Something was wrong with my bike, ______ I was late for school.

A. but B. so C. or D. for

We Chat is growing fast and it is ______ than Skypein China.

A. popular B. more popular

C. most popular D. the most popular

—Do you know______?

—It’s Lucy’s.

A. whose bag is it B. whose bag it is

C. whose bag was it D. whose bag it was

Being busy can become a way of life. Our lives are always filled with emails and text messages. They make us feel wanted and important, but in a tiring and empty way. Being busy has a dangerous allure（诱惑）. If you are busy all the time, it’s hard to sit quietly with your thoughts or to really feel what you’re feeling. Whynot let everything become a choice — how we spend time, who we reply to and how much or little we write?

Many of us are busy becauseour self-worth goes up when people make demands（需求）on our time. Whydon’t we free ourselves from needing, or even wanting? Why don’t we make the best use of the time and space to be productive in a way that it best serves us? That may be consciously（主动地）keeping ourselves not busy. In fact many great discoverieswere made by people who built white space into their day.

Imagine asking “How are you?” to one of the most successful people you know like Warren Buffet. I’ve never heard anyone at that level answer “busy” though most people believe they are.

What are they doing differently?

First, they aim to project an image that things are under control. Second, they actually have things under control. They’ve had excellent staff, implemented（实施）thoughtful processes and they spend time only on critical tasks that require their attention. They make high-level strategic decisions with a large effect.

It’s time to end the glory of being busy and spend time setting up processes that make sense, rather than simply working more hours. To do this, you need to change yourway of thinking. It’s cool to say you’re busy, but it’s better to be busy helping someone carry a stroller up the subway stairs or busy finishing a book.

How to free us from the trendof being busy? Start with small steps. For one day, be mindful of every daily activity. Consider each thing a choice and decide proactively（预先）if it’s necessary or simply a habit you can get rid of or do in half the time. Next, stop saying how busy you are. Then, figure out what you want to achieve with your day and begin doing it. Put your time and energy where you want it to be.

1.What are many of us busy doing every day?

A. Sitting quietly and think actively.

B. Meeting people’s demands on our time.

C.Making great discoveries.

D. Takinghigh-level decisions.

2.Why don’t successful people like Warren Buffet answer “busy”?

A. Because they value working abilities and attitude.

B. Because they focus on attracting excellent workers.

C. Because they pay more attention to learning management.

D. Because they think well and spend more time on critical tasks.

3.The writer probably agrees that we should ______.

A. stop considering each thing a choice

B. work more hours to achieve our goals

C. answer emails and messages as soon as possible

D. be mindful where we want our time and energy to be

4.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To advise us to be freedfrom the trend of being busy.

B. To warn us about the danger of leading a busy life.

C. To show us ways to feel good about being busy.

D. To tell us how to fit into the busy modern life.

文段表达。（15分）

根据中文和英文提示，写一段意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数不计入所要完成的回信内。所给的英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

假如你叫李华，最近你的美国笔友Tony要来北京体验中国传统文化，请根据他的问题回复邮件，为他设计北京一日游活动，帮助他体验中国传统文化。请描述你们打算去的地方、具体的活动安排、以及这样安排的理由。

提示词语：traditional Chinese culture, tea house,Peking Opera, paper cutting

Guangzhou subway Line 4 helps us to go to Tianhe ________ than before.

A. most easily B. easily C. more easily D. Easier

The library ________ we built last year is the biggest one in Guangzhou.

A. what B. who C. which D. where

A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around. The crow watched them with distain. (鄙视)。

“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”

One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”

“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”

The swan took pity on him, took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

1.Why did the crow keep touching the water?

A. It was showing another flying skill.

B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into water.

C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.

D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.

2.What does the underlined word ‘exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. tired B. angry

C. frightened D. unhappy

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The crow didn’t know flying.

B. Flying skills were useless.

C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.

D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

4.What’s the correct order of the following event?

a. The crow showed off its flying skills.

b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.

c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.

d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.

e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.

A. c, e, d, a, b B. a, e, c, d, b

C. c, e, a, d, b D. e, a, d, c, b

5.What does the story tell us?

A. Pride goes before a fall.

B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. No pains, no gains.

D. Practice makes perfect.

写作 ( 共三节，满分30分 )

1.I often go to school on foot and my best friend, Tom, rides his b________ to school every day.

2.Jack, can you turn on the lights now? It’s so d_______ in the room.

3.He spoke in a very low voice, so I couldn’t h__________ him at all.

4.When I feel tired, I often do nothing , just l_______ in bed and listen to music.

5.My friend asked me to see a film with him last night, but I was too b_______ because I had a lot of homework to do.

— How is your head teacher?

— Our head teacher is ______ with us and I usually feel nervous in his lesson.

A. kind B. pleased C. strict