The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how   1   you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would   2   not to take the test. ”
Many students jumped up to   3   the teacher and left the classroom.  The teacher looked at the   4   students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last   5   . ” Two more students decided to go.     Seven students remained.  The teacher then handed out the   6   .  There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just   7   an A in this class.  Keep believing in yourself.     I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test   8   any teacher could and should give.  Students who are not   9   in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量). The same is   10   in real life.  The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have   11   both successes and failures.  They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education   12   from events in their lives, and have become   13   people.      Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed.  You are a big kid now, and you   14   that  you have some limits (限制).  However, there is   15   you can’t do or learn or be.  Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. ”
【小题1】A.  luckily        B.  terribly        C.  hard
【小题2】A.  dislike        B.  help            C.  prefer
【小题3】A.  thank         B.  praise          C.  fight
【小题4】A.  following     B.  relaxing      C.  remaining
【小题5】A.  chance        B.  trouble         C.  test
【小题6】A.  results        B.  presents        C.  papers
【小题7】A.  given         B.  sent            C.  received
【小题8】A.  where         B.  that            C.  what
【小题9】A.  confident     B.  necessary       C.  mysterious
【小题10】A.  unusual        B.  impossible      C.  true
【小题11】A.  broken off     B.  dreamed of      C.  learned from
【小题12】A.  and           B.  or            C.  but
【小题13】A.  ruder         B.  cuter           C.  better
【小题14】A.  decide        B.  forget          C.  realize
【小题15】A.  something     B. anything        C.  nothing

It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot(点) on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.

　　Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you’ll find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter R disappearing.

    Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears.

1.The writer of the passage thinks that _____ there is a blind spot on the eye.

A. few people know                   B. no one knows 

C. most people know                  D. all the people know

2.In which order should you do the experiment?

①Hold the card   ②Move the card nearer    ③Close your right eye

④Write two English letters   ⑤Look at the letter R    ⑥Make a card

A. ④⑥①②③⑤                      B. ①③⑥④⑤②

C. ⑥①④③②⑤                      D. ⑥④①③⑤②

3.The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. how to find the blind spot        B. an interesting experiment

C. where the blind spot is            D. there is blind spot on the eye

Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different. She starts a new job at the age of 76.

    This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.

    Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and

buys them. And he wants more!                                                                       

    The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old.

    Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe.

    When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday “Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100^th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.

1.How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?

     A. She has more grandchildren.          B. She has her own art gallery.

     C. She lives an easy life.              D. She starts a new job.

2. Grandma Moses' paintings are first bought by _______.

     A. a man from New York               B. her daughter

     C. Otto Kallir's gallery             D. the owner of a store in town

3.The writer of the passage thinks that _______.

    A. Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100

    B. people like her paintings but do not like her

    C. it is never too late to start a new job

    D. many people prefer paintings by old ladies

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. Grandma Moses and New York State    B. Grandma Moses and Painting

    C. Grandma Moses' family               D. Grandma Moses' Day

某网站正在举行以“My drearm”为主题的英语作文大赛，请你写一篇英语短支参赛，内容包括：

    1.你的梦想是什么？

    2.为什么会有这样的梦想？（至少1个理由）

    3.你有什么优点或爱好？（至少1点）

    4.为了实现梦想，你觉得自己目前需要做什么？（至少1点）

  注意：1.词数80左右。短文应包括所有内容要点，要点表达不分先后，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；

        2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

        3.短文中不要出现自己的姓名和学校名。

My dream

    I think everyone should have a dream. A dream can push you ahead.

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There’s a saying “Where there is a will, there is a way.” I am sure my dream will come true one day if I work hard.