Sarah Williams went to a boarding school.  Here is one of the

letters she wrote to her parents from the school.

Wentworth Girls' School

Beachside

July 20th

Dearest Mom and Dad,

I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.

The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed.  This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.

As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.

Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.

There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.

The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.

The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I’m very sorry about this.

Much love,

Sarah

P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!

1.Why did Sarah write home?

2.Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?

3.The letter before the. P. S. was        .

根据所给汉语提示或首字母填写词的适当形式，完成下列句子

（共15小题；每空1分，满分15分）

 1. The boss needed many employees, so he decided to h       some.

 2. The farmer had only twenty    (牛) left after the serious snowstorm on the farm.

 3. The editor said that the book would be improved by      (插入) another chapter.

 4. From 1842 to 1940 Angel Island was a famous immigration station where many

Chinese people a         for right to live in USA.

 5. I’m sorry to b      you, but can you show me the way to the railway station?

 6. Cloning is a way of making an e      copy of another animal or plant.

 7.When we describe something very light, we say "as light as a        (羽毛)". 

 8. His opinion d        entirely from mine, so I had to change mine.

 9. In case of fire, please d      119.

10. The doctor felt the child’s f      and found the fever was gone.

11. He kept          ( 轻 敲) his fingers on the table.

12. P       experience is better than theoretical knowledge

13. He works in a small firm and lives on his wages（工资）. How can he make a f  ?

14. Could you lend me 20 yuan? I left my w       at home.

15. The police worked out a plan to catch        (小偷) in the whole city.

在第56至60题中，Susan, Mike, Jane, George和Tom正计划参加一个夏令营。阅读下面六个夏令营的介绍（选项A、B、C、D、E和F），选出符合各人需求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

56. Susan, a biology student, has a particular interest in wildlife. She is curious about how people and wildlife can co-exist peacefully in an area. She would like to study the environment and wild animals. With information she gathers in the camp she hopes to complete her project on wildlife.

57. Mike is eager to stay away from the busy city life for a while. He and his classmates have decided to join a summer camp where they can learn outdoor skills and learn to solve problems all by themselves.

58. Jane is longing for a break from school life. She wants to try something different and exciting. She is especially interested in mountain biking and water sports.

59. George is a born leader and is popular among his classmates. As a chairman of the Student Club, he often organizes activities and games. He’d like to attend wilderness courses which offer youth a chance to lead, lead and succeed.

60. Tom is a sports fan and a lover of the outdoors. Besides water sports, he enjoys horse-racing and hiking. He would like to go to a camp which offers a great variety of sports.

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Summer’s almost here, and a summer camp near you

provides piles of summer fun…

根据会话情景和内容，从对话所给定选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项

--­­--What is on at the Capital Theatre tonight?

----   6   Let’s look at the evening newspaper on page 14.

----Oh, I’ve got it. Tonight is Sister Carrie, and tomorrow is Tea House. Which play do you like best?

----   7   How about you ?

----   8  , so I like to see the new play Sister Carrie. By the way, when does it start?

---- At 8:00 p.m.

---- Good, we have two hours then. How can we get there?

----   9   

----It will take us one and a half hours,  10   How about by taxi?

----I’m afraid there might be a heavy traffic jam.

E.       I know it very well.

F.       I’m not sure.

G.      I like neither of them.

       During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P．E and wrote several books．While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing．He was the inventor of basketball．

       Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA．One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students．Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside．He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something．

       It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea．The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game．It was quite different from the basketball games of today．It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs．Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets．

       Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin．

Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?

       A．Teach P．E in school．        B．Write some books．

       C．Work at hospital．             D．Take part in the Olympic Games．

In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?

       A．Summer．      B．Winter．         C．Spring．         D．Autumn．

Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?

       A．It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball．

       B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born．

       C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game．

       D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played．

At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?

       A．Basketball was already a worldwide game．

       B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side．

       C．Basketball was an Olympic sport．

       D．Basketball was still played using footballs．

What would be the best title for this story?

       A．History of Basketball            B．How Basketball Has Changed

       C．Father of Basketball              D．Happy Birthday, Basketball