Head teacher, teachers, grandparents, parents and classmates, I’m very proud that I have been chosen to speak to you all today. I’m a bit 　80 as I’ve never made a speech before to so many people, so please forgive me if it shows!

As we all know, this is the school leavers’ party, and it’s time to say 　81 to everyone. We’re sorry to leave you at the end of our junior high school education, and we promise that we’ll never forget the happy times we have spent in these buildings with you all.

I’d like to thank three groups of people for the three things I’ve learnt while I’ve been a student at our school. The three things are friendship, love and 　82 .

The first group is my friends, and what I’ve learnt is the importance of friendship. We’ve worked hard together, we’ve even shared some difficult times together, but we’ve also had a lot of fun. Many of us will go to new schools and we may not see each other so often in the future. Others will go on to senior high school and continue their close friendships. But friends don’t have to see each other 　83 . Sometimes the friends you treasure most are the friends you see less often. A life without old friends is like a day without sunshine. We’ll always stay in touch.

The second group is our parents and grandparents. We thank you for the love you have shown us during our years at junior high school, for making a home where we feel both safe and relaxed, and where we can prepare ourselves for our school days.

And finally, the third group is our teachers. We can never 　84 you back for your kindness, your patience, and knowledge which you have offered us. Sometimes you’ve been strict with us; sometimes you’ve made us work very hard. But you have always been fair and you’ll always be our role models. There’s a saying from Ireland which is a favourite of mine: Strangers are only friends you haven’t met yet.

I couldn’t say it 　85 myself. So from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all and wish you success for the future.

80.　　　　 A) excited　　　　　 B) nervous　　　　　　　　　　 C) forgetful　　　　　　　 D) shocked

81.　　　　 A) hello　　　　　　　 B) thanks　　　　　　　　　　　 C) goodbye　　　　　　　 D) apology

82.　　　　 A) time　　　　　　　 B) money　　　　　　　　　　　 C) knowledge　　　　　 D) energy

83.　　　　 A) in time B) all the time C) at a time D) for the first time

84.　　　　 A) pay　　　　　　　 B) give　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) send　　　　　　　　　　 D) get

85. A) good B) well C) better　　 D) best

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　People often say, “Children can't do maths problems. It's because parents can't do their children's homework.” Here's an example to show what I mean.

　　The other day my daughter brought home her maths homework. “I have to subtract(减) 179 from 202,” she said.

　　“It's quite easy,” I said, “You put the 202 over the 179.”

　　“But we need a 10 here. Where is the 10?”

　　“I don't know where the 10 is. Let's just subtract 179 from 202. Nine from two is three. You carry one and add(加) it to seven. Eight from zero is two. The answer is 23.”

　　“We can't do it that way. We have to use the 10.”

　　“Well, I'm going to call your teacher to see how she subtracts 179 from 202.”

　　Over the telephone, I said that I was having a bit of trouble with the homework she had given to my daughter. The teacher said, “In the right-hand column(栏) we have units of one. The two in that column counts for two ones. The zero in the center counts for zero tens. Then two in the left-hand column counts for hundreds. Are you clear?” But I didn't think it was clear.

　　I hung up and found my way to the medicine box. My head was now hurting. I started putting pills of medicine into my mouth. “How many did you take?” my wife asked. “I took one and then I took another… I knew one and one was two, but don't ask me what it is now.”

Questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题，不超过五个单词)

1．What did the daughter want her father to do the other day?

She wanted her father to help her ________ ________ ________ ________.

2．Was the father able to do the maths problem?

________, ________ ________.

3．Why couldn't the daughter understand her father?

Because the father's way to do the maths problem ________ ________ ________ the teacher's way.

4．What did the father do then?

________ ________ ________ ________ ________.

5．How did the father feel at last?

________ ________ ________.

6．Can you guess what things would be like in the family after that?

The father would never ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ again.