People ___1_____ under different star signs have different ways of ____2____ sorry.

Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is __3______ for them to do the wrong things and they will never hurt ___4_____. So they will only say a ___15_____ sorry for t heir mistakes.

Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for __6______. But when they know it, they would rather (宁愿) do ___7_____.

Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people. When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is ___8_____.

Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to ___9_____ their mistakes. At last, they will ___10_____ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologies ___11_____ good articles.

Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making ___12____ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.

Sagittarius: Sagittarians don’t believe in apologizing. For them, it is ___13_____ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just ___14_____. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not ___15_____ the apologies from others.

(      ) 1 .A. bore         B. was born         C. born         D. were born

(      ) 2 .A.  says            B. saying          C. said         D. say

(      ) 3 .A. necessary    B. important            C. impossible       D. unable

(      ) 4. A. the other        B. other                C. others           D. another

(      ) 5. A. hard         B. simple               C. good         D. possible

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

(      ) 7 .A. everything       B. something            C. anything     D. nothing

(      ) 8 .A. great            B. fun              C. exciting     D. amazing

(      ) 9 .A. say about        B.  talk about      C. tell         D. speak

(      ) 10 .A .make            B. do               C. write            D. send

(      ) 11. A. like            B.  sound like          C. likes        D. sound

(      ) 12 .A. a               B.  an          C.  the     D. /

(      ) 13 .A. right           B. natural              C. true         D. easy

(      ) 14 .A. useless B. unnecessary          C. wrong            D. shame

(      ) 15 .A. wait for            B. stand for            C. care for     D. search for

The size and shape（外形）of your ears show your character（性格）more than any other part of the face. Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older，but ears do not change their shapes. They only change in size.

Reading people’s character from their ears is a very old science. In the past people thought that a person’s ears with colour was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not. Today，too，many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical.

Ears are all different，and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person，see if his or her ears are large，medium-size，or small. Look at the lobes（耳垂）.Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily. Ears that are always cold and  nearly white colour mean that a person has a nervous（神经质）character.

1. Reading people’s character from their ears is____________ .

A．only for music      B．an old idea   C．very new     D．a good way to talk with others

2. When a baby is born,___________ .

A．his / her ears are red               B．his / her ears will not change all the life

C．his / her ears will not change in shape  D．he / she will get large ears

3. When one’s ears are red，it means_____________ .

A．he is a kind man                B．he is very happy

C．he may get angry easily              D．he drinks too much

4. Which may be the best title of the article?___________.

A.Looking at a person in the right way.    B.Ears and colours.

C.The change of ears.                   D.Ears and characters

5.If you look at someone’s ears，the right way is____________  .

A．to look at his face，ears and nose     

B．to look at the size，colour，and shape

C．to look at his mouth，eyes and nose                

D．to look at the hair，eyes and colour[

In China, people talk about “Shuxiang”, which is very interesting. For example, 2006 is a “dog year”, and when a baby is born in this year, we say he or she is a little dog. Shuxiang usually brings people good luck. There are 12 animals below.

 social, having rich feelings, friendly but complaining

 hard, ordered, but keeping old

 brave, confident, but careless

 peaceful, having a good manner, a business head but cold emotion

 active, outgoing, popular but selfish

 fascinating(迷人的), thoughtful, but doubtful

 active, self-confident, wise but proud and angry

 kind, helpful, elegant but sad

 wide, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick(圆滑的)

 confident, helpful, happy, but dressy

 realistic, loyal(忠诚的), practical

 hard, honest, simple, lucky but careless

6. When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little     .

A. pig              B. rat              C. tiger        D. snake

7. If we call a boy a little horse, when was he born?

 A. In 1998.        B. In 2000.     C. In 2002.     D. In 2004.

8. Mr Lu, our English teacher, was born in 1976, a dragon year. Can you choose the right description of his characteristics?

 A. He is a active, self-confident, resourceful but proud and angry

 B. He is kind, helpful, artistic but sad

 C. He is active, outgoing, popular but selfish

 D. He is fascinating, thoughtful but dressy and doubtful

9. If someone is brave, confident but careless, we can guess he was born in a    year.

 A. rat             B. dog          C. horse        D. tiger

10. Which of the following is not true?

 A. In China, when me talk about “Shuxiang”, it means twelve animals.

 B. From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year.

 C. Shuxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’t believe it.

 D. A cock year always comes after a monkey year.

根据句意及提示，写出句中所缺的单词。

1．Do you play an _______(积极的) part in the class activities.

2. —Your white blouse _____________(与……相配) your black trousers very well.

    —Thank you.

3. My uncle is an    (精力充沛的) businessman. He always works till midnight.

4. He lives a simple life. He likes _____________(储蓄) money.

5. Dr Bethune was busy performing an __________(手术) on the dying man.

用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.It’s _______(fair) for him to do such a heavy job in such a short time.

2. Our English teacher is _________(satisfy) with my answer to the question.

3. His younger brother felt _________(relax) after the exam.

4.Most cases of _______(blind) can be cured or prevented.

5.Which TV set should I choose? It’s hard for me to make a ________.(decide)

用所给短语的正确形式填空。

按要求完成句子。（共7小题，每小题2分，共14分）

1. My sister is very kind. she likes to take care of others.（合并句子）

It is  _________ _________my sister_________take care of others .

2. Learning English well is important for us . （改为同义句）

It is ________ __________ _________ _________ __________ English well.

3. Mr Wang divided us into 4 groups. （改被动语句）

We  ________ ________ into 4 groups _________ Mr Wang

4.The girl was too tired to walk any further.(改为同义句)

 The girl was ______ tired_______ she can’t walk any further.

5.The charity walk held every month.(对划线部分提问)

________ _______ is the charity walk held?

6.He is imaginative enough __________________(提出，想出) new ideas.

7.You are strange because you hate _________________(像别人那样)

We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete(竞争) with others in their office, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. (41) Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. Why can’t we do better than others? One important reason is that we have no self-confidence.

  In fact, everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. (42)尽管你的同学可能在某些方面比你优秀，但你也可能在其它功课上比他们好。So everyone has his own advantages(优点). Don’t look at things from a single (单个的)point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.

  Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. Remember that self-confidence is the first step to(43) ______. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.

1. 请将黑体字翻译成汉语：_____________________________________________________

2. 请将画线部分翻译成英语：____________________________________________________

3. 在空白处填上适当的词：_________

4. 请找出此句的同义句 “All of us are living in a world which is filled with competition.”

__________________________________________________________________________

5. 找出本段文章的中心句：_______________________________________________________

学校要选举学生会主席，向各位同学广征人选。请根据下面的提示向负责这件事的吴老师写一封信推荐Tom。（不少于80词）。

提示：

1.Tom 出生于4月12日，他的星座是白羊座。

2.他聪明勤奋，经常取得好成绩，且善于交际。

3. 热情奔放，充满活力而且积极参加各种活动。

4. 富有想象力，且乐于助人，自信。

5. 参考词汇：recommend (推荐)

Dear Mr Wu

I’m writing to recommend Tom as our new chairperson of the Students’ Union. ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely

Lily

—Did you have a wonderful time at the party?

        —Yes, it’s         one I’ve ever been to before.

    A. a more excited       B. a more exciting      C. the most excited     D. the most exciting