A Hello, Mrs Smith! Welcome to my house

B: Thanks for your invitation, Mrs King.

A.【1】

B: Sure

A: 【2】

B: Some Pu'er would be great, thanks.

A: Sure. I have just got some from my Chinese friend. He is from Yunnan and he bought

it in a shop there.

B: 【3】.

A: You're right. Chinese tea is drunk by people all over the world.

B: Wow, this cup is beautiful and a little heavy.【4】

A: It is made of silver. I have many tea sets like this.【5】

B: Sounds good

A. What's it made of?

B How much is it?

C. Where is it made?

D, What kind of tea would you like?

E. I'm interested in collecting them

F. Please have a seat, and would you like some tea?

G. I know China is famous for tea.

The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the_______. They soon drank up their water and there wasn't a house or even a tree for them to_______.Thomas felt too_______to walk on. At this time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry_______he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him_______strawberry and once again. his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.

And so they________.The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries______.Always remember the lesson: “if you don’t worry about the little things, you’ll find it difficult to do the great things.”

【1】A. underB. onC. forD. to

【2】A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything

【3】A. threwB. soldC. foundD. bought

【4】A. skyB. mountainC. riverD. tree

【5】A. have a lookB. have a tryC. have a restD. have a picture

【6】A. excitedB. coldC. fullD. thirsty

【7】A. andB. thoughC. orD. because

【8】A. the othersB. anotherC. othersD. other one

【9】A. turned upB. came downC. went onD. got over

【10】A. to drinkB. to rideC. to useD. to eat

It is only when we get_______that we begin to realize that time is a precious treasure. _______we might find that we haven’t invested(投资)our time well. We discover that we_______have enough time to do things we want. Just as adults need to spend their money on_______things like taxes (税款) and bills, they also have to spend their time doing things that they might not really want to do -- things that really make time boring.

The only way to get the most of the time we have is to live for today, and never delay(拖延) till next day. As the idiom(习话)____________," Delay is the thief of time, " And you don't want anyone to steal your time, do you？

【1】A. remindB. realizeC. reviewD. research

【2】A. tomorrowB. successC. abilityD. knowledge

【3】A. agreeB. avoidC. affordD. advise

【4】A. expressionsB. instructionsC. suggestionsD. introductions

【5】A. fewB. littleC. a fewD. a little

【6】A. olderB. strongerC. elderD. higher

【7】A. SimplyB. SpeciallyC. SuddenlyD. Seriously

【8】A. at timesB. any moreC. at leastD. no longer

【9】A. unexpectedB. unpleasantC. unforgettableD. unbelievable

【10】A. writesB. tellsC. readsD. says

-- Our country has been into a new era(时代) since then.

A. heldB. was heldC. has heldD. is held

假如你校英语社团即将举办为“My hobby” 的征文活动， 请你根据下面的提示问题写一篇短文介绍你的爱好，然后参加此活动。

提示问题：

1. What’s your hobby?

2. Why do you like it?

3. When did you start it?

4. How do you benefit from(得益于） it?

要求：

1. 紧扣主题，语言表达要准确，语意要通顺、连贯；

2. 不少于80词。

My hobby

A: Hi, Maria. You look very tired.

B: Yes, Tara. I’ve just come back from holiday.

A: Really? 【1】?

B: I went to Sydney, Australia with my parents.

A: 【2】?

B:It was fantastic. It didn’t rain at all.

A: Did you see any kangaroos(袋鼠） or koalas(考拉）?

B: Of course. 【3】. Look, here are the photos.

A: Wow... They are really cute【4】?

B: We visited Sydney Opera House(悉尼歌剧院）. In the evening we walked along Darling Harbor(达令港）. And we went to the beach and had fun there.

A: That sounds great. I will go there next month.

B: 【5】!

A: Thank you.

In China, lucky numbers have pronunciations that are similar to words with lucky【1】(mean). For example, the number 8 is the most favored number 【2】 in Chinese it is pronounced ba and sounds similar to fa,meaning “getting rich”. Thus 8 is said【3】 invite great wealth.

Maybe the 【4】(good) example that shows how Chinese people love the number 8 is the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Opening ceremony (开模式）【5】(hold) at 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8:00 p.m. on the 8th August. This was in expectation of【6】 (win) the most out of this big competition.

Chinese couples also hope that the number 8 will bring luck to their children. In 2008, there【7】 about 17 million newborns, making a record since early 1990s.And many of the 【8】(baby) were born around August.

Chinese people’s love for the number 8 can be seen even in small things such【9】 number plates(牌照）. Number plates 【10】”8888” can be sold at very high prices. When the Chinese choose floor numbers, phone numbers, or dates of events, they prefer numbers with 8 in them, too.

The sharing economy(经济） does not just include bicycles, taxi rides and houses. Shared parking spaces have recently become a huge 【1】 (市场） in major Chinese cities.

In Qingdao, up to 10,000 parking lots have been t【2】 into shared ones with the help of Airparking, an online shared parking platform(平台）. Through its app, users can e【3】 share or book a parking space. The parking fee(费用） is two to six yuan per hour, and half of it will go to lot owners.

Qingdao is not the【4】 (唯一的）Chinese city that encourages shared parking. Major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Hefei have begun to test the idea. The Shanghai government, for example, 【5】 more than 6,500 shared parking lots for the public to encourage shared parking last year.

I used to work in a lab for almost 10 years. It was a well-paid job, and a “not exactly challenging(有挑战性的）but safe job”. Then everything changed in 1998 when my best friend introduced me to a man who wanted to open up a computer school.

They knew I had a speech problem. I stuttered(口吃）.

For me a simple sentence was going to take longer than it should.“ Hello, how are you doing?” can take you 3 seconds(秒）， while it would take me 10 seconds. And the man just asked me if I wanted to stand in front of strangers and speak about computer technology.

Then the most amazing thing happened...

I said yes!

I have always felt I know a better way to describe difficult concepts(概念） to listeners than a lot of other people. I’m good at explaining things when I write about it. So I took the class syllabus(教学大纲）and rewrote it MY WAY! I did all I could to make it easier to understand.

In my first class I got the familiar(熟悉的）funny looks from people when I started speaking. But after 15 minutes, people were asking smart questions that showed they understood. At the end of the class when people were leaving, they shook my hand and thanked me.

You won’t get THAT from a “ not exactly challenging but safe job”!

【1】The writer thought his job in the lab was _____________.

A. well-paid and safe.B. safe and challenging.C. well-paid but challenging.

【2】The writer uses the example of “ Hello, how are you doing?” to show____________.

A. What his speech problem was

B. his speech problem got better

C. how he fought his speech problem

【3】As for the class syllabus, the writer ________.

A. removed the difficult concepts from it.

B. couldn’t fully understand it first.

C. wrote it again in his own way

【4】The writer knew the students understood his class from their _______.

A. funny looksB. questionsC. thank-you letters

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A. My challenging choiceB. My fantastic classC. My speech problem

Asher Angel, an American child actor, was born on September 6, 2002. He has performed in more than 10 theater Productions in more than 10 theater productions. Most of the time, he is occupied. His workday is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.during the week. “ I go to sleep when I get home, with weekends off,” Asher said. However, he loves animals and always finds time to help them.

Asher and his family became interested in animal rescue( 救援） after their beloved dog, Avery, died from illness. They volunteer at a local animal rescue center called Home Fur Good.Asher walks, feeds and plays with the dogs at the rescue center.

In his home, Asher has three dogs, one cat and two hamsters, and they are mostly rescued pets. He loves all his pets and could not imagine his life without them. His acting work keeps him away a lot, but he loves to play with his dogs(Monet Belle, Harper Belle and Cleo Belle) as soon as he gets home. They are super excited to see him every time. Asher has a special relationship with Monet Belle. He says, “ Her eyes look like a human’s, and I can talk to her. She comforts me when I need her.”

Asher showed an interest in acting at an early age and he has a dream of becoming a professional full-time actor in the future.

【1】The underlined word“occupied”is closest in meaning to “____________”.

A. busyB. boredC. lonely

【2】Avery is the name of Asher’s __________.

A. FriendB. brotherC. dog

【3】What can we know about Asher’s pets?

A. They are cats and dogs.

B. He has six of them in total.

C. His family and friends gave them to him.

【4】Why is Monet Belle special to Asher?

A. She is interested in acting.

B. She can listen to him and offer him comfort.

C. She is excited to see him every time.

【5】What does Asher want to be when he grows up?

A. An actor.B. A sportsman.C. A zookeeper.