—Guess, how much does it cost?

—I think it costs ________ 15 and 20 dollars.

A.from B.between C.among D.with

—Do you know ________ have our summer holiday?

—Next week.

A.when will we B.when we will C.where will we D.where we will

Dad, I think you should stop ________. It’s bad for your health.

A. smoke B. smoked C. smoking D. to smoke

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.” When I was 14, I was _____ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often _____ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, _____ happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest（比赛）. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a/an ______idea! It meant I had to _____ in front of all the teachers and students of my school! “Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to _____.” Then, mother and I talked about many different topics （题目）. At last I _____ the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to _____ all the speech and practised it over 100 times. _____ my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could ______ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the ______ from the teachers and students. Those ______ who once looked down on （瞧不起） me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried ______. ______ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will ______ myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

1.A.so B.too C.very D.quite

2.A.made faces at B.looked after C.caught up with D.laughed at

3.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything

4.A.interesting B.exciting C.terrible D.wonderful

5.A.write B.speak C.tell D.say

6.A.win B.lose C.beat D.pass

7.A.reached B.brought C.chose D.thought

8.A.remember B.see C.spell D.hear

9.A.At B.To C.With D.As

10.A.almost B.nearly C.ever D.hardly

11.A.cheers B.noises C.thanks D.wishes

12.A.teachers B.classmates C.boys D.girls

13.A.angrily B.sadly C.quietly D.excitedly

14.A.Since B.Except C.From D.Before

15.A.look for B.find C.find out D.look

“Daddy, can I learn to play the violin（小提琴）?” young Susan asked her father. She was always asking for things and her father was not very pleased. “You cost me a lot of money, Susan, ” he said. “I’ll try very hard.” “All right, ”her father said. “That is what I’ll do. I’ll pay for you to have lessons for six weeks. At the end of six weeks you must play something for me. If you play well, you can have more lessons, or I’ll stop the lessons.” “OK, Daddy, ”Susan said. “That’s fair. ”He soon found a good violin teacher and Susan began her lessons. The teacher was very expensive, but her father kept his promise（诺言）.

The six weeks passed quickly. The time came for Susan to play for her father. She went to the living room and said, “I’m ready to play for you, Daddy.” “Fine, Susan, ”her father said. “Begin.” She began to play. She played very badly. She made a terrible noise. Her father had one of his friends with him, and the friend put his hands over his ears. When Susan finished, her father said, “Well done, Susan. You can have more lessons.” Susan ran happily out of the room. Her father’s friend turned to him. “You’ve spent a lot of money, but she still plays very badly,” he said. “Well, that’s true, ”her father said. “But since she started learning to play the violin, I’ve been able to buy five apartments（公寓）in this building very cheaply. In another six weeks I’ll own the whole building!”

1.The man thought , so he refused his daughter at first.

A.Susan had to work hard at her lessons

B.Susan would waste her time

C.Susan had spent much money learning something

D.Susan would have a lot of work to do

2.After , her father agreed.

A.Susan played the violin well B.Susan made a promise

C.Susan did well D.Susan had a nice teacher

3.In fact, .

A.Susan learned a lot in six weeks

B.Susan learned to play the piano

C.Susan kept her promise

D.Susan cost her father much money

4.Susan’s father’s friend put his hands over his ears because .

A.Susan played very badly B.something was wrong with them

C.he wasn’t interested in music D.he knew nothing about music

5.Susan’s father told her to go on learning to play the violin because .

A.she was good at it B.he had to keep his promise

C.he liked such terrible noise D.he hoped to own the whole building

A rich Japanese was on vacation in New York. One day he went into a shop. He wanted to buy a nice-looking watch very much, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner’s hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man already disappeared (消失) among the people.

The rich man went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low voice, “It’s only a hundred dollars.” “The young man doesn’t know I saw him stealing the watch,” he thought. The rich man paid him at once and went back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch.

His friend had a look at the watch and began laughing. He said, “You are foolish. This watch isn’t worth (价值) even ten dollars. I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned this play together.”

1.Which country did the rich Japanese travel to?

A.The UK. B.The USA. C.France. D.Australia.

2.The owner of the shop asked dollars for the watch.

A.500 B.250 C.100 D.150

3.The rich Japanese bought the watch from .

A.the shop owner B.his friend

C.the young man D.the people in the street

4.The rich man’s friend began laughing because .

A.the watch was nice B.the watch was really cheap

C.he had a watch like that D.he thought the rich man was foolish

5.From the story, we can learn that may be dishonest.

A.the rich man’s friend B.the shop owner

C.the young man D.both B and C

Overweight (超重) is one of the biggest health problems now. Being overweight affects more than how you look. Too much fat can kill you.

What’s worse, overweight children turn into overweight adults. If you’re obese now, you probably will grow into an obese adult. But here’s good news. You can fight overweight.

Change your eating habits

You are what you eat. Kids like snacks. Did you list any healthy snacks? One study of eating habits showed that soft drinks are the first in the snack list. Next, kids choose salty snacks, like chips. What’s more, the list is full of junk food from No. 3 to No.11.Finally, No.12, kids picked a healthy snack—fruit. So, think about your snack choice again.

Get outside to exercise

Jim, a player on his school football team, had a weight problem not long time ago. He could never get anyone to play with him. So his father and he started playing football for a few minutes every night. Ten minutes turned into an hour or more. In just a few years, the heavy kid became athletic, fit and healthy.

More TV means more fat

Nearly every American kid watches TV for 2 hours and 56 minutes every day—that adds up to 44 days a year of sitting. More TV (or more Internet surfing, or more computer games) means more fat.

Eat an apple a day, walk around the house, play with your family...Do it today, and do it more tomorrow. It will help you a lot.

1.According to the passage, kids put at the end of the snack list in one study of eating habits.

A.chips B.ice cream C.fruit D.soft drinks

2.What does the underlined word “obese” mean in Chinese?

A.苗条的 B.虚胖的 C.健康的 D.聪明的

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.When we watch too much TV, we will probably get too much fat.

B.A few years ago Jim was fat.

C.Being overweight only affects how we look.

D.Eating an apple a day is good for our health.

4.What can we do to fight overweight according to the passage?

①Try to get up early.

②Try to take more exercise.

③Try not to sit in front of TV or computer for too long.

④Try to eat more healthy food.

A.②③④ B.①②③ C.①③④ D.①②④

5.The passage mainly talks about .

A.one of the biggest health problems, overweight B.how to play football

C.the healthy food D.how to fight overweight

A little boy invited his mother to the first teacher-parent meeting of his elementary school. To his surprise, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother. Though she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the right side of her face. The boy never asked his mom why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, other people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother, but the little boy felt embarrassed for his mom’s looks, and hid himself from everyone. However, he heard the conversation between his mother and his teacher.

“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.

The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, his room caught fire one day. Everyone was too afraid to get into the room, but I rushed into it. While I was running towards his bed, a beam (横梁) fell down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious (失去知觉的). Luckily, a man saved us.” She touched the burned side of her face.“But I have never regretted (后悔) doing what I did,” she added.

Having heard that, the little boy was so moved that he ran towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged (拥抱)her and held her right hand tightly for the rest of the day.

1题判断正误（“T”表示正确, “F”表示错误）；2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题写下本文的主题；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.The boy invited his mother to the first teacher-parent meeting of his primary school. （_______）

2.This would be the____________time that his classmates and teacher met his mother.

3.What were other people impressed by at the meeting?

__________________________________________________________

4._______________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________

连词成句

1.we, hold, meeting, when, this, shall

_________________________________________________________?

2.this, for, honest, bad, to, of, is, be, you, both, fight

_________________________________________________________.

3.make, should, with, people, cultures, we, friends, other, from

________________________________________________________.

4.had, friend, with, big, I, a, fight, my

_________________________________________________________?

5.more, friendship, important, is

_________________________________________________________?

三年的初中生活马上就要结束了, 让我们记下其中的点点滴滴。请写一篇短文, 记下你的校园生活。

要求：（1）短文要有标题, 题目自拟；（2）词数：120~150。