It is the third time that he ______ the first prize in the competition.

A. wins B. won C. has won D. to win

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more anxious waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ____everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged(衣衫褴褛的) clothes. I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school____so inappropriately(不适当的) for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David ____. I can still remember he was always ____ a smile and willing to help. He always ____after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly_____home.

Weeks passed and most of my students were _____ about the coming Christmas until the last day of school before the holiday break. I smiled in relief as the last of them hurried out the _____. Turning around I saw David ______standing by my desk.

“I have something for you,” he said and pulled a small box from behind his back. _____it to me, he said anxiously “Open it”. I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid. But to my ____, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’ s___”

“Oh, no, it isn’t.” said David, “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes ______ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given_____to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___ the little empty box set on my desk.

1.A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling

2.A. talked B. did C. said D. dressed

3.A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny

4.A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing

5.A. practised B. wandered C. studied D. stayed

6.A. aim at B. turn to C. put off D. head for

7.A. upset B. excited C. moved D. satisfied

8.A. classroom B. school C. home D. window

9.A. weakly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly

10.A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving

11.A. delight B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise

12.A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper

13.A. as B. until C. because D. though

14.A. advice B. support C. attention D. command

15.A. from B. behind C. over D. towards

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider-story” is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider making a web(网). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times. On the seventh time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won’t work.”

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?

Second, is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.

The third thing to keep in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed.

1.This passage deals with _____.

A. failure and success

B. two sides of failure

C. the “spider-story”

D. the invention of light bulb

2.In the first paragraph the writer tells mainly about _____.

A. the value of failure B. how people fail

C. famous failures D. how not to fail

3.The thing the writer does not tell you to do to deal with failure is _____.

A. check out your goals to see if they are right for you

B. think about failure as part of your life

C. think about failure to find out what went wrong

D. keep away from things that are beyond you

4. Even if we have failed we should _____.

A. learn to forget it B. learn to remember it

C. learn to enjoy it D. learn to accept it

One day Mrs. Perry said to her husband, Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies’ club at Mrs. Young’s house at lunch time today. And I want to go to it. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?”

“Oh, yes,” her husband answered, “that’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

“This tin of fish.” Mrs. Perry said. “And there are some cold boiled potatoes and some beans here, too.”

“Good,” Mr. Perry answered. “I’ll have a good lunch.”

So Mrs. Perry went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs. Young’s house , and at three o’clock she came home.

“Was your fish nice?” asked she.

“Yes, but my feet are hurting,” he answered.

“Why are they hurting?”

“Well, the words on the tin were Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.”

1.Which of the following is not true?

A. Mrs. Perry arrived at Mrs. Young’s before lunch.

B. Mr. Perry had a good lunch.

C. Mrs. Perry wanted to test her husband.

D. Mr. Perry liked fish.

2.Jack had his feet hurt _______.

A. when he was opening the tin

B. when he was helping himself to the fish

C. before he opened the tin

D. after he opened the tin

3. “Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes” means _______.

A. you should open the tin and stand in hot water for 5 minutes

B. you should open the tin but not stand in hot water for 5 minutes

C. you should not open the tin but stand in hot water for 5 minutes

D. you should open the tin and let it stand in hot water for 5 minutes

下面文章中有5处（第1-5题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D和E）中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。

How to Learn a Foreign Language

1._____________

By far the most important factor is how much time you are immersed(专心的) in the language. The more time you spend with the language, the faster you will learn. This means listening, reading, writing, speaking, and studying words and phrases. This also means spending time enjoyably connected to the language you are learning.

2._____________

Listen wherever you are on your MP3 player. Read what you are listening to. Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly understand, or even partly understand. If you keep listening and reading you will get used to the language. One hour of listening or reading is more effective than many hours of class time.

3._____________

Build up your vocabulary. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading. Read online, using online dictionaries, and make your own vocabulary lists for review. Soon you will learn many new words and phrases. Gradually you will be able to use them correctly.

4. _____________

Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cannot yet understand, or cannot yet say. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer in your mind, but this will happen on a schedule that you cannot control. So sit back and enjoy.

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)

1.Both English and French are o languages in Canada.

2.Are you a visitor or a n here?

3.A , China may have the largest number of English learners.

4.After g________ from college, he went to work in the poor area.

5.He is so stubborn that no one can p ________him.

6.A dead body was found under the bridge, but it was hard to determine the i___________.

7.A d__________ person always tries to finish the work, no matter how hard it is.

8.Everybody can see that she did it on p________.

9. Of the two, the l________ is far better than the former.

10. Most of the kids like to play o_________ instead of staying indoors when the weather is fine.

假设你是李华，曾在美国学习半年，现已回国。你想联系你的美国老师史密斯先生，但没有他的联系方式。请根据以下要点给你的美国同学汤姆写一封信：

（1）感谢汤姆对你英语学习的帮助；

（2）询问史密斯的近况并索要其联系方式；

（3）邀请汤姆在春节期间来中国感受中国文化。

注意：（1）词数100左右；

（2）可以适当增加细节。

Dear Tom,

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Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

With ______ help of his teachers, he made ______ great progress in his study.

A. a; a B. the; 不填

C. the; the D. a; 不填

As teenagers of the 21st century, we should be ready to _____ the challenge of society.

A. put B. do

C. make D. meet