---The boss him because he was late for work many times.

A. kicked: off B. got. Off C. saw;off D. took;off

　　Here are some suggestions on giving great speeches：

　　◆Beat nerves

　　Relax yourself before and when making a speech．Practice your opening sentence three or four times．This will help make a sure start and a successful speech．When you stand on the stage, think of the audience(观众)as your family members and friends．

　　◆Keep it natural

　　Natural body languages will help your speech：smile, stand straight and look at the audience．Do not drop your head or play with a pen．Also, dressing yourself nicely will help the audience feel respected．

　　◆Pace and pause(节奏和停顿)

Pace and pause add color to your speech．Speak fast enough to keep people excited and slowly enough for people to fully understand you．After an important point, pause for a moment．It'll change the atmosphere(气氛)in the audience．

【1】Why should a speaker have a good speech script?

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【2】When you giving a speech some skills aren’t necessary, are they?

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【3】What helps to make a sure start of the speech?

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【4】If you don’t dress yourself nicely, how will the audience feel?

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【5】What does this passage talk about?

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The baby shower is usually given when the mother-to-be is between 6 and 9 months pregnant. Predicting the date of a baby’s birth isn’t always exact. Sometimes a baby shower can also happen after the baby is born. A baby shower can be held in someone’s home or outside, like in a restaurant or a catering hall. Traditionally only women are invited to a baby shower. However, more and more baby showers are also including the father-to-be.

Like a bridal shower, a mother-to-be will register (登记) a wish list of things she wants at one or several stores. This list usually includes things the mother wants for her baby like clothes, diapers and even furniture. This way friends and family members can go to the stores and buy something from the list. Registering helps make sure that there aren’t repeat items, like 30 bottles when a new mom only needed 15.

At a baby shower, people can give cards with wishes for the new baby and mom. Most of these cards also include money or gift cards to help the mom-to-be buy whatever else she needs for the baby. Sometimes there are games as well. In one game everyone guesses the date of the baby. Another game lets people taste baby food and guess the flavor.

【1】Who was only invited to a baby shower traditionally?

A. Men. B. Children. C. Women. D. Pregnant women.

【2】Why does a mother-to-be register a wish list of things?

A. To prevent others from buying the repeat items.

B. To remind herself to buy some items for the party.

C. To remember to buy the necessary things for her friends.

D. To invite friends or family members to the baby shower.

【3】What can friends and family members do at a baby shower?

A. Play games. B. Get some money and gifts.

C. Feed the baby. D. Register a wish list of things.

【4】According to the passage, we know that ______.

A. the baby shower only happens at home

B. the baby shower never takes place after the baby is born

C. people have baby showers instead of bridal showers now

D. people hold the baby shower to send wishes to the mother-to-be

【1】The teacher sets high s_______ for his students.

【2】Their new model of car is so popular that they have had to open a new factory to m _______ the demand.

【3】She won the competition three times in a r_______.

【4】The young teacher inspires her students with a new teaching m_______.

【5】I didn’t follow the ______ printed on the box and broke the machine.

【6】We didn’t plan it like that but it w_______ out very well.

【7】A d________ room is a room intended for two people, usually a couple, to stay or live in.

【8】If you o_______ a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it.

【9】He took a master’s d_________ in economics at Harvard University.

【10】No matter how rich people are they always have a_______ for more money.

【11】It will be w______ to go over your test paper again before you hand it in.

【12】He tells us that knowledge will give us w_______ to fly.

— Why don’t you just read the ______?

A. instructions B. introductions C. constructions D. conductions

A. older B. senior C. junior D. superior

A: Hi, Jim! 【1】

B: Hi, Mike! I'm reading the novel calledA Dream of Red Mansions.

A:A Dream of Red Mansions? 【2】

B: Yes, it is.

A: 【3】

B:Journey to the West, Romance of theThreeKingdomsandWater Margin.

A: 【4】

B: Yes, I have.

A: 【5】

B:Journey to the West. It's really great.

A. What are you reading?

B. Who wrote these books?

C. Which one do you like best?

D. Have you read all of the three?

E. What are the other three books?

F. You can get these books from the library.

G. It's one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature (文学), isn't it?

A. What are you reading?

B. Who wrote these books?

C. Which one do you like best?

D. Have you read all of the three?

E. What are the other three books?

F. You can get these books from the library.

G. It's one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature (文学), isn't it?

influence, suppose, review, thinker, discuss, well-known, wise

influence, suppose, review, thinker, discuss, well-known, wise

【1】The film _________ is good but there are some spelling mistakes.

【2】Tom is a(n) _________ writer. His books are popular with young people.

【3】Confucius was one of the greatest _________ in the world.

【4】It's a(n) _________ choice to bring an umbrella with you. It's going to rain soon.

【5】This story is wonderful and it has _________ a lot of people.

【6】I _________ it's a good plan, but it will cost us much money.

【7】May Day is coming. Let's _________ where to take a vacation.

【1】怎么了？

_________ up?

【2】顺便提一下，你的叔叔住在哪里？

_________ _________ _________, where does your uncle live?

【3】我看过这本书了，可我理解不了。

I have read this book, but it doesn't _________ _________ to me.

【4】与其说她是一位老师，不如说她是一位音乐家。

She is _________ a musician _________ a teacher.

【5】你想加入这个游戏吗？

Do you want to _________ _________ this game?

【6】我姨妈出生在19世纪。

My aunt was born _________ _________ _________ _________.

请根据你校校刊Growing Footprint中HAVE YOUR SAY栏目的征稿内容，用英语写一篇短文，表达你的想法。

Hi,

At Growing Footprint we like to share your ideas about our school. In my column, HAVE YOUR SAY, you can let other kids know what you think. This month we want you to have your say about Culture Week in our school:

●what theme(主题)of Culture Week you like

●why you like the theme

●what activity/activities you can organize for the theme

Looking forward to hearing from you. Sam Southland

注意：1．对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥。

2．词数80-100，文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

3．文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

I am glad to share my ideas about Culture Week in our school.__________________________

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