When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, to send greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really        memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting.

My small hands could       get the mail without using a key! I could never        to see how much I was getting. Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my       . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I         going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my       with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we        up to enjoy a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going        the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a small      caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China        sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe        we were at the highest point of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write         a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard. Three weeks later, I arrived home and       my mailbox. Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office. I had       the post office all these years. Today I       send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1.A. bad                B. poor               C. good             D. short

2.A. easily                B. simply        C. hardly                D. specially

3.A. weigh           B. wait              C. get                    D. plan

4.A. friend            B. aunt            C. mother            D. owner

5.A. enjoyed         B. stopped          C. hated                D. considered

6.A. wedding        B. return          C. success                D. birthday

7.A. broke           B. woke                     C. grew                D. stood

8.A. around          B. over             C. up                           D. down

9.A. bank            B. hospital             C. shop               D. river

10.A.Traffic     B.Life            C.Police         D. Post

11.A.because    B.though          C.while         D. when

12.A.him       B.me             C.her           D. them

13.A.bought     B.repaired         C.painted       D. opened

14.A.missed     B.influenced       C.studied       D. visited

15.A.just       B.seldom          C.still          D. never

用所给单词的正确形式填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Look at your __________(foot). They are very dirty(脏的).

2.Tom’s English is not good. I think he should __________(read) English every day.

3.There are many ___________(different) between you and me.

4.He is________________(babysit) his sister this evening.

5.Jack ___________(exercise) every day. So he looks very strong.

6.He _________(send) me the postcard two days ago.

7.It is important __________(get) up early in the morning to do sports.

8.I am not _____________(feel) well at this moment.

9.Let’s take _________(walk) after dinner.

10.I always brush my_______(tooth) after meal.

Once a Frenchman    36___ in England. He didn’t know English very well. One day he went to the post office with a postcard. He bought a    37  . Then he gave the stamp and the postcard to the girl    38  the desk. “Oh, no,” the girl said, “ you must stick（贴）the stamp on yourself.” He was very    39  . He couldn’t believe his ears. “Why must I stick the stamp on    40  ?” he asked. “Oh,” said the girl, “I mean that you must stick the stamp on the postcard. And you must do it yourself.”

【小题1】Sally Smith sent the postcard from ___________.

你给英国的笔友写了一封信，信中介绍了你的家乡，并邀请他来玩。
它不大，但是一个美丽的城市。
没有太多的空气污染。从我家乘公交到市中心只要15分钟。
有三个美丽的公园。我最喜欢的是中山公园。
在公园里可以看到青山，绿树和湖水还有一座古老的寺庙(temple)。
它是个居住的好地方。希望你能来。我将带你游览。
Dear Jim,
Thank you for sending me the postcard. I’m glad to tell you about my hometown.
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Yours,
Li lei