Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A. Please focus your attention on your papers, boys and girls.
B. She likes to show off her new clothes in front of her friends.
C. I think she should improve her learning methods.
D. The boy picked a hole in his new sweater.
She is so helpful that she is always ready to help people in trouble. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A. /'tr37bl/ B. /'tra7bl/ C. /'trKbl/ D. /'trbl/
Writing. (作文) (共20分)
Write at least 60 words about the topic “I don’t want to lose________”
(以“我不想失去……”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
提示：
许多初三的学生忙于学习，可能没有时间去留意身边的事物，但在生活中总有某样东西你不想失去，是什么呢？为什么？
Words or phrases for reference（以下单词或短语仅供参考）
precious be helpful to worth care for
（注意：文中不得出现任何姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）
Once upon a time, a greedy rich man hired a wise man. He wanted the wise man to find a way to make him even more money. The rich man was building a giant safe. And his greatest dream was to fill the safe with gold and jewels.
The wise man thought about this problem for months. One night he appeared at the rich man’s house with a big smile on his face. He said, “ I’ve done it! My calculations are perfect! You’ll be rich beyond your wildest dreams.” The rich man was very delighted to go on a long journey. He promised the wise man double pay to run his business for him.
When the rich man returned, he found that all of his money was gone. Very angry, he asked the wise man to explain. The wise man told him he’d given everything away. The wise man said, “ I analyzed(分析) how a single rich man could gain the biggest wealth. But it is limited how much one man can do by himself. Then I realized that many people could help us achieve our goal. By helping other people, you could gain most.”
Disappointed and angry, the rich man went away. As he was walking, several neighbours saw him. All of them had their share when the wise man gave away the man’s wealth. They were so thankful that they welcomed him to their homes and offered anything he needed.
Over the next few weeks, …
1.Did the rich man ask a wise man to build a safe? (此题一分)
2.Why did the rich man hire a wise man?
3. What happened when the rich man returned from his journey?
4. How could the rich man gain biggest wealth according to the wise man?
5. How did the rich man feel after the wise man explained?
6.Please add an ending(结尾) to the story (write at least three sentences). （此题三分）
Positive(积极的) people are usually happy. They often have a lot of friends. When they have a problem, they try to change the problem i 1. a chance. They believe things always work out. But can positive thinking really make someone’s life better? Many scientists are studying positive thinking. They are finding out some very interesting information.
Your Health
The Mayo Clinic is a famous medical organization in the United States. It studies many things, including positive thinking. Their research proves that positive thinking has many advantages. First, positive thinking s 2. good health. Positive people don’t worry about the bad events in life, so they stay healthy. Positive people are a 3. likely to exercise and eat healthy foods. Because of this, they don’t usually get sick and don’t have many health problems.
At work
Dr.Michael is a professor in Germany. His research shows that positive people do well in jobs. There are several reasons for this. Positive people are creative. They don’t expect o4. to help them with problems. They solve problems themselves. And positive people don’t give up. They keep trying to learn new things.
Becoming Positive
In the past, scientists thought attitude n 5. changed. Now, many psychologists think people can become more positive. There are many different ways to change. Here are some examples. First, think about good events in your life. At the end of a day, ask, “What good things happened to me today?”Think about these things for a few minutes. Second, find interesting a 6. to do. Laugh at a funny movie or read a good book. Finally, always try new things. For example, you can talk to people you don’t know or shop in a different store. Do different things every day.
A Good Life
Life can be d 7. sometimes. Don’t give up or be negative. Take action. Think about the future and make a plan. You can learn to be positive.
Mr. Garza and his fifth-grade students were exploring the importance of color in nature and in other places. “The color red can give you 1. ,” Mr. Garza explained. “Blue can be soothing(抚慰的).” He asked the students to 2. how the grey color of the classroom walls made them feel. They said they always felt that the color was boring and dull.
“Could we paint the classroom a different color?” one of the students asked. The other students nodded eagerly in agreement. Mr. Garza replied that they would have to ask the headmaster for permission. He assigned the students the task of meeting with the headmaster, in order that they could persuade(说服) him to 3. them to repaint the classroom.
The students were excited when the headmaster agreed. They discussed 4. colors for the classroom walls and finally decided on a soft yellow. The parents’ club donated the paint, rollers, brushes, and other equipment.
Painting day was on Saturday. The students, along with several parents, gathered together. First, they removed 5. from the classroom walls. Next, they moved all the furniture to the middle of the room. Then Mr. Garza explained how to deal with the painting. He told them to be careful and not to spill or waste the paint.
After the work was done, the students 6. their job. The new color brightened the classroom. The headmaster brought members of the school board to see the classroom. Before long, every classroom in the school had a fresh coat of paint.
7.A.experience B.energy C.memory D.effect
8.A.decide B.discover C.describe D.develop
9.A.allow B.ask C.afford D.agree
10.A.basic B.various C.simple D.similar
11.A.any thing B.something C.nothing D.everything
12.A.were busy with B.were pleased with C.were familiar to D.were responsible for
