【1】Have you made any plans ________ (visit) the teacher next week?

【2】What will you do if you receive her ________ (invite)?

【3】I never visit a friend’s home without ________ (call) first.

【4】He is ________ (suppose) to arrive at the station at 8:40.

【5】They have invited me ________ (go) to Paris with them.

—________. There will be other jobs.

A. It's up to you??? B. It's no big deal??? C. Well, that's too bad??? D. Well, it's hard to say

—No, you ________. You ________ to leave until the bell rings.

A. mustn’t; are allowed??? B. needn’t; aren’t allowed

C. don’t have to; are supposed??? D. can’t; aren’t supposed

Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.

When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. Theyfiredhim when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.

Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.

【1】How often did Edison make a new invention?

A. About every fourteen days??? B. About every seven days

C. About once a week??? D. About twice a week

【2】The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”

A. Gave somebody a job??? B. Set fire to somebody

C. Let somebody down??? D. Forced somebody to leave his job

【3】Edison considered his deafness as______.

A. something bad??? B. a gift from god

C. a kind of ability??? D. a disadvantage

【4】Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage

A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness ?

B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching

C. Edison had his first job in 1869

D. Edison’s inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life

【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The function of the electric light

B. Edison and his experiments

C. The importance of inventions

D. The whole life of Edison.

【1】A. helpful??? B. famous??? C. kind??? D. known

【2】A. calls??? B. called??? C. is called??? D. calling

【3】A. good??? B. important??? C. true??? D. clever

【4】A. long??? B. high??? C. the longest??? D. the highest

【5】A. long??? B. wide??? C. high??? D. deep

【6】A. walk??? B. walking??? C. walked??? D. to walk

【7】A. with??? B. without??? C. by??? D. in

【8】A. is made??? B. was made??? C. are made??? D. were? made

【9】A. die??? B. died??? C. dead??? D. were dead

【10】A. by??? B. in??? C. of??? D. from

B.And how can we get there?

C.How are you doing lately?

D.Where have you been?

E.That sounds great.

( Jenny and Nancy meet on the street)

A:Hello, Nancy. 【1】

B:Fine, thanks, Jenny.

A:I heard you went somewhere for vacation. 【2】

B:Well, I have been to Hainan Island with my cousins. There are too many exciting things to do there. I especially like diving in the real sea!

A:【3】 My parents and I will go there, too. What should we take with us?

B: A camera, sunglasses, umbrella and some summer clothes.

A:OK.【4】

B:You can get there by plane. It’s too far away. You will enjoy yourselves. 【5】

A:Thank you! I think we sure will!

【1】从那时起，我们已经读了50本书。

We have read 50 books ________ ________．

【2】为了让他们在聚会上玩得愉快我们应该做点什么。

We should do something to make them ________ ________ at the party.

【3】让我们一起来加入关于世界环境的讨论。

Let’s ___________?? _____________ the discussion about the world environment..

【4】我们的老师病了，但她只休息了一天。

Our teacher was ill , but she only _________ one day ___________.

【5】他从未放弃过赢得比赛的梦想。

He didn’t ever _________? _____________ his dream of winning the game .

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Almost 7 million students in public secondary school in America are studying a foreign language. These students are from 12 to 17 years old. Nearly 70% of the students choose to study Spanish. French, German, Italian(意大利语), Japanese(日语) and Russian(俄语) are also popular. There is also a growing interest in the Arabic(阿拉伯语) language in the US.

Each state(州) sets its own requirements for foreign language study at junior high school senior high school. Many students graduate from high school with at least two years of foreign language study. Some study a foreign language for four years.

There are different foreign language study requirements at colleges and universities(大学). Some universities require students to have several years of language education in high school. Also, many colleges and universities require students to complete at least two years of foreign language study before graduating.

【1】In America, many students start to study a foreign language ___________.

A. at a very young age??? B. at the age of 8

C. in high school??? D. in secondary school

【2】The America report shows that ___________.

A. parents are too strict in their children’s studies

B. some students start language training early

C. some students have a special love for foreign languages

D. the US should build more schools for language learning

【3】In the US, ___________ is the most popular foreign language in both primary and secondary schools.

A. German??? B. French??? C. Spanish??? D. Japanese

【4】In America, many college graduates ___________.

A. needn’t get foreign language training

B. are interested in learning foreign languages

C. have learned different languages for 3 years

D. have at least 2 years of foreign language study

【5】From the passage we can learn ___________.

A. learning a foreign language at a very young age is good for children

B. many American parents choose Arabic (阿拉伯语) for their children to study

C. Some US universities require students to learn several languages in high school

D. in the US, different states have different requirements for foreign language study

It was Sunday. I had the last ______to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to ______her socks. Usually I said something like this: “How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are ______ seeing him ...”

She ______ me with a serious voice, “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours.”

I was surprised and _______. I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, _______ she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse because of _____ her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was ______ I could do for her. She ______ her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to ______ .

???? Each story is _______. Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not. Yet all those things do not really _____. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.

???? Listening to someone’s story costs nothing, but it is the key to healing (康复) . I often ____what the woman taught me, and I _______ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I _______ the power of listening.

【1】A. doctor??? B. nurse??? C. patient??? D. student

【2】A. take off??? B. get off??? C. clean out??? D. put on

【3】A. looking forward to??? B. asking for??? C. going on??? D. worrying about

【4】A. impressed??? B. stopped??? C. asked??? D. greeted

【5】A. excited??? B. mad??? C. embarrassed??? D. angry

【6】A. or??? B. so??? C. but??? D. if

【7】A. missing??? B. loving??? C. understanding??? D. meeting

【8】A. nothing else??? B. anything??? C. nothing??? D. everything

【9】A. shook??? B. dropped??? C. waved??? D. moved

【10】A. see??? B. dropped??? C. listen??? D. feel

【11】A. terrible??? B. different??? C. similar??? D. true

【12】A. happen??? B. appear??? C. matter??? D. change

【13】A. think of??? B. dream of??? C. get over??? D. laugh at

【14】A. teach??? B. ask??? C. remind??? D. cheer

【15】A. talk about??? B. show off??? C. believe in??? D. run out of