3 . With a broad smile on her lips, 15-year-old Sirin rushed to her mom to show off her new painting. But her mom raised her eyebrows, and spoke in a hushed tone, “Shh... honey.. don’t shout. I am busy with a(n) ________ talk.”

Holding her oil painting, she ________ and then searched for her dad. “Dad, see what I have done,” Sirin announced aloud in a(n) ________ voice. Her dad smiled and just patted her on back lovingly, saying, “No time, baby. I’m late for work.”

Hearing this, she stormed off to her own bedroom, slammed the door and ________ herself on her bed, sobbing. When her mom was calling her for dinner, Sirin arrived late deliberately. She kept silent, ________ the table mat with her nail. Her mom was puzzled at the ________ behavior. Suddenly, the morning ________ clicked in her mind. Softly, she asked, “Honey, did we do anything wrong?”

At this very moment, Sirin could no longer ________ her anger. “Why is everybody so busy?” she roared, tears streaming down. She assumed that, ________ ignoring her like others in her school, her mom and dad would appreciate her painting, but they were no ________. Shocked, mom threw her arms around her tightly, announcing ________ and firmly, “Baby, I am so sorry!”

When back from school the next day, Sirin was surprised to see her beautifully-decorated ________ on the wall. It was beautifully framed and just below the painting, it read, “Honey, we are really proud of you!” ________ her parents’ stress from daily routine, she felt sorry about her previous behavior. She ________ her head and apologized.

Though everything came and went, mutual ________ would stay forever in their family.1.

A．important

B．empty

C．pleasant

D．insignificant

2.

A．grinned

B．frowned

C．trembled

D．whistled

3.

A．amused

B．annoyed

C．shocked

D．thrilled

4.

A．hid

B．planted

C．threw

D．settled

5.

A．feeling

B．stroking

C．seizing

D．scratching

6.

A．unusual

B．ridiculous

C．impolite

D．dishonest

7.

A．incident

B．accident

C．anecdote

D．event

8.

A．hold onto

B．hold back

C．throw away

D．pick up

9.

A．in spite of

B．in favor of

C．instead of

D．on account of

10.

A．help

B．match

C．exception

D．luck

11.

A．attentively

B．unwillingly

C．surprisingly

D．regretfully

12.

A．poster

B．painting

C．portrait

D．note

13.

A．Recalling

B．Supposing

C．Declaring

D．Imagining

14.

A．nodded

B．shook

C．cleared

D．ducked

15.

A．trust

B．dependence

C．understanding

D．admiration

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I was about ten years old, my brother and I received a wonderful gift — tennis rackets and balls. We had never had the opportunity to play tennis, so this was exciting. However, there was one problem — the small town we lived in did not have a tennis court.

One Sunday morning my brother said, “Hey, I’ve got an idea. Let’s take our tennis rackets and balls to the school and hit the balls against the school building.”

“Great idea! Let’s go,” I agreed, not realizing what a lesson we would learn before the experience was over.

When we got to the school ground, no one was around, so we began hitting our balls against the side of the two-story brick building.

“I’ll hit it the first time,” my brother suggested, “then you hit it the next time. We’ll hit it back and forth to each other.”

So we began taking turns hitting the ball, getting more confident with each stroke. Actually, we became pretty good at returning the ball and we were hitting the ball higher and faster each time.

Suddenly, the unthinkable happened — the ball got out of control and went crashing through one of the upstairs windows.

We looked around and no one was in sight — except there was an old man stting on a porch halfway down the block.

Quietly, I asked, “Now what should we do? Our ball is inside the school.”

“Well,” my brother responded, “no one will know whose ball it is. And no one saw us, except that old man down there. And he probably can’t see this far.”

“He probably doesn’t know who we are anyway,” I added.

“Let’s go home,” my brother suggested.

“Okay,” I agreed. “Should we tell Mom and Dad?”

“I don’t know,” my brother answered.

Then we picked up the rest of our balls and headed for home, keeping silent all the way with our heads drooping.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式作答。
“What happened?” asked my mother, seeing us in low spirits.
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The following morning my brother and I went to the headmaster’s office.
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6 . Many people admired my neighbor. One day a delivery truck dropped off a large ___________ system at her house. And the kids discussed the new sound equipment my neighbor had just gotten. Meanwhile, we were living in a house decorated ___________ and dressing our kids in second-hand clothes. We lived in ___________.

My poor mother-in-law, in town for a visit, got to hear my ___________ that night. “I feel so bitter sometimes,” I told her, as we cleared the table after dinner. “I know we’re doing the right thing, living frugally (节俭的), saving money, _____________ it feels so hard. There’re so many things I’d like to ___________, so many things I’d like to do, but we just can’t.”

She nodded as she folded a cloth napkin in silence. Then she ___________ me and said, “When you make a ___________ between yourself and others, it’s easy to focus on what you don’t have. But there’s one thing you two do that many other couples may ___________ to do. You two often go out together and take time to focus on your ____________. And that’s a very important thing.”

I stopped wiping the table and ____________ for a minute. I thought of the movie my husband and I had seen a week earlier. I ____________ the bike rides, the hikes and the picnics. Most of all, I remembered how ____________ we were together, even after twenty years. How many people can say that?

I looked around my home from a new ____________. Our refrigerator was too small for a family of six, but it was ____________ filled with delicious food. Our kitchen was small and we had no big TV, but we’re happy! And that’s enough!

1.

A．control

B．recognition

C．entertainment

D．management

2.

A．carefully

B．plainly

C．beautifully

D．elegantly

3.

A．panic

B．chaos

C．conflict

D．poverty

4.

A．responses

B．requests

C．complaints

D．proposals

5.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

6.

A．forgive

B．possess

C．highlight

D．ensure

7.

A．belonged to

B．adjusted to

C．turned to

D．appealed to

8.

A．comparison

B．connection

C．selection

D．decision

9.

A．determine

B．pretend

C．seek

D．fail

10.

A．career

B．marriage

C．health

D．money

11.

A．reflected

B．hesitated

C．froze

D．paused

12.

A．arranged

B．extended

C．exchanged

D．recollected

13.

A．cheerful

B．fortunate

C．grateful

D．innocent

14.

A．location

B．version

C．angle

D．source

15.

A．occasionally

B．constantly

C．barely

D．instantly

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

There were once two boys who were very good friends. Their names were Arman and Batoor. Arman and Batoor would always play together after school on the basketball court close to where they lived.

One day, two bullies came to the basketball court, and one of the bullies stole their basketball. “This is ours now,” said a bully.

“And you are never getting it back,” said the other bully.

Then the bullies started pushing the two boys and Arman fell down and suddenly became very frightened. Without thinking, the young boy jumped to his feet and ran home without once looking back to see if his friend Batoor was also able to run away.

But Batoor was not so lucky, and anyway, he did not like being bullied and refused to run away. But the boys were bigger and stronger than Batoor and they hit him and kicked him.

“That will teach you,” said the bullies. And with that, the bullies walked away, leaving poor Batoor to walk home alone.

The next day, when Arman met Batoor in the playground at school, he was very sorry when he saw what the bullies had done to his good friend.

“I cannot believe you ran away and left me all alone!” said Batoor. “What kind of a friend acts like that?” Although Arman tried to apologise, Batoor was very angry and did not want to forgive his friend.

Arman felt terrible about running away, and now he had lost his best friend because of his actions.

Batoor’s mother bought him a new basketball, and because the boy decided not to have his life ruled over by bullies, he returned to the basketball court the following day and played alone.

Just as he was practising, he heard a voice behind him.

“I see we are going to have to teach you another lesson,” said the voice. “And I see that you have another basketball for us to take,” said the other.

And when Batoor turned around, sure enough, the two bullies were walking towards him. “Now hand over that basketball and we won’t beat you so badly this time.”

Just as Batoor was about to protest, another voice rang out loud and clear across the basketball court.

注意:
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
“Get away from my friend,” called Arman.
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Batoor thanked his friend and forgave him for running away.
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8 . In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a large clock. When I was a child, the old clock_________me very much. I was surprised at how the clock would chime (敲) three times, six times or more, with a wonderful clear_________. I often paid attention to it instead of the foods when I had_________. And always the clock stood like an old family friend,_________the family. I found the clock comforting and familiar. Year after year, the clock became a part of my memories.

It was even more_________to me when my grandfather carefully wound up (上发条) that clock with a special_________each day. The key was_________to me. It kept the clock_________. It kept the clock chiming. How did it do that? I watched as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and_________the door in the old clock and used the key to wind it up. He never let that clock wind down and__________. When I got a little older, he taught me how to open the door, __________let me wind up the clock myself. I remember the__________time I did, I felt so excited…

After my grandfather__________, every time I saw the clock, I couldn’t help crying. Never could I see him again. The__________ on the clock were frozen. It stopped. I took the key with my__________hand and opened the door. All of a __________, I was a child again, watching my grandfather. He was there, smiling at me. I stood there,__________in the memories. Then slowly and__________, I wound up the clock. Tick-tock, tick-tock…The dining room and the house seemed to be filled with__________. In the image of the clock, my grandfather also__________again.

1.

A．disappointed

B．encouraged

C．interested

D．confused

2.

A．picture

B．sound

C．noise

D．time

3.

A．meals

B．homework

C．dreams

D．trouble

4.

A．beating

B．testing

C．heating

D．watching

5.

A．wonderful

B．strange

C．different

D．fearful

6.

A．pen

B．ring

C．clock

D．key

7.

A．small

B．colorful

C．beautiful

D．magic

8.

A．running

B．standing

C．speaking

D．laughing

9.

A．painted

B．opened

C．locked

D．repaired

10.

A．go

B．play

C．stop

D．leave

11.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

12.

A．first

B．last

C．next

D．second

13.

A．gave in

B．passed away

C．turned over

D．took off

14.

A．face

B．door

C．hands

D．eyes

15.

A．wet

B．broken

C．dirty

D．shaking

16.

A．while

B．sudden

C．way

D．step

17.

A．closed

B．lost

C．waited

D．turned

18.

A．quickly

B．wrongly

C．carefully

D．angrily

19.

A．joy

B．excitement

C．fun

D．life

20.

A．cried

B．walked

C．lived

D．listened

9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My dad got a new job. We had to pack up and move away from everything we were familiar with. There were so many changes. We came from the north, and now we were almost as far south as possible. We landed in South Florida, and we were total strangers. We moved over during the summer vacation, so I didn’t have to deal with school right away. Summer passed by while we unpacked, arranged furniture, found stores we liked, and adapted to the Sunshine State.

School was coming, and I was afraid of it. I was not an adventurous person. Being shy and quiet, I read a lot and did not make friends easily. My head was filled with fears and worries. Would I make friends? Would If it in? Would I survive in this strange new world? Anyway, there I was, attending a new school full of people I didn’t know.

I had a difficult time adapting to the new school. However, I still loved learning and reading. I even loved homework, and I was good at doing my homework. Loving books and reading helped me to get good grades. Teachers loved that about me. Other kids, though, did not. Although I always answered questions in class, I seldom talked with my classmates. I was unpopular. I felt like a total failure and nobody would like me.

The none day, at all boy walked over to me after an English class. He introduced himself and told me he was in the school basketball team. I knew him—he was the star player! “Hey,” he said. “You do really well in English class. And you know, my teammates and I spend much time competing and practicing. The subjects, especially English, really bother us. Do you think you could help us?” “Yes. Oh, definitely yes. I could, and I would,” I replied with surprise. We made the deal with an exchange of smiles.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Something gradually changed after that.

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Meanwhile, the basketball players taught me how to play basketball.

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