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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
In the White House, there were some children. They lived with their fathers or grandfathers or visited them often. Here, I’ll tell you s___1.___ about them.
Chelsea, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, enjoyed s____2.____ time with her father. She liked maths and foreign languages best in school. She was very i____3.____ in soccer and ballet.
Amy Carter, President Jimmy Carter’s daughter, moved into the White House at the age o___4._____ nine. She was m___5.___ younger than her three brothers, s____6.____ she lived in the love of “four fathers”.
President John F. Kennedy’s children, John and Caroline, often came to visit their father in the office. The president enjoyed their company and loved watching them play. Caroline had a pony named Macaroni. It walked freely around the White House gardens.
Thomas Lincoln was the youngest son of President Abraham Lincoln. Once he d__7.___how to make all the White House bells ring at the same time. It surprised all the people in the building!
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
A local primary school is considering using tablet computers（平板电脑）in all classrooms from next year. The following text has been written by a teacher at the school.
Should we use tablet computers in the classroom?
The use of tablet computers（or simply“tablets”）in the classroom has become an increasingly popular choice in many primary schools across the country, including many in our local area. It is important that we consider this opportunity, but we must also be a 1. of the problems.
On one hand, there are many a2.to use tablets in the classroom.
Firstly, tablets could improve productivity（ 效 率 ）during the school day. Because of their familiarity with computers and mobile phones, many of our students can type faster than they can write by hand. T3. , using tablets in the classroom could reduce the time it takes for them to complete tasks. Additionally, there are endless tablet functions（功能）which could provide interesting teaching a4.. For example, we could play computer games to teach Maths, or make simple flashes to show how magnets behave. Also, students could take photos outdoors and then use them for writing tasks.
However, we must also consider the possible problems with introducing tablets to our classrooms. Some students may play with the tablets instead of f 5. on their work. Another problem is that, while many students can use tablets already, many of our teachers are not good at it and would need to be trained. We may also have problems with the tablets breaking, which would be very expensive to r6. . This is in addition to the cost of buying the tablets in the first place.
All in all, even though using tablets in the classroom may have many problems, it seems that it would be a wonderful opportunity for students and teachers at our school. There are a lot of costs indeed, but it would c7.prove to be a worthwhile investment（物有所值的投资）.
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
A local primary school is considering using tablet computers（平板电脑）in all classrooms from next year. The following text has been written by a teacher at the school.
Should we use tablet computers in the classroom?
The use of tablet computers（or simply“tablets”）in the classroom has become an increasingly popular choice in many primary schools across the country, including many in our local area. It is important that we consider this opportunity, but we must also be a 1. of the problems.
On one hand, there are many a2.to use tablets in the classroom.
Firstly, tablets could improve productivity（ 效 率 ）during the school day. Because of their familiarity with computers and mobile phones, many of our students can type faster than they can write by hand. T3. , using tablets in the classroom could reduce the time it takes for them to complete tasks. Additionally, there are endless tablet functions（功能）which could provide interesting teaching a4.. For example, we could play computer games to teach Maths, or make simple flashes to show how magnets behave. Also, students could take photos outdoors and then use them for writing tasks.
However, we must also consider the possible problems with introducing tablets to our classrooms. Some students may play with the tablets instead of f 5. on their work. Another problem is that, while many students can use tablets already, many of our teachers are not good at it and would need to be trained. We may also have problems with the tablets breaking, which would be very expensive to r6. . This is in addition to the cost of buying the tablets in the first place.
All in all, even though using tablets in the classroom may have many problems, it seems that it would be a wonderful opportunity for students and teachers at our school. There are a lot of costs indeed, but it would c7.prove to be a worthwhile investment（物有所值的投资）.
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C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
I recently took part in a very exciting five-week trip for teenagers, to volunteer at an international wildlife study centre, off the coast of a country far from where I live. The a1. of the center was to help protect wildlife. So the project I signed up for included attending classes about wildlife, and going on daily dives under water to collect important information for the scientists back at the centre.
We were w2. by staff about our accommodation（食宿）before we arrived at the center. Sure enough, when we got there, we were shown to some small wooden huts where we would live. They were quite b3.: no indoor washroom and no fridge, so our meals were all vegetarian. However, I hadn’t eaten meat for years, so it was perfect for me.
The day after our arrival, we started our t4.-learning the names of all the different fish, and how to count and describe them in a way that would be useful to the scientists. We also learnt about a very important underwater creature called coral. However, this creature is now in danger because of problems such as global warming. So a5. we did very little work involving the coral itself, we really felt our work in helping local sea creatures was essential.
Every day at the study centre was amazing, but there was one in particular when I was under the water as usual, with my ‘diving buddy’，collecting data on the fish in the area. I s6. looked up-and found myself face to face with two absolutely beautiful fish. My partner and I decided to spend our last few minutes under the water with these amazing creatures. As we got nearer to the fish, they didn’t seem at all w7. about us, and just watched us in an interesting way, before swimming off towards the coral reef. Unforgettable!
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:
Halloween has become a lot more than candy, costumes and decorations. It is big business. A1. to the International Retail Association, Halloween is the s2. most important holiday for retailers.
Take a drive down any street or take a walk through most stores in the US on the days before October 31st, you'll see the images of Halloween everywhere you look. Houses across the country are d3. with witches, spider webs, skeletons, pumpkins and other s4. of Halloween.
Supermarkets, drugstores, costume shops and many other stores are full of candy and costumes. Business has been excellent at many stores for several weeks. The Retail Association says candy is the best-selling Halloween p5.. Halloween is the No. 1 candy selling season. It is f6. by Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day.
Americans will eat 950 million dollars in candy this Halloween! The other best-sellers for the Halloween season are costumes, masks, make-up and home decorations. Dick Perry is the owner of a candy store in Canton, Ohio. He said it is c7. for adults to come into his store and spend 200 dollars or more on candy.
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (14分)
You know that eating a sensible diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But do you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Here are seven steps toward a smarter brain.
Limit your TV viewing
Never spend too much time on TV viewing, for it n__1.__ very little brain activities. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do. If you do watch TV, choose something educational and meaningful.
Travel
Travelling to a____2.__ country forces you to see and do things in a fresh way, bringing stimulation to the brain. Learn a new language
Learning a new language involves different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps prevent memory p___3.___ that you may meet in later years.
Read often
As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar. Reading makes your vocabulary much l___4.__ if you always search for words and definitions that you don’t know. Each week, choose an animal, a bird or fish, and read everything you can about it. Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject.
Calculate w_____5.___ you shop
As you put things in your
grocery cart, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.
Use your non-dominant（不占优势的）hand
If you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a different way will make your brain c____6.__ new neural （神经）networks.
Wechat（微信）!
Read messages from people who has different interests. And some say that learning to express y____7.___ in just 100 words is a great brain challenge.
Have a try and do these every day. Little by little you can get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make your brain smarter!
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
I am lucky to have had great teachers in my life. Since I started teaching this year, I have spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a good teacher even b_____. I hope someday to have students feel about me the way I feel about Mrs. Mitchell (1st grade), Mrs. Porter (4th grade), Mrs. Morin (9th grade), Mr. Turner ( 11th grade History), Mrs. Fields(12th grade Biology),and so many more through all these years.
I may not know what the magic is for a great teacher but I do know that there are a few c_____ characteristics( 特点) among those I have met.
●All my favorite teachers taught me both “the w________” of the course or class and also “the why”—why it was important to learn to read, to count, to write an article, to understand the different parts of health system.
●All my favorite teachers whose name I remember and whose lesson helped shape the person I am today respected me and expected respect f____ me. Questions were expected and valued. There was always too much to d______, to challenge, to learn.
●All my favorite teachers’ classes stretched outside the c_______. When I was younger, I could ask a great teacher a question in the hallway or on the playground and know I would get a smile, an encouragement and an answer. As I got older, I could email questions to my teachers, come early to school or stay l___ after a lecture to further study a point, or ask for advice.
Even today, when I think of one of my favorite teachers or two, I hope I am making them proud.
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
I am lucky to have had great teachers in my life. Since I started teaching this year, I have spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a good teacher even b__1.___. I hope someday to have students feel about me the way I feel about Mrs. Mitchell (1st grade), Mrs. Porter (4th grade), Mrs. Morin (9th grade), Mr. Turner ( 11th grade History), Mrs. Fields(12th grade Biology),and so many more through all these years.
I may not know what the magic is for a great teacher but I do know that there are a few c___2.__ characteristics( 特点) among those I have met.
●All my favorite teachers taught me both “the w___3._____” of the course or class and also “the why”—why it was important to learn to read, to count, to write an article, to understand the different parts of health system.
●All my favorite teachers whose name I remember and whose lesson helped shape the person I am today respected me and expected respect f_4.___ me. Questions were expected and valued. There was always too much to d__5.___, to challenge, to learn.
●All my favorite teachers’ classes stretched outside the c___6.______. When I was younger, I could ask a great teacher a question in the hallway or on the playground and know I would get a smile, an encouragement and an answer. As I got older, I could email questions to my teachers, come early to school or stay l_7.___ after a lecture to further study a point, or ask for advice.
Even today, when I think of one of my favorite teachers or two, I hope I am making them proud.
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（根据首字母填空，每空格限填一词）：
We need friends. Friends are very i 1. in people’s lives. Some friends have opposite views (截然不同的观点) and interests, and o2. like the same things. Should friends be different or the same? I don’t care. I have two best friends, Wang Lei and Lin Ying. Wang Lei is like me. I am quieter than most of the students in my class and Wang Lei is also quiet. And we both e3. reading books. On weekends, we often go to the l4. to do some reading. But the other best friend of mine, Lin Ying, is quite different from me. She is much more outgoing (开朗的). She likes doing sports and often makes me laugh. So I t5. differences are acceptable in a friendship.
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Joe was a good boy. He was seven years old, and he was going to school soon. But Joe had a short coming (缺点). He could not get up e1.. He often woke up at nine or ten o’clock in the morning. His mother didn’t want him to be late for school. So she b2. him a new alarm clock (闹钟). She said to Joe, “You must get up when you hear the clock ring.”“Yes, Mum,” Joe said. From then on, Joe got up at six thirty every morning when he heard the clock ring.
One day, his mother f3. to wind up (上发条) the clock. So the next morning Joe didn’t get up at six thirty. Then it was time for breakfast, so Mum went to his room to wake him up, but she found Joe was in bed and his eyes were open. He said to his mother, “I woke up very early.”“Then w4. didn’t you get up?” Mum asked. “You told me that I must get up when I hear the clock ring. So I am now w5. for the clock to ring.”
grocery cart, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.