【1】这个小男孩喜欢和别人开玩笑。

The little boy likes to ____________ ____________ ___________ others.

【2】晚会在歌声中结束了。

The party ____________ ____________ with a song.

【3】我们应该帮助那些在困难中的人们。

We should help those people ____________ ____________．

【4】这个男孩总是想着别人，从不考虑自己。

The boy always thinks of others and never __________ __________ ___________．

【5】你知道传播快乐和爱的重要性吗？

Do you know the ___________ of ____________ love and joy?

A. go on working??? B. stop working??? C. stop to work??? D. work out

学校将举办“A Summer for Better English”活动。请你从下面的推荐书单中选择 2 本想阅 读的书刊，然后用英语写一篇短文说明你的选择意向及理由，在学校的 English Corner 分享。

A list of books for English skills and fun

Basic English Writing

Secrets of English Words

A Guide to English Listening

20 Topics for English Speaking

Treasure Island

?Robinson Crusoe

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

?Time for Kids (a magazine)

注意：（1）必须从书单中选择 2 本书刊，并阐述理由。

（2）文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息。

（3）词数：80~100。短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。

短文首句：To improve our English, the school has given a list of books for us to read this summer.

Kathy and her best friend, Monica, had asked their parents to buy them matching scarves. They each would wear the scarves as a symbol of their friendship. Kathy had no idea that she was going to America that night and would not be returning.

Kathy kept that special silk scarf for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good luck. Kathy was afraid that Eliza would lose the scarf, but the granddaughter promised, “Don’t worry, Grandma, nothing’s going to happen to your scarf. You’ll see. It is going to bring both of us luck today.” And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmother and left for the interview.

That afternoon Eliza left the interview, feeling sure that she had got the job. So she decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. As she was sitting at her table, she felt someone looking at her. Sitting next to her was an old woman, who could not take her eyes away from her.

“I’m sorry, do I know you?” Eliza asked.

“I’m sorry, dear, but you make me think of someone I once knew,” the old woman replied. “My best friend looked like you and used to wear a scarf just like the one you’re wearing around your neck.” Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and mouth wide open. She had heard stories of her grandmother’s best friend and knew the meaning of the scarf. Could this be Monica, her grandmother’s childhood friend?

Eliza introduced herself and waited to hear the name of the other woman.

“My name’s Monica, dear. I lived in Hungary as a child, but my family had to leave when I was fourteen years old. I’ve been living here in California ever since.” said the old woman.

Eliza could not believe her ears.

【1】Kathy and her family left their country because? _.

A. Kathy found a job in the USA??? B. Kathy would study in California

C. they had no friends in Europe??? D. they wanted to get away from the war

【2】From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6, we can infer(推断) that Eliza felt? .

A. surprised??? B. thankful??? C. sorry??? D. nervous

【3】What would Eliza most probably do after the dinner?

A. She gave the silk scarf to Monica.

B. She went for another job interview.

C. She showed Monica around California.

D. She took Monica to meet her grandmother.

【4】The best title for this passage can be? .

A. Gift from Parents??? B. A Scarf of Luck

C. A Successful Interview??? D. A Story in the War

Justin is a 16-year-old boy. He is thinking about how （小题1）(spend) his money during winter vacation. He （小题2）(save) up about 300 dollars already. He plans to buy （小题3）computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends. He can’t do both? （小题4）he doesn’t have enough money. What should Justin do?

We are often in these kinds of situations. You want to see a concert （小题5）Saturday, but it is also your mother’s birthday and you do not want to let （小题6）(she) down. In this case, you don’t have enough time to go to both （小题7）(place). You must make a decision. You must think about

（小题8）should be done first. You must consider the following questions （小题9）(serious).

Which is more important?

Which decision needs my attention more?

Which choice would satisfy me more?

After you’ve answered these questions, it may be much （小题10） (easy) for you to decide what to do. So the next time you must make a decision, remember to prioritize(优先考虑).

【1】(支持) them. They promise to provide a certain amount of money for every race. For example, if the runner runs one 【2】(千米), the providers each give the runner $1 for the charity.

【3】(充足) of money can be raised this way. However, not everyone can run, so people in the USA have thought of other ways to raise money, using the idea of a marathon.

Walk-a-thons A walk-a-thon is【4】(相似的) to a marathon, but people walk【5】(代替) of running. This is a common? way? for people to raise money.

Read-a-thons? Many schools organize read-a-thons to raise money. Students can get money

【6】(简单地) for the number of books they read . They might be given a certain 【7】(阶段) of time to read.Little kids can【8】(进入) the reading competition according to the? number of pages they read. The read-a-thons are 【9】(举行) not only to raise money, but also to encourage teenagers to read.

Bowl-a-thons? Bowling is a 【10】(受欢迎的) sport in the USA. In a bowl-a-thon, people raise money for every point they get in the game. The higher the score is, the more money they make for the charity.

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注意：1 文章必须包含表中所有要点，可适当发挥，使文章意思连贯，语句通顺。

2 字数80-100字。

3文中不得出现真实姓名、地名、校名等。

Wang Ming is my classmate. He has made great progress this term.?????????????????????

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【1】an, girl, what, is, she, excellent

_______________________________________________________________________!

【2】the, problem, could, you, help, deal with, me

_____________________________________________________________________?

【3】is, taught, in, school, our, English

_______________________________________________________________________.

【4】is, using, used, to, she, chopsticks

_______________________________________________________________________?

【5】I, my, will, true, come, hope, dream

_______________________________________________________________________.

【1】People in some western countries often celebrate ____________ on 25th December every year.

【2】You can play tricks on your friends on April ___________ Day.

【3】Harry Potter is one of my favorite ___________．

【4】The father ____________ the girl for her mistakes.

【5】On Halloween, the neighbors often ____________ children with sweets.

Don’t worry if you are. Clothes bought at thrift shops are more popular than ever in the West nowadays.

A lot of young people have an interest in secondhand clothing.

Goodwill Industries, one of the most famous secondhand shopping companies in the US, said there had been an increase of 84 percent in money made from the sale of donated goods from 2007 to 2012, from $1.9 billion(about 13 billion yuan) to $3.5 billion.

Fanny Moizant, an online group that sells used clothes from luxury brands(奢侈品牌), agrees that “secondhand” is part of fashion now.

“Fashion has changed,” she told the Financial Times last month.” People need our service ----they need a place to let go and get rid of this excess(过剩).”

It wasn’t always this way. Secondhand clothes used to be much less popular.

Keren Charles, 37, from the US, remembers how embarrassed she was the first time she entered a thrift store more than 20 years ago.

“I didn’t want anyone to see me,” Charles told CNN. “In high school, people thought you were either poor or homeless.”

Now, the fashion fan says about 97 percent of her clothes are secondhand. Her favorite find is a $5 blue evening dress that could be worth hundreds of dollars.

So what is a thrift shop, exactly?

According to the US Association of Resale Professionals, a thrift shop is run by a not-for –profit（非盈利的）organization to get money to charitable causes.

The shops have become popular in recent times due to economic reasons.

More customers began coming to thrift shops in the US at the start of the recession(萧条), according to CNN.

And now secondhand clothing and vintage items are showing up in Western high fashion and street wear.

Fashionable hip-hop artist Macklemore and Ryan Lewis even wore a 2013 Billboard Music Award for their hit song Thrift Shop. The song is about “looking for a come up”(search for cheap things in a thrift store.

However, thrift store culture may be great for new shoppers and for business but it’s not so great for shoppers like Charles who are still “looking for a come up.”

“The competition is tough now,” she told CNN. “You’re in the thrift stores, and you’re seeing so many other people, but it’s still better than shopping at a department store.”

【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. Vintage items sell better than other used clothes.

B. Thrift shops are a new form of shops that have appeared in the last 10 years.

C. Thrift shops sell used clothes in order to help people in need.

D. Young people show less interest in secondhand clothing than older people.

【2】According to the article, secondhand clothes have become popular in the West because _______.

A. there are more thrift stores to shop in

B. people have to live on less money

C. artists and stars are often seen in secondhand clothes

D. people now care less about others’ opinions

【3】The underlined word “Vintage” in paragraph 15 probably means“_________”.

A. old but expensive??? B. large and very beautiful??? C. old but high quality??? D. popular and new

【4】What is the article mainly about?

A. The popularity of thrift store culture.

B. The importance of recycling secondhand clothes.

C. Different attitudes toward thrift shops.

D. The influence of the economy on fashion.