Look at the phonetic symbol and fill in the blanks.
1. When it was my time to order,I asked the waitress to bring some jam with my__________. /skɒn/
2. I __________believe that this is the right decision. /sɪn'sɪəli/
3. She __________sugar over the strawberries. /`sprɪŋkld/
4. __________a pool of sauce on two plates and arrange the meat neatly. /pɔ:（r）/
5. The couple spoke about how they would co-operate in the __________of their child. /reɪzɪŋ/

6. We are going to have a barbecue in the park on __________Sunday.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

7. My English teacher often gives us much __________on how to write a good composition.

A．advice

B．choices

C．books

D．ways

8. The famous singer is going to hold a concert to ______some money__________ the sick children.

A．raise,for

B．raise,to

C．rise,for

D．rise,to

9. Wait,we have __________vegetables for dinner. Could you go and buy some?

A．few

B．a few

C．little

D．a little

10. Mr Lee has two sons. One works in Britain,and__________ studies in Shanghai.

A．the others

B．another

C．others

D．the other

11. —__________will you make a decision on which flat to buy?
—Maybe in two days.

A．How

B．How long

C．How soon

D．How often

12. In fact, the flu is sometimes __________than most people imagine.

A．as dangerous as

B．dangerous

C．more dangerous

D．the most dangerous

13. The box of milk that we bought last Sunday smells__________, it has gone bad.

A．nice

B．strange

C．well

D．terribly

14. The number of the private cars __________greatly since 2008 in the small town.

A．had increased

B．has increased

C．was increasing

D．increased

15. The river is about thirty meters in __________.

A．wide

B．long

C．width

D．length

16. The engineer that we invited last week has ______knowledge____ experience. We all respect him.

A．neither…nor

B．not only…but also

C．not…but

D．either or

17. Amy and Kitty became good friends soon and promised __________to each other often.

A．wrote

B．writing

C．write

D．to write

18. I know it takes a lot of energy to heat water, __________I always wash my face with cold water.

A．or

B．but

C．for

D．so

19. __________good time we have to wear different costurnes to ask for treats on Halloween night!

A．How

B．What

C．What a

D．What an

20. —Can I take a seat here, sir?
—__________. My friend will be back soon.

A．It's hard to say

B．Go ahead

C．Yes, please

D．I'm afraid not

Choose the right word or expression and fill in the blanks.

A. takes     B. about     C. such as     D. bought     E. costs     F. in front of     G. for example

Recently, a restaurant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province has become really popular. What is special    21    it? The waitresses in the restaurant are robots!

Lu Dike, owners of the restaurant,    22    five robots to serve the customers. Each robot    23    about 60,000 yuan, but using robots is much cheaper than hiring people He hopes that the robots could bring more customers to his restaurant.

The robots can speak 40 short simple sentences    24    "please enjoy your meat." It someone is standing    25    it, it will say, "I am sorry. I am busy working now." Many people come to the restaurant to take pictures with these robots.

Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms.
26. He is not__________（interest） in living in the city centre.
27. This year we are__________（busy） than last year.
28. Don't make so much__________（noise）. The baby is sleeping.
29. It is__________（relax） to live in the suburbs.
30. Deng Yaping, the former table tennis player, is a member of the __________（nation） Olympic Committee.
31. I saw many__________（Thailand） dancing there.

Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions in the brackets.
32. Mother goes shopping twice a week. （就划线部分提问）
_________ _________ _________Mother go shopping?
33. Ben used to do his homework before supper. （改为一般疑问句）
_________Ben _________to do his homework before supper?
34. Alice likes orange juice better than Cola. （保持原句意思不变）
Alice _________orange juice _________Cola.
35. He doesn't live in this flat any longer. （保持原句意思不变）
He _________ _________ _________in this flat.
36. is,to raise,for,having,the SPCA,international,school,an,money,food,festival,our
____________________________________________________________________________

Under pressure from health and children’s groups, McDonald’s is making changes to its famous Happy Meals. The fast food chain (连锁店) will add a serving (一份食物的量) of fruit or vegetable to all of the meals, which are aimed at children, and reduce the amount of French fries.

McDonald’s said it first experimented with cutting fries entirely from the Happy Meals, but children and parents disagreed. “People come to McDonald’s and, first of all, they want the choice and the control to be theirs, but their expectation of a Happy Meal does include fries,”said Jan Fields, president of McDonald’s in the US. ”When we did it without fries, there was a huge disappointment.”

The new French fries in Happy Meals will contain 1.1 ounces (31 grams) of potatoes, down from 2.4 ounces. Apple slices will often be included as the healthy dish, but it could also be carrots, pineapple slices or oranges, depending on the time of year and the region(区域) in which they are being served.

Although the subject to variation (变化) depends on what is ordered, the new meals will represent, on average, a 20% decrease (减少) in calories (卡路里) , the chain said. Fields said Happy Meal prices will not go up as a result of the changes. But the chain has raised prices this year as a result of increasing costs.

As the world’s largest restaurant chain by sales, McDonald’s has been under careful examination for the nutritional (营养的) quality of its food. People also criticized its sales of children’s meals with a toy, connecting it to the nation’s obesity (肥胖) problem.

37. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A．New Happy Meals contain fewer calories.

B．New Happy Meal prices are not the same as the old ones.

C．People do not want to eat French fries in Happy Meals.

D．Old Happy Meals contain 2.4 ounces of potatoes in the form of French fries.

38. According to the passage ,_____________won’t be served in the new Happy Meals.

A．apple slices	B．oranges
C．bananas	D．carrots

39. Why did people criticize the sale of children’s meals with a toy at McDonald’s?

A．The toy is of poor quality.

B．Children prefer its toys to its meals.

C．It makes the children’s meals more expensive.

D．It will cause the obesity problem.

40. What is the best title for the passage?

A．McDonald’s to Raise Price Again

B．McDonald’s in Careful Examination

C．McDonald’s Criticized by Children and Parents

D．McDonald’s to Make Happy Meals Healthier

Cloze test.

For many people, having your own business sounds like the perfect job. You can do work that you love. You can set your own timetable, and wear jeans to work. You never have to________a boss, and you make all decisions yourself. You can even raise your salary any time you want.

But the reality is different. "Having your own business can be________,"says David Paik. After working for an advertising agency for six years, he started a website design business at home. His income in the first two months was $0.________, he got a big project creating a website for a magazine. Then he had a new problem: his timetable. "I was working twelve hours a day, seven days a week, because I didn't have employees to help me." Today, Palk Web Design is successful, but David says, "I really wasn't prepared to be a business owner. I didn't________the difficulty."

With no boss, it's easy to take too much time off-and get too little work done. With no workmates, you might feel bored or________. You have to pay for your own holidays. If you make a bad business decision, you could lose all the money. For all of these reasons, more than half of all new business fail within one year.

Another problem is balancing work with personal life. As a business owner, you can't just stop at 5 p. m. and forget about your work until tomorrow. "Even when I'm watching TV in the evening, I'm always thinking about my________and projects," says David Paik.

Still, hundreds of people around the world start businesses every day, and most enjoy the experience. "There are lots of advantages to having your own business," says Denise Williams, the owner of a women's clothing store. "You can decide exactly how to do your work, how much money you want to make, and who will work for you."

41.

A．talk about

B．listen to

C．hear from

D．look after

42.

A．hard

B．expensive

C．foolish

D．strange

43.

A．As a result

B．In addition

C．For example

D．At last

44.

A．memorize

B．realize

C．have

D．solve

45.

A．angry

B．funny

C．lonely

D．sorry

46.

A．lessons

B．holidays

C．customers

D．friends

Fill in the blanks according to the give letters.

There are many online food shopping sites. Things 1    47    CDs,books,and DVDs sell well online. But it is quite different to sell food online because people like to see food with their o    48    eyes. It is very i    49    for people to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. Customers like to c    50    their food by its color. They also want to touch and smell it. Some people like going to the same shop to buy food with good quality. So if the food is always g    51    ,they will feel comfortable buying it online.

Boxes of fruits and vegetables have been d    52    to homes around Britain for a few years now. Dried or canned foods are almost the same all the time,but fresh things are not. For example,People may want to pick their own apples so they can take the o    53    that look nice. Buying dried and canned food online is easier. A person can buy this kind of food on the Internet and then buy fruits and vegetables at a store or a market.

Answer the following questions.

An old carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer（雇主）of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more relaxing life with his wife and children. He would miss the paycheck,but he needed to retire. They thought they could support themselves for the rest of their life.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes,but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He turned to bad workmanship and used poor building materials.

It was an unlucky way to end his working life. When the carpenter finished his work and the employer came to see the house,he handed the front door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said," my gift to you."

What a shock！What a shame！If he had only known he was building his own house,he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted（不专注的）way,willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that,we would have done it differently.

It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more,that day deserves to lived with dignity（尊严）.

The sentence on the wall reads,"Life is a do-it-yourself project. "Who could say it more clearly?Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today.

54. The old carpenter lived quite a rich life with his wife and children,didn't he?
___________________________________________________________________
55. Why did the old carpenter want to retire?
___________________________________________________________________
56. What did the old carpenter's employer ask him to do before he retired?
___________________________________________________________________
57. How did the carpenter do the job his employer asked him to do?
___________________________________________________________________
58. How did the carpenter feel when he realized that the last house be built was his home?
___________________________________________________________________

59. Writing
Write at least 60 words about the topic "A birthday party"
Questions:
1. When and where did you have the birthday party?
2. What did you do at the party?
3. How do you like the party?
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