阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并把答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。
Louis invited his friends to lunch one day. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he (find) that he had run out of salt. So Louis called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much
too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Louis said.
Louis’s guests, had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Louis replied, “The only reason why a man would sell sale
a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce
.”
“But such a small thing couldn’t (possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always
(think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”
M: Michelle D: Drake
D: Michelle, why are you dancing? I thought we had to study for our math test!
M: Oh, hi, Drake! I was doing some exercise just now. I thought you must have been(stick) in the heavy traffic for it was the rush hour. Let me turn the music
.
D: You exercise by (dance)? I thought things like running and bicycling
(consider) exercise.
M: Well, those are other good ways to work out, but I like to dance. It is fun to move around to music, and you can (sure) work up a sweat. Do you like to dance?
D: Yes, I do, I am not a very good dancer. For exercise, I prefer playing soccer. Guess what? I
(play) in a match this time next Saturday.
M: Cool! I know you like to go to the park on the weekend and play soccer. Maybe you should try dancing, and I will try playing soccer.
D: Do you know how to play soccer? is really very easy to learn once you try.
M: I cant play soccer very well, even though I used to play a lot when I was a kid. you teach me some of your soccer moves, I’ll teach you some dance moves! How does that sound?
D: It’s deal. If it weren’t for the math test tomorrow, we could go to the gym right now.
M: Right. No more fun and games. Let me get my notebook.
Fast food is becoming more and _____ popular in China, especially among children and teenagers. There are several explanations for its popularity. First, it is very convenient and
a lot of time. You just go into a fast food restaurant to order your food, and your food is ready immediately.
, you can either eat it there or
it away. Third, the environment of fast food restaurants is both clean and
（comfort）. Fourth, excellent service
(provide) and the quality of food is high.
, fast food isn’t healthy enough. It is usually not a balanced diet and low in nutritional value. Fast food is only a good choice when you are in a(n)
and have it once in a
. So I would say that It’s good for people, especially children, to eat fast food as
as possible.
I decided a few months ago I was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I booked an airplane ticket on a website. I also found a travel website _____________ a discounted 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.
About three weeks before the trip, I had other _____________ (plan) and had to cancel the trip. Only then did I
_____________ (realize) the room, while transferable to another person, couldnt
___________ (change) to a later date and wasnt refundable. I tried selling it but with no success. Five days before the “big weekend” I gave up
____________ (try) and decided I would contact some friends who lived in Chicago and would offer someone a free family vacation. After
_____________ (contact) a handful of people, all of
____________ already had their own plans, I was
_____________ (determine) not to waste the room.
It ____________ (sudden) occurred to me that I was looking at the room in the wrong way. Instead of viewing them for vacation purposes, I eventually found a shelter whose focus was aiding victims of domestic violence(家庭暴力). The shelter was working with a desperate woman and her young daughter, who were fortunately able to make use
____________the room. I was later told by the shelter,” They had a blast.”
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once there lived a rich man
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.
I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a (differ)teacher, but I like my math teacher
(well).Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Ma’am. She is our class teacher too.
Ma’am (join) us last term. She is very kind and her
of teaching is so interesting and simple that we all can understand what is being taught and how it could be done. Most
(important), Ma’am teachers math with lots of patience.
we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time
(guide) us until we understand it. And we can go to her at any time during school hours for help.
She also helps us with activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there (help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of
.
To me, Ma’am is not only good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Ma’am and I wish her a happy life.