Last week I ________ the driving test. Now I'm ________ take part in the coming sports meeting.

A. prepare；preparing B. prepared for；preparing

C. prepared for；preparing to D. prepare；preparing to

一Alan, ?

一I'm sorry. I'm not available.

A. did you like my housewarming party

B. when is your housewarming party

C. can you come to my party tomorrow

D. who will go to the party with you

Bike-sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities. It is good to the ______ development of the big cities.

A ______ by a company found that shared bikes started the nation’s ______ for bikes again. Now more and more Chinese people are ______ bikes instead of cars to make short journeys in cities.

An engineer of that company says that since the ______ of shared bikes, people have made fewer trips by car. The love for shared bikes is not only among ______ people, who were born in the 1980s and 1990s, but also among people over sixty.

At weekends, the number of the riders in Shenzhen reaches the ______ of all cities. On weekdays, the number of people who use shared bikes to travel to work is ______ in Shanghai.

It is said that bike-sharing will help ______ the cities’ environment. It not only helps solve the traffic problems, but also will help to make more use of ______ in cities. Take Beijing as an example if more people choose shared bikes, an area of five Bird’s Nest stadiums (體育場)will be saved.

1.A. slow B. healthy C. harmful D. sudden

2.A. rule B. plan C. report D. suggestion

3.A. search B. worry C. preparation D. love

4.A. choosing B. pushing C. repairing D. locking

5.A. end B. start C. control D. fall

6.A. strong B. weak C. old D. young

7.A. top B. side C. corner D. line

8.A. coming over B. putting off C. going up D. giving away

9.A. discover B. separate C. experience D. improve

10.A. air B. time C. space D. money

Some British people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be sad if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your hosts(主人) what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring some flowers, chocolate or a bottle of wine (酒) as a gift.

Usually dinners start with drinks. Do you want to be polite? Say how much you like the room or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it's not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.

You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, and then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables. Finally, you'll have dessert. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and take more if you want.

Do you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts, or write them a short thank?you letter after that. British people like to say “thank you” all the time.

1.If your English friend doesn't invite you to have dinner at home, it doesn't mean he or she ________.

A. doesn't like you B. likes you

C. can't afford to do so D. is too busy

2.It's impolite ________.

A. to ask about the price of a certain thing

B. to say “thank you” to hosts

C. to take gifts with you when you are invited to have dinner

D. to eat up everything on your plate

3.The meal usually ends with ________.

A. soup B. coffee

C. meat or fish D. dessert

4.When you are invited to a dinner party, you'd better ________.

A. ask what time you should arrive

B. take your wife with you

C. drink as much as possible

D. eat as many snacks as you can

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B. The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C. The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D. You can call your hosts or write a thank?you letter to them after that.

補全對話(選項中有兩項多余的)

(Kitty and Mark meet outside the school gate after school.)

A：Hi, Mark.Ben's birthday is coming.I'm planning a surprise party for him this Saturday.1.

B：Sure, Kitty.I'm free.What are we going to do at the party?

A：2. We'll also have a barbecue.Someone will bring Ben to the party without

telling him.

B：Really? You mean he doesn't know the party at all?

A：3.We've also prepared some gifts for him.

B：Sounds great.I'm looking forward to it.4.

A：It's in my house.You can come earlier.See you then.

B：OK.5.

A．See you.

B．Yes, that's right.

C．Will you help me?

D．Where is the party?

E．I'm sure you'll like it.

F．Shall we buy some fruit?

G．We're going to play some games.

書面表達

湯姆邀請杰克這周六去他家, 但杰克那天沒空, 因此不能赴約。假如你是杰克, 根據(jù)提示寫一封信給湯姆, 說明你不能赴約的原因。

提示：study for a test; have a piano lesson; go to the movies

要求：不少于60詞。開頭和結(jié)尾已給出, 不計入總詞數(shù)。

Hi Tom,

Thanks__for asking me to go to your home this Saturday.

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Best wishes,

Jack

When I was a boy of twelve, I lived in South Carolina with my family. Every morning many _________________ would come and rest in the tree and sing. There isn't any sound that can be ___________ than the song of the birds. I decided to ____________ a young bird and keep it in a cage so that I could have my own musician. I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was __________________ and cried loudly, but finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt happy and ___________ my little musician carefully, giving it food and water.

The next day, the bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ____________ up everything she brought. But the following morning, I found it lying on the bottom of the cage, dead. I was very ___________ ! What had happened?

Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to hear me crying over the death of my bird. He told me the ____________ . "A mother bird, finding her young child in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous food. She thinks it's better for her young to ___________ than to live in a cage."

Since than, I never catch any birds or put them in a cage. All the birds have the right to _____________ in the sky.

1.A. neighbours B. people C. birds D. children

2.A. louder B. noisier C. more terrible D. more beautiful

3.A. buy B. catch C. kill D. draw

4.A. lucky B. silent C. frightened D. strong

5.A. cared for B. looked at C. listened to D. played with

6.A. washed B. cleaned C. used D. ate

7.A. excited B. useless C. shocked D. boring

8.A. story B. truth C. way D. experience

9.A. die B. play C. sing D. stay

10.A. jump B. fly C. dance D. eat

As a child，one of my favorite things to do was to go to the river and sit on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet. Watching the river, listening to the chirps（鳥鳴 ）of the birds and the sound of moving leaves in the tress relaxed me after a hard day at school.

I noticed that the bamboo trees would bend(彎曲) in the wind. However, after the wind had died down they would stand up again.

When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability. the word “resilience” comes to mind. This word means the ability to overcome shock, low spirits and other difficult situations quickly.

Have you ever felt like you are about to break suddenly? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived(幸免) such an experience.

During the experience you probably had mixed emotions(情感). You felt very tired.

Life is a mixture of good times and bad things, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are having a bad time or unhappy moment, bend but don’t break. Try your hardest not to let the situation take control of you.

Hope will get you through the unhappy times. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be.

If life gets hard and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don’t break!

1.Why did the author like to sit on the river bank when he was young?

A. Because he liked to play in the water.

B. Because he did not want to go to school.

C. Because he wanted to enjoy some peace and quiet there.

D. Because he thought it was more fun than staying at home.

2.What does the word “resilience” mean?

A. Being able to forget things quickly.

B. Being able to deal well with problems.

C. Never letting yourself get into trouble.

D. Being at the breaking point.

3.According to the story, Which of the following situations is acceptable(可以接受)？

A. Allen failed in the exam yesterday and he was too afraid to tell his parents.

B. William failed to win the contest prize, so he gave up after that and never tried again.

C. Nancy has good grades in every subject, so she thinks she is better than everyone.

D. Grace lost in the last game, but she kept practicing and finally won next time.

4.What’s the main idea of this story?

A. Life is short. Enjoy the moment, and enjoy the day.

B. An inch(英尺) of time is worth an inch of gold.

C. Never break down, even when things seem to be at their worst.

D. God helps those who help themselves.

"I will think of it." It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Though we can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power (力量) !

Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.

James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father?s watch, and he wondered, "Why should I not make a watch?" This made him think and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time.

Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This continued for a long time, end then he got an idea for a new cartoon.

Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don?t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think creatively.

1.Newton wanted to find out ________.

A. when the apple hit him B. why the apple fell

C. who made the apple fall D. where the apple fell

2.________ made a wooden clock.

A. Isaac Newton B. Walt Disney C. James Ferguson D. James’ father

3.Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.

A. making a film B. telling a story C. having a meeting D. sitting in a garden

4.From the passage we can learn that ______ .

A. we should always ask others for help B. every one of us likes thinking

C. it is easy to see and hear our thoughts D. thinking helps to get new ideas

Thai New Year is also called Songkran Festival. It is celebrated for three days from April 13 to April 15 every year. Songkran Festival is the most fun-filled time of the year in Thailand. For Thai people, it is an important holiday. It is a time to stay with their family, do good things in temples（寺廟）, visit and show their love to the elderly. It is also a time to enjoy the water fight that takes place on almost every street in this country during the hottest month of the year.

The first day of Songkran Festival is an important day to do good things. Thai people will visit temples. Also they will give money, clothes and food to the monks（僧侶）that live in the temples. After that they will spend time with their family.

On the second day of Songkran Festival, Thai people will carry sand into temples to build small pagodas（塔） and put colored flags on them. It is believed to bring luck. Also, it is considered lucky to clean out the house and throw out trash on this day.

On the last day of Songkran Festival, Thai people will visit their elderly relatives and perform a water ceremony(典禮). They will gently pour water on their elderly relatives’ hands, which is a traditional way to show their love to them. In modern times, the gentle pouring of water has become a crazy water fight and it’s a time for all Thai people to have fun. So Songkran Festival is also known as ＂Water Festival＂.

If you are a tourist at this time of year, be prepared to join in this big festival and take part in the world’s biggest water fight!

1.How long does Songkran Festival last?

A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Half a month.

2.What will Thai people do on the first day of Songkran Festival?

A. Clean out their houses.

B. Visit their elderly relatives.

C. Do good things in temples.

3.Thai people will build small pagodas and put colored flags on them in Songkram Festival, because it’s believed that _____________.

A. it’s good for their children

B. it can bring them luck

C. it’s good for their parents

4.How will Thai people show their love to their elderly relatives in Songkran Festival?

A. They will pour water on their hands.

B. They will carry sand to their homes.

C. They will help them throw out trash.

5.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A. Traditions on Thai New Year

B. Wonderful festivals in Thailand

C. The History of Songkran Festival