阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最合适的单词，并将该单词的标号 (A、B、C、D、E…) 填写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

A. countries  B. invented C. began D. one E. after F. as G. carry

H. speak I. only J. few  K. first L. held  M. heard N. listen

The word "Hello" maybe used more often than any other word in the English language. Everyone in the USA and other   1.   uses this word again and again every day..

      The American inventor Thomas Edison is believed to be the   2.   person to use "Hello" on the telephone soon   3.   the world's first telephone was   4.   .

       At first people   5.    their words on the telephone with "Are you there?" They were not sure if a telephone could really   6.   voices.

     Edison was a man of  7.   words. He wanted to save time. The first time he picked up the phone, he was very busy. He trusted the telephone   8.   he invented it himself. He was sure someone was there and   9.   said "Hello".

      From then on, "Hello" is often   10.   when you pick up the telephone.

When I was a little girl, my grandparents lived in a house with a big front yard. They loved each other and planted lots of vegetables and flowers together in the yard.

     But one summer Grandpa died, so it was hard for Grandma to care for the garden alone. When spring came, she planted just a few vegetables and flowers.

     One day in the early summer, Grandma heard big noises in the yard. She looked out of the window and saw thousands of bees.

     What could she do? Should she hire someone to get rid of the bees? But that would cost more than she could afford. She decided to wait.

     Over the next few days, the bees were busy with their own business. That summer, Grandma's little garden grew and grew. The neighbors would stop to admire the big crop of vegetables and the lovely flowers.

     One day, Grandma's brother visited. When she told him about the bees, he said, "Farmers often hire beekeepers to come to their fields. The bees pollinate (授粉) the crops, which helps them to grow."

     "So that's why my garden is doing so well!" She believed Grandpa had sent the bees to take his place and make Grandma's little garden grow and grow... 

1.What did the writer's grandparents plant in the yard?

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2.What caused the big noises in the yard one day?

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3.Why didn't Grandma get rid of the bees?

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4. How did the bees help Grandma?

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5. Why did Grandma believe her husband had sent the bees to take his place?

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假如你是李华，是某学校高二的学生，请根据以下某西餐厅的招聘广告，给负责招聘的Smith先生发一封email，介绍你的情况。

注意

1. 词数100左右短文的开头和结尾已给出 不计入总词数。

2. 可以说明你的其他优势。

Dear Smith,

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We can hardly      him if we all work in the same school.

A. to avoid meeting          B. avoid to meet

C. avoid meeting            D. avoid meet

He is a lazy man      nobody wants to work with     .

A. as ; him     B. / ;/     C. which ;/  D. whom ; him

 First you should be confident      yourself      it .

A. of ; in      B. with ; of  C. of ;with  D. on ;off

Father is     us a meal . We may wash our hands and     the meal.

A. preparing ; prepare         B. preparing ; prepare for

C. preparing for ; prepare      D. preparing for ; preparing for

     Is there anything wrong , Bob ? You look sad .

       Oh ,nothing much . In fact , I      of my friends back home .

A. have just thought         B. was just thinking

C. would just think         D. will be just thinking

    The couple’s quarrelling and fighting last Sunday   ___each other .

      I think so . Nancy was      in the arm and she blamed that her arm       the whole week .

A. wounded ; injured ; was hurting

B. hurt ; hurt ; was hurting

C. hurt ; wounded ; was hurting

D. injured ; hurt ; was wounding

     French , I have to study a second foreign language .

A. In addition that          B. In addition

C. In addition to            D. Beside