The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago. I got to know a _______lady named Rose. She had no kids and lived alone. _______ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she _______ me to have lunch.

We walked from my work place to a little restaurant on David Street. _______the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to _______ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.

There were many people in the _______ and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to_______ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to_______ the delicious food together. She told_______ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers _______ were working there were all volunteers.

I _______ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. _______ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was _______ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright as well.

I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do _______ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be _______ if everybody would like to share happiness with others. It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.

【1】A. rich B. poor C. strange D. crazy

【2】A. When B. After C. Until D. Unless

【3】A. will invite B. was inviting C. is inviting D. to invite

【4】A. By B. In C. On D. Out of

【5】A. pay for B. ask for C. look for D. care for

【6】A. park B. restaurant C. hotel D. bar

【7】A. sit B. rest C. stay D. work

【8】A. buy B. cook C. enjoy D. drink

【9】A. her B. him C. me D. you

【10】A. who B. whom C. which D. whose

【11】A. never B. still C. hardly D. already

【12】A. So B. But C. Though D. Because

【13】A. hotter B. cold C. cool D. warm

【14】A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

【15】A. colder B. nicer C. harder D. worse

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk 【1】(几乎，差不多) 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese 【2】(统治者) called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was 【3】煮沸) drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice 【4】(气味) so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious. And so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, 【5】(提到) Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the 【6】(最好的)tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.

It is believed that tea was 【7】(带到) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the 【8】(民族的) drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to 【9】(传播) the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without 【10】(疑问) the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

A: Hello!

B: Hi, John. It’s Mary. So, what’s 【1】_______?

A: Well, would you please give me some _【2】_______ on how to remember English words?

B: Sure, I’d love to. In fact, I learn English words by heart.

A: How can you do that?

B: First of all, it is necessary for you to have a good 【3】_______of remembering them.

A: Do I need to remember the words in each unit all at once?

B: No, you don’t need to. Try to learn by heart a few new words each day, follow the rules of pronunciation and you will finish 【4】_________all of them in one week.

B: Thank you for your good advice. I’ll try my __【5】______. Bye!

A: OK, bye-bye.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Practicing yoga(瑜伽) is a helpful, popular way to keep fit. It has many followers around the world. There are many kinds of yoga. You may have 【1】 of “hot yoga” before. Now, in India, a new kind of yoga, water yoga, 【2】(become) more and more popular among the local people.

In the city of Agra, people practice yoga in water. It is _ 【3】(hard) to practice yoga in water than on land. But 【4】(practice) yoga in water can be good for your flexibility (灵活性).

Harish Chaturvedi, a lawyer, 【5】 people water yoga for free—even the poor people can learn from him. “Water yoga can become more popular than other kind of yoga, because the body does not get tired so 【6】 ( quick),” he said. “Everybody can learn to swim, but if they learn yoga at the same time, they will never 【7】 tired.”

“The level of Oxygen(氧气) is very high in water, and you will not have any trouble breathing,” he added.

Harish believes that water yoga really helps people to keep away from 【8】(ill). He mainly trains children. He has classes at the swimming pool of a local sports room regularly. Many children are 【9】 in it and come to learn from him.

“Harish is very 【10】 at performing yoga in water,” said Sudhir Narayan, a water yoga student. “He is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.”

I wasn’t the jelly maker in this family. My mother-in-law was. She didn’t provide a wide range of flavors (味道), either. It was either grape or blackberry. And since we liked both flavors, we usually picked whatever jar was at the front of the pantry (食物储藏室).

It was always there. Jelly making was just a way of life for her. She always did it, following the same habits ---from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves.

This past December, my mother-in-law passed away. Among the things in the house to be divided up were the remaining canned (罐装的) goods. Each of us chose from the many jars of tomato juice, green beans and jelly.

The other day I reached in there to get jelly for a quick sandwich, and there it was. Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar of grape jelly. Written on the lid with a black marker was “GR” for grape and the year the jelly had been made.

As I picked up the jar, I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier. This was the last jar we would ever have from my mother-in-law’s patient, loving hands. Our children had never known a day without their grandmother’s jelly. It seems like such a small thing, but it was a great treasure.

Holding that last jar in my hand, my heart traveled back to meeting my mother-in-law for the first time. I saw her crying on our wedding (婚礼) day, and later, kissing and loving our children. I saw her walking in the woods or riding the wagon (马车). I saw her surrounded by loving children at her funeral.(葬礼)

I put the jelly back on the shelf. No longer was it just a jar of jelly. I guess I believed that as long as it was there, my mother-in-law would always live on.

【1】According to the passage, the jelly maker is the __________.

A. author’s mother

B. Author’s father

C. author’s mother-in-law

D. author’s father-in-law

【2】We can learn from the first three paragraphs that__________.

A. The author preferred grape jelly to blackberry jelly

B. The author used to be her mother-in-law’s helper when she made jelly

C. The author’s mother-in-law loved to make many different flavors of jelly

D. The author’s mother-in-law always made jelly for the family

【3】When the author found the last jar of jelly, ________.

A. she decided to share it with her children

B. she realized she had to learn to make jelly herself

C. she was filled with memories of her mother-in-law

D. she cried because of her great love for her mother-in-law

【4】With the story, the author want to tell us that __________.

A. Love from your family often hides in small things

B. Homemade food is always simple but delicious

C. We should always give the best things to our kids

D. It’s never too late to show love for our families

英国有句谚语：结识新朋友，不忘老朋友，老朋友是金，新朋友是银(Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. )。中国自古亦有“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？”等描绘朋友之间友情的名句。初中的学习生活即将结束了，在这段时间里你一定结识了许多朋友，并产生了深厚的友谊。请你写一篇文章介绍一位你心目中的好朋友。文章必须包含以下内容：1. 人物简介；2. 给你的帮助；3. 你的感受。

要求： 1）条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确、逻辑清晰；

2）文中不能出现真实的姓名和校名；

3）80词左右。（开头已给出，不计入总次数。）

If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will be more space for all the cars in cities, and there will also be more space for people to walk in the streets.

The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy and to drive. These little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so driving will be safer. The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for a long trip.

This kind of cars can save a lot of gas. They will go 450 kilometers, then they have to stop for more gas（汽油）。

They are nice cars, aren’t they?

【1】 If you drive this kind of little cars for four hours, you can probably go ___________at most.

A. 260 kilometers

B. 65 kilometers

C. 450 kilometers

D. 130 kilometers

【2】Why do these little cars have to stop after going 450 kilometers?

A. For more water.

B. For more gas.

C. To have a rest.

D. To charge.（充电）

【3】How many people does this kind of car carry?

A. Five B. Three C. Four D. Two

4】If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be _______pollution in the air.

A. less B. more C. fewer D. many

【5】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Driving big cars can make the air dirtier.

B. The little cars can make space for other cars and people.

C. These little cars will be useful for a long trip.

D. This kind of cars can save much gas.

【1】—How do you learn English?

—I learn by ___________.（记笔记）

【2】She advised them to talk with their son ___________.（亲自）

【3】It seems that many people all over the world drink ___________.（中国茶）

【4】My sister used to ______________going out alone at night.（害怕）

【5】______________.(无论)how happy her surface is, her heart is sad.

【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Winter Sale!
Winter is coming. So we are having a big and end-of-autumn sale. Look at the prices!
A blouse(女式衬衫)：$5
A coat:$20
A silk(丝绸)skirt: $28
A pair of trainers(运动鞋):$30
A pair of jeans:$30
Will you come to Reborn Fashion Shop on the 2nd floor of New Century Shopping Mall from Friday to Sunday?
Cash Back!
Spend twenty dollars in our shop, we will give you five dollars back. Spend 40 dollars, and you will get 10 dollars back.
Remember: only at weekends
You are welcome to Happy Times Doll Shop on the first floor of New Century Shopping Mall.
Closing Down Sale!
Come to our shop next Monday. There is a discount（打折）on every kind of chocolate. And we will give you a big box of sweets for free(免费) if you spend more than 20 dollars in our shop. So come to Sweetheart Chocolate Shop on the first floor of New Century Shopping Mall.
（1）How many shops are mentioned in this advertisement(广告)?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Four.
D.Six.
（2）What is the price of a silk skirt in Reborn Fashion Shop?
A.$5.
B.$20.
C.$28.
D.$30.
（3）If you spend 20 dollars in Happy Times Doll Shop, how much money will you get back?[来
A.5 dollars.
B.15 dollars.
C.20 dollars.
D.40 dollars.
（4）If you want to buy clothes at a lower(更低的)price, where should(应该)you go?
A.Reborn Fashion Shop.
B.Happy Times Doll Shop.
C.Sweetheart Chocolate Shop.
D.The first floor of New Century Shopping Mall.
（5）What does the word "cash" mean in Chinese?
A.商品
B.发票
C.现金
D.赠品

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Zach has a stepson， Bradley. One day， Zach drove over to meet Bradley. Bradley was a student in a high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach， even though he had known Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to get along with Bradley. He told Bradley that he was coming over. Bradley said OK. When Zach got there， he asked if Bradley wanted to drive his car. Bradley had a driver's license. Bradley said all right. Zach told him not to drive too fast， but he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley got on the 210 Road and headed northwest. Zach gave Bradley a few driving tips： Don't drive next to big cars； don't drive behind trucks with goods...
On their way back， Zach suggested that they stop at the golf course(高尔夫球场). He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. But Bradley didn't like it； he liked his video games. However， Bradley soon found that playing golf was fun and he did very well. The next day， Bradley， for the first time， called Zach. Bradley asked if Zach would come the next Saturday， so they could take a drive and go to the golf course again. Zach said yes， with a happy feeling in his heart.
（1）How did Bradley like his stepfather at first?
A.He liked him.
B.He disliked him.
C.He thought his stepfather was a good man.
D.He neither liked nor disliked him.
（2）What does the underlined word “license” mean in Chinese?
A.身份证.
B.执照.
C.护照.
D.银行卡.
（3）The reason why Zach tried to get along with Bradley is that _______.
A.he didn't know how to spend his time
B.he wanted to improve his relationship with Bradley
C.he wanted to show what he could do well in
D.he wanted to teach Bradley as a father
（4）The last sentence in the passage implies that ________.
A.Zach had never been happy before
B.Zach was not easy to get along with
C.Zach found hope in what he had done
D.Zach shared the same hobby with Bradley
（5）What's the main idea of the passage?
A.What Zach did in his spare time.
B.How Zach got on well with his stepson.
C.Zach taught Bradley how to play golf.
D.Zach was good at driving and playing golf.