--- Next Monday is my birthday.

   --- Is that so?  ______        

   --- Thank you.

   A. I don’t believe so.     

   B. I’m so glad.

   C. What presents do you need?      

   D. Many happy returns of the day!

He left ______ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He said he would keep ______.

    A. words; his words            B. word; his word

    C. word; word                  D. the word; his words

--- What new subject are you going to have in ______ second grade？

    --- I’m going to learn ______ second foreign language.

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

The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit __________the season.

A. whatever         B. wherever     C. whenever     D. however

“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker. “You can work alone or with a partner. ”

My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projets__36___.

The ___37___of the challenge was simple ---to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when ___38___the stadium wall.

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. ___39___the butter-cream gave me an idea.

 “I have a brilliant design for our __40__container!”I said when Cassie arrived. “We can   41    the egg with some butter-cream.”

 “Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞)    42   ?” Cassie rolled her eyes.  “The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”

I couldn’t believe it, Of course we’d had our little    43    in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “   44   ” before.

“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

   45    words had been out, our friendship was challenged.

When Friday finally arrived, I had to    46     Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good.   47  _, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived    48  three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.

After four rounds, only Cassie and I were   49  . I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the    50  . The side walk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳) from those   51  drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.

   “That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My _52    raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket.    53    .

“My egg bounced    54  , ”she explained, pointing to a broken shell.

“A tie(平局), ”Mr. Baker said.

Cassie looked at me, and her glare    55   . I laughed. She smiled…

36.  A. patiently      B. silently        C. together        D. alone

37.  A. function      B. goal            C. reason        D. result

38.  A. rolled down   B. pushed against    C. thrown at      D. dropped over

39.  A. Spreading     B. Boiling         C. Baking        D. Holding

40.  A. butter        B. sandwich        C. cream         D. egg

41.  A. protect       B. replace          C. carry          D. mix

42.  A. followed      B. covered         C. attached       D. supported

43.  A. ideas         B. fights           C. worries        D. challenges

44.  A. wrong        B. stupid          C. brilliant       D. scientific

45.  A. Since         B. While           C. But          D. And

46.  A. explain        B. deny            C. admit        D. prove

47.  A. Therefore      B. Anyway         C. Otherwise     D. Besides

48.  A. paced down    B. turned around     C. walked up     D. went back

49.  A. left           B. wanted          C. chosen        D. discovered

50.  A. steps          B. way            C. wall          D. sidewalk

51.  A. intended       B. unexpected       C. failed        D. desired

52.  A. eyes          B. hands            C. feet         D. heart

53.  A. Lost          B. Dirty            C. Broken       D. Empty

54.  A. around        B. out              C. in           D. down

55.  A. returned       B. remained         C. increased     D. softened

Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through." she said. "After everything I'd done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life."

Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.

"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."

Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all 1 need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."

Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been leaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing — watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."

 When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a______life.

A. satisfying                B. tough                      C. meaningless                    D. boring

The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is that______.

A. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant                       B. Kathy persuaded her to do so

C. Zoe got tired of the city life                                 D. Zoe loved Wales more than London

How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?

A. Tiresome and troublesome.                           B. Romantic and peaceful

C. Mentally exhausting but healthy                    D. Physically tiring but rewarding.

Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.                      B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.        D. Kill two birds with one stone.

目前，越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，存在两种不同观点：

请您根据以上提示，以Is a Training Class of Family Teacher Necessary ?为题，写一篇120 词左右的短文，反映表中内容，并简要阐述自己的观点。文章开头已给出， 不计入总字数。

要求：层次清晰，连贯流畅；表达灵活，不要逐字逐句翻译。

参考词汇：巩固strengthen；

Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?

More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training classes or having family teachers at the weekend. There are two different viewpoints about it.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

假如你是北京奥运会的一名志愿者, 在北大乒乓球赛区场馆服务。请根据下面表格内容, 写一篇报道, 介绍你参与奥运志愿工作培训和赛会期间服务的情况, 并谈谈你对志愿工作的感想。

注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述, 适当发挥, 不要简单翻译。

      2. 词数：150左右。开头已经写好, 不计入总词数。

    This summer, I took part in the voluntary work of the Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing University where all the Olympic table-tennis matches was held.

Before the Games began, __________________________________________________________________

It is the film _______ director is Steven Spielberg _______ attracts quite a few viewers throughout the world.

that; who B．which; that       C．whose; that      D．whose; who

观察下列图画，然后用英语写一篇短文，简要描述学生小明在学校和家里的不同表现，由此谈谈当今青少年这种 “双重行为”的原因，并简要谈谈自己对这种现象的看法。

参考词汇：pound one’s back  捶背 double behaviors双重行为