–Why did the policeman stop you?

–He told me not ______ so fast in this street.

A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. Driven

.Mary _____ a dress when she cut her finger.

A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes

As she _____ the newspaper， Granny _____ asleep.

A.read； was falling

B. was reading； fell

C. was reading； was falling

D. read； fell

I saw him in the library yesterday. He______ a book at that moment.

A. reads B. is reading

C. was reading D. will read

完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

It seems that not all people like to work， but everyone likes to play. All over the world， men and women， boys and girls like . Since the days of long ago， adults and children have called their friends together to spend ， even days playing games. Sports help people to live . They help to keep people healthy and feeling good. When they are playing games， people a lot. This is good for their health. Have fun with their friends makes them .

Many people enjoy sports by watching others . In small towns， crowds meet to watchh the bicycle races or the soccer games. In big cities， thousands of people

to see an ice show or a baseball game.

What are your favorite sports? Is the weather where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports. Boys and girls in China love to . There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful rivers and across the country. The weather is also good for swimming.

1.A. music B. movies C. sports D. weeks

2.A. hours B. weeks C. months D. years

3.A. alone B. busily C. lonely D. happily

4.A. move B. think C. speak D. spend

5.A. to feel angry B. feel happy C. to feel pleasant D. felt surprised

6.A. walk B. jump C. run D. play

7.A. buy tickets B. take turns C. read newspapers D. go sightseeing

8.A. cool B. cold C. hot D. wet

9.A. skate B. ski C. race D. swim

10.A. mountains B. lakes C. cities D. gardens

Bike Rentals (租赁)

1.Where is Alexanderplatz?

A. Near the Zoo entrance. B. Under the TV tower.

C. In the parking area. D. At the train station.

2.When can we rent a bike?

A. At 6：30. B. At 8：00. C. At 14：00. D. At 21：00.

3.How much is it if you keep the bike for one day?

A. $7. B. $10. C. $12. D. $22.

Playing video games has become a real job now. Players can get a lot of money. They compete， watched by thousands of fans in arenas (竞技场)， with millions more following online.

40 years ago the first known competition (playing Spacewar at the US’s Standford University) offered a magazine as first prize. In 2014 the world championship (冠军赛) for Dota 2 had the prize of almost $11 million and 10，000 fans watched live as Chinese team won the first prize.

Last year also saw the first e-sports arenas open in the US and a 15，000-seater e-sports stadium (体育场) in China， the e-TV sports report by sports network ESPN and the $450，000 worth e-sports scholarship (奖学金) offered by Chicago’s Robert Morris University.

If you’re over 30， you probably don’t， directly， unless you happen to be a fanatical (狂热的) player of the most popular e-sports games. But your children or grandchildren do. They know the players by their gaming handles (用户名) and hope to follow their heroes into a gaming world.

1.What has playing video games become now?

A. A job. B. A sport. C. A hobby. D. A competition.

2.When did the Chinese team win the first prize?

A. 40 years ago. B. 30 years ago. C. In 2014. D. In 2015.

3.What did Chicago’s Robert Morris University offer?

A. The first e-sports arenas.

B. An e-sports stadium.

C. The e-TV sports report.

D. An e-sports scholarship.

4. Who likes e-sports best， according to the passage?

A. Newly-born babies. B. Young children.

C. Middle-aged people. D. Old people.

If you think you’re too shy and want to be a little brave， try the followings：

You can make it. Tell people you’re shy. There’s no need to hide it. When they get to know you’re a shy kid， they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more at ease in talks.

Try to smile more. When you smile， people think you are friendly and easy to talk. Remember that other people have feelings， too； and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start talks， say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties and games. Don’t waste time， say to yourself “You did it”. Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel “shy” when you talk about yourself

1.How many pieces of advice does the passage give us? _______

A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven

2.The underlined phrase “at ease” in the passage means _______ in Chinese.

A. 容易 B. 快乐 C. 害羞 D. 自在

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Ask yourself to smile more.

B. Never say something nice about people

C. Think less about ways to enjoy parties around you.

D. One day you’ll never feel “shy” when people talk about you.

4. Which of the best title of the passage?

A. Change Your Life Every Day

B. How to Overcome Shyness

C. Keep Trying to Like Something Nice

D. Keep up You

Five-year-old Susie loved to listen to her older sister， Emma， play the piano. Susie wanted to play it， too. But every time Susie asked to play， her mother would tell her how much work it needed to learn to play the piano well. Susie was sure she could learn to play it. She decided to make her mother believe that she was ready（准备好的）to learn to play the piano， so Susie helped her mom do the dishes and clean the house.

“Mom， can I start taking the piano lesson?” asked Susie.

“Susie， if you take the piano lesson， you must practice every day，” said her mom.

Susie was so excited. She could not wait to learn how to play her favorite songs!

Susie was excited for her first piano lesson. When she was finally in class， she was surprised： her teacher had flashcards（教学卡片）and a book for her. Susie didn’t know there were so many other things to know about the piano first. During that first lesson， the teacher didn’t let Susie play the piano.

The next day， after Susie got home from school， she ran outside.

“Where are you going?” asked her mom.

“Outside to play volleyball，” said Susie. “Bye， Mom!”

“You must study your piano flashcards，” said her mom. “Susie， this is what you wanted， now you have to do it.”

1. Mom didn’t let Susie learn to play the piano at first， because Mom thought playing the piano ____________.

A. cost a lot of money

B. needed a lot of practice

C. was difficult for a five-year-old girl

D. would make Susie have no time to study

2.How did Susie show her mom that she was ready for the piano lesson?

A. She told her mom she was ready.

B. She asked Emma to tell her mom that she was ready.

C. She helped her mom with chores around the house.

D. She tried to learn to play the piano by watching her sister.

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

Mike and John are good friends. Both of them like traveling very much.

One day， when they were traveling through a desert， they quarreled (吵架) with each other. Mike was very angry and hit John in the face. John was hurt， 1.， he wrote in the sand， “Today my best friend hit me in the face.”

Then they went on walking and found an oasis (绿洲). It was very hot， 2.. John was not good at swimming and he started drowning (溺水) after a few minutes. 3.. When John got up， he wrote on a stone， “Today my best friend saved my life.”

Mike felt a little surprised and asked， “Why， after I hurt you， you wrote some words in the sand， and now you wrote on a stone?” John smiled and said， “When a friend hurts us， we should write it down in the sand. 4.. However， when something great happens， we should write it in the stone of our memory and remember it forever.” 5.. He learned what true friendship was. Let’s learn to write in the sand and on the stone.