Last Sunday I got   36  early in the morning. After a quick 37  , I rode my bike to English Corner (英语角)to practice 38  English. I really like to go there. When I   39  there, it   40  half past eight. There were many people   41   with each other in English. A foreigner（外国人） came up and said “Hello”   42   me. I was excited,    43   that was my ___44  time to talk   45  a foreigner. I never met a foreigner before. At first, I didn’t know what he said. His English was   46  what I learned at school. Later, he slowed   47  . I began to understand （理解）his   48  . He told me the best   49   to learn English was to use it. We talked and talked. I was so hungry,   50  I felt very happy.

There is good news for the children in the countryside．We may still remember the girl   1      big eyes．Her big eyes are     2    us her dream：I wish to     3   ! In China，there are still     4     girls and boys like her．They want to go to school，but their    5    are too poor．If the family has two or three children，it is harder to     6    the money for all the children．So the parents often ask    7     to stay at home，and boys to go to schoo1．

Now they needn’t    8     the money．From 2006 on，children can go to school for free in some poor places．They don’t have to pay for    9     and other things．Some of them call even    10     money from the government(政府)to make their life    11    ．Soon，all the children in the countryside can go to school for free．All families are every happy with the news．It is    12     great．

1．A．with                        B．on                       C．to                          D．in

2．A．saying                  B．telling                  C．speaking                D．talking

3．A．go to work           B．go to bed             C．go to school           D．go home

4．A．a lot                        B．a little                  C．lots of                    D．a bit

5．A．schools                B．cities                   C．houses                   D．families

6．A．pay                         B．take                     C．buy                       D．1end

7．A．teachers                      B．girls                     C．boys                      D．children

8．A．look up                B．turn on                C．worry about           D．make sure

9．A．books                  B．food                    C．water                     D．clothes

10．A．hear                      B．get                      C．give                       D．make

11．A．better                    B．shorter                 C．longer                    D．worse

12．A．not                        B．never                   C．hardly                    D．really

 ---- Excuse me. Could you ________English in class?

   ---- Yes, of course. I am very good at _______ English stories.

A. say, talking         B. tell, saying  

 C. speak, telling      D. tell, speaking

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Are your parents “helicopters”(直升飞机)? That’s a new term I read about. It means parents who “hover” over(盘旋) their children.They _1    about every little thing in their child’s life: Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? __2  pens? More anything? More everything?
These  3  love their children and want to 4  that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but 5  like being pampered(纵容). The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not  6  to make decisions.
I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for   7  . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This    8  them grow up. It helps them to   9 an independent(独立的) and responsible(负责任的) person.
   10  can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just    11  with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also  12   your own bed and clean your room. You can   13  your parents that you can be responsible with money.
Your parents are “helicopter”  14  they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can “   15  ” the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

Would you please   me how to do it ?