Mr. Black is __________ instead of getting any better.

A.bader B.more worse C.much badly D.a little worse

I can hardly find __________ in today’s newspaper.

A.something new B.new something C.anything new D.new anything

Nobody in the street knew Miss Hilton. While she lived, her front gate was always locked and no one saw her ________ or saw ________ go in. So even if you ________, you couldn’t feel sorry and ________ that you ________ Miss Hilton.

When I think of ________, I see just two colours, grey and green. The green of mango (芒果) tree, the grey of the house and the grey of the high iron fence (铁栅栏) that kept you off the mangoes.

If your football ________ Miss Hilton’s garden, you never ________. It wasn’t the mango season ________ Miss Hilton died. But we got back about ten ________ twelve of our footballs.

________ the end of the week a sign was shone on the mango tree: For sale.

We were ready to dislike ________ even before they came. I think we ________. Already we had one man who kept on complaining (抱怨) about us ________ the police. He complained that we played football near his house and if we weren’t playing football he complained that we were making ________ noise anyway.

1.A.left B.to leave C.leave D.leaving

2.A.anybody B.nobody C.somebody D.everybody

3.A.wanted B.wanted to C.wanted to see D.were wanted

4.A.say B.said C.to say D.saying

5.A.were missing B.were missed C.missing D.missed

6.A.her photo B.her house C.her car D.her houses

7.A.fall in B.felt in C.fell in D.filled in

8.A.could get it B.should get it C.got it back D.got in

9.A.when B.that C.whether D.as

10.A.and B.but C.over D.or

11.A.In B.By C.On D.At

12.A.a new lady B.the new people C.an old person D.the old children

13.A.were no worry B.were not worry C.were a little worried D.were a lot worried

14.A.to B.on C.for D.with

15.A.so little B.too many C.much too D.too much

Do you have any hobbies? Do you know the hobbies of some famous people? Here are some examples:

Can you tell some other famous people who have different hobbies?

1.What’s Mark Twain’s hobby?

A.tell funny story B.play jokes with others

C.play I-go and ping-pong D.Both A and B

2.Who likes playing bridge with his friends?

A.Mark Twain B.Marie Curie C.Bill Gates D.Liu Xiang

3.What’s Liu Xiang’s hobby?

A.sing songs B.do sports

C.sing songs and do sports D.play ping-pong

New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to go to. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are some problems in big cities too. It is expensive to live there and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools.

But sometimes these people can’t find work or a good place to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe (安全的) and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. Before moving to a big city, they should think about the problem of living there.

1.In big cities people can __________.

A.go to different kinds of museums B.see all kinds of plays and films

C.buy things from all over the world D.A, B and C

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Big cities are not clean and safe enough.

B.People can easily find good places to live in big cities.

C.People can always have many chances to find work to do.

D.All people like to live in big cities.

3.In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people __________.

A.to move to big cities

B.not to move to big cities

C.to move to big cities without thinking of any problems

D.not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there.

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Big cities. B.Interesting Things in Big Cities

C.Good School in Big Cities D.New York, London and Paris

Should friends be different or the same? Different people have different ideas. The following is what four of my classmates said.

My name is Susan. I am outgoing. I like to have friends who are similar to me. Both my best friends Linda and I like traveling. We went to Italy with our families last summer vacation. We stayed there for two weeks. Next year we want to go to Paris.

My name is Mary. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend Betty is shorter and more outgoing than me. I am quiet and I like reading very much. Betty likes sports and she plays ping-pong well.

I’m Peter. I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Rick is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and he can tell me what I should do, because he knows about me better than people who are different from me.

I’m Bill. I have both kinds of friends. I think it is important. That makes my life more interesting.

1.How long did Susan stay in Italy?（不超过10个词）

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2.What kind of sport is Betty good at? （不超过5个词）

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3.Why does Bill think it’s important to have both kinds of friends? （不超过10个词）

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根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

A: Hi, Zhang Fan! You look so busy.

B: Yes, I am busy preparing (准备) for my vacation.

A:1.

B: To Qingdao.

A: Qingdao? 2.

B: Tomorrow. I’m going there with my family.

A: How long are you staying there?

B: 3. We are going to lots of places to do some sightseeing.

A: We all know the beaches of Qingdao are very beautiful. 4.

B: Of course. When I lie (躺) on the beaches, I will feel so cool and relaxed.

A: 5.

B: I’m sure you’ll love them.

A.Will you go there?

B.For a week.

C.How are you going there?

D.When are you going there?

E.Sounds great. I hope to visit them, too.

F.Who are you going with?

G.Where are you going?

随着祖国的繁荣富强，越来越多的外国人对来中国游玩充满了期待，请你根据以下要点，给即将到访的美国朋友介绍一下你的家乡——合肥。

1. 合肥的地理位置（安徽的中部），以及来合肥的最佳方式；

2. 简介大蜀山（Dashu mountain），天鹅湖（the Swan Lake），李鸿章故居等景点。

要求：1. 适当增加细节，使行文连贯。100词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

2. 使用提建议、比较级、交通出行方式、动词不定式等句型和表达方式。

I’m so happy to know that you are looking forward to visiting China as it’s becoming more and prosperous. And I think my hometown, Hefei, is a good choice for you.

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—Can you remember when Peppa Pig became so popular?

—Well, I only remember it was ________ Monday that almost all my friends started to be crazy about it.

A.a B.an C.the D./

The research and development of high-technology will be of much more ________ to Chinese companies after this trade case.

A.gift B.trust C.value D.wisdom