Liu Mei is going to America to study．She is asking Danny for some advice on the gifts she’ll give to her future foreign friends．（Liu Mei—L；Danny—D）

L：I am going to study in America．So I want to bring some gifts to my foreign friends．I have collected some Chinese food coupons（粮票）．I think they are good gifts，aren't they?

D：  1  If  I were you，I wouldn't bring the food coupons unless I know that the people I'll meet are interested in Chinese history．

L：  2  

D：Sure．I think you can give your friends a box of Chinese candies．some postcards you're your hometown，or some Chinese paper-cuts（剪纸）．

L：  3   

D：To your host family, I think，you may bring something like a photo album of your hometown，a music CD，a box of Chinese tea, or something else that's nice and not too expensive．  4   Something like that should go to someone who really loves them．

L：  5  

D：My pleasure．

My name is Betty．I'm a student in Hawaii School．Yesterday morning it was very sunny when I woke up．I looked at the alarm clock．It said 3:50! It had stopped! What time was it? I climbed out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen．The kitchen clock said 8:30 — I was late! My parents had gone to work without checking if I got up．The school bus went at 8:00．I had missed it．

     I called my teacher on his mobile phone．

     "I'm sorry I got up late, but I'll get to school as soon as I can!" I said．

     "Go to school on my rollerblades （旱冰鞋）," I thought． "It will be faster than the bus． "

     I washed and dressed quickly． I took an apple to eat on the way． That was breakfast today! Then I put on my rollerblades and went to school． It took me 35 minutes to get to the school．I took all the shortcuts （近路） I knew． I went across the park —even through some backyards! When I got to school, I was very hot and my legs hurt．I had missed math, our first lesson of the morning． But I made it to our second lesson, history．I was very happy because history is my favorite subject．

1．When did Betty get up yesterday?

2．Why did she get up late?

    Because ________________________________and ______________________________．

3．Did she take the bus to school yesterday morning?

4．How long did it take her to get to the school?

5．Which lesson did she make it to?

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，每空格限填一词。

1．The __________（eleven） National Games were held in Jinan last year．

2．The Palace Museum has a large __________（collect）． People can learn a lot in it．

3．China has__________（final） decided to allow the Walt Disney Company to build a theme park in Shanghai．

4．Mr. Bean is the __________（funny） of all the comedies that I have ever seen．

5．We don't believe Sam, because he is a __________（honest） boy．

按括号内要求完成下列句子，每空格限填一词。

1．Julie bought a tennis racket last Sunday．（改为一般疑问句）

 __________ Julie __________ a tennis racket last Sunday?

2．Our school holds an Art Festival once a year．（对划线部分提问）

__________ __________ does your school hold an Art Festival?

3．Her eating habits are not the same as mine．（改为同义句）

    Her eating habits are__________  __________ mine．

4．We can use the water we use for washing rice again to water flowers．（改为被动语态）

    The water we use for washing rice can __________  __________ again to water flowers．

5．图书馆在左边，紧靠着操场。（汉译英）

    The library is on the left，__________ __________ the playground．

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

    Let's meet an excellent robot helper, Nicole! She is good-looking, well-spoken, and very obedient （顺从的） — in fact, she's perfect． Nicole is a computerized （电脑化的） personal assistant．She   1   （create） by Tom Moir, a New Zealand university teacher and computer engineer． Tom has spent more than a year   2   （develop） the computer program． And now Nicole   3   （do）many things such as turning on the radio, lights, and even surfing the Internet．

Similar programs have been designed in other parts of the world, but Tom's aim is to help disabled people around the home．

About one month ago, Tom   4   （announce）, "I will create a smart house． When you come in, Nicole will be there on the big screen for you． You can ask her   5   （read） your e-mails, tell you the news and how the weather is, etc．"

Although Nicole is computerized, it   6   （seem） that she could be human and do a better job than a human helper．

Tom   7   （work） on a new project now． He wants   8   （improve） Nicole so that she can do more and better work for people．

在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，词首字母已给。

Helen and Jenny are good friends．They had two tickets for a pop concert in Sydney．They were very excited about the concert．They decided which trains to c  1  , where to eat and where to go shopping in Sydney．Then they got some really e  2   news．A friend of Jenny's said he could help them go backstage （后台）, and he would ask the pop singers if the girls could come to say "Hello"．He was sure he could get them the singers' autographs．Helen and Jenny could hardly w  3  ！

     Then two days before the concert, Helen had a cold．She stayed in bed and took medicine, but it got worse and worse．On the evening before the concert, she had a fever, tlelen's mother called Jenny．"Helen is too s  4   to go to the concert," she said． "You can find someone else to go with．"

     The next day, Helen was feeling unhappy at home．Then she heard someone knocking at the door．A v  5  came．It was her friend Jenny! She came with a big bag of fruit and lots of their favorite CDs．

     "I gave the tickets to Nancy and Tina in the end, and they went to the concert i  6   of us," she said． "We'll go to a  7  concert when you're well．It wouldn't be much fun without you．"

假如你叫李华，是九年级一班的学生。暑假即将来临，学校准备组织部分学生参加暑期公益活动。表格中是学校安排的两项活动及要求，请按照你自己的意愿和特长选择其中一项，然后根据你的选择和问题提示，给活动负责人郝老师用英语泻一封电子邮件，提出申请。

注意：

1．词数：80～100；

    2．短文中不提出现考生的姓名、学校及其相关信息；

    3．邮件的开头和结尾都已经给出，不计入总词数。

We Can Help!

问题提示（电子邮件须包含下列要点）：

    1．Which project do you want to choose?

    2．Why do you want to choose it?

3．How are you going to do it well?

Dear Mr Hao,

I'm Li Hua, a student from Class One, Grade Nine．I read your notice yesterday．   

______________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to your answer soon.

Best wishes,

Li Hua

--I am crazy about chocolate．

-- That's probably why I am becoming fatter and fatter________

A．So I am          B．So I do            C．So do 1              D．So am I

--What is your little brother like?

-- ________．He enjoys telling jokes．

A．He is tall and thin                          B．He is shy and quiet

C．He is outgoing and funny                    D．He is strong and heavy

My daughter________ for me until I came back last night．

A．didn't wait          B．waited             C．is waiting           D．waits