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So why has English changed over time?     all languages change and develop when cultures meet and       with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English     today. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Then    between about AD 800 and 1150, English became       like German because those who ruled England spoke first      and later French. These new settlers     the English language and especially its     . So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British      moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to      too. English began to be spoken in both countries.

_______, China may have the largest number of English learners in the world.

  A. Sooner or later                    B. Now and then

  C. Believe it or not                   D. Here and there

--- Have you ever been to Tibet?

 --- Yes. I ____________ there three times in the year 2008.

  A. went           B. have gone       C. have been        D. had been

______ young people see and hear in the media helps them to figure out how the world works．

       A．Which             B．What              C．That                D．How

People          a monument to honour those people who devoted their lives to their country.

A. set out      B. set down       C. set up       D. set on

2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points (得分)in another game.

Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.

Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge（挑战）, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.

　A. 22　　　 　B.23　　　　C.24　　　　D.26

Yao Ming said that _____.

A. playing in the NBA was difficult   

B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

C. he was an NBA star　　 　　      

D. it was boring to play basketball

From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.

A. will work hard for his team　  

B. made the highest score in his first NBA game

C. can't understand his teammates 

D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

The passage is probably ______.

　A. an advertisement　  B. a notice   C. a news report　   D. an instruction

任务型阅读: 阅读下面六项活动的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），为每一位选出符合各人需求的最佳活动。选项中有一项是多余选项。

Sam who came from America two months ago is now teaching oral English in Dongfang

Middle School．He can only understand and speak a few Chinese words．He is adventurous

and sporting and would like to try something new to kill his time on Sunday．

Julie coming from Australia is an exchange student in Shaoguan University．She majors in

Chinese Art and likes Chinese culture very much．But now what worries her most is her

overweight because of the delicious Chinese food．So she’d like to find someone to guide her

to keep fit．

Mrs．Yang is very busy with her job in the company as well as the housework at home．As a result of the long-term strain, she often feels oppressed, restless and tired．So she hopes to do

some suitable exercise to lessen and relax such disturbances of physical and mental system at

weekends．

Some of Ted’s Net friends will go to Beijing to visit him around Christmas．How excited he is! He plans to take them to some places of interest and entertain them．Now he is looking through China Daily to find something fit for them．

Benny has just graduated from No．16 Middle School．Luckily, he has been admitted into South China Agricultural University．Since childhood, he has been interested in trees, flowers, birds and animals．Now in the summer holiday, he is eager to find something exciting and something he is keen on to do．

A．Flashlight Adventure: Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Great Valley．A guide will lead the tour．Many of the animals you’ll see on this trip can only be seen at night．The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see．Cost: 50 yuan．Time:8: 00—10: 30 pm, every Saturday．Tel: 83321239．

       B．Taichi with English Narration: An experienced Taichi teacher, about 38, teaches the basic 24 movements, pushing-hands and self-defense techniques．It is fit for the beginners and intermediate level．Time:10: 00—12: 00 am, every Sunday．Place: Bamboo Garden Hotel, Jiu Gulou Street．Fee: 60 yuan each time．Tel: 65287750．

       C．Chinese Ink & Painting Class: It is to learn the techniques of painting a bird, flower, or lady with brushes．The Chinese philosophy and culture will also be included．Tools and materials are provided．Time: 7: 00—9: 00 pm, every Friday．Fee: 50 yuan each week．Tel: 38876788．

       D．Great Wall Party: The latest Great Wall Party is sponsored by the Club and Elektrobeat and held at Jinshanling．Local DJ Mark, as well as guests Slab from Australia, Usami and Bobby from Hong Kong will spin the sounds．All drinks are priced at 20 yuan．Ticket: 200 yuan, including bus ride there and back plus entrance fee to the Great Wall．Time:8: 00 pm—2: 00 am, Dec．20—30．Pre-sale tickets are available at Public Space．Tel: 64160759．

       E．Healthy Diet Program: The 8-week program helps you discover how to be healthy, slim and beautiful! It is unlike other diet regimes in that it focuses on proper nutrition first and weight loss second．It offers control over stomach and continuing hunger with a calorie dense diet allowing 1,700 to 2,000 calories a day．Call to get more information: 75763457．

       F．Lotus Yoga: The word Yoga means combination and harmony, whose true sense refers to the perfect unity of a person’s body and mind．It is a way to maintain highly natural and relaxed state and purify your body and mind, a way to lessen the tiredness in the waist and back and keep fit while heightening the body’s ability to keep coordinated and balanced．Booking for any course, please access http: //www．Lotusyoga．cn．

Chuck Swindoll once said, “Life is 10% _____ happens to us and 90% _____we respond to it.”

   A. who; why           B. what; how                C. which; when      D. that; that

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       此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

       此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

       此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Many years before , I stepped into a bookstore for some         

books I wanted them ．While I was there I saw a young        

boy of about 12 came into the store ．The boy wanted          

to buy a geography book ．Geography books costs            

one dollar each , but he had only 62 cent．I decided          

to follow him to see that he could succeed ．Four              

stores we entered , and four times he disappointed ．          

Luckily , at the fifth store he got an used book for 50           

cents ．Having learned why he wanted the book, and            

the bookseller gave him some written paper and a               

new pencil as a gift ．

My parents are ________ to live in the countryside,where the air is clean and the vegetables are fresh．

       A．proper      B．satisfying  C．content     D．disappointed