A．thankful

B．angry

C．tired

D．satisfied

12.

A．In

B．At

C．On

D．For

13.

A．box

B．note

C．dinner

D．gift

14.

A．heard

B．looked

C．caught

D．fooled

15.

A．look

B．see

C．do

D．read

16.

A．crying

B．laughing

C．shouting

D．walking

17.

A．It

B．That

C．This

D．She

18.

A．naughty

B．strange

C．boring

D．lovely

19.

A．trouble

B．difficulty

C．weight

D．matter

20.

A．coldness

B．sorrow

C．happiness

D．warmth

5 . Most kids have nothing to worry about except homework and basketball matches. But things are ______for the kids who have lost their parents. _____ these is Milly Bell, a nine-year-old girl from Exeter, England. She is doing something to make life _____better for children like her.

A few years ago, Milly’s father ____ a serious disease. Milly was very sad and thought that only bad things happened to her. Her mother told her that ____ a lot of kids like her, however. So Milly began to think, “_____can I help other children if they are also losing someone?”

Sadly, Milly’s father   ____ since 2006. Then, Milly found a way to help other children. She has written a book _____My Daddy is Dying.

“Although I’m still sad and often think of Daddy, it_____ easier as time has gone by. I know it’s important to speak out and cry about my feelings _____when I feel sad.” Milly said. “I hope this helps other children get through the same thing, and lets them know that they are not the only ones.”

1.

A．the same

B．different

C．difficult

D．possible

2.

A．With

B．Inside

C．Between

D．Among

3.

A．a bit

B．a few

C．a little of

D．a bit of

4.

A．had

B．have

C．has

D．has had

5.

A．there are

B．there is

C．there were

D．there was

6.

A．What

B．How

C．Who

D．Why

7.

A．died

B．has died

C．is dead

D．has been dead

8.

A．called

B．calling

C．is called

D．has called

9.

A．become

B．became

C．has become

D．becomes

10.

A．usually

B．especially

C．suddenly

D．recently

6 . An old saying goes, “When in Rome (罗马), do as the Romans do.” I learned the meaning of this when I studied in Russia.

One day I ______ some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were excited from visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting. We chatted ______ until the waiter told me that we were talking too loud. We turned our voices lower. But this didn’t last long. The waiter came over to us two more times with the same ______.

How bad an impression (印象) we must have left on the local people! In China, it’s natural and ______ for a host (主人) to make a lively atmosphere (气氛). However, in Russia and western countries, having a meal in a public place means you must ______ your voice low. You need to be polite to others.

I felt ______ about this. Even though we tried our best, it’s very difficult to form a new habit. Russians have their own special habits. My Russian friend, Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him ______ he did this. “Aha,” Andrey said, “In Russia, people always spend about a minute ______ things and plans in their minds before leaving. So they won’t leave ______ necessary behind.

Finding the differences between ______ is very interesting. I’d like to keep my eyes and mind open.

1.

A．made

B．invited

C．told

D．taught

2.

A．surprisingly

B．friendly

C．warmly

D．carefully

3.

A．message

B．menu

C．meal

D．food

4.

A．different

B．serious

C．important

D．interesting

5.

A．take

B．remain

C．have

D．keep

6.

A．bad

B．strange

C．angry

D．nervous

7.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．where

8.

A．going around

B．going over

C．going on

D．going for

9.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

10.

A．friends

B．knowledge

C．people

D．cultures

7 . I’m David and my wife is Sally. We’re from Germany. Last month we went to Sichuan to enjoy the fantastic mountains and we felt so________. But two days later, we faced a difficult situation. While traveling by car in the high mountains, the car________working after making a strange, loud noise.

The driver was a local man and he could only speak________. We tried communicating with him but we________. He used his body language to tell us that he was going to get help and then he left.

We were in a lonely place and we could see________houses around. We started to hear the cries of wild animals. Sally was very afraid. It was getting darker and colder, but we didn’t have much food or water. Should we leave the car? Would our driver return? Was he a________man? We were very worried.

We had to stay in the car for a couple of hours and time passed so________. Suddenly the lights from another car appeared in the dark. A man came out of the car.________ he found us, he kindly let us gets into his car.

The man________his phone number on a piece of paper and put it on the window of the car before we left. Then he drove us to his house and his cousin could speak English. Later that evening, the phone rang. It was our driver. He told us that he had fixed the car.

I will never forget the warmth we received on that day because we________a stranger for help.

1.

A．excited

B．painful

C．unhappy

D．awful

2.

A．started

B．stopped

C．finished

D．kept

3.

A．French

B．German

C．English

D．Chinese

4.

A．agreed

B．understood

C．failed

D．refused

5.

A．few

B．some

C．many

D．any

6.

A．polite

B．humorous

C．believable

D．careful

7.

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．carefully

D．widely

8.

A．Before

B．Unless

C．As soon as

D．As long as

9.

A．fell down

B．wrote down

C．came down

D．got down

10.

A．put on

B．kept on

C．held on

D．depended on

8 . In my freshman year, I asked myself, “Why am I in school?” I thought I was forced to be there, but I decided just to get along with it until I could find it _________.

One day it finally hit me. We were studying Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in our _________ class. Each of us was asked to _________ a part, and I jokingly _________ to play the nurse. They all laughed, thinking that I, a boy, couldn’t play it, _________ I decided I was going to be the best nurse ever to appear on the stage of the freshman writing class. On the day of the _________, I walked slowly onto the stage and put my heart and soul into the play. The _________ look on my peers’ faces let me know that my performance was excellent, and then I knew what _________ meant to me. School was then a place where I could explore _________ areas in my mind. Perhaps this realization had __________ appeared before I had never been brave enough to __________ it.

To feed my new-found hunger for learning, I decided that I wouldn’t be __________ any more. I began raising my hand higher in class discussions; I was at the point where I no longer felt __________ to take part in, but did because I wanted to. In oral communication class, I chose unpopular speech __________ like “The Flat Tax” and made them __________ by creating characters. In British literature class, I chose to write a song for a creative project on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. __________ these creative activities, I made classes interesting not only for me, but also for my classmates and teachers.

In short, I’ve discovered that __________ is not something teenagers are forced to experience. __________, learning is a way teenagers grow. What I want to __________ my classmates is that I’m a brave and creative actor, musician and writer, whose __________ each of my teachers knows by the end of their first class, and will be reinforced each day through my brave behavior.

1.

A．lucky

B．powerful

C．believable

D．meaningful

2.

A．history

B．writing

C．listening

D．literature

3.

A．play

B．watch

C．enjoy

D．imagine

4.

A．afforded

B．remembered

C．promised

D．volunteered

5.

A．if

B．for

C．but

D．once

6.

A．experiment

B．competition

C．discussion

D．performance

7.

A．embarrassed

B．surprised

C．confused

D．worried

8.

A．dream

B．family

C．school

D．childhood

9.

A．unknown

B．unfriendly

C．unfair

D．uncomfortable

10.

A．often

B．never

C．ever

D．already

11.

A．make

B．judge

C．leave

D．discover

12.

A．shy

B．calm

C．curious

D．lazy

13.

A．prepared

B．encouraged

C．forced

D．determined

14.

A．goals

B．topics

C．models

D．plans

15.

A．ordinary

B．natural

C．valuable

D．interesting

16.

A．Without

B．Through

C．Except

D．Before

17.

A．learning

B．singing

C．speaking

D．training

18.

A．Instead

B．Still

C．Therefore

D．However

19.

A．follow

B．know

C．tell

D．accept

20.

A．mind

B．hope

C．name

D．life

9 .        The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That’s ________ people often say when ________ talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been_________better and better computers. Now a computer can ________a lot of________ jobs wonderfully. It is ________used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost ________ field. Many computer scientists are thinking of________ the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can ________pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computers will ________ really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid ________they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people? No, people will ________better use of the computers in ________ future. Man is________the master of the computer. The computer works only________ the help of man. It cannot take the place of man.1.

A．that

B．what

C．how

D．why

2.

A．we

B．they

C．you

D．people

3.

A．loving

B．taking

C．making

D．thinking

4.

A．have

B．get

C．do

D．offer

5.

A．everyday

B．every day

C．each day

D．some day

6.

A．widely

B．wide

C．great

D．deeply

7.

A．either

B．all

C．both

D．every

8.

A．producing

B．ordering

C．making

D．building

9.

A．take

B．look at

C．draw

D．put

10.

A．one day

B．a day

C．any day

D．the other day

11.

A．when

B．that

C．how

D．while

12.

A．chose

B．get

C．take

D．make

13.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

14.

A．often

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

15.

A．with

B．under

C．by

D．for

10 . Last Saturday, I went to Zhongshan Park for a walk. At the entrance, I saw a little girl with some flowers in her hands. She was walking around to sell the _______.

When I came out of the park, I found the _______ was still selling flowers there. But _______ bought her flowers. From the look on her face, I knew she would not give up. So I went up and asked, ”Why are you _______ flowers here?” She said, “My mother’s birthday is coming. I want to buy her a gift _______ I don’t have enough money.”

Moved _______ the girl’s words, I gave her 50 yuan and said, “I need no flowers at the moment but you can take the money.” To my surprise, she wouldn’t _______ the money. And she said, “Either you buy my flowers or you keep your money. I will make money by doing something I can. I don’t need your pity (同情).” Hearing this, I felt very _______ for what I had done. Finally I bought some flowers from her.

On the way home, I was wondering why such a little girl needed to do so. She could have taken my money easily. However, she chose to sell her flowers to get the _______. Later, I realized that we should help people in need, but we shouldn’t hurt their feelings when we ________ them.

1.

A．bags

B．flowers

C．paintings

D．newspapers

2.

A．father

B．mother

C．boy

D．girl

3.

A．nobody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．everybody

4.

A．planting

B．cutting

C．watering

D．selling

5.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

6.

A．by

B．in

C．off

D．for

7.

A．pay

B．give

C．send

D．take

8.

A．sorry

B．lucky

C．tired

D．pleased

9.

A．advice

B．time

C．money

D．trouble

10.

A．visit

B．help

C．call

D．miss