1、

Kitty learned to play _______violin at the age of five.

A.a B.the C.an D./

2、

________/ɔ:lðəu/ Peter is busy, he often exercises.

3、

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.（将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词只能填一次。）

A. like B. noisy   C. give   D. better   E. easily   F. important 

All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them【1】.

Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too【2】.

You need to study in a quiet place, 【3】 your study(书房). A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn much 【4】.

Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean the desk. A good desk light is 【5】,too. You'll feel tired easily if there is not enough light.

And you should never 【6】 up halfway when you are learning something. As long as you put our heart into it, I'm sure you' ll succeed one day.

4、

  We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a n【1】 for each Chinese year----the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey, the year of the tiger, etc.

Before New Year's Day, people are b【2】cleaning their houses and doing some shopping. On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the f【3】day of the New Year, people put on their new c【4】and go to visit their relatives and friends. They say "Happy New Year! " and some other greetings to each other. People u【5】 have a very good time during the festival.

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  Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very _____because it can help you make yourself easily understood. When you are talking with others, you are not just using words, but also using __. For example, waving one's hand is to say Goodbye. Nodding the head means agreement, while shaking the head means disagreement. The gestures are accepted both by Chinese and foreigners as having the ____ meanings.

Different ____ have different body language. For example, men in Russia, France and Arab countries kiss each other when they meet, but men in China or Australia shake hands instead of kissing. People in Puerto Rico like touching each other, but people in Britain do not touch each other. People in Arab countries like  ___ one another when they are talking, but English people must keep a distance away when they are talking. When you use a foreign language, it is very important to know the meanings of gestures and movements in the foreign country. Following the ____will help you communicate with people and make your stay there much more ____ and comfortable. Gestures are also the part of the culture and the part of the language.

【1】A.simple B.popular C.useful D.amazing

【2】A.expressions B.gestures C.hands D.pens

【3】A.right B.same C.different D.opposite

【4】A.people B.groups C.cities D.countries

【5】A.standing close to B.getting close to C.getting away from   D.keeping away from

【6】A.habits B.hobbies C.customs D.rules

【7】A.pleasant B.easy C.difficult D.funny

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  Scientists have always wanted to know more about the universe(宇宙).

Years ago they knew many things about the moon. They knew how big it was and how far away it was from the earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought the best way was to send men to the moon.

The moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from the earth. A plane can't fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is a rocket.

How does a rocket fly? There is gas in the rocket. When the gas is made very hot inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky.

Rocket can fly out into space. Rockets with men in them have been to the moon. Several rockets without men have flown to another planet. One day rockets may be able to go to any place in space.

【1】Scientists have known ________the moon is.

A.how long B.how heavy C.how soon D.how far

【2】Scientists can be sent to the moon _________.

A.by rocket B.by plane C.by satellite D.by ship

【3】A plane can't fly to the moon because________.

A.there is no air in the plane B.there is no air above 240 kilometers away from the earth

C.there is no air in the rocket D.it is too far away

【4】The hot gas in the rocket is used for _________.

A.keeping the man in the rocket warm B.cooking food

C.making the rocket fly up D.reducing(减少) the weight

【5】The writer _________that rocket may be able to go to any place in space.

A.is sure B.is not sure C.thinks D.doesn’t think

7、

  Many Americans find silence uncomfortable during a dinner. So in the United States, people often make a "small talk" in certain social situations. Small talk is about different topics, only for keeping a conversation going. The topic might include the weather, sports, college lessons, clothing, food, etc. Small talk is very useful in social situations when you meet someone for the first time, or when polite conversation is expected and no serious discussion is wanted.

It's common but not necessarily expected that one knows someone in a group before talking with him or her in conversation. In fact, at a party, “May I join you?” and a self-introduction is useful enough to get a welcome from a group and to join in a conversation. In some places, such as a concert hall or a theatre, a waiting room or a classroom, it is common for strangers to start a conversation even without an introduction.

People in the States expect those whom they speak to stop whatever they are doing and listen.

As a rule, the conversation distance between two people is at least two or three feet. Standing very close will make Americans feel uncomfortable.

【1】What topics are often used in "small talk"?

_________________________________________________________

【2】What would you do if you want to join in a conversation at a party in the USA?

__________________________________________________________

【3】How do Americans feel when you stand very close to them in a conversation?

__________________________________________________________

【4】What do Americans expect those to whom they want to speak to do?

___________________________________________________________

【5】Do you think serious discussion is wanted between strangers in social situations in the USA? Why or why not?

___________________________________________________________

【6】What can we learn from the story?

___________________________________________________________

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  Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “ Going shopping”.(以“去购物”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)(注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分)

Suggested questions:

I. Who do you usually go shopping with?

2. Where do you usually go?

3. What do you usually buy?

4. What do you usually do before you do some shopping?

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请在B栏中找出A栏句子的答语，将其字母代号填在括号中。

  A   B

（______）1. What’s wrong?       A. He is angry.

（______）2. Are you going to Hainan next Tuesday？ B. Yes, she does.

（______）3. When are you going to Beijing?   C. I’m ill.

（______）4. Does she like going hiking?    D. Yes,we are.

（______）5. How does he feel?   E. Next Tuesday.

10、

You should make a _________(decide)now, or you will lose your chance.