—Shall we go to the concert together at seven o’clock this evening?

— . Will half past seven be OK?

A. Sorry, I can’t make it B. Certainly, no problem

C. Sure, it’s up to you D. Sorry, I’m not free today

—Could you please tell me ?

—Yes. He came to study here just last month.

A. that he is a new student B. when did he come here

C. if she likes English best D. whether he is a new student

I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid ______ my elder sister whenever I had to speak to a stranger. When asked to speak in class, I could hardly ______, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (怯怯的) voice earned me jokes —about being a girl.

Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I ______ voice lessons. After considering it for a short time, I did. I began a series of vocal exercises.

After exercising a lot, I finally gained ______ in my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people, I thought I would do better than before ______ the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and —nothing. I couldn’t remember the ______! My face turned hot. The kind pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.

Then the thought struck me: I’ve already embarrassed (尴尬) myself enough. There’s really nothing else to ____. So in my second song, I just relaxed and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.

After that, I started singing to myself as ______ as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before. One classmate even said that I ______ be in the school’s talent show.

I am not a shy person ______. Singing has made me more outgoing. Today, I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.

1.A. over B. under C. behind D. below

2.A. sit B. breathe C. smile D. say

3.A. pick B. accept C. attend D. receive

4.A. confidence B. courage C. pleasure D. fear

5.A. out of B. because of C. instead of D. in need of

6.A. music B. title C. words D. style

7.A. forget B. miss C. drop D. lose

8.A. highly B. loudly C. safely D. excitedly

9.A. should B. must C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t

10.A. at last B. at all C. any further D. any more

1.How many meals are served during the 4-day trip?

A. Four. B. Six. C. Eight. D. Ten

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. There are two periods of time when we are free to do things we like.

B. We can visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden City on the second day.

C. We can go and see the Temple of Heaven and Bird’s Nest on the third day.

D. It’s certain that we can get time to buy some souvenirs in the famous Xiushui Street.

3.The passage is most likely to be taken from .

A. a travel guide B. an instruction C. an advertisement D. a newspaper

“In this life, what did you miss?” The wife asked the husband when she was 25. The husband replied, “I missed a new job opportunity.” When she was 35, the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the bus. At 45, the husband said sadly, “I missed the chance to see my aunt before her last breath.” At 55, the husband said he missed a good chance to retire (退休). At 65, the husband complained. “I missed an appointment (预约) with a doctor,” he said. At 75, the wife did not ask the husband any more, the husband was sitting in front of the very sick wife.

Remembering the question the wife used to ask him, this time he asked the wife the same question. The wife, with a smile and peaceful look, replied, “In this life, I did not miss having you!” The husband’s eyes were full of tears. He always thought that they could be together forever. He was always so busy with work and trifles (琐事) that he had never been thoughtful to his wife. The husband hugged the wife tightly and said, “Over 50 years, how could I allow myself to miss your deep love?”

In the busy city life, there are many people who are always busy with work. As a result, they neglect their loved ones. Life is not permanent, so always live in the moment. Express thanks to your loved ones in words. Show your care with actions. Treat every day as the last episode (片段) of life. In this way, when you are gone, your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The husband didn’t like to communicate with his wife.

B. The husband failed to see his aunt just before her death.

C. The husband could always feel his wife’s deep love for him.

D. The husband wasn’t always busy with his work and other things.

2.The underlined word “neglect” in Paragraph 3 means .

A. get along with

B. think highly of

C. show no interest in

D. pay little attention to

3.What does the story try to tell us?

A. Think twice before you take action.

B. Do not spend much time on your work.

C. Show your care to your loved ones before it’s too late.

D. Do not miss anything in your life, unless you don’t care.

Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world. War, weather, age, traffic and pollution damage (破坏) these famous places. If we do nothing, they may even no longer remain. But looking after these places often costs more than one country can afford.

In the early 1970s, world governments decided that if they joined together, they would be able to preserve (保护) our history. If every country paid some money, they said, it would be possible to look after important historic places. For this reason, countries around the world united to form the World Heritage Organization in 1972. Today, the organization helps to protect and rebuild the most important places from our history.

However, one of the biggest problems for historic places is vandalism. That is to say, people sometimes enter these places and damage the buildings. At some places, such as Stonehenge in England, governments have built high fences to protect it from vandals.

There are many different ideas about how to solve the problem of vandalism. Some professors say that if guards keep walking around these places, vandals won’t be able to get in. Some professors say that if they fix more television cameras, they won’t need so many guards. Others say that the best way is education. If people learn to respect history, they won’t damage it. They will also want to spend money looking after old places. For this reason, the World Heritage Organization helps to spread information about the value of historic places.

1.Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world, probably because .

A. they don’t have enough money to go there

B. these places may disappear in the future

C. governments don’t allow them to enter

D. they are afraid of the guards there

2.The World Heritage Organization was set up for the following reasons EXCEPT .

A. It would be able to help preserve our history.

B. No countries wanted to protect the historic places.

C. It would collect money to rebuild the damaged places.

D. It would be possible to take care of important historic places.

3.Which of the following shows us the action of vandalism?

A. People enter the places and damage the buildings.

B. Governments build high fences to protect the place from vandals.

C. Guards walk around these places and fix more television cameras.

D. War, weather, age, traffic and pollution damage these famous places.

4.What’s the best way to solve the biggest problem of vandalism?

A. To spend more money looking after these places.

B. To make guards prevent vandals getting in.

C. To fix more television cameras in these places.

D. To make people know about the value of historic places.

1.Shenzhen, a(n) _____ (know) fishing village many years ago, has turned into a modern city.

2.Mary always has more difficulty than Lily _____ (work) out Maths problems.

3.The two _____ (Canada) have lived in China for over 10 years.

4.After the teacher shared the moving story with the students, the whole classroom was in _____

(silent).

5.On her_____(twenty) birthday, Annie received an iPhone 7 from her mother as a present. She was so excited.

1.The _____ (每周的) TV show Readers hosted by Dong Qing has recently become a hot topic in China.

2.A report shows that people who keep pets take a lower _____ (风险) of having heart disease because pets bring them much fun.

3.Mr Yang said he _____ (更喜欢) reading paper books to e-books on the Internet.

4.What he said and what he did made him some _____.

5.Jackie’s life has completely changed since he was ___ (分开) from his family ten years ago.

Are you a Disney fan? Do you know the princesses well? How did Snow White survive? How did Sleeping Beauty finally w1. up after sleeping a long time?

It seems a kind-hearted person always comes to save the princess, l2. a prince or a god-mother (救星). Princesses can’t protect themselves, t3. they are very pretty and nice. They always need the help of others.

However, in real life, women can’t put their life in the hands of a prince-like man. They need to work and even f4. for their own happiness. The traditional image (形象) of a princess is getting out of date.

Recently, Disney posted the “top ten r5. for being a modern princess”. You will find them have nothing to do with beauty. Instead, more attention is paid to things such as being honest, caring for others, trying your best and l6. healthily. Princesses need to depend on themselves to get out of trouble. It’s not w7. to wait for a prince’s help.

It’s not the first time Disney princesses have c8. up with the society’s development. In 1950, Princess Bell loved reading when education was a man’s special r9.. Bell showed the improvement of women’s status (地位) in society.

Princesses are s10. beautiful, but the inner character is more important for being a real princess.

Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you may look at someone in the eye who you have wronged (冤枉) and say “I am sorry”, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.

How can we build up our courage?

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Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations. It is important to everyone. With courage, you will feel confident of your success; with courage, you won’t be 1. of anything difficult or dangerous; with courage, you may look at someone you have wronged in the eye and say sorry to him or her; with courage, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill.

Here are some useful 2. to build up our courage.

First, believe that you’ll 3.. Take chances and know that you have your own talents.

Second, exercise your courage. It’s just like the muscle. The more we use courage, the 4.

we will get.

Third, don’t 5. to give up although it’s much easier to do so, and you need courage to say or do what you think is right, even when others think you are wrong.

Finally, read inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is such a kind of person.