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I am an American boy. I am thirteen. I in No. 1 Middle School in Tianjin.
I often get up half past six from Monday to Friday. I often have a cup of milk, an egg and some bread for my . I go to school at half past seven and get there before eight o’clock, and start at eight. We have four lessons in the and two in the afternoon. At half past three, we games. I work hard and I do very well in all the subjects. I like English and I am good at it. Mike is my good friend. We go home together. I do my homework at home, but at school. I like TV very much, but I can only watch it on and Sunday. I often go to at about nine o’clock in the evening.
A．play B．study C．live D．stay
A．with B．in C．on D．at
A．breakfast B．lunch C．dinner D．supper
A．films B．works C．lessons D．concerts
A．afternoon B．morning C．evening D．night
A．make B．play C．watch D．see
A．sometimes B．always C．usually D．often
A．seeing B．watching C．looking D．looking at
A．Monday B．Friday C．Saturday D．Tuesday
A．school B．class C．movies D．bed
When I was a little girl, I lived with my grandparents in a small village(村庄).The life there was 41 , and I liked it very much. I had many friends and I liked playing with them 42. After rainy days, there was much 43 in the river(河) near our house. I often went there to get 44 with my friends. I had45fun living there.
Now I live in a big city. I study in a school, but I 46 my life here. It’s too busy and it often makes me very 47 . Now the most interesting thing for me is to go to my grandparents’ home to 48 my vacation. Every time I can’t49 to go there. I 50 a quiet life. I hope to live in a village when I’m older.A. boring B. relaxing C. terrible
A. withB. from C. outside
A. ice B. water C. food
A. fishB. meat C. chicken
A. kind of B. a little C. lots of
A. enjoy B. dislike C. improve
A. dirty B. tired C. happy
A. spend B. describe C. remember
A. likeB. want C. wait
A. order B. need C. think
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：
Ben is reading the following magazine article now. He wants to find out more about a special kind of theft.
Identity(身份) theft
The modern world is very convenient. It’s 85 to buy or rent things. We can do a lot of our shopping and banking on the Internet. However, we also face a growing problem: identity theft.
We often give our personal information to stores. That 86 our birth date, personal ID number, and home address. When we apply for a store membership, we give our information to a stranger. When buying something online, we do the same thing.
87 work hard to get that information. They- steal receipts(收据) and 88 computers. They also try to steal our passwords. They can use that information to become" another person. That’s identity theft.
One common crime is to apply for a credit card using 89 else’s name. The thief buys expensive things but doesn’t pay the bill. That can hurt a victims credit. With bad credit, it’s harder to get bank or car loans.
90 can you prevent identity theft? First, be careful about giving away personal information. 91 give someone your birth date and personal ID number when necessary. Second, tear up old credit card receipts and bank statements if you don’t want them. Finally, some experts recommend paying in cash as much as possible.
A．hard B．interesting C．easy D．exciting
A．includes B．collects C．consists D．means
A．People B．Thieves C．Engineers D．Bank clerks
A．break into B．break out C．work for D．keep off
A．someone B．no one C．anyone D．everyone
A．When B．Where C．How D．Why
A．Never B．Ever C．Only D．Even
My aunt bought me a bicycle on my ninth birthday. She told me to learn to ride by ___36___. But I really didn’t know___37___to ride a bike. What should I do? First, I watched the other people ride. Then I pushed out the bicycle from my house. I was ___38___ I’d fall down and hurt my knees. But I knew I had to get on it sooner or later. So I___39___ to get on just like what the other people did. But I fell off twenty___40___later. Just at that time, my aunt came out from the ___41___. She told me to practice again and again. So I got on the bike a second time, and fell off a second time. But I never gave up. I practiced a third time, a fourth time …. I could be on it ___43___every time I tried again then before, 5 minutes, ten minutes, half an hour… until I could.
Like anything in life that you want to learn how to do or to be good at, you have to practice to ___44___it happen. Diligent practice is the key to success___45___you really want to learn to do a thing. More practice helps you to improve on the skills that you learn and ingrains （使根深蒂固）them in you until you can do it.
A．herself B．yourself C．myself D．himself
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．happy B．surprised C．interested D．afraid
A．had B．tried C．like D．hate
A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days
A．school B．house C．farm D．village
A．fifth B．fourth C．third D．second
A．shorter B．longer C． safer D．dangerous
A．practice B．enjoy C． make D．set
A．if B．when C．until D．after
Life is not easy, so I’ d like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself. "
When I was a young boy, I was so shy to talk to anyone that my classmates 17 laughed at(嘲笑) me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 18 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest (比赛). My 19 asked me to take part in it. What a 20 idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
" 21 , boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win the contest. " Then Mother and I talked about many different topics. 22 I chose the topic "Believe in yourself", I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it 23 100 times. With the help of my mother, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe myself when the 24 came that I had won the first place; I heard the cheers from the teachers and the students. Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all25 "Congratulations!" to me. My mother hugged (拥抱) me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me. 26 I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.
A．never B．often C．also D．still
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．father B．teacher C．friend D．mother
A．funny B．good C．terrible D．special
A．Hurry up B．Come on C．Look out D．Hold on
A．At last B．In fact C．At once D．At first
A．at B．in C．with D．over
A．letter B．topic C．news D．report
A．said B．passed C．sent D．gave
A．Although B．If C．Because D．When
In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live 16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She 17 a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned 18 $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be 19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still 20 $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in 21 expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the 22 cost small. For people, that 23 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 24 . When she ate 25 , she went to cheap restaurants. 26 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often 27 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 28 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even 29 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 30 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.
A．happily B．luckily C．hopefully D．cheaply
A．found B．gets C．looked for D．makes
A．more than B．less than C．more D．less
A．dangerous B．hard C．easy D．comfortable
A．made B．gave C．took D．saved
A．so an B．such an C．so D．such
A．expensive B．much C．big D．heavy
A．does B．becomes C．helps D．means
A．food B．clothes C．studying D．traveling
A．away B．out C．up D．inside
A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take
A．tickets B．seats C．exhibition D．tea
A．tried B．had C．needed D．managed
A．another B．the other C．other D．other