My first roller coaster experience was not pleasant. It was in the summer of 2009, in Six Flags, Massachusetts, the US. I went with a group of friends. We were all very excited about roller coaster
waited anxiously for the ride to begin. As the roller coaster got up higher and higher, however, my heart started to beat
hard that I even could see my shirt move up and down. I could feel the wind getting stronger and brushing through my hair. Then the big drop came. I closed my eyes and told that it would be over in two seconds, but it felt like forever. I was pushed up from my seat as if I
to be thrown out of the car.
the time I finished the ride, I could barely stand up or speak. So when my friends asked me
I thought of the ride, I just answered with silence. No matter how hard I tried, I could not make
sound.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A:Susan, good evening. Why are you so _____ up?
B:I am on my way out to a New Year’s banquet. How do I look? Is my _____ OK?
A:You look great. Your make-up is perfect.
B:Do you think I should _____ a different dress?
A:No, the one you have on ____(look) fabulous, __
__with your hair like that.
B:Thanks for saying. Do you have any ideas ______ necklace I should wear?
A:With that dress I'd say your white diamond necklace would look perfect.
B:Thanks for _____(help) out. Now that I’m ready, what are you doing tonight?
A:Not much, just a house party with some friends.
B:_____(Sound)fun. Anyone I know?
A:Yeah, most of the people are from our office.
B:Sounds Like I'm missing out on a good time. Oh, well, there is always next year.
A:I’m sure you will have fun ____(where) you go. Remember __
_(take) your bag.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The secret of staying slim could be as simple as keeping your mind on your meals.
Research suggests that (free) ourselves from distractions and concentrating completely on the food that is in front of us,
(help) us stay in shape. Such "mindful eating" ensures that the mind is in tune with(协调) the body, enabling it to "hear" the chemical messages
tell it that we are full. Digestion involves a complex series of
(signal) between the gut(肠道) and the nervous system and it takes about 20 minutes for the brain _
(tell) that the body has eaten enough. This means that if someone eats too quickly, the signals will come slowly, leading to overeating. Scientists say that distractions make it
(hard) for us to remember what we have eaten. This absent-mindedness stops us from feeling full _
sends us reaching for some snacks later on. It is thought that our memory of what we have eaten plays a key role
controlling appetite. This means that distractions stop us remembering
detail of what we have eaten, leaving us feeling hungry. Before snacking, dieters should ask themselves if they are really hungry and if not, distract themselves by going for a walk or reading.
Done (proper), mindful eating may not only leave you slim, but also make you enjoy mealtimes.
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1～10的位置上。
In recent years, Bill Gates has given financial support to improve American education. He launched the Measures of Effective Teaching project to test new ways to recognize what makes a good teacher.
Thousands of teachers volunteered to take part. They agreed to have their classes （record）on video, but only for observation by researchers.
Last spring, the project collected digital videos of thirteen thousand lessons in the classrooms taught ______the teachers. Researchers also collected information from students. They asked students to report
___opinions of each teacher's classroom.
Officials __ (recent) released early results of the project study. The report says
__(teacher)past success in raising student scores is one of the
(strong) signs of their ability to do so again. This
(know) as a teacher's "value-added."Another finding shows that
(combine) different sources of information helps administrators provide better suggestions to teachers. In many cases, administrators had been basing their comments on student test scores only.
The searchers plan to test a new measure that examines a teacher knows about how to teach a subject. Experts say these
(find)could also help create better training and development for teachers.
阅读下面短文，根据下列提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在试题下方相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
You will never imagine that such a small invention as a kite can（有益） us so much! Flying kites is a popular hobby in many countries of the Far East where
（漂亮） decorated kites appear
different colors．In China there is a special Kites Day on which children and
afly kites together happily．A flat kite is the oldest and
(简单的) type of kite．It flies
bair flows over and under the kite's wing．The pressure under the wing helps the kite lift into the air．Kites have also
used in experiments．Early scientists
skites up into the air to measure temperature at different
（高度）. Kites were also used to develop airplanes．
is known to us that the Wright Brothers experimented with kites before they flew the first airplane．
WeChat was launched on Jan. 12, 2011, and took more than a year _______ (draw) 100 million users. By September，2012, it ___
____ (reach) the 200 million mark, Tencent said.
“The number of people ________ (use) WeChat, a voicemessaging service developed by the Internet giant Tencent Holdings, has hit 300 million in less than two years ___
____ the service was released，” the Shenzhenbased company said on Wednesday.
“The 300 million number is _______ milestone for WeChat, and we hope the service will be ready to perform _
_____ the global stage in 2013，” Pony Ma, Tencent chairman and chief executive officer, said on his microblog on Wednesday morning.
The function of WeChat is very similar to the text messaging and voice call services________are provided by telecom carriers. Late last year saw the ___
___ (introduce) of an English version of WeChat in a bid to draw more international users. Tencent has released versions in Arabic, Italian, Vietnamese, Japanese and Thai.
Tencent said it is _______(most) pursuing its expansion plans in emerging Asian markets. It said the company finds_____
__easier to reach its goals in such places, in part because they have cultures that are similar to China's.