—I think Chinese parents are too hard　　　young children.  

—I agree with you.

A. for B. with C. on D. to

—What happened to John?He looks unhappy.

—He wanted to play a 　　　 on his deskmate,but he fooled himself at last.

A. game B. joke C. part D. fool

-Do you have Jay’s CDs?

-sorry,they are ______.But we’ll get some more next week

because they___.

A. sold well;are on sale B. sold out;sell well

C. selling well;sell well D. for sale;sell well

He looked at his grades 　　　disbelief.He thought he could pass the exam successfully.But he failed again.

A. for B. by C. with D. in

Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Our legs were so heavy and cold that ___ felt like big pieces of ice. Have you seen snowmen ride bicycles? That’s what we looked like! In the late ___ we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze. However, the lakes ___ like glass in the setting of the sun and looked wonderful. 

Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirits(兴致高) so I knew I didn’t need to ___ her. Climbing the mountains was hard work but when we looked around us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going ___ the mountains. It was greatly fun as it slowly became much ___. At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to ___ our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts. In the early evening we stopped to make camp and then we ate. After supper, Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It was so ___. There was ___ no wind or sound, only the flames of our fire. ____ I lay below the stars, I thought about how far we had already travelled. We will reach Dali in Yunnan soon!

1.A. we B. you C. they D. it

2.A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night

3.A. shine B. shining C. shines D. shone

4.A. follow B. encourage C. praise D. leave

5.A. up B. down C. around D. into

6.A. colder B. drier C. warmer D. wetter

7.A. charge B. check C. chase D. change

8.A. cloudy B. foggy C. noisy D. quiet

9.A. quite B. almost C. mostly D. probably

10.A. When B. So C. If D. Until

Do you know what family instructions are? They are common beliefs(信仰)that family members follow. In ancient China, people passed down their family instructions from generation to generation.

Some schools in Zhejiang are encouraging students to learn more about their own family instructions. At Hangzhou Gongyi Middle School and Hangzhou Xuejun High School, it was part of students’ winter vacation homework to learn about their family instructions.

Meng Yaohan, 16, from Hangzhou Xuejun High School, looked at her family instructions. One of them is “Don’t take the wrong way”, a piece of advice that has been passed down for 100 years. Her father told her how her grandfather stuck to his “right way”—to become an engineer.“It encouraged me to pursue what I love,” she said.

Shen Duanjie,14,from Hangzhou Gongyi Middle School, has got good from his family instructions—“democratic”(民主的) and “equal”. In his own words, they have helped him get along with his parents.

The school has also published(出版) books about two classic collections of family instructions—The Family Instructions of Zhu Xi and Family Instructions of Yan Clan. The books include dialogues and pictures drawn by students.

Gong Zhenyue, 14, drew pictures for one of the instructions in Family Instructions of Yan Clan. She was impressed(留下深刻印象) by the instruction, which says that parents should not only love their children, but also educate them. “It made me understand my parents’ strictness with me,” she said. She made it her own family instruction.

1.What are family instructions?

A. The words of one’s grandparents.

B. Dialogues between family members.

C. Common beliefs that family members follow.

D. Books which were passed down from the past.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about Meng Yaohan?

A. She knows nothing about her family instructions.

B. “Democratic” and “equal” are her family instructions.

C. Her family instructions helped her get along with her parents.

D. “Don’t take the wrong way” is one of her family instructions.

3.What does the underlined word “pursue” mean in Chinese?

A. 创造 B. 追求 C. 选择 D. 感受

4.Who drew pictures for Family Instructions of Yan Clan?

A. Gong Zhenyue. B. Zhu Xi.

C. Shen Duanjie. D. Meng Yaohan.

5.Learning family instructions helps Gong Zhenyue 　　　.

A. study better at school

B. draw pictures for other books

C. understand her parents better

D. learn to publish books by herself

We experience stress throughout our lives. Situations that can create stress are unavoidable. What we can control is how we deal with them. Use these steps to help manage your stress more effectively:

1. There may be some situations, people or events that make you feel nervous, anxious or fearful. 

2. Increasing physical activity and eating healthily can do wonders for your ability to manage stress. Regular physical activity and a healthy diet can improve weight, energy levels, self-confidence, overall health and well-being, making it much easier for you to do with daily stress. 

Laugh it off. Do you know that laughter is one of the most effective ways to reduce stress? No matter how bad things are, laughing dissolves(消除) the worries and seems to help brighten the situation. 3. A bad mood only adds to your level of stress. Another plus-laughter seems to help improve the immune system(免疫系统), in turn making you less prone(有……倾向的) to develop a cold and other illnesses. 

Recognize that drugs and wine are not effective methods to solve problems. 4. You can search for the advice of a mental health doctor or the community health service for stress management. 

Don’t be afraid to say “no” when someone asks you to do something. Know yourself well. 5.

根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。

A.Improve lifestyle habit.

B.Try not to take things too seriously.

C.Be sure what is causing stress in your life.

D.You can’t do all of the things and you shouldn’t feel a-shamed of it.

E.Don’t depend on drugs or wine to run away from your problems.

阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

angry　change　children　because　success try　without　go　sense　proud　but　easy

angry　change　children　because　success try　without　go　sense　proud　but　easy

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict with them.

Parents often find it difficult to win their 1. trust and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young. For example, young people like to do things 2. much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can solve any difficult problems. Older people worry more 3.. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be 4.. 

So when you want your parents to let you do something, you will be 5. if you communicate enough with them before you really start doing it. 

Young people often make their parents 6. by the clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something else. 7. they don’t mean to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if young people are not satisfied with their parents, they just stay at home alone instead of 8. out with their parents. 

If you plan to control your life, you’d better 9. to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high 10. of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.

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51．生活中有许多美好事情值得回忆。你的美好回忆是什么?它是怎么发生的?请以“My sweet memory”为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文描述一下吧。

注意:文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。

My sweet memory

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He told me that the house______so much that he couldn’t afford it.

A. took B. spend C. cost