When the idea of going to Beirut(贝鲁特)first came to my mind in 2001, I thought something was going wrong with me．I had always thought Beirut was a war-torn(战争创伤的)place with rude and hungry people running all over．But I was wrong．

　　The airport in Beirut was just like any airport you could find in Canada and the United States．Everything was clean and new．The people there were very helpful and very kind．

　　The streets of Beirut were not what I had expected．I thought it would be a terrible place with broken buildings and things of that kind．Instead I saw a beautiful city with tall buildings and busy streets filled with laughing people who were very friendly and understanding of my foreign ways．

　　I thought that their way of life would be different, their clothes and their food．I was right about one thing－their food was different but it was amazing．However, they have different kinds of western foods and western restaurants．Their clothing is exactly the same．Their language is beautiful and they live a happy life．English and French are widely spoken．I have visited Beirut four times after that and I plan to go there again．

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　　Only Mother love is true love．It gives everybody everything in all his life．When you are a baby, 　　1　　．In your waking hour she always holds you in her arms．When you are ill, 　　2　　 and forgets about herself．When you are growing up day by day, she feels very happy．When you are old enough to go to school, Mother is always encouraging you to study hard．On cold winter days, 　　3　　．She always stands by the window waiting for you back from school．When you hurry to leave home for school without breakfast, 　　4　　．She usually knows about your study and spends much money on your school things．When you do well at school, 　　5　　．

　　Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children, not to receive．What true love it is in the world!We will remember Mother love forever．

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　　This is a story about Geneva Emmons who got a prize for growing pumpkins．

　　Geneva Emmons saw a p　　1　　 of an 827-pound pumpkin in a newspaper and thought she could do b　　2　　．Nine years later, she took part in a pumpkin competition(比赛)in Oregon, USA, with a pumpkin of 1,262 pounds!

　　Geneva set the world’s record for the biggest pumpkin and w　　3　　 worldwide fame．But how did she grow such a BIG v　　4　　?Emmons said：“Good seed(种子), good soil(土壤), good w　　5　　, and good luck．”

　　Geneva Emmons is l　　6　　 to get enough help．She had an assistant who studies the soil, a husband who gave the technical(技术)help, and a son who b　　7　　 a cart(推车)to carry the pumpkin．The pumpkin set the record, but it was c　　8　　, because two other pumpkins were as h　　9　　 as 1,000 pounds．

　　The pumpkin will be carved(雕刻)by some a　　10　　 of an art museum for kids in Washington．

1．p________

2．b________

3．w________

4．v________

5．w________

6．l_________

7．b________

8．c________

9．h________

10．a________

从A－G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。(选项中有两项是多余的)

A：What do you plan to do this weekend?

B：　　1　　

A：I hear there’s going to be a basketball match this Sunday．Tom and I are going to watch it．　　2　　

B：Of course．Basketball is my favourite, But I have no ticket for the match．What a pity!

A：You’re lucky．I have some free tickets．　　3　　

B：Greut!　　4　　

A：Let’s meet at the bus stop at half past five．

B：I think there must be a big crowd of people there．　　5　　

A：OK．See you at five o’clock．

B：See you．

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

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　　Jacques Cousteau, a Frenchman, was very interested in diving deep into the sea, and wanted to be an 　　1　　．But at that time, there was no machine 　　2　　 a person to breathe under water for a long time．Then in 1943, he and his friend made it possible by inventing the scuba machine．So he 　　3　　 a ship and used it to explore under the sea．When he explored the sea, he took pictures and 　　4　　 of many things 　　5　　．He even made a TV show which ran for eight years．It was named The Undersea World of Jacques Coustemt．It was very popular and let many people see what life was like under the sea．

(B)

　　The Great Lakes between the US and Canada are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world．For a long time, people lived happily beside the Lakes until the countries began to build factories along the shores．Pollution was killing the Lakes, Pretty soon, the Lakes’ ecosystem was not right any more．Scientists knew something had to be done．So did the government．They learnt it was important to keep the ecosytem of the Lakes healthy and strong．If the Lakes dried up．the whole world would feel it．Many areas would become deserts and many animals would lose their homes and maybe die out．As a result, they set up a lab called the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory to solve the problem．

任务1：用方框里所给单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。(每词限用一次，每空一词)

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

6．d________to stop living

7．s________the land along the edge of a large area of water, such as an ocean or lake

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

Scientists knew something had to be done．So did the government．

　　8　　 scientists 　　9　　 the government knew something had to be done．

任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。

10．What was killing the Lakes?

___________________________

选择框格内单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次(请将正确答案填在题后横线上)

Dear Sir,

　　I would like to make a comment on the plastic bags which we use in our daily life．

　　I thought that the 　　1　　 effect(影响)from all these bags on our environment was well–known and that most people know they should not keep 　　2　　 them but collect them in the dustbin(垃圾)箱)．However, one of the 　　3　　 near my home seems to use 　　4　　 of these bags than ever before．Red ones, white ones and blue ones-it 　　5　　 no difference．They don't 　　6　　 about the problems of environment．They still use plastic bags to wrap(包装)most of the things every day．When I went shopping the other day, I bought two things, and I 　　7　　 three bags to wrap 　　8　　．Is it necessary 　　9　　 so many bags?Everyone should realize 　　10　　 important it is to clean our environment．

Yours sincerely,

Tony Wang

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6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

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　　Most people enjoy hiking．Hiking is not only a healthy but also a relaxing activity．The reason why people go hiking is different from person to person．Here are some of the most popular reasons for people to hike：

　　First of all, hiking is very good exercise which will improve people's body．It's good exercise that doesn’t hurt your body．

　　Secondly, hiking is simple and cheap．All you need to do is to wear a pair of hiking boots and your smile to start．

　　Finally, hiking is the best way to get away from your everyday life．You could hike alone or go with your friends．After hiking, you will have a clear mind and then return to work with confidence．So why not plan your hiking route right away?

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号依次填人下边表格内。

　　“We’re reading the first part of a book that doesn’t end…”　　1　　 But I have always liked them because they always remind us that the future can be anything we want to make it．We can make it anything that we can imagine．

　　　　2　　 If we plant good seeds(种子), we have good products．If our seeds aren’t good, we get useless products．　　3　　．

　　I want the future to be better than the past．　　4　　 We all should care about the future, because that’s where we will spend the rest of our lives．

　　The past is gone．　　5　　 The future is before us．It is changeable．Everything we do will affect it．Each day brings with it something new in our homes and in our business, but only if we realize them．We’re just at the beginning of everything we study．

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现在。越来越多的人通过互联网来寻求一些问题的解答。下面是Mary在互联网上发布的问题征答信以及她从互联网上得到的回答。认真阅读Mary的提问内容及三位网友的回帖，然后根据有关内容完成下面的表格。