1 . The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt, “ The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view? ” I shook my head stubbornly-and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.

“ If you come by right now, ” the receptionist said, “ the dentist will fit you in. ”

I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?

In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my icecold one.

When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “ Don’t worry. The dentist is very good. ”

“ How long do I have to wait for him? ” I asked impatiently.

“ Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork, ” the assistant said.

“ The artwork? ”I was puzzled.

The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

What a relief!

1. Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

A．Upset.

B．Nervous.

C．Cheerful.

D．Satisfied.

2. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

A．The laughing assistant of the dentist.

B．The surroundings of the dentist’s office.

C．The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.

D．The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.

3. Why did the author suddenly smile?

A．Because the dentist came at last.	B．Because she could relax in the chair.
C．Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.	D．Because the assistant kept comforting her.

4. What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

A．Strike while the iron is hot.	B．Put oneself in other’s shoes.
C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.	D．Have a good word for one’s friend.

3 . When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very _________, I wasn’t a good student, I_________ too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to bear all this _________I could. But at last, I became very _________. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me _________. Then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re like? Well, you now have that girl’s _________. Go and make a list of everything she said and _________ the points that are true. Pay _________attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t _________(like being very thin), but a good number I could — and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear __________of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He __________to take it. “That’s just for __________,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the __________about yourself. But you have to learn to __________, not just close your ears in anger feeling __________. When something said about you is true , you’ll find it will be of __________to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, __________hear the truth and do what you know is the __________ thing to do.

Daddy’s advice has __________me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a __________piece of advice.

1.

A．strong

B．thin

C．tall

D．fat

2.

A．suffered

B．offered

C．talked

D．did

3.

A．if

B．as long as

C．until

D．by the time

4.

A．afraid

B．shocked

C．foolish

D．angry

5.

A．angrily

B．quietly

C．in surprise

D．in disappointment

6.

A．opinion

B．purpose

C．thought

D．disadvantages

7.

A．miss

B．mark

C．tell

D．improve

8.

A．some

B．more

C．much

D．no

9.

A．believe

B．accept

C．judge

D．change

10.

A．thought

B．decision

C．picture

D．memory

11.

A．refused

B．decided

C．promised

D．pretended

12.

A．me

B．you

C．all

D．her

13.

A．secret

B．information

C．truth

D．trouble

14.

A．listen

B．fight back

C．think

D．protect yourself

15.

A．unfair

B．stupid

C．happy

D．hurt

16.

A．the same

B．help

C．interest

D．no value

17.

A．even

B．or

C．but

D．and

18.

A．right

B．usual

C．different

D．special

19.

A．belonged to

B．returned to

C．stuck to

D．passed to

20.

A．worse

B．good

C．bad

D．better

4 . A learned man always has a lot of riches in himself.

Simonides, a famous Greek poet, once made a tour around the well­known cities of Asia.Years later, he decided to______to his native land by sea.

However, he boarded on a ship, which got______in a terrible storm. Together with its own poor condition, the ship began to______into the sea. Some passengers were busy______together their bags, and their______belongings.To everyone's surprise, Simonides was a (n)______.One who was ______curious, asked,“Are you going to save______of your property, Simnid？”He made a reply：“All my possessions are______me.”

While a few made their______by swimming, the majority, being weighed down by their burdens，disappeared in the sea.______, some thieves made their appearance, and stole______the few lucky people had saved, leaving them nothing.

Clazomenae, an ancient city, chanced to be near the beach. Here lived a wealthy man______the pursuits(追求) of literature. He had often read the poems of Simonides, and was a very great______of him though he had never seen Simonides. ______,Simonides was saved by this man shortly after he got to the beach. Knowing who he was from their brief conversation, the man______Simonides into his house with the greatest pleasure, and______him with clothes, money, and attendants.The other______meanwhile were carrying about their bowls, begging for food in the same city. One day, Simonides______to meet them. With much sympathy, Simonides remarked，“I told you that all my property was about me；what you have______to save is lost now.”

1.

A．return

B．get

C．visit

D．come

2.

A．hit

B．caught

C．struck

D．seized

3.

A．break

B．drown

C．fall

D．sink

4.

A．gathering

B．keeping

C．joining

D．carrying

5.

A．common

B．formal

C．precious

D．previous

6.

A．millionaire

B．example

C．fool

D．exception

7.

A．slightly

B．extremely

C．gradually

D．generally

8.

A．nothing

B．few

C．none

D．no one

9.

A．about

B．around

C．of

D．for

10.

A．effort

B．effect

C．escape

D．attempt

11.

A．In fact

B．In brief

C．After all

D．Worse still

12.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．when

13.

A．related to

B．adapted to

C．determined to

D．devoted to

14.

A．adviser

B．listener

C．admirer

D．buyer

15.

A．Unluckily

B．Fortunately

C．Naturally

D．Frequently

16.

A．ordered

B．forced

C．received

D．begged

17.

A．provided

B．offered

C．showed

D．afforded

18.

A．villagers

B．writers

C．stealers

D．survivors

19.

A．hoped

B．happened

C．managed

D．demanded

20.

A．struggled

B．failed

C．encouraged

D．succeeded

5 . 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:把缺词处加个漏字符号(∧)，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l1处起)不计分。
Every morning John goes to work by trains. He always buys a piece of newspaper, which help to make the time pass quickly.   One Thursday morning, he turns to the sports page. He wanted to reading the news about an important football match the night ago. The news was such interesting that he forgot to get off at his station. He didn’t know it when he saw the sea. He got off at the next station, and had to wait long time for a train to return back. Of course, he arrived very late at the office.   His boss was very angry when John told him why she was late.   “ Work is more important than football ” ,   he shouted loudly.

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。

One day, Mary was working in her office in London     1    she received an email from her friend Joan. In Joan’s email, she persuaded Mary     2    ( look) for a flat in London for her. As she had     3     (little) money than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with elevators and gas lines. Though Mary found     4     difficult to find such a flat, she still went from one block to another, looking for a flat     5     would meet Joan’s requirements(要求). Having tried too many times, Mary came up     6     her boss and asked him for advice     7     (polite). It was the first time that she     8     (talk) with her boss about her personal problems. It happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached     9     agreement. But to her surprise, when she emailed Joan, telling her the good news, Joan said that she had changed     10     mind — she was not going to London.

7 . 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。
When I was in the seventh grade, I was too naughty that I had difficulty behave myself. My heart was in the right place, and I couldn’t always follow the rules. I played many trick on my schoolmates. As the result, I repeatedly sent to the office of the headmaster. Although I hated going to there, I didn’t hate the headmaster, who was kind and patience. When I got called to the headmaster’s office for the sixth time, I have no idea what I had done. There he told me, “I’ve heard you’ve been behaving really well lately. I want you to know how proudly I am of you.”

8 . Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare(敢) stay for dinner!”
1. How did Henry find out about the farm?

A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B．His best friend told him.

C．He wrote to the farmer.

D．Maybe he learned it from the radio.

2. Henry came back home several days later because ________.

A．he didn’t like the country life at all

B．the farmer wasn’t friendly to him

C．his holiday was over

D．he thought he might have to eat the farmer

3. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．What a beautiful farm！

B．Have a good time

C．A short holiday

D．Henry and the farmer

9 . Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would _______ a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a _______ day for begging. The men were able to _______ enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to _______ their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they _______ a man walking toward them. He was a _______ man. They could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with _______, “He’s coming our way!” The man stopped, _______ into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard ________, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and ________ his way.

“He could have easily left us a few ________ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering ________. “There’s no way we can ________ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and ________ .

The second beggar wanted to do the same, ________ a second thought made him change his ________.“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “How ________ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his ________, there was no hard rock candy inside. ________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

1.

A．helplessly

B．happily

C．uselessly

D．quickly

2.

A．steal

B．lose

C．drop

D．send

3.

A．cloudy

B．bad

C．rainy

D．cold

4.

A．collect

B．pick

C．buy

D．find

5.

A．carry

B．hide

C．place

D．pack

6.

A．felt

B．heard

C．noticed

D．believed

7.

A．kind

B．strong

C．tall

D．rich

8.

A．worry

B．excitement

C．fear

D．politeness

9.

A．turned

B．looked

C．went

D．reached

10.

A．candy

B．cake

C．rock

D．bread

11.

A．forgot

B．changed

C．missed

D．continued

12.

A．books

B．coins

C．sweets

D．flowers

13.

A．angrily

B．proudly

C．nervously

D．quietly

14.

A．smell

B．eat

C．like

D．put

15.

A．slept

B．sat

C．left

D．cried

16.

A．if

B．although

C．after

D．but

17.

A．habit

B．way

C．mind

D．rule

18.

A．nice

B．funny

C．clever

D．strange

19.

A．interest

B．sadness

C．surprise

D．pity

20.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．However

D．Again

10 . “How did you do it, Dad? How have you   ______   not to take a drink for almost 20 years？” It took me almost 20 years to have the   _____   to even ask my father this very _____ question. When Dad first _____ drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles ______ he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were ______ to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little _____ that I would recite to myself ______ four to five times a day.” was Dad's _____ to my 18 year old unasked question. “The ______ were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so _____ that I could not handle them，” Dad said. And then he ______ the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound (深奥的) words   ______   became part of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this talk with my father, I _____ a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations(断言)with one affirmation listed for each ______ of the year.

I ______ opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. ______ of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the _____ poem that had helped my ______ for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.

God, give me the serenity (平静)to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to ______ the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

1.

A．failed

B．succeeded

C．managed

D．tried

2.

A．courage

B．ability

C．wisdom

D．confidence

3.

A．interesting

B．personal

C．hard

D．unanswered

4.

A．started

B．enjoyed

C．minded

D．stopped

5.

A．every time

B．all time

C．next time

D．last time

6.

A．anxious

B．glad

C．afraid

D．eager

7.

A．book

B．passage

C．poem

D．list

8.

A．at least

B．at most

C．at first

D．at last

9.

A．comment

B．praise

C．contribution

D．reply

10.

A．words

B．phrases

C．letters

D．sentences

11.

A．strange

B．different

C．simple

D．tough

12.

A．shared

B．talked

C．read

D．impressed

13.

A．surprisingly

B．immediately

C．increasingly

D．regularly

14.

A．brought

B．bought

C．received

D．accepted

15.

A．hour

B．week

C．month

D．day

16.

A．easily

B．hurriedly

C．sadly

D．peacefully

17.

A．Tears

B．Smiles

C．Sweat

D．Satisfaction

18.

A．correct

B．impossible

C．original

D．exact

19.

A．mother

B．father

C．friend

D．classmate

20.

A．believe

B．benefit

C．change

D．do