She said, “I will have the piano test_____a week, but I’m afraid I can’t pass. I am so worried.” Hearing her words, I told her some of my stories and something funny to make her_____ , later she became happy again. She thanked me and told me she wished to meet me again. I_____and said, “YES”. Because the bus came and I had to leave____.

We may never see each other again. But I’m_____to her for saying “wish I could meet you again”and showing an open heart to me. In today’s world, it’s not an easy thing to believe in a____. That young girl helped me more than I could have helped her. She touched my heart.

【1】A. feltB. smeltC. tastedD. sounded

【2】A. cheapB. coldC. hotD. expensive

【3】A. placeB. directionC. soundD. weather

【4】A. speechB. talkC. problemD. question

【5】A. inB. onC. atD. for

【6】A. leaveB. stopC. relaxD. come

【7】A. criedB. laughedC. shoutedD. smiled

【8】A. quicklyB. slowlyC. quietlyD. silently

【9】A. helpfulB. hopefulC. carefulD. thankful

【10】A. touristB. strangerC. friendD. doctor

— ______ Wait till you are old enough, dear.

A. Good idea.B. Why not?C. I hope so.D. I’m afraid not.

1. Do you think reading English classics is necessary? Why? (Give 3 reasons)

2. How do you usually take part in the activity of reading English classics? (Give 3 examples, e.g. take part in the Reading Club, take notes while reading…… )

3. What’s your advice for the students who are weak in English? (Give 1-2 opinions)

要求 1）表達清楚，語法正確，上下文連貫；

2）必須包括問題中所有的相關信息，并適當發(fā)揮；

3）詞數：100詞左右（開頭已給出，不計入總詞數）；

4）不得使用真實姓名、校名和地名等。

With the development of the Five One-hundred Project in Yangzhou, our school has had a discussion about whether it is necessary for middle school students to read English classics.

【1】揚州這么美，值得一游。

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【2】我想知道他們是否已經習慣了城市的生活。

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【3】對我們來說，保護野生動物是多么必要啊！

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【4】有了你們的支持，晚會將會取得巨大成功。

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【5】歷史上的第一只風箏是什么做的？

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The book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. Verne is a son of a lawyer. However, he decides to be a writer i【1】of a lawyer. He likes sailing and the sea. He likes exploring the world. He and his wife s【2】 much time sailing on his ship. They sail to many places and have adventures. Later all of these are w【3】 into his books. The book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is about Captain Nemo and his submarine—a kind of vessel that travels under w【4】. His submarine is called Nautilus. Submarines are common today, but Verne writes about this submarine many years b【5】 they exist! Some of Verne’s ideas come true in history.

The story starts in New York City and takes the readers to many d【6】 places. Verne describes some real places like the Mediterranean Sea, the South Pole and the Antarctic. But the storya【7】 talks about visits to some fictional locations like Atlantis, an underwater city. Many people think the title 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea refers to h【8】 deep the submarine travels under the water. However, the submarine never travels over a few leagues below the water. In fact, the title refers to the d【9】 which Captain Nemo and his submarine travel during the course of the book. The book is full of mysteries and magic things under water. It

has been t 10 into many different languages and sells well.

Sometimes, it seems that with all the homework and stress, being a student can be the worst thing. For people who are being bullied (欺凌), however, having too much work to do is the least of their worries.

Bullying comes in many different forms. It could be someone hitting you, someone sending you terrible messages on social media, or someone saying bad words to you. No matter how it happens, being bullied is never a nice experience.

Being bullied can do great harm to a child’s personal development. It is hard for bullying victims to trust others. They often feel angry, no valuable, helpless and lost. And these feelings will further undermine(破壞) their ability to control their own life.

So if you or someone you know is being bullied, how should you deal with it?

Well, you need to find out why the bully is acting this way. The reasons behind school bullying are various. Children are now more easily influenced by violence in both real life and online. They want to gain power by bullying other students. Usually, they pick on the nicest or most well behaved person. Because this kind of persons seldom fight back. Some left-behind children become bullies because they lack (缺失) family education.

Whatever the reason is, there are many different ways to deal with a bully. The clearest way is to share your problem with someone else. All bullying is wrong. It is important that you talk about the problem with someone you can trust. Usually the best way to end your problem is to talk to your teacher or parents. Or, in some cases, standing up to the bullies may change their behavior. If they know that their bullying doesn’t work on you any more, they may stop. What’s more, parents and schools should devote more time and efforts to the troubled children.

Most importantly, remember this: If you’re being bullied, it’s not your fault. There’s always someone to help you—you just need to ask first.

【1】Our teachers are ______ with us than before because of the coming exams. (嚴格的)

【2】Housing prices in major cities didn’t continue______this year. (上升)

【3】My mother goes shopping every day—there is a shopping mall just______ our house(在……對面)

【4】The bag on the chair is one of those _______ (英雄)

【5】Tomorrow is my mother’s ______ birthday. We are going to have a party to celebrate it. (四十九)

【6】Mary Curie devoted ______ to science and she is always remembered by people. (she)

【7】The detective has caught the thief who ______ the rich man’s necklace last week. (steal)

【8】What caused the accident remains _______, so we need to do more research on it. (know)

【9】Big Ben has______ silent and it won’t ring again regularly until 2021. (fall)

【10】Sadly, the robot has stopped working ______. (complete)

Just look at the idioms and phrases in our languages. In Chinese, we have the likes of “Boiling a dead pig” and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions such as “eating like a pig” and “sweating like a pig”. None of them are exactly praise.

But truth is that pigs do have some fine qualities. And maybe there’s no better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival.

For starters, science had proved that pigs aren’t stupid at all. According to a paper published last year in the International Journal of Comparative Psychology, pigs are “mentally and socially similar to dogs and chimpanzees(黑猩猩)”. By training, pigs can learn some skills, such as dancing and swimming. They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they can tell between who treat them well and those who don’t.

There are popular pig characters in cartoons too. In the UK cartoon series Peppa Pig, the four members of the cartoon’s pig family teach children from all over the world about love, friendship, and the value of family. And in China, the adventures of McDull, a piglet who works hard toward his dreams even though he keeps failing, have been recounted in films since 2001. “People care too much about the immediate results, but McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of repeating failure,” said McDull’s creator Brain Tse. “He has a heart of gold.”

Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in heart when we celebrate the New Year—their wisdom, cuteness, patience and bravery.

【1】The writer mentioned some idioms and phrases in Paragraph 2 mainly to show________.

A. all of the idioms and phrases are exactly praise

B. people all agree pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless

C. the truth that pigs do have some fine qualities

D. there’re many idioms and phrases about pigs in our languages

【2】The underlined word “immediate” in Paragraph 5 may mean “__________”.

A. 立即的B. 長遠的C. 緩慢的D. 間接的

【3】What do Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?

A. Pigs aren’t stupid at all.B. Pigs are slow and patient.

C. Pigs have some good qualities.D. We have some cute cartoon pigs.

【4】What does the writer write this article for?

A. Clearing the pigs’ names.B. Celebrating the New Year.

C. Introducing languages about pigs.D. Showing different cultural beliefs.

【1】Which of the following is a riddle?

A. step—pets, part—trapB. hiding words within a whole sentence

C. silent—listen, the eyes—they seeD. Which letter is a question? Y (Why) .

【2】By reading the article we can know “___________”.

A. Riddles are the only example of “words within words”.

B. Victorians even used riddles to teach kids history at school.

C. “Was it a car or a cat I saw?” is a palindrome as well.

D. These “words within words” in English often make us cry.

【3】The best title of the passage is ________.

A. It’s fun to play with wordsB. “Words within words” educate us

C. Riddles & Hidden wordsD. The pop group “Abba”

A. Many hands make light work.B. One tree can’t make a forest.

C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.D. Better late than never.