6．

Dear Miss Lu Mei,

I'm very pleasant to receive your letter.　　　　　　　　　 1.______

And I had like very much to be your friend.　　　　　　　 2.______

I like musics and drawing.I'm also a　　　　　　　　　　 3.______

sport lover.Yes,I love to swim.But I don't　　　　　　　　 4._____

go swimming now because of it is winter here.　　　　　　 5.______

During the summer holidays here in January,I　　　　　　 6._____

go to the seashore almost everyday.　　　　　　　　　　 7._____

I learned about China in my history lesson.　　　　　　　 8._____

I know it is a acient(古老的)and beautiful country.　　　　 9._____

I wish one day I can go and see your country.　　　　　　 10.______

5．

　　　　　　　 My grandfather was a teacher. He was the head teacher

of a school for boys at the ages of thirteen and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1、.______

eighteen. I know that he was a kind man at heart,

because when I am young, he gave me presents, and 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2、.______

set me on his knee, and spoke me stories.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3、.______

But I believe the boys at his school afraid of him.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4、.______

At school, when he walked into a room fill of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5、.______

noise boys, there was silence at once. When he 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　6、.______

looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes,

that boy went to red in the face, and looked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7、.______

down at his shoes. If a boy brought him poor, careless　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8、.______

work, my grandfather picked up the boy’s book

and throw it across the room, shouting, “Do it 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　9、.______

all again, and bring it back the first thing in

the morning!” If the boy was late, or if he forgot

to take the work, he had to do it again, and again, and yet again.　　 10、.______

4．

Making ropes are one of the oldest trades in the world.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 1、.______

We know what people made ropes more than 5000 years　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2、.______

ago, because we had found pieces of rope in very old　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3、.______

Egyptian tombs. They made some of this from the hair　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 4、.______

of camels. They made another from twisted grass. People　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5、.______

used them for tying animal, for getting water from deep　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6、.______

wells and for pulling large stones which they used them in　　　　　　　　　　　　 7、.______

building. In the very old days, people made ropes by the hand,　 8、.______

but today, machines make them. In very poor countries today,　　 9、.______

people still make ropes their ancestors did in the very old days.　 10、.______

(*ancestor：祖先)

3．

Last Saturday,I wanted very much to see a film

together with my brother after supper. On my way　　　 1,____

to the cinema,we happen to meet with an American　　　 2.____

named Peter,who had lost his way, looked worried.　　 3.____

when he told us that he was’t able to find　　　　　　 4.____

the hotel,we decided take him there.While we went　　 5.____

to the hotel, we told of Peter the great changes　　　　 6.____

that had taken place in our country in the past

few year ,and he told us a lot of things about the　　　 7.____

youths in the U·S·A.

Although my brother and I missed a interesting　　 　　8.____

Film , we felt very happily ,for we had not only helped　 9.____

Peter out of trouble and also learnt something from him. 10.____

2．

Dear editor,

　　 I am a high school student. A few days before,　　　　 1. _____

one of my very good friend told me that he was going　 　　　2. _____

to stop the school. He said that he wanted to start his　　　　 3. _____

own business.I tried my best to get him change his　　　　　 4. _____

mind, but failed.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 I know it is difficult of him to change his mind.　　　　 5. _____

He is not doing so good at his studies, yet I want to　　　　 6. _____

insist that I give it a try. The process(过程)is more　　　 7. _____

important than the results. Now there are only 90days　　　 8. _____

left before the test. I an not sure that his decision is　　　　 9. _____

right or wrong. I needed your advice.　　　　　　　　　　 10. _____

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Gao Fei

1．

Mary did not understand such　 sentences　 like "She　 is　 blue　 today."　 1.____

"You are yellow.""　 He has a green thumb."　 "He has told a white lie."　 2_____　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

and so on. And she went to the teacher　 with　 help.　　　　　　　　　 3._____

Mary:Mrs　 Smith ,there　 is a color　 in　 each　 of　 the　 sentence.　　　 4_____

What do they mean?

Mrs. Smith:　 In everyday English, Mary, blue　 sometimes mean　　　　 5_____

sad ,yellow　 afraid .Person with a green thumb grows plants well.　　　　 6_____

And a white　 lie　 is　 not　 a　 bad　 one.

Mary :Would　 you　 give　 me　 a　 example　 for "a white lie"?　　　　 7_____

Mrs　 Smith :Certainly. Now I just give　 you　 some cakes.In fact,　　　　 8_____

you don't like it,　 but　 you　 won't　 say　 it Instead　 of ,you say　　　　 9_____

"Yes ,thanks,　 I'm　 not　 hungry." That's　 a white　 lie.　　　　　　　　 10_____

Mary:　 Oh, I see,　 thank　 you　 very　 much.

9．2008年(福建卷)

　 Dear Ken,

I am very exciting to learn that you’re coming to　　　 　　　　76.　 excited　

Beijing for the Olympic. Both my parent miss you a　　　　 　　77　 parents　　

lot. So do our friend, Cathy, August is the best time　　　　　 　78　 does　　　

of the year to visit Beijing, because of there is only　　　　　 　　79 　　of　　　

a few rain and the weather is neither too hot nor too　　　　　　　 80 　　little　　 　

cold. There are so many places I want to take you to　　　　　　　 81　　 √　　　

after I finish my work like a volunteer. When you come,　　　　　 82　　 as　　　

you can stay with ourselves. My house is about three kilometers　　 83　　 us　　　

　far away from the National Stadium, also known as　　　　　　　 84　　　 far　　

the “Bird’s Nest”, where∧ opening ceremony will be held.　　 　　85 　　　the　　

Best regards,

Janet

能力测试题：

8．2008年 (安徽卷)

One day, while my friend and I was traveling through　　　　　　 76　 were

Germany, we were not very hungry but we only had a little　　　　 77　 not　

money. We decided ^ stop at a village market to buy　　　　　　 78　 to 　

something to eat. We choose the cheapest biscuits and　　　　　　 79.　 chose　

ate it under a tree. We thought the biscuits were great.　　　　　　 80　 them　

“Let’s got some more,” I said, “They’re cheap and they　　　　　　 81　 get　 　

really taste well.” My friend could read some German, but　　　　　 82　 good 　

I couldn’t, and I gave her the biscuit bag to find the name.　　　　　 83.　 　go 　

She looked at it and started to laugh, “How are you laughing?”　　　 84.　 why 　

I asked. “Because they're dog biscuits!” She said.　　　　　　　　　 85.　 　√ 　

7．2008年 (重庆卷)

The Story about Growth is my favorite American

TV play because it is very interested. The play　　　 76. interesting　 　

tells humorous stories that happen in the Green’s　　　 77. 　去掉the 　　　

family. With such stories it make people think　　　　 78.　 makes　 　

about life, but therefore attracts the audience. It is　　　 79.　 and　 　

also a window ∧which we can learn about American　 80. through(from)　 　

society. And there were many meaningful things that　　 81.　 are　 　

are worth think of, such as the relationship between　　 82. thinking　 　

parents and children in a lot of American family. It　　 83. families　 　

is quite different from those in China. The play is　　　 84.that　　 　

very popular. We’d better not to miss the chance　　　 85. 去掉to　 　

to enjoy it.

things about China. But I couldn’t explain them with English　　 　60. in

clearly. I felt sadly. I learnt a lesson from this experience. I　　　　 61. sad

have already studied English for eight years, ∧I can’t use it　　　 62. but/and/yet

very good. I must work hard to improve my spoken English　　　　 63. well

so that I will not be able to communicate freely with foreigners.　　 64. not

I hope I can be a bridge between China and others countries　　　　 65. other

in the future.

6．2008年普通高 (四川卷)

As summer vacation are coming soon, my classmates are　 56. is

trying very hardly to get train tickets to go home. But　　 57.hard

I have made up my minds to spend the vacation far from　 58. mind

home for∧ first time in my life. My parents have agreed　 59.the

to visiting me, and I will have a different vacation. When　 60.visit

they came here, I will show them around my university　　 61. come

and the city just as well. I have decided to buy them　　　 62. just

some nice gifts. It will be a big surprising for them. My　　 63.surprise

parents have done a lot for me, and I think it is high time　 64.∨

that I did anything special to express my thanks.　　　　　 65.something