Taking a taxi in a certain Eastern European country can be ___1___ shocking experience. It is said ___2___ some taxi drivers have metal wires struck into the passenger seats. And ___3___ a button is pushed, the seat will give you an electric shock. These taxi drivers don’t do this ___4___ fun. They do it to tourists ___5___ argue about the ridiculous（可笑的，荒唐的） fares they charge. Some drivers charge as much ___6___ ten times the legal fare.

They have a secret switch which ___7___ (make) the meters much faster. If you refuse to pay, you are really in for a shock.

In one case, a German woman had no choice but to pay US $120 for a US $20 ride from the airport. She said that she was really ___8___ (take) for a ride, but what could she do? Besides the electric shock, she was verbally（口头地）abused and threatened with physical ___9___ (violent). She has only one piece of advice for tourists, “Take the bus ___10___ stay at home.”

Only by practising a few hours every day _______ be able to master the language.

A. you can      B. can you         C. you will      D. will you

近来，你校开展“献爱心，送温暖”活动，号召广大学生向贫困或受灾地区捐款捐物。请你参考下列表格要点提示，以“捐款还是捐物”为题写一篇100-120字的英语短文。可适当增加内容。短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：生活必需品 daily necessities

We often give money to the people in poor or disaster-stricken areas．But some students___________

Witout the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night ________, too cold for us to live.

A．would be freezing cold            B．will be freezing coldly

C．would be frozen cold              D．can freeze coldly

       of the three students can repair your computer. They are all experts.

A. Whatever         B. What             C. Whichever       D. Which

Alice trust you: only you can ____her to give up the foolish idea.

A. suggest      B. attract        C. attempt       D. persuade

His report was so exciting that it was      interrupted by applause(鼓掌).

   A. constantly       B. constant        C. seldom      D. never

Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.

  One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

  Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.

  On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise.

  Nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.

The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating _______.           .

 A. before the year 1750                                          B. before the invitation

 C. because of Joseph Merlin                            D. because it was dangerous

People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.         .

 A. he slept and dreamed a lot                  

 B. he was full of different ideas

 C. he invented the first roller skates          

 D. he always made people’s dreams come true

What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

   A. He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.          

 B. He couldn’t attract a lot of attention.

 C. Everyone was surprised at him.                   

 D. He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.

What’s the best title for the passage?

   A. Joseph Merlin’s Story                                     B. How Roller Skating Was Invented

   C. A Surprising Entrance to the Party                          D. Roller Skating

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（每小题1分，共5分）

W：Hi, John.    

M：Hi,  Mary.  I've been studying a lot for my final exam.

W：Well.             

M：Yes.  My brother is coming for a visit this winter helically and we'd like to see some

     of the country.      

W：      

M：Camping? I have never done that.       .

W：I think you'll like it.  It's much cheaper than staying at a hotel.  And being close to nature is a good way to forget about our school for a while.

M：  We can go by bike until we find a nice place and just camp.

A．You should do that.

B．What a good idea.!

C．But traveling is so expensive.

D．Have you thought of camping?

E．There are many beautiful sceneries.

F．I haven't seen you for a few weeks.

G．The term is almost over now.

My parents don't mind what job I do _____ I am happy．

       A．even though         B．as though           C．as long as           D．so that