I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife, ________ she’s a better cook than me．

A. unless B. as

C. even though D. in case

Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and _______ jokes.

A. turning up B. putting up

C. making up D. showing up

_____of the danger in the street, she had to go home with a friend ______ her.

A. Warning; following

B. Having warned; following

C. Having been warned; following

D. Warned; followed

Was it because she was ill ________ she didn’t go to attend the meeting?

A. that B. which

C. as D. what

根據(jù)句意，填入正確的單詞和短語, 每空一詞。

1.She has great d________ understanding what people are talking about in the U.S..

2.After reading a _____________ (傳記) of Lincoln, he was able to tell many stories about the President.

3.Judging from his a_________ , he must be from Northeastern area.

4.Generally speaking, who your mother is will have a p____________ effect on you in your life.

5. Long sentences are a ______________ （與眾不同的） feature of the famous writer’s latest novel.

6.Before firing her, the boss employed at least two more women as ______________ （分析家）.

7.I am writing ________ _________ _________ (作為回應) your advertisement for a position as a writer.

8.I’m going to f_________ some beans in the refrigerator.

9.Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver, Temoteo ______ ______ _______ ________ _______ (與死神擦肩而過) death.

10.The little girl asked her dad ___________ (好奇地) , “ How did the dinosaurs die out ?”

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Once, a rich man was near death. He was very upset because he had worked so hard for his money 1. he hoped he could take it with him to heaven. So he prayed to God he might be able to take some money with him.

2. angel heard his pray and appeared. “Sorry, 3. you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man begged the angel to speak to God to see 4. he might break the rules. The angel reappeared and said that God could allow him to take one suitcase. Excitedly, the man gathered his suitcase and filled it 5. pure gold bars.

Afterward, he died and showed up in heaven to greet St. Peter. 6. (see) the suitcase, St. Peter said, “Hold on, you can’t bring that here!” The man explained that he had God’s 7. (permit). St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You are right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I’m supposed to check its contents 8. letting it through.”

St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect（檢查）the things 9. the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed (感嘆), “You brought paving(鋪路的) stones? As you can see, the great street of the city of heaven 10. (make) of pure gold!”

下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改l0處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Hi, Janice,

It’s been a month since I came to this school and I really want share with you some of the problems I have

been experiencing.

As I tell you last time, I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school.

We’ve been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. It’s been three Saturdays now and it really costs me

many. And I started to see this as a time-wasting activity! In fact, I don’t like to go anymore, so I’m afraid I’ll

lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me, would you talk to him?

Please help with me and give me some advice.

1.How much will the magazine pay for a joke to be published?

A. ＄50.B. ＄100.C. ＄150.D.＄350.

2.If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to send it to ________.

A. Anecdotes and JokesB. Smart Animals

C. Power of LoveD. My Story

3.A story showing people’s generosity should be emailed to the editor(編輯) at ________.

A. juliet@sws.comB. susan@sws.comC. Audrey@sws.comD. nanjc@sws.com

4.An inspiring story sent to the magazine should ________.

A. describe strange behaviour B. contain less than 800 words

C. be real and original D. be published before

A great French writer says that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. Then he tells a simple story. An ant is drinking at a small stream and falls in. She tries to reach the side but makes no progress at all. The poor ant, almost exhausted, is still doing her best when a bird sees her. Moved with pity the bird throws a blade of grass into the water. It supports(支撐) the ant like a boat, and the ant reaches the bank. When she is having a rest in the grass, she sees a man walking along barefooted and carrying a gun in his hand. He wants to kill the bird nearby. When he raises his gun to fire, the ant bites him in the foot. So he stops to look down and the bird flies away quickly. It is an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that has saved her life.

1.According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should ________.

A. not help others

B. help those who may be helpful to us

C. get as much help as we can

D. help others as much as possible

2.The ant finally got on the bank ________.

A. when the water pushed her

B. with the help of a piece of wood

C. with the help of a piece of grass

D. when the bird reached out a leg for it

3.The French writer tells the story in order to show ________.

A. how an ant saved a bird

B. how brave the ant was

C. how clever the ant was

D. even the small can help the great

4.Though the poor ant was too tired, she ________.

A. lost hopeB. stopped trying

C. stopped to restD. didn’t give up

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.

During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.

He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in the strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a faraway country while trying to settle down in a new one.

Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile(堆) of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.

My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents(文件). Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar(不熟悉的) papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.

That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.

1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?

A. Go shopping.B. Find a house.

C. Join his family.D. Take a vacation.

2.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from _______.

A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policeman

C. a letter in his papersD. a stranger in Sydney

3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Showed.B. Sent out.

C. Delivered(遞送).D. Gave back.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. From India to AustraliaB. Living in a New Country

C. Turning Trash to TreasureD. In Search of New Friends