Zhu Tiantian, a 13-year-old schoolgirl in Beijing traveled to Bali, Indonesia, during the winter holiday. “For the Chinese, it is easy to travel there as long as you have an airplane ticket and a passport (护照),” she said.

__1.___Chinese people with an ordinary passport can now visit 45 countries and regions without a visa (签证) or with a visa-on-arrival (落地签), Xinhua News Agency reported. These countries include Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Maldives.

A passport is an international identification. ___2.___Almost everyone must have a passport if he or she wants to go to another country. If you are under 16, you need to get a passport with your parents.

A visa is a stamp or sticker on a passport. ___3.___A visa says why you are going to the country and how long you can stay there. In some countries you need a visa to gain entry, and in others you do not. Chinese people can get a visa from the embassy（大使馆） of your destination country with required documents. ___4.____

So next time when you are about to travel to another country, make sure you know what visa requirements the country has. __5.____

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

A. It has your personal information, such as your name, date of birth and photo.

B. It allows the holder to visit another country.

C. Now, it’s easy for people to travel to more places like Bali.

D. Choose a visa-free country and you’ll have an easy trip.

E. There are different types of visas, including the tourist visa, study visa and working visa.

词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

What would life be like if you give up using your cell phone? Will it become boring?

Twenty-eight eighth-graders in San Francisco will tell you it can ___1.____be rich and colorful.

These students took part in their ___2.____“tech-free” challenge. They couldn’t use cell phones for two weeks from Nov 11 to Nov 22.

The idea was to help students ___3.____how technology has affected their lives, said the principal (校长).

Uhl __4.______a survey on technology usage among the eighth-graders before thinking of the challenge. She found that 84 percent of the ___5._____said they didn’t like it “when everyone was on their cell phones”, ___6.______they didn’t know what to do about it. The answer was actually easy – to stop constantly (频繁地) __7.___ cell phones.

To help students understand the point, Uhl created the activity. It was ___8.___welcomed among students.

“I wanted to sign up for the tech-free challenge because it was just really a good idea to do it,” said Joe Bevilacqua. “I wanted to get __9._____to my family. And it really worked. I started to hang out with ____10.___family more. We watched more family movies and we played a lot of board games.”

补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Hi, Tom. 1._______________?

B: Sure. It’s a long time since I last went shopping.

A: Look, Tom! These sweaters are really nice. 2.___________________?

B: I like the blue one better.

A: The blue one? 3. ______________________?

B: It looks cool. And blue is my favorite color.

A: Well, I like the yellow one better. 4..____________________.

B: I agree. Let me see how much it is. Wow, it’s $499! 5.__________________?

A: Uh, no. That’s so expensive! Let’s walk around and try to find another one.

B: OK. But Let’s have something to drink first. I’ll treat you.

书面表达（15分）

前些年，因为搀扶摔倒老人而惹麻烦的事件偶有发生，引发了人们的争论。遇到跌倒老人要不要扶成了人们讨论的热点。上周你们班利用班会对此进行了一次大讨论,同学们提出了不同的观点,请你根据讨论情况写一篇短文,并提出自己的观点.

注意：

1. 所写内容必须包括表格中的内；

2. 词数80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Last week we discussed about if we should help the old who fell down.

________________________________________________________

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Bob looks very happy today because he got ______ “A” on his Chinese test.

A. the B. an C. a D. 不填

– Where’s my notebook?

– Sorry. I’ve taken ______ by mistake.

A. mine B. his C. hers D. yours

– Could you turn ______ the music, Tony？Grandpa is sleeping.

– Sorry, dad. I will do it right away.

A. on B . up C. down D. over

The idea of going to the West Lake for the school trip ______ wonderful.

A. looks B. tastes C. sounds D. feels

She parked her car outside the house ______, but the next morning she found it missing.

A. as usual B. at least

C. so far D. at all

– Look! The house is full of ______?

– Oh, no! Looks like it got on fire. Shall we call 119?

A. joy B. smoke C. mice D. kids