1 . How to Bring Family Closer

Strong family bonds (纽带) can encourage better behaviors in children and teach them how to be a good friend.    1    

Set aside time for family.    2    By keeping this day on a regular schedule, everyone will know that they need to keep that day clear for family time. Then the entire family can get together for a fun activity.

Eat meals together. Choose a few nights during the week when you expect everyone to gather around the dinner table. Studies have shown that eating meals together has a positive effect on children’s physical and mental well-being.    3    Don’t allow phones. What’s the most important is that you come together and enjoy a meal free of distraction (分心).

    4    Make cleaning your home a responsibility for the whole family. Create a list of housework and have everyone sign up. Then set up a time during the week or on the weekend when everyone can do their housework together.

Encourage support. Feeling supported by your family is one of the most important things in building strong family bonds. Bonds like these will last your kids a lifetime. They will enjoy these strong bonds when they are your age and even after you are gone.    5    

A．Do housework as a family.

B．Try to set aside a regular day every week.

C．That’s why you create a sense of support.

D．As a result, never feel bad about taking a break.

E．Remember that your children learn by example.

F．Just eat a meal and have a conversation together.

G．Here are some tips to help bring your family closer.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does David stay during his summer camp?

A．In a tent.

B．In a hotel.

C．In a cabin.

2. What may David do in the afternoon?

A．Go fishing.

B．Go hiking.

C．Draw pictures.

3. What food did David finally make for dinner yesterday?

A．Salad.

B．Hamburgers.

C．Hot dogs.

4. When will David arrive home tomorrow?

A．At 2:00 p.m.

B．At 6:30 p.m.

C．At 7:00 p.m.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s Mark’s attitude toward his grandpa’s visit?

A．Annoyed.

B．Happy.

C．Worried.

2. Where will Mark sleep?

A．In the woman’s room.

B．In his own bedroom.

C．In the living room.

3. What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．Brother and sister.

B．Son and mother.

C．Student and teacher.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(注意：每空不多于2个单词，其中有4个单词的形式无需改变)

At 2.54 meters, Leonid is probably the tallest man in    1    world.33-year-old Leonid suffers from a rare illness. So    2    (he)body can produce too much growth hormone(荷尔蒙).

Leonid lives with his    3    (mother) in a small house with four rooms, sleeping on two double beds pushed together. He has to    4    (walk) with his head bowed because he is so tall. Several years ago, he    5    (graduate) from university, and used to work as a doctor on a local farm, but he lost his job as he could no longer ride his bicycle.

“I don’t    6    (real) have any friends. I rely on my mother,”he says. “I don’t    7    (know) what I’ll do. I don’ t even know how    8    (buy) food. I haven’t been to the market for five years.”It’s a lonely life, but he is happy working in his garden. Luckily, nobody laughs at Leonid in the village. His neighbors are all very fond of him. “We’ re going to take him on a     9     (trip) to the mountains,”says one of them, “to show him there’s something in the world    10    (tall) than he is.”

5 . 阅读下面短文，请根据短文内容从方框中所给的 12 个词中选用 10 个词并用其正确形式填空。每个词只能选用一次。

have   but   borrow   that   so   until     piece   importance   pass   what   reply     week

Dave woke up at 7:00 a. m. He had been chatting with a friend on the computer    1     nearly midnight last night so he was feeling quite tired but also rather nervous because this was a day of an    2    English exam at school. Dave had been studying very hard for this exam for the last two     3     so he thought he had a good chance of    4    it.

While Dave was traveling to school on the bus, he remembered that he had forgotten to take his wallet with him    5    he didn’t have any money to buy lunch. Just after this, his friend Lucas got on the bus.

“Can I    6    some money, Lucas?” asked Dave.

“Sure, no problem,”     7     Lucas. “Here you go.”

Two boys did the English exam. While they were    8    lunch, Dave asked Lucas if he thought the exam had been difficult. Lucas smiled and picked up the slice (薄片) of chocolate cake     9    he was eating.

“It was so easy. It was a     10    of cake!” said Lucas, smiling.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Irene doing now?

A．Surfing the Internet.

B．Working on her report.

C．Playing computer games.

2. Why is the woman worried about Irene?

A．Irene hates writing her report.

B．Irene spends too much money.

C．Irene spends lots of time on the Internet.

3. What will the woman do first?

A．Check her e-mail.

B．Play with Irene.

C．Talk with Irene.

10 . 阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。

We live in Bedford, a town near London. My father is a hard-working pilot, so he doesn’t have much time to look after us.

When I was a kid, my mum liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular, when she had made breakfast food after a long, hard day at hospital.

On that evening so long ago, my mum placed a plate of eggs, sausage and terribly burnt biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed. Yet all my dad did was reach for a biscuit, smile at my mum and ask my brother and me how we had been doing at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him put butter and jelly (果酱) on that biscuit and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mum apologize (道歉) to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I will never forget what he said, “Honey, I love burnt biscuits.”

Later that night, I went to kiss my dad good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burnt. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your mum is really tired after a hard day’s work. Besides, a little burnt biscuit could never hurt anyone. We have been married for 17 years. She always cooks for me. Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket but into your own. ”

1. What is the father?
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2. Where does the mother work?
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3. How many people are there in the family?
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4. How long have the mother and father been married?
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5. Why did the father eat the burnt biscuits?   
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