1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Nina throw snow at Alex?

A．Alex knocked down her snowman.

B．Alex hoped to have a snowball fight.

C．Nina only wanted to play with snow.

2. What will Nina probably do next?

A．Go to the bathroom.

B．Apologize to Alex.

C．Take a good rest.

3. What was Betty invited to do?

A．See a film.

B．Go around Nina’s home.

C．Pay a visit to Alex.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What day is it today?

A．Thursday.

B．Friday.

C．Saturday.

2. What kind of party will the girl attend?

A．A birthday party.

B．A welcome party.

C．A goodbye party.

3. Why does the man refuse the girl to drive his car?

A．She can take the subway.

B．She doesn’t have a license.

C．She is not skilled enough to drive.

4. What gift will the girl bring for Jenny?

A．The wooden boat.

B．Chocolate.

C．Some flowers.

3 . Making a family

For years, Dad had avoided getting a dog. Whenever the _________ came up, Dad complained, “Dogs are a pain. I don’t want to be _________.”   Despite his strong opposition, Mom brought home a puppy named Chip, a cute ball that _________ us all.

For me, at age thirteen, Chip brought out my _________ side. I fed, brushed and walked him every day. I also learned that when we take care of what is important to us, we _________ the benefits. And this _________ stayed with me as I grew. At that time, Chip meant a loyal (忠诚的) companion, someone to _________ me at the door when I returned, and someone to kiss my face when I was sad.

Chip even _________ Dad. It was nearly a month before Chip’s _________ personality won him over. Dad was the first to __________ him to sit on the sofa. He even made chew toys for Chip to play with.

Most __________, Chip brought us together as a family. After dinner, instead of escaping to our bedrooms as before, we all __________ Chip into the family room. We’d teach him new __________ or perfect his old ones. We’d recall stories of the cute things he’d done that day. The key is that we’d do this together.

People sometimes complain that dog lovers are __________ humanity; rather, their pets stimulate the __________ of their humanity.

1.

A．topic

B．news

C．problem

D．doubt

2.

A．replaced

B．destroyed

C．bothered

D．controlled

3.

A．defeated

B．challenged

C．discouraged

D．transformed

4.

A．awkward

B．responsible

C．generous

D．creative

5.

A．harvest

B．desire

C．ignore

D．realize

6.

A．lesson

B．habit

C．custom

D．routine

7.

A．seek

B．greet

C．hide

D．assist

8.

A．feared

B．softened

C．admired

D．strengthened

9.

A．adorable

B．strong

C．aggressive

D．naughty

10.

A．persuade

B．forbid

C．allow

D．order

11.

A．necessarily

B．exactly

C．importantly

D．entirely

12.

A．drove

B．dragged

C．followed

D．pushed

13.

A．languages

B．tricks

C．subjects

D．styles

14.

A．satisfying

B．inspiring

C．changing

D．abandoning

15.

A．weakness

B．theory

C．darkness

D．beauty

4 . Joe and Della were a new couple. They were both interested in art--one in painting, the other in music. They lived in a small flat. They loved each other and they were happy.

But one day they found that they had spent all their money. One afternoon Della told Joe that she had found a _________ and was to give her three music lessons a week. For that she could get fifteen dollars a week. But Joe was not _________ because he didn’t want to stay at home, playing with his art while Della was at work. He wanted to earn some money too.

Every day they parted in the morning and _________ in the evening.

A week _________ , Della brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little _________. Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket. They were both _________ to have so much money at hand.

The next week, Joe _________ home another eighteen dollars but Della came home with her right hand in a bandage (绷带). Joe asked Della what was the _________. Della said, “It was because of an iron-- I mean a plate of soup spilled on my _________.”

“What do you do every day, Della? Do you __________ give music lessons?” Joe asked. “Tell me the __________!”

Della cried. She told Joe that she was working in a laundry (洗衣店), __________ shirts. A girl accidentally __________ an iron on her hand and she got a __________ burn. But Della asked Joe how he had guessed that she wasn’t giving music lessons.

Joe told Della that he worked in the engine-room of the same laundry where she worked. They both let out their __________ and laughed.

1.

A．pupil

B．teacher

C．painter

D．director

2.

A．worried

B．busy

C．glad

D．surprising

3.

A．studied

B．met

C．worked

D．talked

4.

A．killed

B．spent

C．wasted

D．passed

5.

A．tired

B．excited

C．fatter

D．stranger

6.

A．puzzled

B．disappointed

C．anxious

D．happy

7.

A．borrowed

B．brought

C．applied

D．stored

8.

A．result

B．job

C．matter

D．bandage

9.

A．foot

B．face

C．arm

D．hand

10.

A．really

B．often

C．seldom

D．finally

11.

A．reason

B．cause

C．truth

D．incident

12.

A．making

B．repairing

C．ironing

D．selling

13.

A．picked up

B．set down

C．poured out

D．filled with

14.

A．slight

B．bad

C．soft

D．hard

15.

A．secrets

B．lessons

C．ideas

D．opinions