In the west, there can be some abbreviations(缩略词) in some advertisements(广告) of the newspaper. Here’s an advertisement for an apartment(公寓套房). Most of the words in it are abbreviations, for example, Lrg. apt, i.e.(即) Large apartment; lrg. lvrm, i.e. Large living-room. Now, please read the advertisement carefully, and then fill in each blank with ONE word.

根据短文内容用适当的单词完成下面句子：

1.The apartment is on the            floor of the building.

2.If you rent(租用) the apartment, do(千万) remember not to bring any           , like

 dogs, cats, birds and so on.

3.There is a large living-room and two            in the apartment.

4.The location(位置) of the building is very           .

5.If you rent the apartment, you must pay(付)            dollars(美元) every month.

任务型阅读。根据短文内容填空，每空一词。

Dear Mike,

  We got your letter yesterday. Yes, we can visit you at Christmas. We thought to spend(度) Christmas at home, but now we are going to be with you. Jack will not be in school then.

  The weather in Chicago is cold, but is doesn’t matter. Sometimes we like the snow.

  We got our plane tickets. We will get to your city on the 18th. We will stay with you for two weeks. Is that all right with you?

  We’ll take our favorite recipes(食谱), so we can have a nice Christmas dinner.

  See you soon.

                                                          Love

                                                      Mom and Dad

根据短文内容用适当的单词完成下面句子：

1.This letter is from Mike’s           .

2.In Chicago, it is            now.

3.Mike has a brother called           . He is in school now.

4.Mike’s parents will go to his city by           .

5.His parents will come back on            31^st.

短文填空

根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在对应题号横线上。

My sister has got a new j________(1) in hospital. She’s not a nurse or a doctor. She w_______(2) in the kitchen, she’s a c________(3). She prepares s_________(4) food for the patients in the hospital. She saw an a__________(5) in the paper, and wrote a letter telling them about her work cooking for people in a vegetarian(素食) restaurant. She has lots of e________(6) working in a kitchen. The hospital manager asked her to c_________(7) for an interview, they like her very much, but before they o_________(8) her the job, they checked her reference(证明, 介绍). She loves her new job and says that c__________(9) for patients in a hospital is much b_________(10) than working in a small company(公司).

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。

1. They made a __________ (决定) to choose Wang Lin to be the host of the charity show.

2. Ladies and __________ (先生), let's help the people in Yushu County together!

3. The __________ (航班)arrived in Hong Kong on time though the weather was bad.

4. Many __________ (旅行者，观光者) from all over the world will visit Shanghai during Expo（世博会）2010.

5. The young screamed with __________ (兴奋，激动) when they saw their favourite star coming in.

单词拼写 ，根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

1. Titanic is a famous film ___________ (direct) by James Francis Cameron.

2. Do you mind ___________ (keep) the door open, Mum?

3. We must help them because they haven’t finish the work ,__________ (too).

4. There’re many beautiful gifts in the shop, we don’t know which one __________ (choose).

5. Uncle Wang, do you know the boy between my sister and __________ (I)?

           How to Use an ATM(自动取款机)

Pat Brown went to her bank to ask for an ATM card. It looks like a credit card(信用卡). A few weeks later, the bank posted her a card and a four number personal identification number(PIN).

Her PIN is 1234.

As Pat was getting ready for bed one night, she remembered that she had only 2 in her bag. The next day she had to give 10 for a lunch for a co worker. She didn’t want to get up early to go to the bank. So she had to go to the bank that night. She used her ATM card to withdraw(take out) 50 from her checking account(现金帐户).

These are the steps she followed to withdraw money. First, she put her card in the lower slot(狭孔) on the right side of the machine. She made sure her card was facing the right way. Second, the computer screen (window) said, “Please enter (put in) your PIN.” Pat pressed(按) the numbers 1,2,3,and 4. Next, the screen said, “Please select type of transaction(交易) you want by pressing other keys.” Pat pressed the bottom key for withdrawing money.

Then the screen said, “From which account?” The choices it gave were Checking, Savings, and Money market. Pat pressed the key for Checking. Next, the screen said, “Please select(choose) amount of transaction.” Pat pushed the number 5 and then 0 three times, until the screen read,“50.00.”The screen then read, “Please wait.” In less than a minute, it read, “Please lift(put up) the lid and take your money.”

Pat lifted the lid marked Withdraw. She counted her 50 to make sure the ATM hadn't made a mistake. Then she waited for her withdrawal slip to come out of the slot at the upper right corner of the machine. Pat checked the slip to make sure it was correct. Then her ATM card was returned through the card slot. She put it in her bag and walked away. If Pat had made a mistake at any point by pressing the wrong button (number),she could have pressed Cancel and started over again.

 1. What was Pat's first step? ________.

A. Pressing the withdrawal button

B. Inserting (put...into) her ATM card

C. Counting her money

D. Getting her withdrawal slip

2. What did Pat do immediately after choosing the account? ________.

A. Selected whether to withdraw deposit, or transfer money

B. Lifted the lid and removed her money

C. Selected the amount of money she wanted to withdraw

D. Got away her ATM card

3. When did Pat enter her PIN? ________.

A. Right after inserting her card

B. Right before selecting the account

C. Right before selecting the amount of money

D. Right after selecting withdrawal 

4. What did Pat do when the screen said, “Please lift the lid...”? ________.

A. Got out her card

B. Took her $50

C. Selected the type of transaction she wanted

D. Picked up her withdrawal slip

Here is a mark table(分数表) about the students’ English competition. Find some useful information to the following questions.

1. _________is the most humorous of all the four groups.

        A. Group One            B. Group Two 

C. Group Three                 D. Group Four

2. Group Two is thought to have spoken as  _________as Group Four.

        A. clearly           B. quickly        C. freely      D. loudly

3. According to the table, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Group Three is the winner of the competition.

B. Group One did as well as Group Four in “Answer quickly”.

C. All groups did very well in “Speak loudly” of all the items.

D. The average of Group Two is 5 marks less than that of Group Three.

阅读理解

　Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春节联欢晚会)? They attracted great attention and wide interests of the audience. During the gala, Liu managed to drop a coin into a glass which was placed upside down(倒置) and transferred a finger ring into an egg. The two magic shows were so successful that everyone is now mad about him and all want to know how to play magic tricks. “I saw the surprise on everyone’s face. It was cool.” Liu said.

　　However, you may not believe that Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He just learned by himself. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. He worked hard at it. He practiced hard to improve his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.

　　After years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician. But he isn’t satisfied with what he has got and keeps on trying every day. He may spend three years working out a new show.

1. Liu Qian becomes famous ________.

A. because he is from Taiwan                     B. for his magic shows

C. only in Taiwan                               D. since he was seven

2. According to the passage, we can use the following words to describe Liu Qian EXCEPT ________.

A. creative　         B. hardworking    C. satisfied　　         D. wise

3. According to the passage, we can use the following words to describe Liu Qian EXCEPT ________.

A. creative　         B. hardworking    C. satisfied　　         D. wise

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Eyes Can Speak

Much meaning can be carried clearly, with our eyes, so it is often 1 that eyes can speak.

Do you have such kind of 2 ? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he 3 that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is 4 wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel 5toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds ,it may mean that he wishes to attract（吸引）her attention, to make her understand that he 6 her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, 7 make sure that the listener does pay attention 8 what he or she is speaking. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that 9 cannot express.

Clearly, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the place 10 you stay.

1. A.spoken B.said C.told D.talked

2. A.experience B.eyes C.mind D.news

3. A.found B.knew C.finds D.saw

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

5. A.happy B.angry C.sad D.thankful

6. A.loves B.hates C.thanks D.looks at

7. A.in order that B.so that C.in order to D.for

8. A.for B.of C.with D.to

9. A.eyes B.words C.minds D.body

10. A.which B.that C.where D.there

I’ve found some pictures of the most interesting places ______ you can visit

during the winter holidays.

A. where             B. which         C. what        D. that