How time flies! The 9th graders are going to graduate soon. We invite them to write about their school memories.

Let’s share some of them. —Ms. Rosen

【1】Who dislikes tests among the four students?

A. Brita B. Jay C. Rocky D. Angel

【2】How many of the four students mentioned Ms. Rosen?

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

【3】What can we learn from the given information above?

A. The four students will be in Grade 9 next term.

B. The four students do not enjoy school very much.

C. The four students all think it’s important to work hard.

D. Their favourite memories are all about trips.

Teenagers are using ______ computers and smart phones. They _____ too much time playing and chatting on the Internet. They ______ sending messages by computers and smart phones. Many of them are obsessed (沉迷于) with digital devices such as electronic_________and computers to help with their study. Overuse of these tools will make students too_____ to think and write. Some of them even ______ how to write Chinese characters by hand. Teachers and parents are very worried about ______. What can they do?

Such ______ have brought about a popular TV show called Chinese Characters Dictation, where middle school students stand on the stage to______Chinese characters by dictation. Over two hundred students from 46 schools compete. The audience is ______ this new kind of competition too. They like to write down the characters _____ the competitions are writing them. But they found it _______to write down all the characters.

Chen Keyu, a Grade 8 boy from the Xinhai Experimental Middle School beat the other competitors in 2014. Can you be the next winner?

【1】A. bored B. interested C. bad D. good

【2】A. celebration B. competition C. examination D. championship

【3】A. between B. within C. among D. with

【4】A. less and less B. fewer and fewer C. more and more D. more or less

【5】A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay

【6】A. used to B. are used to C. are used for D. use to

【7】A. therapies B. records C. dictionaries D. music

【8】A. hardworking B. lazy C. curious D. careless

【9】A. suggest B. learn C. forget D. remember

【10】A. it B. him C. her D. you

【11】A. positions B. worries C. achievements D. standards

【12】A. go over B. show off C. deal with D. write down

【13】A. pleased with B. worried about C. crazy about D. interested in

【14】A. while B. when C. as D. till

【15】A. amazing B. difficult C. easy D. serious

Since the CCTV program reported the wrongdoing (不道德行为) by a MacDonald’s restaurant in Beijing, the safety of food has b【1】a hot topic. What shall we do to fight for our rights? First, before buying food, we need to check the date and see whether it is over due. Then we should study c【2】 what we buy and decide if it is fresh or goes bad. After we pay for the food, we should get the invoice (发票) and take good care of it. Last but not the least, if we find there’s a p【3】 with the food, call 12315 or go to local Consumer Association(消协) for help. Food safety is i【4】 in our daily life. The government should take a【5】 to punish the producers and companies that went against consumer’s rights.

【1】Miss Li will help the students with their lessons if they are __________（缺席的）from school.

【2】Mr. Li is very _________________(严格) with us in our study but we all like him very much.

【3】Great______________________________(进步) has been made in the field of medicine

【4】It is you who_______________________________(塑造) your life and your future.

【5】In her diary, Ann wrote down her ______________(想法), feelings, hopes and dreams for the future.

Good chess players take time to think about what will happen next. But you don’t always have lots of time to think when playing chess. A type of chess is called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes for the whole game. Your clock runs during your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. The hit stops your clock. It also starts the other player’s clock. If you run out of time, you lose.

【1】What pieces do the two players use?

__________________________________________________________

【2】In the game, what do the players take turns to do?

__________________________________________________________

【3】When does a game come to an end?

__________________________________________________________

【4】How much time does each player have in blitz chess?

__________________________________________________________

【5】What will happen to you if you run out of time in blitz chess?

__________________________________________________________

A. in their forty; although B. in their forties; although

C. in their forties; but D. in their forty; but

People realize the _______ that Earth's natural resources are limited, and can do things to help conserve(节约) those resources. _______ you try to conserve a natural resource, you try to use less of it, so it does not get used up so _______. One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the _______ is short instead of driving everywhere.

Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay _______. We can conserve water _______ making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak(漏). We can also make ________ choices to conserve water, like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.

【1】A. last B. spread C. burn

【2】A. turn B. cut C. put

【3】A. station B. building C. ground

【4】A. news B. plan C. fact

【5】A. When B. Although C. Whatever

【6】A. slowly B. fast C. regularly

【7】A. distance B. space C. place

【8】A. alive B. alone C. asleep

【9】A. about B. for C. by

【10】A. generous B. funny C. wise

If you have no time to go to someone's party and you don't know how to _____ him, you can also tell your friend. Your friend may give you good _____. He may tell you to call him to say thanks and tell him _____ you aren't able to go there.

If you quarrel(吵架) with others, your friends may _____ great ideas to help you make peace with them. If you can't afford to buy something, your best friend may lend you some money.

In my opinion, friends are important in our life. They are kind to us and they can help us. If we have no friends, we will feel ______ and unhappy all the time.

【1】A. agree B. take C. deal

【2】A. noise B. decisions C. food

【3】A. excited B. shy C. tired

【4】A. bills B. meals C. help

【5】A. as well as B. as usual C. instead of

【6】A. refuse B. accept C. welcome

【7】A. time B. advice C. explain

【8】A. why B. where C. how

【9】A. hear of B. think of C. take care of

【10】A. lively B. awake C. lonely

As I looked down to the bottom of the hill, my eyes saw an elderly man standing by the stop sign. He held a cardboard sign: Need Help, Please! My heart went out to him and I _____ myself in his situation.

As car after car turned onto the road without _____ for him, but I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road. She was carrying a bag full of food from the _____ I was just at. To my surprise, after she gave the food to the man, she hugged him. This _____ choice for kindness shook my heart.

By the time I reached the bottom of the hill, both the man and the lady who had helped him were gone. As I drove home the sun seemed to shine even _____ and Heaven felt a bit closer _____ Earth.

A choice is such a(n) _____ thing. It can touch a heart and change a life. Each day we are given a thousand choices. May you make all of yours for ______.

【1】A. station B. stop C. airport

【2】A. ourselves B. myself C. themselves

【3】A. thought B. imagined C. guessed

【4】A. asking B. making C. stopping

【5】A. restaurant B. hotel C. home

【6】A. slow B. cheap C. simple

【7】A. lighter B. brighter C. darker

【8】A. to B. as C. of

【9】A. energetic B. active C. powerful

【10】A. kindness B. illness C. happiness

Nüshu is a written _____ created by women in Jiangyong county, Hunan. Hundreds of years ago, it was used and passed on _____ among women. Men could not understand those words.

Elderly women _____ nüshu to girls at home. They used it to write poems or song lyrics. They wrote it on pages, in books, on paper fans and _____ stitched(缝) it in clothing. In them they showed the feelings they were hiding from men. They also talked about difficultics in life and _____ They made it through.

But today, not many women can write nüshu anymore. Some people worry that this ancient culture will soon _____. Zhao Liming, a professor at Tsinghua University, is one of them. She works with an online education app, called Talkman. Since September, users can learn nüshu through this app.

The local government is also working hard to _____ nüshu. Some high schools in Jiangyong offer niishu courses. More young people, including boys, have started to learn this written language.

According to Zhou Youguang, a famous linguist(语言学家), nüshu helped women get freedom. They didn't have the _____ of education, so they made their own written language.

Even though nüshu is not so ______ anymore, this idea is still important today.

【1】A. Or B. So C. But

【2】A. poem B. song C. language

【3】A. only B. really C. nearly

【4】A. told B. brought C. taught

【5】A. ever B. even C. still

【6】A. how B. what C. when

【7】A. work out B. die out C. break out

【8】A. save B. learn C. write

【9】A. time B. right C. money

【10】A. difficult B. beautiful C. useful