Why don’t   us in a good play?

A. join                   B. join in        C. join up       D. join to

— Would you like to _________ us in a game of cards?

   — I’d like to, but I have to _________ a lecture.

A. join; attend    B. attend; join    C. take part in; attend    D. join; join in

下面几篇小短文是关于人们交往场所的信息。请阅读下列应用文，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先，请阅读下面的信息。
A: Join a club
Join a club with people of common interests. If you have something in common with people, you will find it much easier to talk to them and plan activities.
B: School or workplace
If you’re in school or at work, you will have many schoolmates or workmate. You can get close to them and talk to them in your spare time, or simply do the same thing together.
C: Join a team
You can join a team, especially if you’re in school. Joining a sports team can be a great way to make friends. As long as you enjoy the sport, try your best, and your teammates will be happy to accept you.
D: Be a volunteer (志愿者)
Volunteering is a way to show your passion and love. It’s also a great way for people of all ages to meet others. By working together you build friendship with people.
E: Get online
You can know as many new friends as you can through the Internet. You can also make friends with people in other countries. And if you find some people in your area, you can introduce yourself online and then meet them in person.
F: Talk with a stranger
Practice smiling and saying “Hello” with every stranger you meet. You will be surprised to find how many people answer you in a friendly way. And you may make more new friends in this way.
请阅读以下相关信息，然后匹配交往场所和具体建议。
【小题1】 Tip1: The fact that you’re devoting your time to something without asking for money shows that you’re a very kind and helpful volunteer, which good friends must be.
【小题2】Tip2: A common wrong idea about this is that you have to be really good at playing a particular sport in order to make friends with others in the team, but this isn’t true.
【小题3】Tip3: Speaking to a stranger that you’ve never met, even a guy, is easy. The secret is not to get nervous, pay attention and ask questions.
【小题4】Tip4: Whatever your age, there might be some people with the same interests as you have. And there might be a club or organization for you.
【小题5】Tip5: In general, the Internet isn’t a great place to make real friends, or the kind of friends who will be there for you when you really need them.

All the students at school are required to ____ lectures by the experts on howto save themselves when accidents occur, such as fires, a gas leak and so on.

   A. join in    B. take part in  C. attend   D. participate in  

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
This was the morning, when Jeremy, l4 years old, was to begin his duck shooting. He had   31  the whole idea ever since his father had bought him  32  and had promised him a __33__to this island. But he loved his father and wanted to  34  him.
They came to the beach. To ease the sense of fear, he took a  35   of his father, then he put the camera aside and picked up the gun. His father said happily, “I’ve been  36  a long time for this day. I’ll let you  37 .” He leaned (屈身) forward, eyes narrowed. “There is a small flight(一群) now. Keep your head down; I’ll give you the  38  .”
Jeremy’s heart was beating  39  . “No, don’t let them come, please!” But they came, closer, closer... “Now, take them!” cried his father. Jeremy felt his body  40  . He stood up, leaned into the gun the  41  his father taught him. In the same distance, the ducks saw the gunners and flared (突然飞去) wildly. For a second he hung there balanced between life and death. There was no sound. Jeremy stood  42  , seizing the gun.
“What happened?  43   didn’t you shoot?” his father said in a controlled voice. The boy didn’t answer. His lips were trembling.
“Because they were so  44  ,” he said and burst into tears. He sat down, face buried in his hands and wept. All  45  of pleasing his father was gone. He had his chance and he failed  .
For a moment his father was  46  . And then he said, “Let’s try again.” Jeremy didn’t lower his hands. “It’s no use, I can’t.”
“Hurry, you’ll miss them. Here!” Gold metal touched Jeremy. He  47  up, unbelieving . His father was handing the camera to him, and said softly, “Quick!,” Jeremy stood up and pressed his shutter release(快门) button in a flash. “I got them!” His face was bright.
Jeremy saw that there was no disappointment in his father’s eyes,  48  pride and love. “I’ll always love shooting. But that doesn’t mean you  49  . Sometimes it takes as much   50  not to do a thing as to do it.”  He paused. “I think you could teach me how to operate that camera .”
31. A. hated                   B. loved                C. hoped                  D. known
32. A. toy                     B. a camera             C. a bike                  D. a gun
33.A. game             B. prize                 C. trip                   D. holiday
34. A. join              B. praise                C. help                   D. please
35. A. rest              B. breath                C. picture                D. care
36. A. lasting                  B. waiting              C. looking               D. asking
37. A. go               B. shoot                C. catch                 D. play
38. A. word             B. gun                  C. chance                D. fact
39. A. wildly            B. widely               C. tightly                D. nervously
40. A. warm             B. excite                C. delay                 D. obey
41. A. rule              B. road                 C. way                  D. path
42. A. surprisedly       B. quietly               C. still                   D. hard
43. A. How              B. Where               C. Why                 D. What
44. A. lovely             B. sad                  C. frightening            D. friendly
45. A. hope             B. means                C. decision               D. practice
46. A. silent                   B. cheerful              C. calm                  D. worried
47. A. sat               B. looked                     C. stood                  D. put
48. A. almost            B. mostly                     C. even                  D. only
49. A. need              B. might                C. dare to                D. have to
50. A. energy            B. work                C. courage               D. mind