When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, to send greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really        memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting.

My small hands could       get the mail without using a key! I could never        to see how much I was getting. Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my       . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I         going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my       with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we        up to enjoy a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going        the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a small      caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China        sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe        we were at the highest point of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write         a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard. Three weeks later, I arrived home and       my mailbox. Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office. I had       the post office all these years. Today I       send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1.A. bad                B. poor               C. good             D. short

2.A. easily                B. simply        C. hardly                D. specially

3.A. weigh           B. wait              C. get                    D. plan

4.A. friend            B. aunt            C. mother            D. owner

5.A. enjoyed         B. stopped          C. hated                D. considered

6.A. wedding        B. return          C. success                D. birthday

7.A. broke           B. woke                     C. grew                D. stood

8.A. around          B. over             C. up                           D. down

9.A. bank            B. hospital             C. shop               D. river

10.A.Traffic     B.Life            C.Police         D. Post

11.A.because    B.though          C.while         D. when

12.A.him       B.me             C.her           D. them

13.A.bought     B.repaired         C.painted       D. opened

14.A.missed     B.influenced       C.studied       D. visited

15.A.just       B.seldom          C.still          D. never

任务型阅读
阅读下列短文，完成任务A和B。
Introduction  to  invitations（邀请活动简介）
Invitations are important. In the west, people often give invitations to their friends. Most invitations are for dinner or a birthday party. When people accept（接受）an invitation to a dinner or party, they usually ask what they can bring. They often take flowers, chocolates, or other presents. People usually take a birthday present to a birthday party. After a dinner or birthday party , most people telephone the host（主人）to say “thank you”. Some people write a short thank-you note or send an e-mail to the host.
任务A：Mary想邀请James参加生日晚会，请将以下各项活动按正确的顺序排列，把序号填入相应的横线上。
A. Mary and James enjoy the party together.
B. James accepts the invitation.
C. James writes a thank-you note.
D. James brings a birthday present.
E. Mary invites her friend James to her birthday party.
【小题1】_______【小题2】________ 【小题3】__________【小题4】__________
任务B：请你帮James 给Mary 写一句表示感谢的话。
【小题5】_______________________________________.

Jack and Mike were born on the same day and they look the same. The two children study in the same class. Jack works very hard on his study, but his brother Mike doesn’t like studying. He is not good at any of his lessons. He just likes playing computer games.
One day, their teacher asks them to write a composition(作文) about “Mother” at the weekend. On Sunday night, Jack writes his and after that, he helps his mother do some housework. But Mike goes out to play tennis for a long time. After he sees his bag, he thinks of his homework. But he doesn’t know how to write it. He thinks hard and then he has a good idea.
He goes into his brother’s bedroom and then finds Jack’s bag. He begins to copy the composition and then goes to bed happily. Two days later, his teacher asks Mike, “Can you tell me why your composition is the same as Jack’s?”
“Of course, we have the same mother.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
【小题1】Why do Jack and Mike look the same?
A、Because they live near each other.
B、Because they are twins.
C、Because they are in the same class.
【小题2】Who is good at school work?
A、Jack.                      B、Mike.            C、Jack and Mike.
【小题3】What does Mike do when Jack writes his composition?
A、Helps his mother do some housework.
B、Writes his composition.
C、Plays tennis.
【小题4】What does the underlined word “copy” mean in Chinese?
A、复制                   B、抄袭            C、复印
【小题5】Why does the teacher come to talk with Mike?
A、Because Mike’s composition is the same as Jack’s.
B、Because Mike writes a good composition.
C、Because Mike doesn’t write his composition.

In China，people born in and after the 1980s are called the post-80s generation(一代人)．Most of them come from single-child families. However，this generation is playing a more and more important part in China，and their image in people’s minds is changing．Han Han,a popular youth writer,is one of them．

    Han Han was born in 1982 in Shanghai．His talent for writing was clear at an early age．When he was 17,he drew the public’s attention with the article Viewing the People through the Glass. The article won first prize in the national New Concept Composition Competition．Later，Han Han again surprised the public by leaving high school. “I did poorly in Grade One of high school and failed to move up to the next grade. I tried my best to improve my studies，but failed ,so I gave up. However ,I am always learning, since learning and going to school are two different things.” Han Han said.

    Han Han’s first novel Three Folded Gates sold very well in China．Later the book wastranslated(翻译)into several languages and sold abroad．

 In the following years,Han Han wrote a lot of books. All of them were welcomed by the market．In 2006，he started blogging(写博客)and had great success. Today，Han Han’s blog has become one of the honest blogs on the Internet．

1.The post-80s generation__________．

A. have changed China’s image     

B. are playing an important role in China

C. are very good at writing          

D. are people who are more than 80 years old  

2.What can we learn from Han Han’s words in the second paragraph?

A. He was good in all his subjects．       

B. He never studied hard at school．

C. His school life was interesting and colourful

D. He didn’t stop learning after he left school．

3.When did Han Han begin to write a blog?

A. When he was seventeen.        B. When he was fourteen   

C. When he was twenty           D. When he was twenty-four.

4.Which of the following is TRUE,according to the passage?

A. Three Folded Gates was only sold in China.

B. Nobody was surprised that Han Han left high school.

C. Han Han was not liked by the post-80s generation.

D. Han Han’s blog is very popular on the Internet.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The post-80s generation.

B. Han Han,a popular post-80s writer.

C. Blogging on the Intemet.

D. Popular books written by Han Han.

Please give me ________envelope, I want to write a letter to my father.

A．a                B．an               C．the              D．/