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–Thank you very much. ________ your help, I can’t finish my project in time.
–It’s my pleasure.

–There is little ________ at home. Let’s go and buy some apples, pears and strawberries.
–OK, we’ll go to the supermarket in a minute.

I have a very clever dog. ________ name is Bobo.

–What is your sister going to be ________ she grows up?
–She is going to be an engineer.

Xi Jinping, the new president of our government calls on us to ________ food.

–Mrs. Huang often speaks to foreigners, _________?
–Yes, she wants to practice her spoken English.

–I always make mistakes in my math exams. What should I do?
–I think you should be _________.

–Would you mind _________ your voice down? We are doing our homework.
–Sorry for that.

–_________ is your home from your school? –It is only fifteen minutes by bike.

–Where is Mr. Zhang? –He _________ for two days. Can I give him a message?

–Our classroom _________ twice a day. So it is very clean.
–It is important for us to do this.

Someone says "Time is money. ” But I think time is _________ important than money.

–What do you do with the used books?
–We will _________ to the children in the poor areas.

–How about going to the movie this evening?
–_________, but I have to prepare for the English contest.

I want to know _________ to Nanning with me tomorrow.

Electronic (电子的) books, or e-books, have changed the way many of us read. Now, electronic textbooks are changing the way many students    1   . Many schools in Washington have begun using online course materials for their students. Rather than using a regular textbook, it’s all online.
“Our students are ready to use resources (资源) from different   2   ,” said the head teacher, Peter Noonan. He talked about the   3    of electronic textbooks to a reporter. “The world is changing   4  . Online textbooks can change right along with the things that are happening.  Besides, electronic textbooks   5   less than regular textbooks. We need to pay $8 million for the regular textbooks for our students, but we only need to spend $6 million   6    the electronic textbooks,” said Peter Noonan.
Students have different ideas about the change,   7   most like it. “I don’t have to carry a textbook around, so that is   8   ,” said a high school student named Melanie Reuter. Maria didn’t   9  . “I don’t like it because the Internet sometimes doesn’t work.”
Some students don’t have a computer or can’t go online at home. Stephen is   10   of them. But he said, “I can go to the library, or go to a friend’s house, to go online.”

A．eat B．learn C．sleep D．walk

A．newspapers B．schools C．places D．grades

A．advantages B．progress C．messages D．environment

A．normally B．slowly C．possibly D．fast

A．happened B．cost C．ended D．behaved

A．for B．in C．at D．on

A．but B．or C．until D．and

A．polite B．rude C．good D．bad

A．appear B．stay C．agree D．arrive

A．another B．one C．other D．neither

Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行)，musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From theback of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clearup. Sounds like fun!
The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.

The stories about how the festival began are ________.

On the fight day, _________.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

The best title of the passage can be________.

Last year The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show became a popular topic in people’s chatting and media information from both home and abroad. It began on July 13, 2012 and ended on September 30, 2012. Liang Bo, a handsome boy from Changchun, Jilin was the champion of The Voice of China in 2012. Before the competition Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. He captured (夺得) the hearts of audience (观众) with his passionate (激情的) rock’n’roll (摇滚) performance at the show.
Fans described Liang’s voice as “natural, clear and touching’’. Although he seemed cool on stage, he could quickly turn on the power once he started singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four judges (评判员) on the show. She was also Liang’s tutor for the competition.
Liang Bo, like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He would spend days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.” he said.
“ I don’t like talking much but I carry great passion inside me,” Liang said. “ There is no better way to let it out than through music like rock’n’roll. Many people compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow. “ I respect those rockers, but I’m not going to copy them. I will be who I am,” he said. 
Which was the most popular TV show last summer?

How long did The Voice of China last?

How many judges were there in the TV talent show?

Who helped Liang Bo win the competition?

According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?

Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spend most of their time in front of the computer, playing video games.
A recent survey found that in the US. Children between 8 and 12 spend at least 13 hours a week playing video games or "gaming". Boys of this age spend even more time, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.
One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving (解决) problems because they do not practice these skills when sitting alone at a computer.
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, they fail in the exams.   
Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted. Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28 - year - old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming!
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.
Children of 8 to 12 in the US spend at least _________ hours a week playing video games.

How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage？

If game players spend lots of time playing games without doing their homework, they might __________.

What does the underlined word “addicted” mean in Chinese?

What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?

补全对话（每小题1分，共5分）根据对话内容，从方框内选择适当的选项完成对话。

A: Hi, Ann. What are you going to do this weekend?
B:_________
A: A concert? Who will sing at the concert?
B: Swift Taylor._________
A: Certainly, I'd like to. She is my favorite singer. ________
B: Eighty yuan.
A: Oh, it's too expensive. _______
B: I don't have so much money, either. _________
A: That's a good idea. Can I join you?
B: No problem. Shall we meet at the gate of the park at four o'clock?
A: OK. See you then.

根据句子中所给的单词首字母或中文提示，填写正确的单词。
–I often a        with my mother. What should I do? –Maybe you should say you’re sorry.
It is not p         to laugh at others when they make mistakes.
–What do your parents do?
–They are b       doctors. They work in the same hospital.
Some students feel s        in class because they stay up to search the Internet at night.
–What would you do if you had a lot of money?
–I would buy a big house with a beautiful g          for my parents.
–Which pair of shoes do you want, the black one or the ___________ (棕色的) one?
–I’d like the black one.
–What do you think of the advertising today?
–Some of the advertisements don’t tell the __________ (真相).
–How do you feel when you see the national flag of China?–It makes me feel ______ (自豪的) .
–Where would you like to travel?
–I’d like to go to the countryside because I love __________ (大自然).
–How much are the pants? –They are only __________ (二十) dollars.

Taking part in charity is not just for grown- up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.
Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.
Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早产) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.
Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. “It wasn’t really about the money,” Berner said. “It was about the face that they were doing something good.”
“It is great, helping someone that I know,” said Jordan, Melvin's classmate. Melvin's neighbors also helped out.
Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper's division of neonatology (新生儿科), went to Melvin's school to accept the money.
The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. “When they leave, we call them graduates,” Stahl said, “We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.”  
How old was Melvin when he started to do charity work?
_____________________________________________________________________________ 
What caused Melvin to raise money for Cooper University Hospital? 
______________________________________________________________________________
Did Melvin's teacher and classmates think his behavior was kind?
______________________________________________________________________________
How many young patients get help every year?
____________________________________________________________________________
What can we learn from Melvin?
________________________________________________________________________

目前，因为升学、考试等诸多原因，中学生的压力很大，身心疲惫。怎样才能减缓压力，在繁重的学习之余学会放松自己呢？请你根据提示的内容，谈谈你的做法。
提示：1、放松自己，听音乐、看电视；2、进行体育锻炼；
3、参加兴趣活动；4、与父母交流或上网和朋友聊天。
要求：1、用上所有提示，可以适当发挥；2、语言正确，行文流畅，书写规范；
3、词数：80左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总次数；
4、文中不得出现考生真实姓名及校名。
We should learn to relax!
Today, middle school students are under great pressure because of so many exams. ________________________________________________________________________________
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