Sam lived in a small village. His mother was often ill and he had to spend much money on 36. . And when he was 28, he borrowed some _____ from his friends and married. His wife was beautiful but came from a poor ____. So she could not help him. She had to tell her husband to find work in the town. She hoped he would get  39. money to pay off his debt (债务). The young man thought she was right and had to say______ to her and started to find a job.

The young man could neither read nor write. Of course _____ would employ (雇用) such a man like him in the town. He had to go to an island and ____ trees for a farmer there. The island was small and there were only three men on it. They lived a _____ life and Sam missed his mother and wife very much. He wanted to____them, but he couldn’t. Luckily, Charlie, who was _____ for five years, helped him. He asked the farmer to post the letter for him. From then on, he ____ the answer every day. About two months later the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island. He was very ____, but he couldn’t read it. He had to ask Charlie to help him again.

When the farmer came out of the house, he found Sam was covering(覆盖) Charlie’s  ____ while he was listening to the young man reading. It____ him and he said, “What are you doing it for, Sam?”

“I can’t let him ______ my wife’s words!”

1.A. fruit B. medicine C. drinks D. food

2.A. houses B. cotton C. money D. clothes

3.A. hill B. office C. school D. family

4.A. enough B. few C. little D. several

5.A. good morning B. goodbye C. sorry D. hello

6.A. somebody B. everyone C. nobody D. anyone

7.A. buy B. break C. burn D. plant

8.A. hard B. light C. safe D. sad

9.A. played with B. write to C. look after D. talked with

10.A. at the factory B. at home C. in school D. in hospital

11.A. looked up B. heard from C. looked for D. waited for

12.A. happy B. careful C. afraid D. sorry

13.A. head B. ears C. mouth D. eyes

14.A. interested B. worried C. surprised D. pleased

15.A. write B. see C. touch D. hear

1.According to the passage，we can know Beyonce is a ________.

A. pianist B. dancer C. singer D. painter

2.Who wants to be a teacher?

A. Ben. B. Jenny. C. Amy. D. Davy

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

A. Ben's parents are both doctors.

B. Jenny will go to Paris and study art.

C. Amy doesn't like staying with children.

D. Davy wants to be a farmer when he grows up.

4.What are the students talking about?

A. Their future life. B. Their family.

C. Their favorite game. D. Their problems.

People in the UK spend their free time in different ways. They usually use it to relax.They spend a lot of their free time at home.The most popular activity is watching TV. People in the UK watch TV for about 25 hours a week. They often record(录制) programs so they can watch them later. Reading is also a popular way of spending free time. People in the UK spend a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. Many people in the UK have pets. They like playing with their pets in their free time.

In summer, gardening(园艺) is popular. And families often have a “day out” on the weekend. They often go to a festival or see a show. Young people like to go to clubs, and people of all ages like to go to the cinema.

In winter, “do?it?yourself” is popular. People often spend their free time repairing(修理) houses.

Some free time activities are with friends. Asking friends for a drink or a meal at home is the most usual one. Sometimes people and their friends have dinner in a restaurant.

On the weekend, people in the UK like to spend their free time doing sports. The popular kinds of sports are soccer, horse racing, swimming, tennis, skating, climbing and hill walking.

1.What is the favorite free time activity of people in the UK?

A. Reading. B. Watching TV.

C. Doing sports. D. Playing with their pets.

2.We can find________kinds of popular sports in the passage?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A. People in the UK like making friends.

B. People in the UK enjoy different festivals.

C. What people in the UK do in their free time.

D. Why people in the UK have a lot of free time.

Our family went to the Yellow Stone National Park last summer vacation. Our son, Tom, wanted to see bears there. And what an experience (经历) it was!

When we got there, we put up our tent and went to explore(探险). As we returned, we heard our daughter Susie cry out. And then we saw a bear go into our camp.

Tom wanted his father to chase(追赶，驱赶) him away. His father said, “No, it’s dangerous to chase a bear. And don’t let him chase you.”

Susie said, “What should we do? Maybe we should climb a tree.”

Tom said, “No, we have to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent.”

“Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat.” Susie suggested(建议).

Then I said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent.”

We watched the bear go into the tent and heard him upset(翻倒，弄翻) everything inside. “It’s foolish of us to try to chase him away.” said my husband, “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out.” we waited, but the bear stayed inside. We had to sleep in the car that night.

1.Tom wanted to go to the park to see _______.

A. tigers B. wolves C. bears D. honey

2.Who do you think saw the bear first?

A. Tom. B. The father. C. The writer. D. Susie.

3.What did they do when they saw a bear go into their tent?

A. They chased the bear away.

B. They stayed outside the tent and did nothing.

C. They put some honey outside for the bear to eat.

D. They climbed a tree.

4.What did the bear do in the tent?

A. He ate the honey.

B. He slept.

C. He messed everything up.

D. He chased the people away.

Can you or do you wash your clothes? Can you cook meals for yourself when your parents are not at home?  1.

Today, many young people can’t look after themselves when they leave home.2. I don’t want to be a person like that. I want to be more independent(独立的).

When I was only seven years old, I was in the kitchen with my mother enjoying cooking. I always helped her. 3. She was really interested in teaching me how to cook. But when my mother got married (结婚), she didn’t know how to cook. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking. My mother did not start cooking until she was 25 years old.  4.She had to take cooking lessons. So she decided to teach us how to cook because she didn’t want us to have the same experience.

5. I always wash my own clothes, and sometimes I wash my parents and my brother’s clothes, too. When my parents are not at home, I can cook meals for my brother and me.

A. At the beginning, it was difficult for her.

B. I did nothing at home, because my mother could help me.

C. My mother likes doing chores.

D. And now I can do many chores myself.

E. Do you often help do some chores at home?

F. I learned cooking from my mother.

G. They even can’t wash a pair of socks.

A. At the beginning, it was difficult for her.

B. I did nothing at home, because my mother could help me.

C. My mother likes doing chores.

D. And now I can do many chores myself.

E. Do you often help do some chores at home?

F. I learned cooking from my mother.

G. They even can’t wash a pair of socks.

假如你是琳达，李阳是你在学校最好的朋友，你准备向你的美国朋友汤姆介绍他，请根据以下信息，完成电子邮件。

提示：

1. 李阳比你高，也更外向；

2. 他喜欢看电影，打电子游戏；

3. 他最喜欢吃垃圾食品，但很少运动；

4. 李阳和你都喜欢音乐，你们一起上钢琴课，每周三次；

5. 李阳努力学习，长大后想做歌手，但你想成为一名医生，你比他学习更努力。

要求：

1. 短文须包含提示内容，可适当发挥；

2. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名；

3. 词数：80左右。

Dear Tom,

Long time no see! Thanks for your e-mail. Now I have a good time at school, and I have many friends. ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I miss you very much!

Yours,

Linda

It’s _______ unusual chance for Mr. White to get such ________ useful advice.

A. a; an B. an; / C. a; the D. an; an

As soon as you click the mouse, there is ________information.

A. a number of B. a great deal of C. a bit D. a little bit

We had no choice but ________ such a rainy day.

A. walk on B. walk in C. to walk on D. to walk in

I hope you think this piece of music is worth ________.

A. to listen B. to listen to C. listening D. listening to