We were reading the newspaper _______ suddenly the light went out (熄灭).
A. when B. while C. as D. /
When I got there, he ________ them to dance.
A. is teaching B. teaches C. taught D. was teaching
随着年龄的增长，不少青少年发现越来越难以与父母沟通和交流，各方面的分歧使两代人之间的关系日益紧张。请围绕该话题谈谈你的看法。（不少于80 词）
内容提示：1、分析这种现象产生的主要原因。
2、提出解决该问题的具体建议。
Ⅸ、阅读短文，从方框中选择合适的词并用其适当形式填空,每空一词，每词限用一次。（每小题1分，共10分）
friend good movie second quiet
meet play interest importance do
We all know friends are very 1. to us. How can we make friends? I think the following suggestions can help you make good friends.
Firstly, if you want to make friends, you need to go out 2. people. Friends hardly come to knock at your door while you are 3. computer games at home.
4., you don’t have to have a lot of common 5. with people in order to make friends with them. In fact, some of the 6.friendships are between two people who don’t have much in common at all. Even they have opposite views. For example, if you are outing, you can make friends with people who are different from you. Though he is 7. than you, you can help each other.
Thirdly, you should often invite your friends 8. many things with you. For example, you can invite your friends to go to the 9. or go to a concert with you. You also should take part in your 10. party. Soon you will find you and your friends have strong friendship.
Ⅷ、阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内选择正确选项还原到文中，是短文意思通顺、结构完整（每小题1分，共5分）
Long ago, there were a mother and a son living in a house. She worked hard every day, but they were always poor.
One day, her son stole his friend’s bag. “Mom, what do you think of this bag?”1. “It looks great!” The next time, he stole an overcoat.
She praised(称赞) him again when he stole it. A few years later, he grew up to be a young man.2. “How beautiful!” This time, she did not scold（责骂）her son again. Then, he started to steal more expensive things.
One day, the police caught him. Before putting him in jail, he begged the police to meet his mother.3. As soon as he saw his mother, he bit her earlobe. “Ouch! What’s the matter with you?”4. Her son answered. “If you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag, I could not have become a thief.” She collapsed as she looked at her son heading to prison(监狱). “5. ” She regretted（后悔） that she always praised him, whatever he did.
He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother.
They took him to his mother.
If I only could turn back time, I would scold him severely.
She finally scolded him.
His mother praised her son rather than scolding him.
Iceland is a small island country. About 11% of the country is covered with snow and ice. Iceland is to the northwest of the United Kingdom, and is slightly smaller than the state of Kentucky.
Foxes were the only land mammals（哺乳动物）in Iceland. There are four national parks and more than 80 nature preserves（保护区）in the country. Iceland has about 200 volcanoes（火山）. Iceland is known for its Golden Falls, and whale（鲸） watching. More than 270,000 tourists visit it each year.
Iceland was part of Norway and then was ruled by Denmark for more than 500 years, but the country became an independent（独立的）country in 1944. What do the colors in the flag stand for? Red is for the island’s volcanic fires, white for the snow and ice fields of the island, and blue is for the ocean around the country.
Icelanders are tall, blonde, and light-skinned. Most Icelanders live in the southwest part of the country. School is free for all Icelanders all the way through college. Every student learns both Danish and English in school. Handball and soccer are the two most popular sports for children, but they also enjoy swimming and riding horses.
根据短文内容回答问题。
1.Is Iceland as large as the state of Kentucky?
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2.What animals can tourists see when they visit Iceland?
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3.How many colors does Iceland’s flag have?
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4.What do Icelanders look like?
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5.What languages do the students learn in Iceland?
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