根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

The picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom is my favourite. (A)When I have trouble studying, or I’m worried about an exam, I always take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken three years ago when we were in middle school. It reminds(使……想起) me of the good time we’ve shared and the support(支持) their friendship still gives me today. Our lives have gone in different directions, (B)_______ our friendship we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get an email with a joke for the day or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends often show up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them (C)_______ travelled two hours from the other end of town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult experiences, and has enriched the good ones.

任务一：简要回答下面的问题。

1.Where is the picture?                                

2.When was the picture taken?                              

任务二：将A处画线句子翻译成汉语。

3.____________

任务三：在B处和C处填入一个适当的单词。

4.B: __________

5.C: __________

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)

1.The truth of the accident should be told to the public _______(立即).

2.In autumn the road is always covered with fallen________(树叶).

3.________（十二月） is a month of celebration, but Christmas is not the only reason to throw a party.

4.Reading is a good way to learn a new language and dive into a foreign ________ (文化).

5.Take a look at the list below and see if your favorite foreign works are_____ (包括).

6.It is common _____ (know) that the sun sets down in the west.

7.It is ______ (usual)for an armless boy to play the piano so well with his toes.

8.Mark did badly in the maths test, but Ben did even_____(bad).

9.Many of us try strict weight_____ (lose)plans, but most just end giving up.

10.My parents sometimes punish me for _____(say)bad words.

完形填空   
用横线上所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次，使短文通顺正确连贯，将答案填写在题后的横线上。
history, choose, common, buy, make, enjoy, way, another, while, serve 
American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time 【小题1】______the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is 【小题2】______of all American summer drinks. It【小题3】______ by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is 【小题4】______popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually 【小题5】______ in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans【小题6】______ to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon 【小题7】______relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle , at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great 【小题8】______to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can【小题9】______ at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans.
Milkshakes have a long 【小题10】______in America . It is made of a mix of ice cream , milk and flavoring.

任务型完形填空
用横线上所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次，使短文通顺正确连贯，将答案填写在题后的横线上。
history, choose, common, buy, make, enjoy, way, another, while, serve
American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time 【小题1】________ the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is 【小题2】________ of all American summer drinks. It 【小题3】________ by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is 【小题4】________ popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually 【小题5】________ in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans 【小题6】________ to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon 【小题7】________ relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle , at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great 【小题8】________to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can【小题9】________ at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans.
Milkshakes have a long 【小题10】________ in America . It is made of a mix of ice cream , milk and flavoring.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
【小题1】The truth of the accident should be told to the public _______(立即).
【小题2】In autumn the road is always covered with fallen________(树叶).
【小题3】________（十二月） is a month of celebration, but Christmas is not the only reason to throw a party.
【小题4】Reading is a good way to learn a new language and dive into a foreign ________ (文化).
【小题5】Take a look at the list below and see if your favorite foreign works are_____ (包括).
【小题6】It is common _____ (know) that the sun sets down in the west.
【小题7】It is ______ (usual)for an armless boy to play the piano so well with his toes.
【小题8】Mark did badly in the maths test, but Ben did even_____(bad).
【小题9】Many of us try strict weight_____ (lose)plans, but most just end giving up.
【小题10】My parents sometimes punish me for _____(say)bad words.