Of all the things our wisdom tells us will make life entirely happy, the greatest is the possession of friendship. One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.

On the first Sunday in August, it’s time to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. The first Sunday in August was fixed as National Friendship Day by the U.S. Congress in 1935, and remains a tradition observed in many countries and cultures. In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship.

Apparently, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on fixed dates.

National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August

Women’s Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in September

International Friendship Month is February

Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May

People show their appreciation for friendship in various ways. Some expressions may be practical ones, such as flowers, particularly the pink friendship roses, cookies, chocolates, souvenirs from their vacations, a tape of favorite songs, farewell dinners, and welcome balloons.

Recipe for Friendship  2 cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handfuls of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, A dash of laughter. Mix them all well. Spray generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.

Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe, another great reason to celebrate! Although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day of the year, what better day to honor them than Friendship Day!!

1.Which of the following proverbs supports the main idea of the first paragraph?

2.Which of the holidays happens first in a year?

3.What is most needed to make friendship grow, develop and last?

4.“Recipe for Friendship” here actually means       .

补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer" and "writing".(61)________ "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be awriter."

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair. (62)________ When I left a 20-year job in the US Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all. (63)________ . It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself.(64)________ But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering "What if... ?" I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. (65)________ .

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Some metals expand when it is hot and c_____ when it is cold.

2.If you a____ a little salt to the soup, it will taste more delicious.

3.Everyone can get on well with him, because he is easy to________(接近).

4.They are making a _______ (调查） of the population growth of the city.

5.While I was doing my homework, the ______(电） went off.

6.Water is a _______ (液体）without color or taste.

7.Children should be ____(独立的）in doing things and don't always rely on their parents.

8.I______(集中）your mind on study, and you'll make progress.

9.What is the ______(平均的）rainfall for summer in your country.

10.Nowadays many old people don't like living d______ ,for it is very noisy.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10语言错误，每句中最多有两处。没处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧),并在其下写出该加的词。

删除：吧多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.没处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Of all my teachers, Mr Mike is the one who impress me most. Though he is 35, but he looks very young for his age. And he's one of the most popular teacher in our school.

Comparing with other teachers, Mr Mike pays much attention to his way of teaching. He tries various ways to make his class lively and interested. In his opinion, we should not only know “what”, but also understand “why”. So, instead of giving us answers immediate, he encourages us to think by myself whenever he puts forward questions. Without his help, we've learned how to analyze and settle problems. What wonderful world of “ why” he leads us to !

He is such a learned person that we all admire him very much.

如今，网络已经成为日常生活中必不可少的工具，它给我们带来了很大的便利，但也有很多不利。下面请你就网络的弊端谈一下自己的看法。内容必须包含以下要点：

1.电脑不能代替教师上课；

2.不在网上学习可以增强合作学习的能力；

3.长时间看电脑的危害。

注意：1.词数：120--150

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

What is the ______ to Beijing and back?

We should take ______of this opportunity to make a good impression on them.

The old man was deeply moved by the nurses who ______him while he was sick.

Don’t ________when you are in trouble, you should be brave.

 It was Mr Green _______ looked after my grandmother when I was on business.