单词拼写:根据首字母或汉语意思写出单词的适当形式（每题1分，共10分）
The famous player agreed to give a(n) 1._________(采访) after his match.
My history teacher is very a 2. . He always makes us laugh in the lesson
You’d better not be n_3.____ but stay calm when you are faced with the heavy burden.
The flower show was attractive and made a deep i _4._____ on Tom.
If you'd like more____5.____(信息), ring the Hotline on 414 3929.
When talking in a group, you should not speak so l ___6.___ as to bother others who are close by.
The film makes me b__7._____ and soon I ‘m falling sleep.
Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just_8._______ (承认)them.
"We watched the cruel soldiers in the forest ____9._____（射杀） five old people, " said one man If you want to catch that train we’d better set off for the station 10. （立即）
Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold. This time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It’s easy to understand why the owner of the Joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵). He had to begin with his calculations (计算) all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first
blow. The diamond split (切开) exactly as he promised.
1.Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _______.
A. in a minute B. at the foot of a big mountain
C. in his own backyard D. in a garage
2. A diamond dealer is a person _______,
A. in the diamond business B. who stores diamonds
C. who cuts diamonds D. who sells diamonds
3.When the diamond was resold, _______.
A. the dealer lost a lot of money
B. Joker made some more money
C. the dealer got 800,000 dollars
D. Kaplan got 800,000 dollars
4.The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth _______.
A. $300,000 B. $500, 000
C. $300, 000,000 D. $800, 000, 000
5.Kaplan studied the diamond for _______.
A. one and a half years B. more than half a year
C. over eighteen months D. more than nineteen months
Roosevelt’s active and clever mind helped him greatly through periods of his illness. As soon as he could sit up, he worked on his stamp collection, began to write a history of the United States and a book about John Paul Jones—a navy hero. He was also ready to try anything that might help him to get well. A member of his family tells the following: Roosevelt got a great deal of physical exercise later simply by crawling around on the floor. Although now over forty, he spent hours crawling around his library floor like a child. Then he decided to learn how to go up the stairs by himself. Day after day he would pull himself up the stairs by the power of his hands and arms. He insisted that his family and friends watch him and talk with him, to give the impression that what he was doing an everyday routine (例行的) action.
1.From this passage we know that Roosevelt ______.
A. was good at sports B. couldn’t sit up
C. hated collecting stamps D. was once seriously ill
2.John Paul Jones was ______.
A. the man who was ready to help Roosevelt
B. the writer of the passage
C. of the members of Roosevelt’s family
D. a hero in the navy
3.Roosevelt liked ______.
A. crawling on the floor B. reading and writing
C. physical exercise D. climbing stairs
4.Roosevelt had a lot of exercise in order to ______.
A. get praised by his friends and families
B. tell his friends he was healthy
C. get well again
D. show he was active and clever
5.After a period of exercise. Roosevelt ______.
A. could walk up the stairs with the help of others
B. could crawl upstairs with his feet
C. could get upstairs without anybody to help him
D. could stand up and walk for a while
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friend can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parent don’t like?
1.Many teenagers think their _______ know them better than their parents do.
A. friends B. teachers
C. brothers and sisters D. classmates
2. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.
A. go to their friends
B. talk with their parents
C. have a discussion with their family
D. talk with their friends on the phone
2.Which of the following is DIFFERENT in meaning from the sentence “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.”?
A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.
B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.
C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.
D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.
3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.
B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.
C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.
D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.
4.The main idea of this passage is that ___________.
A. Teenagers need friends
B. Friends can give good advice
C. Parents often choose their children’s friends for them
D. Good friends can communicate with each other
A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly! there are some differences between British and American English. ‘There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital!” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and honor” are American.
These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.
1.According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that_______.
A. British people cannot understand him
B. American people cannot understand him
C. the grammar is too hard for him
D. the spelling is too hard for him
2.American English and British English are different in ________.
A. spelling B. pronunciation
C. grammar D. all of the above
3.What is not mentioned (提及) in the passage?
A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.
B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.
C. How the differences between British English and American English came about.
D. How important the differences are.
4. Most ________ say “Do you have a watch?”
A. British people B. Americans
C. children D. teachers
5.According to this passage, British people and Americans have _________ difficulty in understanding each other.
A. little B. much C. some D. great
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him much in repairs that he decided that he had better it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was when they met one evening, and said, “What's , Dave?”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no .But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, to wait there for the people who had his advertisement. Even Dave had to that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this to us yet, sir?”
1.A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily
2.A. so B. such C. very D. too
3.A. keep B. repair C. sell D. throw
4.A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous
5.A. some B. neither C. none D. most
6.A. delighted B. upset C. calm D. astonished
7.A. on B. up C. it D. that
8.A. learn B. miss C. get D. find
9.A. message B. advice C. request D. description
10.A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends
11.A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer
12.A. tell B. see C. agree D. call
13.A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late
14.A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce
15.A. recognize B. gain C. admire D. test
16.A. happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing
17.A. read B. inserted C. answered D. placed
18.A. forget B. show C. disagree D. admit
19.A. as B. that C. so D. such
20.A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. Result
