One day, I heard an American boy___36____to a Chinese student of English,“You speak very good English.” But the student answered,“No, no. My English is very ___37____” The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the Chinese student had not heard him clearly, he said,“Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”But the Chinese student still___38____ saying,“No.”__39___ the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know what to say.

　　What's ___40____with the student's answer? He didn't __41___a compliment(赞美词)in the same way as the American people do. He should answer,“Thank you.”instead of“No”. He really understood what the American boy had said,___42___ he thought he should be modest(谦虚). In the west, people will feel pround and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the dishes__43__you have cooked are very delicious, you should say“Thank you.”If someone says to a woman“You look so beautiful___44___the new clothes on.”She___45___ be very happy and answer“Thank you.”

　　In our country we think __46____modest is a virtue(美德) and being pround is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not mean being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest.

　　If you are modest and say,“No, I'm__47____I can't do it well,”while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say“No,”you will certainly___48___down upon by__49____. If asking for a job, one says something like“Yes, I can certainly do it”instead of“Let me have a try”, he or she will expect to get it. So in the west, you should have__50____ to show your self-confidence!

(   )36. A.say      B. says      C.  to say      D. saying

(   )37. A.bad      B. poor      C.  good      D. well

(   )38. A. kept      B. stopped   C. went on     D. insisted

(   )39. A. At       B. To        C. By         D.In

(   )40. A. wrong    B. matter     C. trouble      D.problem

(   )41. A. except    B. expect     C. accept       D. receive

(   )42. A. and       B. so        C. though       D. but

(   )43. A. that       B. what       C. who        D. when

(   )44. A.in         B.  with      C. wear        D. to wear

(   )45. A. must      B. may       C.  can        D. might

(   )46. A. be        B. to be       C. being        D. been

(   )47. A. sure       B. sorry       C. afraid       D. frightened

(   )48. A. look       B. looked      C. be looking   D. be looked

(   )49. A. other      B. others       C. the others    D. another

(   )50. A. courage     B. encourage    C. brave      D. confident

Two friends are having a picnic together.  36  names are Jack and Tim. Tim is very lazy (懒的) .  37  the first evening of their holiday, Jack says to Tim, “Here’s some money. Go and buy some meat.”
“I’m too tired,”  38  Tim, “You go.”
So Jack goes to the market and pays＄10  39  the meat.
40 he comes back,he says to Tim, “Here’s the meat now, please cook it.”
But Tim answers, “No, I’m not good at  41  , you do it,” So Jack cooks it,  42 he says to Tim, “Go and   43  some water.”
“No, I don’t want to get my clothes dirty,” Tim answers.
44  Jack says, “The meal is ready, come and eat it.”
“Yes, I’ll do that,” answers Tim, “I don’t like   45  ‘No’ all the time.”

A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some   41 . Most of his shows had educational   42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents   43  his shows, for the fun as well as the 44  .

My mother  45  me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing   46  a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never   47  the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his   48  things were stolen. He was angry and   49 . From that experience, he   50  how worried and angry others would be when their things were   51 . From then on he decided to   52  stealing.

The show was   53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't    54  us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from   55  others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

1.                A．money         B．chances        C．time D．shows

2.                A．challenges      B．mistakes        C．experiences   D．messages

3.                A．missed         B．enjoyed        C．learned   D．remembered

4.                A．education       B．supper         C．friends   D．players

5.                A．took           B．helped         C．wished   D．allowed

6.                A．why           B．how           C．when D．what

7.                A．gave up        B．wrote down     C．cared about   D．laughed at

8.                A．cheap          B．colorful         C．own D．lucky

9.                A．relaxed         B．upset          C．dishonest D．energetic

10.               A．forgot          B．learned        C．disagreed  D．visited

11.               A．lost            B．helpful         C．wrong D．broken

12.               A．start           B．finish          C．stop  D．keep

13.               A．uninteresting    B．new           C．bored D．great

14.               A．make up        B．borrow from     C．depend on D．belong to

15.               A．teaching        B．hurting         C．beating    D．refusing

单词拼写 (10分)

1.I felt b_____ when I watched the boring show.

2.---Hi ,Lucy. Did you enjoy y______ last weekend?

   ---Yes. I had much fun playing with my friends.

3.It’s a good habit to write a travel d______ after you go somewhere interesting.

4.I w______ how I can improve my English. Could you please give me some advice（建议）？

5.Please give me a big bowl of noodles. I am really h______.

6.He was so tired that he could h______ walk .

7.----You didn’t answer my QQ last night.

   ----Sorry. I wasn’t o______. My computer doesn’t work these days.

8.Jane is afraid to see the d______ for teeth cleaning.

9.Everything s_____ interesting for me when I first came to New York .

10.What would you like to drink, milk or c______?

I have 36 uncle.He likes sports very 37 .He 38 soccer ball ,basketball,volleyball,baseball and more.He plays baseball and basketball very 39 .He likes to  40  the sports games 41 TV.He plays sports 42 .He often says(经常说)：“Let’s 43 ……”He 44 two clubs:basketball club and baseball club.He 45 a small sports collection.He has 12 tennis rackets,10 baseballs,3 volleyballs and one soccer ball.