__________news! Our family will go to Guilin for a ________visit.

A. What an excited ; six days’ B. What excited ; six days’

C. What an exciting ; six-day D. What exciting ; six-day

–It’s only seven p.m. I wonder _____________.

-Maybe she had something important to do.

A. why she left so early B. why did she leave so early

C. why does she leave so early D. why she leaves so early

1.Could you please help me with my English?

2.I’m afraid of failing the final exam.

3.I don’t have a partner to practice with.

4.I think we should help save the sharks.

5.Why not join us to play basketball?

A. I agree with you.

B. With pleasure.

C. That sounds like fun.

D. Take it easy. You’ll make it.

E. Maybe you should join a club

Nine-year-old Louis Pasteur rushed into the little house．With his face white. “Mother!” he cried, “A mad dog has ______ my friend Henry, and now they are burning him with red-hot irons(烙铁). It’s terrible!”

“Rabies(狂犬病), Louis. Burning the bites is the only _______of stopping Henry from catching the disease.’’

Henry did get rabies and died, in great _____ , some days later. Louis Pasteur never _____ . “One day,” he thought, “I must do something to help people like Henry.”

Sixteen years later Pasteur became a Doctor of ____ ．And he began his work in this special field. Pasteur achieved great success in his life. ______the years of research he lost the use of his left arm and leg, yet he never lost heart. He worked on and on, as hard as ever, ______ he had a strong will to find a way for curing rabies.

After many dangerous experiments on mad dogs, he ______found the answer. Just then a boy who had been badly bitten by a mad dog arrived at his lab. A few days later Pasteur’s treatment, the boy got ____ . He did not catch rabies.

The discovery gave new hope to people in many countries. People sent money to help ____ the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Today it is one of the world’s most famous centers for the research.

1.A. knocked B. pulled C. kicked D. bitten

2.A. result B. hope C. truth D. value

3.A. pain B. trouble C. sadness D. danger

4.A. forgot B. refused C. continued D. remembered

5.A. French B. Law C. History D. Science

6.A. From B. Before C. During D. Until

7.A. when B. though C. if D. as

8.A. hardly B. finally C. even D. again

9.A. easier B. harder C. better D. worse

10.A. build B. close C. buy D. repair

Gregg's dream was to travel around the Americas(美洲). He got the idea after he finished a long bike ride. Gregg's friend, Brooks, also liked riding a bike. The two friends talked and made a plan，they would travel from Alaska to Argentina by bike.

To pay for the trip, Gregg and Brooks worked to save money for a long time. When they were on the road, they often camped outdoors and ate cheaply. In many places, local people opened their doors to the two friends and gave them food.

On their way, there were deserts, rainforests and mountains. They visited modern cities and ancient ruins. And they made many friends from all over the world.

Two years later, Gregg finally reached Ushuaia, Argentina in May 2007. (Near Guatemala, Brooks had to go back and Gregg continued without him.)

They both learned a lot about traveling. Here are some of Gregg's suggestions.

Travel light. You shouldn't carry many things with you.

Be flexible(灵活的)• Don't plan everything. Then you'll be more relaxed and pleased. Be polite. One traveler told Gregg, "Nobody wants to cheat a nice man." It's true.

1.Before the trip, they had a lot of money.

2.All of their food came from local people.

3.They began to travel to the Americas in 2005.

4.Both of them reached Ushuaia, Argentina.

5.A nice man won't be cheated.

Christmas Singing Competition 2016

Entry Form （参赛表）

Competition Rules

? Relatives of judges（评委）and organizers are not allowed to take part in the competition.

? All singers must be between 13 and 19 years of age

? Singers aged 17 or younger need the permission of a parent to take part (See Parent Permission below)

? All singers must arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the competition. Late comers will not be allowed to take part.

Prizes:

? 1st Prize-$1000 (one prize only)

? 2nd Prize-$250 (3 prizes)

? 3rd Prize-$100 (5 prizes)

Winners will be decided according to the following:

1.How many people will be given prizes in total?

A. Three B. Five C. Nine D. Ten

2. Who can take part in the competition?

A. A 20-year-old singer.

B. A 19-year-old daughter of a judge.

C. A 15-year-old friend of an organizer.

D. A 12-year-old friend of William Daniels.

3.If one singer’s parents want to watch the competition, how much will they pay?

A. $15 B. $20 C. $25 D. $30

4.Which of the following is the most important for deciding the winners?

A. Voice Quality B. Song Choice.

C. Audience Response D. Dancing Ability.

5.If an 18-year-old singer wants to enter the competition, which parts of the form must be completed?

A. Singer’s Name.

B. Singer’s Name and Singer’s Age.

C. Singer’s Name, Singer’s Age and Date of Event.

D. Singer’s Name, Singer’s Age and Parent Permission.

Can you imagine a pair of shoes that could tie themselves? All you would have to do is to put them on and push a button. Well, this idea is becoming a real reality. The shoe company Nike created the self-tying shoe! This idea first came from the movie Back to the Future II, Nike has been working for years to create a shoe that can do this in real life. They have finally done it with Nike HyperAdapt 1.0.

So how do they work? According to Nike, the shoe is “powered by an underfoot-lacing mechanism (脚下系带装置)”. This is kind of like a small motor (发动机) that has the power to lace the shoes. All the wearer has to do is to put them on, and at first, the shoes are very loose (松的). But then you can push the “+” button (按钮), and the shoes will tighten to be the perfect fit for the wearer. To take them off, all you have to do is to push the “－” button, and the shoes will be easily off.

They haven’t been released to the public yet, and the cost of the shoes is still unknown. But you might be able to get a pair of your own closer to the holiday season this year.

1.The best title to describe the main idea of the passage is ________.

A. Shoes of the future are now a reality B. Shoes of the future are coming themselves

C. The shoe company Nike and its movie D. Shoes and movies are doing their work

2.When did the shoe company Nike start creating the self-tying shoe?

A. Not until the imagination came into being.

B. Soon after the shoe company Nike was formed.

C. After the movie Back to the Future II was shown.

D. Before the movie Back to the Future II was shown.

3.What makes the self-tying shoe work?

A. The power from Nike. B. An underfoot-lacing mechanism

C. Nike HyperAdaPt 1.0 D. Setting a small button with a motor

4.The first thing for the wearer to do after putting the shoes on is to ________.

A. make them loose B. make the perfect fit

C. push the “－” button D. push the “+” button

5.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “released” is ________.

A. 检验 B. 投放 C. 注册 D. 生产

Recently, a very simple question became widely spread online: What should China be proud of ? 1.

Lanlan, whose real name is Negar Kordi, is from Canada. She came to China five years ago and is a student at Ningbo University, Now she has 120, 000 fans on the Internet and the number is still growing.

Lanlan loves China and Chinese.2. And that’s why she is so well received among Chinese net friends. The following is China in her eyes.

“It is the easiest country in which to find a job. If you are not too lazy, it is really very simple to find a job in China. I believe there’re more job chances here than that in any other country in the world.”

“ 3. About 400 million Chinese are studying English. If they can speak good English in the future, China will have the greatest number of English speakers of any non-English speaking country.”

“The speed of Chinese trains is fast. From Ningbo to Beijing, the train runs 1,365 kilometers for seven hours and the ticket fare is only 596 yuan.”

“Its public security is great. 4. I have traveled in many countries, and I think China really is very safe.”

“There are much more things China should be proud of. Many Chinese people often criticize (批评) China. At first, I believed that they didn’t like China or that loved Western countries. But later, I realized that they just set a very high standard for China. 5.” China must be much better than

other countries.”

A.The foreign language level is surprising.

B.This country of 1.4 billion people makes me feel safe.

C.A foreign girl living in China gave a very touching answer.

D.They believe that it’s not enough to be number one in the world.

E.She believes China will be the strongest country in the world in future.

in the way happened earth ask for heavily

1.The car accident ______to the old man on his way to people’s park.

2.Everyone should play a part in saving the ______.

3.The meaningless discussion and thoughts can be _______ of your goals.

4.There was really much rain and it rained ______during April in 2017.

5.People always _______WiFi at a new place because it has become a part of our life.

1.With the help of many countries, the plane landed in Beijing s_________ at last.

2.We will go to senior high school in two ______(month) time.

3.David is always confident enough to give a s___in front of many people

4.In our English class, we are often d______ (分)into eight groups to practice conversations.

5.At the beginning of the meeting , he made an ________ (介绍)of himself to us all.