---Kathy ___ a lot of Spanish by playing with the local boys and girls.

--- Ha-ha, she`s a quick learner.

A. made up B. took up C. picked up D. turned up

--- May I use your pen? Mine is broken.

--- Sure. Here are two and you can use _____ of them.

A. both B. either C. any D. neither

--- Maria, you wore a fancy dress to an outdoor party last night?

--- Yes, and you can`t imagine _________ at that time.

A. how I was embarrassed B. how embarrassed I was

C. how embarrassed was I D. I was how embarrassed

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully ________ the coins that lay on the bed, $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!________ on earth was he going to get the ________ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was ________ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to ________.

There was only one way to get money , and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had ________ on most things.

"Well, you can start right here, "said Mr. Clay."My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing."

That was the ________ of James' odd-job (零工)business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the variety of jobs that people ________ for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the ________ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the ________ increased and he knew that he would soon have ________ for the bicycle he wanted.

The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He ________ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode ________ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard ________ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money. He had ________ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

1.A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked

2.A. How B. Why C. Who D. What

3.A. amount B. part C. total D. rest

4.A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair

5.A. cost B. spend C. spare D. save

6.A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge

7.A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening

8.A. offered B. found C. promised D. looked

9.A. brand B. number C. size D. type

10.A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble

11.A. all B. enough C. much D. some

12.A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted

13.A. patiently B. silently C. proudly D. carefully

14.A. searching B. asking C. looking D. working

15.A. imagined B. made C. achieved D. learned

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That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week

away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment (公寓房间), I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining street-light. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the street.

Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more, and I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the street anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the street next to me. When a voice called from the inside, "Alisa Camacho?" I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes.

"Is this what you're looking for?" he asked, holding up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.

1.How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

A. Cold and sick. B. Fortunate and helpful.

C. Disappointed and helpless. D. Satisfied and cheerful.

2.From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy _________.

A. solving her problem at the bank B. preparing for the first night show

C. learning acting in an evening school D. taking part in various city activities

3.On her way home the writer __________.

A. lost her wallet unknowingly

B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver

C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man

D. found some homeless people following her

4.In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A. Someone offered to take her back home.

B. A red-haired man came to see her.

C. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.

D. She heard someone call her name.

5.From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.

A. would stop working at night B. would give up her job at the bank

C. would stay on in San Francisco D. would make friends with cleaners

A boy called Mike had many friends, and he was proud of it. Whoever he met, he would like to show off how popular he was at school.

One day, his grandpa said to him, “Mike, I know that you don’t have as many friends as you think. Many of them are not true to you.”

Mike thought maybe his grandpa was right. However, he wasn’t sure how he could test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandpa. The old man answered, “I have just exactly what you need. It’s in my room. Wait a minute.” The old man left, soon returning as if(好像) carrying something in his hand, but Mike could see nothing there.

“Take it. It’s a very special chair. Because it’s invisible, it will be hard for you to sit on it. However, if you manage to sit on it, you can use the chair’s magic power to tell who your real friends are.”

Mike took the strange invisible chair to school. At break time he asked everyone to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair.

“Nobody moves. You’re about to see something amazing,” said Mike. Then he tried sitting on the chair. Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell to the ground. Everyone had a pretty good laugh. “Wait, wait,” said Mike, making another try. But again he missed the chair.

Mike didn’t give up. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair. Finally, he did it. This time he felt himself in mid-air. Then he experienced the magic that his grandpa had been talking about. Looking around, Mike saw George, Lucas and Diana holding him up, so he wouldn’t fall. But some schoolmates whom he had regarded as friends had done nothing but made fun of him. Mike was quite thankful to his grandpa, who helped him test who his true friends were.

1.Mike’s grandpa gave him a special chair to ______________.

A. sit on in the school B. test who his true friends are

C. be his birthday present D. play games with his friends at school

2.The underlined word “invisible” in the passage probably means _____________.

A. thankful B. helpful C. unseen D. magic

3.Mike succeeded in sitting on his chair finally because________________.

A. his friends taught him B. he had tried many times

C. the chair had magic power D. his friends held him

4.According to the passage, we can infer that _______________.

A. Mike had so many true friends B. Mike`s grandpa gave him nothing

C. George, Lucas and Diana held Mike up D. Mike is a popular boy at school

5.The best title for the passage can be _______________.

A. A Magic Chair B. A Kind Grandpa

C. Mike’s True Friends D. How to Test Friends

In 2012, I had just become better from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer`s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family suggested that a h1. might be just what the doctor orders, so off I went.

I was rather t2., arriving in the Sunshine State, but I managed to catch a taxi to my hotel and settle in. The next morning, I took another taxi to the shopping centre to buy a few gifts. Later I went to a café to have lunch, but all the tables were full of people. Then I heard a f3. voice saying, “You can s4. my table.”

I thankfully sat down with the old lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the m5. drew to a close, she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn`t hired(雇用) a car, and I hadn`t realized how e6. taking taxis would be, after a while she said, “My dear, don`t use any more taxis. I`m retired and it would be my pleasure to drive you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn`t put her to that t7., but she took no notice of my protests(反对). She asked me where I was staying and the next morning she was w8. at my apartment at the exact time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to explore(探索) alone. At the end of the day, she returned to take me back to where I stayed. I o9. her money but she refused to take any.

I`ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her kindness, f10. my short holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.

学校校刊将征集关于“如何保持健康”的英语短文，参加对象是九年级学生。请根据以下提示写一篇书面表达。

内容要点如下：

1、健康饮食很重要，要多吃水果和蔬菜；

2、合理安排学习和休息时间，坚持锻炼；

3、多与同学交流，各种有用信息可以令人心情好；

4、乐观开朗，有益健康；

5、对如何保持健康，补充一两点你个人的建议。

注意:1.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；2. 词数：60-80；

3.内容连贯，不要逐条翻译；4. 短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：healthy adj. 健康的 take exercise v. 锻炼 in a good mood 心情好

We all want to know how to keep healthy.

I only had ________ egg ad some milk for breakfast today.

A. a B. an C. the D. /