阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词
Coober Pedy is a small town in the Australian desert (沙漠). It’s famous not only for its opals (猫眼石) , but also for a very unusual r________—the people live and work underground.
Why do people choose to live under the ground? To avoid (避开) theh_______ days and cold nights-daytime temperatures can rise to 50 °C or more and on a cold night they can fall to
z_______. The locals say that their strange lifestyle is the only answer
t________ the unpleasant climate (气候) . In the underground homes, the temperature is always a very pleasant 19°C to 24°C .But that’s not the only advantage ; the people there don’t need to pay builders if
t_______want to build a home or make any changes.
You would be very surprised to see h________well people manage to live underground. They have modern kitchens and bathrooms, sometimes even spas (温泉)“People think it’s impossible to live here and that we’re like ancient people,
b_______ that’s not true. " says Bev Smith, who has lived in Coober Pedy for over 30 years. When my husband, Larry, and I first came here, life was very
d _______ and many people decided to leave. But now, things have
c________a lot and we’re very comfortable. We now have underground shops, hotels, restaurants, cafes and churches!”
Abigail and Brian Tynan 1_______ their large house in Melbourne(墨尔本) two years ago to have in an underground home. "My mouth fell open when I saw my wonderful underground home," remembers Brian. " I really enjoy living here. "
动词填空（共8分，每小题1分）There ____________ (not be) much snow here in the past three years.
Everyone knows that365 days ______________(make) a year.
Let's send him some flowers. I'm sure that___________ (cheer) him up.
At last the two thieves _____________ (catch) by the policemen.
When he saw me in the street, he stopped ____________(say) hello to me.
Your father _________ (read) the newspapers when you got home yesterday.
The detective promised to the victim that he ____________ (solve) the case as soon as possible.
His uncle devoted all his life to(teach) in the poor areas of China.
根据句意，在答卷标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。The man is a farmer as well as an ___________ (invent).
Sam looked up the right_______ (pronounce) of the word in the dictionary.
This year a friend of _____________ (we) and his daughter will be joining our Seder.
This is the _______________ (ugly) painting I have ever seen.
根据句意和汉语注释，在答卷标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。One of the first ___________ (欧洲人) to discover America was Christopher Columbus.
—I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible!
— _______________ (也不) would I.Tom's cousin is a ___________(活泼的)child and popular with everyone.
When Steve Jobs won the competition, he was （颁发）with a medal.
看图短文填空。 (本大题有1 0小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空格只能填写一个形式正确、与短文内容意思相符的英语单词。
Bob and David are good friends, but they like to joke on each other sometimes. One day they went to London for their holidays. They went to theand bought their tickets. When the train arrived, Bob got on the train first, but he dropped his
____on the platform(站台) without knowing it. David was behind him and quickly
_______it up. Without saying a word to his friend, he put it
his pocket.
After they had been in the____ for a little while, they saw the conductor (列车员)coming along, shouting, "Ticket, please!" Bob
_______for his and of course he couldn't find it.
"Oh, dear, I can't _____my ticket, David, "he said. "Have another look, Bob ,it must be
______, "said David. "No, I can't find it anywhere. What shall I do?"
"Perhaps you'd better hide under the_____so that the conductor won't see you. "
So Bob crawled (爬) under the seat and lay there quietly. Soon the conductor stood in front of David. "Ticket, please, "he said. David handed himtickets and said, "This is mine. The other is my friend's. He prefers to travel under the seat. "
单词拼写(共1 0小题，每小题1分，满分1 0分)
根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及句意，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。Usually it is quite cold in the(北方的)part of China in winter．
Sometimes we can trust to our(经验)．
(尽管这样)，the news seems to be good for you．
I(感觉)very lonely when I came to the new class two years ago．
Ladies and gentlemen，may I see your(护照)?
You call say what you want，but you can’t stop me from(梦想)．
It’s a pity that our house is going to be the．(丑陋)one in this area．
一Mum，how will we get to the UK?
一We’ll take aflight to London．Have you watched some．shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan?
一Yes，the shows are so amazing that many people want to follow him．一Would you like to go swimming?
一I'd love to．But I must meet Lucy at the ．The plane will land in two hours．