— What do you think of the 14th Guangdong Provincial Games?

— I think it ___________ successfully in Zhanjiang last year.

A. holds B. held C. is held D. was held

Each of the students got a ________________ / ' prez?nt / on the first day of the school.

A. price B. pencil C. picture D. present

— Have you ever heard of Tu Youyou?

— Yes, she _________ the Nobel Prize in medicine in 2015.

A. won B. winned C. wins D. has won

--- Let’s put away Johnny’s test paper to give Father a big surprise.

--- You do that. He told Father about his test result this morning.

A. can’t B. needn’t

C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t

--- Jieyang Chaoshan Airport, please. I have to get there before 7.

--- , sir, but I’ll try my best.

A. Sorry, I can’t B. I can’t promise C. Yes D. No problem

— Are you willing to study abroad one day?

— It sounds attractive, but it still worries me.

A. Of course I am. B. Why not?

C. I’m not sure. D. Are you joking?

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe (馬蹄鐵) on the ground. The father said to his son, “Look at the horseshoe on the ground. Go and____the horseshoe and put it in your bag, my son.” But Thomas said, “If I do so, it will waste my time.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they____a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and____some strawberries with the money.

The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the____They soon drank up all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt____thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father gave him a strawberry and he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him____strawberry and once again, his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.

And so they____The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son,________ you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own____to eat. Always remember the lesson: if you don't worry about the little things, you will find it difficult________ the great things.

1.A. give up B. put up C. pick up D. take up

2.A. got on B. got to C. got off D. got down

3.A. threw B. bought C. sold D. found

4.A. sky B. sea C. river D. ground

5.A. so B. very C. quite D. too

6.A. another B. other C. else D. the other

7.A. carried on B. turned on C. went on D. worked on

8.A. Or B. If C. Unless D. Until

9.A. water B. money C. horseshoe D. strawberries

10.A. to do B. to use C. to eat D. to drink

A

Did you know?

Box-office monster ＂Zootopia＂ has been called the ＂most Easter egg-packed(彩蛋) movie ever made by Disney＂. One of its Easter eggs comes to the species of the news anchor seen on the film’s ZNN channel. Depending on where in the world you’re watching ＂Zootopia＂, the type of animals hosting may change.

Zootopia went a step further to make the different versions(版本). In the US, Canada, France, the news anchor is moose(麋鹿). In Brazil, it’s a jaguar(美洲虎). Australia and New Zealand get a koala; while Chinese audiences see a giant panda.

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What can I say…. I’m a huge Disney fan. Maybe not like my friend over at Reviewing All 54 Disney Animated Films. And More!, the Disney cartoons have been a big part of my life. So, in a sense, the Disney animated features are a big deal to me.

Whether young or old, Zootopia’s story carries a powerful and thematic commentary message that’s highly valued and relative (especially in today’s world). As Judy Hopps says in the movie ＂Life’s a little bit messy. We all make mistakes. No matter what type of animal you are, change starts with you.＂ And I can’t agree more with that statement.

1.Who is one of the directors of the film?

A. Jared Bush B. Rich Moore C. Idris Elba D. Ginnifer Goodwin

2.Which of the following is TRUE based on the passage?

A. Zootopia is a romance story about a koala and a giant panda.

B. The film will be released on 4 March 2016 in English and French.

C. You can go to the nearby theater for different 3D versions of Zootopia.

D. Zootopia made different versions which are called ＂Easter egg-packed＂.

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, ＂Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark(標(biāo)記) the points(點(diǎn)) that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.＂

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. ＂That’s just for you,＂ he said. ＂You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.＂

Many years has passed. The situation often appears(出現(xiàn)) in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

1.The word ＂shortcomings＂ in the first paragraph means ____________.

A. 克服 B. 缺點(diǎn) C. 生氣 D. 敵人

2.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her words?

A. He agreed with her ＂enemy＂.

B. He let her continue to stand her ＂enemy＂.

C. He told her to write down all her ＂enemy＂ had said about her.

D. He told her not to pay attention to what her ＂enemy＂ had said.

3.The writer felt ____________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A. surprised B. angry

C. disappointed D. sad

Are you happy most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament(脾氣) . It is usually believed that both genes(基因) and environment may affect people's temperaments in different ways. Scientists have found that the season of the birth also plays a role.

Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, studied 400 university students. In the study, the students need to finish a questionnaire (問卷) The purpose of it was to find out which of four kinds of temperaments they most had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students always answered something like “My mood often changes for no reason.” and “I love to deal with new projects, even if it is risky.” These answers were then matched with their birthdays.

They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods compared to people born in winter. Those who always feel positive are mostly born in spring and summer.

The study also found that those born in autumn less probably had a mood of depression which may easily drive them to cry, while those in winter were not easier to be angry.

Scientists said that this was probably because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control people’s moods even in adult life.

“It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood disorders(紊亂) ,” lead scientist Xenia Gonda told the Telegraph.

1.What probably can’t affect people’s temperaments according to Paragraph 1?

A. Genes. B. Ages. C. Seasons. D. Environment.

2.What does the underlined word “depression” most probably mean?

A. Sadness. B. Happiness.

C. Surprise. D. Excitement.

3.Which of the following sentences is NOT true from the passage?

A. People born in summer change their moods more easily.

B. The season of birth has an influence on human’s moods.

C. There were 400 middle school students taking part in the study.

D. The answers to the questionnaire were matched with their birthdays.

4.What will the writer most probably write about on “______”?

A.How many kinds of moods there are.

B. What can we change the human body most.

C. How the certain chemicals affect the moods.

D. Whether the students will continue their study.

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

A. Seasons and Moods. B. The influence of Genes.

C. Moods and Health. D. The Importance of Birthplaces.