On Jan 23, 2012, I was aboard a ship on the Yangtze River, listening to the sound of fireworks and eating plate after plate of dumplings.

   On Sunday Feb 10, 2013, I was preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year again — in London’s Chinatown.

   It was raining. It was cold. But ever since I left Beijing in August, I had promised myself I would celebrate Chinese New Year – if only to help with my Beijing “homesickness”.

   Central London was dressed up for the occasion. There was a stage for a big fireworks display for the evening. Even so, it wasn’t like my real Beijing Chunjie.

   Even buying a jiaozi didn’t cheer me up. It cost about 10 times as much as the real thing does in Beijing and got stuck to its rain-ruined paper bag.

   Cold, wet and depressed, I ran into a shop for shelter. Suddenly, there it was. Between the packets of dried meat and fish, the bags of rice and the smell of dried noodles in this little Chinese supermarket, I had found home.

   An hour later, I hurried into my house with bags of frozen jiaozi, packets of sauce and a large bottle of vinegar. I boiled water, tore open the packets, grabbed my chopsticks and settled down to a feast. This, I thought, is a Happy Chinese New Year.

I even watched the fireworks on TV. After all, why face the British weather when I can bring China home in one bite?

36. We can conclude from the first three paragraphs that the author ______.

A .likes watching fireworks on the boat B. misses Chinese food more than anything else

C .finds it great fun to celebrate Chinese New Year D .misses her life in Beijing very much

37.How did the author feel when she found some Chinese foods in a supermarket?

A. a little curious     B .rather tired     C. a bit comfortable     D. very depressed

38.Why did the author watch the fireworks on TV?

A. She didn’t want to get wet and cold again.  B. The square is far away from where she lives.

C. She doesn’t like fireworks very much.     D .She was too hungry to go out.

39.What is the best title of the passage?

A .Unforgettable Chunjie in Beijing       B. Wonderful Experience in Britain

C .Finding Home in London             D. Festival in London

 As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can __16___all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the ___17__for each child to find their light. I would like to___18__ a story about it.

   For a few years I was__19___ with the opportunity to teach disabled students. One of my most__20___ students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We__21____ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to__22___ on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students__23___ twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to __24___her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together. But she __25___ said or sang a word.

   One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around，__26___ me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in __27___ and for that moment I was the one who could not speak. When my heart  __28___ started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also  __29___ .Through music，we had made an awesome(enjoyable) connection.

   Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town. She waved with a big __30___ on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had __31___ so many times in our music class. The little girl，__32___ her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the__33___ to learn and grow. It is up to us to__34___ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child's__35___.

16.   A. get across          B .put away              C .take over            D .break through

17.   A .means              B. direction              C. process              D. effort

18.   A. add                   B. talk                      C. share               D. write

19.   A. blessed              B. tired                   C. covered              D. filled

20.   A troublesome        B. Hardworking        C. memorable         D .sensitive

21.   A. most                   B. almost                 C. nearly                 D .mostly

22.   A. stand                  B .sit                        C. lie                     D. jump

23.   A. sang                   B. said                     C .followed              D. clapped

24.   A. strike                  B. put                       C. give                    D. shake

25.   A. ever                   B. never                   C. still                      D. even

26.   A. looked                B. saw                      C. glared                 D. noticed

27.   A. horror                 B. delight                 C. astonishment      D. embarrassment

28.   A immediately         B. fortunately           C. slowly                  D. finally

29.   A. happy                 B grateful                 C .speechless         D .hopeless

30.   A. greeting             B. smile                    C. expression          D .sign

31.   A .performed          B. operated             C trained                 D. organized

32.   A. upon                  B. through               C. from                    D. beyond

33.   A. standard            B. ability                   C. plan                    D. freedom

34.   A .discover             B. invent                  C. test                     D. make

35.   A. strength             B. dream                  C .light                    D. weakness

After more than ten days’ flight in space , the three Chinese astronauts returned to the earth _____.

  A. safely and soundly B. safe and sound   C. safely and sound   D. safe and soundly   

______ Tom met John last week?

A.It is where that   B. Where it is that   C. where is it that    D. That is it where

Our school has made ___ a rule that all the students shall come to school on time.

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

 ——I’m terribly sorry to interrupt , but may I use your phone? It’s rather urgent.

 ——Yes, _______.

A. with pleasure      B. no hurry          C. it doesn’t matter     D. of course

Hank as well as the other children who ____ no parents _____ good care of in the center.

A. have , has taken  B. have , is being taken  C.has , is taken D.has , have been taken

The sun is bigger than the moon , ___ we all know it.

A.and              B. as                C. which             D.it

John , open the door , there _______ he had never seen before.

A. a girl did stand    B. a girl stood      C. did a girl stand    D. stood a girl

Jim is in good shape physically _____ he doesn’t get much experience.

A. if               B.unless             C.as long as          D. even though