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单词拼写：（每小题1分，共10小题）
【小题1】In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven_____(木制的) boxes.                                               
【小题2】Li Yan, a___ ( 志愿者 ) for the 2008 Olympic Games, is interviewed by Pausanias.                                              
【小题3】Tom is ___(有信心的) to succeed.                                           
【小题4】Seeing this, many a ___(路人) came to help the old woman.                       
【小题5】What do you think of the play ___(表演) by the little children?                   
【小题6】__(如今), many young people spend at least 3 hours on the Internet.
【小题7】He explained __(简要地) what we were to do next.                             
【小题8】Theses ___(昆虫) can fly .                                                                             
【小题9】They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more ___(熟悉的) with them.                                            
【小题10】Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be ___(接纳) as competitors.

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions. But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.What were Kristen and Kelly asked to do last Sunday evening? (No more than 20 words.)

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2.Why did the guests praise Kelly so much rather than Kristen? (No more than 15 words.)

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3.The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” in Paragraph 4 means ________________. (No more than 5 words.)

4.Why did Kristen feel sad and cry? (No more than 15 words.)

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5.In your opinion, how should adults treat children? (No more than 15 words.)

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We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.
The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.
Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.
I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.
But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.
I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”
She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”
I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.
Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.
【小题1】The underlined expression make a big to do over (paragraph 4) means _____.

Cindy Sydney is the founder of C&S Paving Inc.(铺路公司) in Miami，USA.In the following account，she recalls the job that challenged her ____ and skill but left her flying high.

When the Miami Airport was under ____ in 1979，we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved ____ the cars could be on site ____ the airport opened，and the official opening was only ten days away！____ other local paving company wanted to do the job, stating it couldn’t be done in such a(n) ____ time.

Because we were new and really needed the work，we were ____ to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and ____ our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also ____ them that if we failed，they would be no worse off，____ they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.

We got the job and immediately went into ___.Working at night needed lights，so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our____challenge was to keep the rock mixture ____ enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction，and we certainly couldn’t? ____ to buy a new one.Instead，I got a special ___ to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrant(消防栓)；then I ____ held one of those hoses to ____ down the rock.

Those ten days were filled with challenges that ____ one creative idea after another.Nine days later，the night before the airport opened，National Car Rental was the only company that had cars on the parking lot.

“The key to our success was having the ____ to take on any job and then being ____ in our approach to getting it done.”

1.A.kindness? B．patience

C．imagination? D．experience

2.A.construction? B．repair

C．control? D．development

3.A.after? B．as

C．for? D．so

4.A.while? B．since

C．where? D．when

5.A.Some? B．Any

C．No? D．Every

6.A.short? B．vacant

C．initial? D．regular

7.A.able? B．nervous

C．afraid? D．willing

8.A.supported? B．promised

C．continued? D．improved

9.A.asked? B．surprised

C．reminded? D．demanded

10.A.though? B．but

C．as? D．unless

11.A.discussion? B．action

C．practice? D．production

12.A.next? B．first

C．past? D．previous

13.A.cold? B．wet

C．loose? D．clean

14.A.swear? B．delay

C．consult? D．afford

15.A.excuse? B．order

C．permit? D．reason

16.A.exactly? B．personally

C．angrily? D．hardly

17.A.pull? B．knock

C．hit? D．water

18.．A.required? B．mixed

C．followed? D．formed

19.A.courage? B．interest

C．hope? D．chance

20.A.shabby? B．efficient

C．creative D．urgent