Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south﹣west of the United States for over three centuries and they are a famous symbol of the USA．When you watch those old Holly﹣wood cowboy films from the fifties and sixties，you don't see a job．You see a （1） of freedom and adventure（冒险）．However，the real job of an American cowboy has always been（2） and sometimes dangerous．It is physical with long hours and low pay．
Life hasn't（3） much for cowboys since the early days．Cows walk across huge plains（草原）to（4） the grass and the cowboy rides on his horse to bring（5） home．Like the cowboys of the past，a 21 stcentury cowboy（6） gets up early on freezing cold mornings and makes breakfast over a fire．
So why does a man﹣because it is usually a man﹣become a cowboy？For some，it isn't a（7） ，because they are born into the life．They have worked with（8） since they were children．They（9） the traditional cowboy culture："It's a real life about you，your horse and the open（10） ．"
Some people choose the job（11） in life．Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay，（12） he didn't like city life and spending all day inside．So one day，he（13） his job and moved to a ranch（牧场） in Texas，making much less money （14） a cowboy．He wanted job satisfaction．And for a cowboy，job satisfaction doesn't come from the money or a comfortable office．It comes from being（15） to wake up under the sky and being your own boss．
（1）A．life |
B．place |
C．way |
D．day |
（2）A．interesting |
B．boring |
C．hard |
D．easy |
（3）A．got |
B．paid |
C．done |
D．changed |
（4）A．catch |
B．eat |
C．touch |
D．take |
（5）A．it |
B．him |
C．her |
D．them |
（6）A．just |
B．still |
C．even |
D．never |
（7）A．problem |
B．choice |
C．plan |
D．dream |
（8）A．parents |
B．brothers |
C．cows |
D．sheep |
（9）A．create |
B．miss |
C．love |
D．refuse |
（10）A．country |
B．culture |
C．mind |
D．cowboy |
（11）A．later |
B．early |
C．quickly |
D．suddenly |
（12）A．so |
B．and |
C．since |
D．but |
（13）A．looked for |
B．took up |
C．gave up |
D．cared about |
（14）A．for |
B．as |
C．with |
D．like |
（15）A．relaxed |
B．slow |
C．late |
D．free |
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次。
| danger, health, lucky, carrot, cross |
---How about the kids in your neighborhood ? --- They are happy and ____________.
You must be careful when you __________ the street.
---I passed the last exam. --- Oh, you’re really a _________ dog.
---Can I help you, madam? ---Two kilos of ___________, please.
Now lots of wild animals are in _________. We must try our best to protect them.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
| see yourself light fast wet |
I didn’t get ▲ though it rained heavily.
It’s getting darker and darker, please turn on the ▲ .
Last Sunday they went to the zoo and ▲ a lot of animals.
Help ▲ to some cakes, Lily, they’re very delicious.
He runs very ▲ and he always wins the first place in the race.
阅读下面短文，从所给单词中选出适当单词，并用其正确的语言形式填在标有题号的空白处，使语意通顺完整。(每空一词，每个单词只能使用一次)
| child time in good ready begin pass quickly themselves for if hard |
Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and Japan.
"Chinese 6 hope very much to go abroad to get a wider view (视野) of the world," said Li Mingshan, a Chinese writer who has lived 7 America for many years. In a talk Li told more than 300 parents and their children that life in foreign countries can be 8 for young people. "They have to meet a culture shock and language problems.”
However, these are not the most difficult things. To most children, looking after 9 when studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge (挑战).
Zhao Baohua, a 16-year-old student 10 to study in a high school in Australia last October. To his surprise, his teachers there hardly pushed students to study. And usually there wasn't homework. "With these education systems, we have more free 11 and more space for thinking," said Zhao. "But 12 you don't know how to plan your time and money, you will not have an easy time." Some of his friends spent their whole year's money in the first two months of the term, and they didn't 13 their exams.
"Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages 14 , but students and parents should know about the challenges," Li said. "If you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with experience in foreign countries. Make sure that you are 15 for it. "
从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。
| be absent ; try one’s best ; excite ; provide … with ; deal with ; rob …of ; pay attention to ; from time to time ; get off ; polite |
The audience clapped and shouted with ___________________ when the performer appeared.
You’d not __________________ before the bus stops. Otherwise you may be hurt.
These days we _____________________________________ to get good marks in the exams.
My friends and I go to museums ________________________ to learn what we can’t get from textbooks.
I helped Susan with her lessons, for she ___________________ from school for a week.
UNICEF ______________________ poor kids in developing countries ___________ better education.
It’s __________________ for the young to argue with the elderly.
If you want to improve your spoken English, you should _________________________ your pronunciation.
The lady ________________by a young man ________ her handbag while she was walking alone.
Don’t do everything for teenagers. They are wise enough ________________________ their own problems.
选择下列词汇完成下面的对话，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共5小题，每小题1分）
| A. named B. relax C. enjoyable D. worst E. start F. best |
Lisa: Lily, it's Saturday today. Why not go and _______ ourselves this evening?
Lily: Good idea! What would you like to do? See a movie or watch a play?
Lisa: A movie. It's said a new movie ______ The Grey is on these days. Have you seen it?
Lily: No. But I heard it was the ______ movie of the year.
Lisa: Really? Then how about the film Shadows of Love? It's a love story. It should be __.
Lily: OK. What time does it _____, do you know?
Lisa: Wait a minute. I'll check it... Yes. It says 7:30 this evening.
Lily: Good. See you then.
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