4．（56）BA"Gap Year"is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university．It is often spent travelling or working．It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills．It's very popular in foreign countries．
（57）AAlthough you don't have to go abroad to experience gap years，most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad．You are able to work out who you are and what you are for．The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons．You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better．
（58）FA gap  year is not only a time to take a vacation，but also a time to face challenges．Gap year students usually work，volunteer or take service projects．You have to learn how to get along in the real world．This process isn't always easy，but it is an important part of growing up．Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun．
（59）EThere's a common thought that gap years are only for rich students，but it's not true．Actually，taking a gap year can save your money．Gap year students often take a part-time job．Besides，at the end of a gap year，students are much more likely to know what to study in college．Clear learning goals can keep the 
（60）DImagine an admission officer trying to admit（錄�。� only one between two students．Both of them are excellent and have high grades．However，one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation．Who do you think the admission officer will choose？
Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage．

A．Learn about the world and yourself           B．The meaning of"Gap Year" C．Take a part-time job                 D．Improve your college admission chances E．Save money                      F．Face challenges and have fun

3．In a town in France，there was a farmer who lived alone．Every day he（71）sold a pound of butter to his neighbour，who was a baker．One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see（72）if he was getting a pound．After he weighed it，he found that he wasn't．The baker then took the farmer to the judge （法官）．
  The judge wanted to know the farmer's ways to weigh the butter．The farmer replied，"I'm so （73）poor that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it．（74）However，I do have a kind of scale （天平）．"The judge asked，"Then（75）how do you weigh the butter？"The farmer replied，"Before the baker started buying butter from me，I had bought bread from him．So now every time when I（76）bring home the bread from the baker，I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same （77）weight．"
  We always get back what we give to others．Whenever you take action，ask yourself this question，"Am I honest？"
  Honesty or dishonesty can become a habit．Some dishonest people can lie（78）without a red face．Others lie so（79）muchthat they do not even know what the truth is any more．But who is it bad for？In fact，those who lie will hurt（80）themselvesby their own dishonest behaviour．

2．閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)中文、首字母、音標或語境的提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填人一個適當?shù)膯卧~，要求所填的單詞意義準確，拼寫正確．
     The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route（路線）between China and the Mediterranean（地中海）．It began （86）during（在…期間）the Western Han Dynasty and has been
a（87）bridgebetween East and West for over 2，000 years．
     The ancient road started from Chang'an（now Xi'an） and ended inEastern （88）Europe['j?r?p]，near today's Turkey and theMediterranean Sea．It was about 6，500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the planet．
     Th e Silk Road got its name （89）becauseChinese silk used to be carried along this road．Silk，jade，ceramics and iron（90）wentwest to Rome．And from the west came glass，gems and foodlike carrots and sesame．
     The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world．It was （91）morethan an ancient international trade route．Besides trade，（92）knowledge['n?l?d?]about arts，science and literature，as well as crafts（工藝）and technologies was （93）shared（分享）across the Silk Road．In this way，languages and cultures（94）developed（發(fā)展）and influenced each other．
     Today，along the Silk Road there're many places of （95）interest，such as the Terracotta Warriorsin Xi'an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang．Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road．

1．閱讀短文，從方框中選擇適當?shù)脑~并用其正確的形式填空，使短文通順、意思完整．請每空限填一詞，每詞限用一次．方框中有兩項多余的．

      Are you still doing the V for victory sign？It's out．The latest popular hand gesture（手勢）is putting both of your hands and put them together to make a heart-shape．It is （66）called"hand heart"．
      Many young pop（67）stars in the US have done the move in recent photos．"The‘hand heart'gesture means something （68）between‘I love you'and‘thank you'，"said Taylor Swift，the country singer．"You can send a sweet，simple message without（69）saying a word．"Swift often does it at her concerts．And she is believed to be the first to （70）make it popular．
      Last month，Justin Bieber and （71）his superstar friends did the"hand heart"and put the photos online．They did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident．
"It used to take much （72）longer for nonverbal（非語言的）culture to move．But now，It moves faster （73）because we have smart phones and the Internet．
       In the Republic of Korea，the"hand heart"has been （74）popular for a long time，but in a different （75）way．People there put their hands above their heads and making a bigger heart shape with their arms．It means："I love you．"

7．-Mum，can I have something ________？-Oh，dear．You can only drink some water．
There is ________ in the kitchen．（　�。�

	A．	to drink； nothing else		B．	drinking； something else
	C．	to eat； something else		D．	eating； nothing else

6．-What does your cousin look like now？-Oh，he is much ______ than before．（　�。�

A．

strong

B．

stronger

C．

strongest

D．

too strong

5．Which of the pictures below tells people not to fish here？（　�。�

A．

B．

C．

D．

4．-Who will take you to your grandparents'home，your mom or your dad？
-______．I'll go there on my own．（　�。�

A．

Either

B．

Neither

C．

Both

D．

None

3．-Shall we go out for dinner this weekend？
-_______．I'll go with you．（　　）

	A．	Thank you		B．	It's very kind of you
	C．	I have no time		D．	That's a good idea

2．It is summer now in China，_______ it is winter in Australia．（　　）

A．

before

B．

until

C．

while

D．

since