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        Rat                    Ox                  Tiger                 Rabbit               Dragon               Snake
1996, 2008, 2020   1997, 2009, 2021   1998, 2010, 2022   1999, 2021, 2023   2000, 2012, 2024   2001, 2013, 2025

        Horse                    Goat               Monkey             Roster                 Dog                  Pig
2002, 2014, 2026   2003, 2015, 2027   2004, 2016, 2028   2005, 2017, 2029   2006, 2018, 2030   2007, 2019, 2031

It’s 2023 of the Gregorian calendar (公历). You may hear someone says it is the Year of the Rabbit when they talk about the lunar calendar (农历). In ancient times, in order to make people easily remember the years, our ancestors came up with an idea — use the animals represent the years. Each lunar year is named after a different animal. There are 12 animals in total, Twelve Chinese zodiac (生肖) animals come in the order of time. The Year of the Rat comes first and the Year of the Pig comes last.

1. ___________ is not in the Chinese zodiac.

A．The dog

B．The goat

C．The cat

D．The horse

2. From the Chinese zodiac, we know 1995 is the Year of the __________.

A．Dragon

B．Monkey

C．Rat

D．Pig

3. A boy student of Grade 9 was born in the Year of the Rat. He was born in __________.

A．2008

B．2012

C．2015

D．2020

2 . —Do you know __________ for Ms. Li?
—In Room 201.

A．whether we’ll have a surprise party	B．where will we have a surprise party
C．when we will have a surprise party	D．where we will have a surprise party

3 . —How is the traffic in your town?
—It was bad, but now it’s much __________ with the help of the police.

A．bad

B．good

C．worse

D．better

4 . Many buildings __________ down in Turkey (土耳其) and thousands of people died in the earthquake.

A．felt

B．fell

C．took

D．pulled

5 . Shenzhou-15 astronauts completed their first spacewalk __________ February 10th, 2023.

A．at

B．in

C．for

D．on

6 . You need to learn English __________ well. It’s the rule of a language.

A．music

B．homework

C．grammar

D．culture

7 . Lonely Warrior is __________ popular song. Many students like it.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. How can frozen food be kept cold at ordinary temperatures?

A．By using bags.

B．By using water.

C．By using paper.

2. What is advised to do when camping?

A．Use special dry foods.

B．Never cook meat or eggs.

C．Keep milk in a cooler box.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to pick up fresh food.

B．How to eat healthily in different weather.

C．How to keep food from going bad in summer.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Who is the woman talking with?

A．Her teacher.

B．Her uncle.

C．Her classmate.

2. Where did the earthquake take place according to the woman?

A．In New Zealand.

B．In America.

C．In Canada.

3. Why did the woman come back to Canada?

A．She got hurt in the earthquake.

B．She wanted to take a break.

C．She took an exchange program.

4. When is the woman going back to school?

A．In two weeks.

B．In a month.

C．In two months.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Who is the woman?

A．The man’s classmate.

B．Annie’s sister.

C．Annie’s roommate.

2. What does the man want to tell Annie?

A．His new address.

B．His visit.

C．Hotel information.

3. How can Annie get in touch with the man?

A．Send him an urgent message.

B．Dial the phone number 4934975.

C．Go to Room 668, the Terminal Hotel.