_______ we were tired, we continued our journey. At last, we reached the top of the mountain.

A.If B.Though C.While D.After

The students are having a PE lesson. There is _____ in the library.

A.someone B.anyone C.everybody D.nobody

—Could you do me a favour to carry these heavy books, Ken?

— ________.

A.Sure B.You’re welcome C.Never mind D.Of course not

Rewrite the following sentences as required （根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空限填一词）

1.The hall is too small to hold so many students. (保持句意不变)

The hall is _______small ______ it can’t hold so many students.

2.Few students could solve this difficult math problem. (改为反意疑问句)

Few students could solve this difficult math problem, ________ ________ ?

3.It took the workers three years to build the new bridge. (保持句意基本不变)

The workers ________ three years ______ the new bridge.

4.Hangzhou is about two hours’ drive from Shanghai. (对划线部分提问)

______ ______ is Hangzhou from Shanghai?

5.When, turn off, a class, please, you, your mobile phones, are having. (连词成句)

____________________________________________________________________ .

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择恰当答案)

Lao Wang is Jack’s Chinese friend. One day Jack was invited to his home for dinner. After they enjoyed the dinner, Jack made a short speech and then sent Lao Wang a clock. “I’d like you to accept this small clock,” said Jack. “Thank you.” Lao Wang thanked him, but he looked unhappy and put the clock in another room. “Don’t you like it?” Jack said. “Oh, no. Thank you.” Lao Wang answered. Later, another guest said to Jack, “Giving a clock to a friend is unlucky in Chinese culture. The word for clock ‘Zhong’ also means the end of life.”

Jack has been visiting China for many years and made quite a few Chinese friends. He told me that he knows something about China and that he is used to differences between China and America, but he has never heard about clocks being unlucky. “Clock is a typical (典型的) gift in America, everybody would be pleased to accept it,” Jack said to me sadly. “So we should be more careful about the different culture and now we have a lot to learn from the Chinese,” I said.

Indeed cultural differences are part of the fun of traveling. To do as the Romans do, you have to understand the local culture and customs.

1.Jack was invited to ______ for dinner one day.

A.Lao Wang’s B.my home C.a restaurant D.a hotel

2.Sending a clock means ______ in China.

A.happy B.unhappy C.lucky D.unlucky

3.______ is very important to travelers.

A.To know how to send a gift B.To invite guests for dinner

C.To give clocks to others D.To know cultural differences

4.The word “accept” means _______ in Chinese.

A.需要 B.接受 C.喜欢 D.拒绝

5.From the passage, we know Jack is probably _______.

A.Chinese B.Roman C.American D.Japanese

Choose the best answer and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

“Dreams may be more important than sleep. Some people don’t need much sleep. But we all need to_________ ,” some scientists say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short ___________. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new _________ about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Sometimes we _________ with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t

remember the dream. Dreams can disappear quickly from memory.

Too much dreaming can be harmful. If we sleep more, we will dream for a longer time. The mind is hard at working when we dream. That is _________ we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1.A.dream B.eat C.play D.sing

2.A.houses B.films C.trees D.songs

3.A.salaries B.addresses C.friends D.ideas

4.A.go to bed B.fall asleep C.get up D.wake up

5.A.how B.because C.where D.why

Fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

If you think you are too shy and want to be a little braver, just try the f1. things:

Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to h2. it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.

Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and e3. to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too. Most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

L4. to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t w5. about your look or whether (是否) people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.

Take one small step at a time. E6. time when you say“Hi!”or smile at someone, say to yourself “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.

Answer the questions. （根据以下内容回答问题）

Subway（地铁）is the most crowded place in a city. Most people go to work by subway. And the culture of subway is the window of a city. Paris is the capital of France and its subway is also very special. You can enjoy its subway culture when you are in the city. First you can see many people reading books in the subway. No matter they are in the subway or at the station, there is always a book in their hand. I don’t know in which city there are a lot of people reading novels together in the subway like Paris.

The subway stations in Paris are not big, but each of them has its special facts. There are a lot of pictures on the wall of the stations. Some stations look like ships. Some stations have clothes, caps and shoes. And every station has a big advertisement picture. But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics (化妆品).

You can meet some beggars（乞丐）in the subway. But the beggars in the Paris subway are also very special. They are all begging by their craftsmanship (手艺). They often play the violin or guitar in the train. There are also beggars waiting at the gate. If the beggars have no craftsmanship, they will say their difficulties such as wife and many children wait for food. After telling, they will go around the train. It is your freedom to give the money or not.

If you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself.

1.Why is subway the most crowded place in a city?

______________________________________________________

2.What do many people do in the subway or at the station in Paris?

______________________________________________________

3.The subway stations in Paris are not big, are they?

_________, ____________________________________________

4.What do people use many of the big advertisement pictures in the subway stations for?

______________________________________________________

5.How do many beggars in the Paris subway beg?

______________________________________________________

6.What do you think of the subway culture in Paris? Why?

______________________________________________________

Write at least 60 words on the topic “The thing(s) I want to do most during my winter holiday” (以“寒假我最想做的事” 为题写一篇不少于60 个词的短文，标点符号不占格)

寒假即将来临，你的心情如何？你想怎么度过这个寒假呢？你最想做什么呢？为什么会有这种想法？说说理由。

My father doesn’t like the colour of the car because it is too dark. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?

A.[dɑ?k] B.[de?k] C.[dek] D.[d?k]