You’d better ______ ask old granny for help because her memory is getting poorer now.

A. not B. don’t C. not to D. to not

Sam denied ______ computer games for hours in the net bar yesterday afternoon.

A. to play B. playing C. play D. played

The Korean girl can speak Chinese without difficulty because she ______ in China for years.

A. stay B. will stay C. has stayed D. stayed

The Greens ______ the welcome party already before Henry came to talk about it.

A. has arranged B. would arrange

C. were arranging D. had arranged

– ______ are you able to type the English words?

– About forty to fifty words a minute.

A. How often B. How long

C. How fast D. How far

Let’s bring our friends confidence and hopes when they are in trouble, ______?

A. do you B. shall we C. will you D. do we

– I won a big prize, an iPad mini2, in our school talent show this year.

– ______

A. Congratulations! B. You are welcome!

C. Best wishes! D. Not at all!

– We should be more independent in order to meet the needs of our modern life.

– ______

A. It’s a pleasure. B. What a pity!

C. I think so, too. D. The same to you.

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次):

Dear editor,

Last Sunday, I went to the post office to subscribe (订阅) some magazines. I was there for half an hour and there was still a long line in front of me.

My turn came at last. I quickly got everything done, and was 1. to leave. Just then, someone came nearer to me. I stopped to 2. and saw him old and thin, with a dirty coat on him which had been worn out. I could see easily that he was poor, from the far mountain area. I stepped backward. I was in my 3. new coat.

He told me he wanted to send some money home but didn’t know how to 4. the table in the sheet. He asked me if I could help him.

“But you can ask the clerk.” After these few words, I looked away and froze into silence.

“I have asked her. But I still don’t finish it. Would you kindly help me?”

Just then, my mobile phone rang. It was a(n) 5. to refuse him. I had my own business to do. Hopelessly and 6. , he gave up begging me and tried to find someone else who would lend him a hand.

As I stepped out, I became very nervous about it. How could I refuse someone who was in need of help, 7. such an old man? Was it because he was poor and dirty?

I want to say sorry to this old man in this newspaper. It’s been on my 8. for a long time. And I hope to feel better by doing this.

Jack

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词):

1.Being too shy is one of the biggest _______ to stop you from winning the game. (enemy)

2.Young people are very _______ in using palmtop computers to work and play. (interest)

3.Ma Yun made a wonderful _______ on how to be a successful person in life. (speak)

4.Bob is of average _______, but he is very skillful in playing basketball. (high)

5.The funny, dramatic or exciting story in comic strips is _______ told in pictures. (main)

6.According to a _______ survey, 90% students in big cities own mobile phones. (recently)

7.“Don’t park your car beside the school gate again!” John said to the driver _______. (angry)

8.Mr. Jones didn’t know _______ was very precious until he was behind bars. (free)