Many years ago, every morning, she wanted to take him to the kindergarten. He always cried and begged,“ Mom, I will listen to you at home and I won’t make you angry. Please don’t take me to the kindergarten. I want to be with you.”

It seemed that she didn’t hear him because she was busy getting ready to work. In fact, he knew his mother wouldn’t agree with him, so he was always crying while following her downstairs.

Many years later, she was old. And even worse, she suffered from Alzheimer’s disease（早老性痴呆病）. But he had to struggle for a living. He didn’t have time to take care of her. At the same time, it was impossible for him to leave her alone at home. After thinking it over, he thought of a place.

The night before he made the decision, she looked at him in and out. She seemed to know something.“ My son, Mom won’t make you angry. I won’t need you to look after me. Don’t send me to a nursing home. I want to be with you…” She cried, and the sound became weaker and weaker…

He was silent, looking for reasons to persuade（说服）her.

In the end, they appeared outside a nursing home. After they checked in, he said to her,“ Mom, I…I have to go!”

She nodded slightly, opened her mouth with no teeth and said,“ My son, remember to pick me up early…”

At that moment, he remembered it was at the gate of the kindergarten that he said nearly the same words,“ Mom, remember to pick me up early…” Suddenly he went back…

1.Why did he send her to the nursing home?

A. Because he didn’t have time to look after her.

B. Because she always made him angry at home.

C. Because he was unwilling to live with her.

D. Because the nursing home was warmer than their home.

2.What do the underlined words “nursing home” here probably mean?

A. Kindergarten B. Old people’s home

C. Hospital D. School

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

A. He was excited to go to the kindergarten every morning.

B. She didn’ t have a job when her son was young.

C. He had to work hard to make a living after his mother was badly sick.

D. He was happy to leave his mother in the nursing home.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. We all need to go to the kindergarten when we are old enough.

B. We should care more about our parents.

C. We should send our parents to a nursing home when they are old.

D. We should work hard instead of taking care of our parents.

As time goes by, are you still the same person you used to be? Many of you would think you are. But according to a new study, your personality can change greatly. You could be a completely different person at 77, compared to when you were a 14-year-old, reported The Huffington Post.

An expert in the UK did the study on a group of English people. The research found that almost everyone’s personality changed when they grew old. The findings came out in a magazine called Psychology and Aging.

The research was based on a study that began in 1950. A group of teachers gave more than 1,200 14-year-old students personality tests. They tested six basic personality traits（特点）: self-confidence, sense of responsibility（责任感）, patience, a strong wish to win, creativity and self-control.

In 2012, researchers successfully found 174 of the 1,200 students, who were 77 years old on average at the time. They agreed to take a personality test. That was similar to the one they had completed 63 years ago.

Researchers then compared the then-and-now test results. They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. Self-control and sense of responsibility had changed less. But there were still not many similarities between the two results.

The younger and older self seemed to be completely different for each person.“ It was as if the second test had been given to different people,” the study’s authors noted.

In the past, personality was widely believed to stay the same. However, this new study may bring some fresh ideas.

1.What does the underlined word “They” refer to?

A. Researchers. B. The 1,200 students.

C. The 174 people. D. All 77-year-old people.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Scientists did research on a group of teachers.

B. The personality test studied six basic traits.

C. The 2012 personality test was very different from the one in 1950.

D. The test results about creativity and self-control did not change.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The results of the two tests are similar.

B. According to the test in 2012, patience changed less than sense of responsibility.

C. Maybe people won’t be what they used to be in the future.

D. The second test had been given to different people.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Never change yourself.

B. Personality changes as time goes by.

C. Six basic personality traits.

D. Different ideas on personality.

Having a pen pal is fun and can be a great way to improve your writing skills. But most people have trouble knowing what to write to their pen pals. 1.

2. Break the ice by telling your pen pal a little about yourself. Start with your name, age and job. Write about what you like to do or what’s on your mind that day. What you pass on will encourage your pen pal to tell something about him. 3.

Ask questions. 4. This will help you go to know him and probably get you a fast answer. Make your questions into the e-mail by telling him something you like to do and then asking if he has ever tried it.

Ask for advice. You may have some difficulties in your life and want to ask for advice. Your pen pal may tell you what to do. 5. Also, discussing real-world questions will promote（增进）your friendship.

A. Share your information.

B. You can invite your pen pal to go travelling with you.

C. And this will be helpful to start your friendship.

D. Luckily, here are some ways to get to know a pen pal.

E. Write questions for your pen pal to answer in his next e-mail.

F. You don’t have to take all his advice, but it will give you something about his opinions.

G. You shouldn’t share all your secrets with your pen pal.

A. Share your information.

B. You can invite your pen pal to go travelling with you.

C. And this will be helpful to start your friendship.

D. Luckily, here are some ways to get to know a pen pal.

E. Write questions for your pen pal to answer in his next e-mail.

F. You don’t have to take all his advice, but it will give you something about his opinions.

G. You shouldn’t share all your secrets with your pen pal.

Li Lei: hey, Bruce. I’m going home this weekend.

Bruce: 1.

Li Lei: To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Bruce: 2.

Li Lei: It is an important time for family.

Bruce: 3.

Li Lei: We’ll have dinner together, watch the moon and eat mooncakes.

Bruce: Mooncakes? Are they delicious?

Li Lei: Yes. 4. We can celebrate it together.

Bruce: 5. Thank you!

Li Lei: You are welcome.

A.Well done!

B.For what?

C.That’s great.

D.What kind of festival is it?

E.I have never tasted them

F.How will you celebrate it?

G. Would you like to go with me?

假定你是张华，你在外地学习的好朋友王伟发电子邮件向你请教如何学好英语。请你根据以下要点用英语给他回封电子邮件。

内容包括：1.看英语电影、听英语歌曲，猜测生词意思。

2.可以经常与外教谈论一些有趣的事情。

3.把单词写在纸条上，利用纸条记忆单词。

要求：1.邮件内容须包含全部要点提示并适当发挥；

2.运用by+动词-ing的语法结构和宾语从句的句型；

3.词数80左右，邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Wang Wei,

I received your e-mail yesterday. In the e-mail, you asked me how to improve your English. Now I’d like to give you some advice.

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These are my suggestions. I hope they are useful to you.

Yours,

Zhang Hua

根据括号内所给提示，将下列句子翻译成英语。

1.王阿姨格外努力地帮我学习地理。 (go out of one’s way)

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2.玛丽将会让你感到宾至如归的。 (make sb. feel at home)

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3.张晴习惯每天听音乐。 (get used to)

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4.丁桥觉得使用筷子很难。 (it’s + adj. + to do sth.)

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5.他的饮食习惯和我的大不相同。(be different from)

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根据横线后的标点提示，将下列单词连成完整、正确的句子。

1.country, first, to, is, eat, your, who, expected, in

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2.your, not, at, you, finger, others, should, with, point

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3.strangers, he, about, how, meeting, does, feel

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4.really, about, the, age, beautiful, girls, your, are

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5.to, Sally, she, doesn’t, as, hate, used, noodles

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I was listening to music my English teacher came in.

A. until B. while C. since D. when

The young college students jumped into the river and swam to the boys they heard them crying for help.

A. as soon as B. before C. because D. till

— Why didn’t you try your best to get on the subway?

— I tried to, but it started moving ______ I could get on it.

A. before B. after C. since D. if