题目内容
What about ______to practice pronunciation ?
A. read loudly B. reading loud
C. read aloud D. reading aloud
It is said that people born under different star signs have different characteristics. Here are four people born under different star signs.
Taurus （金牛座） | Tom, an old man from England, has enough money to buy anything, but he is not willing to spend money on something he needs and wants. He has few friends and an old dog is his only partner. He is really tightfisted and lonely. |
Gemini （双子座） | Jack, born on 9th June, is a 16-year-old English boy. “A Gemini is a curious and clever person, and I am just this kind of person,” he said. My lucky colour is orange. I believe that my star sign decides what will happen to me in my life. |
Cancer （巨蟹座） | Mary was born on 1st July. She loves her family and cooking is her favourite. The French girl cares about nothing but business. She is hard-working. |
Virgo （处女座） | Lucy was born on 23rd August and is modest. The girl from Australia is studying in a college(大学). She likes reading and hopes that she can be a scientist in the future. |
1.Who is from England and likes orange best?
A. Tom. B. Jack. C. Mary. D. Lucy.
2.What’s Mary’s star sign?
A. Taurus . B. Gemini. C. Cancer. D. Virgo.
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “tightfisted” in Chinese?
A. 富裕的 B. 吝啬的 C. 奢侈的 D. 豁达的
词语运用（10分）
用方框中所给出的词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、正确、连贯。方框中有两个词是多余的。
in，finish，short，as，what，that，some，good，difference，may，because，so |
No leaves exactly(确切地) the same in the world. Nobody in the world is the same 1. you. You are unique(唯一的). Everybody is 2. from others. That is good, 3. it makes the world an interesting place.
Some people are taller than you, but others are 4. than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s, but it 5. be longer than hers. I am sure you have 6. friends who are smarter than you. And you also have some friends who are as 7. at sports as you. But there are also some people around you who are not good at some things. 8. does your best friend look like? Do you both like 9. your homework at school? Do you both want to wear the same clothes every day? I think 10. some ways you are the same, but in many other ways you are different. So say loudly to the world, “I am who I am—I’m unique!”