补全对话 根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情景的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整。选项中有两项是多余的。

Jackson: Fanny, is that you?

   Fanny: Yes, Jackson. (1) 　　　　     　     　

Jackson: Yeah, for about two years. You look much more beautiful.

   Fanny: (2) 　　 　　     　    　

Jackson: You are thinner than before. (3) 　　  　　     　       　

   Fanny: I take exercise every day and I’ve lost 30 pounds.

Jackson: Congratulations! (4) 　　     　　　     　

   Fanny: No. I used to read. But now I like writing. I’ll take part in a writing competition next week.

Jackson: Wow. (5) 　　     　　　     　

   Fanny: Thank you.

任务型阅读，阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列各题。

If you had only 45 minutes to stay with your family a day, what would you do? Watching TV or eating?

According to the latest survey about family life in Britain, many people probably do both at the same time. The results of the survey of 3,000 children and parents signal (暗示) a worrying problem: The family relationship is becoming worse.

Some experts (专家) say that the problem is caused by a “family-unfriendly culture”. The results show that most families get together for only 45 minutes a day. And most of the time is spent either in front of the TV or eating.

Sally Brown, a 15-year-old girl, said, “There are two girls in my family — my sister and I. Our parents never play with us and they don’t think they should do this. When we go outside and play with other children, our mother usually does housework or cooks. When our father gets back home, we have dinner together. And then we go out to play again after having helped wash the dishes. Our parents don’t always help us do anything we can — sometimes they even encourage us to do something difficult on our own. They think this is a much better way to educate children. In fact, we hope our parents can read to us before we go to bed. We hope to spend more time with them.”

1. What do most British families do when they get together according to the latest survey?

      They 　　     　　　     　　　     　.

2. What causes the family relationship to become wrose according to some experts?

       It is caused by a 　　     　　　     　　　     　.  

3. What does the mother usually do when the two girls play with other children outside?

    She usually 　　     　　　     　　　     　.        

4. What do Sally’s parents think is a much better way to educate children?

       Sally’s parents think 　　     　　　     　　　     　.                 

5. What do the two girls hope?

       They hope to 　　     　　　     　　　     　.

短文填空

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确(每个单词限用一次)。

June 22nd, 1993 was a day I would never forget. It was on that day that my life (1)   forever.

I was a nurse working in a hospital. Being a single mother (2) 　　     　 12 years, I was finally able to enjoy life with my four children. And I had bought a house with my savings (存款).

(3) 　　     　, on June 22nd, 1993, I had an accident on the way to work. I was (4) 　　     　 hurt. I lost my job, and I believed my life was over, too.

I (5) 　　     　 a lot of surgery (外科手术). After the first surgery, I was completely helpless and could do nothing by (6) 　　     　. Several months later, the doctor said there was (7) 　　     　 else he could do and let me go home. At home, my children took turns to look after me.

Again and again I was told to get used to being in a wheelchair (轮椅) for the   (8) 　　     　 of my life. After a period of sad time, I started to fight back. It was a long way, but I made it!

Now I realize (9) 　　     　 the important thing in life is. I start to appreciate (欣赏) the little things that I didn’t (10) 　　     　 about before. I feel like I’m given a second chance in my life.

完成句子，根据汉语意思，用单词或短语完成句子。

1. 父母公开责骂孩子不是个好主意。

      It’s not a good idea that parents scold their children 　　     　　　     　.

2. 近两年来我们学校已改变了许多。 

      In the last two years, our school 　　     　　　    .  

3. 我妈妈以前不在网上购物，但是现在她每个星期都要在网上买点东西。

      My mother 　　     　　　     　 online, but now she buys something online every week.

4. 我从来没有想过放弃我的梦想。

      I have never 　　     　　　     　 my dream.

5. 我希望能让自己的父母为我感到骄傲。

      I hope I can make my parents 　　     　　　     　 me.

What would you do if you were too shy? Here are some tips which can help you to get over shyness.

★Get into the habit of smiling — it’s to your own advantage. When you smile at people, some will return it.

★Read and learn about different and interesting topics like events, music, the environment and weather. Then you can start suitable conversations with others. When you do this, you’re no longer shy about your ability (能力) to keep the conversation going on.

★Feel good about yourself. Positive thinking is a good enhancer (强化剂) of personality. Shyness is caused by such negative thoughts that others are far better than you. Stop such thoughts and believe in yourself. Look at yourself in the mirror (镜子) every morning and say to yourself, “I’m a beautiful creation of God!”

★Improve your appearance. Being shy can also be a result of not so being confident in front of people. Putting on clean and tidy clothes from top to bottom can help improve your confidence.

★Ask for the help of a professional image (形象)
enhancer. There are also certain books which help you develop your image and do with shyness. You can turn to these things to get guidance. Enhancing your image is one good way of getting over your shyness. It can build up your self-confidence in front of anyone.

(   )1. If you want to keep the conversation with someone else going on, you should 　　　　.

         A. smile at him

         B. be friendly to him

         C. have a suitable topic

         D. feel good about yourself

(   )2. What does the writer think can cause shyness?

A. Negative thinking.

  B. Positive thoughts.

         C. Believing in yourself.

         D. Looking at yourself in the mirror.

(   )3. What can help someone improve his confidence according to the passage?

    A. Talking to himself.

         B. Reading more books.

     C. Speaking in public often.

         D. Dressing nicely and neatly.

(   )4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

     A. Someone’s appearance is very important.

         B. Some people can help you develop your image.

     C. You should be self-confident in front of anyone.

         D. Developing your image can help you get over shyness.

A girl told her mom everything was going wrong for her, and that she always failed her math exam so that she wouldn’t like to study at all. After hearing the daughter’s words, the nice and patient mother thought of a good way to make her daughter happy. “I will make a delicious cake for you,” said the mom. She walked into the kitchen, and the daughter followed.

When the mom prepared the cooking utensils (炊具) and ingredients, the daughter sat against the kitchen door, watching her.

Her mom asked her, “My dear, would you like a piece of cake?”

The daughter replied, “Sure, Mom! You know how I love cake!”

“Alright,” the mom said, “drink some of this cooking oil.”

The daughter was very surprised and said, “What? No way!!!”

“How about a couple of raw (生的) eggs?” asked the mom and the daughter answered, “No way!”

“How about some flour (面粉)?”

“No, Mom! I will be sick!”

The mother explained, “All of these are uncooked and taste bad, but if you put them together, they make a delicious cake. Life works the same way. When we ask ourselves why there are so many difficult times, we don’t realize what a success these terrible events will lead us to. Having a great day also means having a great CAKE! Keep the hope that one day your day is A PIECE OF CAKE!”

(   )1. The girl saw her mom 　　　　 in the kitchen.

         A. do the dishes                  B. make a cake

         C. have dinner                D. drink some oil

(   )2. At first, the mother let the girl 　　　　.

         A. eat some flour

         B. break some raw eggs  

         C. prepare the ingredients

         D. drink some cooking oil

(   )3. What is the mom like?

         A. She is kind of silly.

         B. She is hard-working.

         C. She is nice and patient.

         D. She is too strict with her daughter.

阅读下面三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。

( )1. According to Frank, his grandfather is a 　　　　 old man.

A. loving B. strange

C. silly D. knowledgeable

( )2. Frank wants to 　　　　 for his grandfather.

A. make a big dinner

B. do something nice

C. buy something special

D. hold a birthday party

( )3. Dr Know tells Frank he can 　　　　 to celebrate his grandfather’s 70th birthday.

A. make the 70th birthday card

B. hold a big party on June 20th

C. plan a party with his grandfather

D. invite all his family members over

阅读理解。阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。

The morning was cold and clear. A yellow bus came around the corner and stopped near a wood (树林). A coach asked the students to get off the bus. Girls began to gather by the starting line. One of them was a young, little girl. She had prepared for this running race for the whole summer. She looked around at the other girls, noticing how she was different.

There was a break in the silence, and everyone started to run. After about twenty five minutes, every runner finished the race except the girl. She was still running for the next forty minutes. As she came near the finishing line, she saw her parents, classmates and the coach. They shouted her name and told her not to stop until the end. The sweat (汗水) was flowing down her face. She kept on running until she crossed the line.

I was that girl, and that was the first time I had finished a cross-country race (越野赛跑). Finishing this race made me realize that I could do anything with my own strength (力量). After that, I took more effort to practice running. I was not a natural-born runner, but I want to become one. I continued to struggle (努力) with every run. Now I run much faster than before and become more and more confident. I am so thankful for running because it has helped make me who I am today.

(   ) 1. The cross-country race took place near a wood.

(   ) 2. The writer finished her first cross-country race in about 40 minutes.

(   ) 3. The writer didn’t like running

(   ) 4. All good runners are natural-born.

(   ) 5. The passage tells us that we should keep on doing what we want to, no matter whether we are good at it or not.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

People succeed and people fail. Some say nothing is    1    while some say they can’t. I believe where there is a will, there is a(n)    2   . If we work hard, we will succeed one day. I am    3    because Mr “I can’t” has been forgotten by me.

I will never    4    the day when I, a primary school student of Grade 3, together with my classmates buried (埋葬) Mr “I can’t”.    5    that day, our teacher asked us to write down all the things that we couldn’t
   6   . We all did as she told us to. In a moment, our papers were    7    with a lot of “I can’ts”. Then we were told to fold the papers and hand them in. She put    8    in a box and led us to the farthest corner of the playground. She then asked us to dig a hole (挖洞)
and bury the box. We couldn’t    9    her until she said “Goodbye, Mr ‘I can’t’”. Then she asked us to remember the day, to be confident and to decide our own future.

The lesson has left a(n)    10    impression (印象)
on me. It makes me understand that one should have the courage to say goodbye to Mr “I can’t” and be self-confident if he wishes to achieve his dreams.

(   ) 1. A. successful   B. impossible           C. necessary     D. important

(   ) 2. A. way              B. idea                       C. dream               D. circle

(   ) 3.A. tired          B. poor                      C. relaxed              D. confident  

(   ) 4. A. miss              B. change              C. forget               D. remember

(   ) 5. A. On                B. With                  C. In                     D. At

(   ) 6. A. make             B. read                   C. do                    D. reply

(   ) 7. A. agreed           B. cut                         C. discovered         D. covered

(   ) 8. A. it                   B. that                 C. them                 D. theirs

(   ) 9. A. meet              B. understand             C. see                   D. refuse

(   )10. A. deep        B. different                 C. wrong          D. opposite

— James, can you tell me 　　　　?

— Paul? I haven’t seen him for years. He used to be a shy and quiet boy.

A. what is Paul like B. what Paul is like

C. what does Paul like D. what Paul likes