阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。  
A poor young man went to Paris, expecting that his father’s friend could help him find a business for living.
“Are you 【小题1】g_________ at maths?” his father’s friend asked him.
The young man 【小题2】s________ his head.
“How is your history?” “How 【小题3】a________ your law?”
The young man lowered(低下) his head sadly.
His father’s friend asked again and again, but the young man could【小题4】o_________shake his head. He himself couldn’t find out any advantages.
“Then write down【小题5】y_______ address first.”
The young man wrote his address and turned to leave, 【小题6】b_______ he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is written very beautifully, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a 【小题7】j_______ for living.”
Many【小题8】y_______later, the young man wrote the classical works that was well-known in the world. He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), a【小题9】 f________French writer of the 18th century.
There are many ordinary persons in the world who all have many small advantages, but they can’t find 【小题10】t__________. In fact, there is a gold mine(矿)in every ordinary life. If you’re willing to dig, you will dig out treasures that surprise yourself.

单词拼写 (10分)

1.I felt b_____ when I watched the boring show.

2.---Hi ,Lucy. Did you enjoy y______ last weekend?

   ---Yes. I had much fun playing with my friends.

3.It’s a good habit to write a travel d______ after you go somewhere interesting.

4.I w______ how I can improve my English. Could you please give me some advice（建议）？

5.Please give me a big bowl of noodles. I am really h______.

6.He was so tired that he could h______ walk .

7.----You didn’t answer my QQ last night.

   ----Sorry. I wasn’t o______. My computer doesn’t work these days.

8.Jane is afraid to see the d______ for teeth cleaning.

9.Everything s_____ interesting for me when I first came to New York .

10.What would you like to drink, milk or c______?

2014年马上就要到了，网上就“是否该恢复7天长假”的问题讨论得如火如荼，你（Jason）和你的网友 Peter 也展开了讨论。请你根据正文和反方观点，并结合自己的看法，给 Peter 写一封E-mail，开头和结尾部分已给出（字数80左右，不包括已给开头和结尾）

Dear Peter,

   How is everything going? 2014 is coming. It seems that every one is talking about whether we should have the 7-day holiday these days. Some people think that                                   

    What’s your idea? Could you write to tell me about it?

Yours,

                                                                                Jason

My dad used to say he knew I would be a singer. When I was a baby, I was always singing loudly. Dad was a big sports fan, but he was happy I loved music.

After dinner, Dad would often ask me to sing. He always said I sang I Will Always Love You much better than Whitney Houston!

At every school concert he cheered me on. The look of pride on his face made me happy.

My life was full of concerts, singing lessons and laughter. Though my mum and brothers helped me, they did not share our love for music.

Our lives changed when Dad was told that he had cancer. We always hoped that something would happen and he would get better, but the doctors told us that they could not save him.

About a week before my dad died, he fell into a coma (昏迷). The nurses said even though Dad did not reply, he could still hear me.

The nurses said I should sing him a song. I sang one of our favorites. As I sang, my dad gave a big smile, and clapped (鼓掌).

I will always remember that smile. I was so pleased to know that Dad had heard me sing one more song.

My dad died on May 14, 2000. It was hard to believe: he was so full of life. I don’t know how to say how much I miss him.

Now I have all the memories of him and his beautiful smile deep inside my heart. I will always know that he is listening from his front row seat in heaven.

He used to say: “Sing from your heart.”

My dad has been and will always be my hero.

1.According to the story, Whitney Houston is probably ______.

A. a famous singer?????????????????? B. a famous actress

C. the writer’s friend???????????????? D. a sports star

2.Who did the writer think make her confident?

A. Whitney Houston.???????????????? B. Her father.

C. Her mother.????????????????????? D. Her brothers.

3.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Their lives didn’t change though her father had cancer.

B. when the writer’s father fell into a coma, he couldn’t hear her song.

C. The writer’s mum and brothers never helped or shared love for music.

D. The writer misses her father very much.

4.What does the underline word “heaven” mean in paragraph10?

A. 剧院???????????? B. 影院???????????? C. 天堂?????????????????? D. 舞台

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. My hero.?????????? B. M y favorite song.?????? C. My dream.????????? D. My family.

Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?
Text messaging or “texting” is becoming very p__1__. But scientists have p__2__ that texting can give us problems with our h__3__. Be careful! Too much texting can cause RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) in our thumbs (大拇指) and wrists (腕关节). We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many patients with RSI. She says if we spend more than 10-15 minutes texting each time, we could have p__4__ in the future.
Dr. Harjeet Deepa, who treats RSI patients, said that the y__5__ patient she had treated was a 5-year-old girl. She had s__6__ bad RSI in her hands that she couldn’t hold a pencil.
As mobile phones d__7__, they are getting smaller with buttons c__8__ together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with b__9__ buttons. Using computers and playing video games can cause the same problem. So more and more people could find t__10_ with RSI.
Many university students and teenagers have RSI. If we don’t do anything about this, too many young people could grow up in terrible pain.