Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.

A: Hi, Cathy! You look excited. 1._______？

B: I'm going to spend my summer vacation in Hong Kong. I'll visit Disneyland. My dream to meet Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck will come true.

A: 2._{__________________} _________ ？

B: No, with my parents. We'll fly there as soon as the final examinations finish.

A: That's great!  If you go to Hong Kong, 3.______. Hong Kong is

a shopping paradise (购物天堂).The things there are more fashionable.

B: Of course I won't But maybe my mother will be more interested in it I prefer eating to shopping.

A4._____________ ？

B: Seafood is my favorite. I also like different kinds of desserts.

A: If so, Hong Kong will be suitable for you. There are many kinds of delicious food you can enjoy. 5.____________.

B: Thanks. See you!

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)
【小题1】Climb up to the _________ floor, and you can enjoy a better view. (eleven)
【小题2】_________, Grace made up her mind to live abroad with her daughter. (final)
【小题3】It is a very __________ book for language learners to improve writing skills. (use)
【小题4】Don’t worry about your son. He is old enough to be independent and live by _________. (he)
【小题5】The movie KungFu Panda II is sure to __________ a large number of teenagers. (attractive)
【小题6】If you don’t go on a diet, it is __________ for you to lose weight. (possible)
【小题7】The local people had to move away because of the serious _______. (pollute)
【小题8】The great _______ gave his first show in Shanghai and the tickets sold out in minutes. (art)

In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate(立即的) attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests are likely to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be thought silly to make an appointment(约会) too far ahead because plans which are made for a date more than a week away may be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible(责任). In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is asked to make a shout apology (道歉). If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation(解释), though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

1.A call at midnight would mean_________.

A．the matter is less important

B．the matter is too difficult to handle

C．the matter requires immediate attention

D．it is a matter of life and death

2.According to the passage, time plays a very important part in__________.

A．everyday life                           B．personal life

C．getting along with others                  D．business

3.In the passage, the writer suggests that invitation cards should be sent___________.

A．three or four days before the party date in all cultures

B．three or four days before the party date in some cultures

C．three or four days before the party date in the USA

D．at your chosen time

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共8分)

1.The prices of many__________ usually go up during festivals．(flower)

2.This is the__________ time for our school to hold the robot-making contest．(six)

3.I could hardly believe she had made a video about water pollution by__________．(her)

4.The company hopes its new product will be__________ on the European market．(success)

5.Larry has put on too much weight because of his__________ diet．(healthy)

6.Jack finds it difficult to pronounce some English words__________．(correct)

7.Don’t use the lift when you escape from a high__________ during a fire．(builD.

Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)
For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money. Paper money was used to stand for the holdings(储备)of both gold and silver. The value of silver was limited to that of gold. Fifteen ounces(盎司) of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. These values did not change until after 1860 when mines(银矿)in the west of the United States began to  1 large amounts of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to 2    . Then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared(宣布)that it would not support its paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would use only gold. Other countries of Europe quickly  3 the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government from using silver as money. Western silver producers protested(抗议)loudly and put much pressure on the  4 makers. Five years later a new law was 5 . It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had two kinds of quite different views on the issue(发行)silver money. Businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted to 6  the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. But farmers, laborers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it.