On June 1st, 2015, the “Oriental Star(东方之星号)” turned upside down, People all over the world ______.

A.shocked B.were shocking C.were shocked

Cloze test (本题共15分，每小题1分）

The Chinese Dream is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspried(被鼓舞）______the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence(自信) to keep us ____through difficulties. Here is some advice on _____to make our beautiful dreams come true.

Never giving up ____ the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, _____ we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we ______ our goals. Our life is like a long journey _____ is not all roses. It ______ has wind and rain. We believe rainbows (彩虹) ______ after storms.

Cooperation(合作)is also _____. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with ____. Besides, in our society, most problems _____ be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of __ __ ways for people living in the developing society.

At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because ____ helps us not only know our advantages and disadvantages, but also get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face ____,

Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.

Choose the best choice from A、B、or C according to what you read.

1.A.in B.with C.by

2.A.go B.going C.to go

3.A.when B.how C.what

4.A.is B.are C.was

5.A.and B.or C.but

6.A.achieve B.forget C.delete

7.A.what B.where C.which

8.A.always B.sometimes C.seldom

9.A.appear B.appeared C.will appear

10.A.comfortable B.necessary C.peaceful

11.A.other B.others C.another

12.A.can't B.needn't C.mustn't

13.A.important B.more important C.the most imprtant

14.A.it B.they C.he

15.A.memories B.success C.challenges

Once upon a time there was a boy who liked drawing, but he was too poor to buy a brush. One night he said to himself,"If only I had a brush, I could draw pictures for the poor people in my village."

Suddenly an old man with a long white beard(胡须）appeared. He said, "Here is a brush for you. But you must only draw prictures for poor people with it."

Ma Liang began to draw a hen, and as he did so, it changed into a real hen. "Wow!"he said, "this brush must be magic!" Then he drew an axe（斧头) for a poor woman and it changed into a real one.

Soon the king heard about Ma Liang's magic brush. He asked Ma Liang to draw him a tree with gold coins hanging on it, but Ma Liang refused. The king was so angry that he threw Ma Liang in prison（监牢）."If I had a key, I could unlock the door,"Ma Liang said. So he drew a key and it changed into a real key. He opened the door quietly and escaped(逃跑). When the king got on his horse and chased him with his guards, Ma Liang drew a horse and it changed into a real horse. He rode the horse and ran away.

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false (F) according to what you read.

1.Ma Liang didn't have a brush because he didn't like drawing at all.

2.Ma Liang did as the old man told him.

3.The King was friendly to Ma Liang all the time.

4.The underlined word "chased" in the passage means "ran after".

5.The story tells us Ma Liang was a kind, clever and brave boy.

Complete the sentences according to the Chinese meaning given. Only one word for each blank.

1.There are more than ____（八十) kinds of new plants on show in our city park this week.

2.Tony is an understanding boy. He can always bring us ______(温暖) and pleasure.

3.I like ______（悦耳的) music that helps me relax after long work.

4.You can go __________（出国) to learn more about the culture and customs of foreign countries.

5.The Blue Sky Restaurant is easy to find. It's just ___________(在……对面) the supermarket.

学校将邀请家长们于7月15日上午9点到校参加艺术节，观看精彩的节目，并为学生带来礼物。假如你是校学生会主席，请给家长们写一封邀请函。

_ the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm.

A. Because B.If C.Although D.Since

-I'm reallv before the competition.

- Don't worry. Surely you are the best.

A. happy B. patient C.nervous D.careful

- _ can you finish the report?

- In two weeks.

A. How far B. How long

C.How often D.How soon

-Are you going to play basketball this evening?

-I can't decide. It _ my parents.

A. depends on B. cares about

C. agrees with D. looks after

The old man woke up before sunrise, as he often did, to walk by the beach and greet the new day. As he moved through the early morning, he saw a young man , bending(弯腰) and reaching and throwing, in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin

As he came near, he realized that the young man was not dancing to the day, , but rather bending to check the debris (残骸、残余) left by the night's tide(潮水), stopping now and then to take starfish(海星) and then standing, to throw it back into the sea.

He asked the young man the purpose of the effort.“The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot return to the sea by themselves ,” the young man repied.“when the sun rises, they will die, unless I throw them back into the sea.”

As the young man explained, the old man looked at the beach .“But there are more starflish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is up. Surely you cannot expect to make a difference.”

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down to take another starfish, threw it into the sea and said,“It made a difference for that one.”

There is something very special in each and every one of us.

1.The old man walked by the beach as usual to

A. meet his friends B. greet the new day

C. 1ook for the starfish D. dance to the wind

2._ brought the debris on the beach.

A. The sunrise B.The starfish

C. The early morning D. The night’s tide

3.The Starfish _ without the young man's help.

A.couldn’t die

B. couIdn't return to the sea themselves

C.couldn’t live on the beach

D. could have fun in the sun

4. In Paragraph4, the old man's words showed

A.he didn't understand the young man

B. he liked the young man

C.the young man didn't save any starfish

D. the young man was clever

5.From the passage, we can leam that

A. the young man liked doing morning exercises

B. We can't expect to make a difference

C. there is something special in each of us

D. the old man laughed at the young man