I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was 5：15 in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to my daughter from school. Our plan was to go together. I had finished work at about 4 o’clock and then gone to the post office. Then I stopped off at a shop in order to get some fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat after our swim when we would feel tired.
I was driving along a high road on my way to the school. Over my road was another way for cars coming the other way. I was so I put the bag of apples in the seat me and started to eat one.
Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side. I slowed down. Then started to shake. I didn’t know what was happening. something had gone wrong with my car. I drove even slower. I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.
I found myself in the dark. I couldn’t move. The bottom parts of both my legs and my were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All around me was . But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I remembered what had happened. I had been in an earthquake.
For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could the bag of apples， so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken . I called out! “I’m here!” I heard a shout， soon climbed to the side of the bridge near my car， “How are you doing?” he asked. “Not too bad，” I said， “but my feet and legs as if(似乎) they’re broken.” “We’ll have you out of there just as soon as we can，” he said. They didn’t get me out the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.
A．take up B．bring up C．pick up D．send up
A．skating B．shopping C．sightseeing D．swimming
A．fresh B．dried C．expensive D．cheap
A．happy B．hungry C．surprised D．excited
A．before B．beside C．below D．behind
A．the road B．my hands C．my feet D．my car
A．Surely B．Suddenly C．Perhaps D．Quickly
A．hands B．arms C．feet D．fingers
A．quiet B．dark C．cold D．noisy
A．see B．reach C．catch D．hold
A．saw B．smelt C．found D．heard
A．railway B．trees C．car D．road
A．my daughter B．a friend C．a stranger D．a driver
A．appear B．feel C．seem D．look
A．before B．since C．after D．until
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Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking ________ animals. ________ can make you grow, develop your interests and help you learn new skills.
David Smith is a student. His hobby is ________ . In senior high school, he wrote a book and it came out（出版） in 2007. Many teenagers ________ his book. As a result, David is a successful young ________ now.
David is very lucky ________ his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. But he thinks of writing ________ only one of his many hobbies or interests. He is ________ in many other things. “I like playing badminton, too”, says David. And he is a member of the school badminton team.
Remember that we shouldn’t ________ all our time on our favorite hobby. There are ________ other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.
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完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in ________ _ it?” said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and let her sit in a chair. He remembered her rich _________ in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she _________ hear him, he shouted into her ears. “I think it’s very good. I’ll send it to a publisher (出版商).”
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had read a few ________ _ . He agreed to publish it, and he had paid $100 for the copyright (版权). ________ money would be given as an advance (预付款). Every month, John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t _________ more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands. She proudly touched her book with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, ________ holding her book.
Her granddaughter took the book and ________ _ it. “Why, it’s just blank (空白) pages!” She cried in surprise. John’s face turned ________. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. It was John ________, who couldn’t take away his grandmother’s only hope, had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
When I was a junior high school student in 1980 , God gave me a gift —it was happiness . One weekend , I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside . On my way home , a car ran over me and cut off my ____because of it’s high speed .
Several days later when I woke up at the hospital , I realized I had to spend the rest of my life____ arms . How sad and scared I felt at that time ! ____ slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it . I couldn’t get my arms back even though I____ every day . However,
it’s easier ____ than done . It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness . I got so much from my past story . From then on , I could treat（对待）my life with a ____ mind . But in our daily life , I often see my classmates ____ about little things . For example , they get bad grades in the test ; their bus comes ____ ; they don’t have a mobile phone but ____ have . But I only ____ life . I was lucky to realize from an accident : it is a waste of our life to focus on（关注）what you have ____ . We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say , “ My whole life would improve ____ I have a new car . ” But when you get the car and what ___ ? For a whole week you are walking on air . Then you go right back to being unhappy .
Happiness depends on what we have ! It’s in our heart . It’s a state of mind .Even though you own the whole world, you may still feel____. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating（感激）and taking pleasure in what your really have .
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An eight-year-old girl heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation (手术) could ________ him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now,” the little girl went to her________ and pulled all her money from its hiding place and counted it ________ .
She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money ________ her hand.
“And what do you want? asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really ________and I want to buy a miracle.”
“Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has ________ bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle ________ ?” “
“________ we don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile .
“Listen, ________ it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me________ it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracles does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of ________ . “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11,but I can try and get some ________ money,” she answered.
“Well, what a luck ” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your ________ and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous ________ . The operation was __________ and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
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完形填空 阅读材料，掌握大意，从所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
I am an ________ girl. My name is Tina. I ________ England. I ________ 13 years old. I am ________ . I have a round face, a small nose, a wide mouth, long ________ and ________ eyes. I have a brother. His name is James. He is a student, too. He ________ a big nose, a long face and short hair. His ears ________ big. We are ________ the same grade, but in different ________.A. ChineseB. ChinaC. English
A. comes fromB. am fromC. be from
A. amB. areC. is
A. a teacherB. a sisterC. a student
A. hairB. a hairC. hairs
A. wideB. bigC. long
A. haveB. hasC. is
A. haveB. hasC. are
A. inB. onC. to
A. classB. grades C. classes