“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father’s story.

My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no !

At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.

“ don’t I go to America?” he said to himself, full of hope.

So, my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling(学费).

My father working hard, and reached his goal.

“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A. disasterB. lossC. successD. pity

2.A. lifeB. fashionC. dangerD. history

3.A. famousB. luckyC. richD. born

4.A. taughtB. workedC. studiedD. slept

5.A. untilB. towardsC. for D. during

6.A. experienceB. energy C. timeD. money

7.A. kindB. poorC. strongD. lazy

8.A. WhatB. HowC. WhyD. When

9.A. discoverB. makeC. collectD. spend

10.A. littleB. good C. muchD. excellent

11.A. givingB. runningC. washingD. receiving

12.A. comfortableB. cheerfulC. niceD. hard

13.A. borrowB. needC. affordD. pay

14.A. keptB. finishedC. mindedD. stopped

15.A. reallyB. easilyC. quietlyD. slowly

1.____________can take part in the English Summer Camp.

A. Students under 13 B. Students aged 16

C. Students over 18 D. All the students

2.The English Summer Camp lasts

A. 9 days B. 16 days C. 18 days D. 26 days

3.There are ______ways for you to register for the English Summer Camp.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

4.You can go to register on

A. August 1 st B. August 6th C. August 9th D. August 26th

5.You can _______by joining in the English Summer Camp

A. visit the whole country B. become an experienced teacher

C. improve your Chinese D. know about British customs

Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed（主题） activity parks around the world.

The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.

“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company（公司）. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”

Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters（人物） and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.

1.Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?

A. In the UK. B. In Finland. C. In Australia. D. In the USA.

2.Angry Birds is _______.

A. an online game B. an online movie

C. a talk show on TV D. a game show on TV

3.Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.

A. boring B. easy C. interesting D. difficult

4.The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）_______.

A. the characters B. the screens

C. the interesting games D. the interesting places

5.From the passage, we can know_______.

A. Angry Birds is only popular with young people

B. Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company

C. there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks

D. Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015

Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard and they have too much homework to do every day. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their teachers and classmates.

Liu Wei, a junior 2 student from Shandong, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.

Another student, Xiao Li from a university in Shanghai, got on badly with his roommate, Xiao Huang. He killed his roommate Xiao Huang by poisoning(投毒) the water in the drinking machine in their dormitory（寝室）.

A recent report says about 18% of teenagers（青少年） have mental(精神上的) problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets.

Liang Hong, an expert（专家） on teenagers from Beijing Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:

Talk to your parents or teachers often.

Take part in group activities and play sports.

Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.

1.Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because _______.

A.he was afraid ofh isteacher

B. his finger was badly hurt

C.he didn’t look cool

D. he was so worried about his studies

2.What was Xiao Li’s problem?

A. He did badly in his lessons.

B. He had a bad headache.

C. He had trouble getting on well with his roommate.

D. He didn’t afford to pay for his education.

3.If a student often feels worried and unhappy, he or she may have ______.

A. mental problems B. a cold C. no family D. no money

4.Students who have problems won’t go to see a doctor because ______.

A. they don’t think doctors can help them

B. they think they will look stupid

C. they can’t afford it

D. they don’t think their problems are serious

5.What should we do if we have problems with our minds?

A. We should argue with others. B. We should eat more.

C. We should talk to others often. D. We should cut our fingers.

Farming in the USA today is very different from that 100 years ago. In those days, farmers did not have many machines（机器） to help them. They had animals. 1. __ This meant that farms were smaller than they are now. Farmers also worked in a different way in the past. In those clays, farmers grew fruits and vegetables and kept cows, pigs and chickens to feed their families. 2. __

Farmers have a very special life in many ways. First of all, they can't leave the job at the end of the day. They live on the farm and there is always work to do. Second, a lot of farm work is outdoors, so the weather is very important for farmers. 3. __ A lot of bad weather means farmers will lose money. Finally, farmers work with plants and animals. They understand nature better than other people do .

4. __ Spring is a time for planting. Farmers are busy getting the fields ready and then: Planting the seeds(种子). In summer, farmers must take good care of the plants. Some may need water. Other plants may have problems with insects or diseases（疾病）. Then in fall, the fruits or plants are ready for picking. 5. __ Winter is a time for rest or for work on the farm machines.

把A---E五个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文完整正确。

根据所给汉语完成下列句子，每空一词。(共5小题，每空1分，计10分）

1.这些天我正忙着处理那些麻烦的事呢。

I am busy those problems these days.

2.考试中要注意你的书写。

Tom, you should to your handwriting in exams.

3.听说要去野炊，我们忍不住高兴地跳起来。

We could’t happily after we knew that we would go for a picnic.

4.Maria每天都是在学校完成后作业才回家。

Maria go home until she all her homework at school every day.

5.在做决定之前，他是经过深思熟虑的。

He it before he made the decision.

“岁岁春草生，踏青二三月”。春天来了,万物复苏,正是郊游踏青的好时节。

假如你是光明中学八（7）班的Maria，请你用英语和我们分享一下你上次郊游的难忘经历吧！

要求：条理清楚, 语言表达准确，行文连贯，段落分明, 书写整洁规范，80词左右。

—Mike is really good at science.

—Yes, he took an interest in science when he was young.

A．was interest in B．was interested in

C．had interesting in D．had interested in

—Did you clean the room this morning, Peter?

—No, I didn’t. I will do it in a minute.

A．one minute ago B．for one minute

C．right away D．once again

—Let’s go to the cinema.

—No, I want to watch TV rather than see a film.

A．instead of see B．instead of seeing

C．instead D．instead to see