【1】Why didn't you ________________(选择) a better subject for your composition?

【2】Try using lemon juice to ________________(去除) tobacco stains from your fingers.

【3】Honey bees communicate in an ________________(令人惊异的) way.

【4】There's no ________________(怀疑) that the search for the lost child will continue.

【5】During the journey, their boat began to ________________(下沉).

【6】Our class had a ________________(辩论) on whether we should be allowed to listen to music in the classroom.

【7】The Christmas tree is ________________(装饰) with lights and beautiful objects.

【8】You will find the dictionary very ________________(有价值的) in your translating.

【9】He was invited to make a d________________(设计) for the new bridge.

【10】I love the writing ________________(风格) of this great writer.

【11】China is a country ________________(属于) to the developing ones.

【12】That house is very expensive, but I think it's ________________(值) the money.

【13】Another body bomb ________________(爆炸) nearby, luckily, nobody was injured.

【14】Can you give me more ________________(证据) to support your idea?

【15】The two groups met for ________________(非正式的) talks.

A week later I decided【7】 (go) and see for myself.To my surprise the entrance【8】 the mine was closed.Some people say that the Amber Room and some gold【9】 (bury) in the mine.I think it might be so,as the Amber Room has never 【10】(find).

【6】important thing we should do for an effective apology is to bear the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to 【7】 (make) excuses, which leaves no room for the other person to forgive us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 【8】 (good) about themselves. That, after all, is the purpose of every apology. It matters little 【9】 you are wholly or only partly wrong. Answering for your mistake 【10】 (encourage) others to take their share of the blame.

Removing the sleeve (封套), you will find a book that is entirely white,except for the names of its author and subject in elegant black type on the cover. It is the perfect design for the biography of a man who insisted that even the insides of his products be perfectly constructed, and that his factory walls flash in the whitest white.

The cover was the only part of the book Steve Jobs wanted to control,writes Isaacson in his introduction.Though Mr. Jobs pushed the biographer of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin to write in his own way, generously allowing the writer more than 40 interviews, this book offers quite a different view of Mr. Jobs, who won much praise from his fans after his death on October 5th at the age of 56.

As a biographer of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, Mr. Isaacson knows how to celebrate longdead genius, but he claimed that Steve Jobs would not be entirely praiseful words.The picture he paints, particularly in the first half of this book, is not nice. Mr. Jobs emerges as a controlling and often coldblooded character. A child of the 1960s counterculture (反主流文化)，he hated materialism and lived in simply furnished houses (in part because he was too particular about furniture),But when Apple went public in 1980, he refused to give any share to Daniel Kottke, a longtime supporter and soul mate from college. “He has to abandon the people he is close to”, observes Andy Hertzfeld, an early Apple engineer.

Mr. Jobs was undoubtedly possessing an extraordinary ability to attract others and inspire a kind of faith that could not be questioned. But also he could be cold and cruel. If he disapproved of an employee’s work，he often shamed him.“This is who I am,” he once said after being challenged,“and you can’t expect me to be someone I’m not.” This disgusting personality wasn’t always helpful, but it served a purpose, writes Mr. Isaacson, many would “end their chain of horror stories by saying that he got them to do things they never dreamed possible”．

Mr. Isaacson treats Steve Jobs as the biography of record,which means that it is a strange book to read so soon after its subject’s death.

【1】The biography for Jobs is believed to have the perfect design because________.

A. it follows Jobs’ style

B. its cover is entirely white

C. black and white are his favorite

D. it is designed by a famous biographer

【2】The picture of Jobs that Isaacson paints in his book is________.

①cruel ②humorous ③particular ④generous

A. ①③ B. ②③ C. ①④ D. ③④

【3】It can be safely concluded that________.

A. Jobs is highly spoken of in the book

B. Isaacson doesn’t think Jobs a good man

C. Jobs didn’t care about the design of the book

D. all descriptions of Jobs are not nice in the book

【4】This passage can be classified as________.

A. a personal diary B. a book review

C. a news report D. a TV interview

【1】He p_______ for a little while and then went on with his work.

【2】He _______ to（作证）having seen the man enter the building.

【3】We are sorry to d_______ you here on a Sunday afternoon.

【4】Sound waves will _______(反射) back from a solid surface.

【5】He refused to say anything not r_______ to the present question.

【6】Everyone in the class is expected to p_______ actively in the discussion.

【7】To tell you the truth, I am ________ (渴望）to go abroad to live.

【8】Madame Curie is usually a________ to be one of the most outstanding scientists.

【9】The parents decided to _______（放弃）the plan of travelling to Beijing.

【10】Having retired from business, he now o________ himself with the welfare of the disabled.

Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school,it’s still important to find where their classrooms are.Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year.And,most schools also have a freshman (新生)speech for parents and students before the first year begins.Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school.This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.

One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport.Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports.Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school.If you are not interested in sports,there are clubs for any interest,such as drama,dance,chess,photography,community service,etc.These clubs allow students from different grades.By joining an activity,students can find new friendships,not to mention improving their chances in future college applications(申请).The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.

What’s more,to have a great start to a high school year,students can write down some of their worries,and ask for help from teachers and school workers.

【1】According to the text,most students feel 　　　when entering the high school.

A. unhappy B. nervous

C. lonely D. disappointed

【2】What can be learned about the school clubs?

A. There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs.

B. The school clubs in high school mainly welcome sports fans.

C. The school office can help new students join school clubs.

D. Summer activities begin before school starts.

【3】When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?

A. Before the eighth grade year starts.

B. Right after the high school year starts.

C. At the beginning of the new term in the high school.

D. By the end of the last year in the middle school.

【4】What is the purpose of this text?

A. To describe high school life.

B. To give advice to new high school students.

C. To teach useful experience.

D. To introduce new schools.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I had a interesting dream last night. I dreamed that I joined a race. At first, I could not run very fast and fell behind. So I didn’t lose my heart and kept running. All the students on the playground cheer me on, “Come on!”

I was too encouraged that I ran faster and fast till I caught up with all the other runners. I felt as if flying like a superman. In the end, I got to the finishing line first. I won the race. I felt very proudly of myself. Many of my classmate threw me up into the air. Just at that time, I woke up and found me still in bed!

注意：1.可以适当增添细节以使行文连贯。

2.词数100左右（格式已给出不计入总词数）。

Dear Mr.Brown,

I’m glad to hear that an English newspaper is to be started in our school.

Yours,

Li Hua

Once a farmer lost his watch in his barn, in which lots of grain was kept. The watch, 【1】 was a gift from his father, was very important to him and he was determined to find it.

After searching the barn for a long time, however, he gave up and asked for help from a group of children who were playing nearby. He promised to give a great reward to 【2】 found the watch.

【3】 (hear) this, the children hurried inside the barn immediately. 【4】 searched everywhere but still could not find the watch buried in the grain. The farmer was about to give up 【5】 a little boy went up to him and asked to be given 【6】 second chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out 【7】 the watch in his hand! The farmer, 【8】 (surprise) but happy, asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “I did nothing but 【9】 (sit) quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think 【10】 (well) than an excited one.