---We’d better invite Jim and Jack to the party tonight.

---Yes, _____? I’ll give them a call right now.

A. why B. how

C. what for D. why not

--- Excuse me, could you tell me _______ ?

--- In five minutes.

A. how soon will the film begin

B. how soon the film will begin

C. how long the film has been on

D. how long has the film been on

---Do you know the boy_______ is playing football over there?

---Certainly. He is a friend of mine.

A. whom B. which C. who D. what

--- How do you like this piece of music by Tan Dun ?

--- Well, of all the music that he has written, I think this is his ________ one.

A. well-known B. better-known

C. best-known D. most-known

--- I think Running Man is the most popular TV game show now.

--- ______.

A. I can’t agree more B. That’s all right.

C. Never mind D. I’m glad to hear that

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閱讀下列短文，從文后各題所給四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(運氣) ,” said his father. “But if you don’t work hard, no ________ will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist. ” ________ a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a ________ any more. Then, he didn’t touch the piano. ________ , his father didn’t push, but waited．

Luckily, the next day, his teacher asked him to ________ some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he ________ that he could show others that he had talent. That day he told his father ________ he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything changed!

He started ________ competitions. In the 1994 International Competition for Young Pianists, when it was ________ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ________ to hold back his tears. Soon ________ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang ________ again, this time to Philadelphia, U．S. There he spent two years practicing, and had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his ________ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs（特邀演出）started ________ . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots（發(fā)現(xiàn)）him, and lets him ________.

1.A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth

2.A. Like B. With C. To D. As

3.A. singer B. pianist C. composer D. player

4.A. Hopefully B. Sadly C. Wisely D. Painfully

5.A. play B. sing C. write D. study

6.A. seemed B. attended C. noticed D. realized

7.A. that B. what C. how D. when

8.A. receiving B. accepting C. winning D. beating

9.A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. shouted

10.A. excited B. encouraged C. scared D. worried

11.A. this B. it C. that D. what

12.A. started B. left C. moved D. supposed

13.A. successful B. cheerful C. careful D. meaningful

14.A. pulling B. breaking C. falling D. pouring

15.A. know B. shine C. admire D. develop

Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies, she was never ever a discipline（紀律） problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．

It seemed that Katie had been spending money in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They wondered why but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.

The next day, I asked Katie to my office. “Why are you buying lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she replied. “I don't believe you, Katie. Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I asked. “No. I just lose it,” she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．

The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad and scared. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “Katie”.

Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn’t go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.

Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．

1. What did the writer think of Katie?

A. She behaved well at school．

B. She often tells lies at school．

C. She often made trouble at school．

D. She used to be a discipline problem．

2. Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?

A. She lost her homemade lunch．

B. She had her homemade lunch stolen．

C. She didn’t like the taste of her homemade lunch．

D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．

3.How did Katie’s parents feel when they knew the truth about the lunch?

A. They were very angry.

B. They were quite proud．

C. They were rather sad.

D. They were so scared．

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Katie’s secret of lunch was discovered by the writer．

B. Katie was told that her parents had known her secret．

C. Katie told the writer the truth of her lunch during their first talk．

D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．

What Is Self-tracking All about

Perhaps you’ve tracked（觀測） how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how much you’ve eaten in a day.

If so, you’ve taken part in a popular movement called the “Quantified Self Movement” or “Self-tracking”. Maybe you’ve wanted to change a bad habit but couldn’t. Self-tracking may be your answer. The idea is to collect information about your everyday activities and analyze（分析） them to help improve and form a healthier lifestyle.

Recently, tools such as smartphones, apps, along with newly published wearable things, are making self-tracking easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone Up, Google Glass or a smart watch to record personal data(數(shù)據(jù)) including sleeping hours, stress levels, heart rate and mood.

So why does a person self-track? Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to know what foods make him sleepy and watch his diet.

Tracking daily activities isn’t a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes food, training and sleep in order to achieve an athletic goal. Similarly, doctors have also helped patients to record parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight health problems. However, it wasn’t until 2007 that magazine writers Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly created the term (術語) “Quantified Self” or “self-tracking”.

Although self-tracking has many advantages, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its disadvantages. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an extra task people like to do often. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.

Though self-tracking doesn’t make sure that one’s quality of life will improve, it can encourage people to make healthier choices.

1.People choose self-tracking because _______.

A. it watches your eating habits

B. it increases your movement

C. it records how many kilometers you run every day

D. it collects personal data and leads to self- improvement

2.The writer mentions tools such as smartphones and apps in Paragraph 3 to show _______.

A. we depend too much on them

B. it is easier to do self-tracking

C. they do harm to people’s health

D. tools are necessary to do self-tracking

3.Self-tracking was firstly come up with by _______.

A. two magazine writers

B. athletes and their coaches

C. doctors and their patients

D. scientists of Data Speaks Health Solutions

4.You can find this article in the part of _______.

A. Education B. Sports C. Health D. News

缺詞填空

根據(jù)短文內容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當?shù)脑~使短文完整。（每空一詞）

I will never forget the tenth summer of my childhood with my grandfather in western Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born.

One day my grandfather said, “Come. I have something for you.” I f 1. him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal,” he said. Great, I thought, looking around for the boat. But there was n 2. . Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is in there,” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me h 3. to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat, and you’ll make it with your own hands,” he said. “No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The w 4. rang in my head as I worked. Finally I finished the boat. It wasn’t much to look at, but I was p 5. . Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.

We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We already had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I h 6. my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.

I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would n 7. see him again.

In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise, for 34 years my treasure s 8. here, waiting for my return. I felt we three were together again

a 9. my grandfather had died 22 years before.

After that, I returned to the lake five times. Each time I held the boat and carved the year, my g 10. seemed near.

My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine, 13; Claire, 12. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, “Grandpa, someday I’ll come back.” She added, “And I’ll bring my children.”

根據(jù)中文意思，完成下列句子，詞數(shù)不限。

1.很多人直到屠呦呦獲得了一項諾貝爾（Nobel）獎才知道她。

2.除非你盡力，否則你不能實現(xiàn)你的理想。

3.他做出如此愚蠢的一個決定，以至于我們不得不放棄這場演出。

4.結果證明他與此案無關。

5.他訓練更加刻苦，結果，他成功地進了NBA。