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Choose the best response from A to G in the box to complete the dialogue. Each choice should be used only once.
Tom: Excuse me. I'm from our school newspaper. My classmates and I would like to interview some students. Can I ask you a few personal questions?
Emily: Um …
Tom: 1.__ _________. They're not too difficult!
Emily: OK. What would you like to know?
Tom: Well, what does it feel like to be at school in China?
Emily: It's great! 2.___.But people here are friendly, so 1 am never alone any more!
Tom: What do you think is the most difficult thing for a foreigner living in China?
Emily: 3. ________. I'm learning it now, but it's going to take a long time.
Tom: 4.__ _____________
Emily: My parents. But they’re coming over to visit me in a few months.
Tom: OK! Thank you!
Emily: 5._ ____________.
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Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given.
1.How long have you been in this hospital?
2.What happened to your friend last Saturday afternoon?
3.You haven’t seen him for a long time ,have you?
4.May I ask you some questions on the accident?
5.What’s the highest mountain in the world?
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Choose 5 from the 6 sentences provided in the box to complete the passage.
My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He's had it for years. He is very careful with it, so it still looks as good as new.1. He shook his head. "Then how did you get it?" I asked. "Well," he answered, "there' S a strange true story about the umbrella. About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening when it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat or umbrella.2. And the people started to go home using different means of transport. As I was on my way to a party,I was afraid to get wet. So I stood in a doorway and wanted to take a taxi.3.What was worse, there even wasn't a person in the street, and still it rained and rained. At last a young man came to the place where I was standing. 4. As I hoped he would allow me to walk to the next corner with him, where I could get a taxi, I stepped out of the dark doorway where I had been standing. 5.As I suddenly appeared (出现) in front of him, the young man was so shocked that he dropped the umbrella. He ran away and disappeared into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be hard in this big city to find the owner, so I’ve kept it ever since.
A. Gradually(逐渐地)，it grew quite dark.
B.He held a large umbrella over his head.
C. I asked him where he was going with that umbrella..
D. However, no buses ran through the street and there were no taxis.
E. I asked my uncle if he bought it himself or someone sent him as a gift.
F. I walked slowly out of the doorway to see who the man was.
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Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given. Each choice should be used only once.
Tina: What are your favorite sports? Ben: 1.
Tina: Now, tell me what you like to eat.
Ben: Err, I like fish and eggs. But 2.
Tina: 3.
Ben: Oh, yes. I love vegetables.
Tina: Do you like wine?
Ben: No, I never drink wine or coffee. 4.
Tina: 5.
Ben: I drink a lot of milk. It’s very good for my health.
A. Do you eat a lot of vegetables? B. They are very good for me.
C.I don’t eat any meat. D. What do you drink, then?
E. Well, swimming and running F. They’re very bad for me.
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Communication
Choose the best answer from A to F in the box according to the dialogue given.
A:The summer holiday is coming.Are you going back to your hometown，Linda?
B:No， 1. .
A:Well， what are you planning to do ?
B:My father will take me to Guangzhou. 2.
A:Oh，she’ll be very happy to see you.
B:Yes. 3.
A:Where’s she now?
B: She works in Guangzhou this year，and she worked in Canada last year.
A: 4.
B: Yes， she has.She likes traveling，so she always changes her job.
A:Is she going to America?
B:Yes， 5.
A:That’s great!
A. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.
B. We’ll meet my aunt there.
C. I went back last year.
D. Next year，she’s going to work in New York.
E. She has been to many places， hasn’t she?
F. I miss he very much.
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Choose the best answer and complete the passage. (完形填空):
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome's ___________ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so moved that decided to write an article about her.
I phoned Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She agreed and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I knew I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there ___________, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, "Can you tell me..." l soon realized that __________Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The pressure was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn't take long. My manuscript __________. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I compete in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn't face the rejection (拒绝) letter, threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While leaving my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in disbelief:
Dear Ms Profit.
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some relevant (相关的) materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to publish your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to recover. ___________ of rejection (拒绝) cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of enjoyable writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this experience, I learned a very important lesson: You can't ___________ to have no faith (信任) in yourself.
1.A.sound B.voice C.speech D.smile
2.A.seriously B.patiently C.nervously D.quietly
3.A.talking B.having C.inviting D.fooling
4.A.disappeared B.returned C.spread D.appeared
5.A.Fear B.Joy C.Danger D.Sadness
6.A.allow B.pretend C.expect D.afford
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Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
You've just finished with middle school and you may start wondering, “What is high school like? Is high school a lot 32middle school? Is it going to be hard to start out in a new place?"
Most high schools in America hold a freshman class 33school actually starts. When you talk to people in the freshman class, you 34that a lot of them are feeling just like you are, excited, maybe 35afraid. Talking about a question of common interest with your classmates could start a new 36 .
The work in high school builds on what you 37in middle school, and gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you 38feel that it's a bit more challenging. But these challenges can make you feel 39. And there are many resources (资源）to use if you feel that the work is too much.
At the beginning of high school, you'll get to know it has more activities than middle school, such as clubs, music groups, and sports teams. These activities may 40 before or after school, or during your free time. 41this, time management is an important skill in your 42 year.
Middle school teaches you the 43of study and social skills while high school gives you the chance to learn 44to be more independent (独立的).It's all right if you're nervous 45 . Just be patient and keep 46. Once you've got used to your new independence, you can go farther than you ever imagined.
1.A. the same as B. different from C. helpful to
2.A. before B. after C. since
3. A. found B. will find C. have found
4. A. too B. so C. a little
5. A. hobby B. friendship C. topic
6.A. are learning B. will learn C. have learned
7.A. have to B. should C. may
8.A. more bored B. less bored C. less excited
9.A. take part B. take up C. take place
10.A. Because of B. Thanks to C. Instead of
11.A. first B. second C. third
12.A. aims B. pleasure C. ways
13.A. what B. how C. whether
14.A. at first B. at last C. at that moment
15.A. doing B. studying C. trying
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Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)
Ari’s mother asked him to pick up firewood for the fire. Instead of doing that right away, Ari thought he could ________his friends first.
Not long after, his mother began to want to know why he had not returned. It was already dark and she was worried. At the same time, Ari ________ that he had not done as his mother had asked and told his friends about this. The boys then began gathering the firewood.
Meanwhile, Ari’s mother came looking for him. She soon heard the boys’ voices. She had mixed feelings. She was _______ to know that he was safe but angry at the same time because Ari had disobeyed (没服从) her. She decided to give the boys a lesson.
She hid in the nearby woods. _______ she picked up a twig (树枝) and threw it. It hit the ground making a sharp noise. It caught the boys’ attention. They stopped what they were doing and looked at one another. She threw another twig in the opposite ________. The boys jumped. The mother cried in a low trembling voice, “ Listen to your mother!” Scared, the boys dropped ________ and ran home. Ari’s mother could not stop laughing.
After picking up some pieces of firewood, she headed home, where she found Ari in tears.
“Mother, Mother, I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you,” he sobbed (哭诉). His mother held him with love. She knew he was truly sorry and would not repeat his mistake.
1.A.care for B.play with C.depend on D.hear from
2.A.expected B.forgot C.realized D.decided
3.A.sad B.happy C.worried D.careless
4.A.Instead B.Therefore C.However D.Then
5.A.direction B.seat C.street D.woods
6.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
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Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文)
Have you ever been to a desert? A desert is a place full of sand.
Death Valley is one of the most ______ deserts in the United States. It covers a wide area with its bright sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water lake, is about 280 feet below sea level and the ______ place in the United Sates.
Long ago the Indians there called this place “Tomesha”. It means the land of fire. Death Valley’s name now dates back to 1849. At that time a group of miners came across the desert from Nevada, but they became _______ in this desert. They were hungry and thirsty. Their journey was certainly a sad story.
Today Death Valley is made a National Monument and people can cross it along several well-marked roads. They can _______ water and drinks in the roadside bars when thirsty, and they can have meals in the restaurants, too. Luckily with so many people traveling and living there, this desert’s special beauty has not been ruined.
Here you’ll have a lot of surprises. It is ________ like what you can see on the moon. The sight changes as the wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most unusual and surprising _______ of Death Valley is Devils Golf Course(魔鬼的高尔夫球场). If one goes there, it seems you are in some terrible dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a ________ ground, and their long shadows moves in the darkness of the night.
1.A. brave B. famous C. careful D. successful
2.A. lowest B. highest C. farthest D. longest
3.A. angry B. excited C. lost D. surprised
4.A. keep B. stop C. practice D. enjoy
5.A. almost B. hardly C. also D. ever
6.A. copies B. pieces C. parts D. covers
7.A. bright B. frightening C. beautiful D. clean
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Choose the best topic from A to F according to each paragraph
1.Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ, is the most important festival in Britain and some other countries. On Christmas Eve, people usually tell their children to put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to sleep.
2. Apes(猿) can understand some things more quickly than we can. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they can’t join words to make sentences. They can’t think like us because they have no language.
3. The moon is our nearest neighbour in space. It is our satellite and men have visited it already. It is smaller than the earth. Plants can’t grow on the moon because there’s no air or water on it.
4.The largest animal ever to live on the earth is the blue shale(鲸). It weighs about 80 tons—more than 24 elephants. It is more than 30 meters long. A newborn baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant.
5. We can’t see it and we can’t catch it. But we can feel it pass by. It is always with us in our life. When we are at the table, it passes away while we are eating. Time is life, we must be masters of time.
A. What Is Time B. Man And Apes
C. Having A Good Time D. Our Festival
E. The Moon F. The Blue Whale