You are driving alone in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is going to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car?

Think before you read on…

This is a question that was once actually used when you are looking for a job.

You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and you should save her first; Or you could take your old friend because he once saved your life and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect partner again.

The person who was chosen (out of 200 people) had no trouble coming up with his answer. He simply answered, “I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.”

Sometimes, we get more if we are able to give up our thought limitation(限制). Never forget to “Think Outside of the Box.”

1.The reading is mainly about __________

A. the correct answer to the three difficult questions

B. a good reason to make no answer

C. good answers not coming out of answering questions directly

D. the three questions being hard to answer

2.What does the underlined word “passenger” mean in Chinese?

A. 游客 B. 乘客 C. 司机 D. 雇主

3. The word “Box” in the phrase “Think Outside of the Box” means_________.

A. cars

B. the three people waiting for the bus

C. different answers

D. the questions themselves

4. The writer of the reading thinks ________.

A. good answers are always coming when we think outside of the box

B. good drivers always make correct answers.

C. no one can give a good answer to the three questions

D. everyone chooses the easiest question to answer.

根据括号中提示写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，每空一词。

1. Ms. Green always uses an _____________ (最新的) method of language teaching.

2. ---What do you think of his idea? ---I think it is worth __________(考虑,认为)

3. Don’t you think that___________ (撒谎) to his parents is so silly?

4. The more you read, the __________ (wealth) you will feel in spirit.

5. --- I wonder who will be the __________ (direct) of the 2016 Spring Festival Gala.

---It’s Lv Yitao, a young man who comes from Zhejiang.

6. Kitty had an _________ (please) trip to Mei Lanfang Park last week because of the heavy rain.

7. Why did the man vote against ________ (set) up a new factory?

8. In her late , she became the general manager of a company.(四十)

9. The football match was because of the bad weather last week.(取消)

10. He used to live in London but now he is planning to live in the countryside. (centre)

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

Here are some English learning tips to help you improve your English.

Ask yourself weekly: What do I want to learn this week?

Asking yourself this question every week will help you think about what is most important to you. If you make a plan for each week, you will be surprised to notice how much you have improved your English by the end of the week! This feeling of success will encourage you to learn even more English.

Quickly review before going to bed.

Research has shown that our brains process(加工) information that is fresh in our brains while we sleep. By going over important knowledge before you go to sleep, your brain will work on this information while you sleep!

Speak English aloud.

Understanding grammar rules does not mean you can speak English well. You need to practice speaking aloud. Speaking by yourself at home and reading the exercises that you are doing will help connect the muscles（肌肉）of your face to the information in your head and improve your pronunciation.

Do five to ten minutes of listening at least four times a week.

If you decide that you are going to work hard and listen for two hours, maybe you will not do extra listening exercises soon. But if you listen five to ten minutes at least four times a week, you will find it’s not so hard to develop the habit of listening to English.

Look for situations to practice your English.

Learning English in a classroom is important, but using English in real situations will improve your English skills greatly. You can create new situations by using the Internet to listen to news, exchange emails in English with email friends, etc.

1. on Learning English

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

My family moved into our home nine years ago and we called the area in front of our house "rock garden" as it was full of rocks.

Last summer, I found a tiny little p 1. in the yard but I didn't know its name. I knew I didn’t plant it. We decided to let it c 2. growing until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mysterious plant, it s 3. to be a sunflower. I decided to treat it with care and remove the weeds(杂草) a 4. it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something u 5. . The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk（茎）began. It had b 6. under a big rock.

That's when I realize that i 7. a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we also have the ability of doing the same thing. We need to believe in o 8. knowing we have the abilities in a 9. our aims. Like the sunflower, it was sure of the success.

Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the e 10. will begin to support you. You will find a way to reach your goals.

句子翻译

1.除非你接近大自然，不然你什么都不会发现。

2.在谭盾很小的时候。他就对音乐感兴趣。

3.尽管我喜欢购物，在这样的雨天我还是宁愿待在家里。

4.这个剧本如此精彩，以至于引起许多导演的注意

5.那部小说标志着他成功职业生涯的开始。

根据所提供的信息，写一篇关于我邻居Bob的短文。

要求：1．表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯；

2．要点须包括表格中的所有信息，并适当发挥；

3．词数：100词左右。

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Susan, ______ university student from Europe, is______honest girl.

A. an; / B. a; the C. a; an D. an; the

Look at the signs below. Which one means you can’t walk dog(s) around here?

Let’s play cards _________ watching TV. There is no good program this evening.

A. instead B. in order toC. instead of D. in addition to

Look! The boys _______football on the playground.

A. plays B.play C. are playing D. played