(2014 •河北) 

Tuesday,1st September

   I had mixed feelings today,nervous,worried,happy,excited...My heart went down when Miss Chan,our head teacher,said that Matthew and Beth,two students from England,would spend three months with us!I was worried that I had to speak English so much!But at the end of the school day,I was happier than I thought： the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.

   Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had!Matthew is fantastic!His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student,Beth,is the most helpful girl Tve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course,some of the credit (功劳) should also go to me because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!

   We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected,then Beth and I talked for a while,Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand-up comedies (单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day,none of us wanted to leave.

   When I went back home,I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year.

   It was really a happy day!I hope our friendship can continue,even after they go back to England!

1. The writer felt when he heard the news from Miss Chan.

   A. excited   B. angry   C. fantastic   D. worried

2. Beth helped Miss Chan with the .

   A. comedy   B. speeches   C. notices   D. translation

3. Matthew at the party.

   A. had a talk   B. rang the bell

   C. sang several songs   D. made a preparation

4. Matthew and Beth on the first day.

   A. spoke much Chinese   B. got lots of praise

   C. had a little headache   D. forgot to leave school

5. From the passage,we know that the writer .

   A. caught a bad cold that day   B. went back home with Beth

   C. expects to travel to England   D. likes the two English students

完形填空(每小题1分，共l0分) (2014 •山东泰安) 

   Each nation has many volunteers (志愿者) who help to take care of others. They 1 books to the people in hospitals or homes for the aged. Sometimes they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their 2 .

Other young volunteers go and work in homes of people who are sick or 3 . They paint,clean up,4 their houses or do their shopping.

   For boys who no longer have 5 ,there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or fishing places and help them to get to know things that boys 6 learn from their fathers. 

   Each city has a number of clubs 7 boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts (工艺) . Some of these clubs organize short trips to the mountains,beaches,or other places of interest 8 . Most of these dubs use high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to 9 the names of boys and girls.

   Volunteers believe that the happiest people in the world are those who help to 10 happiness to others.

1. A. sell   B. read   C. throw   D. show

2. A. voices   B. speeches   C. songs   D. problems

3. A. young   B. happy   C. old   D. hungry

4. A. pollute   B. repair   C. build   D. remove

5. A. brothers   B. sisters   C. fathers   D. mothers

6. A. usually   B. never   C. sometimes   D. seldom 

7 .A. which   B. who   C. when   D. where

8. A. nearby   B. faraway   C. abroad   D. home

9. A. report   B. forget   C. remember   D. choose

10. A. cause   B. bring   C. take   D. lend

10. (2015 •天津) 一Will you carry the box for me,please?

—Sure, .

   A. no good   B. no problem   C. no idea   D. no way

9. Everyone was when they heard the news.

   A. exciting;exciting   B. excited;exciting   C. exciting;excited 

8. —Excuse me. Could you please tell me my car?

—Sure. Park it right here. Til help you.

   A. where park   B. where to park   C. to park where   D. when to park

7. (2015 •湖北部州) —I hope to be a volunteer on weekends.

—You could help to the city parks.

   A. cheer up   B. make up   C. take up   D. clean up

6. (2015 •甘肃兰州) This place a factory but now it is a park.

   A. used to being   B. used to be   C. is used to   D. using to be

5. (2015 •湖北武汉) 一Jason,would you please this notice?

—With pleasure.

   A. put on   B. put off   C. put up   D. put out

4. Speak slowly,Mr. Wang. I can't follow you.(选择与画线部分意思相同或相近的一项)

   A. understand   B. hear   C. listen   D. expect

3. The company wants to a school for the poor children.

   A. put off   B. set up   C. call in   D. look after