Hi Jerry,
　 Thank you 1 your invitation to 2 your school next week. I am sorry I 3  come. I’m not going to be 4 next week. On Monday, I have a piano lesson 5 8:00  5 10:00 in the morning, and I have to study for the English test in the afternoon. On Tuesday, I am  6 a friend from my hometown at the airport. On Wednesday, I am  7 tennis with my friends. I have to look after my  8 grandpa on Thursday. On Friday, I’m helping one of my classmates 9  his English. I am busy  10 week.

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them       a pair of black glasses.

One day, however, I       ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were       in the classroom. The teacher was giving us our re­sults of a Chinese exam. I had done badly. I felt so       that I wouldn't talk to anyone. At lunch-time, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Sudden­ly, I heard a      . It was Vanilla. "You look very unhappy," she said. "What's wrong?" I looked at her for a while, but said       . I knew Vanilla had got a good mark (分数) in the exam. I thought she was       me. I sat silently, but Vanilla didn't go away, she       asking me questions_: “Is it be­cause of the exam? Do you want me to tell you the right      ?" I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn't know        to do. I looked for my paper every where, but couldn't find it.

In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and       me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big      . Vanilla had written the right answers next to every one of my mistakes. How       she was! My face turned red. I wanted to hug her, but I only held her hands and said," Thank you. "That afternoon,       Vanilla and I were on the way home, I felt quite happy and thanked her again. We are        best friends.

1.A. behind           B. below             C. among                 D. near

2.A. slowly           B. quickly                C. nearly               D. happily

3.A. singing          B. sitting                  C. dancing              D. playing

4.A. happy           B. sad          C. funny           D. excited

5.A. voice                         B. sound       C. noise                D. cry

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

7.A. knocking at    B. shouting at   C. laughing at          D. pointing at

8.A. forgot          B. kept                      C. practiced            D. remembered

9.A. answers        B. exams                       C. results               D. notes

10.A. that                      B. who         C. which        D. what

11.A. gave                      B. turned                  C. carried                D. moved

12.A. pain                       B. interest                  C. surprise                 D. fun

13.A. kind            B. brave                C. healthy              D. careless

14.A. whether               B. when                 C. after         D. unless

15.A. still                       B. yet                  C. also                 D. ever

My mum only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to   41   the family when I was young.

One day my mum came to 　42  hello to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed（尴尬的） that I threw her a hateful  43 and ran out.

The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “Your mum only has one eye!” and  44  at me.

I hated my mum and decided to leave her, so I studied very hard. Later I got a chance to go abroad to study and I left my mother.　45　graduation I worked, bought a house and got   46  there. Then I had kids of my own. I was happy with my wife and my kids. But one day someone knocked at my door. It was my 47  !When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I  48  at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE NOW!” And to this, my mum 　49  answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have got the wrong  50  ,”and she disappeared.

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion（聚会） came to my house. So I told a 　51  to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old house.

My neighbours said that she   52   . I did not have a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

My dearest son,

I am thinking  53 you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your 　54　 .

I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was still an embarrassment to you when you were growing up.

You see…when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you grow up with one eye. So I gave you   55  .

  …  With all my love to you!

Your mother

One of my favourite things to do is hiking in mountains. Because nobody likes the idea of getting lost, I always prepare before every trip. But what’s the best navigation tool, a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a good old map and compass? Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail I marked. One team of three carried a GPS, and the other team used a map and compass.
It took the GPS team 3 hours and 11 minutes to get through the whole hike, however, it took the map and compass team only 2 hours and 49 minutes. The biggest problem the GPS team met was that they lost the satellite signal (卫星信号) in some places. With no map or compass, they had to walk around until they were in a place where the signal was good. The map and compass team was able to spot (认出) different landmarks, compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction.
When I head out on my future hikes, I’m bringing a map, a compass and a GPS to show me the way.
【小题1】The writer prepares before every trip because he doesn’t _________.

A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!

    Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.

    Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.

1.What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?

A. It doesn’t tell the truth.         B. It is quite true.

C. It is impossible.              D. I don’t think it’s right.

2.Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?

A. They play computer games.             B. They watch videos late.

C. They have to do a lot of housework.      D. They have to do a lot of homework.

3.When do students in most American high schools have to get up?

A. At 7:30 am.     B. At 6:00 am.    C. At 9:00 am.    D. At about 7:00 am.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?

A. The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am.

B. The writer usually goes to bed around midnight.

C. The writer usually does a survey.

D. Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep.

B. Many American high school students are sleepy in class.

C. Many kids have too much homework to do.

D. Students can’t play computer games.