One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, “How ___ do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers were quite __ __ ─ from 20g to 500g. “It doesn’t matter on the weight itself. It is decided by how long you ____ it. If I hold it for a minute, it is __ __. If I hold it for an hour, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the __ _ I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
“If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on ____ the burden is becoming much heavier.”
“What you have to do is to put the glass __ __ , rest for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes __ __ we canrelax and are able to carry on. So after you ____ home fromwork tonight, put the burden of the work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can ____ it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders(肩膀), let it down for a moment if you can.
A．hot B．cold C．heavy D．light
A．different B．same C．good D．bad
A．drink B．hold C．throw D．take
A．terrible B．heavy C．interesting D．light
A．short B．shorter C．long D．longer
A．because B．but C．though D．so
A．up B．down C．off D．out
A．to B．in order to C．so that D．so as to
A．get to B．go back to C．return D．return back
A．give B．clean C．pick D．turn
完形填空
My name __ Philip. NowI live__ China. __ Sunday， my father often takes me to movies. My favourite __ are action （动作）movies.
My father likes them, too. Many __ people like this kind of movies because they’re __ . My good friend, Jim likes thrillers（惊悚片） __ . I don’t like thrillers.
I __ they are scary（吓人的）and boring . Jim likes Beijing Opera（戏剧） ， __. And he wants to __ a Beijing Opera artist.
A．is B．be C．are D．am
A．on B．in C．at D．of
A．In B．At C．On D．For
A．colors B．sports C．books D．movies
A．young B．big C．small D．long
A．exciting B．boring C．difficult D．different
A．good B．fine C．best D．nice
A．ask B．buy C．have D．think
A．too B．to C．also D．two
A．is B．am C．are D．be
完形填空。通读短文，掌握大意，从所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。（共10小题，计10分）
My name is Bill. I’m an English boy. I’m a student a high school（高中）. I’m in Class 4, Grade 8. Li Lei is my friend. We are in class. He is thirteen. Here is a photo of family. It is new. Please it. His dad is English teacher. The one is his mom. She is a doctor(医生). He has sisters. Their names Fangfang and Lingling. They look the same. They are high school students, . They a nice cat. They like it very much.
A．in B．to C．and D．/
A．the same B．different C．same D．the different
A．he B．him C．her D．his
A．look at B．look C．give D．see
A．the B．an C．/ D．a
A．a red B．in red C．red D．in a red
A．three B．four C．two D．one
A．is B．be C．am D．are
A．to B．and C．too D．but
A．have B．has C．are D．is
完形填空。
Ava was ill. She went to see a doctor. The doctor asked her to her tongue (舌头), and then he said,“OK. You can put your tongue back now. There’s wrong with you, but I’m afraid you have a problem, you never take .”
“But, doctor,”Ava said,“I don’t think so.”
“Don’t me what you think,”the doctor said,“I see a lot of people you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV in the evening. You must walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day.”
“Doctor, you don’t understand.”Ava said,“I take enough exercise every day. ”
“I don’t want to any excuses,” the doctor said, “You must find time exercise. If you don’t, you will get and have health problems.”
“But I walk every day.”Ava said.
“Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk meters to the bus stop from your house, from the bus stop to your office, and from your office to your dining-room for lunch and back. That’s not a real walk. I’m talking about a walk by the lake or in the park for 20 minutes every day. ”
“Would you please me, doctor?”Ava said,“I’m a postwoman. I walk for nearly seven hours every day.”
For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said,“Can I see your tongue again?”
A．put away B．put down C．put out D．put up
A．something B．nothing C．some D．anything
A．exercises B．medicine C．medicines D．exercise
A．tell B．say C．ask D．speak
A．seem B．likes C．like D．seems
A．hear B．say C．find D．look for
A．about B．for C．in D．with
A．thin B．strong C．fat D．healthy
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．to hear B．hear C．to listen to D．listen to
完形填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。
An hour in the morning is worth(值) two in the evening. Every morning before the comes out, students have to get up. Parents often say, “Be quick, or you will be . ” We often dress, wash and teeth in a hurry. Usually parents cook for us at home, but now, as we can buy many of breakfast outside, our parents often give us some money and we can what we like. On the morning roads, we can find nobody is . Everyone walks quickly, and you might find people running. We can see people breakfast on the buses before. But these days, people eat on the buses. Young people are busy working or studying. What about the people? Most of them are in the parks. They are morning exercises. Some are doing kung fu, some are playing ball games, some are and dancing, and others are running or doing that suit（适合） them. Everyone has something to do in the morning. Morning is , so please make good use of it.
A．son B．sun C．movie D．shop
A．young B．old C．early D．late
A．wear B．use C．brush D．wash
A．breakfast B．lunch C．dinner D．supper
A．symbols B．kinds C．drinks D．places
A．learn B．read C．wish D．buy
A．busy B．relaxed C．tired D．smart
A．never B．sometimes C．usually D．often
A．make B．cook C．have D．enjoy
A．every B．any C．some D．no
A．young B．old C．little D．shy
A．going B．keeping C．doing D．reading
A．drinking B．eating C．having D．singing
A．lessons B．dishes C．sports D．rules
A．interesting B．scary C．boring D．important
完形填空。
It’s cold in winter. But it is also for many exciting sports; skating, skiing and sledding (雪撬). It is hard to skate and ski, but sledding doesn’t need . Now some sleds are made (制作) of glass, so they can move . In the old days, in some very parts of the world, people sleds to pull (拉) goods (货物) or people. Now sleds are used for exercising. After standing on a sled and kicking the ground, you can the sled. Or you can ask a person help. Another sled is called skeleton sled (骨架雪撬). It is . First, you your stomach (匍匐在上面) on a skeleton sled with your head ahead. Then you can drive it away. It is so fast that many people are afraid to ride it. they want again after it!
A．holiday B．exercise C．sport D．time
A．skills B．money C．help D．places
A．hard B．easily C．fast D．quickly
A．warm B．hot C．cold D．cool
A．used B．let C．wanted D．helped
A．take B．begin C．make D．start
A．to B．for C．with D．at
A．beautiful B．dear C．interesting D．different
A．check B．lie C．look D．hear
A．But B．And C．Or D．For