The experiment he devoted himself a perfect success.

A. to proved B. proved C. to prove D. to proving

—It’s impossible for us to work out the Math problem in just 10 minutes. It’s too difficult.

—You’re right. We can’t be careful while working on it.

A. quite B. very C. too D. more

—I don’t understand why you didn’t go to the lecture yesterday afternoon.

—I’m so sorry. But I my homework.

A. had done B. was doing C. would do D. am doing

During the last week of my sophomore year（大學二年級）, Mom called me, hoping my summer break would be spent with grandma and grandpa. My grandparents were both in their seventies, and I knew they really needed the help around the farm.

So I packed my car after the final exam and started my life on the farm. As weeks passed, I gradually settled into a routine of daily work with Grandpa. In the evenings I usually read or talked with Grandma.

On the last Saturday in June, I went fishing with my grandfather. Unexpectedly, we saw one of the swans was dead by the pond. Grandpa had given the pair of swans to Grandma on their fiftieth anniversary. "Why don't we buy another one?" I suggested. Grandpa thought for a few moments and finally said, "no... it's not that easy, Bruce. You see, swans mate for life. There's nothing we can do for the one that's left. He has to work it out for himself." A few days later, we drove by the pond and found the other swan lying near the same place we had found the first one. It, too, was dead.

Then July 12 came. Grandma died suddenly that morning of a stroke( 中 風 ). My grandfather was obviously shaken when he heard the news.

The funeral was held the next day. On the second day after the funeral, Grandpa asked all the people to get back to their own lives. Grandpa was not a man who could outwardly express his grief around others，and we all worried about him．During the rest of the summer, we stayed busy working. I thought there was something different about Grandpa but couldn't tell exactly what it was.

September was nearing, I had to leave. As I drove down the driveway, he waved to me and then walked to the gate to start the morning livestock check. That's how I like to remember him.

Mom called me at school on a windy October day to tell me Grandpa had died. He died of a stroke, the same as Grandma.

1.The writer’s grandpa is a person who .

A. didn’t like to live in the past B. didn’t like to express love or sadness

C. didn’t want to care about others D. didn’t want to stay alone on his farm

2.What can we know about swans according to Paragraph 3?

A. Every swan has only one mate in its life.

B. A swan will find another one if its mate dies.

C. Swans are not animals that can live long.

D. All swans die at the same place by the pond.

3.What do you think is the most probable reason for Grandpa’s death?

A. He was sad about the swans’ death.

B. He has been badly ill for a long time.

C. He felt very lonely as all his family members left after the funeral.

D. He missed his wife and couldn’t get through the times after her death.

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. My grandparents’ farm B. My holiday life on a farm

C. A love story of the swans D. A love story of my grandparents

Many teachers believe that hands-on experiences are the best way to learn. A group of students in the United Sates is putting that belief to the test.

The students are from the Stevens Institute of Technology. They successfully designed and built a robot for discovering mines at the bottom of the sea. The underwater robot is called Perseus II. It costs about $15,000 to build. The students made the robot to answer a challenge from the U.S. Department of Defense（國防部）.

The students use a video game controller to direct its movements. Devices known as

thrusters enable the robot to go up, down and toward its target in the water. Video cameras on the robot send images back to a computer through a 13-meter-long cable(電纜). Perseus II also has a set of lasers(激光), they are used to measure the size of an object.

The robot is the creation of five college students. They worked for over six months to design and build Perseus II.

"Their goal was to go down and find the mine and not only just find it but provide information to an expert on the surface so he or she could make a decision whether it was something dangerous or not before they removed it," Michael DeLorne said.

Perseus II was successfully tested in Florida with similar robots built at other engineering schools. In a separate development, new students at the Stevens Institute of Technology have already started on the next project. It is a flying vehicle they are calling Perseus III.

1.Why did the five college students make the robot?

A. To go up, down and toward its target underwater.

B. To provide information to an expert on the surface.

C. To answer a challenge from the Department of Defense.

D. To prove hands-on experiences is the best way to learn.

2.Which of the following is NOT part of Perseus II?

A. a set of lasers B. a computer

C. video cameras D. a video game controller

3..What does the word “mine” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean ?

A. 寶藏 B. 海魚 C. 礦井 D. 水雷

4.What can we infer（推斷) about Perseus III according to the passage?

A. Perseus III may be used in the sky.

B. Perseus III has been successfully tested in Florida.

C. Perseus III will cost more money and time.

D. Perseus III and Perseus II are made by the same students.

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

Researchers from two universities at Chicago discovered 550 children, ages three to six, to learn about how money affects children. The result proved money makes children work harder, but it also makes them less giving.

To avoid raising a selfish generation, parents should talk to their children about money in the following ways according to the Money Advice Service.

Start young

With a five-year-old son or daughter, parents can start talking to them about different types of coins and let them pay for things when out shopping, so they get used to using money.

Open a savings account

Opening a savings account for your child is a great way to show them how their money can grow. It will also start to teach them the very basic ways to invest(投資) and save money.

Provide chances to earn money

Provide chances for your kids to earn money. Encourage them to work for it. From a young age, offer payment for “extra” work around the house and yard.

Make it step by step

Parents should introduce their child's education about money step by step.

If parents haven't spoken before about savings and how to use money, don't jump in with one long chat, as it will become boring with money grows.

Be consistent（堅持的）

Although most parents give their children pocket money, only 36% of parents say they do so regularly. Being irregular can actually make it harder for children to learn about using money.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當?shù)脑~使短文完整。在答題卡標有 題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

Holmes was talking about the Baskerville case with me.

The picture showed us that Stapleton was indeed a Baskerville. He was the s1.of Roger Baskerville, who was Sir Charles’ younger brother. Roger was a criminal who ran from prison. Everyone thought he had died unmarried, but that was not true. He m2. and had one son, a3. called Roger, whom we knew as Stapleton. Stapleton discovered that he would inherit（繼承）the Baskerville lands i4. Sir Charles and Sir Henry both died. When he met Sir Charles, he heard the story of the hound---huge dog. He also learned that Sir Charles believed these super natural stories, and that he had a w5.heart.

Stapleton bought a huge hound and used the phosphorus（ 磷 ）to make it shine l6. the hound in the story.

Then Stapleton made Laura Lyons write a letter to b7. Sir Charles to the moor gate on that sad night. The hound, which was s8. with phosphorus, ran after Sir Charles. Sir Charles was so afraid that his heart s9., and he died, but the criminal did not touch the dead body.

The hound had run on the grass, so it left no footprints. Neither he nor the hound had touched Sir Charles so there was no sign of murder. The only two people who might suspect him---his wife and Mrs Lyons could not be certain about what he had done. Anyway, n10. of them would tell the police about him.

假如你是一名九年級學生李林，你剛認識的美國筆友 Mike 想了解你的情況。請你根據(jù)以下表格所提供的信息給他寫一封郵件介紹你自己。

注意：內(nèi)容應包含所給信息，可適當發(fā)揮。詞數(shù) 100 左右。郵件開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Mike,

My name is Li Lin. I am a Grade 9 student.

What about you? Can you tell me more about your school life? I hope to hear from you

soon.

Yours sincerely, Li Lin

Human beings’ brains can produce new ideas while computers cannot.

A. create B. protect C. get