阅读下面的短文，为文中空白处选择恰当的句子。

　　The 1990s saw great changes in the way people communicate．People could send mail without going to the post office, and go shopping without leaving home．　　1　　 The cause of this great change was the Intemet．

　　The idea for the Intemet began in the early 1960s in the United States．The Department of Defense wanted to connect their computers together in order to share private information．In 1969, the ARPA nerd(an early from of the Intemet)first connected computers at four American universities．　　2　　 In 1972, scientists shared ARPA net with the world．They created a way to send porson-to-person messages using ARPA net．This was the beginning of e-mail．

　　　　3　　 However, most people were not using the Intemet．Then, in the 1980s, personal computers became more common．In the early 1990s, two important things happened：the birth of the World Wide Web in 1991, and the creation of the first Web browser(浏览器)in 1993．The Web made it easier to find information on the Intemet, and to move from place to place using links．The Web and browser made it possible to see information at a website with pictures, sound, and words．

　　Today, millions of people conncct to the Internet to send e-mails, visit website, or store information on servers．　　4　　 And computers are changing how we learn, work, shop, and communicate．

A．Computers are now an important part of our lives．

B．One computer successfully sent information to another．

C．Words like e-mail and download became part of people’s vocabulary．

D．Over the next few years, there was a lot of progress made in the world of computing．

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(必要时可加助动词或情态动词)

　　To welcome the Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, many old people begin to learn English now．

　　Grandma Han Ye is 75 years old．She 1 ________(read)English sentences aloud every day．Now she 2 ________(learn)about 30 phrases．

　　Han is too old to go to school．Her teachers are some Junior 2 students from Zhongshan Middle School in Shanghai．They began helping the old people study English, one-to-one, in May．The old people 3 ________(hope)to use English during the Olympics in 2008．

　　Han has never learned English before, so she has to begin with ABC．And she often 4 ________(forget)what she had learnt．So her little teacher, Lingling, has to say a word five or six times and also tells her how 5 ________(use)it．Grandma works hard and now she 6 ________(talk)with her grandson at primary school in English．

　　Many old people take the English notes with them while they 7 ________(do)the housework．They read the notes again the again in order to make the sentences correctly．Next month, Han and some old people 8 ________(fly)to Beijing to spend their holidays and to practise their spoken English．

　　Grandma’s spirit(精神)makes us work harder and harder for our country．

从方框里选择适当的词填空，使短文通顺、完整，并注意形式的正确。(有多余选项)

The day was like any other day in his life．Tom 　　1　　 past the shop on the street corner．He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he 　　2　　 happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted were still 　　3　　．Looking down, he felt sorry for himself．He 　　4　　 wanted the shoes for his birthday．He sadly walked 　　5　　 and thought how to tell his mother about it, he knew she would give him anything he wanted if she could．He also knew very well she had 　　6　　 money．He decided not to go home at once．He went to the park and sat on the grass instead．Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair(轮椅)．Tom 　　7　　 at him carefully and was 　　8　　 to see the boy had no feet．He looked at his own feet．“It's much better to be without 　　9　　 than without feet,”he thought．There was no reason(理由)for him to feel so sorry and sad．He went away, feeling much 　　10　　．

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)。

　　What does it mean to be green?“Green”is more than just a 　　1　　．It also means taking special steps to protect the environmee land, and the air we breathe．Why green?Plants are green, and 　　2　　 them the Earth wouldn't be such a lovely human beings．Here’s a four－step guide to being green：

　　When you use less of something, you dg for the Earth．For example, a shorter shower means you use 　　3　　 water and less fuel(燃料)　　4　　 your house uses fuel to run the water heater that warms up the water．

　　Sometimes we’re a little too willing to things and buy new things．Many times, if you no 　　5　　 need something, someone else just might need it．For example, if your baby brother grows out of 　　6　　, why not give them to another has a little kid?

　　Recycling has never been easier．Many people will 　　7　　 it up right in front of your house and they will need it．Tell your mom or dad become“Head of Recycling”for your house．That means you’ll take the recyclable things in dustbins tell others 　　8　　 things can be recycled．

　　Enjoy It!

　　It’s 　　9　　 that pollution is a proble remains a huge and beautiful place for you to go and study．You can start by 　　10　　 the naturally beautiful places in your hometown．Go for a hike, visit local nature centers and gardens, climb up mountains and so on．

阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全文后表格中所缺失的信息，每空限填数字或一个单词。

　　My name is Jane．My job is to write stories and newsletters for a magazine．I love traveling and hope to visit Great Britain one day．I’d like a pen pal from London, who is interested in discussing the differences between Europe and Asia．I love listening to pop music and playing football．

　　I am Manuel．I’m a businessman and have a large company with many workers and clerks．I would like to find a pen pal who is also a businessman and lives in North America．I like using the Internet．

　　I am working in a university．I speak English, French and Russian．My family name is Jackson but my students usually call me Sarah．I’d like a pen pal who is interested in language learning working in Oxford University．I don’t like using computers for learning and I believe that true language learning can only happen in a classroom．

　　I am Peter and interested in the differences between East Europe and North America．I love riding my horse Jackie and listening to jazz．I usually get at 7 o’clock and go to school around 7∶30 in the morning．I want to find a pen pal who has the same interest as me living in Sydney．

　　Cindy is my first name．I am working in a travel agency．Sometimes I am called Mr．Guide as I am working．I’d like to find a pen pal who comes from Europe．I like playing the piano and listening to jazz．I am interested in history, but I don’t like discussing languages．

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容,完成表格。(每空填1至3个词)

　　China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags．Supermarkets, shops and outlets(经销店)in China can't offer plastic bags any more．

　　Every year, people use too many plastic bags．They throw them here and there after they have used them．The government has done its best to deal with them but failed．While we offer quick service(服务)to customers, the plastic bags pollute water, earth and air, and they waste the oil．The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use baskets when they go to buy something．The cloth bags and the baskets can be used again and again．

Many months have passed．The environment has been improved a lot．

从方框内所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话。

Miss Wu：Can I help you?

Li Gang：Yes, I'd like to return this book, please．

Miss Wu：1 ________．

Li Gang：No, I couldn’t read it．I had a hard time reading a few pages, and then I decided to give up．

Miss Wu：2 ________．

Li Gang：It wasn’t the language．It was the words．They are too small for me．

Miss Wu：3________．What call I do for you then?

Li Gang：Well, Pd be glad if you could find me another book．

Miss Wu：4________．

Li Gang：Yes, but one with bigger words．

Miss Wu：5________．

Li Gang：Oh, Oliver Twist．This one is fine．And the words arc much bigger．Thank you very much

Miss Wu：You’re welcome．

请你根据某学校的一个广播通知，填写下面的海报。

　　May I have your attention, please?I have an announcement to make．

　　Since the A/H1Nl flu is around us, we should pay great attention to our health and get some knowledge about the terrible disease．Our school has invited Doctor Li to give us a talk about how to prevent(预防)the flu．It will start at 4∶00 on Friday aftemoon in our school lecture hall．Students in Grade Seven are required to attend the talk．Please be there on time．

　　That’s all．Thank you．

请认真阅读下面短文，在短文后表格的空白处填上适当的单词。注意：每空一个单词。

　　The world’s first“flying car”will soon appear in the market－It will be yous for just ￡127,000．

　　The Terrafugia Transition is a light sport plane with four wheels and foldable(可折叠的)wings．it can fly up through the skies just like a regular plane, then land on the ground, fold up its two wings and drive down the road at highway speeds．

　　It is 19feet long and can fly a ditance of 460 miles, with a top speed of 115 mph in the air and 60mph on the highway．According to early reports, the plane uses common gas－no rocket fuels(燃料)are necessary．It gets power through the 100 horsepower four－stroke Rotax 912S engine．

　　It is about as wide as most normal cars except the folded gliders(折叠的助滑装置)．The Terrafugia Transition can be put into most garages(车库)and drive normally on the road．A special code(密码)from a pilot’slicese is needed to get the wings to unfold．

　　Interested pilots(yes, you need to be a licensed(有执照的)flyer or a driver with a pilot’s license to buy one)can get an order of the flying car(or the highway plane)for ￡6,500．It is planned to be finished towards the end of the year．