1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers doing?

A．Discussing their schedule.

B．Packing for a journey.

C．Deciding on a present.

2. What does Jacques like doing?

A．Swimming.

B．Playing basketball.

C．Reading books on modern art.

3. What will the speakers most probably do next?

A．Find a basketball.

B．Leave home.

C．Call a taxi.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the conversation take place?

A．At school.

B．At the zoo.

C．At an amusement park.

2. Why is Lisa surprised?

A．John was busy.

B．John arrived late.

C．John changed his mind.

3. Why did John lie to Lisa?

A．He wanted to come alone.

B．He was afraid of roller coasters.

C．He wanted to give her a surprise.

4. What does John say about Lisa?

A．Considerate.

B．Brave.

C．Reliable.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man turn to the woman?

A．He has to work late.

B．He has to get groceries.

C．He has a package to come.

2. What is the man getting?

A．A box of fruit.

B．Some alcohol.

C．Some sports equipment.

3. What do we know about the speakers’ kids?

A．They are under the age of 21.

B．They’ll return home by 3:00 p.m.

C．They’ll practice soccer at 5:00 p.m.

4 . Tips to Start Doing Things That You Do Not Like To Do

Even though it is there on our to-do list, we give it less priority (优先权) because we dislike doing it.     1     On the other side, if you put effort into doing difficult things or those things you do hate to do, you will be able to do harder tasks with confidence later in life. Here are some good-to –know tips that will encourage you to start doing things that you do not like to do:

Stop hating the task.     2     To become a confident and better person, you should start loving to do difficult things, especially the ones you do not like to do.

Look at the bigger picture. If you meet a difficult task, instead of shying away from it, take some time and think about it. What is the major reason behind doing this task?     3     you need to look at the bigger picture instead of just thinking about the task.

Overcome your fear. One thing that stops you from carrying out the task is fear. You may develop a fear, thinking that the task is very difficult or you are not comfortable when doing it. You can never overcome fear by running away from it.     4     Why not face it now and become braver?

    5    . If you think you have enough time on your side, you may not put enough effort into carrying out the task. So, if you limit yourself to carry out a certain task in a set period, you will not waste time but make the best use of it and accomplish the task.

A．Do not think about the failure.

B．Set a time period to complete it.

C．Sooner or later you have to face it.

D．What will happen if you complete the task?

E．Life would be boring without difficult situations.

F．Successful people do things they do not like to do, too.

G．Instead of giving it a try, we may stay away from it completely.

5 . “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (柠檬水).” It is a good saying, but life throws at us more serious problems than lemons, doesn’t it? What do we do when we lose a family member? What do we do when we have been through events that leave us feelings? Can any failure be turned into success?

Most of us realize we can learn one or two things from failure. When we fail, we think, “Well, I won’t try that again! ”or “I won’t trust anyone again! ”But this is not useful learning. It is suggested that we ask challenging questions. For example, “How could I try that again?” There are a lot we can learn and get from failure if we keep asking good questions on how to do better next time.

Failure or pain can be good for developing our character if we choose to face it in a positive way. Our own suffering often makes us understand others better. It can give us wisdom or knowledge to share with others, which can prevent them from similar failure. If we have been hurt by others because of another person’s poor character, it may improve us to be better persons.

Failures can make us experience many things that we didn’t experience before. If you lose your job, it doesn’t mean you lose everything and probably you may get more. As we know, no job often leads to self employment; no job has been the beginning of many highly successful businesses. It is common that we don’t like changing, but change, even unfortunate change, brings new opportunities. Sometimes only failure brings us better opportunities or greater success.

1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means that ________.

A．any lemons can be made into lemonade

B．problems always bring us lots of trouble

C．problems can never be avoided in our life

D．failure can also be turned into a success

2. The 2^nd paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A．We should learn more when we fail

B．We must be careful to trust anyone

C．We must ask questions when we fail

D．We should deal with failure positively

3. According to the writer, if you were hurt by another person, you should ________.

A．avoid hurting others in the same way

B．find a better way to hurt him bravely

C．try to prevent him from hurting others

D．thank him for making you more perfect

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Failure Decides success	B．Failure Creates Opportunities
C．Failure Brings Everything	D．Failure Makes a Perfect Person

6 . 听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A．When to return the books.

B．How to get a library card.

C．Where to go for coffee.

2. What does the man want to do?

A．Have some coffee alone.

B．Go to the library with the woman.

C．Borrow some books from the woman.

3. What do we know about the man?

A．He lives in Winnipeg.

B．He has filled out a form.

C．He will pay for a library card.

4. What does the woman remind the man to do in the end?

A．Borrow as many books as possible.

B．Bring his ID card with him.

C．Return books on time.

7 . 听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
1. How does the woman feel at first?

A．Unhappy.

B．Excited.

C．Tired.

2. What does the man say about the woman?

A．She should lose weight.

B．Her hairstyle is in a mess.

C．Her clothes are nice.

3. What does the woman decide to do?

A．Buy a dress.

B．Wear jeans to the opera.

C．Have a talk with her mum.

8 . Why is the boy unhappy?

A．He feels lonely.

B．He missed the flight.

C．He will be separate from his parents.

9 . When I see my children avoiding the food on dirty plates in the sink or cringing at the wet sand sticking to her hands, I’m reminded of a time when I was unwilling to get my hands a little dirty.

My parents owned a 500-acre ranch (牧场) in Montana when I was young. We had the usual group of animals to care for: cows, sheep, horses, chickens, dogs and barn cats. There were always fences to fix and things to plow or burn. I probably didn’t help as much as I should have, could have or would have if I’d been a little older.

One cold day, I was checking on the sheep with my mother when she spied a sheep in trouble. The poor thing was trying to deliver her lamb and needed our help. My mother calmly held the sheep’s head and instructed me to grab hold of two tender legs.

I hesitated, and must have had quite a look of panic on my young face. The little things were definitely not something I wanted to touch. But I worked up my courage and put my fingers around them. My heart beat in fear and excitement as I pulled with all my strength. I can still remember the feel of the unexpectedly soft legs and their sharp little hooves (蹄) as if it happened yesterday. I remember feeling happy to see “my lamb” being licked (舔) clean by her mother.

Looking back, I’m so glad that I didn’t refuse to get my hands a little dirty. If I had, a wonderful memory would have been lost. Sometimes you need to get your hands a little dirty to experience something amazing and pure.

1. What does the underlined phrase “cringing at” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Paying attention to.	B．Feeling uneasy about.
C．Breaking away from.	D．Getting curious about.

2. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A．The author owned a big ranch.

B．There were many ranches in Montana.

C．The author had to fix a lot of fences.

D．The author was too young to help much.

3. How did the author help the sheep to deliver her lamb?

A．By pulling the sheep baby out.

B．By touching the little hooves.

C．By holding the sheep’s head.

D．By cleaning the baby.

4. What does the author want to tell children?

A．It is better for kids to help parents earlier.

B．Keeping your hands clean is a good habit.

C．It is certain to get dirty working on the ranch.

D．Getting hands dirty is to explore something unusual.