Choose the best answer to complete the passage．
In our country we think being modest（谦虚的） is a virtue（美德） and being proud is a bad thing．One day，I heard an American boy say to a Chinese student，"You speak very good English．"But the girl answered，"No，no．My English is very poor．"The foreigner was quite （1） at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him（2） ．He said，"Yes，indeed，you speak very well．"（3） the girl still kept saying，"No．"In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know （4） to say．
What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't （5） a compliment（恭维） in the same way as the American people do．She should answer"Thank you"instead of"No"．She （6） understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the （7） ，people will feel （8） and confident when they are praised．So if someone says the （9） you have cooked are very delicious，you should say，"Thank you"．
If you are modest and say，"No，I'm （10） I can't do it well"，while working in a western country，people may think that you really can not do it．If you oftensay，"No"，you'll certainly be looked down upon by （11） ．When asking （12） a job，if one says something like，"Yes，I can certainly do it"instead of"Let me have a try"，he or she will （13） get it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self﹣confidence．In my opinion，being confident does not （14） being proud，so sometimes you should be confident （15） being modest．
（1）A．excited |
B．surprised |
C．frightened |
（2）A．clear |
B．clearly |
C．not clearly |
（3）A．Though |
B．And |
C．But |
（4）A．which |
B．what |
C．how |
（5）A．accept |
B．refuse |
C．disagree |
（6）A．hardly |
B．really |
C．badly |
（7）A．east |
B．south |
C．west |
（8）A．proudly |
B．pride |
C．proud |
（9）A．dishes |
B．cups |
C．glasses |
（10）A．afraid |
B．active |
C．angry |
（11）A．the other |
B．other |
C．others |
（12）A．for |
B．as |
C．to |
（13）A．fail to |
B．expect to |
C．succeed in |
（14）A．think |
B．say |
C．mean |
（15）A．as soon as |
B．as well as |
C．instead of． |
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Time flies so quickly! We become mature (成熟的 ) girls or boys, or at least we we are. At the same time, our parents are no longer young.
They _ _all they have to us but never look forward to getting back. When we are ill in bed, it is our parents who look us day and night; when we are trying to make , it is our parents who are much happier than we are; when we're hungry or cold or sad, it is our parents who ` give us help.
But what have we done for our parents? we grow up, we have our own ideas and we think we are enough to think and act by ourselves, so we usually dislike their care. , sometimes we don't listen to them; even with them !
To change the _ , we must act at once, letting them know that we love them, too. In doing so, don't hesitate(犹豫) and don't be .Try our best to understand our parents, _ something for our parents and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, make it a duty to bring to our parents, for that's the very sign that we are really mature.
Children are parents’_ and we are carrying both our dreams and theirs.
The pleasure of our parents is what we should try to do!
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完型填空。
The better education people receive, world people will have. Through education, we can make the world a better place .
A country’s education level is related with its wealth. For example, rich countries have enough money schools, pay teachers and buy books. In turn(反过来), education can the national wealth as it provides well-educated people to work in factories and offices.
Children in rich countries generally receive better education than in poor countries. In Japan, all the children go to primary school(初等学校)，and one third of children stay on for higher education. Japanese children do well in not only science math. These are important for industries(工业), so Japan is becoming .
On the contrary(正相反), a lot of children get a good education in poor countries, especially those living in the . Many of them stay at home to help their family the farm work.So they have no chance to much time on education.
However, educating the children in poor countries can bring great advantages. Please remember that it is one of the ways to make our world better.
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完形填空
Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and ____ to study in a middle school. He studies hard and ____ with his classmates. And he often helps his friends ____ lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family____ him and tries to make excuses to punish (惩罚) him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against (提防) it. One afternoon____went to have lunch and he bought ____. He was reading a book under a big tree while a dog was standing near him. At that moment ____ came out and saw it. He became angry and said,” Don’t you know we don’t let ___ feed dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do.” said the boy. “Why have you brought your dog ____ school, then?” “It’s not my dog.” “Why does it follow you, then?” “You’re following me now, sir,” said the boy, “Can you say you are ____?”
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完形填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Lin Tao,
How are you? I’m at home in New York. You ask me some questions in your letter. Let me answer ______.
America is beautiful. We like the school and the people here are very friendly. My sister and I ____ to the same (相同的)school. We have from Monday to Friday. we go to English classes every Saturday. On Sunday, my father us to the parks.
My father works in a big factory and my mother works in a hospital. They work very hard. I have __ friends in my school. They often ask me something China. They like basketball. I often play with them. I don’t like American food at all.
Do you English every day? How are the other friends? Please in English in your letter next time.
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完形填空（15分, 1.5分一题）
In western countries, many people buy lots of presents just before Christmas. __ some people think they shouldn’t buy too many things. They have started a ___ day called Buy Nothing Day. They hope that nobody goes __ on that day.
Buy Nothing Day __ on November 29. It is after Thanksgiving Day. Often, in western__ , before Christmas, there are so many advertisements in the newspapers and __ TV to tell people to buy something. The idea for Buy Nothing Day__ in Canada. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, America, parents and children get together to__ stories, sing songs and draw pictures. The children talk about__ they can’t get many toys.
Can you buy __ just for one day? Have a try!
A. But B. And C. So
A. bad B. special C. cold
A. washing B. fishing C. shopping
A. is B. was C. are
A. city B. cities C. countries
A. at B. for C. on
A. got B. thought C. started
A. read B. look C. see
A. what B. why C. where
A. something B. anything C. nothing
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