Time to Dance

    Are you the kind of person who likes to move with music? It's a natural thing to do. Even little children start jumping up and down when they hear music.

    Scientists say that animals dance, too_____1.______ . The "dances" of animals send messages to other animals. But when people dance, they express feelings about life and love, or about these very human experiences.

    Dances are good for you in many ways. For one thing, dancing is good for you physically. It makes your heart work and makes you breathe fast. _____2.______. If you go dancing often, you can keep physically fit. You may feel very tired after dancing, but you’ll probably also feel relaxed and happy. This is another important point about dancing. It gives you a chance to express your feelings and feel better about yourself_____3.______, dancing helps those feelings go away.

  _____4.______ Some dances are for couples and some are for groups. But all kinds of dances give you a chance to meet new people or to do something enjoyable with friends.

A. But their dancing is different

B. And finally, it's a social activity

C. If people like dancing very much

D. If you are angry or upset about something

E. It also makes you use your arms and your legs

完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?

Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of   1  classmates.

"I was wrong. It was very different and much  2  than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom   3  "

Li is not ___4____. Many middle school students now have the same   5  : they can talk about their ideas freely   6  their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 7  .

Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their  8  , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to.   9 he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should 10  more. When you're speaking in public, take it ___11___. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That  12 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "

1.                A．Her            B．my            C．your D．his

2.                A．harder         B．easier          C．better'   D．later

3.                A．slowly          B．quickly         C．sadly D．happily

4.                A．lonely          B．alone          C．only D．just

5.                A．answer         B．subject         C．problem  D．question

6.                A．except         B．beside          C．from D．with

7.                A．listening        B．speaking        C．reading   D．singing

8.                A．mouths         B．eyes           C．minds    D．hearts

9.                A．But            B．So             C．And D．Or

10.               A．play           B．practice        C．write D．Watch

11.               A．nervous        B．easy           C．hard  D．funny

12.               A．reports         B．keeps          C．hears D．Makes

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺。（每词限用一次）

Shanghai is the biggest city with the largest population in the world. It is also the fastest growing

city. Its   1.   means "on the sea", because it sits on the shores(海滨) of the East China Sea. The  city used

to   2.   a fishing town, but these days it is not only a major financial(金融的) center, it's also   3.   for its art and culture.

     Visitors to Shanghai can be   4.    from the airport to the center in a fast train. The train   5.

up to 430 kin/hour. Once you are in the city, you can't miss a popular area  6.  the Huangpu River.

Also, Shanghai Museum is a great place. And if you want to try the local  7._   , you should go to

Yang's Fried Dumplings. You can get some nice dumplings and a bowl of   8.   soup for only ¥ 15.

     Now Shanghai is getting very "heavy" from all the growth.    9.   a result, the city is going

down the soft ground.    10.  1921, it has gone down for almost two meters.

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空(必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。

“Everything happens for the best," my grandmother said whenever things weren't going my way. "Don't worry, one day your luck 1._______(change). "

Grandmother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had decided to be sports announcer (广播员) in a radio station, so I 2._______ ( go) to Shanghai and knocked on the door of every station. But I got refused every time.

In one station, a kind lady said my problem was short of experience. " Get some work with a small station and 3._______(work) your way up ," she said.

I couldn't get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a company and needed someone 4._______ ( manage) the sports center. But again, I didn't get the job.

I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Granny reminded me. I tried another radio station in Beijing. But the owner, a nice man, told me he already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked, " How can someone be a sports announcer if he 5._______(not, get) a job in a radio station?"

I 6._______( wait) for the elevator when I heard the man call, " What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" I 7._______(put) in front of a microphone and asked to imagine I was commenting (评论) on a football game. "Now you 8._______ (watch) the football game between Lu Neng and Shen Hua. . . "

On my way home, Granny's words came back to me, " One day your luck will change, boy. And when it 9. _______( happen) , it'll feel twice as good because of all the disappointment (失望) you 10._______ ( have) . " At that moment I knew just what she meant.