One afternoon, the home-made ball was spinning across the grass when it was ___________stopped by someone. It was Steven, a strong soccer player.

“Look at you two with your ___________ ball and old trainers,” Steven laughed and said.

The next day was Kevin’s birthday, and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new soccer ball.

That afternoon, Steven ___________ Kevin to play soccer. Kevin did not want Mike to go with them. Mike’s trainers were old and he had little ___________ for soccer. When the game was over, Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look ___________ .

One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something ___________ under it. He looked closer and found that it was the home-made ball. Kevin felt sad. As his sadness turned to ___________ , he kicked his new soccer ball into the air. Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot(点)in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and picked up the home-made ball.

Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and ____________ .

【1】A. offer B. collect C. afford D. borrow

【2】A. blue B. orange C. white D. green

【3】A. suddenly B. slowly C. finally D. easily

【4】A. cute B. stupid C. ideal D. tiny

【5】A. refused B. allowed C. invited D. ordered

【6】A. money B. time C. interest D. talent

【7】A. up B. back C. out D. down

【8】A. lying B. bumping C. tying D. spinning

【9】A. happiness B. strength C. pride D. anger

【10】A. laughed B. complained C. waited D. watched

【1】—I really hate myself for what I said to Mum the other day.

—I know the __________ (feel). It’s awful, isn’t it?

【2】How can I trust you? You’ve __________ (lie) to me again and again.

【3】It’s __________ (high) possible that humans have to move to Mars in the future.

【4】The tourists had waited at the airport for two hours. They were getting __________ (patient).

【1】Hey! What are you listening to? It’s a __________ (私人的)conversation.

【2】When you have the __________ (选择)of being right or being kind, choose kind.

【3】It’s a tradition of this school to __________ (命名)its buildings after great people.

【4】Frank hasn’t got any hobbies- __________ (除非)you call watching TV a hobby.

— __________. But that is just so Chris. He’s always living in his own world.

A. No wonder B. No worries C. I bet you did D. I doubt you did

初三的学习生活繁忙中有困惑、泪水，也有进步、喜悦。请根据表格提示，写一篇题为“Our school life in Grade Nine”的短文，介绍九年级的学校生活，并提出希望和建议。

要求：

1．所写内容必须包括以上表格提供的所有信息，并适当发挥：

2．文章不少于90词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3．语意通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

4．文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等信息。

Our school life in Grade Nine

It is more than half a year since we became a Grade Nine student. Here is what our school life is like now.

YES

Xing Yuxi, 12, Chongqing

I like to have a family group on WeChat. It’s important to have a good relationship with our family members, as we love them more than anyone else in the world. In my family’s WeChat group, we often share photos that show our daily lives. We freely talk about our work school, or even entertainment. It is nice to communicate with people who know me well.

Wang Wenyi, 12, Guangdong

WeChat family groups can help us do lots of things. For example, if you have a big announcement (通知) to make to your family, you can just send a single message to the group instead of contacting each member separately (分开地). This saves a lot of time. Also, different family members often live far away from each other. Not everyone contacts every other family member often. But family groups allow us to share our lives with everyone.

NO

Ma Jingwen, 14, Sichuan

I used to be in my family’s WeChat group, but I’m not in it anymore. I don’t think it is very useful. Every morning, my family members all send the same emoji (表情), which says “good morning, my friends". The emojis look really old-fashioned, with shining or spinning (旋转的) Chinese characters (汉字). They’re annoying to me. On weekends, they share many pictures while I’m trying to study. My phone keeps ringing, “which really distracts (使…... …分神) me.

Hong Weicheng, 12, Guangdong

Many people share their photos, addresses, and other private information in their WeChat family groups, which is not safe. Also, the long texts and continuous voice messages are annoying to me. My family members often talk about stuff (东西) that has nothing to do with me, but I have to spend time checking the messages anyway. It causes me to spend more time on my phone. It is bad for my eyes.

阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。

Topic: Can Wechat keep families close?

The thread in mother’s hand -

A gown for parting son,

Sewn stitch by stitch, alas!

For fear his return be delayed.

Such kindness of warm sun

Can’t be repaid by grass.

Song of the Parting Son may be the most popular Chinese poem about a mother’s love. It describes a common matter in daily life — a mother making clothes for her son. Nearly every mother has sewn (缝补) something for their child and many sons and daughters are familiar with this. For this reason, this short poem has touched many people’s hearts.

In the last two lines, the poet uses a pair of metaphors (比喻). Meng compares the mother to the warm sun and the child to grass. This shows how great a mother’s love can be and what little a child can do to repay his or her mother.

Poet Meng Jiao (751-814) lived in poverty (贫困) all his life. He didn’t become a low-level official until he was in his 50s. Only a few years later, he resigned (辞去) from his official post because of the death of his mother. Meng was famous as a kuyin poet (苦吟诗人)．He took his poetry very seriously, spending a great deal of time considering each word.

阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。

Song of the Parting Son is one of the most popular Chinese 【1】 about a mother’s love. It is very common that a mother sews clothes for her children in daily life. But just 【2】 of this, many people are moved by this short poem. It shows that a mother’s love is great, but a child can do little for his or her mother in return. In fact, the poet, Meng Jiao lived a 【3】 life during his lifetime. He resigned from his official post because his mother 【4】. He was a famous and diligent poet. He took every poem seriously and it 【5】 him much time to consider each word.

Have you heard of the saying, “Elephants never forget”? We can know that elephants have good memories, But do you know monkeys have good memories, too?

Monkeys can recollect what they’ve seen, according to a science study. It offers clear evidence (证据) that monkeys have ability of memory like humans.

Scientists found out that monkeys can recall simple shapes from memory. They even can draw those shapes on a computer touch screen.

Scientists say that findings suggest that the memory of humans and monkeys is more similar than scientists knew. Monkeys can recall. Recall is necessary for planning and imagining, and can increase social behavior and other skills. By recalling, monkeys show an ability to remember things that are not present at the moment.

A scientist named Benjamin Basile said, “The ability of monkeys to recall these shapes suggests that they might be able to recollect other kinds of information that would be useful to them in the wild. They may be able to recollect the appearance of things they knew, what their favorite foods look like, or the path they would have to take to a pond.

The scientists say that the ability to recollect does not depend on language. The ability may have been present in our common ancestor (祖先) million years ago.

【1】After reading the first paragraph, we can know ______.

A. only elephants have good memories

B. only monkeys have good memories

C. both elephants and monkeys have good memories

D. neither elephants nor monkeys have good memories

【2】The underlined word “recollect” has the same meaning as the word “______”.

A. recall B. collect C. gather D. repeat

【3】Which is the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Monkeys have the ability of memory like humans.

B. Monkeys can not draw shapes they saw on a computer touch screen.

C. Monkeys may be able to recall what their favorite food look like.

D. Monkeys may be able to recall the path they would have to take.

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In person

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10 a. m. --- 8 p. m.

By telephone

Ring 01234976 to book your tickets or pay by credit card.

By post

Complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.

On line

Complete the online booking form at www.satanfiedtheatre.com.

Discounts (打折)

Saver: $2 0ff for children under 16 years old, over 60 years old and full-time students.

Supersaver: half-price seats for disabled people, only eight wheelchair spaces available.

Group bookings: 10% discount for groups of twelve or more.

School: $6 tickets for school groups often or more, every tenth ticket free.

【1】The poster is about

A. a survey of a film B. a review of a film

C. getting tickets of a film D. an introduction to a film

【2】How many ways can you book seats for the film?

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

【3】How much should you pay for 10 tickets for school groups?

A. $54. B. $60. C. $66. D. $80.

I grew up in Point Breeze, a neighborhood in the East End of my hometown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. It’s probably best known ______ Frick Park, a public park with many picnic areas, gardens, paths for hiking and biking and fields for playing sports. Frick Park is a _____ resource (资源) that the whole neighborhood ______. People use it for exercise and relaxation.

In addition to great green ______，Point Breeze has excellent public and private schools. _____, until age 14, my whole world was in Point Breeze.

My neighborhood was, in my ______, a world ruled by kids. I remember how my friends and I would walk around with a baseball, a football or - in later years -a video camera, exploring, ______

other kids and getting into adventures.

We’d race to the candy store on foot. We’d chase (追赶) down the ice cream truck on bikes. We’d come home when it got ______ outside, tired from play but eager (渴望) to wake| up and do it all again. We ______ felt scared, and we also never felt bored. That’s how childhood should be.

【1】A. pick up B. end up C. save up D. grow up

【2】A. to B. for C. as D. of

【3】A. wonderful B. successful C. natural D. personal

【4】A. celebrates B. shares C. buys D. refuses

【5】A. forest B. food C. spaces D. lights

【6】A. Therefore B. Because C. However D. Otherwise

【7】A. life B. sunrise C. memory D. dream

【8】A. searching B. controlling C. playing D. meeting

【9】A. dark B. rainy C. angry D. excited

【10】A. sometimes B. never C. often D. usually