In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them “Coral Islands”.

A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with tress, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.

If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers.

If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived . These sea animals make the coral.

They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher.

At last it grew out of the water.

Then the sea brought to it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds to this earth. Sometimes birds flew over it and brought seeds to the island.

The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the island. In a few more years there were trees growing there.

So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Do they not teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is?

1.In the sea ________.

A. there are coral islands in all places B. there are some coral islands

C. the water is always warm D. we can see many flowers

2.A coral island looks like ________.

A. a round cake B. trees, grass and flowers

C. a ring of land D. a round lake

3.There are ________ in the holes in corals.

A. flowers B. little corals

C. grass D. sea animals

4.From the story we learn that ________.

A. small workers can’t do big things

B. only big workers can do big things

C. small workers can do big things if they work hard and work a long time

D. all small things can do big things

Read the following advertisement and answer the questions below according to the table.

SECRETARY TV

Major network looking for secretary/gal/guy. Friday to work on various temporary assignments. Work 1，2，3，4 or 5 days a week. Mr. Newcomb 889-0030

SECRETARY QUEENS

Good skills, General insurance agency. Richmond Hill area.

849-8760

SECRETARY. P/T.?

Steno, type, hrs, Mon.-Fri., 10-1 and/or Mon. Wed. & Fri. 2:30-7:00.

Tues.2:30-5:00 Midtown office 355-5743 after 7 p.m.

SECRETARY

Small midtown law firm. Excel skills, no legal exp req'd. 755-2040

SECRETARY.

Fast-moving ad agency needs bright, energetic, good typist for various responsibilities. 684-2500

（P/T.=part time; Steno=stenographer速记员；exp=experienced；req'd=required）

1.If you want to get a position of a secretary as a part-time job, please dial the number ________.

A. 355-5743 B. 849-8760

C. 7550-2040 D. 684-2500

2.If you want to get a job as a secretary in the small midtown law firm, ________.

A. you must have very good skills and legal experiences

B. it is necessary for you to have legal experiences

C. you must have very good skills, but you don't have to be experienced in law

D. you must have excellent skills or good experience in law

3.We can't find any information about ________ in each unit's advertisement.

A. the title of position

B. the way of contact(联系)

C. salary

D. qualifications of candidates（应聘者的资格）

Jack Evans quarreled with his neighbour，Ellen Brown. Mrs. Brown had a dog. Jack did not like dogs. He wanted Mrs. Brown to give away or sell her dog，but she refused.

“I'll take you to court if you don't，” he said.

Mrs. Brown laughed at him. She was not worried.

Jack thought，“I must talk to a lawyer, but lawyers are expensive. I don't want to waste my money. I will waste it if I don't win my case against Mrs. Brown and her dog.”?

Then Jack had an idea. There was a young lawyer in the town. He did not have much work. Not many people knew about him. “I'll visit him，” Jack thought. “He needs work.” He visited the young lawyer in his office. “I need some advice，” he said.

“Certainly，” the young lawyer said. “What is your problem? I am here to help you.”

“Good. I want to take my neighbour to court. However, I will pay for your advice only if you think I will win the case in court.”?

The lawyer was not pleased by this suggestion. However, he had very little work. Here was a chance to get some.?

“All right，” he said. “I agree. I will listen to your problem. I will give you honest advice. You will pay me only if I think you can win in court.”?

Jack told him about the problem. The lawyer listened carefully. Sometimes he made notes. When Jack finished, the lawyer sat back in his chair and said, “You will win your case. I have no doubt about it. May I take your case to court?”

Jack stood up and walked towards the door. “No, thank you,” he said. “I will not take it to court.”?

“What about my fee?” the lawyer asked. “You have to keep your promise.”

“I am keeping my promise,” Jack said. “I will not win in court. You see, I did not tell you my case. I told you Mrs. Brown's.”

1.Jack Evans argued with his neighbour because ________.

A. his neighbour was not friendly

B. he disliked her dog

C. Mrs Brown wanted to take him to court

D. he was laughed at

2.Whom did Jack see for advice?

A. A lawyer.

B. His neighbour.

C. His friend.

D. Mrs. Brown.

3.Jack agreed to pay the lawyer if ________.

A. the lawyer helped him in court

B. Mrs. Brown couldn't offer the money

C. the dog was sold

D. the lawyer said he would win his case

Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains. One day there was an earthquake near the _______. Many houses were _______. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.

They were _______ that the second earthquake would be worse than the first. “We _______ send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “Many of our friends are sending _______ children to relatives in other towns.”

“We’ll _______ him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be _______ with him.”

He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him _______ he would let Johnny _______ with him.

“He is a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any ________.”

“________, Johnny’s uncle Peter said. ________ I’m not ________ to children. I ________ a very quiet and peaceful ________.”

“You won’t know Johnny is in the house.” His father told him.

________ Johnny, ________ was five, went to live with his uncle.

Two days ________, his mother and father ________ a telegram from Peter.

It said, “I’m returning the child. Please send the ________.”

1.A. village B. city C. town D. mountain

2.A. built B. broke into C. stayed up D. destroyed

3.A. worried B. fearless C. happy D. glad

4.A. must B. may C. can D. need

5.A. our B. your C. their D. my

6.A. bring B. take C. fetch D. send

7.A. happy B. safe C. satisfied D. angry

8.A. that B. how C. if D. when

9.A. live B. work C. study D. play

10.A. money B. free time C. happiness D. trouble

11.A. That’s all right B. All right C. Right D. Of course not

12.A. and B. but C. or D. however

13.A. uses B. using C. use D. used

14.A. had B. live C. led D. bear

15.A. home B. place C. life D. house

16.A. And B. But C. So D. If

17.A. that B. which C. whom D. who

18.A. later B. ago C. before D. earlier

19.A. received B. had got C. accepted D. sent

20.A. peaceful life B. earthquake C. telegram D. money

A proverb says, "Time is money". But in my opinion, time is even 1. precious than money. Why？ 2. when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is 3.（go） , it will never return. 4. is known to all that the time we can use is limited. Therefore we should make 5.use of our time to study hard so as to serve our country in 6. future. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people 7. do not realize the value of time. They waste their precious time smoking, drinking and playing. In 8.word, we should form the good habit of 9. (save) time. Do not put off what can be done today 10. tomorrow.

1.ahead of________________________

2.fall ill________________________

3.over and over again________________________

4.a number of________________________

5.put one’s hands on________________________

6.区别对待；有影响；________________________

7.榨出;挤出;_________________________

8.触电;电休克;_________________________

9.急救;_________________________

10.依靠;依赖;_________________________

My friend Henry, with who I studied in the same class, didn’t like studying at school. That’s because he couldn’t go to high school. He had to return back to his hometown, where his father wished him to learn to manage our small shop. However, the young man was not interesting in it and didn’t do as his father said. He spends a lot of time reading and he also learned how to repair cars. Last month, I received an e-mail from him inviting me take my vacation on his hometown. I started off. Seeing that he was such successful, I said, “Henry, all road lead to Rome. You are great!”

假设你是李华，曾在美国学习半年，现已回国。你想联系你的美国老师Mr. Smith 但没有其联系方式。请根据以下要点给你的美国同学Tom写一封信：

1．感谢Tom对你英语学习的帮助；

2．询问Mr.smith的近况并索要其联系方式；

3．邀请Tom在春节期间来中国感受中国文化。

注意：1.词数120-150；2. 可适当增加细节。

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“Don’t you have any toys you want to share?” I asked my son during our church’s Christmas toy drive. “What about all those things in your closet you haven’t used in years?”

"I don’t have anything,” he said. “We’re so poor.”

We’re only “poor” because we refuse to buy him the phone he wants for Christmas, which would also require a monthly texting charge.

“You’re not so poor you have nothing to give,” I found myself saying to him, a phrase my mother often used on me.

At work the next day, one of my students said, “I didn’t spell your name right,” as she handed me a Christmas gift—a box of chocolates. No wonder she hadn’t spelled it right—I had only worked at the center for a couple of months, and my name is not easy to pronounce, even in English, which is this woman’s second language.

I hadn’t expected a gift—I worked at an adult education center, where we dealt with people who struggle economically. When I was hired, my boss told me she tries to keep snacks around the center and cooks “stone soup” once a week, where whoever can bring something in does, because “You will hear growling bellies here. They give their food to the children before they themselves eat.”

And yet these people, so grateful for a second chance at getting an education, unable to sometimes even afford the gas money to come in, manage to do something for us nearly every week. Some bring in food; others do chores around the center. They help and encourage one another, and us. They give what they are able to give.

1.Who does the education center intend to help?

A. Local people out of work.

B. Adult students unable to spell.

C. Immigrants on empty stomachs.

D. Poor people eager for education.

2.What can we learn from the text?

A. Students learn to do chores at the center.

B. The boy was unwilling to share his toys.

C. The center offers chocolate as a Christmas gift.

D. The author has high expectations of her students.

3.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Never Too Poor to Give

B. Never Too Late to Learn

C. A Second Chance to Seize

D. An Unexpected Gift to Treasure

Jumping off random cliffs(悬崖) into the sea is not clever. However, as a sport, coasteering uses local experts to help groups travel around the coast so they can then jump safely and have a lot of fun in the process. But coasteering is also so much more than cliff jumping.

A usual day’s coasteering will involve swimming, climbing, scrambling(攀岩) and cliff jumping. All trips begin with a safety brief and equipment check. You will be equipped with a helmet, wetsuit and life vest. You will need to wear some old sneakers you don’t mind getting wet.

From here it could be a short swim to the first jump site. Following an instructor, you swim through rock pools, around rough rocks and right up to the next jump spot. A brief climb and you’ll be standing on the edge wondering, “Why the hell did I agree to this?” Then, and to the yell of your friends, you’re leaping in, with a smile that’s guaranteed to last the rest of the day.

Coasteering is certainly more than cliff jumping. If ever a sport could claim to be confidence building, this is it. And it’s also a perfect activity for groups of friends or for adventurous families who want to explore the coast. Many companies offer daily trips, so even if you are on your own or a couple you can join in with a large group. Companies use trained guides with much knowledge of local tides and weather conditions. These people lead the show and are qualified lifesavers as well.

Coasteering is already popular around the UK. At least now you won’t have to ask “What is coasteering?” if someone you know gives it a go.

1.What is coasteering?

A. A daily sightseeing trip.

B. A non-expert guided diving.

C. A cliff and water based sport.

D. A group activity of climbing.

2.What is the benefit of coasteering?

A. Building confidence.

B. Developing independence.

C. Improving guiding skills.

D. Enriching lifesaving experience.

3.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?

A. You felt scared and regretful.

B. You became totally tired.

C. You discovered your potential.

D. You gained complete relief.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To introduce coasteering.

B. To organize coasteering.

C. To advertise spots for coasteering.

D. To train coasteering-lovers.