— Look! How nice the building is! What is it used for?

— It _________ as a hotel. But I’m not sure.

A. must be used    B. will use         C. may be used     D. may use

Many people are worried about the housing price that keeps ______ in recent years.

A. to rise          B. rising           C. to raise          D. raising

Helen made many mistakes in the test. She realized that ___ is important to be careful.

A. that           B. she              C. it               D. this

Could you tell me something about London? I’m ______ going there for a holiday soon.

A. thinking up     B. thinking about     C. thinking for     D. thinking out

Not only my brother but also I ______ good at painting.

A. are            B. am              C. was             D. is

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself!” When I was a young boy, I was too shy to   1   to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was

 2  but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and   3   changed my life. It was an English speech contest（比赛）. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a  4  idea! It meant I had to speak before  5  the teachers and students of my school!

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to  6  .” Then Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last  7  the topic “Believe in Yourself.” I tried my best to  8 all the speech and practised it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the  9  came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those classmates who  10  looked down on me, now all said congratulations to me.

1. A. write              B. smile                  C. speak               D. wave

2. A. excited            B. nervous               C. worried             D. sad

3. A. it                 B. these                 C. they                D. those

4. A. wonderful          B. terrible                C. brave               D. hopeless

5. A. some              B. many                 C. most                D. all

6. A. win              B. pass                  C. begin               D. finish

7. A. reached           B. picked               C. chose              D. took

8. A. remember         B. repeat                C. record             D. review

9. A. matter            B. news                C. event              D. information

10. A. ever            B. ago                  C. once               D. before

A man loved his son very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.

One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he had extra（额外的） work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his son. But, he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him busy. Looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed the map, and then patiently（耐心地） tore （撕） it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his coat pocket.

When he got home, his son wanted to play with him, but he spreat （铺） all the pieces of the map on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time his son could put it back together, his extra work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, “OK, it’s finished. Can we play now?” The man was surprised, saying, “That’s impossible. Let’s go and see.” And sure enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its place. The man said, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place.”

1. According to the passage, the father told the boy to play by himself because ______.

  A. he didn’t want to play with him any more   B. he didn’t love his child

  C. he had some extra work                               D. the boy didn’t need his father’s help

2. What does the underlined word “removed” mean?

  A. 移动          B. 撕下          C. 搬掉           D. 撕碎

3. Why could the boy finish the “puzzle” so quickly? Because __________.

  A. he was very interested in the map of the world

  B. his father often played the game with him

  C. he wanted to play with his father as soon as possible

  D. the picture of the man on the back of the page helped him

4. The passage mainly tells __________.

  A. how father can make children busy for hours

  B. how to keep children away from parents

  C. people should think about things in some other ways

  D. parents should think of some good ways to train children’s ability

5. Which is the best title?

  A. A world in puzzle.                B. Father and son.

  C. An easy puzzle.                  D. Father’s creative（创造性的） idea.

左栏是对五种社会问题的描述，右栏是七种解决问题的建议，请为每个问题选择最合适的建议，并将答案的字母编号填写在答题卷上。

假如你是陈芳，初到Churchill Language School 学习。请给你的朋友杨晶发一封80个单词左右的email，告诉她你的情况。信中需包含如下内容：

1. 生活紧张而愉快；同学、老师乐于助人。

2. 曾经学过英语，但初到英国无法听懂老师在课堂上讲的内容。

3. 为了提高英语水平，尽量和同学、老师用英语交谈，有问题及时请教。

4. 英语水平有了很大的提高；上课遇到的问题也比以前少了。

Dear Yang Jing,

I am really busy, but happy here. I have studied in Churchill Language School, Oxford for two months.                                                                          

Yours,

                                                                    Chen Fang