Nadya Vessey, of Auckland, New Zealand, was born with an illness. So at the age of 16, of her legs below the knees were cut off. One day when a little boy was watching _ take off? her prosthetic假体的legs, he asked her???? she didn't have any legs.? Thinking quickly she asked him whether he had read The Little Mermaid美人鱼.He said“_???? .”So Nadya told him that she was a mermaid. The Little boy was?????? ? and said,"Wow! That's so cool!” And then he ran off to tell his Dad.

The????? ? of becoming a mermaid became clearer and clearer in Nadya's mind. After????? it over, she wrote to Weta Workshop in Wellington to ask if they could????? her. She never believed they actually would, so she was excited when she knew they_???? _. Weta workshop's manager, Richard Taylor, was very pleased to make it true, and wanted Nadya to be _???? .

It took Weta Workshop two years to make a special????? for Nadya. "A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable????? it and you have to make it part of?????? ". After practicing in the????? , Nadya went to the open sea to try on her mermaid suit. It was??????? amazing and great to watch Nadya swim, and to see her dream come true.

Nadya Vessey herself has written the story of a real mermaid.

1.A. either??????? B. both???????? C. neither????????? D. none

2.A. me????????? B. you????????? C. him??????????? D. her

3.A. why???????? B. how????????? C. when?????????? D. where

4.A. No????????? B. Yes????????? C. Sorry?????????? D. Goodbye

5.A. sad????????? B. afraid??????? C. surprised??????? D. fortunate

6.A. news???????? B. idea???????? C. story?????????? D. history

7.A. going???????? B. taking??????? C. turning???????? D. thinking

8.A. save???????? B. pick????????? C. treat? ???????? D. help

9.A. agreed?????? B. checked?????? C. refused???????? D. received

10.A. ugly????????? B. beautiful????? C. friendly???????? D. relaxed

11.A. hat?????????? B. jacket??????? C. sweater???????? D. suit

12.A. with????????? B. about???????? C. from????????? D. of

13.A. myself??????? B. ourselves????? C. yourself??????? D. yourselves

14.A. dining hall???? B. waiting room? C. living room????? D. swimming pool

15.A. too?????????? B. really??????? C. well??????????? D. enough

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Are your parents “helicopters”(直升飞机)? That’s a new term I read about. It means parents who “hover” over(盘旋) their children.They _1    about every little thing in their child’s life: Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? __2  pens? More anything? More everything?

These  3  love their children and want to 4  that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but 5  like being pampered(纵容). The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not  6  to make decisions.

I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for   7  . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This    8  them grow up. It helps them to   9 an independent(独立的) and responsible(负责任的) person.

   10  can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just    11  with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also  12   your own bed and clean your room. You can   13  your parents that you can be responsible with money.

Your parents are “helicopter”  14  they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can “   15  ” the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

1.                A．worry          B．change         C．collect   D．bring

2.                A．Many          B．Much          C．More D．Most

3.                A．children        B．parents         C．grandparents  D．teachers

4.                A．make up        B．make sure       C．make of  D．make from

5.                A．another        B．the other       C．other D．others

6.                A．talking          B．doing          C．giving    D．having

7.                A．himself         B．yourselves       C．themselves    D．ourselves

8.                A．asks           B．decides         C．helps D．stops

9.                A．become        B．learn           C．believe   D．develop

10.               A．Why           B．When          C．How  D．What

11.               A．talk            B．start           C．dream D．finish

12.               A．make          B．repair          C．sweep D．move

13.               A．teach          B．train           C．plan D．show

14.               A．so             B．because        C．but   D．though

15.               A．land           B．invent          C．make D．design

We  26  a survey about different   27  transportation last week．We asked students28  their favorite kinds of transportation． 29  are some of the results．Most students come to school  30  bike and they like  31  bikes．Of course, bikes are  32  than cars and buses．Some students like cars  33  they are safer than bikes．Cars are also faster than bikes and buses．Among some students, buses are not popular, because they often have  34  passengers（旅客）．Buses are also dirtier and more crowded．However（然而）,  35  many people can afford（买得起） a car．

1.A．did         B．make              C．have

2.A．kind of      B．kinds of             C．a kind of

3.A．from                                         B．with        C．about

4.A．Here                                        B．There            C．They

5.A．on                                            B．by            C．ride

6.A．by                                           B．on            C．riding

7.A．cheaper                                      B．more expensive         C．cheap

8.A．though       B．because            C．but

9.A．too much                                   B．a lot         C．too many

10.A．not        B．don't                 C．aren't

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing! ”I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate（候选人）for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered       a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my      , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.

“I’m, er-I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team, ”he said nervously. “You are really       and you would be a great partner.”

“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

“Well,       you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow. ”He said before moving to another table.

All that night, I thought about the       from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process（选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to       Jeff.

      of all, I began to create a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we       a poster with Jeff’s showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway       passing Jeff’s smiling face.

My next step was to       what new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster agreed to add       we want to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.

An eighth grader said, “      will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”

      these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his      . The fact that it has made a       in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

 1.A. us                           B. him                            C. her                           D. them

 2.A. surprise             B. luck                          C. fun                           D. love

 3.A. tired                            B. happy                      C. smart                       D. busy

 4.A. if                             B. because          C. after                        D. while

 5.A. message            B. present                   C. dream                     D. offer

 6.A. refuse                    B. leave                         C. agree                       D. join

 7.A. first                    B. second                    C. third                        D. Last

 8.A. sent                    B. invented                 C. designed                 D. bought

 9.A. for                          B. from                          C. with                         D. without

 10.A. take out          B. give out                   C. work out                 D. find out

 11.A. everywhere       B. somewhere             C. everything              D. nothing

 12.A. This                           B. It                               C. He                            D. We

 13.A. Hearing           B. Seeing                     C. Thinking                  D. Hoping

 14.A. exercise                   B. class                         C. family                      D. success

 15.A. friend                  B. difference               C. mistake          D. living

Sam goes home from school. He’s hungry(饿的).And he has a lot of homework. He wants to see Mike and   26   football, too. He doesn’t have   27   time.

“Hello，Sam，”says Mrs Green.“    28   is school today? ”

“Fine. But I have a lot of homework，and I’m hungry. ”

“There are some apples on the table.”

“No，I don’t want any  29  . Is there   30   cake? ”

“Yes. But please    31  eat too much.”

Sam eats some cakes. Then he sits(坐)   32   at the table. He opens his book and begins to write. Mrs Green   33   to the shop.

Mrs Green comes back   34   the shop. Sam is   35  . Mrs Green says，“My son，you’re a good boy.”

1.A. have     B. play     C. buy     D. make

2. A. a lot     B. very     C. many    D. much

3. A. How     B. What    C. Where   D. Which

4. A. bananas  B. pears    C. apples    D. cake

5. A. an      B. many    C. some     D. any

6. A. doesn’t  B. don’t     C. isn’ t     D. aren’t

7.  A. on      B. in       C. up       D. down

8.  A. buys     B. makes    C. goes       D. asks

9. A. from    B. to       C. for      D. in

10. A. eating  B. drinking  C. studying  D. playing