As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the child in January, they go searching for new .

1.A. weaker B. habit C. principle D. power

2.A. parties B. ages C. countries D. races

3.A. playing B. living C. working D. going

4.A. confidence B. anxiety C. interest D. sorrow

5.A. same B. extra C. funny D. expensive

6.A. well-organized B. half-filled C. newly-collected D. colorfully-printed

7.A. broad B. passing C. different D. main

8.A. gladly B. impatiently C. silently D. worriedly

9.A. promise B. burden C. right D. game

10.A. courage B. calmness C. confusion D. excitement

11.A. graduation B. independence C. responsibility D. success

12.A. children B. adults C. students D. retirees

13.A. carefully B. bravely C. nervously D. eagerly

14.A. required B. obtained C. noticed D.discovered

15.A. need B. learn C. start D. plan

16.A. great B. strong C. difficult D. correct

17.A. money B. time C. skills D. knowledge

18.A. only B. soon C. well D. even

19.A. lost B. chose C. left D. quit

20.A. toys B. pets C. friends D. colleagues

When I was a ten-year-old girl, I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life”. To talk before the whole class! Just imagine how 1. (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other 2. (choose), though. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer--something to pride myself in. But the hard part 3. (lie) in my oral presentation; to read from 4. paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech 5. my memory and in front of such a big audience! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs 6. (tremble) and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didn’t know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found 7. back, giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After8. seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding. I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building 9. , I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear; overcome it, 10. we will be able to achieve our goals.

1.The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has ________________(分部) all over the world.

2.It’s reported that some government leaders___________________ (滥用) their authority to get illegal profits for themselves.

3.It’ s not _____________(合适的) for our students to litter everywhere.

4.It was _____________ (典型的) of him to arrive so early.

5.After a long journey, they __________(终于) arrived at their destination.

1.尽管我喜欢玩电脑游戏，但我并不上瘾。

Though I like playing computer games, I am not _____________________.

2.许多唐诗已经被翻译成英文了。

A lot of Tang poetry_______________________________________.

3.他喜欢唱歌，尤其是民歌。

He likes singing, folk songs ______________.

4.据说，这个博物馆值得一看。

It is said that the museum ________________________________.

5.因天气不好，活动取消了。

______________ the bad weather, the activity has been called off.

安全对每个人都很重要。请根据以下信息内容提示，写一篇关于校园安全的英语小短文。

提示：1. 体育锻炼；2. 上下楼梯；3. 交朋结友；4. 食品卫生。

要求：

1. 语句通顺，表达准确，内容连贯。

2. 词数：100--150词；短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Safety has become the focus to us all. How to be safe at school is especially important to us students

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foot

A.fool B. tooth C. shoot D. wood

feather

A.ahead B. break C. area D. neat

April

A.shamed B.marry C.battle D. basic

theft

A.theory B.thus C.bother D.smooth

changeable

A.English B. recognize C. passage D. organize