Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box. (用方框内所给单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。注意有一个多余选项)

Kitty studies at Star Moon School. She always does her homework but she never plays football. Kate is Kitty’s ____1.___ friend. She is a good girl and she always _____2.____ the housework after school. Sometimes she goes to the cinema with Kitty. Joe is Kitty’s deskmate. He is much more active than Kitty. His _____3.____ sport is football. He plays football with some other boys in his class. They always ____4._____. He has a dog named Ruby. He usually walks in the park with Ruby _____5._____.

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

American schools begin in September after a long s ___1.____ holiday. There are two terms in a school year; the f___2.____ term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they f ___3.____ high school. High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of i__4.___ things.

After high school, many students go to colleges. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get m __5.__ for their studies.

I would like to play piano instead of playing ____ chess.

A. the, the B. a, a C. /, the D. the, /

There’s something wrong with my Galaxy Note 2. Would you mind _______ it for me?

A. repair B. to repair

C. repairing D. repairs

She didn’t ask Joe ______ it because she had made Jack ______ it.

A. to do, to do B. to do, do

C. do, to do D. do, do

______ people in Yuyao lost their homes because of Typhoon Fitow.

A. Two thousands B. Thousands

C. Thousands of D. Thousand of

--- A： I am terribly sorry that I’ve left your iPad mini at home.

--- B： ______

A. You’re welcome. B. Never mind.

C. That’s right. D. It’s my pleasure.

Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词

1.My uncle teaches Chinese in Tongji University. (改为一般疑问句)

________ your uncle ________ Chinese in Tongji University?

2. Betty is short. She can’t reach the book on the top. (保持句意基本不变）

Betty isn’t ________ ________ to reach the book on the top.

3.It will take a couple of days to send a package by surface mail. (对划线部分提问)

________ _______ will it take to send a package by surface mail?

4.You can take the underground to the new square. (合并为一句)

You can also drive your car there.

You can _______ take the underground _______ drive a car to the new square.

5.They could hardly finish the work before June. (改为反意疑问句)

They could hardly finish the work before June, ________ ________?

6. If he doesn’t take a taxi, he will be late for the meeting. (保持句意基本不变）

________ he ________ a taxi, he will be late for the meeting.

7.Nick asked Mia, “Are you excited about going to the beach this weekend?” (改为宾语从句)

Nick asked Mia ________ she ________ excited about going to the beach this weekend.

Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

One day in April, a special activity called “Food Street” was held on the playground at Railway No. 1 Middle School in Xi’an.

This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school. The students in each class were divided into several groups. And each group sold different kinds of food. The students did the shopping and the cooking all by themselves. The students cooked delicious food such as fried chickens, potato chips and vegetables. They all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. The customers, who were the junior students, teachers and parents, all spoke highly of them for the nice food.

“It’s really hard work,” said one of the students who took part in the activity. “We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know how much we should spend on the things we need. Also, we must learn how to serve customers well.”

“This activity is to give a chance to the students to develop their practical (实际的) abilities,” said one teacher. “ What’s more, the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know the meaning of life.”

1. “Food Street” was _______________.

A. a street for students to sell food along

B. a kind of food sold by the students

C. part of the activity about English

D. a competition for food prizes among the students

2.It seemed that ___________.

A. the food made by the students was not well received

B. the prices of the food were too high

C. the teachers and parents praised the students

D. the students didn’t enjoy the activity

3.Which of the following can the students NOT learn in the activity?

A. How to grow vegetables. B. How to work well.

C. How to make money. D. What life means.

4.Before the activity, the students ___________.

A. had to be customers

B. made a plan about the cooking

C. asked their parents to do the shopping

D. had to serve the customers well

5.From what one student said, it showed that _________.

A. the activity was not easy

B. the students like the activity better than their class lessons

C. the whole cooking was too much work

D. they don’t like to make Chinese food

6.Which sentence is NOT true about the passage?

A. The students cooked fried chickens and vegetables by themselves.

B. The students can learn how to make money by their own hands.

C. The special activity was held on the playground at Railway No. 1 Middle School in Xi’an.

D. This activity is too hard for the students to do.

Writing (作文)

Write at least 60 words about the topic “Less Pressure makes Life Better”(以“少点压力使生活更美好”为题， 写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

提示：面对中考，初三学生的压力很大。请就此问题谈谈你的看法或做法。

内容可包括：

普遍存在的压力：同学关系；考试

你过去的压力：父母的期望；学习

你成功缓解压力的方法及效果：.......

Phrases for reference (以下短语仅供参考) ：

get on well with…. under pressure

worry about feel less stressed

（注：文中不得出现具体人名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分）