It was an English speech（演讲）contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to ???? in front of all the teachers and students of my school!“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to ??? . ”Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I? ?? ? the topic“Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and ???? it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ???? when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the???? ? from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once ???? ? on me, now all said “Congratulations!”to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself.

1.A. shy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. excited????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. happy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. interested

2.A. made faces at????????????? ??? B. looked after????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. caught up with????????????? D. laughed at

3.A. something????????????? ????????????? B. nothing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anything????????????? ????????????? D. everything

4.A. write????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. speak????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. tell????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. say

5.A. win????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. lose????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. beat????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. pass

6.A. reached????????????? ????????????? ??? B. brought????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. chose????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. thought

7.A. wrote????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. taught????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. listened????????????? ????????????? D. practised

8.A. eyes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. ears????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. heart????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. mouth

9.A. thanks????????????? ????????????? ??? B. noises????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. cheers????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. wishes

10.A. looked for????????????? ????????????? B. looked after????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. looked over????????????? ????????????? D. looked down

A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.

Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (赞助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (头盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.

Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潜力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.

1.Justin hated Christmas because _____.

A. he didn’t enjoy receiving gifts

B. he had a hard time choosing gifts

C. he spent too much money buying gifts

D. he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

2.We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____.

A. were well dressed B. paid no attention to safety

C. feared Kevin’s team D. couldn’t afford a helmet

3.How did Justin feel about the team’s failure ?

A. Upset B. Angry C. Hopeless D. Shameful

4.Why did the writer send gifts to the inner-city church without leaving her name ?

A. To avoid being thanked B. To play a joke on Justin

C. To give Justin a surprise D. To protect her private information

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. The Church Gift B. A Special Note

C. The White Envelope D. A Christmas Card

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. If we didn't see any rain soon, we would lose everything.

One day when I was in the kitchen, I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking towards the forest. He was clearly trying to be as still as possible. Several minutes after, he had gone into the forest, he ran out again, towards. the house. This activity went on for an hour, walking carefully to the forest and running back to the house. I really wanted to know what Billy was doing.

Finally I followed him into the forest. I found that he was holding a cup of water. He walked very carefully not to drop the water.

I saw a baby deer lying on the ground. It lifted its head to drink the water in my son's cup. After the deer drank up, Billy jumped up and ran back to the house to get more water. When he saw me, he said, "I'm not wasting. " I found that his eyes were filled with tears.

“I know. " I watched the most beautiful heart working so hard to save another life.Tears ran down my face. As my tear drops began to hit the ground, other drops and more drops and more suddenly joined them I looked up at the sky. It was raining.

Some people would say this was all just a huge coincidence (巧合). Those miracles(奇迹) don't really exist （存在). Ｉ would like to believe it was a miracle. All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy saved a life.

1.We can know the writer was _______.

A. Billy's friend B. Billy's parent

C. Billy's sister D. Billy's brother

2.Billy walked towards the forest and ran to the house again and again because he wanted to_______.

A. take more exercise B. practice running

C. get water for the baby deer D. get water for his mother

3.What does the underlined word "lifted" mean "_____" in Chinese?

A.抬起 B. 电梯Ｃ. 摇晃 D. 点头

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. They hadn't got any rain for long.

B. Billy used a cup to hold water for the baby deer.

C. The writer cried because she was moved.

D. Billy walked carefully in order not to wake up the baby deer.

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. A Miracle of Tears B. A Baby Deer

C. A Beautiful Cup D. A Great Coincidence

________ came that the mayor didn't say ________ at the conference．

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came that the mayor didn't say at the conference．