短文首字母填空：根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词

　　Friends play an important part in our lives．We may have many friends, but we often don't understand c　　1　　 how we make friends．We may get on well with a n　　2　　 of people, but we usually make friends with a very few of them．

　　People use the word “friend” freely．Friends may have k　　3　　 each other since childhood or they may have recently met．In fact, people may have different k　　4　　 of friends such as school friends, work friends, or sports friends．A person may c　　5　　 different friends for different activities．If you play with s　　6　　 on the playground, the person is your playmate．If you often play chess w　　7　　 a friend, the person is your chess partner．

　　One may have many good friends and only one best friend．“Best friends” or “close friends” are u　　8　　 two people who have known each other for a long time．A close friend is someone who is able to s　　9　　 experiences, joys and sorrows with you．This is a person you can rely on(信赖)when you are in n　　10　　, and this is the person to whom you are willing to lend a helping hand．

Friendship is one of life's greatest treasures．

先阅读A、B两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。

A

　　Regent's Park is the largest grass area for sports in London．It's also the second largest park in the city．It opens at 5∶00 a.m.all the year around, but the closing time 　　1　　, depending on the season．Regent's Park has a lake, several public gardens, some sports grounds and three 　　1　　 playgrounds．Queen Mary's Garden inside it is famous for 　　3　　 of beautiful roses．In the north of Regent's Park is the London Zoo．It's 　　4　　 than any other zoo in the world．People can play many sports in Regent's Park, including tennis and 　　5　　．People can go boating on the main lake and enjoy a picnic in the park, too．There will be sports events of the London Olympic Games in Regent's Park in 2012．

B

　　Both the British and Americans speak English．However, there are several differences between American English and British English．For example, the words they use in daily life are not the same．The British call the first floor of a building the ground floor．The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans call the second floor．Once you go to Britain and America, you may notice other differences．The British usually hide their feelings．They don't often start a talk with strangers．On the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books．But Americans are more active and easier to talk with．

任务1：用方框中所给的适当形式填空，是文章通顺，连贯，合理。(每空一词，每词限用一次)

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

6．a________ at or to a higher point

7．h________ to stop somebody or something from being seen．

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

However, there are several differences between American English and British English．

However, American English is 8．________ 9．________ British English in several ways．

任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。

What do the British often spend their time reading on the train?

10．________________．

书面表达

随着“快乐大课间”在我市的全面开展，校园里出现了可喜的变化。学生的运动时间长了，运动项目增加了，学生体质增强了，学校课间生活丰富了。请以“Sports in our school”为题写一篇文章。内容提示：time for sports/kinds of sports/change of students’health and studies/change of school life．

要求：1、以Sports in our school为题写一段80个字左右的短文。2、文章中请不要出现自己的班级和自己的名字。