2 . Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends.

Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friend can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of "choice" is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions: Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?

1. Many teenagers think their________ know them better than their parents do.

A．friends

B．teachers

C．brothers and sisters

D．classmates

2. When teenagers are not with their friends, the usual way of communication is to________.

A．go to their friends	B．talk with their parents
C．have a discussion with their family	D．talk with their friends on the phone

3. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy.

B．In all families, children can choose everything they like.

C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

D．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

3 . When I first met George, I was in my early 30s. My children were just entering school life allowing me to escape from endless housework. At 65, George had recently left work and was seeking a rewarding hobby for his golden years. For both of us, we loved painting and we met at a local TAFE painting class. Thus began a friendship that was to last for 25 years—until the day he died.

George was an energetic man who lived life to the full. He loved his family, his friends, and was loyal and outspoken. As the only male in a painting class full of women, George quite enjoyed it. He ruled the roost (栖息处) and we were his hens. He loved his singular (单一的) role and looked after his hens with the same attention he gave to everything.

He took to painting with passion and devotion. He carefully housed his expensive painting tools in a box—a red metal tool box—built to bear hard knocks. Not fancy, but smooth and shiny and very red.

In 2004, I learned that he was very ill and went to visit him. “He's very confused and may not recognize you,” Penny, his daughter, warned. But as I bent over, George opened his eyes. “Betty!” he said, and with surprising strength, held my hand. “I've always been hoping to leave my box to you. I'm afraid I can't paint anymore, and you have the best talent and are most likely to use it,” he said. With tears in my eyes, I accepted the gift on the proviso (附带条件) he could take it back at any time. He never did. He died two days later.

Today I still use much of his equipment kept in the box. The box is still in good shape, very red. The original shop sticker is still firmly in place although the price has worn off.

But that's all right because to my mind some things, like friendship, are beyond price.
1. Why did George go to painting class?

A．He wanted to please his children.

B．He wanted to enjoy school life again.

C．He wanted to make new friends there.

D．He wanted to develop a worthwhile hobby.

2. What's the author's purpose of writing the text?

A．To introduce a popular hobby.	B．To describe a precious friendship.
C．To remember a red tool box.	D．To appreciate her friend's help.

3. Which word can describe George according to the text?

A．Honest.	B．Brave.
C．Caring.	D．Lucky.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．The tool box is well kept by the author.

B．George took the red tool box back in the end.

C．George was shy and didn't talk much in the class.

D．The author thought their painting class was boring.

4 . My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.     1     Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon.     2     She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

    3     Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high-quality clothes for us.     4     She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.

Often, she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is!     5     This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A．As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

B．She enjoys listening to classic music.

C．She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

D．She loves her students and cares for them.

E．My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F．Can you tell us something about your mother?

G．I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

5 . When my mom came home from the hospital with twins, I was excited at the very beginning. I couldn’t _________ to play with them and be the best big sister ever.

Everyone was coming over to our house to hold the babies and _________ presents to the babies and talk nonstop how _________ the babies were. Then they’d pull out their cameras, and just ___________I was about to say “cheese”, they’d run over to my perfectly perfect little brothers and take _________ of them. At that time I was thinking, “Why can’t I be little again so I can be the one getting all the _________?”

When my aunt Camille got _________, my mom spent forever finding the perfect clothes for them. On the day of the _________, my twin brothers had the cutest and prettiest clothes. And then there was me, just sitting and watching in my _________ dress.

During the ceremony, all I __________ was how sweet and lovely the twins were.

I definitely __________ that they were wonderful, but I couldn’t help feeling __________ and invisible (看不见的).

There was a big __________ after the wedding. Aunt Camille and her nice new __________ had the first dance, and then everyone started __________ like crazy including me. I __________ my uncomfortable dress shoes, and I danced and danced and danced! It __________ one of the most fun times I’ve had in my entire life.

The very __________ part was when my aunt and I took my twin brothers by the hands and __________them some dance moves. Teaching them was such a cool thing. I __________ then what a huge waste of time feeling jealous is when you can kick off your shoes and enjoy life!

1.

A．go

B．help

C．stand

D．wait

2.

A．make

B．create

C．give

D．show

3.

A．lovable

B．smart

C．active

D．strong

4.

A．since

B．after

C．before

D．as

5.

A．care

B．photos

C．advantage

D．measures

6.

A．support

B．attention

C．impressions

D．opportunities

7.

A．married

B．praised

C．elected

D．promoted

8.

A．performance

B．celebration

C．wedding

D．concert

9.

A．ugly

B．attractive

C．new

D．regular

10.

A．thought

B．heard

C．remembered

D．reminded

11.

A．agreed

B．ignored

C．forgot

D．expected

12.

A．satisfied

B．foolish

C．unimportant

D．excited

13.

A．cake

B．party

C．surprise

D．gift

14.

A．friend

B．husband

C．baby

D．partner

15.

A．singing

B．drinking

C．dancing

D．chatting

16.

A．took off

B．took over

C．took up

D．took in

17.

A．seemed

B．appeared

C．wasted

D．became

18.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．best

D．quietest

19.

A．taught

B．passed

C．lent

D．warned

20.

A．imagined

B．calculated

C．announced

D．realized

6 . 假定你是杨明，作为一名交换生（an exchange student）刚结束在英国为期一个月的学习。学习期间，你和房东Mr. Wilson结下了深厚的友谊。请按下列要点给Mr. Wilson发一封邮件：
1. 对Mr. Wilson在你生活上的照顾和学习上的帮助表示感谢；
2. 希望保持联系；
3. 邀请他来中国游玩。
注意：1. 词数：100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头已经写好，不计入总词数；
Dear Mr. Wilson,

Time flies! I’ve been back home.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Yours,

Yang Ming

7 . 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。

Friends play a very important part in everyone's life. Friendship     1     (usual) develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. The friends     2     you make as a student last long, A familiar opinion is "You can tell a lot about a person by     3     (know) who his friends are". Friendship     4     (base) on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends     5     (be) likely to be active. If you enjoy reading and shopping, most of your friends will do     6     same.

Some people call you their friends for the wrong reasons. These people are not really friends. True friends are there whether you are rich or poor.     7     is easy to have many so ­called "friends" if you are rich. So you should be able to recognize your friends as the real or the "phoney" ones. True friends are most special. Sometimes they might not be easy     8     (find), so you can consider yourself very     9     (fortune) if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help you whenever necessary. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem. True friends support you, give you a great deal of     10     (encourage), take your side, and build up your confidence.

8 . In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to_______a different life. It was a transitional time in Daniel's life. I wanted to_______ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the_______time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   _______the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar _______played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him_______ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words_______ me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those_______ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments_______? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have ________to me or what he might________ to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？________as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always________ never hearing him put his________into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so________to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked you." That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world________, and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears filled my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was________ of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed________mine. What I had said to Daniel was________. It was nothing. However, it was________.

1.

A．experience

B．spend

C．enjoy

D．shape

2.

A．show

B．send

C．leave

D．instruct

3.

A．last

B．first

C．very

D．next

4.

A．upward

B．into

C．down

D．up

5.

A．sign

B．scene

C．scenery

D．sight

6.

A．interest

B．instruction

C．courage

D．direction

7.

A．failed

B．discouraged

C．struck

D．troubled

8.

A．future

B．embarrassing

C．obvious

D．lost

9.

A．last

B．pass

C．fly

D．remain

10.

A．counted

B．meant

C．valued

D．eared

11.

A．think

B．want

C．expect

D．wish

12.

A．But

B．And

C．Instead

D．So

13.

A．wondered

B．regretted

C．minded

D．tried

14.

A．views

B．actions

C．feelings

D．attitudes

15.

A．important

B．necessary

C．hard

D．basic

16.

A．disappeared

B．changed

C．progressed

D．advanced

17.

A．afraid

B．convinced

C．aware

D．tired

18.

A．by

B．against

C．on

D．with

19.

A．simple

B．gentle

C．meaningful

D．moving

20.

A．none

B．nobody

C．anything

D．everything

9 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除 或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

The other day, I was invited Sam's home for dinner. I felt a bit surprising when I saw Bill there. We two quarreled severely two month ago, so I was embarrassed and didn't know how to do. I sat down on the sofa but began to watch TV. Later Sam came to ask me to make up with Bill. Then I realize that Sam had arranged the dinner on purpose. I went up to her and greeted him warmly, smile at him. He looked very happily and talked to me for a long time. That night, we had a great fun together.

10 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线、并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My father is knowledgeable, because he can always give me advices and help me make the best decision. Having graduated college, he landed a job in a company, but soon he felt boring to sit in the office all the day. My grandfather suggested he thought carefully what he really wanted. Therefore my father quit to travel across China, hope to find the answer during the trip. When he arrived at a mountainous village, and he was shocked to find there was a urgent need for teachers. How he saw in local children’s eyes — eagerness to acquire knowledge — moved them, so he decided to settle down and teach them. Now, he had students all over the country.