Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual．

Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like．I am sure you just spent most of your time eating，sleeping and crying．As you grew older，you were awake more of the time。It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you．You watched and listened curiously（好奇地）．You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things．

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard。And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing．On that day you came to understand the secret of language．The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing．One sound might be as good as another．But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning．Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things，can they understand each other．Then, and only then do these people have a language．

After you found the secret of 1anguage．you learned words．Some of the words meant things，such as books，chairs and shoes．Some words meant doing things，such as “go” and “swim”．And other words describe things such as “good” and “dirty”．Soon you learned to put words together to express your idea，such as “I want to go out and play with my friends．”This is language．By means of（借助于）language people can communicate．

1、          can remember the day when he spoke．

2、When you were a little baby，you spent most of your time         ．

3、The secret of language is that         ．

4、Only when a group of people use          can they understand each other．

5、The aim in using language is to         ．

Life in modern cities become busier．Some people think we can't raise pets such as cats or dogs．We should spend our time on other things such as work．In my opinion，l think raising pets can relieve（减轻）our burden（压力）of life．

Pets such as cats and dogs can bring us pleasure when we feel lonely and need a company.

Pets can entertain（使快乐）us．Maybe some people think we have no time to raise pets．But raising pets doesn't need a lot of time if we're not too lazy．In fact, raising pets isn't complicated（复杂的）．What we have to do to raise them is washing them，taking food to them and so on，Even if they have no use for anything，they'll not take you much time or energy．

In a word，pets will become our friends，we shouldn't be afraid of spending much time raising them．If you try to raise them．you'll find the interest in busy life．

1、How is life in modern cities?

2、Why should we raise pets?

3、When do we need a company?

4、What do we have to do to raise pets?

5、Is raising pets complicated?

D：1                                                       ，madam?

M：I've got a pain here．

D：Let me look you over．Do you feel the pain here?

M；Yes，2                                                     ．

D：I'm afraid you'll have to stay in hospital for a few days。

M：Really? It must be quite serious．

D：Don't worry．3                                                              ．

M：Operation? Do I need an operation?

D：Yes．

M；But my son—He's only ten．4                                         ．

D：But your health is very important，isn't it? You can ask your husband to look after him．

M：Yes, 5                           ．I'm coming tomorrow．

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填入所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

There are some people who just can't make up their m  1    by themselves．They often ask the advice of their friends and then do the opposite（相反）of what their friends have said．

My brother, Mike is such a person．He can never decide what to do and always asks me for a__2  ．I try to help him as much as I can．But he never t  3   my advice．Yesterday I answered his questions in a d  4   way．“Look，”he said，showing me a letter．“What do you think I should do?”

The letter was an o  5   of a job．It seemed to be a good chance for a young doctor．Mike would be s  6   to Africa to work．The job would pay very well，and he would be able to travel and visit many i  7    places．

“What do you think，Peter?” he asked．“Should I go? If l take the lob，I'll have to try longer，But it will be a wonderful time for me, what should I do?”

“Don't go?” I told him．“You will be u  8  ．”

“Don't go?” he looked very surprised at my answer．

As you've probably  9  ，Mike took the offer．I don't know if he found that I r  10   wanted him to take the job．

假如你是英语课代表，在语言实验室上听力课之前，向全班宣布以下注意事项：

1、请提前两分钟到语言实验室。（language lab）

2、进语言实验室只带教材，不要带其他东西。

3、按老师指令做事，不要随便动机器。

4、课上只许讲英语，不许讲汉语。

5、可以复制听力材料。（learning material）

6、课后关机，按顺序离开语言实验室。

注意：

1、不要逐条翻译，以口头通知形式写一篇短文。

2、词数80左右。

--What happened to you this morning?

-- The teacher asked me for my _____ when I was late again.

A. meaning            B. idea           C. excuse                   D. answer

The cake ___________ good. I can’t wait to eat it.

A. feels            B. sounds         C. becomes            D. smells

The boy ______ a white jacket is waiting at the bus stop.

A. on           B. in               C. of                    D. for

You ______ worry about him. He will get well soon.

A. needn't       B. can't            C. mustn't                D. may not

The boy was so attracted by the computer games that he forgot ________ else.

A. anything     B. nothing           C. something            D. everything