With more practice, I found reading was not as ________ as I used to think.

A. the most difficult B. most difficult C. more difficult D. difficult

---They found ___________ difficult to communicate with that man.— Me, too. He is so strange.

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

— It’s really hot today.— Yes. Why don’t you ________ your coat?

A. take off B. turn off C. put up D. put on

— What do you think of his speech?— Oh, very good. It’s worth ________.

A. to listen to B. listening to C. listen to D. to listening to

— Look at the picture on my bedroom wall!— How beautiful it is! Can you tell me ______?

A. where you will get it B. where will you get it

C. where did you get it D. where you got it

— I’m sorry I can’t go with you. I have to go to Shenzhen on business.

— ________. Maybe next time.

A. It doesn’t matter B. I don’t think so C. My pleasure D. Thank you

Have you ever been to America？I was only an 11﹣year﹣old girl when my parents ________me that we would soon move to America．We were on the bus then．I cried．I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing the radio program for school children again which I_________every morning．

In fact，I think I cried very little when I was saying_________ to my friends and relatives．When we were leaving，I even felt a little_________because I thought about all the places I was going to see﹣the strange and________places I had known only from books and pictures．

The first four years in America taught me the importance of optimism（樂觀），but the idea did not come to____at once．For the first two years in New York I was really_________﹣having to study in three schools and I _____most of my time learning the English language．I_________had any time for fun．Sometimes I did not quite know what I was or what I should be．Mother_________and things bccame even harder for me．It took me_________to get used to my stepfather．I was often_________，and saw no end to"the hard times"．

I had to do many things for the family since I knew English better than everyone else at home．_________things got better and better later and almost all common troubles_________at last．From those experiences I have learned one important rule：Something good is certain to happen in the end．________you do not give up，and just wait a little!

1.A. spoke B. said C. told D. announced

2.A. talked about B. watched C. studied D. listened to

3.A. sorry B. goodbye C. hello D. thanks

4.A. upset B. disappointed C. afraid D. excited

5.A. magical B. boring C. necessary D. usual

6.A. him B. me C. her D. it

7.A. interested B. happy C. lost D. confident

8.A. wasted B. spent C. used D. paid

9.A. hardly B. hard C. nearly D. always

10.A. returned B. left C. noticed D. remarried

11.A. some times B. some money C. some words D. some time

12.A. satisfied B. sad C. optimistic D. glad

13.A. Especially B. Unfortunately C. Immediately D. Luckily

14.A. went away B. went up C. went along D. went over

15.A. to B. before C. when D. Unless

Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. One day, when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Paul, I wish ...” he hesitated (猶豫).

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul.

The boy said, “I wish that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise. Then he asked, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Yes, I’d love to.”

After a short ride, the boy said, “Paul, would you mind stopping the car in front of my house?”

Paul smiled. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again.

The boy ran into his home. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back. He was carrying his little crippled (殘疾的) brother. He seated him down and pointed to the car.

“There it is, Buddy. His brother gave it to him and it cost him nothing. Some day I’m going to give you one just like it.”

Paul lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The older brother sat beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable ride.

1.How did the boy feel when Paul told him about the car?

A. He was excited. B. He was surprised.

C. He was sad. D. He was worried.

2.From the story, what was the boy’s wish?

A. He wished to give his brother a car.

B. He wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car.

C. He wished he could have a brother like Paul’s.

D. He wished Paul could be a brother like that.

3.Why did the boy ask Paul to stop his car in front of his house?

A. He wanted to show his neighbors the big car.

B. He wanted to show he had a rich friend.

C. He wanted to let his brother ride in the car.

D. He wanted to tell his brother about his wish.

4.What can we infer (推斷) from the story?

A. Paul couldn’t understand the boy. B. The boy had a deep love for his brother.

C. The boy wished to have a rich brother. D. The boy’s wish came true in the end.

5.What’s the best name of the story?

A. A Christmas Present B. A Crippled Boy

C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Ride

Have you ever been to Yellowstone National Park，a national park primarily in the US state of Wyoming（懷俄明州）？At Yellowstone National Park，①．When they are heated for more than a few minutes，they will break up．

In Atlanta，the USA，there is a popular restaurant which is very special．In the restaurant，waiters no longer throw uneaten food into litter cans．Instead，②．

In America，a new activity known as"zero waste"is becoming popular．It is carried out in schools，cafes，gyms，parks，restaurants and other places．"Zero waste"activity calls on people to produce less litter．It encourages people to reuse whatever they can．

Although the idea seems a little unrealistic （不現(xiàn)實的），it is necessary．According to a new report，American people produce the largest amount of the litter in the world．Each person produces almost 4.6pounds of litter every day．More than half of the litter which is put into landfills is harmful．Actually，this is bad for the environment．Besides this，more landfills（填埋場） are needed．

"Nobody wants to have a landfill lying near his house，"said Jon D．Johnson from the Environmental Protection Agency，which helps to carry out"zero waste"activity．"There are not enough landfills，so we can't put all our litter into them．We should try to recycle it as much as we can．"

1.從A、B、C中為①②處選出恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x項，使文章通順、連貫、合理．

A．the plates used for food are made of a special kind of plastic

B．there are several restaurants

C．the food is used to make compost（混合肥料）

①____②____

2.在文章中找出能替換劃線詞語"位于"的英文單詞

____________.

3.What's the purpose of"zero waste"activity in paragraph 3？

_________________________________________________________.

4.請將文中劃線部分"More than half of the litter which is put into landfills is harmful．"譯成漢語．

____________________________________________

5.What's the main idea of this passage？

______________________________.

The American think a lot about time. They learn 1.(value) time. As children , they are 2.(teach) to be on time to go to school , to do work and to do everything. When they are having a good time , they say that time 3. (fly) .4.a person is dying, then he is living on borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything In America. A working American has to work hard for eight 5.(hour) a day .This is working time. In his free time, he also works hard for6.(much) money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled 7.activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walks8.(slow).They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time brings 9.(they) money, comforts and progress. 10. sometimes they also hate time, for they have become servants of the clock.