Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the words given in the box(用所给词的正确形式填空).

stay at home　fall off　to one's surprise　not…until…　find out

write down　help oneself　listen to　instead　enjoy oneself

(1) Would you please ________ all the new words on the blackboard on this piece of paper?

(2) ________ to the cakes, Lucy.

(3) I hope you can ________ this weekend.

(4) Because it was raining hard yesterday afternoon, we had to ________.

(5) I couldn't find my pen. But ________, it is on my desk now________ .

(6) Last Sunday, a worker ________ the ladder and hurt himself.

(7) Jack didn't go to school today. He went to see a film ________.

(8) I can ________ play football ________ I finish my homework.

(9) They ________ the speaker very carefully. But they couldn't hear anything.

(10) It's hard for me to do Exercise No 2. Can you help me ________ the answer?

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents 1 . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed 2 　him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped 3 , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were 4 　kind words he had ever heard. He watched her 5 　she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low

　 6 　he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised 7 　ears as if（似乎）it understood.

“Uh! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw　 8 　but a dirty boy. He washed his face 9 . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. 10 　a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.

(　 )1.A.dead　　　　　　　 B.dying　　　　　　　　 C.died　　　　　　　　　 D.die

(　 )2.A.at　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.to　　　　　　　　　　 C./　　　　　　　　　　　 D.of

(　 )3.A.picking it up　　　　　 B.picking up it　　　 C.to pick up it　　　 D.to pick it up

(　 )4.A.the first　　　　　　　　 B.first　　　　　　　　　 C.the last　　　　　　　 D.the first time

(　 )5.A.until　　　　　　　 B.before　　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　　　　 D.while

(　 )6.A.sound　　　　　　　　　 B.noise　　　　　　　　 C.noisy　　　　　　　　 D.voice

(　 )7.A.it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.it’s　　　　　　　　　　 C.one’s　　　　　　　　 D.its

(　 )8.A.something　　　　　　 B.nothing　　　　　　　 C.anything　　　　　　 D.somebody

(　 )9.A.carefully　　　　　　　 B.careful　　　　　　　 C.careless　　　　　　 D.carelessly

(　 )10.A.What　　　　　　　　　 B.How　　　　　　　　 C.It　　　　　　　　　　　 D.It seemed

阅读理解

　　Cars are very important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn't feel really poor when he has a car.

　　Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He perhaps didn't know how much the car was going to effect American culture. The car made the United States a country on wheels. And it helped to make the United States what it is now.

　　The car has become popular in the United States today. The country is a very large one and the Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

1．In America ________.

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A．most people aren't rich enough to buy cars

B．only rich people like to buy cars

C．even the poor, if they have cars, will not feel they are really poor

D．everybody has a car

2．Why does the writer say that America is a country on wheel?

[　　]

A．Because cars play so important a part in America.

B．Because American cars are used all over the world.

C．Because America makes a lot of cars every year.

D．Because Americans all like cars.

3．The Americans like to move in cars, because ________.

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A．in America there are no buses and trains

B．there are no planes in America

C．cars in America are very nice

D．America is very large

4．Cars are poplar in America because ________.

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A．people don't have a lot of money to ravel by train or by plane

B．traveling with one's own car is comfortable

C．people don't have enough time to wait for buses

D．cars are very cheap, everyone wants to have one

5．According to the writer, the Americans are ________.

[　　]

There is something about New Year’s Eve. In Scotland the last day of the year is the____1____ important holiday in a year, more important than____2____On New Year’s Eve friends and neighbours (邻居)go about from house to house____3____ to each other’s health and wishing good luck. On New Year’s Day____4____ shops and factories are closed and no_____5___ is done. Families meet____6____ for a big meal and a family party.

In England New Year’s Day is not a holiday and people go to work as_____7___ But on New Year’s Eve most people sit up till____8____ to see the New Year in or they____9____ to parties and dances. Most of the big London hotels_____10___ a New Year’s Eve dance.

1.(　)

A. more　　　　　　　　　　    B. most

C. much　　　　　　　　　　    D. Such

2.(　)

A. one’s holiday　　　　　　　　　　    B. Sunday

C. the Spring Festival　　　　　　　　　　    D. Christmas

3.(　)

A. shouting　　　　　　　　　　    B. singing

C. drinking　　　　　　　　　　    D. speaking

4.(　)

A. any　　　　　　　　　　    B. no

C. all　　　　　　　　　　    D. every

5.(　)

A. study　　　　　　　　　　    B. exam

C. work　　　　　　　　　　    D. reading

6.(　)

A. gathering. (集会)　　　　　　　　　　    B. together

C. get-together　　　　　　　　　　    D. with

7.(　)

A. always　　　　　　　　　　    B. unusual

C. sometimes　　　　　　　　　　    D. usual

8.(　)

A. midnight　　　　　　　　　　    B. afternoon

C. noon　　　　　　　　　　    D. morning

9.(　)

A. run　　　　　　　　　　    B. jump

C. go　　　　　　　　　　    D. rush

10.(　)

A. take　　　　　　　　　　    B. bring

C. have　　　　　　　　　　    D. receive