Simon has made a decision to work hard for the entrance examination. The underlined part means __________.

A.tried his best B.held his breath C.lost his temper D.made up his mind

When will the plane __________ Beijing?

A.get B.arrive in C.reach at D.arrive

Water pollution is one of __________ in our country.

A.serious problem B.the more serious problems

C.most serious problems D.the most serious problems

They never have lunch at school at weekends, __________?

A.do they B.don’t they C.have they D.haven’t they

The Grade Nine students took exams __________ Christmas Day this year.

A.on B.at C.to D.in

Translate these Chinese phrases into English (短语——中译英)

1.被认为、誉为 ____________

2.水上餐厅 ____________

3.夜景 ____________

4.在崇明岛上 ____________

5.城市西南方大约30千米处 ____________

6.一个离得很远的小镇 ____________

7.一部你想看的电影 ____________

8.弹钢琴 ____________

Rewrite the sentences as required(按要求改写句子)

1.I bought this car for 100000 yuan. (保持原句意思)

This car _______ 100000 yuan.

2.Shall we go out to play football now? (保持原句意思)

_______ go out to play football now?

3.I am interested in all kinds of sports. (保持原句意思)

I am _____ _____ all kinds of sports.

4.I was surprised to find the girl was blind. (保持原句意思)

_______ my ________, I found the girl was blind.

5.Could you tell me which way is to the People’s Square? (保持原句意思)

Could you tell me _____ _____ get to the People’s Square?

6.Susan suggested that we should have a barbecue this weekend. (保持原句意思)

Susan _____ _____ a barbecue this weekend.

7.cinema, You, the, go, not, tonight, had, to, better (连词成句)

______________________________________

Stress(压力) is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.

The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on …

How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answer to the following questions?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?

Doing relaxing exercise, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving(减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways — people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should __________ more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案)

1.Who has got stress in his everyday life?

A.Men. B.Women. C.Young people. D.All the above.

2.If you have over __________ problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.

A.two B.three C.five D.eight

3.Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?

A.Taking exams. B.Changing jobs.

C.Taking sleeping pills. D.Making money.

4.According to the passage, which of the followings is true?

A.Women and young people never have stress.

B.Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.

C.People who answer “No” to all of the questions have great stress.

D.People who answer “Yes” to more than two of the questions have no stress.

5.What’s the easiest way to relax your body?

A.Talking with friends. B.Listening to light music.

C.Doing relaxing exercises. D.Laughing, smiling and crying.

6.“__________” in the passage should be the word __________.

A.smile B.laugh C.cry D.smoke

7.The main idea of the passage is __________.

A.about stress and how to relieve your stress

B.that there are many reasons for having stress

C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress

D.that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live a better life

Halloween, on October 31 every year, is the night my friends and I enjoy getting free candy. On this _______ we dress up in costumes and go “trick or treating”(不请客就捣蛋) around our neighborhood. This year I had my best Halloween costume.

The night was dark and cold. We promised to meet at Val’s house in our costumes. I looked through my wardrobe _______ found no costume that was warm enough. Then I had a brilliant idea. Who said I had to _______ a girl on Halloween?

I checked my brother’s wardrobe and found normal clothes that he would wear every day. I put one outfit(整套衣服) on and found that it fit me perfectly. I looked at _______ in the mirror and saw long hair. So I stuffed my hair under one of his hats. It was amazing how boyish I looked. I showed my mum and she was _______ as well. We then drove to Vial’s house to show everyone my costume.

“You just look _______ a boy! We should call you Frankie!” my friends shouted. I laughed and so did they. Throughout the “trick or treat” night people asked what costume I wanted to wear for the next Halloween. I just laughed. This was my _______ Halloween night. I think I will dress as a boy again next year.

Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage (选择最佳答案完成短文)

1.A.morning B.afternoon C.night D.season

2.A.that B.but C.or D.so

3.A.dress up B.wear C.put on D.dress as

4.A.me B.myself C.mine D.it

5.A.amaze B.amazing C.amazed D.amazingly

6.A.like B.as C.after D.for

7.A.worst B.best C.enjoyable D.terrible

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（首字母填空）

Thirty years ago, I walked into a bakery and asked for some loaves of bread to sell. At that time, I was 12 years old. A young lady s1. me that day. She gave me five loaves and wished me good luck.

I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It took me all day, but I sold them all. At the end of the day, I had some m2.. I was the happiest boy in the world as I walked home that evening.

The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit(定金) on a new bicycle. And then I started my next job as a newspaper delivery(投递) boy. Soon I could pay the r3. of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. I was so proud of m4..

Today I s5. work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods all over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I d6. ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large nice car.

I don’t know who that young lady was. But b7. she gave me the start, I have become a successful man. I’d like to show my thanks to her.