“You know,Ann,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Anita were just talking about you.”  I immediately got 11.  “They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”

I 12 to keep myself from crying, getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me, I felt I was 13 .

Lisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像) 14  had happened.Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was 15 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship. 16 they’d said such hurtful things.

I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(谣言).

The tongue can be our worst 17 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking one’s dignity(尊严) into pieces. When we say 18 things abut others, we’re hurting their hearts.

So how was I to act next? I thought of 19 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started 20 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them 21 I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尴尬的) at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way it had been before. I still 22  rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others.

1.A.relaxed  B. nervous  C. scared  D. energetic

2.A.struggled  B. decided  C. continued  D. preferred

3.A.different  B. wrong  C. sick  D. alone

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

5.A.surprised  B. satisfied C. frightened  D. worried

6.A.simply  B. especially  C. obviously  D. probably

7.A.criminal  B. victim  C. suspect  D. enemy

8.A.unpopular  B. unlucky  C. unkind  D. unusual

9.A. attacking  B. arguing  C. bringing  D. pulling

10.A. shouting  B. keeping  C. fighting  D. crying

11.A. because   B. although  C. after  D. unless

12.A. play with  B. agree with   C. deal with  D. help with

A young woman   1  alone through the country. It was getting dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road ,holding her hand out as if she needed a lift .

“I can’t leave her out in this weather”, the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the  2 .

“Do you want a lift?” she asked, the old woman nodded (点头) and   3  the car. After a while she said to the old woman, “Have you   4 for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again, “Bad weather for the time   5  year.” She said. The old woman nodded. Although the driver tried some more, the lady said   6  except for a nod of the head or something else.

Then the young woman saw the lady’s hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly she knew the lady was a   7 ! She stopped the car. “I can’t see that mirror   8 ,” she said, “Would you mind cleaning it for me?” The lady nodded and opened the door.

As soon as the lady was out of the car, the young woman drove off quickly.

When she got to the next village she  9 . She found that the old lady had left a  10  behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath(呼吸). Inside the bag was a gun!

1.                A．has driven      B．had driven      C．was driving    D．drove

2.                A．door           B．car            C．glass D．hand

3.                A．took in         B．got off          C．got into   D．went to

4.                A．lain            B．kept           C．sat  D．waited

5.                A．out            B．of             C．in   D．off

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

7.                A．boy            B．girl            C．woman   D．man

8.                A．quickly         B．clearly          C．carefully  D．slowly

9.                A．feared         B．slept           C．stood D．stopped

10.               A．shoe           B．box            C．handbag   D．watch

Hi Grace,

How's it going? Sorry I haven't emailed for a while, but I had so much to do!

I had told you about my decision to take up a sport. I knew I wasn't fit and I wanted to get some exercise. But that wasn't the only reason that I decided to do a sport. Students who play sports do better at school. 1..                      Exercise also helps learning and memory (记忆).

2. First, I tried soccer. I had played a bit of soccer before and I thought it wouldn't be too bad. I knew I couldn't last for very long without feeling tired. On the first day, I was able to run for the first ten minutes, but then I was so tired that I couldn't even kick the ball!

Then, I tried volleyball. 3.I was able to run for the first twenty minutes and I wasn't the slowest runner in the team! After a few weeks .I could run faster and longer. I was doing better and feeling better.4..              Maybe I'm not a team sport person after all!

Finally, I tried kung fu (功夫). It's a great sport that exercises the body and the mind. You learn to follow instructions carefully and do what you are asked to do. This is the fight sport for me!  5. I feel so confident that l even showed some moves to the class last week! Can you believe it?

 I hope you're OK! Write and let me know what you've been doing!

 Bye for now!

                                       Kristie

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题1分)

    I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities          staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I            and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.

    “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any            in my bathroom. ”

    “Are you sure?”

    “Of course I’m sure!

    “I’ll            our hotel engineer at once. ”

    An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked          . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he            his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing            ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.            , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a            situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I            into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.A. since           B. while              C. after               D. before

2.A. arrived                B. passed           C. left                  D. stopped

3.A. toothpaste B. water             C. shampoo       D. soap

4.A. send           B. catch              C. trouble          D. bring

5.A. proud                  B. worried         C. angry              D. excited

6.A. put up                  B. cleaned up    C. took back      D. held out

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

8.A. Seriously    B. Especially      C. Quickly D. Luckily

9.A. helpful                 B. perfect          C. terrible D. busy

10.A. broke                B. looked           C. rushed           D. moved

THIS is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. He made the school golf team, but lost the only important match of the season.

He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “hello” to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. There’s no way to tell how he might have done at dating(约会). Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being turned down.  

He was a loser(失败者), and he and his classmates knew it. But, somehow, he decided to keep trying. The only thing important in his life was drawing. He was proud of his ability even though no one else appreciated it. He submitted(递交) some cartoons for his high school yearbook, but they were rejected.

After completing high school he wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios. He was told to submit some samples. He spent a great deal of time on the drawings. They were rejected. Another loss for the loser.  

So Sparky decided to write his own auto biography(自传) in cartoons. He created his childhood self – a little-boy loser: Charlie. He never succeeded in kicking a football and never got a date with the little red-haired girl. Sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy. 

1.From the first paragraph we can see that Sparky was        in high school.

A．a loser            B．a talented boy      C．a good player      D．a bad boy

2.Sparky never asked a girl for dating because he was afraid of       .

A．making mistakes                        B．making friends

C．being refused                          D．talking to girls

3.What does the underlined word “He” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．His cartoon character Charlie              B．Snoopy

C．Charles Schulz                          D．Walt Disney

4.His only success mentioned in this passage is           .

A．his autobiography in cartoons．            B．his artwork submitted to the Yearbook

C．his cartoons submitted to Walt Disney Studios  D．his golf match in high school