In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,   36   that the building was   37  .

After the unforeseeable shock, he   38   the promise he had made to his son: “No matter   39  , I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to   40   his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins , it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his   41  to his son. He rushed there and started   42   through the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived,   43  : “It’s too late! They’re all dead!

  44  , face the reality, there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with   45  : “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know   46  : “Is my boy   47   or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in   48  hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s   49  . He creamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you’d   50  me and   51  you saved me, they’d he saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”

“What’s going on in there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us   52     53   33, Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here.  When the building collapsed, it made   54  , and it saved us.”

“Come, out, boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first,   55   I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

A．only discovering                      B．only to discover      

            C．only realizing                        D．only to realize

A．as flat as a pancake                   B．as high as a mountain

            C．as strong as an ox                      D．as weak as a kitten

A．memorized    B．forgot               C．kept            D．remembered

A．what          B．what happen         C．which           D．who

A．fill            B．fill in               C．come           D．burst

A．picture        B．promise             C．present         D．encourage

A．digging        B．digging through       C．digging out      D．digging into

A．to say         B．said                C．and saying      D．saying

A．Come out      B．Come again          C．Come on       D．Come off

A．one word      B．one sound         C．one row        D．one line

A．for himself    B．of himself           C．by himself      D．to himself

A．live               B．living               C．alive            D．lively

A．38            B．the 38               C．38 th         D．the 38 th

A．sound         B．voice               C．noise           D．tone

A．will save       B．would save           C．save            D．would have saved

A．when          B．because             C．even if          D．thought

A．remained       B．missing             C．left            D．gone

A．for            B．behind              C．out of           D．over

A．a promise      B．space             C．room          D．a triangle

A．because        B．though              C．when           D．even though

Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 = to, 3 = free, 4 = for, 8 = ate, so h8 = hate, etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)

What do you think these text messages mean?

Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.

Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.

I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.

Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why didt u call me? I’m so sad.   (

Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where you could use them?

) laughing     ( sad     ＜ really sad

Ⅴ shouting    |·| asleep    ：0 shocked

8·| surprised    \·o bored

Why are text messages popular?

A. Because they are expensive.             B. Because they are cheap.

C. Because they are hard to write.          D. Because they are not important.

The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in             ways.

A. one          B. two          C. three          D. four

What does this text message “Do U wnt 2 cm?” mean? It means “                    ?”.

A. Do you want to come                      B. Do you wear two caps

C. Do you want two cakes                    D. Do you go home early

Why do people use emoticons?

A. Because they can show how users feel.  B. Because the symbols are beautiful.

C. Because text messages are short.         D. Because the users can’t make the words shorter.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

The Internet has become part of young people’s life.   report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet. Most of them get (use) information on the Internet   use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students don’t use it in a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites  shouldn’t look at. So bad things may happen  students spend too much time on the Internet.

is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, uses many examples to teach students some good ways(use) the Internet. It gives valuable advice.   

Some students also make   on the Internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face   (meet) with your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a proper place.

假如你是校报（School Paper）负责人，急需在校内聘一位同学担任英文版的编辑。现以An English Editor Wanted 为题目用英文写一篇招聘启事，内容要求如下：

    1．工作主要包括两部分：一是从英文报纸杂志及互联网上选择适合学生的文章；二是选择和编辑 ( edit ) 同学们的来稿。

    2．应聘要求：（1）乐意贡献出业余时间为同学们服务； (2 )英文、美术皆好，能熟练使用电脑。

    3．感兴趣的同学请在10日内与学生会（Students’ Union）联系。

    词数：100左右

An English Editor Wanted

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                                                       Yours,   Li Ming       

The name of our country is PRC, which _____ the People’s Republic of China.

   A. stands by            B. stands for                 C. stands up                  D. stand out

Did John ____ the general cleaning yesterday afternoon?

A. join                  B. attend       C. take                  D. take part in

-- Do you often get online?

       -- Yes, I ______ a lot time on it. It’s a good way to kill time. 

用括号里的词的适当形式完成句子。

Mr Green has four ___________. (child)

I want to buy five ___________ for supper. (tomato)

Billy has a box of ___________. He is going to share them with Sandy and Tom. (chocolate).

Don’t throw these___________ on the floor. (knifer)

We have eight ___________ every weekday. (class)

判断下列每组单词的画线部分各有几种读音。

A:一种       B：两种     C：三种      D：四种

where         there          wear             pear

love            old            cold               hello

sweater       bread         tea            teacher

we            watch         between        write

October     her          teacher        mother

The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to _____its reality.

A. make up         B. figure out         C. look through    D. put off