() 8. —  May I play computer games now,Mom?

       —No way. Don’t do that all the time.You must yourself.

   A. be proud of   B. be similar to   C. be strict with

() 7. The box was than I had expected. I was out of breath when I got home.

   A. more heavier   B. much heavier   C. little heavier

() 6. the mountain is,   the air is.

   A. The higher;thinner

   B. Higher;thinner

   C. The higher;the thinner

() 5. Of the two shirts,I'd like to choose the one to save some money for

a cap.

   A. cheapest   B. cheaper

   C. more expensive

() 4. Mona doesn’t like making speeches. She feels talking in front of the class.

   A. annoyed   B. excited

   C. nervous

() 3. The apple smells and it must be spoilage.

   A. good   B. well

   C. terrible

() 2. Leo was so that he rushed to the kitchen,hoping to find something to eat.

   A. thirsty   B. hungry

   C. tired

() 1. You have to be and wait until I finish my work.

   A. patient   B. strict

   C. honest

语篇翻译阅读下面的短文，将画线部分的句子翻译成中文或英文。

       In the USA. about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US symbol. Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was eavSy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning and later afternoon. 26. 他也说那会使孩子们更安全。

       There are not many school buses in Britain,and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them,so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. 27. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.

       Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. 28. 这是他们第一次离开父母。Kindergartens in Japan prepare colorful buses for the kids in order to make them like to go to school. The buses can easily make children want to take them and then,go to school. Even some parents want to take them,too!

       29. Nowadays school buses are becoming more and more popular in China. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. 30. It is said that there will be 3 000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of the year in our city.

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II. [2015 • 山西]完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

      Yesterday is Father's Day. Many things happening between my father and me crowded my mind. But one thing made a deep impression on me.

      It was a Sunday morning,and I was in a 11 mood (情绪) . Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room 12 ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride today,Beck? It's a beautiful day. ”

     “No!Leave me alone!”Those were the 13 words I said to him that morning.

      My friends called and 14 me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be 15 with them and then went with them. When I came home,I found a 16 on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an 17Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital. ”

      When I reached the hospital,my mother came out and told me a car hit my father and his injuries were extensive (大面积的) . “Your father told the driver to leave 18 alone and just call 911,thank God!If he had moved Daddy ,...”

      My mother may have said more,but I didn't hear. I didn't hear anything 19 those terrible words： Leave me alone. My dad said them in order to 20 himself. He didn't want to be hurt more. How much had I hurt him 21 I shouted out those words at him earlier in the day?

It was several days later that he was 22 able to have a talk. I held his hand gently,afraid of hurting him.

     “Daddy... I am so sorry.”

     “It's okay,sweetheart. I'll be okay. ”

     “No,I said ,“I mean about 23 I said to you that day. You know,that morning?”

      He looked at me and said ,“ Sweetheart,I remember 24 about that day,not before,during or after the accident. I remember telling you goodnight the night before,though. ”He managed a weak smile.

      My English teacher once told me that words have great power. They can hurt or they can heal (治愈) . And we all have the power to 25 our words. I am going to do that very carefully from now on.

() 11. A. good   B. terrible   C. peaceful

() 12. A. thinking up   B. giving up   C. looking up

() 13. A. common   B. last   C. careless

() 14. A. led   B. encouraged   C. invited

() 15. A. strict   B. angry   C. pleased

() 16. A. leLter   B. diary   C. note

() 17. A. accident   B. illness   C. examination

() 18. A. me   B. him   C. her

() 19. A. except   B. among   C. towards

() 20. A. hide   B. save   C. express

() 21. A. when   B. until   C. before

() 22. A. really   B. finally   C. suddenly

() 23. A. how   B. why   C. what

() 24. A. something   B. everything   C. nothing

() 25. A. keep   B. choose   C. understand