When Mark left school, he did not really know what he wanted to do. He 36 worked in an office but he found that it was very boring. He did the 37 things day after day. This was also the trouble with his second 38 in a car factory. He then decided he would like to work out of doors and got a job 39 a gardener working in one of London’s 40 .
He now works much harder than he 41 in the office or at the factory, but his work is quite different. There are, in all, 42 seasons in a year and each has its own special jobs for a 43 . He works harder in the autumn and winter keeping the park tidy and 44 for the spring and summer. In the summer he can relax(休息) and feel proud(自豪的) that he has helped to 45 the park so beautiful. Many people 46 the park then and he is always pleased 47 he hears them say how lovely it looks.
Mark has made a lot of friends during his four 48 at the park. Many office workers come every 49 to eat their lunchtime sandwiches and feed the ducks. They often have talks with him and are 50 to find that he once worked in an office.
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A．day B．year C．week D．time
A．happy B．sorry C．surprised D．sad
Dear Sigmund Friend
My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy 1 football! I love 2 football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream 3 a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your 4 .
I have 5 friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I 6 trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry7 . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives 8 .I wish I could have my parents’ 9 .
Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know10 . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.
Best wishes
Simon
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A．watching B．seeing C．looking at D．looking
A．am to be B．is to be C．is to being D．are to be
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A．much interesting B．more interested C．more interesting D．the most interesting
A．support B．supported C．supporting D．supports
A．why to do B．when to do C．what to do D．where to do
I am a person who can get angry easily. But since I read an article 1 by my English teacher, things have changed a lot. I’m2 at a boarding (寄宿的) school. So I3 learn not only how to study well, but also how to4 with others. Some of us are outgoing 5 others are quiet. It is 6 that people have problems and arguments. So how can we be tolerant（宽容的，容忍的）? Smiling 7 others is the easiest way. Another way is 8 if your ideas are reasonable (有道理的) and right 9 having an argument. If others’ ideas are really not good, keep an open mind. Try10 them. 11 a friend is much better than having an enemy after all. Also 12 point out other’s mistakes in public. This will make people lose 13 and get angry. If you really want to help, send a letter instead. On the other hand, if 14 points out your disadvantages, don’t be angry. Just think this is a person who really __15___to help you and become friends. Remember: Tolerance makes life easier.
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A．can B．have to C．could D．will
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A．Have B．To have C．Having D．Had
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A．head B．arm C．face D．money
A．anyone B．someone C．none D．nobody
A．want B．wanted C．wants D．to want
With a hat by his feet, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said, “I’m blind, please help.”
Only a few people put 1in the hat. A man was walking by. He 2some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 3, wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 4 to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see 5things were. The boy recognized his footsteps （认出他的脚步声）and asked, “Were you the one who 6my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 7way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, 8 I cannot see it.”
Both the 9told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 10people to help by throwing some money into the 11 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 12of the day, but the boy couldn’t 13he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn 14this story. First, be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 15, be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!
A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 4 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. So did 7 of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 8 in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals 10 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 11 a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet（英尺） 12 . They make a noise rather like a dog 13 . In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy-- 14 . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15 people to protect wild animals.
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A．other B．others C．the other D．another
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A．fire B．hotness C．heat D．stoves(炉子)
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A．tigers B．men C．wolves D．elephants
A．to B．for C．like D．of
Ever since 1 was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoyed the hot chocolate.
1 , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother 2 it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. 3 one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year, 4 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake(雪花). But there was no 5 . I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
By my sixteenth birthday, I 6 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for it.
During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly 7 . I 8 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 9 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed 10 me, but I didn’t care.
When I 11 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was 12 because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(冰晶雪花)with a card that 13 , “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final 14 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was 15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
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A．when B．how C．whether D．why
A．But B．Or C．Then D．So
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