You can’t imagine__________ when they saw the nice Christmas presents.

A. how they were excited B. how excited they were

C. how excited were they D. they were how excited

— Cindy failed in the writing competition. She must be in a bad mood.

— Let’s go and .

A. wake her up B. cheer her up

C. pick her up D. give her up

—Shall we see each other at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?

—Sorry, let’s make it _______ time.

A. other’s B. the other

C. another D. other

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I noticed an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.

One day, while I was driving past him with my , I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. , when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit surprised. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.

“ did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.

I told her it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a stranger, but next time she would try it as well.

We lived close to the old man, we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started at everyone who passed by his house.

One time, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very . She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn’t know him, and it felt really good.

As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the of how all the waving began. Her friend answered, “Tell your mom that’s really cool!”

Other friends gave similar . This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and , if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to both the giver and the receiver.

1.A. husband B. son C. daughter D. friend

2.A. Just now B. On time C. In the end D. At the beginning

3.A. Why B. How C. When D. Where

4.A. buy B. cost C. hide D. guess

5.A. or B. but C.so D. yet

6.A. shouting B. waving C. laughing D. looking

7.A. angrily B. excitedly C. loudly D. carefully

8.A. lesson B. accident C. news D. story

9.A. gifts B. notes C. thoughts D. books

10.A. easy B. funny C. unusual D. special

When something goes wrong, it can be very pleasing to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my mistake; the bus was late.” It is probably not your mistake, but once you form the habit of blaming(责怪) somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you start paying attention to how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.

Winners are great at solving problems. For example, if you were late because the bus was late, maybe you need to leave home early. Or, you might call a taxi or call friends for help when in need. For another example, if your workmate causes you problems on the job for short of responsibility(责任心) or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability. Ask to work with a different person, or leave this person with some simple jobs. You should accept that the person is not reliable(可靠的).

This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and wisdom so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and chances to develop their own ability. So, stop paying attention to “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.

1.According to the passage, winners .

A. have responsible and able workmates

B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C. blame themselves rather than others

D. deal with problems rather than blame others

2.When your workmate brings about a problem, you should .

A. blame him for his short of responsibility

B. find a better way to overcome the problem

C. tell him to find the cause of the problem

D. ask a more able workmate for help

3.When problems happen, winners take them as .

A. excuses for their mistakes

B. difficulties to greater power

C. chances for self-development

D. challenges to their workmates

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage？

A. A Winner’s Secret B. A Winner’s Problem

C. A Winner’s Chance D. A Winner’s Achievement

阅读填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。

Do you love to travel and enjoy writing about your experiences? In fact, whenever we see something new, we wish to write it down in one form or another. We will be happier if we share our experiences with others. Then how can we write better travel stories? The following may be useful.

Memory and notes

Don’t believe your memory. You may have a good memory, but you cannot remember everything. You are seeing and hearing so much information while you’re on a trip. When you come back to write about your travel stories, you may forget something. So you should make notes, take photographs, and if possible, take videos. In this way, you can describe your travel and write it down without missing anything.

Photographs and your stories

Photographs are very helpful for you to remember what you have seen. As you see the photographs, you can describe your experiences easily by remembering the feeling when you took them.

When you are writing about your travel stories, make sure they are not too short as your readers may not get the full impressions of them and make sure they are not so long that the reader may get bored.

—Excuse me, could you tell me ________ a book about music?

—Sure. They are on the second floor.

A. where can I buy B. where I can buy

C. when I can buy D when I can buy

My hometown has changed a lot. It is _______longer what it used _______.

A. not; to. B. not; to be

C. no; to be D. no, to

Soft colors like pink and light blue make people _______, so they spend more time _______their meals.

A. relax; eat B. relaxed; ate

C. relaxed; eating D. relaxing; eating

完形填空.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

I went back to China as soon as school was over at the end of June. And I returned to Canada on August 17th.

It’s to go back to China this summer, because of the A(H1N1) flu. Everybody seemed to be . the easiest thing for us to do was to wear masks(口罩) on the plane, as my mom suggested. However, it was not to wear a mask for ten hours. I decided to put the masks into my bag wearing them.

Everything seemed OK the flight. I saw only five people wear masks all the time. When we arrived in Beijing, some came into the plane and took our temperature. Fortunately, had a fever. Therefore, I was able to get home on time.

However, everything went wrong after I got home. I became sick, with a sore throat and a fever because I had not my mom’s words. Luckily, I just had a common . while I was sick in bed, I thought that if I had listened to my mom at first, I would have never caught the cold.

It’s always wise to listen to your mom’s suggestions.

1.A. difficult B. impossible C. easy D. important

2.A. happy B. nervous C. excited D. sad

3.A. necessary B. healthy C. unfair D. comfortable

4.A. thanks for B. instead of C. because of D. except for

5.A. before B. by C. after D. during

6.A. policemen B. doctors C. engineers D. reporters

7.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody

8.A. followed B. heard C. known D. understood

9.A. stomachache B. toothache C. cold D. headache

10.A. differently B. particularly C. usually D. probably