Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)
| A. because B. products C. describe D. several E. disturb |
Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hasn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.
Language changes for reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new
, and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions _
they have different ages, jobs, educationlevels and so on.
| A. shorter B. another C. alive D. communicate with E. the other |
How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the language changes begin with young people. When young people_ others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions. Some have a short lifetime but others have a long life. On
__ hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words
or putting words together and we make them out of proper names.
Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is and well.
词语填空 (共10小题，计10分)
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯 (每个单词限用一次)。
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Twenty-First Century Books
Probably you have seen someone reading a book on an electronic reading device. Over the past few years, these small computers have become more popular. For that reason, more companies that make 1paper books are now making electronic books (ebooks). Most ebooks are the same as paper books, 2people download a file into a reading device rather than 3the paper book. This way they can 4many books.
Books companies are adding special features 5some ebooks. These extra features might include sound files, picture files, or video files. When the readers click on these files they learn more about the book, the story, or the writer.
The latest electronic readers are smaller and 6, but they are also much more powerful. They can store much more information, so writers and book companies can do more with 7 ebooks. They do not want to just add files to 8completed book. They are making the sound, picture, and video files part of the story. Readers need these files to understand the whole story. Readers can 9change the story.
Readers already have a lot of books to choose from. If they can change the way stories end, they will have more 10!
词语填空（共10小题，计10分）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。
listen, down, you, on, during, become, easy, pleasant, able, clear,
Stress is a bit of a fashionable buzz word. There are similarities and links between stress and anxiety - both can lead to 1symptoms.（症状）
So try these ten easy relaxation（放松）tips to feel more relaxed.
1.Take a short break and leave a stressful situation. If you are at work, offer to run or go for a short walk. A few minutes away can help you think 2.
2.Take a break from the activity you are working 3and do something different. Sometimes it helps to come back to a task later when you feel more relaxed .
3. Listen to relaxing music while you are working. 4to classical or nature music has been shown to lower heart rate and slow breathing.
4. Take regular breaks 5 the day. Spend 5-10 minutes to read something uplifting（使人开心的） or humorous, or chat with a friend.
5. Practice mindfulness（警觉）. Mindfulness is the 6to be fully aware of the present moment.
6. Change your focus. As people feel more stressed,their attention 7focused on what they believe to be the cause of their stress and they ignore（忽视）other information.
7. Have a hot bath or shower. This will help to get rid of the tension in your muscles which is a normal result of stress.
8. Write 8the things that are worrying you. If you are worried, it is very difficult to relax easily.
9. Keep things in a correct way. Ask 9“how important is it?” “How important will it be in a year’s time?”Many of the things that cause stress are not important when we look at the big picture.
10.Slow your breathing and purposefully(有目的地) relax your body for quick results. This will be 10than before if you have learned easy relaxation methods that you can use when you need them.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
Tom is my good friend and he often helps me ______ my English.
Look! The old man ______ a big box. Let’s give him a hand.
Let’s go to the _________ today. I want to watch a movie about sharks.
She could _______ move because she got badly injured in the earthquake.
The weather today is much ________ than that of yesterday.
| difficult B. me C. many D. did E. borrowed F. you |
A: Do you like reading English stories?
B: Yes.
A: How ____ English storybooks have you read?
B: Only three. I think it is a little____ for me to read them .What about __
__?
A: I have read over ten storybooks.
B: So many! Where ____ you buy them?
A: In fact, I ____ them from our school library.
B: It sounds good .Shall we go to the library this afternoon?
A: Ok.
| A. read B. interesting C. watched D. saw E. like F. prefer |
A: What did you do during the winter holiday?
B: I went skating, watched five films, did sports and _____________ two books.
A: What do you think the most _____________ thing is?
B: Watching films. Life of Pie is very popular. I have __________ it three times.
A: I like it, too. I saw another film Lost in Thailand. How do you _____ it?
B: Well, That’ s really great fun. Which director do you ________, Li An or Xu Zheng?
A: They are quite different, I think. It’s hard to say.