—Steve, you’d better not drive so fast on such a narrow road.

—OK, I will slow down.

A. Every dog has its day B. All roads lead to Rome

C. It’s better to be safe than sorry D. All is well that ends well

—Where is your father, Helen?—He is trying to a new shower in the bathroom.

A. put in B. put out C. put down D. put through

— I believe this is the best movie of the year.

— Well, . Anyway, the ending is OK.

A. that’s a good idea B. that may not be a good idea

C. I’m not sure if you’re rightD. I think you’re right

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After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I noticed a Post-it note stuck to my monitor(显示器). It read, “Don’t turn on your computer. You stayed up until midnight doing your homework last night.—Mom.” I _______the note into the wastebasket. “Why do they ______” I thought. “They’re never here anyway.”

Right after high school started, I almost lost contact with my parents. With all their business ______, they asked the neighbors to watch over me. Of course, the neighbors didn’t do such a(n) ______job, as they had kids of their own to worry about. The only means of communication between me and my parents was through Post-it notes.

After spending about eight hours away from home, I usually came home to find the house _______empty. It made me sad. I would come home from school to be welcomed by_______, to talk to no one and to be watched over by my neighbors. That was when I started ______more clubs and staying after school more often so I didn’t have to feel so lonely. Luckily, at school, my friends were there for me. They were all there to give me a ________or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt great when I was at school. Yet, something was still ______— my parents.

Now I realize that nobody can take place of my parents. I wish that they would be there at home, waiting for me to come back from school. There are too many things my parents don’t know about me. I wish that they actually had a(n) _______to understand me. I want them to understand that they’re my parents and I’m their kid and I need them.

1.A. showed B. threw C. led D. pulled

2.A. check B. know C. care D. speak

3.A. designs B. dreams C. trips D. partners

4.A. free B. easy C. careless D. good

5.A. suddenly B. almost C. completely D. necessarily

6.A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody

7.A. creating B. joining C. finding D. serving

8.A. hand B. wish C. suggestion D. reason

9.A. surprising B. missing C. exciting D. amazing

10.A. excuse B. chance C. task D. place

Jack had an unusual experience last night. He is sharing it with his friends. Ken and May. 

Ken: What were you doing, Jack What did you see

Jack: It was half past nine last night and I was getting ready for bed. I heard some strange noise outside while I was brushing my teeth. I wondered what was happening and I went to the window and looked out. To my surprise, I saw a bright yellow green light in the sky.

May: Maybe the light you saw was a UFO! Or a ghost! A few years ago, an American man saw a flying saucer while he was driving along a road. He also saw some strange yellow light. You have heard about it, haven’t you

Ken: Don’t be imaginative, May. Jack didn’t see anything, or anybody. It wasn’t a ghost. It was probably a plane, or a shooting star .Perhaps Jack just made a horrible dream!

Jack: I am very serious .I did see something. The light disappeared and then suddenly some “tiny people” were standing in the garden .There were four of them .Two of them ate some flowers in the garden .It was always stretching out its arms.

Ken: Oh, come on, Jack. I really doubt what you have said.

Jack: I am not joking! One of the people was looking at me through the window.

May: Really What did it look like Were you frightened

Jack: Its whole body was green. It had no ears and nose. Its hands were huge. Its eyes were very big and resembled eggs. It started at me and I could hardly move.

Ken: What happened then 

Jack: I was able to move eventually. I ran and got my camera immediately.

May: And

Jack: I didn’t have a film.

May: Oh no!

1.Ken suggested that Jack____________

A. saw a ghost last night B. possibly had a dream last night

C. met a UFO last night D. as telling them something serious

2.The underlined word “eventually” in line 23 mans_______

A. at home B. at last

C. in a short time D. after a long time

3.The best title of the passage might “_______”

A. A horrible dream B. A Flying saucer

C. A Ghost’s visit D. Alien’s visit

Greek(希腊)?Roman(罗马) Festival

Friday, April 28th

You can join one group. As a member of the group, you will take part in at least ONE of the following activities.

1Compete in an Olympic event. Remember there is only small space for each event, so don’t be late.

? Hercules Throw. Throw a football through a hoop(圈) 20 feet away.

? Three Headed Race Three people line up with touching legs tied. Then they run 100 metres in the playground.

? Toga Barrow Race This is like a wheelbarrow race. (Runners take hold of partners? feet while partners walk on hands.)

2Make Greek or Roman food. Mrs Jones has a list of recipes(菜谱) from ancient(古代的) Greece and Rome. You may make American food, but be sure to give it a special, mythological(神话的) name. For example, call your chocolate cake “Zeus’s Delight.” This is a great way to practice your skills in the kitchen.

3Create a work of art for the museum. Be sure your artwork shows ancient Greek or Roman culture. Artworks may include sculptures, paintings, mosaics, drawings or models. The museum is a great place to show off your artistic talent.

4Perform a new short performance, song or dance for the talent show. Rewrite your favorite Greek myth(神话) by using modern language, or change the words of a popular song to tell a Greek or Roman story. Send your creative ideas to your English teacher for agreement. You must first perform for a group of teachers. The teachers choose the BEST performance groups for the talent show, so be sure your group has prepared for it.

This timetable will help groups know when each event will take place and where to go.

Group Number1:00-1:251:30-1:552:00-2:252:30-3:30ⅠOlympics/

Playground Museum/Library Food Court/

Dining Hall ⅡFood Court/

Dining Hall Olympics/

Playground Museum/Library ⅢMuseum/Library Food Court/

Dining Hall Olympics/

Playground Talent Show/

School Theatre

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Each student is made to take part in at least one Olympic event.

B. Greek myths or the songs that will be performed are rewritten by the teachers.

C. Greek or Roman names must be used for American food the students may cook.

D. Artworks shown in the museum are collected or made by the students themselves.

2.What do Group Ⅲ do right after watching the artworks?

A. Watch the talent show.

B. Prepare for a performance.

C. Taste food that students make.

D. Compete in the Olympic events.

3. For what purpose is the festival most probably held?

A. To improve students? artistic talent.

B. To make students more physically strong.

C. To make students more creative in making foods or performing.

D. To help students learn about ancient Greek and Roman cultures.

Tom arrived at the New York airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Tom needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package.

“Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily,” Tony said, ”You don’t have any luggage, right?”

“Only this backpack,” Tom answered. ”You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”

“That’s right. One carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”

“Thanks.”

Is Tom a criminal (罪犯)? Not at all. He is an air-courier(空中信使). And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick.

Every year about 80,000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible(灵活的) about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!

1.An air courier is a person who_________

A. manages a business company in foreign countries

B. organizes international flights for tourists

C. travels around the world with cheap tickets

D. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries.

2.One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he_____.

A. cannot decide when and where to travel B. cannot take any luggage with him

C. has to wear two pairs of shoes D. saves little money from the travel

3.The writer of the text mainly______.

A. describes the activities of a law-breaker

B. suggests an ideal way to everyone for traveling

C. argues against the air-courier travel

D. tells us about a developing business

Find Which Direction Is South

Do you have a good sense of direction? If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way.

It's never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted (委托) with the job of map-reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the slightly confused load on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it's still morning.If you don't know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you'll need to be patient.

①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.

②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line (铅锤线) with a piece of string and weight. You haven't got any string? OK, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.

③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.

④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.

⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.

⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.

⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.

⑧That point is south of where you are.

⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling.

1.To find the direction, we ought to be patient probablybecause ____ .

A. it is not easy to find a proper stick

B. it is not easy to position the stick

C. it takes hours to make the marks

D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks

2.The passage would probably be most helpful to ____.

A. those who draw maps

B. those who get lost

C. those who make compasses

D. those who do experiments

3.Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?

4.The writer presents this passage by _____.

A. telling an interesting story B. describing an activity in a lively way

C. testing an idea by reasoning D. introducing a practical method

词汇运用

1.Though he was__________ (反对)my opinion, he didn’t offer his own.59.People used to think there were nine________(行星) in the solar system.

2.My mother is the person who has_____________（影响）me most.

3.The fish will be even____________（美味的）if you put some sugar in it.

4.Though smart phones make communication easier, we should use them____________(proper).

5.After falling for a long time, Alice found____________(she) alone in room.

6.TuYouyou wasn’t famous until she was in her_____________(eighty)

7.I hear that there’s more than one________________ (direction) in the film.

动词填空

1.He had no choice at that moment but____________(promise) not to do it again.

2.The firemen__________(put) out the fire, and all the students are out of danger now.

3.It’s reported that many parks___________(build) around Jiangyin, so we will have some more places to relax ourselves at weekends.

4.Little Tom______________(write) a letter the whole morning. I wonder if he has finished.

5.As the story_____________(develop) the secret of the castle is discovered little by little.

6.The King family_____________(chat) in the living room, but I can’t hear what they’re talking clearly.

7.I’m sure you can get better results if you____________(give) more time in the test tomorrow.

8.It’s almost two hours since the car______________(break) down on the highway.