____ UN report shows ____ number of the poor around the world is becoming bigger.
A. A; the B. An, a C. A, a D. An, the
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Don’t be crazy about computer games, ________ you will fall behind others in study.
A. and B. so C. but D. or
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—As a teacher, we can’t be _______ patient with our students.
A. quite B. too C. very D. so
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Nancy doesn’t want to buy the skirt because _____ the colour ______ the size fits her.
A. both…and B. either…or
C. neither…nor D. not only…but also
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— Have you ever been to Houyi Park?
—Of course. The places of interest there are well worth_____________.
A. visiting B. to visit
C. visited D. to be visited
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—Do you think orange looks nice __________ me?
—Of course. You look so nice __________ orange.
A. on; in B. in; in C. on; on D. in on
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My grandfather used to build railways for the Japanese army(军队) when he was young. He was ______ to work hard from morning till night.
A. invited B. encouraged C. allowed D. forced
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—Excuse me, when shall we play tennis at the court?
—Not until it ________next week.
A. will be repaired B. is repaired
C. repairs D. will repair
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— Eagle Father was so __________with his son that he kept the four-year-old son running in the snow without clothes.
A. pleased B. sorry C. careful D. strict
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I often doubt _________David is willing to help those homeless people.
A. whether B. that C. when D. how
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—It seems that Tommy is feeling bad about the exam.
—He needs to __________. A “C” is not the end of the world.
A. let himself down B. calm himself down
C. cheer himself up D. warm himself up
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—Could you tell me_________?
—At the end of July.
A. how often he heard from his pen pal
B. how soon he will be here
C. that he went on vacation
D. when you will start your vocation
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— I feel stressed from time to time. Could you give me some advice?
—________sharing your worries with your parents?
A. Why don’t you B. How about
C. Why not D. Would you like
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— I’m afraid I have to give up my dream of being a singer.
—_______.No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.
A. Don’t lose heart. B. No problem
C. That’s unusual. D. You must be joking.
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—May I help you? You seem to have some trouble.
—________thanks. I think I can manage it myself.
A. No problem. B. There’s no way.
C. That’s all right. D. All right.
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Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were very .
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s and her father’s debt(债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would be let go. Her father would be put into prison（监狱）if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it became lost among all the other stones. “Oh how I was！” She said, “But never . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to which stone I picked.” This tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a way. Most difficult problems do have an solution
1.A. pleased B. listened C. loved D. saw
2.A. if B. unless C. so D. but
3.A. bored B. afraid C. relaxed D. excited
4.A. pink B. red C. black D. yellow
5.A. show B. damage C. check D. choose
6.A. daughter B. cousin C. wife D. friend
7.A. again B. still C. never D. hardly
8.A. said B. feared C. thought D. noticed
9.A. On B. About C. For D. Without
10.A. usually B. surprisingly C. quickly D. slowly
11.A. worried B. clever C. careless D. lucky
12.A. laugh B. mind C. cry D. complain
13.A. tell B. explain C. ask D. arrange(安排)
14.A. saying B. story C. news D. man
15.A. careful B. funny C. different D. normal
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(FOR SALE)
| Sunshine Apartment | Seaview | Diamond House |
| $98,000 | $132,000 | $110,000 |
| Built in 1967 | Built in 1984 | Built in 1997 |
| bedroom, living room kitchen,2 bathrooms | 3 bedrooms,2 bathrooms kitchen,2 dining room | 2 bedrooms,kitchen, bathroom, living room |
| a small garage | a big beautiful garden | a garden and a garage |
| 9 km from the city center | 23 km from the city center | in the city center |
1. Diamond House was built ___________.
A. with $132,000
B. in 1997
C. 9 km from the city center
D. about ten years ago
2.Seaview is __________ more expensive than Sunshine Apartment.
A. thirty-four thousand dollars
B. twelve thousand dollars
C. five thousand dollars
D. twenty-two thousand dollars
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Seaview has got 3 bedrooms and two kitchens.
B. Diamond House has got a garden and a garage.
C. Diamond House is cheaper than Sunshine Apartment.
D. Sunshine Apartment has got a small garden.
4.If you like doing shopping in the city center every day, you’d better buy ________.
A. Seaview B. Sunshine Apartment
C. Diamond House D. None of them
5.The Smiths want to buy a house with 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a garden, a living room and a garage. Which one do they choose?
A. Seaview B. Sunshine Apartment
C. Diamond House D. None of them
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Once a king got two nice falcons(猎鹰)from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.
After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch(树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still.
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.
The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. “It is unbelievable!” shouted the king. How could you make it happen?”
The farmer replied, “It’s very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”
It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the “branch” we are resting on breaks.
1.What did the king do after he got the two falcons?
A. He kept them on the branch of a tree.
B. He sent them to a farmer in the forest.
C. He made the best falconer train them to fly.
D. He set them free and let them fly in the sky.
2.Why did the king call all his falconers together?
A. Because he wanted to get more falcons.
B. Because he wanted the other falcon to fly.
C. Because he wanted them to see his falcons.
D. Because he wanted to know more about his falcons.
3.Who finally made the other falcon fly in the sky?
A. The king. B. The king’s son.
C. The farmer. D. The best falconer.
4.How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?
A. Excited. B. Moved.
C. Worried. D. Relaxed.
5.What is the best title for the text？
A. The Wise King B. The Nice Falcons
C. The Best Falconer D. The Flying Wings.
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It was a cold winter afternoon before Christmas. My parents and I sat on the bench in Washington, D.C. Union Station, waiting for the train. Inside the waiting hall were many people.
A boy sat nearby. His worn jacket, pale face, dirty hands all seemed to tell me that he was homeless.
“He must be cold and hungry. Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself.
Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple walked towards him.
“Excuse me,” the man bent down. “My wife and I bought two meal boxes but one was enough for us. We hate to waste good food. Can you help us out and put this to use?” he handed the boy a meal box.
The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care. Suddenly he stopped. In the direction to which he looked, I saw an old man in rags in a worn sweater, worn trousers and open shoes, entering the hall.
Putting the meal box aside, the boy stood and helped the old to his seat. He took off his jacket and covered it on the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished eating. I hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?” He placed the still-warm meal box in the old man’s hands without waiting for an answer.
“Sure, son, but if only you share that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age. ”
We were all touched. Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza. Mum and dad went up to those rags, “Excuse me…”
I rushed into a KFC and took out my pocket money. It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever thought possible.
1.Who gave the boy a meal box?
A. The young man. B. The old man.
C. The young woman. D. Mum and Dad.
2.Why didn’t the boy have the meal?
A. He was not hungry.
B. He wanted to help the old man.
C. He didn’t like the food.
D. He saw a sandwich in the meal box.
3.What did the writer most probably do at the end of the story?
A. He bought some food for the homeless.
B. He told his story to the people in the KFC.
C. He gave his pocket money to the homeless.
D. He asked the other passengers to help the homeless.
4.The underlined words “in rags” means________.
A.用破衣服的 B.衣衫褴褛的
C.衣着华丽的 D.衣着整洁的
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A Poor Boy B.A Worn Jacket
C.A Big Pizza D. A Warm Meal Box
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阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格。
Minoru Yamasaki was a famous American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.
Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.
Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job. Jun,2 1986. was the date of his death. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.
| The title | A 1. American architect |
| Be born | In 2. in Seattle, Washington |
| In college | Studied architecture in college |
| Worked in a fish factory to 3. for college | |
| 4. in a room with 100 other men | |
| His design of buildings | Made people 5. peaceful and happy |
| Had 6. opinions about his buildings | |
| The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion | |
| Successful career | Was not the 7. as other architects |
| Didn’t begin his successful career 8. he started his own company | |
| Won 9. awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life | |
| Date of his 10. | Died on Jun, 2 1986 |
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阅读与回答问题
Returning a Father’s Love
He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy by himself. He often worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day, he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He worried about his child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home after he finished his work.
When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. He was about to sleep when he was surprised to find an overturned (翻到的) bowl of noodles under the quilt (被子). He hit his sleeping son angrily, “Why are you so careless, making the quilt dirty? Who will wash it?” It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife’s death.
“Sorry, but…” the child explained with tears in his eyes, “This is your supper, Daddy.” In order to let his father eat dinner when he arrived home, the child prepared two bowls of noodles: one for himself, the other for his father. He was afraid that his father’s noodles would get cold, so he placed them under the quilt!
Hearing this, the father felt deeply moved and felt sorry about what he did to his son — he hugged his son tightly without saying a word.
Answer the following questions according to the passage.
1.Where was the boy’s mother?
______________________________________________________________________.
2.What did the father often worry about his son?
_______________________________________________________________________.
3.Did the father take his son with him on business?
_______________________________________________________________________.
4.How many bowls of noodles did the son prepared?
_______________________________________________________________________.
5.Why did the father hugged his son tightly without saying a word after hearing his son?
_______________________________________________________________________.
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根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。
Karen was a social worker. Every day, on her way to work, she had to pass a place where many poor people lived. She had not paid much a 1. to it before. But this changed one day when she met a poor boy c 2. Ben. Ben knew she was the head of social service, and that she could h 3. . He reached out his hand and said, “Can you help me? I’m looking for my dad.” His hands were so c 4.. Karen asked, “What’s up?” “My mom is terribly sick. Her birthday is coming. I know my father’s coming back would be the best p 5. . My dad had left us before I was two years old,” said the boy.
Karen was deeply moved and asked Ben to take her to his home. He led her to a small house. Karen saw a woman l 6. in bed. The woman knew she was dying. She said to Karen, “Please find a h 7. for my son.” Karen took her hand and nodded with tears (眼泪). She got an i 8. ! Her husband and she had no children, and looked forward to having o 9. . Later Karen brought Ben home. Ever since then, the new family have had h 10. and laughter (笑声).
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根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。
1.The man had worked hard for many years and he finally ____________(成功).
2.I’m wondering whether people in __________(古代的)Asia like to wear yellow.
3.Why do people think ____________(高度)of Tan’s music?
4.These are the ___________(获胜者们) bags, please put them away.
5.Mo Yan is one of the ______________（开拓者）of modern Chinese culture.
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用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.It’s never too old to learn. Karl Marx began to learn English in his _______(forty).
2.We should be brave when we meet illness and _____________(difficult).
3.Learning some knowledge of psychology is _____________(value)to all the teachers.
4.We__________(simple) can’t wait for the fashion show tomorrow.
5.Mr. Brown will give some________(speak)on how to improve English next week.
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书面表达
某英语报开展“How to Deal with the Exam Stress”征文比赛，请你根据表格中提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇短文
| 适当的压力 | 积极思考，认真学习 及时复习，防止遗忘 |
| 过重的压力 | 无法入睡，非常疲倦 害怕考试，导致失败 |
| 应对的措施 | 合理计划，准备充分 ---（至少两条） |
注意：1、不得出现真实的姓名、校名；
2、词数90左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
How to Deal with the Exam Stress
Everyone may have the exam stress. A little bit of stress can be a good thing to use.
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