– Could you tell me ______ ?

--“A thousand-li journey begins with the first step.”You should keep on working and never give up from now on.

A. why I should do to get a good mark

B. what should I do to get a good mark

C. how I can get a good mark

--Interstellar《星际穿越》is the best movie ______I have seen so far.

--I can’t agree with you more. There is not only a wonderful English poem but also some knowledge of Physics in it.

A. who B. which C. that

A good attitude can lead you into success. When we _____ the right attitude, we ________ the courage to overcome difficulties.

A. have, get B. have, will get C. will have, get

People from western countries like to show their politeness directly. Therefore, which situation fits western custom?

A. 〔a: I’m going to sign up for the singing competition tomorrow.〕 〔b: Congratulations!〕

B. 〔a: I plan to go on a trip to Paris on vacation.〕 〔b: Have a good journey!〕

C. 〔a: I won the first prize in English speech contest.〕〔b: Good luck!〕

In our school, we have early morning and afternoon self-study for 40 minutes every day. Here’s our school’s self-study class schedule. Read it and find out we spend________hours on exams from Monday to Friday every week.

A. 20 B. 100 C. about 1.5

In the following words, which underlined letter has a different sound from the others?

A. loser B. lost C. popular

Which pair of the words with the underlined letters has the same sound?

A. native patient B. belief , affect C. wise , wisdom

Which stress of the following is different from the others?

A. extra B. sincerely C. ancient

Cooperation (合作) and competition are both important. They are both necessary for a person to achieve _______in his life.

Learn to be cooperative. No one likes a selfish （自私的）or greedy(贪婪的) person.________, everyone likes a cooperative and friendly person. Everything we do today, _______in doing business or making friends, depends on our ability to get on with one another. In our society, most tasks need the cooperation of many people so that they can ________ efficiently(有效率). So we must try to be cooperative. Each person is like a small part of a machine. If only one part is out of order, the machine can’t be running well_________, transportation and communication systems are fast ______and people all over the world can keep in touch with each other________. It’s hard for a person who is always from the society to have a deep understanding of the world he lives in and to finish a feat(功绩) in his career (生涯). Cooperation is becoming more and more important for a person ________a good life.

Being competitive also has a place in life. If you want to get more success and be better than others, you must work harder and study more carefully. The desire to succeed and do better than others _______us to work harder. If there were no competitions, a sports meeting would never be exciting and successful, and we could never have champions.

We cooperate with others to be more competitive, we ________ to earn a better environment for cooperation leads us to realize our goals and meet our needs.

1.A. success B. successful C. succeed

2.A. But B. However C. So

3.A. which B. if C. whether

4.A. finish B. being finished C. be finished

5.A. Except B. Beside C. Besides

6.A. develop B. developing C. developed

7.A. easier B. more easily C. more difficultly

8.A. getting B. to get C. got

9.A. encourage B. encourages C. to encourage

10.A. complete B. compare C. compete

When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want to satisfy（满足）your curiosity（好奇心）, come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “______” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined word “retire” in the passage probably means ______.

A. go on working B. teach knowledge C. give up one’s work

2.Mr. David put a notice on the window in order ______.

A. to get some money out of the visitors

B. to drive the visitors away

C. to let visitors come in and look round

3.The notice made the visitors ______.

A. more interested in his house

B. lost interest in his house

C. feel happy about the price

4.After Mr. David put up the notice, ______.

A. the visitors didn’t come any longer

B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C. more and more tourists came for a visit

5.“______” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. I want to buy an expensive house.

B. It’s a good way to make money.

C. I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.