Are you a good decision maker? Do you sit on the fence? 【1】 If you’d like to be more content and confident with your decision making, then these four tips are just the things you need.

Do your “homework”.

Make choices based on what is the most important to you. 【2】 You may even want to speak to someone else who has been through this before. Then when you are ready, just decide.

You are in charge.

【3】 By blaming others you give your power away. Just believe you have made the right choice and take responsibility for the result. This will be a real encouragement to your self-confidence.

【4】

It’s great to stick with your decisions. There are times however when you need to change your mind. Don’t worry about making a wrong choice. The good thing about being wrong is that you will know where to correct yourself and when to take action.

You’re going to make it.

Sometimes it is going to be hard to be persistent. You know you are doing the right thing and it’s just taking so much time, effort, money and energy. After making bold choices, remember you have a reason why. 【5】 Say to yourself out loud “No matter how hard it is, I’m going to make it.”

Decision making takes courage and there are many things you can do to decide more confidently. So don’t delay, you can start right now by deciding to make this new habit.

A. The more confident, the better decision.

B. This will mean you have to do a research and look at all the available options.

C. Whatever result you get, you can’t blame others.

D. Confident decision making is of great significance.

E. Or are you constantly changing your mind?

F. It’s OK to change your mind.

G. Remember you are taking yourself to the next level.

【题目】— Forgotten something? I can keep an eye on your kids if you want to go and get it.
—______Thank you all the same.
A.It's very kind of you.
B.Oh. How careless of me!
C.I might as well go and got it.
D.Well, I can do without it.

A few months ago, I was walking to the local post office to mail a letter. As I entered the room, I saw not one, not two, but four pennies shining in the sunlight. I smiled and picked them up. I kept them in my hands as I walked in the post office. “Four is Ok,” an office said to a lady. The lady began searching her purse. Her face went red. I understood what had happened. I laughed to myself at this surprising moment. I placed my pennies on the desk before her. The smile I got in return was worth a thousand dollars.

The coins weren’t so valuable to me, but they did matter to her. I just performed a little kindness. I was happy.

【1】What might the author probably buy when he saved enough pennies?

A. A set of storybooks B. A pack of chips

C. A box of chocolates D. A bag of sugar

【2】When grown up, the author .

A. saw some careless women lost coins

B. thought rich people threw coins on purpose

C. still believed the story about coins

D. found old people forget coins on the ground

【3】What can we learn from this passage?

A. Doing small acts of kindness is good

B. Every coin should be used to buy important things

C. We should look for coins when we are walking

D. Pay more attention to what you hear from now on

【题目】为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Jamie，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。
内容要点如下：
1）表示理解并给予安慰；
2）提出建议并说明理由。
注意：
1）词数120左右；
2）信中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
3）信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：temper n. 脾气，情绪
Hi Worried，
I’m sorry to know that you’re having such a bad time at the moment.

Yours,
Jamie

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Yesterday we had our PE lesson. The teacher had taught us how to practice high jump. The bell rang and we went to the playground in line. The teacher told me the way of jumping and then gave us example. Followed the teacher one after another, my classmate did very well. Soon it was my turn and I felt little nervously. I failed at my first attempt, but I was not a bit discouraging. I kept on thinking about the teacher’s words and practising. I managed to jump over the pole at the end. From this class I have realized one can succeed whether he was perseverance(毅力), just as an old saying go, “Where there is a will, there is a way.”

【题目】阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Many people believe that classical music is not relevant music is not relevant to young people today . However, this issue (问题) frequently causes heated debate.
Some people say that classical music is associated only with old people .For example, if you look at the audience at a classical concert , the majority is over the age of fifty.
Others say it is more popular than we first imagine . Many young people listen to classical music without realising .It is often used in films and advertisements. For example.a famous piece of classical music was used as the theme music for the 1990 World Cup . Not many people could have given its name , but millions enjoyed it .
Also,some people point out that young people produce new music based on classical ideas: for example, it is said that rap(说唱)music was invented by a classical musician in 1912, but it is now used by young people in pop music.
However, young people point to the fact that classical music has been outstripped(超越) by technology. To play a classical instrument, such as a violin, you need to study hard and practise for hours. Nowadays, you don't need to get aching arms from practising. A teenager can write and make music using a computer program in the comfort of their own bedroom.
A final point to in mind is that the term "classical music" is used to refer to a great variety of music, from jazz to pieces for large orchestras(管弦乐队).This makes it even more difficult to say whether classical music is relevant to young people.
So, it may be only a minority of young people who play classical instruments , but when it comes to enjoying classical music, it depends on the piece of music. It may be more relevant to young people in the modern world than they realise!

I jump out of bed each morning, eager to start an active day. But I can hear my neighbor’s alarm clock ringing non-stop every morning and I doubt he gets to work on time.

A lot of noise comes from his flat in the evening. He’s happy to stay up watching TV till after midnight, while I go to bed early and try to sleep.

Well, it might not be his fault after all. I’m called“a lark (百灵鸟)”and my neighbor“an owl (猫头鹰)”

We all have inside “clocks”in the brain to control all kinds of bodily functions and it is reset every day by light. These inside clocks run to a different schedule in “larks” and “owls”. If you have a fast clock, you like to do things early, and if you have a slow clock, you like to do things late.

Because we live in a 24/7 world, scientists believe it’s important to understand a person’s “chronotype?—the time of the day when they function the best. It could help us lead a healthier life.

A US professor has studied sleeping patterns and thinks work times should be changed and made more individual to fit in with our chronotypes.

And he has advice for those who can’t choose their working hours:“If that’s not possible, we should be more careful about light exposure,” says the professor. “You should try to go to work not in a covered vehicle but on a bike. The minute the sun sets we should use things that have no blue light, like computer. . . screens and other electronic devices.”

【1】How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By presenting and solving problems.

B. By explaining the cause-effect relationship.

C. By giving examples and drawing a conclusion.

D. By analyzing differences and providing advice.

【2】What does the underlined phrase “burning the midnight oil” in Paragraph1probably mean?

A. drilling for oil in the midnight

B. using too much oil in the midnight

C. staying up late

D. getting up late

【3】We can learn from the passage that the author’s neighbour

A. almost always gets to work on time

B. has to work deep into the night every day

C. is passive during the day but energetic at night

D. is easily woken up by his alarm clock in the morning

【4】Things with blue light are not recommended after sunset because blue light .

A. may cause sleep problems

B. will make you nervous

C. will reduce your work efficiency

D. may make you sleepy

【题目】你给英国朋友Chris写一封信，内容包括：1.你们原计划7月份一同去云南旅游；2.由于脚部受伤，你无法按原计划前往；3.表达你的歉意并建议将旅行推迟到8月份。
注意：1.词数不少于50. 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris,

Yours,
Joe

I asked Dad to come and live on our small farm, ______the fresh air would do him good. A week later, I ______the invitation. He criticized everything here. Frustrated, I decided something had to be done.

One day I read an article saying several depressed patients’ attitudes had ______dramatically (显著地)when given dogs. That afternoon I drove to the animal shelter, where a pointer’s eyes caught my attention. They watched me ______

A staff member said: “He’s been here for two weeks with nothing heard. His time is ______tomorrow.”

I turned to the man in horror. “You mean to ______him?”

“Madam, he said coldly. “We don’t have ______for every unclaimed dog. The pointer’s calm brown eyes ______my decision. “I’ll take him, ”I said.

On arriving home, I took the dog to Dad’s room. “Look what I got you! ”I said ______.

Dad frowned and murmured. “I don’t want it”. Then, suddenly, the pointer ______from my grasp. He sat down in front of Dad.

Dad’s anger ______, and soon he was hugging the animal.

It was the beginning of a ______Dad named the pointer Cheyenne. Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams.

Dad’s ______faded, and he and Cheyenne befriended each other. Then, one night two years later, Cheyenne rushed into my bedroom as if telling something. Running into Dad’s room, I found he had ______.

Two days later, my grief ______when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed. While burying him near their favorite stream, I silently ______the dog for restoring Dad’s peace of mind.

【1】A. helpless B. dangerous C. lucky D. unusual

【2】A. about B. for C. inside D. around

【3】A. orders B. descriptions C. designs D. ideas

【4】A. pitiful B. upset C. concerned D. sympathetic

【5】A. imagining B. guessing C. hoping D. supposing

【6】A. forgot B. regretted C. admitted D. opposed

【7】A. improved B. differed C. grew D. transformed

【8】A. anxiously B. seriously C. restlessly D. calmly

【9】A. up B. over C. off D. out

【10】A. release B. adopt C. kill D. reject

【11】A. time B. room C. worry D. patience

【12】A. refused B. doubted C. expected D. challenged

【13】A. patiently B. suddenly C. carefully D. excitedly

【14】A. pulled free B. set back C. kept off D. slipped away

【15】A. stayed B. melted C. continued D. strengthened.

【16】A. long patience B. painful adoption C. lonely separation D. warm friendship

【17】A. bitterness B. sympathy C. regret D. worry

【18】A. left home B. gone out C. turned up D. passed away

【19】A. weakened B. deepened C. stopped D. closed

【20】A. praised B. apologized C. begged D. thanked

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, his company has been valued at more than $22 1billion of which Ma owned 6%, is put in the top position among China’s wealthiest. But he stays outside the list of the world’s 10 rich people.

Fought against a hard life, young Ma still managed to learn English well ‘enough to gain a degree and became a teacher, Afterwards he started a translation agency in which took him to the US, where he introduced to the Internet. His fate was bound to change before he was accidentally appointed to take an American visitor Jerry Yang, a co-founder of Yahoo, in a tour of the Great Wall. The meeting obvious proved to be a turning point for all of them, promoting the birth of Alibaba and the later cooperation with Jerry Yang.