Saturday was going to be a special day for Sara. It was her birthday. No one had mentioned her birthday so far, and it was already Wednesday. “ ”, Sara thought to herself.

Sara went to school and told her friend, Jenny, that Saturday was her birthday.

“I know,” said Jenny. “Lynn told all the girls about your birthday.”

“Wow, I didn’t realize everyone knew,” said Sara. Saturday finally came and Sara got up early.

“Good morning, Sara,” said Mum.

“Hi,” said Sara. She looked around, but didn’t see anyone making a fuss over her birthday.

“What are you doing today?” asked Mum.

“Just stay at home,” said Sara, feeling a bit sad. She didn’t want to tell Mum it was her birthday.

“Why don’t you come with me to the Recreation Centre?” asked Mum.

“What will I do there?” asked Sara.

Mum said they needed help with a community project.

That afternoon Sara and her mum went to the Recreation Centre. When they opened the door, people shouted, “SURPRISE!” Sara couldn’t believe it. There were friends from school and her family. She saw Uncle Rick, Aunt Claire, and many cousins along with Grandma Joan. The walls were decorated with colourful balloons. There was a big cake sitting on the table along with many presents. A small band played the songs Sara and her friends liked to dance to.

Sara was called to cut the first piece of her birthday cake. She felt so special. “This is the best birthday I’ve ever had!” said Sara. “Thank you to everyone.”

1.Which of the following can be put in the blank(空白处)?

A. I won’t want others to know about it

B. I don’t want to have a birthday party

C. This is the best birthday I’ve ever had

D. I guess no one remembers it’s my birthday

2. The underlined part “making a fuss over” in Paragraph 7 probably means “ ”.

A. caring about B. giving ups

C. joining in D. paying for

3.Sara had her birthday party at .

A. home B. school

C. the Recreation Centre D. a music club

4.Many people went to Sara’s birthday party EXCEPT .

A. her friends B. her mother

C. her grandfather D. her uncle and aunt

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A wonderful childhood memory

B. A wonderful birthday present

C. A special community project

D. A special birthday party

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为41-45的相应位置上。

1.Police often find (猎人) in Africa kill animals for their fur to make money.

2.After Tom left high school, he (选择) to work to support his family.

3.The soldiers are continuing searching for missing people at the (冒险) of losing their own in the earthquake areas.

4.The actress is in her forties. I thought she was much (年轻的).

5.The Lion King is such an interesting cartoon film that it is worth (看) a second time.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为46-50的相应位置上。

1.The story happened about two (century) ago.

2.Besides the funny actors in the film, the story (it) is really interesting.

3.In China, the number “eight” is thought to be a (luck) number by many people.

4.We can make a big difference to the earth by (do) small changes.

5.The elephant is seriously ill. It is (die).

根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为1-5的相应位置上。

You may not realize it, but you are doing 1. than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place where you learn to 2. people. But this is not always easy. Sometimes you discover that you have problems getting along with your classmates or friends. The most important thing to learn is tolerance(宽容). Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others. We cannot change the way that other people do, so it is important to learn to live 3. with them.

Tolerance will make everyone get on better with 4. . We should learn to accept people for their different abilities and 5. . The world is very different, and practicing tolerance can help make things better.

Do you ever get to the bottom of the page and realize you’ve got too little time or too little interest to spend another minute on the book? It happens to everybody sometimes. Luckily, there are many things you can do to make the reading a lot easier and faster. For example, if you read a paragraph, consider skimming over the whole story to get the main idea and the main characters, so you’ll know what to pay attention to as you read more closely. Reading about the book on the Internet can be a good way to get a good conclusion of the reading to help you get through it more easily. Just don’t forget to go back and read through more closely.

While reading, don’t forget to look up any words or ideas you aren’t sure about. You can use context (上下文) clues to help you understand things you think difficult, but it’s always a good idea to take a minute to learn any reference (参考书). It’ll make the reading much easier.

More importantly, be sure to learn to take notes while you are reading. You can write questions in the margin (页边空白), and underline things which you think are interesting and important ideas. If you’re reading something difficult and find yourself often wanting to go back to get something you missed, then, at the end of each page, or even at the end of each paragraph, write something about what happened on that page. If you find something that needs answering, always write it down. This might give you a good question to ask later in class, or give you something to think more about as you continue reading. What’s more, when you finish reading, start writing down what seems important, what you think the purpose of the writing is, and how it makes you feel as a reader.

After you finish reading, get together with your friends or classmates and discuss the reading. Try to know how your classmates understand the reading and compare it with your own. Try not to talk about whether or not it is “boring”, but pay attention to how well your classmates explain what you might have found difficult. Think of open questions to explore the reading, and don’t ask questions that can be answered with a “yes” or a “no”. Learning to ask “how” is a helpful way of coming up with big discussion questions.

November 21 is World Hello Day. At school, we learned that “How do you do?” and “How are you?” are standard ways to say hello when meeting others. But do you know how to reply to them? Nowadays, do native speakers seldom use them today?

As we learned, “How do you do?” is for greeting someone we meet for the f 1. time. And it can be answered with the same “How do you do?”. “How are you?” is often used to greet someone we k 2. well. It usually follows with an answer of “I’m good, and you?” or “I’m fine, and you?”.

But English is a casual (随意的) language. The formal “How do you do?” is rarely said by native speakers. It is considered old-fashioned. Yet they greet each other in m 3. other ways.

You may hear a conversation b 4. British people: “You all right?” “Yeah, you?” “I’m good. Any plans for the weekend?” or “How’s it going?” “Yea, fine, and you?”. These ways of greeting are p 5. for young people to say hello to friends.

Americans like saying, “What’s up?” or “What’s good?” to friends. Don’t be confused (混淆的). It doesn’t m 6. “What’s wrong?”. It is just one way of saying hello. And people usually give answers like “Not much” or “Nothing”. “Hey, man” is also popular. But it is only used among men. What do w 7. say? You guessed it. They often say “Hey, girl.”

If you meet an Australian, you may h 8. “G’day, mate”. It means “Good day”. You can reply with the same “G’day”.

However, there is no rule to say hello to each other. If you can’t r 9. all of the above, just say “How are you?”. This is the most c 10. and standard way for people of all ages. You can reply with “pretty good”, “same as usual” or “I’m hanging in there.”

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电子书现在很流行，但是还有很多人喜欢阅读纸质书。电子书会取代纸质书吗？假如某中学生英语杂志社现在就这一话题向社会征稿，请你根据下面表格中的提示内容，以此为题写一篇英语短文向其投稿。

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2．短文须包括所有要点内容，可以适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；

3．短文中不要出现具体的学校名称和人名。

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Are e-books better than traditional paper books? E-books are very popular these days, but many readers prefer paper books.

It’s ____ world of wonders , _____world where anything can happen .

A. a ; the B. a ; a C. the ; a D. / ; /

She got up to get some sleeping pills but found there was _________ left at home.

A. nothing B. none C. something D. nobody

---My bike is broken. May I go ________ yours? ---Sorry, mine __________ broken down.

A. on, is B. by, is

C. on, has D. by, has