Although many great people ever failed, they never _______ and tried to succeed.

A. showed off B. stayed up

C. gave up D. lose heart

It is said that people born under different star signs have different characteristics. Here are four people born under different star signs.

1.Who is from England and likes orange best?

A. Tom. B. Jack. C. Mary. D. Lucy.

2.We can know that Jack is according to the materials.

A. lonely B. hard-working

C. clever D. modest

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “tightfisted” in Chinese?

A. 富裕的 B. 吝啬的 C. 奢侈的 D. 豁达的

4.What’s Mary’s star sign?

A. Taurus. B. GeminiC. Cancer. D. Virgo.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the materials?

A. People born under different star signs have different characteristics.

B. Tom is an old English man with lots of money.

C. Jack believes that his star sign can decide his life.

D. Mary is hard-working and wants to be a scientist.

George Dennehy was born with no arms. He never dreamed he would become a musician. But that is what he has become. He was born in Romania. And because of his poor condition, his parents sent him to an orphanage (孤儿院), where George was adopted (领养) by a family in America.

Early on, George’s parents saw musical abilities in him. “When I was 8 years old, my mum took me to have cello (大提琴) lessons,” he said. Though he didn’t really enjoy it, he seldom missed any lessons.

His first teacher helped him be able to play with his feet. Soon he was very good at it. At the beginning of high school, when the cello became “not so cool” to play, George began to play the guitar. “It was a lucky thing to learn the cello first,” he said. This made playing the guitar not so hard.

Playing music hasn’t been an easy road. He was shy at first. “I did face different challenges and didn’t know if I was going to make something of myself,” he said. But these doubts didn’t stop him. Every time he got on stage to play music, he could see how the audience (观众) admired his abilities. This made him feel confident of himself and encouraged him to continue his career.

George said that the secret of his success was being able to overcome (克服). “No matter what situation you’re in, anything is possible. It is so easy to give up sometimes, but we shouldn’t do that. We believe there is more that is meaningful for us,” he said.

书面表达（20分）

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We have different pies, _______apple, cherry, and strawberry pies.

A. so much B. so on

C. such as D. for example

This car is Mrs. Lee’s. She _________ it for over 10 years.

A. has had B. bought C. has bought D. Had

Now Amy has to get up ten minutes ________in the morning to catch the first bus.

A. earlier B. later

C. slower D. quicker

Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!

That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-floor building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”

“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”

“Because he lived on the first floor!”

They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.

“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.

1. Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?

A. In London. B. In Beijing.

C. In Shanghai. D. In Hong Kong.

2.Where did the Clarkes left their bag?

A. They left their bag on the Great Wall.

B. They left their bag in the car.

C. They left their bag under a big tree.

D. They left their bag in the plane.

3.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.

B. Because they were not hungry.

C. Because they had no time to have supper.

D. Because they had nothing to eat.

4.What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?

A. His children asked him to do so.

B. He wanted to make his family happy.

C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.

D. He liked telling stories.

5.Who found the bag?

A. Two policemen. B. A Chinese boy.

C. A Chinese girl. D. An American boy.

改错（10分）

下面短文有十处错误,每处皆用底线标出,请将正确答案填写在右边的横线上.(每小题只填一词，不得改变原句意思)

Jim Green teaches our English . He has been in China for more than two year. He has been to many interesting places in Beijing, and he has not yet been to many others parts of China. Last week he goes to Mount Emei in Sichuan Province with his family. Many people like travel by air, but Jim family think that traveling by train is the best. It is much cheap and far more enjoyable than a rushing trip by air. He had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu after they went to Mount Emei by bus.

Listen! Can you hear someone _____ for help?

A. call B. calls C. calling D. called