“what’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is      . It’s unusual —she usually       the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She's dying,” mum says sadly. I       what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s        is dying.

A month ago, we moved       our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.      . she was free, she would sit       her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour       sweet smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it      . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to       to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she       every morning was       the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and      , But the tulip was dying       too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love       be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy                   B. unhappy                 C. pleased                 D. pleasure

2.A. closes                   B. opens         C. keeps                  D. takes

3.A. know                     B. love                     C. think                    D. find

4.A. favourite            B. hate                   C. unlike                   D. like

5.A. into                 B. around                C. across                   D. with

6.A. Though              B. Because               C. After                    D. When

7.A. at                        B. in                       C. on                      D. under

8.A. but                      B. and           C. for                      D. or

9.A. happily                  B. brightly                  C. carefully               D. usually

10.A. other              B. place        C. two places             D. another

11.A. got up                 B. made the bed       C. played the piano D. washed her face

12.A. to take             B. to cut                     C. to water                D. to pull

13.A. dry                B. strong       C. wet             D. old

14.A. because                   B. for                      C. since            D. because of

15.A. must              B. should                 C. may             D. need

按要求完成下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

1.She should stay at home.（ 变否定句 ）

   She __________  ____________  at home.

2.David has a cold now.(对划线词提问)

__________ the _______ with David?

3.It is five kilometers from my home to school. (对划线部分提问)

   ___________ _____________ is it from your home to school?

4.I usually take a bus to school . (同义句转换)

I usually go to school __________ ___________.

5.Sometimes we play tennis after school. (对划线部分提问)

______ ______ do you play tennis after school?

Choose the best choice from A to F to finish the dialogue. You have one more answer.
Each choice should be used only once.
J — Jenny       B — Bernard
J: Bernard,   51  
B: It’s June 19th. Oh, it’s Father’s Day.
J: You are right. It’s a day to show love and thanks to fathers.
B: Oh, yes.   52  
J: Well, I’ve bought a shirt for dad.
B: A shirt. What color?
J: Black.   53  
B: That’s a nice present. Hmm…  54  
J: Why not make a cake?
B: Good idea.   55  

What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Most of the students think stress can do harm       them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even       his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually        that someone turns to psychological (心理的)doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.

On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They       stress can produce momentum(动力）in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce stress and make it        . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal        for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew        was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future.        the saying goes, “no pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准） to my mom’s expectation and go to college       . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.

Overall, stress is not a bad thing in       . The key is how we deal with it.

1.A. for           B. in           C. to           D. of

2.A. began with    B. showed off    C. gave up      D. cheered for

3.A. wonder        B. decide       C. promise       D. hear

4.A. doubt        B. believe       C. disagree       D. forget

5.A. useful        B. difficult      C. strange        D. terrible

6.A. company      B. college       C. factory        D. f arm

7.A. life          B. spirit         C. opinion        D. silence

8.A. Then         B. But          C. As            D. Or

9.A. quietly       B. wildly        C. specially       D. successfully

10.A. himself      B. myself       C. itself           D. herself

—I like that green T—shirt. ________ is it?

—It’s fifteen dollars.

A．What color                            B．How much

C．How many                             D．How big