阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Malls are popular for Americans to go to．Some people spend_________much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”．Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many________．They feel safe because malls have police stations．Parking is usually_________, and the temperature inside is always fine．The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.
The_________mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota．It covers 4.2 million square feet．It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750_________．About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota．People love doing all their shopping in_________place(s)．More malls are built around the country．Now malls are like town centers where people come to_________many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world．They see movies at theaters．Some people even get their daily_________by doing the new sport of “ mall walking.” _________go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church．In other words, people can do just about_________in malls．Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.
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Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was ________ excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were________ everywhere.
One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike, “here is the best ________ tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it ________ you, and your children, and your children’s children can enjoy it.” Henry was ________ with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to wonder ________ he should plant it.
“If I plant it on the hill,” he said to himself, “the wind might catch it and ________ down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will ________ some of them. But if I plant it…” ________ he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could notice it.
________ the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, ________ the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him ________ , “you have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me ________ but leaves(叶子).”
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, “You have planted the tree in such a cold corner ________ sun-light or warmth. How could you expect flowers and ________ ?”
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My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally ________ what my parents meant.
One day, when I ________ a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went ________the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few________from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma (文凭)?” ________ he. “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and ________ that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left.
I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my ________ . “ I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I ________ to myself silently. I never went back to the store again ________ I finished my study and got a diploma.
________ looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more ________ . The manager told me they needed new ________ , so it was a great chance for me.
I ________ my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “ Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always ________ people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still ________ in my spare time.
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Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was a young boy, I was ________ shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often ________ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, ________ happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to ________ it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to ________ the contest.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself.” I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 ________ . With my mother’s great love, I did ________in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers ________ the teachers and all the students. Those classmates who once looked down on（看不起） me, now all said“ ________ ” to me. My mother hugged（拥抱）me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell ________ to have confidence. This is not only for a person but also for a country.
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阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith was hanging some family pictures on the wall of his new house. While he was using a hammer* to knock nails* into the hard ________ , some of them fell on the floor.
Mr. Smith’s 4-year-old daughter, Kate, was standing nearby. She wanted to ________ with her dad and called out to him. However, Mr. Smith didn’t finish his work then, so he asked her to go outside and play with her ________ . Kate saw the nails lying on the floor. She ________ a nail and went out.
After a while, the son rushed ________ . He told his dad that Kate was scratching* the newly bought ________ with a nail.
Mr. Smith ran outside and became very ________ as soon as he saw it. He took his child’s hand and ________ it. He didn’t realize he was using the hammer that was in his ________ . With blood* all over her hand, Kate was taken to a hospital and had an operation* at once.
________ the operation was done, Kate lay on her bed. Sadly, she said to her father, “Dad, I feel very ________ that I have scratched your car. ”She looked at her hand and asked, “Dad, when will ________ hand get well? I promise that I will never do that again.”
At the doctor’s office, the father was told that his daughter would ________ lose one finger. He was so hurt and speechless that he couldn’t stop crying for hours. ________ his mad action, his daughter might have one finger less.
Mr. Smith went back to the car and kicked it many times. Sitting in front of the car, he ________ the scratches*, to his surprise, he found that his daughter had written： “LOVE YOU DAD”.
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根据短文内容从A、B、C、三个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
When learning new vocabulary, don’t just memorize a list of words.________ , try to make five sentences using each new word. Then use the new word as often as you can the first day you learn it. This way you will remember new words ________ longer.
Practising sounds, you know, is difficult-the“th”sound for example. Choose words that________ “th” and repeat (重复) them over and over until you are comfortable with them. Let’s try! This, that, those,them, think, thought, through, thin….
Read, read, read-in English, of course! Reading is one of ________ ways to increase your vocabulary and________ your grammar in a natural and fun way. Be sure to choose topics or books you are interested in.
When someone ________ in English, listen to the main point. If you________a word you don’t understand, ignore (忽略) ________ and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will miss ________ the person is saying.
Always remember--practice ________ perfect.A.In stead of B.Instead C.Rather than
A.much B.many C.more
A.end up with B.begin C.begin with
A.best B.the best C.better
A.encourage B.change C.improve
A.is talking B.talk C.are talking
A.listen B.hear C.listen to
A.one B.them C.it
A. everything else B.everything other C.else everything
A.makes B.making C.make