1 . Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you ____not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so ____with me. This has made me____very carefully about myself, and now I____ how silly I have been.
My poor____have come from my own____ Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud____ me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my ____ on the subject and I stop ____ the teacher. So many other things seem so much more ____, but I know that I must not ____the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard ____he next few months, I am going to get ____results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything____I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I ____you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, ____ I will control the time I____on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is____serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me ____my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to____my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy1.

A．will

B．would

C．need

D．should

2.

A．angry

B．upset

C．strict

D．happy

3.

A．talk

B．speak

C．think

D．hear

4.

A．receive

B．believe

C．insist

D．realize

5.

A．results

B．memories

C．parents

D．friends

6.

A．stubbornness

B．carelessness

C．laziness

D．illness

7.

A．of

B．with

C．in

D．for

8.

A．head

B．mind

C．eyes

D．heart

9.

A．listening to

B．to listen to

C．hearing

D．to hear

10.

A．boring

B．dull

C．beautiful

D．interesting

11.

A．find

B．share

C．waste

D．afford

12.

A．during

B．at

C．through

D．until

13.

A．better

B．best

C．poorer

D．poorest

14.

A．which

B．that

C．whom

D．what

15.

A．wish

B．advise

C．hope

D．decide

16.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．because

17.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．pay

18.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

19.

A．in

B．on

C．with

D．by

20.

A．develop

B．improve

C．interest

D．finish

2 .    I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time, I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth…?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room – if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!” Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood(情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How would I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

1. Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A．He was mad at the telephone.

B．He was angry with his agent.

C．He was anxious about his wife

D．He was impatient with the secretary.

2. What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A．She said nothing	B．She shouted at him.
C．She called the agent	D．She threw the phone away

3. What made the author laugh?

A．His own behavior.	B．His wife’s suggestion
C．His changeable feelings	D．His wife’s sweet kiss.

4. What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

A．Smart words	B．Unusual actions
C．Surprising Looks	D．Anxious feelings

3 . When my sister Gina was born, she had a problem with her heart. Her heart was pretty bad in the beginning and she stayed in the hospital for a month. The first few years were very difficult because she was very sick. She had five operations before she was three years old. She had trouble walking, playing with other children, and going to school.
Although Gina couldn’t laugh and talk, we all knew that she just needed love and care. Our parents wanted to take Gina to a special place in Florida where she could swim with dolphins. Gina was afraid of swimming with them because she had never been around dolphins before. We had also never traveled that far as a family.
When we got to Florida, we saw where the dolphins lived. It was a place where kids with special needs like Gina could come and spend time. I thought it was going to be a vacation, but it wasn’t. Gina had to work hard every day for a week.
The trip was amazing .Gina laughed and clapped(拍手) when she saw the dolphin, and the dolphin splashed (溅起水花) when it saw Gina. They swam together all day. Gina was able to move her body more than she normally did at home. Mom and dad were proud of Gina. I was, too.
1. We know from the text that Gina ________.

A．experienced five operations in a month

B．got along well with other children

C．stayed in the hospital before three

D．was born with a heart disease

2. How did Gina feel about swimming with dolphins at first?

A．Excited

B．Frightened

C．Angry

D．Proud

3. The text is written to tell us that ________.

A．learning to walk is hard work

B．dolphins can treat many illness

C．families should travel together often

D．help sometimes comes in unusual form

4 . My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled (翻耕的) soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.

As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller (耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow com, and our favorite ― red tomatoes.

As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.

But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.

For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even bear to look at anyone's garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the comer of my eye and I had to smile, It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.

1. Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?

A．The garden was planted with colorful flowers.

B．The garden was just freshly tilled by his father.

C．He loved what his father grew in the garden.

D．He enjoyed being in the garden with his father.

2. When all the kids started their own families, the author’s father            .

A．devoted more to gardening

B．turned to other hobbies

C．stopped his gardening

D．focused on planting tomatoes

3. What happened to the garden when the author’s father was seriously ill?

A．The author’s son took charge of it.

B．No plant grew in the garden at all.

C．The garden was almost deserted.

D．It brought the author a great harvest.

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that            .

A．the author’s son played happily in the garden

B．the author’s son reminded him of his own father

C．the author’s son was very glad to help the author

D．the author’s son will continue gardening as well

5 . Every time Lionel Messi breaks a record, it seems appropriate to compare him to the legends that came before him.

In 2012, he rewrote soccer history on multiple occasions, and his latest record came when he scored his 86th goal of the calendar year, breaking Gerd Muller’s previous mark, before wrapping up the year with 91 goals.
All statistics indicate that Messi is currently the best player in the world, and that he will go down in history as the top footballer of his generation. But when he is judged against all-time greats like Pele and Diego Maradona, he still has work to do.
We don’t know whether the Barcelona striker will have another year in which he records more than 90 goals, but he must still sustain(维持)a similar level of production for the next several seasons.
Messi has already taken part in three of Barcelona’s victorious Champions League(冠军联赛)campaigns, and he played an important role in two of them. In order to firmly establish himself as the greatest club football player in history, he must win the tournament a few more times.
Most importantly, the Argentine(阿根廷人)needs to win on the international stage. Regardless of what Messi does for Barcelona, his legacy will be incomplete if he cannot win the World Cup with Argentina.
Both Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers, and Messi’s performances for his country have been severely disappointing.
While he was still a teenager in 2006-and his lackluster(平淡的)showing is excusable due to his youth-he cannot brush off the disappointment that characterized Argentina’s performance in 2010.
But the 4-0 loss to Germany in the 2010 World Cup Quarter Final seems to have sparked Messi. He scored 12 times for Argentina last year, and the next World Cup could finally be Messi’s breakout performance in blue and white stripes.
Due to all of his accomplishments, it is easy to forget that the extraordinary footballer is just 25 years old. If he can avoid injury or lengthy slumps(低潮状态)until his speed and skills start to decline due to age, he may continue to break records and win trophies.
1. What will Messi have to do in order to be complete in his soccer career?

A．He must win the World Cup with Argentina.

B．He must win the tournament a few more times.

C．He must defeat Pele and Maradona.

D．He must avoid injury or lengthy slumps.

2. How was Messi’s performance in 2010 World Cup?

A．Excellent.

B．Inspiring.

C．Disappointing.

D．Normal.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Messi has firmly established himself as the greatest club soccer player in history.

B．Messi will try his best to win the next World Cup with Argentina.

C．Messi can avoid injury and lengthy slumps to break records and win trophies.

D．Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Lionel Messi, the Best Soccer Player of All Time

B．Lionel Messi, the Greatest Soccer Player in History

C．Barcelona and Lionel Messi

D．World Cup and Lionel Messi

6 . We all have the ability to make friends.    1    Making friends is a skill, and the first step in developing that skill is knowing how to get along with others. People who are good at getting along with others take an interest in what other people like.
The following are some tips.
Realize you own strengths.    2    Some people don’t let others see their goodness.
Believe that you are a good person who has something to share with others.
Develop a sense of humor. Learn to laugh at yourself and your shortcomings. It will give out some of the stress in your life.
    3    They have their opinions, you have yours. Different opinions are healthy. Learn how to listen to others without putting them down or trying to persuade them that your opinion is right.
Be kind. Throughout your life, you will learn that if you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you.    4    Right now. Give someone a compliment(恭维). Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend. Encourage someone who is discouraged. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness.
Be sympathetic(同情).    5    Look at life through their eyes.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with negative（消极）, closed-minded(思想封闭的) people, never give up. Don’t let them change you into one of them. Find people who will appreciate(欣赏) you.

A．Respect the rights of others.

B．When should you start being kind?

C．Unfortunately, many people never reach their potential.(潜力)

D．Friends are very important to every one of us.

E．You have skills and talents that others can enjoy.

F．You must try your best to help others out of trouble.

G．Try to understand what others are going through.

7 . My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s ____now but it wasn’t that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I _____________________________ and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long ____to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to _______________________.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the ____ seat. It was one of those ____young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright____ at the front, not so unusual these days. What did ____me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just ____down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me ____ . then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly ____ it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a ____ piece , I felt more ____ than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I ____ it.
The boy gave me a ____ look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone ____ That really made me feel silly, but it was ____ when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I ____ I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my ____ .1.

A．serious

B．wonderful

C．funny

D．exciting

2.

A．enjoyed

B．took

C．had

D．wanted

3.

A．cake

B．newspaper

C．magazine

D．bag

4.

A．chairs

B．tables

C．benches

D．beds

5.

A．order

B．find

C．keep

D．visit

6.

A．very

B．same

C．free

D．next

7.

A．wild-looked

B．wild-looking

C．good-looking

D．good-looked

8.

A．red

B．black

C．brown

D．white

9.

A．interest

B．surprise

C．frighten

D．hurt

10.

A．looked

B．lay

C．sat

D．put

11.

A．eagerly

B．friendly

C．closely

D．shyly

12.

A．believe

B．hear

C．notice

D．stop

13.

A．last

B．big

C．single

D．third

14.

A．angry

B．lucky

C．happy

D．curious

15.

A．covered

B．threw

C．got

D．wrapped

16.

A．strange

B．exhausting

C．nervous

D．pleasant

17.

A．agreed

B．promised

C．stared

D．followed

18.

A．better

B．worse

C．later

D．easier

19.

A．wondered

B．realized

C．decided

D．recognized

20.

A．bags

B．clothes

C．book

D．newspaper

8 . Shane Thomas is a 10-year-old pianist from England. He’s being called the next Mozart because of his amazing abilities.
He has only been having piano lessons for four months, and practices four hours a week, but he has already played difficult classical pieces. He was just seven when he sat down at the piano, and could play at once. He also says he never gets nervous.
When Shane was three years old, he said that he could play the piano, but nobody took him seriously. At school, he could listen to the teacher and do his work while composing (作曲) in his head. Shame remembers all the melodies（旋律）,and when he gets home he plays them on the piano, while his father records them. Shane loves playing the piano, and when he grows up he wants to be a composer.
His tutor, Richard Goffin-Lecar, says he is like Amadeus Mozart, who lived during the 18^th century in Salzburg, Austria, and was one of the most famous composers ever. Mr. Goffin-lecar says, “I don’t teach Shane very much. I just give him directions, then sit back and watch.”
His father, a single parent with two other children, says that although he has little money, he wants to send Shane to a good music school. “I’m a single father, but I have this gifted child. I don’t have much money, but I want to give him the best teachers, and also take him into a studio to record.”
1. When did Shane tell others that he could play the piano?

A．At age three.

B．At age ten.

C．At age seven.

D．At age four.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about Shane?

A．He feels nervous while playing the piano

B．He can compose in his head while doing his work.

C．He wants to be a piano tutor when he grows up.

D．He doesn’t like to listen to the teacher at school.

3. What do we learn about Shane’s father?

A．He also plays the piano well.

B．He’s a single father with two children.

C．He believes in Shane’s talent for music and will support him.

D．Not having enough money, he will ask the teachers for help