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Do you want to be the best student in your class? Be the envy of all of your friends in school and be the p 1.   of your teachers and parents !

First, a best student must study hard. This is the primary task of a student. Remember, if you don’t do anything, you will be nothing. Ask questions in class if you do not understand something. In addition, try to enjoy all the s 2.   you learn at school and work hard on them. It seems that hard-working students can have success more e  3. .

Second, good study habits are very useful. For example, when you prepare for a test, make s4.that you have all of the proper materials including books, pencils, paper, calculators, etc. Underline the words that you do not understand. And try marking some of the themes mentioned in the book. Then, come up w  5.    study questions and try to answer them. You’d better stop to take a r  6.  every hour to refresh your memory.

Don’t forget to try asking your parents for h 7._. They have personal learning experiences and can help you with your studies in many ways. Usually, the students who ask their parents for help can do b 8.   in class than those don’t.

Lastly, remember to never give up. You are already on your way in becoming the best student! The t__9.____ is that it doesn’t matter to fail if you pick yourself up and try even harder. A 10.    a lot of the famous people were all once failures, they never lost heart and managed to climb to the top and succeed.

    One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

    The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”

    “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”

    “The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”

    “But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t(36) make a difference!”

    The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”

There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.     31. C32. B33. A34. B35. B36. A37. D38. D39. A40. D

31. A. better B. farther C. closer D. faster

    32. A. continued B. stopped C. watched D. answered

    33. A. water B. wind C. boat D. fish

    34. A. leave B. die C. run D. lose

    35. A. believe B. realize C. expect D. guess

    36. A. possibly B. hardly C. especially D. fortunately

    37. A. replied B. argued C. spoke D. listened

    38. A. day B. time C. place D. one

    39. A. special B. brave C. strange D. lucky

40. A. family B. village C. country D. world

短文填空
The most important drink is water. Not many people understand this but it is quite t  1 . People can l  2   for a long time without food, but they will die if two or three days w  3   water. In h  2   weather, many people do not drink e  5   water, because they don’t know how much water they n  6  . After t  7   exercise, people need more water.
The water in man’s body is m  8   more than other matters(物质). We’d better have enough water, or we may get i  9  . Water is n  10   to all the living things. There will be no l  11   if there is no water.
So we must save water and don’t w  12   water.

根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出最佳选项，将其答案的序号写在方框下面的横线上，选项中有两项为多余项。

A: Hey, Stephen.

B: Hi! How is it going recently?

A: Terrible! I always feel upset.

B: ____1.______ 

A: My parents always ask me to study hard and encourage me before exams. But actually it makes me stressed out. ___2.______ 

B : Don't worry. Why don't you log on to the micro blog (登录微博) to share your feelings with others?

A: Really? ___3.________ 

B: Yes, I think so. It’s very popular among us young people. You can get many replies from friends in the same situation, which may make you feel better.

A: ________4.________ 

B: Let me see. Well, you'd better have a try first. If you have a chance, you should suggest your parents read your micro blog, they'll know you better.

A : __5._____ Thank you very much.

B:Not at all.