2 . 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。

Johnny Reed was a little boy,     1     had never seen snow before he came to visit his grandmother. Until then, he had lived in a warm country, where the sun     2     (shine) down on the beautiful orange trees and the fields are always sweet with     3     (flower).

Johnny was standing by the window when the snow came down. “Oh mamma!” he cried     4     (joyful), “do come quick, and see these little white birds flying down from heaven. ”

“They are not birds, Johnny,” said mamma,     5     (smile). “That is only snow.”

“What is snow, mother?”

“The snowflakes are little drops of water that fall     6     the clouds. But the air is so cold that it turns them into snow. ”

She took a black hat from the desk and held out. “Johnny! I have caught a snowflake on     7     (I) hat. Look through this glass, and you will see     8     beautiful it is. ”

Johnny looked through the glass. There lay the snowflake like a lovely little star.

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star!” he sang in     9     (excite).

The next day Johnny had a good time in the snow, and when he came in, he said, “I love snow and I think snowballs are a great deal     10     (pretty) than oranges.”

3 . 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。

My husband and I were watering     1     (flower) in the yard when an old man passing by     2     (stop) to talk with us. He asked us to guess his age and I thought he was 75 years old. However, that was     3     (obvious) wrong. He was actually 94! He said he couldn’t find people to talk to. I invited him to sit on our bench. I asked him     4     was the secret to his longevity (长寿). He told me that he had been a rich lawyer before retirement but he wanted a     5     (peace) mind. Then someone advised him that he should try to help others to have peace of mind.

Then, the new friend made a     6     (contribute) to charity. He gave away all his pension (退休金). He said he lived with his son and didn’t need the money. He enjoyed     7     (talk) and accepted my offer of some desserts (甜点). After a few minutes, the desserts for his son     8     (pack) too and he gave me a silk scarf as     9     gift. I am grateful for this chance, which makes me know that if you want peace of mind, do be helpful to others. This chance also reminded me     10     a valuable idea: To practice peace!

5 . 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。

It was the day before Mother’s Day. When I was busy     1     (do) homework, I noticed the little Mother’s Day gift that Todd     2     (give) me many years before. It was hard to believe it had been 25 years since Todd, my oldest son died     3     a car accident. I was     4     (extreme) sad and it was difficult for me to escape the pain.

I was lost in my     5     (memory). “It would be nice to receive something again from Todd on Mother’s Day.”     6    , I knew it was impossible to desire something like that. I stopped thinking about it and continued to do my housework. I was working in the garden     7     the thought came to me again.

    8     (late) that night, my husband Bill came back from work. He walked in with     9     rose. He handed it to me and said it was from Todd! I was     10     (shock)! In the past 25 years, no one had ever given me something and said it was from Todd. I knew God had heard and answered the desire in my heart.

6 . 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。

My family and I have managed     1     (cross) the North American continent, from western to eastern Canada in two weeks! I can’t wait to share the stories     2     you.

We started from Vancouver in a home on wheels with Dad driving.     3     he has such     4     poor sense of direction that we had got lost many times before we finally crossed the Rocky Mountains to see fantastic view. On the     5     (eight) day, we reached Quebec, where the funniest thing happened. Dad left Mom behind after     6     (get) some petrol and it was not until mom called that we realized it! To cheer my mom up, we     7     (go) to a typical Quebec restaurant for some delicious French food.

Now we’re in the very eastern part of Canada. We went on a boat trip yesterday in celebration of our trip. My mom dropped Dad’s phone into the sea when seeing an     8     (amaze) killer whale, which drove Dad mad.     9     (luck), we met another family from Quebec who will send some great     10     (photo) of the whale to us.

8 . 语法填空

I came     1    an old friend in the street yesterday. He said his new book would come     2    next month. We also talked about the accident that came     3    that day. We only hope that the driver can come     4     an approach and come    5    it.

9 . 语法填空
Alice: Excuse me , Mr. Green. I’d like to take a few days     1    
Mr. Green: How long will you be away?
Alice: My mother has     2     (catch) a bad cold. I have to take     3     of her.
Mr. Green: Oh dear! I’m sorry     4     (hear) that. Is there anything I can do to help?
Alice: No, thank you. The doctor says she has to be in hospital for just a few days.
Mr. Green: Well, I hope your mother gets     5     soon.
Alice: I will be back next Wednesday.
Mr. Green: That’s all right. But you must write a     6     (write) request for leave.
Alice: Thank you. Mr. Green. That’s very kind of you. I’ll write     7     immediately.
Mr. Green: Don’t worry     8     your lessons. I’ll certainly help you     9     them     10     you get back.