In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

1. A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.

A. has learnt to drive in a driving school

B. has a full driving license

C. has a full license and a teacher’s license

D. is given a special two-year driving license

2.In the driving test, one _______________________.

A. mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road

B. is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C. has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills

D. must drive around for more than an hour

3.When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?

A. a few years later                                      B. right after the first test

C. a few weeks later                           D. never

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.

B. One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C. There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

D. A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.

5.The best title for the passage is _____________.

A. Driving Licenses in Britain　　               B. Tests for Britain People

C. Driving Cars　　　　　　　　                     D. Young Men’s Driving Licenses

My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist (专家) in school.

I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didn’t mind repeating myself many times.

Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.

“Well, when you are in an interview for a job, and they don’t know what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice meeting you, bye,” she said.

Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist.

After she tested me, she told me that I spoke too fast, and didn’t give enough eye contact (眼神交流). I learned that when I made eye contact with someone, it meant that I was talking to that person, and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.

When my first speech class started, I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast, the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first, I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while, I felt my speech slow down. I wasn’t sure if people could understand me better, but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.

Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech, that’s a good thing, but if you don’t have it, it is never too late to improve.

1.The article is probably taken from       .

 A. a newspaper    B. an advertisement  C. a detective story    D. a science book

2.What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?

A. It was very useful.

B. It was nothing important.

C. It was impossible.

D. It was good for interviewing.

3. What were the writer’s problems when he was speaking?

a. He spoke too quickly.                 b. He never stopped once he started talking.

c. He seldom kept eye contact with people.  d. He didn’t give others time to ask questions.

A. a, b            B. b, c             C. a, c              D. b, d

4. From the sentence “but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself,” we know that _____.

A. the writer’s friends couldn’t understand him

B. the writer still couldn’t make eye contact

C. the writer improved a lot

D. the writer didn’t slow down

5.Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _____.

A. seeing a speech specialist is necessary

B. speech is an important skill to have

C. good speech can help you make friends

D. good speech gets good affect

词汇运用 （用括号内所给词的适当形式填空）。 (15分)

1.My father promised ______________ (not smoke) any more .

2.You shouldn’t keep your worries to     ___     (you), boys.

3.The police found the old man __________in the house,but they didn’t know when he died. (die)

4.People like to have their homes _______(paint) white because white can make them calm down.

5.He seemed ______________ (active) at first, but now I've realized he's lively.

6.Of all the teenagers, my cousin is _____________ (humour). We all like him.

7.My penfriend _____________(reply) to my e-mail just now.

8.My dream is____________(become) a great writer like MoYan.

9.The results of the competition ______________tomorrow afternoon. (announce)

10.The 23-year-old man was out of breath(气喘吁吁) after he climbed to the ________ (40) floor.

11.    ___     good marks in the coming exam, students are busy revising their lessons.(achieve)

12.How stubborn he is? You can't make him give up____________ (easy).

13.Shall we do something _________(relax) to make ourselves calm down?

14.Students aren’t allowed __________(hand) in homework late.

15.What great ____________ (suggest) you offered me! Thank you.

Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.

Speak loud  When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak _______(1) enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can _______(1) you become more confident.

Play sports .Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.(2)

Encourage yourself  Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.

Pick up a hobby.If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.

Get rid of (消除) fear  Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

1.在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。___________　___________

2.将（2）处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________

3.回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?   

______________                                              

4.找出并写出所给句子的同义句。

If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible.

5.找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。（10分）

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the top ten students in your c  1.  .

   Once you find a dream, what do you do w  2.  it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

   Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that m  3.  our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.

   You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it isn’t possible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts p  4.  you from reaching your dream, the book says.

   In f  5.  , everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind.

   D  6.  let it leave your heart.Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is made up of many small o  7.  . Please never give them up.

   There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest comes from yourself. You need to d  8.  which is the most important. Studying i   9.   of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get c  10.  to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

根据下表所列内容，写一篇文章介绍你的笔友张平，并根据他的困惑给他提一些建议。要点表达要全，可适当发挥。字数100字左右。

When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to __  __ hotel. I can find you ______ bed in my flat.

A.  a; the            B. the; 不填         C. the; a            D. a; 不填

This sweater looks nice ________ Dick because he looks nice ________ blue.

A. in; in        B. in; on        C. on; on         D. on; in

Last summer, many events in the world were covered _____on HD(高清) channels.

A. alive         B. lively        C. living        D. live

Linda’s father hates waiting in long lines. I think he’s very _______.

A. impatient       B. talented        C. popular      D. powerful