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　 用所给动词的适当形式完成短文。

Leonardo da Vinci lived in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He _1_(be) a student in Florence, where he studied painting and design(设计). He _2_(begin) a lot of paintings, but he _3_(not finish) many of them. His picture of the Mona Lisa _4_(be) the most famous one in the world.

Leonardo was interested in many things. He _5_(want) to know about everything he saw. He thought the sun _6(not go) around the earth. He _7_(write) music. He designed a flying machine 400 years before the first one flew. Many people _8_(not understand) his ideas. It is difficult _9(think) that one man _10_(can) do so much.

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　David lived in a small town in America. Everybody says he’s not clever. He can’t_1_ why, but maybe you can. For　 _2_, one day ,David’s father told him to go to the garden to dig up some _3_. He told him to put them in the sun t0o make them dry. While he was picking potatoes, he found an old box full of gold. David didn’t know what to do with the gold. He _4_ what his father said about the potatoes, and decided to put the gold in the sun to _5_. When he got home, he told his father about the gold. His father ran to the garden, but the gold wasn’t there any _6_. His father was angry, then he told David to put _7_ he found in the bag and bring it home. The next day, David found a dead cat, he remembered what his father said and put the dead cat in the bag. When he _8_ it home, his father was angry. He said, “When you found something like this dead cat, you should throw it into the river.” The next day, David found a bag of salt , he _9_ it up and threw it into the river. Of _10_, his father was angry again.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (C)

　 Please answer the questions about the prices of the two hotels.

1. The Sheraton Hotel is _____ than the Gateway Hotel.

　A. cheaper　　　　 B. dearer　　　　　 C. bigger　　　　　 D. cleaner

2. I want to stay in the Sheraton for two weeks in August. I need about______.

　A. £700　　　　　 B. £515　　　　　　 C. £690　　　　　 D. £573

3. The two hotels are open for _____ months of the year.

　A. nine　　　　　 B. ten　　　　　　　 C. eleven　　　　　 D. twelve

4. It is cheaper to stay in the Gateway in May than it is in ______.

　A. November　　 　B. March　　　　　 C. October　　　　 D. August

5. From October to December it is dearer to stay in the Sheraton than from______ to _______.

　A. June, August　　 B. January, March　　 C. May, July　　　 D. July, September

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B)

　 Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations( 祝贺 ) to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it .And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge( 挑战 ) yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck.. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving( 旋转的 )door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

1.Those who have big houses may often feel ______________.

A. happy　　　 B. lonely　　　　 C. free　　　　 D. excited

2. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will _______.

　A. laugh at you　　 B. play jokes on you　　 C. quarrel with you　　 D. help you up

3. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

　A. Oh, so do I. B.　 Congratulations.　　　　 C. Good luck.　　　　　 D. It’s just so-so.

4. Which idea is NOT true according to the passage?

　A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

　B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

　C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

　D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

5. Which of the following is this passage about?

　A. Bad luck.　　　 B. good luck.　　　　　 C. Happiness.　　　　 D. Life.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (A)

　 Catherine is a beautiful girl. She studied in a university in Sydney a year ago. When she left the capital, she returned to the town where she was born. And she found work in a middle school. She teaches her students French there. She likes her work and sings and dances well. So she makes friends soon and most people in the town know her. She often takes part in all kinds of meetings and parties and she always sings or dances for the participants(参与者). She spends a lot of time on it. Sometimes she goes to bed late and can’t get up on time. Of course she is often late to go to work. Mr. Read, the headmaster, is strict with everybody. He always stands by the school gate when the first bell rings. Catherine has to tell him that her watch is slow. Yesterday the girl went to a birthday party of her friend. They all sang and danced and none of them remembered the time. She got home late at night. And this morning she got up late again. She hurried to school without breakfast, but Mr. Read was waiting for her at the gate.

　　 “I’m sorry, Mr. Read,” said Catherine. “My watch … ”

　　 “Your watch is slow again, isn’t it?” the old man said angrily. “I have to say: Change your watch, or I’ll change you !”

1. Catherine is ________ now.

A. a university student　　 B. a French teacher　 C. a famous dancer　 D. a famous singer

2. Most people in the town know the girl because _________ .

A. she works in the middle school　　　　　 B. she teaches her students French

C. she likes speaking at the meetings　　　　 D. she often sings and dances for them

3. __________, so she is very busy after work.

A. Catherine is often asked to the parties　　 B. Catherine has a lot of work to do

C. Catherine speaks much time in the parks　 D. Catherine often meets her students

4. Catherine often goes to work late because_______ .

A. she can’t go to bed on time　　　　　　　 B. she doesn’t like her work at all

C. something is wrong with her watch　　　 D. she lives very far from the school

5. What do the Mr. Read’s last words mean?

A. He told the girl to buy a better watch　　　　　 B. He told the girl to work harder.

C. The headmaster won’t let the girl go to the meetings.　　 D. The girl will be sent away if she’s late again.

20. In the USA, people eat a lot of beef. _________　

　 A. So we do.　　 B. We do so.　　 C. So do we.　　 D. Do we so.

19.-How is _______ there?　

　 -Just the same. I don’t think ______ at all has changed.

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

18. Miss Chen isn’t felling well this morning. She’d better _____.

　 A. to stop working　 B. to stop to work　 C. stop working　　　 D. stop to work