短文填空（10个小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。注意：①每个词只能用一次。②每空限填一词，有些词需要做相应的变化。③其中有两个多余选项。
| mother, all, laugh, smile, that, ear, my, something, who, excited, the, but |
Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was a young boy, I was too shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often at me. I was sad
could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my
great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my
when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students.
classmates
once looked down on me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried
. Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do
, I try to tell
to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。 每词限用一次，每空限填一词。
In the end, Norman Bethune_________ of his wound.
________ to my father’s help, I made the kite at last.
With an ________ stomach, I was starving and unable to play basketball.
“Did you enjoy _________ in London, Lucy and Lily?” Betty asked.
As a good student, don’t be _________ the school rules.
阅读下面短文，根据其内容，从方框中选择适当的单词填在标有题号的空白处，使语意通顺、完整。 （每空一词，且不可重复，不需变形式）
| advantages never who believe first full discover than so everyone sisters and in reason with |
We are in a world which is of competition. Our parents compete(竞争) with others in their offices, our brothers and
compete with others in their colleges, and we compete
our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will
be successful. Why can't we do better
others? One important
is that we have no self-confidence(自信)。
In fact, is born equal (平等的) . You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you
some ways, you may be better than them in other subjects. So everyone has his or her own
. Don’t look at things from a single point of view. Try to
your own advantages, and
that you can do better than others in those ways.
Competition is not terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates
are better than you. Remember that self-confidence is the
step to success. Believe in yourselves,
you will be successful one day.
词汇（共10 小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
A） 选用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。
| leaf twelve angry build little |
December is the _______month in a year.
Tom was late for class again. The teacher looked at him______.
You should eat ______meat, if you want to keep healthy.
In autumn, _________ turn yellow.
This road _______ in that city last year.
B) 根据句意及词首字母或汉语提示，补全单词。 The wine s____ good. It’s made of grape.
September 9 is the (教师)__________Day.
His parents are proud of his _________（成功）.
This book is so u________that most of students buy it.
Until now, we have already realized the i_______ of English.
根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1~5的相应位置上。
| am used to a bit nervous improved so strange learning |
Dear Laura,
Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time on my exchange programme in France. I was before I arrived here. But my host family is really nice. And you wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has
! I’m very comfortable speaking French now. Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t bother me like it used to. My biggest challenge is
how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are really different from the way they are at home. For example, you’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You’re supposed put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I
it. You’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit! You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork. Also, it’s rude to put your hands in your lap. You should always keep your hands on the table. I have to say, I find it difficult to remember everything, but I’m getting used to things and don’t find them
any more. I’ll write soon and tell you more about life in France. Hope you’re having a good school year.
Wang Kun
阅读短文，从方框中选择单词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思完整、通顺。每词限用一次。
You are standing with your classmates. is talking except you. Perhaps you are
they will laugh at what you say. Maybe you just aren’t brave enough to speak.
Shyness is like a snake that crawls (爬) into our mouth and stops us . But we shouldn’t let it stay there.
I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the
to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk. One summer, I
a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers. I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them
they wanted to drink Coke or Sprite (雪碧). This job taught me how to speak with people.
You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman
her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family. If you do these things for a while, the “shyness” snake
you alone. It’ ll look for another mouth to crawl into.