Last summer I spent two weeks in Singapore with my mother and my sister. Before this trip, I heard that Singapore is one of the most beautiful and cleanest countries in . I hoped that I would have an unforgettable time there. In fact, the trip was than I had expected.
Many places in Singapore us. First, we visited Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park. the places are very large and many animals live there. So we had to a whole day seeing all of the animals. However, the most interesting was the Bird Show in Jurong Bird Park. We enjoyed the of the birds. The workers had trained the birds carefully and patiently for long they could dance, sing and even play basketball. At the end of the show, they sent the visitors a message that people’s awareness of protecting birds. I think it is a very helpful and practical of educating people about the nature protection.
Second, after spending a week in relaxing and visiting some tourist spots (旅游景点) in Singapore, my sister and I to attend a short-term English course because English is the official language in Singapore and we thought we would our English quickly. English was the only common language in this class, so all students there had to speak English during the lessons.
The trip in Singapore was truly a nice in my life. During the trip, I learned much about other countries’ lives, other people’s thoughts and I improved my English. , I have made some new friends who I am still keeping in touch and I hope that I will meet them again some day in China and tell them more about our country.
A．Africa B．Asia C．America D．Europe
A．worse B．longer C．faster D．greater
A．attracted B．affected C．attacked D．held
A．All B．Neither C．Both D．Each
A．take B．cost C．waste D．spend
A．accident B．event C．case D．report
A．births B．fights C．parties D．performances
A．so that B．in order to C．such that D．even though
A．cures B．prevents C．raises D．reduces
A．way B．road C．result D．street
A．refused B．stopped C．decided D．forgot
A．speak B．pass C．express D．improve
A．idea B．experience C．skill D．question
A．In addition B．As a result C．In fact D．At last
A．at B．with C．for D．of
As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others．
I still remember it was an early autumn．Some （1） started to turn yellow and the weather became cool．One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest（背心）instead of （2） ．At that time，I was getting to have a （3） size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was（4） by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry．My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her （5） thinking much． I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it．I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house （6） my mother could stop me．
Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，"See what your son has done．"Instead of saying he would scold （责备）or beat me，my father （7） asked my mother to mend the vest． Later when my mother told me about my father's response（反应），I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior（行为）．My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would （8） forget．
On that day，I decided not to let anger （9） me any longer． Of course，there are times when I am angry． However，whenever that happens，I will try to remember my father's （10） ．It always reminds（提醒）me to think about others' feelings when I get angry．
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（1）A．books |
B．walls |
C．photos |
D．leaves |
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（2）A．hers |
B．his |
C．mine |
D．ours |
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（3）A．thinner |
B．smaller |
C．larger |
D．shorter |
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（4）A．given |
B．made |
C．shown |
D．chosen |
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（5）A．without |
B．about |
C．with |
D．of |
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（6）A．after |
B．before |
C．when |
D．since |
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（7）A．sadly |
B．angrily |
C．bravely |
D．quietly |
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（8）A．never |
B．often |
C．always |
D．sometimes |
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（9）A．forget |
B．help |
C．leave |
D．control |
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（10）A．vest |
B．school |
C．anger |
D．mistake |
I had nothing for breakfast that morning． I was so （1） that I could hear my stomach growling（咕咕叫）when Mr． Katter was lecturing on Asia history． So when the bell rang， I rushed to the dining hall at once． Minutes later， I stood in front of the counter（收银台）， holding a tray（托盘） full of food．
"Three dollars，" the lunch lady told me． I reached my hand into my （2） and felt nothing． The schoolbag was empty． I searched again． Still nothing． I was almost certain I put three bills in it last night． I put the schoolbag on the floor to search for the money again． As I finally （3） the money wasn't there， I could feel the（4） and fear washing over me．
Feeling quite（5） I didn't notice that another person had stepped up to the counter． When I finally looked up to tell the lunch lady my （6） ．
"I'm sorry． I don't have any money with me．"
"Honey， he paid for your lunch． You're good．" the lunch lady said as she pointed to the direction the boy had gone．
I missed the chance to（7） him． He was nameless to me． He didn't （8） know me． But he paid for my lunch． Although it was only three dollars， I couldn't remember anyone doing something so nice for me．
A month later， on my way home， I saw an elderly woman struggling（费力） with heavy bags． I suddenly thought of the nameless boy who（9） me lunch．
"Excuse me， ma'am， do you need help？"
I'll never forget her （10） as I rushed forward to give her a hand． It's the very prize for my act of kindness．
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（1）A．sad |
B．hungry |
C．quiet |
D．tired |
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（2）A．overcoat |
B．trousers |
C．gloves |
D．schoolbag |
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（3）A．realized |
B．described |
C．heard |
D．imagined |
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（4）A．pleasure |
B．pity |
C．worry |
D．fun |
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（5）A．lonely |
B．nervous |
C．bored |
D．weak |
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（6）A．situation |
B．joke |
C．promise |
D．suggestion |
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（7）A．visit |
B．interview |
C．thank |
D．question |
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（8）A．only |
B．even |
C．still |
D．just |
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（9）A．made |
B．handed |
C．ordered |
D．bought |
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（10）A．silence |
B．sadness |
C．smile |
D．regret |
Full Moon，Full Feelings
Chinese people （21） been celebrating the Mid﹣Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakcs for centuries．Mooncakcs are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid﹣Autumn night．They carry people's （22） to the families who they love and miss．
There are many traditional folk stories about this festival．（23） ．most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching．Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful wife．After Hou Yi （24） he nine suns，a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him．Whoever drank this could live forever，and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang'e，but a bad man called Pang Meng，tried （25） the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home．Chang'e refused to give （26） and drank it all．（27） a result，she became very light and flew up to the moon．Hou Yi was （28） sad that he called out her name to the moon every night．One night，he found that the moon was very （29） and round，so he could sec his wife there．He quickly laid （30） her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden．How he wished that Chang'e could come back!
After this，people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families．
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21．A．have |
B．has |
C．had |
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22．A．hope |
B．ideas |
C．wishes |
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23．A．Whenever |
B．However |
C．Whatever |
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24．A．shot down |
B．shot at |
C．shot to |
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25．A．to steal |
B．stealing |
C．steal |
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26．A．him to it |
B．it him |
C．it to him |
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27．A．As |
B．With |
C．In |
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28．A．very |
B．so |
C．too |
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29．A．brightly |
B． bright |
C．brighter |
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30．A．out |
B．away |
C．about． |
The out﹣of﹣door world is （31） of secrets．There are so many secrets，and they are so interesting that （32） men and women，boys and girls are busy （33） them．There are all kinds of animals and plants around us．The facts about how they live and grow （34） interesting．
Do you know that one of the （35） presidents of the US spent hours and hours studying birds？A businessman lives near New York City．He became so interested in insects that he began to （36） them．He now has over one hundred different kinds of insects．He keeps them carefully in glass boxes．
Now come with me，and I will help you find some of （37） secrets．Let us go quietly （38） the forests．Here we shall find how a hare （39） other hares where there is （40） ．We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones when they try to （41） food and （42） for their long winter sleep．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to tell other bees （43） they can find food．I will show you （44） other interesting things，but the best thing I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears （45） when you go outdoors．
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31．A．fill |
B．filled |
C．full |
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32．A．thousands of |
B．thousand |
C．thousand of |
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33．A．to study |
B．studying |
C．study |
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34．A．are |
B．is |
C．have |
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35．A．more famous |
B．famousest |
C．most famous |
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36．A．find |
B．take |
C．collect |
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37．A．nature's |
B．nature |
C．natures' |
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38．A．across |
B．through |
C．cross |
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39．A．says |
B．tells |
C．talks |
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40．A．dangerous |
B．safe |
C．danger |
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41．A．lookup |
B．look after |
C．look for |
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42．A．prepare |
B．ready |
C．provide |
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43．A．when |
B．where |
C．that |
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44．A．many |
B．much |
C．a lot |
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45．A．open |
B．opening |
C．opened |
Choose the best answer to complete the passage．
In our country we think being modest（谦虚的） is a virtue（美德） and being proud is a bad thing．One day，I heard an American boy say to a Chinese student，"You speak very good English．"But the girl answered，"No，no．My English is very poor．"The foreigner was quite （1） at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him（2） ．He said，"Yes，indeed，you speak very well．"（3） the girl still kept saying，"No．"In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know （4） to say．
What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't （5） a compliment（恭维） in the same way as the American people do．She should answer"Thank you"instead of"No"．She （6） understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the （7） ，people will feel （8） and confident when they are praised．So if someone says the （9） you have cooked are very delicious，you should say，"Thank you"．
If you are modest and say，"No，I'm （10） I can't do it well"，while working in a western country，people may think that you really can not do it．If you oftensay，"No"，you'll certainly be looked down upon by （11） ．When asking （12） a job，if one says something like，"Yes，I can certainly do it"instead of"Let me have a try"，he or she will （13） get it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self﹣confidence．In my opinion，being confident does not （14） being proud，so sometimes you should be confident （15） being modest．
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（1）A．excited |
B．surprised |
C．frightened |
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（2）A．clear |
B．clearly |
C．not clearly |
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（3）A．Though |
B．And |
C．But |
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（4）A．which |
B．what |
C．how |
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（5）A．accept |
B．refuse |
C．disagree |
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（6）A．hardly |
B．really |
C．badly |
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（7）A．east |
B．south |
C．west |
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（8）A．proudly |
B．pride |
C．proud |
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（9）A．dishes |
B．cups |
C．glasses |
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（10）A．afraid |
B．active |
C．angry |
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（11）A．the other |
B．other |
C．others |
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（12）A．for |
B．as |
C．to |
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（13）A．fail to |
B．expect to |
C．succeed in |
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（14）A．think |
B．say |
C．mean |
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（15）A．as soon as |
B．as well as |
C．instead of． |