The night of graduation, I was afraid. Two hundred people were sitting out there. I felt tense and I wanted to run away, 1 I couldn’t! After all, my own children were sitting in front of me with many other persons. I couldn’t be a coward(懦夫) before 2 .
When I ended the speech, I was 3 at the cheering. And I never forget the first time I received the cheering in my life.
Flowers arrived 4 my brothers and sister. My husband gave me silk roses. The reporters came with 5 and recorders and lots of questions. There were tears and hugs and congratulations.
Sometimes, I sit down and 6 the tape of my graduation speech. I hear myself say to the audience, “Don’t’ give up your 7 in life. Anything can happen if you believe. It means hard work, but 8 sure that you can do it, with God’s help.”
And then, I remember mother’s 9 to me , a young girl: “Hurry, Gin, you’ll be late for school.”
Yes, Mom, I was late 10 school, but it was sweeter for waiting. I only wish you and Dad could have been there to see your daughter and granddaughter in all their show and speech.
A．and B．then C．so D．but
A．them B．themselves C．him D．himself
A．worried B．worrying C．surprised D．surprising
A．at B．in C．to D．from
A．books B．newspapers C．cameras D．cars
A．put up B．put down C．put on D．put off
A．speech B．ideas C．dreams D．love
A．let B．take C．get D．make
A．shout B．shouting C．call D．calling
A．to B．for C．of D．with
完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me, “or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many physical differences—lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.
Every day we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱)at Amy. “God, what a(n) face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her hat. Make her put it back on!” For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I’d fit in (合群). , I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look uglier, because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates the night of our class roller-skating party.
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to skate, but I could see how much she wanted to like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. We began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场). She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in .
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me together, nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.
After graduation, I never Amy again. However, I never forget her and I’ve always if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my . After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress people by trying to like them. I became myself.
A．laugh at B．ask about C．talk to D．be afraid of
A．as B．though C．after D．before
A．pretty B．strange C．ordinary D．lovely
A．Instead B．After all C．If so D．Therefore
A．beat B．lost C．ached D．opened
A．give in to B．deal with C．help D．believe in
A．until B．except C．before D．after
A．catch up B．have fun C．sit down D．fall over
A．fear B．surprise C．comfort D．joy
A．talking B．chatting C．skating D．traveling
A．so B．because C．still D．but
A．wrote to B．laughed at C．heard from D．made fun of
A．hoped B．wondered C．thought D．considered
A．life B．mind C．interest D．friend
A．study B．fight C．play D．act
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
My name is Chelsea Chowderhead. Chowder is a kind of soup. I was a lot because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family moved to Washington, I asked my dad if I could change my .
“You shouldn’t change who you are. Let people get to know first and the name later. When you meet someone , ask him a good question, something you’re really interested in. people start talking about themselves, they don’t judge you.” I went to my new school. At lunch, I found that there were twin brothers. I remembered my dad’s , so I decided to try.
“What’s it like being a twin?” I asked.
They looked . Then one said, “No one has ever asked us that!”
“Most of the time it’s good,” the other said.
Soon we were and talking. Then one said, “I’m Nicholas, and this is my brother, Nathaniel. What’s your name?”
I took a deep breath and said, “I’m Chelsea Chowderhead.”
“Chowder? 9 the soup?” asked Nathaniel.
“Yes,” I replied, down.
“Hey, cool! Do you want to come over after school and play basketball with us? Nathaniel asked. I said yes.
And that is how I made friends with the twin brothers.
A．cared about B．woken up C．depended on D．laughed at
A．school B．name C．diet D．hobby
A．me B．us C．them D．you
A．new B．lovely C．friendly D．young
A．Before B．When C．Although D．Unless
A．influence B．experience C．advice D．decision
A．sad B．brave C．angry D．surprised
A．waiting B．laughing C．dancing D．smoking
A．With B．In C．Like D．On
A．falling B．putting C．looking D．turning
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）。
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his all the time, watering and fertilizing them.
One day a young man went by the . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes, and pleased our hearts, which also made his life . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
A．flowers B．trees C．vegetables D．grass
A．balcony B．kitchen C．garden D．study
A．after B．as C．before D．if
A．blind B．famous C．smart D．friendly
A．What B．Who C．Why D．Which
A．stories B．reasons C．excuses D．conclusions
A．although B．since C．because D．unless
A．true B．hard C．cool D．fair
A．emptier B．busier C．luckier D．happier
A．write B．hear C．play D．believe
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
Bill and Mari are happy couple .Bill is musical , athletic and fun –loving .Mari is creative ,playful and caring .Bill’s include skiing ,hiking and gardening while Mari time cooking , gardening and hiking .They love music and play many instruments together . They live a safe, friendly neighborhood.
Bill and Mari had their son Sammy five years after they got married. He is a lovely now. This family playing music together , going to Granny’s house , camping , playing with family and friends , and visiting different kinds of fun places the playground , zoo , and beach . Mari loves being a stay-at –home mom. She and Sammy are always doing fun activities together. Bill loves to come home after a busy day at work and play with Sammy in their studio.
They especially look forward to holidays. They love the holiday it gives them good reasons to get together with family and friends to enjoy good food and conversations. Christmas is a good time for their family, they love to decorate their home, the tree and sing Christmas songs together after a Christmas Eve dinner.
A．sports B．interests C．matters D．hobby
A．spends B．takes C．costs D．pays
A．none B．all C．both D．either
A． on B．in C．under D．with
A．girl B．boy C．sister D．pet
A．love B．hate C．find D．stop
A．look like B．as long as C．as soon as D．such as
A．bored B．angry C．busy D．pleased
A．because B．unless C．until D．if
A．inviting B．considering C．sharing D．filling
完型填空
My friend Sally is an English ____. Her family name is ______. She is 13 years old. Here is a photo _______ her room. In ____ room, her notebook and computer game _________ on the desk. Her schoolbag is on the sofa. Her _______ are on the sofa, too. Some books and two pens are in her schoolbag. A baseball is under the bed, _______ it’s not hers. It’s her brother’s. Sally has a TV. It’s on the table. Next to the table is a photo. Three girls are ________ the photo. Do you know _______ the two girls are? Well, ____ are Sally’s good friends, Mary and Cindy.
A．girl B．boy C．dog D．father
A．Eric B．Frank C．Brown D．Bill
A．for B．of C．at D．in
A．his B．her C．he D．she
A．is B．are C．am D．/
A．pencil B．pen C．schoolbags D．pencils
A．and B．too C．but D．also
A．at B．to C．in D．under
A．what B．how C．where D．who
A．these B．they C．this D．that