24.People in South America began to eat the first chocolate　 ______of

years ago.

25.In those days, they did not 　　　　　　eat chocolate but enjoyed a

kind of chocolate drink made by cocoa bean(可可豆).

26.Little by little, people came to like the 　　　　　　of chocolate.

27. John Cadbury wanted to 　　　　　people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks.

28. But at that time, only the 　　　　　people could buy chocolate because it was very expensive.

29. Later, as the production of the chocolate was increased, it became 　　　　　　.

30. Nowadays the famous milk chocolate made in Cadbury’s factory has been the most 　　　　　

chocolate in Britain as well as all over the world.

Part 2　 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)

17. The old farmer was going to sell his horse because it was too sick.

18. The market was quite near, so they walked instead of riding on the horse.

19. The old farmer was too tired to walk on, so he rode on the horse.

20. Two old ladies thought it was the boy not the farmer who should ride on the horse.

21. When the boy was riding on the horse, a young lady stopped them.

22. The farmer took two old men’s advice and rode on the horse with his son.

23. The story told us it’s impossible to make everyone happy.

7. A) Beer.　　　　　 　B) Wine.　　 　　　　C) Nothing.　　 　　　　　　 D) Tea.　

8. A) Fishing.　　　　 B) Swimming.　　　　　　 C) Dancing.　　 　　　　 D) Skating.

9. A) Apple.　　　　　 B) Orange.　　　　　 C) Banana. 　　　　　　　　　　 D) Pear.

10.A) To study at home.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B) To see a film.

C) To see a play. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D) To attend a lecture.

11. A) An astronaut.　 B) An engineer.　　　 C) A football player.　 　　 D) A nurse.

12. A) 5.　　　　　　 B) 25.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) 20.　　　 　　　　　　 D) 15.

13. A) It’s raining.　　　 B) It’s snowing.　　　 C) It’s windy.　　　　　　　　 D) It’s fine.

14. A) On foot.　　　　　　 B) By taxi.　　　　　　　　　　 C) By underground. 　　　 D) By bus.

15. A) 8:00 a.m.　　　 B) 9:00 a.m. 　　　　　　　　 C) 10:00 a.m. 　　　　　　　　 D) 5:00 p.m.

16. A) A doctor.　　　 B) A student.　　　　　　　　 C) A teacher.　 　　　　　　　 D) A headmaster.

1. ______ 　　　 2. ______ 　　 3. ______ 　　 4. ______ 　　 5. ______ 　　 6. ______

名贵的人参，普通的半夏，甜的甘草，苦的黄连，它们都有自己独特的药用价值。用人参治的病，半夏不能医；用半夏医的病，人参也不能治。请以“药圃无凡草”为题写一篇文章，文体不限，不少于800字。

22、《我愿意是急流》的第一段为：

我愿意是急流，/山里的小河，/在崎岖的路上，/岩石上经过……/只要我的爱人，

/是一条小鱼，/在我的浪花中/快乐的游来游去。

其余四段的第一句分别为“我愿意是荒林”、“我愿意是废墟”、“我愿意是草屋”、“我愿意是云朵”。请为这首诗续写第六段。(4分)

15、填空(6分)

(1)　　　　　　　 ，善假于物也。(荀子《劝学》)

(2)后人哀之而不鉴之，　　　　　　 。(杜牧《阿房宫赋》)

(3)出师未捷身先死，　　　　　　　　　 。(杜甫《蜀相》)

(4)　　　　　　　　　　　　 ，猿猱欲度愁攀援。(李白《蜀道难》)

(5)《等待戈多》的作者萨缪尔·贝克特是　　　 派戏剧的代表作家。

(6)《红楼梦》中的四大家族，除贾家、王家、薛家之外，还有　　　 家。