It is ______ of a problem to be poor than to be dishonest.

A. more        B. little       C. much       D. less

–I think teenagers should be allowed to go out with their friends in the evening.   

   –         , it’s not safe enough.

A. I agree     B. I disagree     C. I think so      D. I don’t know

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them       a pair of black glasses.

One day, however, I       ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were       in the classroom. The teacher was giving us our re­sults of a Chinese exam. I had done badly. I felt so       that I wouldn't talk to anyone. At lunch-time, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Sudden­ly, I heard a      . It was Vanilla. "You look very unhappy," she said. "What's wrong?" I looked at her for a while, but said       . I knew Vanilla had got a good mark (分数) in the exam. I thought she was       me. I sat silently, but Vanilla didn't go away, she       asking me questions_: “Is it be­cause of the exam? Do you want me to tell you the right      ?" I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn't know        to do. I looked for my paper every where, but couldn't find it.

In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and       me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big      . Vanilla had written the right answers next to every one of my mistakes. How       she was! My face turned red. I wanted to hug her, but I only held her hands and said," Thank you. "That afternoon,       Vanilla and I were on the way home, I felt quite happy and thanked her again. We are        best friends.

1.A. behind           B. below             C. among                 D. near

2.A. slowly           B. quickly                C. nearly               D. happily

3.A. singing          B. sitting                  C. dancing              D. playing

4.A. happy           B. sad          C. funny           D. excited

5.A. voice                         B. sound       C. noise                D. cry

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

7.A. knocking at    B. shouting at   C. laughing at          D. pointing at

8.A. forgot          B. kept                      C. practiced            D. remembered

9.A. answers        B. exams                       C. results               D. notes

10.A. that                      B. who         C. which        D. what

11.A. gave                      B. turned                  C. carried                D. moved

12.A. pain                       B. interest                  C. surprise                 D. fun

13.A. kind            B. brave                C. healthy              D. careless

14.A. whether               B. when                 C. after         D. unless

15.A. still                       B. yet                  C. also                 D. ever

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Dear Disney,

Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical.

We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride.

Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff(员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride.

Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with "her" ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you," but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream.

We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond! 

Your fan,                                                                Carmen Rivera                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

1.Before the ride, Gloria cried because _________.

A. she couldn't find her parents in the line     

B. she was too little to take the ride

C. she couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride  

D. she had to wait for twenty minutes

2.Murphy was waiting for Gloria ___________ after the ride.

A. in the ice-cream shop                    B. at the exit

C. in the front of the line                    D. at the entrance

3.In order to keep the promise, Murphy __________.

A. took Gloria to the nearest shop

B. asked her new friend to help Gloria

C. helped Gloria get off the ride

D. bought a new ice-cream for Gloria

4.The underlined word "someone" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ______.

A. Murphy       B. Disney         C. Gloria          D. Carmen

5.Carmen Rivera wrote the letter to __________.

A. order ice-creams                         B. promise to visit again

C. express her thanks                        D. give some suggestions

 What do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?

  The forest is a whole of its own. It is full of many different living things. But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.

  The trees feed the forest "people" by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.

  Human beings are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks (售员)to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.

  We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.

  Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer is so great!

1.According to the text, colorful plants and flowers live on______.

A. the leaves of the trees                   B. water and minerals

C. the soil and air                   D. all of the above

2.It is the ________ that make it possible for living things to live in the forest.

A. birds              B. trees                 C. plants                 D. farmers

3.According to the writer, human beings are_______the forest "people".

A. like         B. dislike                C. unhappy with      D. different from

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

A. we need people for friendship

B. the forest is a whole world of its own

C. we need one another in order to live on

D. the forest is full of different living things

5.Which one is the relationship (关系) between a forest and your life?

A. We are trees in the forests.

B. We like the living things in the forest.

C. We need farmers to grow our food in the forest.

D. We are the same as the forest: we need each other to live on.

根据所给的中文及上下文意思完成以下信件，一空一词。(本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

Dear Tom,

I am glad that you and your sister enjoyed your holiday with me.

We have been back at school three weeks now. It feels like three months! You know we all 1.__ __(想念) you very much. We2.__ __(期待) that you are both working very hard now because you are in Grade Nine now. My friends went for a 3.__ __ (野餐) yesterday but I didn't go with them, because I4._ _ (受伤) my foot and I couldn't walk very well. It was nothing serious, so I told them not to5.__ _（担心）about me. I stay at home and watch news on TV at the moment. It talks about that Diaoyu Island6.__ __(属于) to China. Meanwhile, I also eat some7. ____ (甜的) biscuits. I8. __ (真地)enjoy myself.

I hear that you have9._ __ (困难) in learning English. I hope you don’t10._ (失去) your heart.

Best wishes to you.

                                                           Yours,

                                                           Lucy

选词填空：根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的恰当形式填空，每个单词限用一次。

help    careful    love    flower   yourself

1.Some of my classmates     their mothers with housework last Mother’s Day.

2. Others bought some     for their mothers.

3.“Why not make a birthday card by     to show your love?”my father said to me.

4.Then I went to my room to make a birthday card    .

5. I wrote in the card, "I  _   you, my dear mother！"

任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

很多人在谈话中喜欢引用名人的话，恰当地引用名言能使你的表达增色不少。请仔细阅读方框中的名言，然后将它们与题中的话语配对。

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．

B．If winter comes，can spring be far behind ?

C．Follow your own course（路径），and let people talk．

D．Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day．Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life．

E．Good painting is like good cooking；it can he tasted，but not explained．

1.Sarah：Don’t care too much about what they have said，Tony．   

2.Stephen：Thanks for helping me，Amy．     l’m so proud of having a friend like you．

3.Mr．Lee：Teachers should tell the kids not only what to do，but also how to do that．   

4.Alan：Don’t be upset，Jeff．     The great success is just in front of you．

5.Sally：I don’t want to hear the tour guide introduce the paintings in the gallery．    Don’t you think so ?

中学生学习时间长、压力大，你的笔友Tom也不例外，你会怎样对他说？请完成下面的一段话，表达你的看法,希望Tom能够享受生活。

In my opinion, you should relax yourself. First, you can relax yourself by _______1.__________. Sometimes you can ___________2._______.

It’s also a good way______3.______. Besides, _______4.____helps a lot. In a word, I hope _______________5.____.