1 . He is selling many more vegetables and fruit ________   _____   _____________.(打折) （根据汉语意思完成句子）

2 . 语法填空

Red envelopes have played     1     important part in Chinese New Year for as long as anyone can remember. So what’s the story behind the red envelopes during Chinese New Year?

One popular story     2     (date) back to the Qin Dynasty, when the elderly would thread coins onto a red string. This money     3     (call) yasui qian in Chinese, meaning “ money protecting oneself from evil spirits ” , and was believed to protect elder people from sickness and     4     (die). As the printing press became more common, the yasui qian was replaced     5     red envelopes.

Another legend tells of a village     6     a demon (恶魔)would terrorize children at night. It was believed that the demon would touch the children’s heads while they were asleep,     7     (cause) serious illness. From there, a theory emerged that when they prayed, the god would send eight fairies to protect the child. The fairies would disguise(伪装)     8     (they) as eight coins and hide under the child’s pillow. When the demon got close, the coins would begin to shine very     9     (bright) , blinding the demon. Word began to spread and the villagers started giving red envelopes     10     (fill) with coins to each other to put under their pillows at night. As time passed, red envelopes became a way to bring good luck and prosperity to the receiver.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Language is sometimes written as a code so that people can communicate secrets. During     1     Second World War, the German Navy （海军）used a code to send messages. The British broke the code and     2     （learn） about many German plans. The Japanese also used a code to talk to     3     （they） ships at sea. It was called the Purple Code. Although the Americans soon broke this code, the Japanese didn’t know it     4    （break）. In 1942 , the Americans began to use their own code to send     5     （secret）. A few Navajo（纳瓦在人）Indians made this code     6    （base） on their language, which only some American Indians spoke. The code described a few things the American army did. Only they could understand this code, so they went with the army as it fought against the Japanese. These Navajo soldiers promised     7    （keep） this code a secret, even though this could cause their     8    （die）. The Japanese never broke the code because they knew nothing     9     the Navajo language. And the code,     10     connected two languages, helped win the war in the Pacific.

4 . 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式

We’ve all turned to sad music to make us feel     1     (good)at some point in our lives, but why does doubling down on the sadness help drag us out of the mire(泥沼 )？

A new study sheds light on what’s going on inside our brains     2    we match our music to our feelings. It looks like sad music can be enjoyable -rather than     3    (simple) depressing- because it triggers positive memories that can help to lift our mood. Psychologist Adrian North from Curtin University in Australia says there     4     (be)two groups of possible    5     (explain)for why we enjoy listening to sad music like this: one from social psychology, and one from cognitive neuroscience(认知神经学).

In terms of social psychology, one way of     6    (think) about this is that we feel much better about     7     (we) if we focus on someone who’s doing even worse, a process known as downward social comparison. Everything’s going to be okay, because this person     8    (have) an even worse day than you are.

Another theory from social psychology is that people like to listen     9     music that mirrors the tone of their current life circumstances -the songs act as     10    sort of tuning fork(音叉) for our own situations and they resonate(共鸣) with us.

5 . 短文改错

The Mid-Autumn Festival fall on the 15th of the eight month in Chinese lunar calendar. As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it has been enjoyed great popularity in our country. Usual, no matter how far away or how busy we are, we will try to come to home for the celebration. The moon that night looks the brighter in the whole lunar month. That we love most is the moment when we enjoy the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in night sky, we sit together, eating mooncakes and fruit and sharing their stories. In addition to these traditional activity, we have a variety of choices such as travelling or visiting our relatives or friends.

6 . 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。

Advice is a word that is welcomed warmly by a lot of people. It helps in     1     (achieve) goals in a better way. As we know,     2     (experience) people offer their advice with a positive attitude without making a     3     (judge). You can learn how they give advice.

Give advice to people who welcome it. In fact, your focus should be helping others and making     4     aware that the advice can be useful if taken in the right spirit. When advice     5     (give), it should be short. It is also essential that while giving advice, one should be fair. As giving advice is     6     art, you should always state the positive side first so that the person is     7     (relax) and would in turn welcome your advice.

Give advice on certain matters.     8     a friend of yours wants to buy a car and requests your advice on the matter, your aim should be to give him details about things to be purchased, but you need not go for some particular brands or items.     9     (similar), advice on some other important issues, like staying in the relationship or future planning, needs to be given     10     (cautious).

7 . Do you know who is ________ of the company now？

A．on charge	B．on the charge
C．in charge	D．in the charge

8 . —What ____________ fun it was to look around the Slender West Lake last week!
—Yeah. It was quite ____________ unforgettable experience.

A．a;不填	B．不填;an
C．a; an	D．不填;不填

9 . 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。

China is home to different kinds of soybeans. In 2011, the soybean output of China dropped     1    the fourth place around the globe,     2     （account）for only 5.55% of the world’s total. China now relies    3    (much) on import to meet a domestic(国内的) need for the plant than ever.

Actually, Gai Juyi is one of the millions of diligent Chinese people    4    (work) hard to change the situation. For over two     5    (decade), Gai and his team went into various fields across the country just to collect seed from the farmers. “None of the seeds is the same.” he said. Seed collection is already no easy job. And they even     6    (have) to delay the process from time to time because of a lack of funding, many of Gai’s students left    7     industry for the small financial payback.     8    , Gai has remained in his post and spared no efforts in looking after the precious seeds.

The hard work of Gai and his team    9    (final) paid off. Thanks to them, China’s soybean harvest doubled over the years. The old man said, “I know     10    my persistence means when I see self-produced tofu and soybean milk on Chinese people’s table.”

10 . 短文改错

Leaving a store，I returned to my car only to find I have locked my keys and cell phone inside. The teenager riding his bike learnt about my embarrassed situation. I told him that even if I could call my wife，she wouldn't bring him the car key because she was quite busy then. He handed me with his cell phone，"Calling your wife and tell her I'm going to get the key." "That was a ten-mile round trip，"I said. But he told me not worry about it. An hour late，he returned with the key. I offered him some money，so he refused，"Let's just say I need the exercise."