词汇运用，根据首字母或汉语提示，写出下列句子中单词的正确形式。
1.You'd better stay indoors as it's raining h ________ .
2.The little girl used to feel n ________ when speaking in public.
3.My parents are s ________ with my progress in my lessons.
4.Nowadays many farmers can a ________ to buy a house in the city.
5.Her h ________ include, painting, gardening and stamp collecting.
6.There is a car park ________ (对面) the hotel.
7.The thief was ________ (抓获) stealing in the supermarket.
8.The boy ________ (承诺) he wouldn't be late for school any more.
9.China is offering a great deal of ________ (医疗) help to the world.
10.There is a photo show on the history of CPC in our city ________ (博物馆).
Potatoes are very popular today. But in the past this was not true. Potatoes grew in South America 5,000 years ago. But they only became popular in other places 200 years ago.
In the 16th century, the Spanish took the potato from South America to Europe. But the people didn’t like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that their skins would look like the skin of the plant if they ate the potato. So they only ate the leaves. This made them sick because there is poison (毒药) in the leaves.
In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes. Potatoes became the main food in Ireland. Then something unlucky happened. In 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger.
Today each country has its potato dish. Germans eat potato salad, and the USA has the baked potato. Of course, the French invented French fries.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
Potatoes were____in South America 5,000 years ago. But they weren’t popular in other places
___200 years ago. In the 16th century, the Spanish took them to Europe. They ate leaves
of having potatoes. As a result, people were badly ill because of the poison in the leaves. In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes.
___, there was something wrong with the potatoes. Two million people died because of the shortage (缺少) of potatoes in 1845. But now there are many
___of potato dishes in the world.
In England, recently three foreign came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked
. No one had told them about the British customs of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is
person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is
to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means
. Nodding your head when you
a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.
In that country, you shake your head to mean "yes"-a nod means "no". At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cups or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe, it is quite usual to your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also , you should try to avoid(避免) touching the head of
adult---it's just not done in Thailand.
完成对话。在对话空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确；一空一词（含缩写词）。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）
A: Tommy, do you know that a plane of Malaysia Airlines was missing?
B: Yes. I heard about the news after the first class. At that time, I was taking a with my friends outside the classroom.
A: What bad news it was! I was really when I heard the news.
B: The plane was from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 passengers on it.
A: Right, but the of Chinese on the plane is 154. Do you think they
asleep when the accident happened?
B: Maybe. So far, knows what happened to the plane and the passengers.
A: The plane has been out of contact for a of days. People all over the world feel both sad and worried.
B: do I. I watch news about it on CCTV every day.
A: It is reported that 26 countries the team to find the plane.
B: I hope people can find the plane as soon as and all the people are safe.
A: I hope so. They must be able to come back some day.
补全对话。根据对话内容,从下边方框中选出适当的选项补全对话（共4小题,每小题1分;计4分） (S---Sally; L---Linda)
S: What's the matter with you, Linda? You look sad.
L: Well, _______
S: Bad luck. You should come up with some good solutions.
L: Yes, I know. _______
S: First of all, I think you should stop playing too much of your phone.
L: Yes, I guess I won't. But I really need your help, too.
S: _______ After that, I think you can study with me 2-3 times a week.
L: Thank you very much. But let's talk about the suitable time. _____
S: I think Friday and Saturday nights will be OK. But it still depends. Let's make phone call before meeting, OK?
L: You are very kind. You have given me so much help. See you tomorrow.
S: See you tomorrow.
根据下列短文内容在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
Do kids need pen pals（笔友）? Let’s listen to Joe and his mother.
Joe: I need pen pals. I’m the only boy at home. I have no sisters __ brothers. My parents are busy. They usually get home after 9:00 p. m. Sometimes they come home before 7:00 p. m, but I
____ find anything to talk with them. They are too __
with me. At school, I have some friends, too. I don’t want to tell them too __
__ things. I have two pen pals. I ___
__ with them in letters. I can tell them anything and they can answer all my _
___. They are really my good friends.
Joe’s mother: Pen pals? Our kids can talk with us，read books and play with their friends. His father and I often _____ him to the sports club on weekends. Joe loves sports there. We give him anything he needs. _
__does he need pen pals?
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