I didn’t mean ______ anything but the ice cream looked so good that I couldn’t help ______ it.

A.to eat; to try B.eating; trying C.to eat; trying

______ you can sleep well, you will lose the ability to focus and plan after one or two nights.

A.Once B.Unless C.If

—Hi, John! When did you come back?

—Last week. I ______ Beijing for a month.

A.have been in B.have been to C.was in

______ afraid of speaking in front of people, Tom. You are the best one in our class.

A.Don’t be B.Not be C.Not to be

— ______ long time he has waited for you!

— No wonder he is hitting the ceiling.

A.How B.What C.What a

My cousin hasn’t found out ______.

A.what’s wrong with his computer.

B.how should he deal with his broken bike.

C.how long he has fallen in love with physics.

A ship had an accident on the sea. The only survivor (幸存者) was washed up on a small lonely island. ________ lived on the island.

Several days passed, but no one came to save him. However, he didn’t give up. Every day, he watched the sea to see ________ any ship could pass by and find him. But things always made him ________.

He managed to ________ a little hut (小屋) with some wood to protect himself from bad weather and some animals. But then one day, after looking for food, he arrived home only to find his little hut on fire. The heavy ________ rose up to the sky.

He thought the ________ thing had happened and that everything was lost. He was very sad and angry. “God, it’s unfair. ________ could you do this to me!” he cried loudly. He even didn’t have the courage to live.

Early the next morning, however, he was ________ by the sound of a ship that was coming to the island. It was coming to save him. “How do you know I am here?” asked the lucky man. “We saw your smoke signal.” they replied.

In our life, it’s easy to lose courage when things are going bad, but we shouldn’t lose ________. Remember, after a ________ comes a calm.

1.A.Somebody B.Nobody C.Anybody

2.A.if B.unless C.or

3.A.scared B.excited C.disappointed

4.A.build B.discover C.get

5.A.air B.smoke C.light

6.A.worst B.hardest C.easiest

7.A.When B.What C.How

8.A.beaten B.woken C.heard

9.A.heart B.way C.face

10.A.cloud B.storm C.trip

COVID-19 has had a bad influence on people’s life. To help people in need, Jack and his friends decided to hold a sale and make some money.

They were divided into four groups. Each group bad a leader and they sold different things.

The money made by each group:

Money(yuan)

1.Why did Jack and friends hold a sale?

A.To make money and help people in need.

B.To help with the recycling project.

C.To help students in poor areas.

2.Which is the following is TRUE?

A.There are five leaders in total.

B.Lucy is the leader of the second group.

C.Peter’s group made the most money.

Plants on mountains

Mountains are more than 500 meters tall and it’s not easy for plants to live on them. The wind is strong. The soil is thin and rocky. Which plants can live there? Come and see some of them.

1.According to the passage, which are the smallest plants?

A.Cushion plants B.Snow lotuses C.Saxifrages

2.What do we know about cushion plants?

A.They can grow up to 3 meters tall.

B.They can protect the plants under them from the cold.

C.They need to live in soft and wet soil.

3.Which plants can be used in medicine?

A.Cushion plants B.Snow lotuses C.Saxifrages

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been in the news a lot lately. And according to a recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute, about half of today’s work activities could be automated(自动化的) by 2055. Could “teaching” be on that list?

The teacher in the classroom is a human model. When a human teacher is able to show the advantages of learning, learners are more likely to be inspired to work harder and make progress. Even AI with advance technology can’t do this.

So, the chances are that your job is safe for the near future. But it is going to change, and robots will join us quite soon, as teaching assistants.

Recently, a Georgia Tech professor has used an AI teaching assistant in his classroom, which allows him to more effectively manage over 400 students. His AI teaching assistant helps him answer more routine questions, freeing him to deal with some complex problems which are difficult to solve from students.

AI is also being used in South Korea and Japan to help with language learning. Students can go through any variety of conversational practices, and AI can correct mistakes in usage and pronunciation. In fact, research shows that these programs can help solve problems like shyness and frustration(挫败) that can appear when children practice repetitively with a teacher. After all, a robot will not get tired or annoyed no matter how many mistakes a child makes.

This will be the future of AI in the classroom. Should you start packing up your desk? Absolutely not. The bottom line is that these technologies work best when paired with an active human teacher. But it certainly could make your job easier and more efficient.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The present teaching conditions.

B.The advantage of human teachers.

C.The purpose of using an AI teaching technology.

2.What does underlined word “complex” means in Chinese?

A.复杂的 B.普遍的 C.完整的

3.In what way is a robot better than a human teacher?

A.It is more patient. B.It is more creative. C.It is more convenient.

4.Who is the passage probably written for?

A.Students. B.Teachers. C.Parents.

5.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A.What will teachers be like in the future?

B.The benefit of using teaching assistants.

C.Could AI take the place of human teachers?