The old man leads ______happy life now, but he will never forget ______hard time when he was poor.

A.the, a    B. /; the    C. the;  /    D. a, the

---I regret _____you John has been fired．

---I can hardly believe my ears．He’s such a fine worker．

A．telling B．having told C．to tell D．to have told

---Alice, you look puzzled, Have you understood it?

---No．I _____another problem just now．

A．l have thought of B．am thinking of

C．had thought of D.was thinking of

How pleased the detective was _____what his customer told him!

A．hearing B．to hear C．heard D．to hearing

She looks forward every spring to _____the flower-lined garden．

A．walking in B．walk in C．visit D．paying a visit

_____ all his followers dead, the captain was taken by his enemy．

A．For B．As C．Because of D．With

_____to his research work, the professor cared little about any other things．

A．Devoting B．Devoted C．Having devoted D．To devote

 The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are _____people than she expected．

A．so many B．so much C．many more D．much more

---Jenny, I think I’ll just have some coffee for a change．

--- _____．The coffee I bought yesterday is in the cupboard．

A．Change it, please B．Never mind

C．With pleasure D．Help yourself

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

The elephant and the fly

An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came，flying and buzzing (嗡嗡叫) near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away once more.

This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can’t you stay for a while in one place? ”

The fly answered, “I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them．What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?”

The elephant stopped eating and said, “My five senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get involved in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely absorbed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew it better. I rule and control my attention, and not the other way around. So when you are in charge of your five senses and attention, your mind will become calm too.”

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括短文的内容；

2. 然后以约120个词就“专注”这一主题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：

（1）大象和苍蝇的故事给你的启示；

（2）讲述你（或你朋友）因为太多干扰而受到影响的经历；

（3）你打算上高三后怎样保持专注、专心。