A. some; none B. some; neither C. any ; none D. any ; neither

【1】周杰伦以创作流行音乐而闻名．_______

【2】虽然她极有音乐天赋，但从不炫耀．

_______．

【3】他二十几岁时参加了歌唱比赛的选拔．_______

【4】人生价值取决于你在做什么．_______

【5】那个男子被指控擅自闯入邻居家．_______

To see the world is one thing， to have someone to share it with is another． Indeed， travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner． A travel partner can be a close friend，a family member， a pal（伙伴）you've met online， or a business friend．

You can have someone to talk to

Traveling alone is fun， but wouldn't you feel lonely？ Having a travel partner canhelp you get rid of loneliness． This is especially true if you can get a travel companion（同伴）who is very familiar with the place you're traveling to． You don't have to ask any information from the locals，and you can increase the time you spend in the country．

You can have someone to share the costs with One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved． You can't simply think about the rising price of hotels or plane tickets． You should also thnk about your daily needs， such as your food． Of course， you can't simply go back without bringing any souvenirs to your friends and family． You must think about all these． However， when you have a travel friend， you can have someone to share the costs with．

You can have someone to watch out for you When you're in a foreign land， you'll never be really safe． You don't know the rules as well as the culture of the people． A travel mate will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case（万一）you get lost． So why don't you find a travel companion now？

Let's find out how to find a travel partner…

【1】How many advantages are mentioned in the passage if we have a travel partner？_______

【2】What's the writer's purpose of writing this passage？_______

【3】Will you choose a pal you've met online as your travel partner？ Why or why not？_______

Minka's heart was beating fast， but her legs carried her forward．

Faces flashed through the car windows． She looked at the front passenger seat， but Betty Jane was not there． Through the back window， she saw white hair． Minka stepped forward， opened the door and was met with flowers．

From behind them， she saw her daughter's face， the one she'd seen only in photographs， and heard the voice she'd heard only over the phone．

Everything disappeared behind one longing（渴望）一to get her daughter into her arms． And then， she was．

Minka's sight can't see it clearly． Her voice stuck in her throat（喉咙）．Her arms wrapped tightly around her girl． She'd waited more than 28，000days for this， her daughter safe in her embrace（拥抱）．The joy of it was boundless．

Finally Minka let go a little， pulling back to see that dear face again一a face as lined as her own． But Minka believed she knew those pale blue eyes． She lookedinto them， and then her daughter kissed her cheek． Minka managed to speak， her words ‘I love you' that had never been spoken．

"You are as wonderful as I thought you would be．" Minka said．

They didn't look like strangers meeting for the first time． There was something weaving（编织）them together， right before their eyes．

【1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2mean？

A. Minka was too weak to meet Betty Jane．

B. Minka was unwilling to meet Betty Jane．

C. Minka was not ready to meet Betty Jane．

D. Minka was nervous but looking forward to meeting Betty Jane．

【2】 when they met for the first time．

①Minka and Betty Jane hugged each other

②Minka took a good look at Betty Jane．

③Betty Jane kissed Minka．

④Minka and Betty Jane talked a lot．

A. ①②③

B. ①②④

C. ①③④

D. ②③④

【3】In the sentence "There was something weaving them together， right before their eyes．" in the last paragraph， what does "something" mean？

A. The long wait for meeting each other．

B. The fact that they hadn't seen each other for a long time

C. The love between a mother and daughter．

D. None of the above．

Luckily， the businessman found a place to shelter（躲避）．He ran to the door． To his surprise， it was open but the house seemed empty． It looked warm and welcoming． In he went．

"Is there anybody home？" he called． But there was nobody to be seen or a sound to be heard． Tired and wet， the businessman sat down by the fire．

Invisible（无形的）hands gave him warm drink and good food． Invisible hands put a cushion（垫子）behind his head． He couldn't believe his eyes． "I must be dreaming，" he thought．

Next morning， the businessman awoke and remembered he had to get a rose for Bella． In the garden， he found a beautiful rose bush． He started to dig up a small part of it． Then he heard a terrible roar（咆哮），"How dare you take my rose!"

Suddenly， a great hary beast（野兽）appeared， roaring loudly．

"Please don't hurt me!" begged the businessman． "I'll do anything．" "Then you must promise to send me the first creature（生物）you see when you get home．" "Aha!" thought the businessman， "I will see the chickens around my door first．" So he gave his promise．

Sadly， the first creature he saw was not a chicken， a cat or a dog． It was Bella， who came running out to greet him． The businessman went as pale as moonlight． He told her the whole story． Bella did not think twice． "A promise is a promise，" she said． （To be continued…）

【1】What present did the father want to give his youngest daughter？

A. A book．

B. A cushion．

C. A chicken．

D. A rose．

【2】Which is the right order according to the story？

①He got some nice drink and food， then had a good sleep．

②He bought some presents for his daughters．

③He promised to send the first creature he met to the beast．

④He went into a warm house because of the terrible storm．

A. ①④②③

B. ②④①③

C. ③④①②

D. ④①③②

【3】We can tell from the last paragraphthat Bella would ．

A. plant the rose in her garden

B. keep her father's promise

C. hate her father

D. go to kill the beast

Looking back at the past year， what were your highlights？ Maybe you made good marks in your exams． Maybe you won a big prize in your school or company． Maybe you went abroad for further study． Maybe you became a parent．

Whatever it was that you achieved， don't you find yourself wanting more？ That's the reason we keep making New Year's resolutions（决心）一even though， a lot of the time， we can not make all of them come true!

As we wish you all a very happy new year， we also wish you luck with your New Year's resolutions for 2018． Here are five tips to help you keep them． Hope they help! ◆Focus on one task at a time to increase your chances of success． ◆Don't make your resolutions too unrealistic or unavailable．

◆Create a step﹣by﹣step plan， outlining how you're going to achieve your goals．

◆Set daily reminders（提醒）for yourself on your phone or notebook to encourage you．

◆Focus on small changes in behavior and habt， not the end goal itself．

In last week's Chitchat（闲聊），we asked you to tell us about your New Year's resolutions． Let's take a look at some of the highlights on the website..…

【1】Where is this passage most likely to be chosen from？

A. A magazine．

B. The Internet．

C. A film．

D. A game show．

【2】What does the word "highlights" in Paragraph 2mean？

A. 最精彩的部分

B. 最难忘的部分

C. 最难受的部分

D. 最惊讶的部分

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

A. It is impossible for you to make all your resolutions come true in a year．

B. You'd better make a step﹣by﹣step plan in order to meet your goals．

C. You should do some tasks at a time to get success．

D. Setting daily reminders can keep you working hard and not giving up．

Alex Hibbert and Jaden Piner are kids from Miami， US． They are in the seventh _________at Norland Middle School． But they are ________actors now． They acted in Moonlight， which _________the Best Film at the Oscars． Both of the two kids went to the Academy Awards ceremony．

The _________is about the growing up of a black man Chiron． Hibbert ________the young Chiron． And Piner played Chiron's classmate， Kevin． "Moonlight shows that Miami kids are talented not only in sports，" Piner told Ap． Yes， they are good at _________，too． At school， they have drama class with their teacher Tanisha Cidel． Cidel played a headmaster in the film．

In the drama _________，they crawl on the floor like lions． They also try tongue twisters（绕口令）．Cidel tells kids not to pretend（假装）．She wants _________to be true and be themselves． "The key here is to be real and _________" she said． Now many of the kids will be in more films and TV series． For example， Hibbert will act in a TV series in Chicago．

What will your life be like if you play a role in a film？

【1】A. careful B. lucky C. romantic D. stupid

【2】A. team B. club C. school D. grade

【3】A. sad B. unhappy C. famous D. boring

【4】A. took B. won C. made D. missed

【5】A. film B. book C. picture D. song

【6】A. played B. liked C. helped D. beat

【7】A. singing B. acting C. dancing D. swimming

【8】A. class B. school C. group D. team

【9】A. her B. him C. them D. us

【10】A. kind B. friendly C. helpful D. honest

【1】You could see from his face that he was_______（撒谎）．

【2】He doesn't like to wait for anybody for long． So he is an_______（急躁的）person．

【3】Many people speak highly of Fanghua﹣a new film which is_______（导演）by Fengxiaogang．

【4】China is a peace﹣loving country． We hope to get on with other countries_______（和平地）．

【5】Spud succeed in_______（得分） 20points in his first game．

【6】I prefer those_______（德国人）designs of the new car to yours．

【7】Brush is to paint as pen is to_______．

【8】一What do you think of the singer， Jay Chou？

一He is very talented and crazy about music． So he can play different_______ well， especially the piano．

【9】一What does the Chinese saying"A tree can't make a forest"tell us？

一It means team_______ is very important in a football match．

【10】一Usually carelessness_______ to failure．

一Thanks． I will do things more carefully next time．

一 ． Besides， she is also a great humanitarian．

A. Maybe you're right B. I'm afraid not

C. I can't agree more D. I can't agree with you

—NO. It will be two weeks ______ I leave here.

A. until B. since C. before D. when