You are growing so fast．Can you tell me           now?

A．how fast are you                                       B．how fast you are

C．how tall are you                                         D．how tall you are

These days，it is easier for us to travel to other countries than ever before．However，there is a big difficulty that most of us   1    when we meet people in other countries—we cannot communicate with them．There are   2   where English is still not spoken，though it is the most widely known language．So，wouldn't it be   3   if there was one language that could be understood by anyone anywhere in the world?

Esperanto that was created in 1887 may be the world's  4  truly international language．In fact，although   5   artificial（人造的）languages have been already created，only Esperanto has had much success．Its learners say that it is about four times   6    to learn than other languages．Spelling and pronunciation are both easy，too．For example，it does not have silent __7_ like the “h” in “honest”．If you   8   a word，you can spell it without any difficulty．The grammar is also as simple as possible：only sixteen basic   9   ，no irregular verbs（不規(guī)則動(dòng)詞），only six verb endings．

In short，Esperanto should be attractive（有吸引力的）as a language to learn，  10   there is a problem：how many people have met anyone who can really speak it? Anyway，we hope that some day one language can be mastered easily by anyone．

1．A．need                      B．miss                    C．face                       D．touch

2．A．offices                     B．schools                 C．cities                     D．places

3．A．safe                     B．nice                     C．funny                    D．difficult

4．A．first                     B．a(chǎn)nother                  C．last                        D．other

5．A．little                 B．a(chǎn) little                    C．few                       D．a(chǎn) few

6．A．better                      B．easier                    C．slower                    D．shorter

7．A．marks                     B．parts                    C．words                    D．letters

8．A．hear                     B．see                      C．watch                    D．notice

9．A．subjects                   B．sentences                      C．rules                      D．lessons

10．A．a(chǎn)nd                       B．but                      C．so                         D．because

Jane Gooddall first made friends with a chimp（黑猩猩）when she was one year old．On her first birthday her mother carried her to the zoo near her home and bought her a toy chimp．She loved her furry（毛絨）friend very much．At age 7，Jane Gooddall read Dr．Doolittle，a book about a doctor who could talk to animals．She wanted to be able to talk to her favorite animal，too．She expected to go to Africa some day so that she could learn more about chimps．When Jane grew up，she still dreamed of going to Africa．She got her wish when she was 26 years old．She went to Gombe National Park where many chimps lived in the forests．

Jane watched the chimps closely day after day．She saw that they were a lot like people．They could think and make plans．They used tools．They showed their fear，pain，or pleasure．Sometimes，they fought．Often，they hugged（擁抱）and kissed．

Scientists were surprised by what Jane saw．They knew that the relation between chimps and humans was the closest．However, they did not know they acted so much like us．

Jane still has the toy chimp she was given as a child．She has studied her furry friends for over 30 years．Now，she speaks for them to groups around the world．She hopes that what she has to say will make others do something to protect chimps from being hurt．

1．When Jane was 7，she wanted          ．

A．to read Dr．Doolittle again                          B．to talk to animals，too

C．to buy another toy chimp                             D．to meet a doctor at once

2．Jane went to Gombe National Park to          ．

A．have a trip there                                          B．train a baby chimp

C．learn more about chimps                             D．protect the chimps there

3．The scientists were surprised when they heard that          ．

A．the chimps could act so much like humans

B．Jane had been in Africa for such a long time

C．Jane watched the chimps closely day after day

D．Jane still had the toy chimp she was given as a child

4．Jane speaks for chimps to groups around the world to          ．

A．help the scientists learn more about chimps

B．study her furry friends in sonic other countries

C．make more people do something to protect chimps

D．let people know that chimps are lovely animals

5．From the passage，we can learn that          ．

A．Jane found more about chimps than the scientists did

B．Jane dreamed of going to Africa when she was 26

C．Jane could talk to chimps with the help of the scientists

D．Jane knew nothing about chimps before going to Africa

1．With Webshop，you                    ．

A．often forget to buy what you need                B．have to stand to pay for the things

C．can buy everything you need easily               D．can't go back to buy what you forget

2．If you don't like to eat something spicy or drink something fizzy，you may try        to see how different it is．

A．Polyglot                 B．Gasgo                   C．Webshop                      D．CompuWiz

3．Try to          and you will learn any language in a very short time．

A．click on the Webshop                                  B．take the Gasgo

C．follow Polyglot's system                              D．call at 28190818

4．You can save 50% of your money if you          before July 1st．

A．do shopping with Webshop                          B．hold a chance to try Gasgo

C．start early with Polyglot's system                 D．learn surfing the Internet at CompuWiz

5．According to the passage，one can         ．

A．take a surfing course at Webshop in a class

B．possibly learn to speak English in 24 hours

C．try taking Gasgo food or drinks when he is old

D．do shopping online without paying for his things

If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life，try again now，one tiny step at a time．

Every year it's the same．As December comes to an end，you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life．But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year，you think about the last year．You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make，but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life．

Here's a suggestion：Forget the too big，hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones．“We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it's so hard for us to reach it．” said Robert Maurer，who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life．“What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can’t find any excuse not to do it．”

“Kaizen”，a Japanese word，is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes（態(tài)度）．During World War Il，American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small，continuous improvements instead of sudden changes．After the war，the idea was brought to a rebuilding（重建）Japan．It made Japan develop fast．The Japanese called it “kaizen”，which means “improvement”．

Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it．“Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything．

1．At the end of December，people usually         ．

A．fail to make big changes                              B．plan for the last year

C．think about the new year                             D．try to lose their ideas

2．Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us         ．

A．we should do everything in big steps

B．how to change one’s life with one small step

C．we should try a lot of sudden changes

D．how to find a small step without any excuse

3．The underlined part “increase productivity” in the passage means “        ”．

A．提高生產(chǎn)率         B．增加成本                C．增加出口量         D．提高待遇

4．The writer of the passage suggests we should         ．

A．make changes at the end of the year             B．do few experiments with “kaizen”

C．do things with hard-to-achieve goals             D．take a tiny step to achieve big goals

5．Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A．You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy．

B．Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful．

C．You can't find any excuse not to reach a big goal．

D．“Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ．

閱讀下面短文，把A～D四個(gè)句子填入文中空缺處（1~4），使短文內(nèi)容完整正確，然后完成第5題。

We often hear that children wish they were grown-ups，and that old people wish they were young．  1   The happiest people enjoy what each age gives them without wasting their time in useless regrets．

Childhood（童年）is a time when there are few duties．A child is fed，looked after and loved by all grown-ups like parents or grandparents．2   However，for older people they often lose their interest in those things．

On the other hand（另一方面），a child may also have some pains with him．3   He is often told not to do something．He will certainly be shouted at for doing something wrong．

When a child grows up，he can no longer expect others to pay for his food，clothes，room and many other things．  4    If he still spends most of his time playing as he used to in childhood，he will go hungry．If，however，he works hard and has no trouble，he can build up his own position in society with great happiness．

A．What's more，life is always giving new things to him．

B．And he has to work if he wants to live comfortably．

C．He is not so free to do what he wishes to do．

D．Each age has its own pleasures and its own pains．

5．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Childhood Is a Happy Time                          B．No Pains at Any Age

C．Happy Position in Society                            D．Enjoy Your Whole Life

根據(jù)下列句子的意思及所給的漢語提示，寫出空缺處單詞、固定短語或固定搭配的正確形式。

1．I'll show my collection of         （郵票）to the class．

2．We practised         （唱）English songs for one and a half hours today．

3．Which country is         （大）in population，the U.S. or Canada?

4．Xu Li，with his friends，         （拾起）waste paper in the park every Sunday．

5．Do you know this table         （由……制成）bamboo?

連詞成句，將所給單詞連成完整、正確的句子。（單詞不得重復(fù)使用，標(biāo)點(diǎn)已給出）

1．schoolbag，is，your，it

2．pets，have，Henry，how，does，many

3．e-mail，tomorrow，will，all，send，Jim，I

4．helped，night，he，maths，me，last，with，my

5．cross，traffic，red，are，the．when，don't，street，the，lights

假如你要接受一家英文報(bào)社的采訪，記者提出的問題是“How can you be a good child?”請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下面所給提示及要求，準(zhǔn)備一段應(yīng)答稿。（文稿的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）

提示：（1）What should you do at school?

（2）What can you do to give help at home?

（3）How do you show your love to your parents（or grandparents…）?

要求：（1）文稿須包括所有提示內(nèi)容，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

（2）文稿中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名、校名和地名。

（3）詞數(shù)：60～80。

Well，to be a good child，I

Please                the light when you leave the room．

A．turn on                                 B．turn down                             C．turn off