before, discover , fast, in, come, watch , so, fast it, ago , shine, not can

Light travels at a speed(速度) which is about a million times 1 . ________ than that of sound.  2. ________ one second, light travels about 300,000 kilometers, but sound travels only 340 meters. You can get some idea of this difference by  3. ________  the start of a running match. If you stand far away from the starter(发令员), you can see smoke 4.________ from his gun 5.________ the sound reaches your ears.

The fast speed of light produces some strange facts. The nearest star is 6. ________ far away that light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you  four years  7. ________ at a speed of nearly two million kilometers every minute. The light from some of tonight’s started on 8. ________ journey towards you even before you were born.

So, if we want to be honest(诚实), we 9.  ________ say , “ The stars are shining brightly tonight.”  We have to say, “ The stars look nice. They were 10. ________ four years ago but their light has just reached our earth. ”

forget, bring，mend，beside，luck，pick，same，differently, I ，every , stop，each

     Mr. Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes 1 ________  him broken umbrellas, and then he took them to a big shop in London. They were  2 ________ there.

    One day Mr. Brown went to London by train. He 3 ________  to take an umbrella with him that day. Sitting in front of him was a man with an umbrella standing   4 _______ the seat. When the train arrived in London, Mr. Brown  5 ________  up the umbrella as he often did during his journey by train. Just as he was getting off, he was   6 ________  by the man. He said angrily, “That’s   7________   !” Mr. Brown’ s face turned red and he gave it back to the man at once.

    When Mr Brown got to the big shop, the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a good look at   8 ________  of them, he said, “You’ve mended them very well.”

    In the afternoon he got into the train again. The   9 ________  man was in the same seat. He looked at Mr Brown and his six umbrellas, “You’ve had a  10 ________ day,” he said.

well , soft, second ,better , may , strongly, afraid, sand , stay up,  if, now, house

 We can’t stop an earthquake(地震), but we can do things to make sure they don’t destroy(毁坏) whole cities. First, it is not a 1 .________  idea to build houses along lines where  2. ________ of the earth’s plates(板块) join together. Second, if you think there  3. ________ be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rocks , not on  4. ________. Third, you must make the houses as  5. ________ as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may  6. ________ .  .

   Scientists are   7. ________  that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco(旧金山) . They call it “ The Big One ”. However, people today are still building more   8. ________  . The population in and around San Francisco is  9. ________  ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that  10. ________   there is another earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed.

老师让同学们讨论网上购物 (Internet shopping) 的利（advantages）与弊（disadvantages），根据下列信息，请你代表你们组做个发言。（15分）

 好处：方便(convenience)，24小时营业，不用排队（queue with）；不足：看不见物品，不能享受和朋友一起购物的乐趣……

要求：1. 语言流畅，规范；2. 包含提示内容，并作适当发挥；3. 80 词左右。

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The secrets of success

(   ) 71. Your best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do. Ask yourself, “ If money were not so important, what kind of work would I do for free?” Then just do what you like to do.

(   ) 72. Think about what you are going to do. You have to start somewhere and it may be a real beginning in business or what you are dreaming. Whether you are beginning in business or what you are dreaming to be a star, you have to start at the bottom（基层）.

(   ) 73. Great ambition is necessary. An English student called Richard Branson opened a student magazine when he was only 6 years old. But he didn’t stop there. He also opened a record business and many shops.

(   ) 74. The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery winners. You need a “can do” attitude and you must work step by step, which will help you get what you really want. You are on the right way to succeed.

(   ) 75. Don’t say someone is successful, it doesn’t mean anything to you. Learn from those who have already succeeded in doing something, especially where they do the same as you want to do.

A. Think big       B. Start small                             C. Follow the leaders

D. Find the work you love           E. Be prepared to work hard.

When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears(眼泪). But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into ______61_____（哭）.

 So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the __62（相同） part of the brain(大脑). Just as laughing has many health __63___（优点）, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure(压力) is _64_（重要的） to our emotional(情感的) health, and crying _65（似乎） to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better a _66_crying.

Besides, tears attract help from __67__（其他的） people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to ___68__（提供）support and comfort. Tears also make us understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’re very sad u__69_ we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can ___70___（处理）with them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, stress or suffering — can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural — and healthy — emotional response.

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56.I was waiting for the school bus but it didn’t come. Then I ______it was Saturday.

57.It was such an ___________  moment that they didn’t know what to say.

58.Unluckily, My school bus _____ down on the way to school yesterday.

59. By the end of last week, we ____________ 3000 words.

60. Salt is _____ in East and South China.

Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge(挑战) yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes life is like a revolving(旋转) door. When it closes it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

51. Happiness is for_________.

A. those who have large and beautiful houses　　　 B. those who have cars

C. those who have a lot of money　　 　　　　　　D. all people

52. When you do something wrong, _________.

A. people around you will help you

B. you will have no chance to challenge yourself

C. your classmates will laugh at you　　 D. you will be happy

53. Which is true according to the passage?

A. When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. All the above.

54. Why do we say “Happiness is not the same as money”? Because________.

A. money always brings happiness B. money doesn't always bring happiness

C. everything can be bought with money D. only rich people have happiness

55. Which is the title of the passage?

A. Happiness 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. Happy and Lucky

C. Do Something Good to Others 　　　　 　D. Life and Success

　 Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right.He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.

(　 )46.The Black Forest is _____.

A.a place in Germany　　　　 B. not a real place

C.invented by the writer D. a place in Britain

(　 )47.When he was walking in the forest, two ____ran after him.

A．dogs　　 B. tigers　　 C. men　　　 D.women

(　 )48.Finally in his dream he came to ____.

A. a forest　 B.another road　 C.another dream　 D.a small hotel

(　 )49.It was ___that saved the man’s life 20 years later.

A.　　 a voice　 B.the dream　　　 C.someone else　　 D.God

(　 )50.The story tells us that ___.

A.a dream may come ture some time later

B.a dream is always a dream

C.people should not believe their dreams

D.people should always believe their dreams

　 One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.

　 “Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said.” Help me check the prices, please.”

　 The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”

“Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said. “ Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“ but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ”

Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.

（ ） 41. The things at the corner store were ____than those in the supermarket.

　　　 A. cheaper　 B. nicer　 C. more expensive　 D. saved a little money

（ ） 42. Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.

　　　 A. spent more money　　　　　　　 B. paid less money

　　　 C. lost some money　　　　　　　 D. saved a little money

（ ）43. From the passage we know the children were _________.

　　　 A. happy　　　 B. clever　　　 C. tired　　 D. lazy

（ ） 44. Mrs. Wilson will _____________.

　　　 A. never call a taxi 　　　 B. go on buying things in the supermarket

　　 C. buy things near her home　　 D. not go shopping with her children

（ ）45．The best title for the passage is ____________.

A. Cutting Price B. Corner Store　 C. Supermarket　 D. Shopping