“what’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is      . It’s unusual —she usually       the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She's dying,” mum says sadly. I       what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s        is dying.

A month ago, we moved       our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.      . she was free, she would sit       her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour       sweet smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it      . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to       to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she       every morning was       the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and      , But the tulip was dying       too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love       be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy                   B. unhappy                 C. pleased                 D. pleasure

2.A. closes                   B. opens         C. keeps                  D. takes

3.A. know                     B. love                     C. think                    D. find

4.A. favourite            B. hate                   C. unlike                   D. like

5.A. into                 B. around                C. across                   D. with

6.A. Though              B. Because               C. After                    D. When

7.A. at                        B. in                       C. on                      D. under

8.A. but                      B. and           C. for                      D. or

9.A. happily                  B. brightly                  C. carefully               D. usually

10.A. other              B. place        C. two places             D. another

11.A. got up                 B. made the bed       C. played the piano D. washed her face

12.A. to take             B. to cut                     C. to water                D. to pull

13.A. dry                B. strong       C. wet             D. old

14.A. because                   B. for                      C. since            D. because of

15.A. must              B. should                 C. may             D. need

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在标号为46~50 的相应位置上。

1.The YOG volunteers go for a meeting every    (星期日) these months. They hope to help the visitors from different countries better.

2.The sunglasses that the boy    (戴) just now are broken. He will buy himself a new pair.

3.The    （人口）of the world is increasing quickly. The earth is becoming more and more crowded.

4.Don’t complain about the weather, it will be much    (雾) tomorrow.

5.You can’t imagine how    (困难) he has finished his work.

请阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框中的七个选项中选出五个还原到短文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。（每小题2分）

Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past. ? 1.?? Most people read only the sports pages, the advice or the gossip（闲话，绯闻）columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements.

Most people don't take the time to read the real news. ??? 2.?? These techniques（技术，手段）are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through the rest of the paper. ??? 3.??? If the headline is horrible（恐惧的）enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps they will go on to read the front page anymore. They may read the headlines, but that is all, then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements. It seems that people do not want the news from a newspaper anymore.? ? 4.?

More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a newspaper. What about you? Do you read news from a newspaper??? 5. Or do you care about news at all? Would you mind if there were no news?

A. They say they get the news on the television now.

B. There are not very many people who seriously read a newspaper every day.

C. More and more people read newspapers every day.

D. They attempt（试图）to catch the reader's interest with pictures and exciting headlines（大字标题，新闻提要）

E. Do you think it is easier to get the news from television?

F. They like reading stories.

G. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and headline to make them stop and look.

 — Sorry, Sir. I made a mistake again.

    — _________. Practice more and you will do better.

A. Never mind                                                              B. I’m not sure 

C. You’re welcome                                               D. Don’t mention it

会话配对。（每小题2分，共10分）

Li Lei:    Excuse me.               1.             

Mr. Smith: Yes. And you are…?

Li Lei:    I'm Li Lei. Your friend Miss Wu is busy at the moment. She asks me to meet you.             

Welcome to Suqian, Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith: Thank you.

Li Lei:    By the way,                2.            

Mr. Smith: No. This is my second time. I came here in 1998 for the first time.

Li Lei:                3.             

Mr. Smith: It’s very beautiful and clean. And the people here are quite friendly.

            4.              . I like it very much.

Li Lei:    I'm glad you like the city. And now Suqian is becoming more and more beautiful.

              5.          

Mr. Smith: I think so. Thank you very much for meeting me.

Li Lei:    It's my pleasure.

A. It's a nice place to visit.

B. How do you like the city?  

C. I'm sure you'll have a good time.  

D. Are you Mr. Smith from Australia?

E. Is this your first visit to Suqian?