ONCE again, I was in new school.  36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities  37  . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the   38  in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my  39  .
40  she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me   41   and I said yes I was too shocked to say no．42  no one had invited me over to play before．But this girl, who wore the   43   fashions, wanted to see me．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next   44 ．I would have thought she’d outgrown them．I had   45   played with them．But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we   46  crazy stories about the Barbies．That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be   47  when we were older．We both had wild   48 ．
We had a great day that afternoon．Our jaws （下巴） 49  from smiling so much．She showed me her   50  , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store （时装设计店） down the block．The woman who owned it used her as a   51  sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange．
Paris had the whole   52   charmed．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces．Soon I was   54  in her magic world．We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together．My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall．
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the   55   teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend．

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the   31 ended.

I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was   32 and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t   33 her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too   34  to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest  35 , wanted to see me.

She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she    36 with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next  37 . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I has never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we  38 crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s   39 we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wile   40 .

We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from   41 so much. She showed me her outfits, which had   42  come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her   43  a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes   44 .

Paris had the whole neighborhood   45 . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free   46  and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was   47 in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses, spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being   48 .

Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me   49  the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can  50 to be your best friend.

完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
I’ll never forget May 12, 2008, we were having classes at Beichuan Middle School , Sichuan Province, when a huge  36  hit the area.
At about 2:28 p.m, our  37  , Mr.Wang, was teaching us singing on the fourth floor on the teaching building.  38   we felt the building shaking violently. It was an earthquake! Our building starting to  39  . It was too late to rush out to the  40  . We were told to hide under the desks.  41  later, the whole building fell down. We were  42  in ruins. We couldn’t move at all. No one could really imagine at that split second, how much pain we had  43 or how desperate(绝望的) we felt as we waited to be  44 . I heard Mr. Wang calling our names again and again… .
Hours later, some people came to rescue and  45 of us were saved.
Later, I  46 this huge earthquake scaled 8.0 magnitude. It hit several provinces, including Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi. So far it has  47 more than 80,000 and injured 360,000. My hometown ----Beichuan was  48  the worst-hit areas. Our school , which was  49  filled with vigor(活力) and laughter, was a dead valley.
Words after such a  50 could appear nothing but empty and pointless. So many people’s lives were taken away, so much  51  was done and the whole city was  52  . Beichuan has become a history.
Now , some of my classmates and I were  53  to study in a middle school in Jiangsu Province. I still  54  dreaming and still strive for a better future: to make our homes beautiful yet  55  .
May victims rest in peace. May survivors live to be stronger.

完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

I’ll never forget May 12, 2008, we were having classes at Beichuan Middle School , Sichuan Province, when a huge  36  hit the area.

At about 2:28 p.m, our  37  , Mr.Wang, was teaching us singing on the fourth floor on the teaching building.  38   we felt the building shaking violently. It was an earthquake! Our building starting to   39  . It was too late to rush out to the  40  . We were told to hide under the desks.  41  later, the whole building fell down. We were  42  in ruins. We couldn’t move at all. No one could really imagine at that split second, how much pain we had  43  or how desperate(绝望的) we felt as we waited to be  44  . I heard Mr. Wang calling our names again and again… .

Hours later, some people came to rescue and  45  of us were saved.

Later, I  46  this huge earthquake scaled 8.0 magnitude. It hit several provinces, including Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi. So far it has  47  more than 80,000 and injured 360,000. My hometown ----Beichuan was  48  the worst-hit areas. Our school , which was  49  filled with vigor(活力) and laughter, was a dead valley.

Words after such a  50  could appear nothing but empty and pointless. So many people’s lives were taken away, so much  51  was done and the whole city was  52  . Beichuan has become a history.

Now , some of my classmates and I were  53  to study in a middle school in Jiangsu Province. I still  54  dreaming and still strive for a better future: to make our homes beautiful yet  55  .

May victims rest in peace. May survivors live to be stronger.

A. rain           B. earthquake        C. snow          D. rock

A. classmate      B. parent         C. friend       D. teacher  

A. Finally        B. Luckily        C. Suddenly    D. Actually

A. fall           B. stand          C. run         D. walk

A. home         B. desks          C. classroom    D. outdoors

A. Minutes       B. Weeks         C. Hours        D. Days

A. trapped        B. stayed        C. played        D. packed

A. lived          B. escaped       C. enjoyed       D. suffered

A. ignored     B. recovered         C. rescued       D. remembered

A. all         B. some           C. none          D. each

A. found out    B. added up       C. came up       D. set down

A. devoted     B. helped         C. killed          D . concerned

A. outside     B. without         C. far from        D. among

A. now        B. once           C. then           D. never

A. attitude     B. trouble        C. disaster         D. insurance

A. lives        B. damage        C. highway        D. news

A. in ruins      B. dug out        C. as usual         D. set up

A. judged      B. persuaded       C. joined          D. organized

A. care about  B. give in           C. keep on         D. go through

A. peaceful    B. safe            C. grateful         D. active

E

Thursday, January 3
Book a Librarian One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Session	Location：Main Library Training Center (5th F1．) Address：100 Larkin St．(at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：4 pm．－6 pm． Description： Do you need personalized help using a computer or the Internet? During the month of January，the library is offering limited one-on-one training sessions(培训课程)．Sessions are limited to 30 minutes and require signing up in advance. Call (415) 557-4400 to book an appointment or for more information．
Friday, January 4
Beyond Journal Writing for Teens	Location：Main Library Paley Rm．(3rd F1．) Address：100 Larkin St．(at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：4 pm- 5：30 pm． Description： In this nine-week (January 4 through February 29) class，you will have the opportunity to develop and share your writing (poetry, biography and more) in a supportive group led by a Writers Corps teacher. Open to teen writers aged 13-19． For information，communicate with Betsy Levine，Teen Librarian，at (415) 557-4497 or E-mail blevine@sipI．org．
Tuesday, January 8
Power Panels and Films by World Savvy	Location：Main Library Koret Auditorium Address：100 Larkin St．(at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：5 pm-8 pm Description: World Savvy，The Global Film Initiative team up to take you on a world tour through explorations of art，media and film．Come and share how film and media affect youth，education and our global community at large．To book a position，communicate with Jennifer Collins at (415) 557—4268 or jennifercollins@sfpl．org．
Wednesday, January 9
Business Counseling Sessions	Location：Main Library (Fourth Floor Business Center) Address：100 Larkin St．(at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：10 am-3 pm Description： SCORE—Service Corps of Retired Executives(行政人员) offers free，one-hour business counseling(咨询) sessions from 10 am to 3 pm To schedule an appointment with a SCORE counselor，call(415) 744-6827. Cosponsored by the Business，Science and Technology Center．