71. Summer is the h_______ season of the year in Yancheng.

Students in the United States are still enjoying their holidays. Christmas is over, but school __56____ not begin again for another _57_____ Before they return, these is still another important holiday-the first __58____ of the New Year. It is the last night of the old year, however, that people celebrate the most.

Almost everyone is __59____ to a party. It is nice to be with __60______ when you say goodbye to the old year. The people at the parties __61____ dancing and singing. Most of them look _62_____. They are wearing paper hats _63______ making noise. It is _64_____close to midnight now and everyone is stopping to watch the clock. At exactly midnight everyone cheers. A new year is beginning. Everyone is hoping __65_____ a very good new Year.

For many young _66_____ , like my English__67____son and daughter, this is a time of the year to think about the future. They make a list _68_____ things that they hope to do. They promise to stop smoking, to lose weight, to save__69_____ money or to do something else that is good. They call these promises resolutions (决心做的事). Some people remember their resolutions all year long, _70_____ many others forget them.

I set up a classroom library of books that I bought with my own money. The library looks beautiful, like a 　26　 . And my students 　27 　　it very much.

I read the children a story. It is about a girl who is 28 　poor that she wears the 　29　 dress to school every day. But she says she has a hundred dresses 　30　 . The other girls laugh at her until she goes away. 　31 　, her classmates discover she really has a hundred dresses -- a hundred beautiful drawings of dresses. Oh, God, every child 　32 　when I close the book.

　33　 　a moment everything is quiet. Then a boy 　34　 　in my ear, “ I have to tell the class something.” He shows me that he has half a finger missing.

I turn him towards the class and put my 　35　 　on his shoulders( 肩膀). He is a bit nervous. “ I…I only have nine and a half fingers.” He 　36 　　his hands. “Please don’t laugh at me about it.”　 The students become noisy. Then one boy calls out , “　 37　 who makes 　38　 　of you , I’ll kick them.”

“Me, too,” says 　39 .

When the boy sees the class become united (团结的), he is very 　40 　and smiles at me.

26A. fruit shop B. bookshop C. flower shop D. toy shop　

27A. hate B. complain C. like D. decorate

28 A. very　　 B. too　　　 C. so　　　　 D. such　　

29 A. expensive B. same C. different D. modern

30 A. at school B. at home 　C. in the shop 　D. in the factory　

31 A. Later B. Before C. Ago D. Late

32 A. runs　 B. shouts　 C. plays　 D. cries　　　　　　　

33 A. For　 B. Since　 C. On　 D. With

34 A. speaks　 B. talks　 C. tells　 D. says　　　　　　　

35 A. head　 B. hands　 C. heart　 D. face

36A. puts down B. puts on C. puts away D. puts up　

37 A. Anybody B. No one C. Nobody D. None

38 A. faces B. friends　 C. fun　 D. money　　　

39 A. the other　 B. others　 C. another　 D. other

40 A. sad　 B. worried　 C. sorry　 D. happy

25. -What do you prefer, swimming or scuba diving?　 -　　 . I like surfing.

A. Both　　　　　　　　 B. Either　　　　　　　　　　 C. Neither　　　　　 D. None The doctor told

24. -My sports shoes are nicer than yours.　 -But yours are not　　 mine, I’m sure.

A. comfortable　 B. more comfortable　 C. as comfortable as　 D. the most comfortable

23. -Your fish and chips are really delicious, Mrs Read. -　　　 .

A. I’m glad you like them　 B. No, not really　 C. Don’t say so　 D. You’re welcome

22. -What’s the use of that machine? -It　　 receiving and sending messages.

A. uses for　　　　　 B. is used for　　　　 C. used for　　　　 D. used to