It's really         that a tortoise can         150 years old.

A. amazed; live to           B. amazed; live up to

C. amazing; live up          D. amazing; live to

It's raining outside.

I          stay at home          go out.

A. prefer, to     B. prefer, than

C. would rather, than      D. would rather, to

My parents          getting up early on weekdays

A. used to      B. be used to       C. was used to            D.  are used to

A poor girl was selling flowers in the street  21  Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she  22  get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped  23  a beautiful house. The girl knocked  24   the door and a man came out. She asked  25  he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want  26  . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the  27  of a tall wall. She looked  28  the flowers. 'Ihe flowers  29  very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light,   30  slowly she began to fly into the sky. She  31  higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them  32  her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't  33  .The girl told her that she had to  34  to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her  35  and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed  36  .

It snowed  37  that night. The girl died  38  a smile on her face.   39  , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and   40  .

1.A.  in            B. on              C. at               D.（不填）

2.A. could           B. had better        C. would like        D. had to

3.A. in front of       B. in the front of     C. behind           D. beside

4.A. at              B. to              C. in               D. for

5.A. what            B. why            C. if               D. when

6.A. some           B. any             C.  nothing         D. something

7.A. head           B. foot             C. top               D. middle

8.A. for            B. up               C. (不填)            D. at

9.A. feels           B. felt              C. smelt             D. smells

10.A. and            B. but              C. so               D. or

11.A. went           B. got              C. looked            D. flew

12.A. has            B. was              C. had              D. were

13.A. get money       B. go out           C. come to see her     D. stay at home

14.A. fly into the sky   B. come here        C. sell flowers        D. help others

15.A. didn't worry     B. not to worry       C. to not worry       D. to worry not

16.A. happy          B. happier           C. happiest          D. happily

17.A. heavily         B. heavy            C. largely           D. strongly

18.A. had            B. has              C. with             D. without

19.A. By the way      B. At the same time    C. except the girl     D. By way

20.A. looked after the girl B. talked about the girl    C. enjoyed themselves  D. watched themselves

Sunshine For All

The Beijing Sunshine Secondary School students are holding a charity show at the school hall of Beijing Sunshine Secondary School, Sunny Street, Sunshine Town.

Date: 29 April

Time: 7:30 p. m.?9:00 p. m.

We hope to raise money to help poor children go to school.

Ticket price:  $20

Donations are welcome.

Programme:

    7:30 p. m. Introduction

    7:40 p. m. Songs

    8:00 p. m. Break

    8:15 p. m. Speech

    8:30 p. m. Drama

    9:00 p. m. End of the show

Project Hope is an organization that raises money to build schools and buy books for poor students.

We would like to thank the following for their help and support:

The teachers at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School

The Star Shopping Mall for the costumes

Sunshine Advertisement Company for the posters

1.Where will the charity show be held?

A. In the classroom.

B. In the meeting room.

C. In the shopping mall.

D. At the school hall.

2.When will the charity show be held?

A. 7:30 p. m.?9:00 p. m., 29 April.

B. 7:30 a. m.?9: 00 a. m., 29 April.

C. 7:30 a. m.?9: 00 p. m. 29 May.

D. 7:30 p. m.?9: 00 p. m. 29 May.

3.Why do they want to raise money?

A. To build schools.

B. To help poor children go to school.

C. To buy books for poor students.

D. To hold the charity show

4.What can you do at 8:00 p. m.?

A. Watch a drama.                         B. Enjoy songs.

C. Have a rest.                            D. Listen to a speech.

5.Whom do the students want to thank?

A. Sunshine Advertisement Company for the posters.

B. The Star Shopping Mall for the costumes.

C. The teacher at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School.

D. All of the above.

Put 2 February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day! It marks the date that the

Convention(公約) on Wetlands was signed(簽署)in1971.This special day was first celebrated in 1997 and it is celebrated every year.

    The celebration is a call for action. It is a way to show people how important and

useful the wetlands are for people. On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take

part in many wetlands activities. People take trips to the local wetlands. There are talks

about how important the wetlands are. People get together to clean up their local wetlands

Children draw pictures to advertise the day. People also compete(比賽)in boat races.

    The World Wetlands Day is important! If there are no wetlands, there will be no water for anyone in the future. Wetlands help protect nature and resources(資源)like fresh water. Already,  more than 10000 million people in the world do not have fresh water.

    Many people do not know how important the wetlands are. They can understand why an

elephant or a tiger is important because they are big, beautiful animals. It is much harder for

them to understand how important the animals in the wetlands are. These small animals,

such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature.

    All plants and animals are part of the food chain(鏈).If the small wetlands animals

die, some animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat. They will also die. People

need the wetlands to keep the balance of nature in the world. If we do not protect nature

today，it will be gone tomorrow.

1.What should you put in your diary?

A. Some frogs.

B. The date of World Wetlands Day.

C. 1971

D. Any special day.

2.Where do people celebrate World Wetlands Day?

A. All over the world.                        B. In ships

C. At home.                                D. In their own way.

3.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking part in competitions.

B. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking hips to local wetlands.

C. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by listening to talks about the wetlands.

D. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by talking about the weather.

4.Why are small animals important?

A. They are part of the balance of nature and the food chain.

B. They are beautiful.

C. Bigger animals are eaten by them

D. Without them, there may be no water.

5.Which of the following might be the best title of the article?

A. Wetlands Are Important

B. Small Animals Are Also Important

C. World Wetlands Day

D. Food Chain

One day when Jack was walking inthe park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench(長(zhǎng)椅)with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.

   Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello. Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”

“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said.

Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together.

The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.

    “That's a nice dog”Jack said, pointing(指向)at the animal.

    “Yes, he's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture(混合) but that's not a bad thing.

He's strong and healthy”

    “And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got

some food for him.”

     “That's true,”Sue said, But I haven’t.”

    The two friends laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”

    “No,” Sue said. “He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and good-tempered

(好脾氣).”

    Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the

animal's head. Immediately it jumped up and bit him.

    “Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said he didn't bite.”

    “No, I didn't,”Sue replied.  “You asked，if my dog bit, and I said no.

1.What did Jack do when he saw the woman?

A. He walked past her.

B. He asked to sit next to her.

C. He spoke angrily to her.

D. He spoke to her dog.

2.The dog looked_________.

A. angrily at Jack                          B. sick

C. as if he would bite Sue                   D. hungry

3.Jack thought that the dog

A. was ill                                B. belonged to Sue

C. was terrible                            D. belonged in a zoo

4.The underlined word “pet” should be ______________in Chinese.

A.寵物              B.喜歡

C.敲打              D.撫摸

5.From the story, we can know______________.

A. Jack and Sue talked about the same dog

B. Jack asked Sue a right question

C. Jack was bitten by Sue's dog

D. Jack asked Sue a wrong question

根據(jù)對(duì)話(huà) 內(nèi)容,從下面的方框中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),  使對(duì)話(huà)完整, 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)多余。

Mum: David, what do your friends like to do?

David:  1.    I can take them to the park.

Mum:      2. _____

David: My friends enjoy watching football matches.     3.

Mum: Thirdly, I can bring food for you.    4.

David: After the match, I want to eat some cakes.  After that, we can dance to pop music.      5.    The sixth thing I want to do is to open my presents!

     A.  What is the second thing you want to do?

     B.  You can eat when you watch the match.

     C.  They like to play football.

     D.  When you play football, you can eat.

     E.  We can watch a match.

     F.  My friends and I enjoy dancing.

根據(jù)下列句子中所給漢語(yǔ)注釋, 在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上寫(xiě)出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。( 每空只寫(xiě)一詞)

1.The              ( 電影) starts at nine o’clock.

2.The boys heard the              ( 奇怪的) noise.

3.Kate always answers questions              ( 正確) .

4.Ben bought some               ( 薄餅) yesterday.

5.             ( 貫穿) his acting years, he acted in five series.

下面短文中有十處錯(cuò), 每處錯(cuò)皆用底線標(biāo)出, 請(qǐng)將答案填寫(xiě)在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。( 每小題只填一詞, 不得改變?cè)�句意思�?

I am a Grade 8 student. I just moved to

Beijing with me parents two months ago.

          1.

Now I am study at a new secondary school

         2.

in Sunshine Town. It is big than my old school.

                   3.

I do not know the new school very good and

                             4.

I have no friends there. I do not know how

               5.

to talk to my new classmate. Sometimes, I

                 6.

am very nervous and I can’t answer them

                              7.

questions. I feel really comfortable when they

                    8.

talk to me. During lunchtime, I always sit

alone at the playground and read books.

   9.

I hope they will not come on because

                     10.

I feel so shy when they try to talk to me.