—The middle-term examination is coming. I'm afraid I will fail.

—______! I’m sure you can make it.

A. Good luck B. Cheer up

C. Best wishes D. Doesn’t matter

Today we have chatting rooms, text messaging and emailing, but we seem ______ the art

of municating face to face.

A. losing B. to be losing

C. to be lost D. having lost

He is a strict and kind teacher, ______ my son loves and respects.

A. one B. the one who

C. which D. he who

—Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?

—Yes.________I'm going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

A．If ever B．If busy

C．If anything D．If possible

Once upon a time a teacher and his student down under a big tree near the big grass area．Then suddenly the student asked the teacher，“Teacher，I’m puzzled．How do we our soul mate(知己)?Could you please help me?”

Silent for a few seconds，the teacher then answered，“Well，it’s a pretty hard and easy question．” The teacher ，“Look that way．There is a lot of grass．Why don’t you walk there? But please don’t walk ．On your way，try to find a blade(叶片)of beautiful grass and it and then give it to me．But just one．”

The student said OK and then he walked straight ahead to the grassy field．A few minutes later，the student came back empty-handed．When the teacher asked the ,the student said，“On my journey，I found quite a few beautiful blades of grass，but I that I would find a better one，so I didn’t pick it．But I didn’t realize that I was at the of the field，and I hadn’t picked any because you told me not to go back，so I didn’t go back.” Hearing this, the teacher said，“That’s what will happen in real life．”

What is the of this story? In the story，grass is the people around you；the beautiful blade grass is the people that you and the grassy field is time．In looking for your soul mate，please don’t always and hope that there will be a better one．By doing that，you’ll your lifetime．Remember “Time Never Goes Back．”

1.A. lied B. lay C. seated D. stood

2.A. find B. treat C. remove D. discover

3.A. repeated B. waved C. continued D. regretted

4.A. straight B. backwards C. forwards D. directly

5.A. pick B. observe C. arrest D. carry

6.A. evidence B. reason C. shape D. purpose

7.A. admitted B. thought C. doubted D. remembered

8.A. bottom B. end C. center D. top

9.A. message B. result C. limit D. content

10.A. praise B. attract C. hate D. upset

11.A. forgive B. wait C. pare D. plain

12.A. run B. waste C. load D. save

1.In the terrible earthquake, many buildings were completely d________________.

2.As far as I am c__________, spending too much time on computers is unnecessary.

3.Unfortunately, burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases g__________ warming.

4.A truck went out of control and c_____ into a bus, causing 3 injuries.

5.If something is free of c_______, it doesn’t cost anything.

6.Our English teacher John always ______ (强调) the importance of vocabulary.

7.I intended to go to Jiefangbei, but the subway was going in the _________(相反的) direction.

8.While our country is rich in natural ________(资源), we should spare no effort to protect our environment.

9.Hearing Tom’s cry for help, many people helped to fight against the criminal _________(勇敢地)

10.As is known to all, she is one of the most __________(有影响的) figures in local politics..

Most artists have a favorite material they like to work with．For 28-year-old Kristen Alice, it happens to be garbage．The eco-friendly designer uses her incredible talent to transform garbage like empty drink bottles and candy wrappers into charming dresses that sell for thousands of dollars．

Kristen says the idea came to her after she saw how much vaster she and her three college roommates generated on a daily basis．The Fine Arts student began to dream about transforming the deserted bags and packages into beautiful garments．

Her first dress’ made from plastic bags and rolled magazines was strange, fun and even charming．However, she only made it to test her creativity．

The young designer did not consider starting a commercial venture（企业）until she spent a week working at Couture Fashion Week in New York City．There she observed the excitement generated by new and vintage（复古的）looks and decided to see if her unusual idea would result in as much enthusiasm．She began by creating a line of 12 garbage-inspired dresses．They were a huge success．

Today her company that has offices in Palm Beach, Florida and New York City, produces a wide variety of dresses ranging from cocktail dresses to ball gowns （礼服）．Kristen, of course, doesn't search garbage cans for her material anymore．Instead, she seeks it from companies that have produced more than they need and are planning to throw away the extras．

However, if you think the garbage-inspired dresses come cheap, think again．The price for ready-made creations retails（零售）from $500 to $1,500．Though that may appear expensive, the designer says she has no shortage of customers．In fact she now even has garbage-inspired clothing for men that includes jackets, ties, trousers and even board shorts! While most of the clothes are strong enough to resist multiple wears, whether they can be cleaned is a little unclear:

1.What made Kristen think of using trash as her favorite material?

A．Her poor living conditions at college．

B．The education from her parents not to waste anything useful．

C．Her roommates' advice of using garbage to replace ordinary material．

D．Her consciousness of environmental protection and trained eyes．

2.Kristen decided to start a commercial venture because ．

A．she just wanted to test her creativity．

B．she was inspired by the enthusiasm caused by new and vintage dresses．

C．she was driven by the huge profits brought by new fashion．

D．she found there were no unique-looking but affordable clothes in New York．

3.The last two paragraphs are mainly about _ .

A．the success of Kristen's career

B．the advantages and disadvantages of the garbage-inspired clothing

C．what clothing Kristen mainly designed

D．where Kristen got garbage for her clothing

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A．New Use of Garbage

B．A New Trend of Fashion

C．A Talented and Ambitious Fashion Designer

D．Transforming Trash into Wonderful Garments

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I have been driving for over 30,years, but I can remember what happened that day when I drove a car for the-first time．My mom had driven our big Plymouth to a and deserted back road and parked it．

The road was only one lane（车道）and had a wall built with river rocks along the side of it Mom knew there was little chance of meeting any on it that day．With a smile, she gave me the key and _ ． seats with me．And then she told me to start the car, to petit into drive and to 46 push on the gas pedal．In my , though, l miscalculated what " gentle "meant．After I pushed on the gas pedal, the car sped forward． I could turn the wheel, I heard the ;scraping c副擦声） of metal the stone wall．I stopped the car and looked over at my Mom．Her face was pale and her hand’s were _．Slowly, she opened her _ and started checking the car. Then she walked _ around the car to the driver's side door．I kept waiting for her to me but she just and said, “Well, that’s enough for today. We’ll try again tomorrow.”

As I looked and on that day. I am amazed at the amount of kindness, love and my Mom showed me. In the years that followed, I many times in many ways．Often I didn't feel worthy to be , but each time I could feel Mom's gentle voice, "We'll try again tomorrow," When we fall today, don't down．Rise up and be to try again tomorrow．

1.A．mostly B．almost C．rarely D．still

2.A．dirty B．strange C．narrow D．smooth

3.A．or B．for C．and D．but

4.A．neighbors B．animals C．policemen D．traffic

5.A．provided B．switched C．offered D．shared

6.A．cautiously B．correctly C．carefully D．gently

7.A．excitement B．hesitation C．disappointment D．depression

8.A．When B．Before C．Unless D．Until

9.A．to B．with C．against D．on

10.A．bleeding B．sweating C．waving D．trembling

11.A．eyes B．fists C．seat belt D．door

12.A．quietly B．casually C．deliberately D．sadly

13.A．encourage B．comfort C．shout at D．quarrel with

14.A．laughed B．sighed C．nodded D．glared

15.A．around． B．into C．back D．up

16.A．enthusiasm B．respect C．patience D．praise

17.A．messed up B．broke up C．held up D．gave up

18.A．mentioned B．blamed C．forgotten D．forgiven

19.A．stay B．put C．lie D．let

20.A．anxious B．ready C．eager D．willing

生活中，你自己或他人曾有过物品不慎丢失而又找回的经历，其间有烦恼、有惊喜、有感慨……请就此写一篇英语短文。

主要内容包括：

1）丢失的物品；

2）失而复得的经过；

3）你的感想。

注意：

1．词数100个左右；

2．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。