1 . 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。

It is 12 years since we     1     (have) a cleaning lady and for some reason my husband has become very demanding toward her. He believes she does not work as well as she used to. He complains a lot and has decided to complain to her. Yesterday I tried several     2     (time) to discuss with him my     3    (satisfy) with her work.     4    , he was still a little bit upset．This morning I looked at the house and all the cleaning she had done before. I thought it was unfair to complain because she was doing such     5     great job. So I fought for her again,     6    (say) it was unnecessary to complain. She was doing well and she deserved to get     7    (pay)more and to receive some extra money for the new year. And finally my husband told her    8    we had decided to pay her more, which was     9     (entire) a surprise to her.

I'm very happy I have protected this lady     10     unfair words and that we are treating her fairly now and doing something to shorten the gap between the rich and the poor.

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。

I like to share a story that happened a few days ago. I live in Germany and at that time of the year,     1     (dark) sets around 5 pm. It is cold, the     2     (street) are often wet and everyone likes to get home or to a warm place as     3     (quick) as possible.

This was the setting of that early evening. I was walking the sidewalk     4     saw a lovely animal, a bunny(兔子). My first thought was joy. “Oh! Bunny! Sweet!” The next: “Mind     5     (you) own business!” The following was “How can I be     6     help?” and “Who lost the bunny?”

Then I remembered that a woman with a carriage had just passed. I picked     7     bunny up, called to the woman, and showed it to her. She turned around, wondering, checked the carriage with her     8     (sleep) child in, and came back with a sunny smile. “Thank you so much! You saved my evening!” There was so much joy in her face. It makes me happy still to this day.

And it was only possible because I     9     (teach) to be kind enough     10     (see) the bunny and encouraged to care.

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。

Kids always have to sit in the back seat these days for security reasons.

This would have taken a lot of joy away from my childhood. How many     1     (time) did my brother and I fight over who got to sit in the front? I'm     2     (surprise) my mom never implemented (执行) a policy     3     (real). She kind of let it up to us. Once in a while, she would put her foot down and make us take turns. I recall that at times, the front seat would go to whoever     4     (yell) “I call the front!” first. But it had to be     5     we were outside of the store or the house. We couldn’t “call it” while we were still inside.

Sometimes we would determine who got to sit in the front by whoever touched the car first. I certainly lost because my brother was more athletic, and therefore     6     (quick). So, he would tag the car first.

And     7     other way we would decide who got the front was by     8     (argue) over whose turn it was. Of course, we always thought it was our own turn. So, we’d argue about it until one of us gave in, or my mum got frustrated enough     9     (make) one of us sit in the back.

For my brother and me, fighting over the front seat     10     (be) an important part of our sibling（兄弟）bonding.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult     1     was to choose a suitable Christmas gift for her father. She wished that he was as easy     2     (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.

Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not     3     pleasant experience：people     4    （step）on your feet or pushed you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

Jane paused in front of a counter     5     some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her     6     (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes     7     sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please     8    .

When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already     9     table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane     10     (inform).

5 . 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。

If you study abroad, it’s necessary to mix with the locals. This allows you

    1    (test) your language skills and find out more about the local culture. Having lived abroad for three years, I’m able to put forward a list of tips to help you make friends in a foreign country.

Firstly, say yes to everything within reason. Obviously, if you don’t feel     2     ease, you can choose not to do anything. However, don’t put off trying something new. The group of students from your class who invite you out for a coffee might end up     3    (be) your friends for life!

Secondly, develop a     4     (entire) new hobby. Join a dance class, a walking club or learn to cook the local food—the     5    (possibility) are endless!

Thirdly, get out of the house! Hours     6    (spend) on the computer chatting with your family back at home surely make you even homesick. Just get out and explore the exciting place you live in.

Lastly, be     7    (confidence) when you are surrounded by people speaking     8     unfamiliar language. Even if you may find       9     difficult to involve yourself in conversations, you should try to make your voice heard. Once you open your mouth and begin to speak, it’s likely     10     you will find everyone wants to know more about you.

6 . 语法填空
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。
I wanted to do something special for my 15－year－old son, who has always been a perfect boy. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy ____(he) a new racing－bicycle instead of asking for money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. I loved my son so much ____I bought him a pair of sunglasses and gloves. When my son rode the racing－bicycle with them, he looked very cool. He dreamed     1    taking part in a race and winning.
On November 10th, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I found ___ beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card, ____(say), “Happy birthday to my wonderful mother.” I was surprised and then began to sob. I remembered once I ____(joke) to my family that I wanted to learn playing the guitar to make my life colorful. I had ____(forget) it, but my son remembered. He took it ____(serious), and bought me one as a birthday gift. When I wondered ___ my son could buy this expensive gift, soon I realized that my son had sold his racing－bicycle ____(get) me the guitar.

7 . Last Friday, my friend David called me and invited me and our friend Tom to a party in his university. Tom and I are in    1    same class. We both wanted to go to the party, but there was a problem--we’d have a final exam on the           2    (come) Monday.

   “Don’t worry. We can come back on Sunday and won’t miss the exam,” really    3    (want) to go to the party, Tom said. So I decided to go    4    him.

   The party was great and we    5    (true) enjoyed ourselves there. However, we stayed up late on Saturday night and slept all day on Sunday and didn’t make it back to our university until Monday morning. We missed the exam. Then we went to our professor’s office and explained    6    we missed the exam. We lied that there was a flat tire（车胎漏气）on our way back to the university. Our professor     7    (agree) that we could take the exam the following day.

When it was time to take the exam, Tom and I    8    (take )to different rooms. After we opened the test paper, we saw only one question, “Which tire?”

Neither Tom nor I answered the question. Instead we told our professor the truth. Luckily, he later gave    9    (we) the real test paper. And both Tom and I made a    10    (decide): never to lie again.

8 . For Rachael and Leigh Barman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year---that their sick daughter Paige should survive/live until December 25. Fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from     1    rare brain disease,     2    affects (影响) as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day     3    warning (警告).

And her condition has gone even     4     (bad) in recent months. Her parents filled the family home with Christmas decorations     5     September 1st so she could enjoy the rest of her life. Since then, she has     6     (regular) opened Christmas presents and received visitors---but she sleeps for up to 19 hours a day, her parents knowing that each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up.

Mrs. Barman     7    (describe) dealing with the condition as “like being on death row” as she never knew if     8     daughter would wake up the next morning.

The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and I get my heart     9    (break) when I see her suffering like this. Our best Christmas present would be having Paige with us at Christmas. No matter     10     she leaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”