David, it’s you ! I could hardly ______ you just now. You have changed a great deal.

A. recognize B. know

C. consider D. realize

Today ,I would like to ________my thanks to those who have been supporting me in my life .

A .talk B. express C. tell D. speak

Thanks to the weather satellite, scientists can ____ the weather more accurately.

A. settle B. command

C. forecast D. broadcast

To tell you the truth, I would agree with Shirley, though not ______.

A. widely B. certainly

C. strongly D. entirely

Thanks to the Internet, many people can talk with each other through it instead of doing it .

A．shoulder to shoulder B．face to face

C．a(chǎn)rm in arm D．hand in hand

These days strange things happened ___ in the small village, which caused a panic among the villagers.

A．frequently B．fluently

C．regularly D．Sincerely

When you apologize, you’re telling someone that you’re sorry for the hurt you caused , even if you didn’t do it ______ .

A. by mistake B. on time

C. on purpose D. by accident

Mrs Evens was home from work. She had just gone into the kitchen to make the afternoon tea she saw a mouse running around on the kitchen floor. She and jumped up on the table. As soon as the mouse had disappeared, she jumped off from the , rushed out of the kitchen, her coat, ran out of the house and got on a bus was going into the town.

There she hurried into a shop and a large mouse-trap(捕鼠器). She wanted to put to this mouse as quickly as .

When she got home the trap, she realized that she had forgotten 0 any cheese to put in it. She searched everywhere there was in the house. It was too late to buy any because now all the shops were . She wondered what to do. In the end , she a clever idea. She took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut a picture of a piece of cheese a magazine. Then she put the picture in the trap a piece of cheese.

The next Mrs Evans came down to the and went straight away to the place she had put the trap. She wanted to see if her plan had . The picture of the cheese had gone and in its place was a picture of a mouse.

1.A. where B. what C. while D. when

2.A. laughed B. cried C. surprised D. pleased

3.A. table B. floor C. house D. kitchen

4.A. pulled on B. have on C. wore D. dressed in

5.A. it B. when C. which D. as

6.A. asked B. bought C. sold D. left

7.A. a cheese B. an end C. a mouse D. a picture

8.A. possible B. he could C. possibly D. she can

9.A. for B. out C. with D. without

10.A. to sell B. selling C. buying D. to buy

11.A. and B. so C. but D. or

12.A. none B. not one C. no D. anything

13.A. open B. shut C. close D. on show

14.A. had B. brought C. thought D. used

15.A. away B. by C. out of D. on

16.A. instead of B. including C. instead D. with

17.A. afternoon B. hour C. evening D. morning

18.A. cooking room B. bathroom C. reading room D. sitting room

19.A. that B. what C. which D. where

20.A. worked B. took C. changed D. made

One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?

Listen — Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.

Help them — If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra (額外的) pencil or pen with you to classes in case (以防) they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.

Be there for them — Try to make something for your friend to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control. But if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve (值得) to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with them when they’re having a good time!

______ — Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!

1. While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should _____.

A. give him or her some advice

B. just listen unless asked

C. calm him or her down

D. share your feelings as well

2.When we provide help for our friends, we should _____.

A. try to do everything for them

B. put them before ourselves

C. change their bad habits first

D. ignore their faults

3.What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe’s words?

A. Life without a friend is death.

B. A friend is easier lost than found.

C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D. A man is known by his friends.

4.Which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph?

A. Make plans. B. Enjoy yourself.

C. Understand your friends. D. Play with your friends.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to find a good friend.

B. How to help friends in trouble.

C. How to be a good friend.

D. How to make more friends.

Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden change in pronunciation started, with vowels (元音) being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the 16th century the British had contact (接觸) with many people from around the world. This meant that lots of new vocabulary entered the language. The invention of printing also meant that there was now a common language in print. Books became cheaper and more people learned to read. Spelling and grammar became fixed, and the dialect of London became the standard. In 1604 the first English dictionary came out.

Early Modern English and Late Modern English are mostly different in the number of words. Late Modern English has many more words, mainly because of the following two reasons: First, the Industrial Revolution (工業(yè)革命) led to the need for new words. Second, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earth’s surface, and the English language took in foreign words from many countries.

From around 1600, the English colonization (殖民地化) of North America led to American English. Some English pronunciations and words “froze” when they reached America. In some ways, American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English. Some expressions that are called “American English” are in fact from British expressions. They were kept in the colonies while lost for a time in Britain. Spanish also had an influence (影響) on American English. For example, words like canyon, ranch, stampede and vigilante are from Spanish. They entered English by the people of Spain who settled in the American West. French words and West African words also influenced American English.

Today, American English has a greater influence, because of the USA’s movies, television, popular music, trade and technology.

1.The main difference between Early and Late Modern English lies in _____.

A. vocabulary B. pronunciation

C. spelling D. grammar

2. What helped to increase the vocabulary of Late Modern English?

a. the invention of printing

b. the Industrial Revolution

c. the colonization

d. the contact with other countries

A. a, b, c B. a, c, d

C. a, b, d D. b, c, d

3.From the passage, we can learn the word “canyon” is from _____.

A. American dialect B. African dialect

C. Spanish D. French