Han Meimei is a hard-working student. She can ___ English very well because she works hard at it. One day, her teacher, Mr Wu, asks her to come to the office. “Meimei, there ____ a story-telling contest next week.” He says. “Would you like to take part in it?” “ What shall I have to do, Mr Wu?” asks Mermei. “You’ll have to tell an English story in front of the whole school. If you try your best, _____ you’ll win,” says her teacher. “ All right. I’ll try,” says Meimei.

　　On Sunday night she goes to bed late to get her story ready for the contest. It is _____ interesting story. Meimei doesn’t go to bed until midnight.

　　On ______ morning she gets up late. When she _____ it is already seven o’clock. She washes quickly. Then she has a quick breakfast. After that she runs all the way to school.

　　When she gets to school, Mr Wu _____ for her outside of the school building, and he looks ______. “ Why are you so ______ ?” he asks. “ Sorry, Mr Wu. I wake up late.” Meimei says. “ The contest will begin in a minute. Remember to speak slowly and clearly.” Mr Wu says.

　　Meimei keeps his words. She tells her story very well. In the end she comes in first. “ You’ve done very well. ______!” says Mr Wu.

1.A. say             B. talk           C. tell           D. speak

2.A. will have        B. will be         C. is            D. has

3.A. I’m sorry      B. I’m afraid      C. I’m glad     D. I’m sure

4.A. an           B. a              C. the         D. /

5.A. Sunday       B. Monday     C. Tuesday        D. Wednesday

6.A. gets up       B. wakes        C. wakes up      D. goes up

7.A. waits        B. is waiting      C. waiting       D. wait

8.A. worried      B. worry       C. happy          D. tired

9.A. early        B. late        C. later            D. earlier

10.A. Bad luck    B. Congratulations    C. OK       D. Well

The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars. There are many kinds of fast food restaurant in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburger, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurant that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.

　　Fast food restaurant are popular because they reflect(反映) American life style. Customer can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurant, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.

1.In the United States the favorite food is ____.

A. Chinese food         B. Mexican food

C. French fries          D. the hamburger

2.Americans like to fast food restaurant because_____.

A. they can easily find fast food restaurant

B. they like to eat hamburger and French fries

C. they are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting

D. they are so rich that they don’t want to do cooking themselves

3._____ of fast food restaurant sell hamburger, French fries.

A. All      B. Most      C. Few       D. None

4.The food in fast food restaurant is ____ ready before the customers order it.

A. always   B. usually    C. seldom     D. never

5.The best title for the passage is _____.

A. The Fast Food Restaurant in the U.S.A.

B. The Hamburger in the U.S.A.

C. American Life Style

D. All Kinds of Food in the U.S.A.

阅读下面材料，根据其内容，判断所给句子的正(T)误(F)。

1.Noel lives in a hard neighborhood all the time.

2.There used to be some robbers in Noel’s neighborhood.

3.Parking was a big problem for Noel in the past.

4.There is a park and a good school in Jeff’s village.

5.In the past, there were many students in Jeff’s village.

One day my chair had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty getting it fixed (修理) as there were many furniture shops nearby. So I left home with the chair. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop was just the same, and the third and the fourth.

I entered another shop with a plan in my mind. I said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy the chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty dollars,” I said. “OK,” he said. “It’s got a broken leg,” I told him. “Yes, I noticed that. It’s nothing.”

Everything was going according to the plan. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, I’ll sell it after fixing it.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, but I’ve changed my mind.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped (目的达到).“I know what you want. You want me to fix the chair,” he said. “We don’t do repairs (修理), not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll fix this for you.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 （10分）

Do you like dogs? Do you know the following things about dogs?

The first pet dog

Dogs are meat-eating animals. They belonged to the family of wolves (狼) a long time ago. About 15,000 years ago, people started keeping wolves for hunting (狩猎). Over the time, the wolves began to look like dogs and they became people’s pets.

What a dog looks like

Dogs come in different sizes, colors and shapes, but they’re the same in some ways. All kinds of dogs have a set of forty-two strong teeth for eating. They have sharp claws (利爪) at the end of their feet for digging up soil (挖土) and holding onto the ground when they walk. They have very good eyesight. They also have high ability (能力) to hear and smell.

How a dog grows

A mother dog gives birth to one to twelve babies at a time. New-born baby dogs cannot see or hear until they are two weeks old. The mother dog gives the baby dogs milk. When they are four weeks old, they start eating soft food. When they’re eight weeks, the baby dogs have very strong legs and they can go for long walks.

How to read a dog’s feelings

Dogs act differently when they have different feelings. When a dog is angry, it opens its mouth and shows its teeth. When a dog is frightened, it lowers its ears and holds its tail (尾巴) between its legs. A happy dog always wags (摇摆) its tail.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（10分）

1.People have started keeping dogs as pets since 　　　.

A. there were humans

B. 15,000 years ago

C. there were wolves

D. the wolves looked like dogs

2.What can the sharp claws of dogs be used for according to the passage?

A. Climbing a tree.

B. Looking for food.

C. Digging up soil.

D. Fighting against other animals.

3.When does a dog start to eat soft food?

A. When it’s 2 weeks old.

B. When it’s one month old.

C. When it’s 2 months old.

D. When it’s 8 months old.

4.What does a dog do when it is frightened?

A. It opens its mouth.

B. It shows its teeth.

C. It wags its tail.

D. It holds its tail between its legs.

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Some facts about dogs.

B. The history of dogs.

C. Something interesting about dogs.

D. Dogs are human beings’ friends.

根据下面提示，以“Believe in Yourself and You Will Succeed”为题写一篇短文，词数： 100左右。

提示：

1. 学习中遇到的困难；

2. 如何克服困难的；

3. 从中学到了什么。

Believe in Yourself and You Will Succeed

I’d like a ____________for dessert. Fruit, you know, it good for health.

A. potato B. banana C. candy

___________is OK. I really don’t mind.

A. Both B. Either C. Neither

Nowadays, ___________of business letters are written in English.

A. two third B. two thirds C. two three

—How do you communicate with your foreign friends?

—________________writing e-mails, of course.

A. With B. By C. From