Everything changed ________ quickly that I hardly had time to prepare.

A. suchB. soC. veryD. quite

– Aren’t you tired, Jane?

– ________ I like going shopping.

A. Not at all. B. I’m so sorry.

C. You’re welcome.D. Yes, of course.

5. – Sorry, Tommy. I’ve lost your pen.

– ________ I’ve got another one.

A. You’re welcome. B. I hope so.

C. That’s all right.D. Of course not.

Do you find that when you are busy with your study on the Internet, the speed of your computer slows down 1. sometimes? It is probably because your computer gets infected by virus (病毒), which can make it more difficult for you to use the computer. How to keep viruses 2. your computer is a problem now. But in fact, nothing can ensure (保证) the security of your computer one hundred percent. There are, somehow some things you can do to 3. your computer’s security system and decrease (降低) the possibility of an infection.

You can 4. your system up to date with the current anti-virus software (反病毒软件), and use the following methods

Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may 1. time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.

The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you over, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, that means you can turn up 2. bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.

Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can 3. bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice 4. to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共8分)

1. Would you like to meet ________ new headmaster, Mr. Black? (we)

2. Many ________ go to the beautiful island for pleasure every day. (tour)

3. Fruit is often ________ for free after a meal in this restaurant. (service)

4. We’ve made a ________ to go to Hollywood at Christmas. (decide)

5. Nancy can’t go swimming with us because she is ________ ill. (serious)

6.. It’s ________ that the performance given by children attracts many adults. (amazeD.

7. There have been about ten accidents in this busy and ________ street. (noise)

8.The kids should be taught how to use their pocket money ________. (proper)

1. Please throw away your empty bottles. (改为否定句)

________ ________ away your empty bottles, please.

2.Let’s go to the forest park and have a barbecue. (改为反意疑问句)

Let’s go to the forest park and have a barbecue, ________ ________?

3. The team members will come back from Beijing in three days. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________will the team members come back from Beijing?

4. Mr. Green came into the room. He held a cup of tea in his hand. (合并为一句)

Mr. Green ________ the room ________ a cup of tea in his hand.

5.Dolphins are so clever that they can follow the instructions. (保持原句意思)

Dolphins are ________ ________ to follow the instructions.

6. Our teachers always tell us to keep the environment clean. (改为被动语态）

We ________ always ________ to keep the environment clean by our teachers.

7.old, the, to, cleaning, had, all, woman, the, do, herself. (连词成句)

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Jim was a 15-year-old boy living with his little sister, Joy. Their parents had passed away long ago. Jim took care of Joy by himself.

One day, Jim woke up at 3 in the morning as usual. When Joy was sleeping alone, Jim left their little house to deliver newspapers. As he did so, he found something unusual. One man was sitting in front of Jim’s house. Jim was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy morning and he looked very old.

The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Jim went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子). However, there were no extra blankets, so Jim thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Jim wrote a short note. “Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Jim thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.

That afternoon, Jim hurried home after school because Joy was at home alone. However, Joy and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Joy shouted to Jim, “Brother！He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said, “Jim, I have been looking for you all around the country for eight years. I’m not rich. But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know what a good person my grandson is. This coat was the very one that I gave my own son, a long time ago.”

1.Jim looked after his little sister by himself because ________.

A. they were too poor B. their grandfather left them

C. he was old enough D. their parents had died

2. Jim got up early in the morning to ________.

A. take care of his sisterB. deliver newspapers

C. sit in front of the house D. find something unusual

3. What did Jim do when he saw an old man was sitting in front of his house?

A. He took a blanket and gave it to him.

B. He took his father’s coat to cover him.

C. He stopped and talked to him.

D. He wrote a letter to the police.

4. When Jim came back home that afternoon, Joy told him that ________.

A. the old man was their grandpa

B. the old man and the coat were gone

C. their grandpa was looking for them

D. she couldn’t find their father’s coat

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the old man?

A. He was happy to find his grandchildren.

B. He thought Jim was a good boy.

C. He was poor and could not take care of them.

D. The coat helped the old man find his grandchildren.

6. The best title of the passage is “________”.

A. Jim and JoyB. A newspaper boy

C. An icy morningD. Father’s coat

Imagine the following scene: on the grasslands, an elephant stands under an umbrella-like tree. shadow(影子) grows long and thin. In the distance, you can also see a few zebras running here and there. Such a scene is commonplace in the magical continent of Africa.

Africa is the second largest continent in the world. To its southeast the Indian Ocean, and toward the west is the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the continent with the world’s second largest population (more than 1 billion) behind Asia.

The continent is to the world’s tallest animal, giraffes. People can also find crocodiles (鳄鱼) and hippos (河马) in grassland and rainforests.

Africa is great to visit. In east Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro stands 5,895 meters into the sky. It is the highest point in the continent. it lies in the tropics (热带), it is covered with ice and snow year-round.

The continent its hundreds of ethnic (种族) groups. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. They are all in west Africa.

Although many places in Africa are poor, this is not the whole picture. South Africa is the country in Africa. Some parts of the country are wealthy. Modern and well-developed roads are common everywhere. You can also spend a day in a large shopping mall or taste delicious seafood in a restaurant.

1.A. It’s B. ItsC. TheirD. His

2.A. liesB. facesC. standsD. has

3.A. spaceB. areaC. homeD. nest

4. A. SinceB. ThoughC. WhileD. Because

5. A. is proud ofB. is interested in C. is made ofD. is famous for

6. A. oldestB. biggestC. richestD. poorest

Mr. Brown was in school for only one year when he was young and later on he was made to help his father to work in the fields. There wasn’t e 1. rain for several years and though there was a river nearby, the water was polluted. The farmers dared not w 2. their corn with the polluted water. So they had several poor harvests. They had l 3. food and sometimes they were hungry. One year his parents died of hunger and there was no one to care for him. He had to go to find work in the town and he learned to drive a truck in a factory.

Coming from a village made him strong and ready to help others. He met a girl who loved him, so they got married. His wife works in a shop and his children study in a school. He tries his best to s 4. everything even if a pound, and hardly eats in a restaurant. He’s good at c 5. and always takes some food he has made at home with him when he goes to work in the morning.

It was Sam’s eighth birthday yesterday. The boy hoped to have dinner in a restaurant. At first, Mr. Brown wouldn’t agree. Then he thought his son had never had anything in restaurants before, so he decided to give in. The boy was very happy and the Browns went to a restaurant for the

f 6. time. When they finished their dinner, Mr. Brown said to the waiter, “My son has some meat l 7. on his plate. Could you give me a bag so that I can take it home for the dog?” “Oh, Dad!” the boy called out. “We haven’t got a dog at all!”