Many of you are studying English and you may be wondering why it is so difficult . It’s actually not too difficult to learn you know some about the language and culture that it reflects（反映）. the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several languages such as French，German，Latin，Greek and Anglo-Saxon. In addition（除此以外），there are words from Spanish in English and American Indian words and names，even some Chinese and Japanese can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words other languages is of the key reasons why some of the difficulties that people meet with（遇到） they are learning English.
A．learn B．to learn C．learning D．learned
A．but B．and C．if D．unless
A．news B．facts C．truth D．information
A．Perhaps B．But C．Soon D．Yet
A．other B．another C．the other D．others
A．much B．lot C．a lot D．many
A．words B．culture C．language D．letters
A．for B．to C．from D．out
A．that B．something C．one D．this
A．until B．before C．after D．while
It was a sunny afternoon. Sam and his sister Lily were helping Mom __（1）__ the room.
“Hey, Sam,” said Mom. “Would you please put these paper-toweltubes (纸巾内管) in the bin?” Sam looked at the tubes and something came to him. He asked “Could I use them to make a __（2）__?”“Great idea!” said Mom. “Do we have any other good recycling materials (可回收材料)?” asked Sam. “Come on. Let’s go and see what else we can find in __（3__ house,” said Mom.
Then, they walked around and kept __（4）__ “This box would be good,” Sam pointed out. “__（5）__ it’s full of books.” “I was going to put those books on the shelves (书架). Can you give me a __（6）__? Then you can have the box,” said Mom. “Sure, no problem!” said Sam ___（7）___ “Now I only need several more things.”Sam happily collected all his materials. He sat on the floor, cutting and gluing all afternoon.
“I like your robot,” said Lily. “Thanks. But his head is broken, and I can’t __（8）_ it,” said Sam.“Hmm,” said Lily. She came up with an idea. She ran away and ran right back with an old hat. “Remember this hat?” asked Lily. “I wore it when I was a baby. Now it’s too __（9）__ for me.” “Thanks, it’s perfect!” said Sam. “What do you think, Mr. Robot?”
“I love it,” said Mr. Robot, in a funny voice. “You are really good __（10）__ making things out of recycling materials.”
(1). A. fill upB. clean outC. build upD. find out
(2). A. boxB. bookC. robotD. plane
(3). A. ourB. yourC. theirD. its
(4). A. runningB. listeningC. cuttingD. searching
(5). A. BecauseB. ButC. SoD. Or
(6). A. penB. hatC. legD. hand
(7). A. sadlyB. carefullyC. angrilyD. excitedly
(8). A. seeB. findC. fixD. hit
(9). A. bigB. smallC. perfectD. new
(10). A. atB. toC. forD. with
From the balcony (露台) of my grandma’s tenth-floor apartment, I search the sky, hoping to see stars.
“Stars are afraid of city lights, but a little song is __(1)__ good for something,” Grandma puts her arms around me and sings softly in her low and beautiful ___(2)___.
But stars are still hiding.
So I rest ___(3)___ deeper into her arms, hoping for a few more minutes of her warmth as much as I hope to see at least one star.
“Tomorrow won’t come if you don’t dream tonight, Sally!” She kisses my hair and points me to ____(4)____.
The next day, I wake up and take the lift ___(5)___ Grandma as usual.
On the fourth floor, the lift stops suddenly and it goes dark. I feel my ___(6)__ beating in my ears. Grandma rings the bell and is told that the power (电) is off along the whole street.
Grandma holds my hands, and we sing together in the dark lift.
Before long, Mr. Smith comes and helps us get out safely. Grandma takes my hand, and we walk ___(7)___ the stairs to the first floor. Grandma nods in the direction of my school.
“Am I still going?”
“School has power, dear Sally.” She takes my hand again! And I am not ___(8)__ for school.
The power is still off when I come home that afternoon.
After dinner and homework, we come to the balcony and watch day turn to evening. Lights come on several streets away, but it’s ___(9)___ here.
“Stars might not be so afraid tonight,” I say.
“Star light, star bright…” I start to ___(10)___, and Grandma joins in.
One, two, three… Thousands of stars light the sky bright!
(1).
| A． | hardly |
B． | always |
C． | already |
D． | never |
(2).
| A． | mind |
B． | hand |
C． | noise |
D． | voice |
(3).
| A． | myself |
B． | herself |
C． | itself |
D． | himself |
(4).
| A． | bed |
B． | chair |
C． | desk |
D． | wall |
(5).
| A． | for |
B． | of |
C． | with |
D． | in |
(6).
| A． | head |
B． | heart |
C． | feet |
D． | legs |
(7).
| A． | off |
B． | over |
C． | up |
D． | down |
(8).
| A． | good |
B． | late |
C． | bad |
D． | famous |
(9).
| A． | bright |
B． | blue |
C． | dark |
D． | white |
(10).
| A． | sing |
B． | draw |
C． | sleep |
D． | swim |
It was the first time Moham went to a restaurant in his new neighborhood. He looked up at the menu board, and ___(1)___ how he could understand what all of these strange names meant. Moham decided that he would ___(2)___ ask the waitress for ice cream in a cup. She smiled brightly, wrote down his ___(3)___ and disappeared behind the big glass display case (陈列柜).
A moment later, she came back with a tall paper cup. ___(4)___ it was a long straw (吸管) and some kind of drink. Moham, quite ___（5）__, took the cup and thanked her, thinking about the possibility that he had used wrong words.
“It’s the soda you ordered,” __（6）__ said, “an ice cream drink in a cup.”
He smiled at the waitress, pointed at one of the __（7）__ in the display case, and said, “That one, please,” which seemed to __（8）__ better.
Moham took the cake and his unexpected soda to a table and sat down to eat. Why was it that English had been so __（9）__ for him in his classes in Tunisia, but when it came to ___（10）__ speaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?
Just then, a girl, who sat at the next table and had watched the whole __(11)___, smiled at him and said, “Hey, welcome to our beautiful city! Don’t feel __(12)__ about your English—you’ll get better at it __(13)___ you’ve lived here for a while. I’m from Spain, and the first time I tried to order a salad here, I __(14)___ with a plate of pig’s feet. At least you got a soda!”
Hearing this, Moham felt much better. He wasn’t the only one ___(15)___ to communicate, and his new city began to feel just a little more like he could call it home.
(1).
| A． | imagined |
B． | wondered |
C． | described |
D． | remembered |
(2).
| A． | just |
B． | even |
C． | never |
D． | also |
(3).
| A． | wish |
B． | suggestion |
C． | dream |
D． | order |
(4).
| A． | Above |
B． | Inside |
C． | Under |
D． | Near |
(5).
| A． | moved |
B． | bored |
C． | surprised |
D． | tired |
(6).
| A． | he |
B． | you |
C． | she |
D． | I |
(7).
| A． | salads |
B． | cakes |
C． | drinks |
D． | strawberries |
(8).
| A． | work |
B． | spread |
C． | develop |
D． | read |
(9).
| A． | special |
B． | popular |
C． | important |
D． | easy |
(10).
| A． | slowly |
B． | carefully |
C． | actually |
D． | honestly |
(11).
| A． | discussion |
B． | process |
C． | performance |
D． | argument |
(12).
| A． | crazy |
B． | hopeful |
C． | bad |
D． | excited |
(13).
| A． | although |
B． | if |
C． | because |
D． | since |
(14).
| A． | ended up |
B． | cheered up |
C． | showed up |
D． | came up |
(15).
| A． | refusing |
B． | planning |
C． | regretting |
D． | fighting |
When my sister Gina was born, she had a problem with her heart. She was weak after a long ___(1)__ and had to go to the hospital very often. She had __（2）__ walking, playing with other children, and going to school.
Our parents wanted to take Gina to a special place in Florida and hoped Gina could ___（3）___ with dolphins(海豚). When Gina knew it, she was __（4）__ because she didn’t know whether it was easy to be around dolphins.
When we got to Florida, we couldn’t wait to __（5）__ the place. Kids who had ___（6）___ needs like Gina could come and spend time with dolphins. I thought it was going to be a vacation, ___（7）__ it wasn’t. Gina had to work hard every day for a week.
However, the trip was amazing. Gina ___（8）__ and clapped (鼓掌) when she saw the dolphins. One of the dolphins squeaked (尖叫) happily to __（9）__ her. They swam together all day. Gina was able to move her body more than she ___（10）___ did at home. Mum and Dad were proud of Gina. I was, too.
(1).
| A． | health |
B． | illness |
C． | peace |
D． | letter |
(2).
| A． | trouble |
B． | success |
C． | trust |
D． | tradition |
(3).
| A． | draw |
B． | cook |
C． | swim |
D． | skate |
(4).
| A． | polite |
B． | sleepy |
C． | worried |
D． | honest |
(5).
| A． | help |
B． | clean |
C． | invent |
D． | visit |
(6).
| A． | boring |
B． | special |
C． | harmful |
D． | careless |
(7).
| A． | but |
B． | because |
C． | so |
D． | and |
(8).
| A． | locked |
B． | laughed |
C． | escaped |
D． | apologised |
(9).
| A． | hurt |
B． | punish |
C． | forget |
D． | welcome |
(10).
| A． | hardly |
B． | loudly |
C． | usually |
D． | immediately |
Albert was mad about computer games. When people encouraged him to return to ___(1)___ life, he would say, “This is my doorway to the world.”
In one of his favorite games, he would ___(2)___ as many turtles as he could. ___(3)___ else could collect more than he did. But Albert still wanted more. One day, when he got home from school, he found two real turtles in his bedroom.
Albert’s parents decided to make them his __(4)__. Albert had to learn all he could to look after the turtles. He also ___(5)___ to trick them into leaving his room, but it never worked. Gradually, he got used to living with the turtles, and __(6)__ began to enjoy it. And other people loved hearing Albert’s stories and his growing knowledge about __(7)___.
One day, the turtles disappeared. His parents ___(8)___ that he would return to his games, but that didn’t happen. __(9)__, he went to buy some pets and looked after them in his spare time.
Now whenever people ask him about it, he points at his __(10)__ and says, “They are my doorway to the world. There’s a lot more to them than you’d realize.”
(1).
| A． | normal |
B． | hard |
C． | similar |
(2).
| A． | hide |
B． | draw |
C． | collect |
(3).
| A． | No one |
B． | Anyone |
C． | Someone |
(4).
| A． | invention |
B． | job |
C． | secret |
(5).
| A． | refused |
B． | remembered |
C． | tried |
(6).
| A． | once |
B． | still |
C． | even |
(7).
| A． | computers |
B． | nature |
C． | bedrooms |
(8).
| A． | worried |
B． | hoped |
C． | ordered |
(9).
| A． | Anyway |
B． | Instead |
C． | Besides |
(10).
| A． | games |
B． | pets |
C． | rooms |
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