1 . It's March 12^th. Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill not far from their school. In China, people across the country plant trees_______on this day.

The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, the great_______ in China's history. He said more trees were needed as a_________against flood（洪水）and drought. In 1915, April 5^th was named as Tree Planting Day. Then, in 1979, the day_________to March 12^th, to _______the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.

"Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China," says Li Li. "But have you heard of the Green Wall of China? That's the biggest tree planting _________ of all. "The Gobi Desert in the north of China was _________every year. So in 1978, a tree planting project was started to _________ Gobi spreading. The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green "wall" along the edge of the desert.

"Tree planting has become a tradition in China now," says Lin Tao. "Almost everyone does it on March 12th. Many people also plant a tree on a _________day. My parents planted a tree when started school. And my cousin planted ________ on his wedding (婚礼) day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves."

1.

A．silently

B．wisely

C．completely

D．actively

2.

A．artist

B．engineer

C．pioneer

D．musician

3.

A．protection

B．position

C．preparation

D．direction

4.

A．taken

B．decided

C．changed

D．given

5.

A．value

B．remember

C．express

D．admire

6.

A．research

B．survey

C．project

D．success

7.

A．growing

B．appearing

C．losing

D．happening

8.

A．keep

B．have

C．help

D．stop

9.

A．different

B．special

C．basic

D．simple

10.

A．one

B．that

C．it

D．this

2 . When I was in high school and college, I went to fast food restaurants pretty often. Even until today, fast food is a popular choice among students. So, what makes fast food restaurants really popular year after year?

The food is not very expensive.     1    So, it is good to get something tasty to eat and still have some money left for a movie later.

Nowadays, many fast food restaurants open till late nights.     2    Most teenagers go there also because other boys and girls are there. It is fun to be there, as seen in fast food TV advertisements. It is cool.

    3    You can just order fries or you can also mix and match with plenty of choices, such as coke with French fries, sundae with apple pies, salad with burgers. And managers there will not stare at you for reading there for hours if you just order French fries and a cup of coke.

    4    They can have group discussions of school projects, small talk and even birthday celebrations.

You can try telling them some fast food is unhealthy, but I doubt if youngsters will listen.     5    Some of them go to a fast restaurant every week. The food there is cheap, delicious, and served fast.

A．Fast food does not have to be bad for you.

B．Many teenagers do not have much money.

C．Fast food is still popular with many of them.

D．At fast food restaurants, you choose what you want.

E．Today, fast food restaurants are offering healthier food.

F．A fast food restaurant is a good place for some activities for teenagers.

G．So, these places are comfortable and safe to hang out during late nights.

3 . 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On the first day of my senior high, I     1    (wake) up early and got to my new school, eager to get to know it. How excited I was     2     (explore) it! During my first class, Mr. Meng, our English teacher asked us to introduce     3    (we) one by one, and he went first, but I was     4    nervous to pay attention, wondering how I could make a good first     5    (impress). I was organizing my words when my turn came.     6     (hear) my self-introduction, everyone in my class started laughing, so I looked at them in panic.     7    , my teacher said, "Nice to know we share the same name." Although I got     8    (embarrass), his words made me a lot more relaxed.

Then, Mr. Meng explained that in senior high school life, we might sometimes be put under pressure by     9    (challenge) like that and it all depended on     10    we do. Finally, he told us to keep calm and be prepared so as to make good use of the time at senior high.

4 . 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Going, going, gone, for $3 to bidder No. 43, the lady in the last row, white hat.” The auctioneer called out my auction number and location. I had just won the bidding for a 1950s cookie tin full of memories at an estate sale outside McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, near the farm where my husband and I live.

Delighted at my victory, I took the box and gave it a shake. The contents rattled. I pried off the lid and took a peek. Inside were dozens—or maybe even hundreds—of buttons, pins, and other items, all glittering in the sunlight. It reminded me of my mom’s button box. As a girl, I’d always enjoyed digging through it, just as my own daughters enjoyed looking through mine.

Soon my eye caught the movement of a swing on the front porch of the house. A petite older woman watched the happenings in her yard, her eyes wandering over the crowd, looking for the familiar faces of friends and neighbors.

As I carried my box to my car, I stopped to chat with her. We made small talk about the large number of people that had gathered and the prices her things were bringing. She told me she was selling almost all her possessions because she was moving to a nursing home in town.

Her eyes fell to the button box, and when she looked up, they were glistening with tears. I asked whether she minded if I sat with her a while. She slid over to make room for me next to her on the swing.

I took the lid off the tin, and her gnarled hands lifted a handful of buttons and then slowly dropped them back into the container. Her fist closed around a delicate pearl button, now yellow with age. She smiled as she told me about the birth of her first child and the special pearl buttoned christening outfit that would be worn by five more babies before time wore the garment thin.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I noticed a large, dark brass military button and asked her about it.
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After our chat, I slid my hands into hers.
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