When I was in the middle school, my  1  did an exchange(交流) with a French school.Some of my classmates and I went to  2  in France.The school was in a small and beautiful town.One of my  3 , Robin, was staying with a family.The family had a yard of  4 .One evening, Robin’s host mother asked him which his  5  chicken was.Robin looked at the chickens, and  6  a lovely one.So he pointed(指) at it.

 7  that evening, dinner was ready, and it was a roast chicken（烤鸡）.The host mother was very proud(骄傲的) and asked.“ 8  do you like your chicken?” At that time, Robin 9  what “favorite” meant.Oh, my poor chicken! After that, Robin felt  10  for days because he thought he made the chicken die(死).He also thought it was very delicious, though.

1.                A．teacher        B．school          C．parents   D．house

2.                A．study          B．work           C．live  D．play

3.                A．sisters          B．classmates       C．students  D．cousins

4.                A．dogs           B．cats            C．chickens  D．ducks

5.                A．favorite        B．famous         C．own D．best

6.                A．took           B．saw            C．made D．had

7.                A．Later          B．After           C．Before   D．Ago

8.                A．What          B．Which          C．How D．Why

9.                A．said           B．knew           C．heard    D．spoke

10.               A．happy          B．excited         C．surprised  D．sorry

She could have lived an easy，comfortable life．But   1   she chose to work hard and care for the   2 

Florence Nightingale was one of the    3   great nurses．Every year on her birthday，May 12，people celebrate International Nurses Day to remember the love and help that she gave to so many people．

Nightingale was born into a rich family in 1820 in Italy．When she was 24，she told her parents she wanted to be a nurse．But they   4  that idea．The family had a lot of money，so they thought it would be better    5    she didn't work．But Nightingale went on with her   6  ．She went to Germany to learn to be a nurse．

During the war in 1854，Nightingale and a team of 38 nurses from England went to   7  soldiers near Turkey．She made the hospital much cleaner there．

__8   ，she would look after the soldiers．She carried a lamp with her，and the soldiers began to call her "The Lady with the Lamp"．

In 1860，after the war，Nightingale    9   the first nursing school．She also worked to make the hospitals better and make   10  for nurses．She died in 1910 in London，at age of 90．

Nightingale's birthday became International Nurses Day in 1974．

1．A．finally               B．instead            C．in the end            D．immediately

2．A．sick                B．poor              C．rich                D．children

3．A．city's               B．hospital's           C．country's          D．world's

4．A．liked                B．didn't like            C．had               D．didn't have

5．A．if                  B．why              C．when              D．where

6．A．study               B．work            C．dream             D．trip

7．A．look for              B．wait for            C．ask for             D．care for

8．A．At night               B．At noon              C．In the day          D．In the afternoon

9．A．went to              B．closed           C．opened             D．broke

10．A．plans               B．suggestions         C．decisions           D．rules

　 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Computer games are very popular． It is natural for people to want to　 41 ，so playing against a computer or against a friend on the computer can be　 42　 to stop．“Just one more game，” often turns into another game， then another．

Computer games do have their 43 ． They are excellent for training hand / eye coordination（协调）．Surgeons（外科医生） who played computer games as chitdren are often more skilled．Computer games can also be great for teaching students． The students are open to learning while playing． They can study for longer than a 44　 would be able to teach．Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel pressured to match classmates． And with computers you can 45　 a task as many times as you like． The more you do this， the better you will get， until you can do it perfectly．

But like anything else in life， things should be balanced． Too much time on the com purer can　 46　 your eyes． Regular breaks are needed． If students cannot 47　 playing computer games， they won’t do as well in other areas in their life--not just schoolwork，but in developing important social skills such as how to talk with people and how to work with others as part of a 48 ．And if they are 49　 taking regular exercise，their health will become worse．

Computer games have their place，but people must also remember it is important to 50 a balanced lifestyle．

41．A． win　　　　 B． lose　　　　　　 C． fight　　　　　　　　　 D． race

42．A． easy　　　　 B． necessary　　　　 C． difficult　　　　　　　 D． natural

43．A． rules　　　 B． advantages　　　 C． disadvantages　　　　 D． mistakes

44．A． teacher　　　 B． parent　　　　　　 C． doctor　　　　　　　　　 D． computer

45．A． make　　　 B． practice　　　　 C． put off　　　　　　　　 D． discover

46．A． break　　　 B． hurt　　　　　　 C． relax　　　　　　　　 D． close

47．A． enjoy　　　 B． start　　　　　　 C． stop　　　　　　　　　 D． keep

48．A． family　　　 B． game　　　　　　 C． match　　　　　　　　 D． team

49．A． often　　　 B． no longer　　　　 C． always　　　　　　　　 D． still

50．A． refuse　　　 B． give up　　　　　 C． stay away from　　　　 D． have

    School is very important for people to get knowledge. Many people go to      36     for education. The aim of students is to study better. But to study needs a right way, or you will     37     your time or money. Here is the advice about study.

School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn everything from school . A teacher, no matter   38     he knows, can't teach his students everything. His work is    39     his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school   40      the students themselves.

It's always    41     to know how to study by oneself than to learn some facts or formulas(公式) by heart. It is quite    42     to learn some facts in history or a formula in math, but it is very difficult to use a formula to work out a math problem. Three great scientists: Newton, Edison and Einstein, didn't get everything from school. But they were all    43     . The reason for their success is that they know how to study. They learnt many knowledge by    44    . They  worked hard all their lives. The most important thing is that they know how to use their brains.

Though  there are many ways of studying, this one is quite enough   45      you can understand and use it.                     

36. A. university                        B. school                   C. home         

37. A. waste                             B. spend                     C. save

38. A. how                              B. how much                    C. when                

39. A. to study                           B. to know                      C. to show              

40. A. for                               B. by                       C. from               

41. A. more useful                         B. more important                C. more interesting         

42. A. easy                                     B. hard                       C. boring

43. A. clever                            B. hard-working           C. successful

44. A. them                              B. themselves             C. oneself              

45. A.  if                                   B. yet                             C. or

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”

And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”