—I think “The night of the horse” is the most famous historical tale.

—______.

A.I think so, too. B.Are you kidding? C.That's OK. D.That's all.

—Shall I tell my parents about the good news?

—______ They have already learnt it.

A.Yes, please. B.No, you needn't. C.Yes, let's. D.No, thanks.

Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词。注意句首大写）：

1.They have already finished the decorations of the new house.（改为否定句）

They ______ finished the decorations of the new house ______.

2.The boy's parents can hardly believe what he has said.（改为反意疑问句）

The boy's parents can hardly believe what he has said, ______ ______?

3.The story needs to be funny to keep the readers interested.（对划线部分提问）

______ ______the story need to be funny?

4.He managed to find flat near his office in the end（保持句意基本不变）

He ______ ______ finding a flat near his office in the end.

5.His twin daughters began to learn German ten years ago.（保持句意基本不变）

His twin daughters ______ ______ German for ten years.

6.The Greeks are so clever that they succeeded in capturing the city by a trick.（保持句意基本不变）

The Greeks are clever ______ ______ succeed in capturing the city by a trick.

7.left, the main entrance, Andrew, outside, his car（连词成句）

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The Rainbow Serpent

At the beginning of time everything on Earth was asleep. Nothing moved. Nothing grew. One day the Rainbow Serpent woke from her sleep and came out from under the ground.

She traveled a long way but finally got bored because she was alone and so returned to the place where she had first appeared, and called to the frogs（青蛙）,“Come out!”

The frogs came out slowly because their stomachs were full of water, which they had stored in their sleep. The Rainbow Serpent tickled（挠痒痒）the frogs and, when they laughed, water flowed all over Earth and that is how lakes and rivers were formed.

Because there was water, all the animals woke up, and also grass and trees grew. The animals followed the Rainbow Serpent across the land. They were happy on Earth and each lived and gathered food with other animals of the same type. Some animals lived in rocks, others in the valleys, and others in trees and in the air.

At first, all the animals behaved well, but then some started making trouble, and so the Rainbow Serpent made rules that they all had to obey（服从）.

The Rainbow Serpent said, “Those who obey my rules will get reward; I will turn them into humans. Those who don't obey my rules will be punished and turned into stone, and will never walk on Earth again.”

The bad animals became stone and turned into mountains and hills, but those who obeyed the rules were turned into humans, and lived with others of the same kind.

The tribes（部落）lived together on the land the Rainbow Serpent gave them. They were happy because they had everything they needed.

1.Rainbow Serpent got bored because she was _______.

A.alone B.asleep C.awake D.afraid

2.The frogs came out slowly because _______.

A.they were tired B.they were afraid of Rainbow serpent

C.their legs were hurt D.their stomachs were full of water

3.When the Rainbow Serpent and the frogs laughed, water flowed all over Earth and that is how _______ were formed.

A.forests and lands B.lakes and rivers

C.hills and mountains D.animals and humans

4.At first, all the animals behaved well, but then some started _______.

A.leaving the village B.making trouble

C.making friends with humans D.fighting with each other

5.The animals which didn't obey Rainbow Serpents' rules were _______.

A.awarded and lived with him

B.punished and turned into stones and never walked on Earth again

C.turned into humans and lived happily on the Earth

D.made to stay under the mountain for ever

6.The story is about how _______.

A.Rainbow Serpent punished bad animals

B.Frogs played with Rainbow Serpent

C.Rainbow Serpent created humans

D.Frogs and Rainbow Serpent fought against each other

When I asked my daughter which one she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said 'the phone'. As for me, I could do without the phone entirely（完全地）, which makes me unusual. But in fact, telephone is _______ our lives more than any other piece of technology.

Point 1 The telephone gives the need to communicate. On the road, drivers may call his/her friends or relatives. In the same way, more roads have traffic _______. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 p.m. and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist would she have anything to talk about?

Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. 'The mobile saves my life,' says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the road between suburbs and city centers. Trapped（被困）inside, she tried to make the call that _______ the ambulance to her.

Point 3 The mobile has our secret usages. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaison, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any _______ of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and _______ their last meeting went.

Point 4 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several people though they are _______ to us at the beginning on chat lines. My daughter enjoys talking while I don't know what to talk about before we get to know each other. We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts if you know any while they're space-walking.

1.A.making B.changing C.spending D.using

2.A.names B.lights C.signs D.accidents

3.A.fetched B.bought C.gave D.brought

4.A.place B.one C.time D.space

5.A.which B.how C.what D.who

6.A.angry B.foolish C.strange D.satisfied

Sometimes finding jobs for high school students is not an easy task（任务）Here are some choices for high school students:

Babysitting: Perhaps the easiest and funniest way of earning money is t1. babysitting. Neighborhood parents are always looking for babysitters. This job will be the easiest to find and will surely give you flexibility（灵活性）so that you don't miss your schoolwork. Taking care of children is, however, a serious r2..

Restaurant and Food Service: The classic part-time job for high school students is working in the fast food service industry. Part-time jobs in fast food restaurants for high school students are always l3. in newspapers, so make sure to look for them there.

Tutoring（家教）: If you do well in your study tutoring younger students in your spare time who need help with their schoolwork is a great way to earn some cash. If you are good at a particular（特殊的）sport, you can also teach o4. in your neighborhood for a fee.

Summer Jobs: If you don't feel that jobs on regular schooldays are feasible（可行的）, then there are tons of summer jobs for students a5. camp counselors（顾问）or lifeguards. These jobs allow you to enjoy summer along with learning responsibility and, of course earning some money! And the best part of summer jobs is that they do not influence your schoolwork in any way.

Getting a part-time job at a young age will c6. teach you the “ways of the real world” and the value of money, which is m7. for high school students.

A young boy was hungry for success. For him, winning was everything.

One day, the boy was preparing himself for a running competition in his small village. He was to compete with two other young boys. A large crowd gathered there to watch, including a wise old man.

The race began. With his strength and power, the boy easily took the lead. The crowd cheered and waved. The little boy felt proud and important. However, the wise man remained still and caim.

“Another race, another race!” yelled the little boy. The wise old man stepped forward and presented the little boy with two new challengers: an old lady and a blind man.

The race started and the boy was the only one to cross the finish line. The little boy raised his arms happily. The crowd, however, was silent.

“Race again,” said the wise man. “This time, all three of you finish together.”

The little boy thought a little, stood in between the blind man and the old lady, and then took them by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked slowly to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd cheered and waved. The wise man smiled, too.

“Which one of us is the crowd cheering for?” asked the little boy.

“For this race, you have won much more than in any other race you've ever run before,” said the wise man. “For this race, the crowd cheered not for any winner!”

1.Winning was everything for the young boy, wasn't it?

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2.How did the young boy feel when he won the race with two young boys?

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3.Who were the two new challengers for the young boy?

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4.The wise man asked the young boy to race again with two new challengers, didn't he?

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5.How did the young man finish the third race?

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6.What does the underlined sentence mean?

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Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “I have grown up”.

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－The trousers are too long for me.

－Oh, we have ___________ ones here.

A.tidy B.easy C.short D.big

－What’s ___________ and eighteen?

－It’s thirty.

A.eleven B.twelve C.thirteen D.fourteen