I know a Catherine who is smart， educated and interesting． But I avoid her because she never （1） complaining（抱怨） ! For years， I fought against my feelings， because I really like and admire her， but I've found I just can't be her friend． Her world is （2） "buts…"． The trip would have been nice， but the drive was too long． The food was good， but the light of the restaurant was too （3） ． The hotel was too hot， the bed hurt her back and the room service was too slow． Her complaints were （4） changing me． Months ago， my best friend Daisy was listening to me complaining about Catherine（5） she just became really angry． "Either break up with her， or leave me alone．" She shouted at me， "I'm tired of listening to your complaining．" Her honesty surprised me， and I beg to keep myself away from Catherine． Later， I did （6） her．
Now I try to remain happy and positive （ 积 极 的 ） about life， and find friends of the same． There's been scientific research lately． It shows that people who find （7） to be thankful for their lives are actually happier， and I believe that is true． Endless complaining seems to control your life if you let it come into your brain． And too much complaining will actually make your life （8） ．
Some people take "gratitude （ 感激之情） walks" every day， where they （9） their lives in a positive way． By developing a grateful attitude， you can be turned away from what's troubling you， and （10） what makes you happy． Then you will have a beautiful life．
（1）A． keeps |
B． stops |
C． enjoys |
（2）A． full of |
B． far from |
C． famous for |
（3）A． noisy |
B． strong |
C． dirty |
（4）A． hardly |
B． suddenly |
C． silently |
（5）A． until |
B． because |
C． unless |
（6）A． choose |
B． help |
C． forget |
（7）A． reasons |
B． excuses |
C． questions |
（8）A． busier |
B． longer |
C． worse |
（9）A． give away |
B． depend on |
C． think about |
（10）A． against |
B． toward |
C． through |
短文填空：阅读短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次（共10分）
Sports aren’t only for men. Amantle Montsho is one of the ___ women in the world.
Amantle Montsho was lovely_she was a child . She liked running ,but her classmates often _
at her . Because women in her country didn’t like to run . But she never cared __
that . She took part in (参加) a lot of ＿
＿ and won . The Botswana National Sports Council( 博茨瓦纳国际体育委员会) had a meeting and asked her to join them .
At the age of 16 . Ms Montsho worked as a shop clerk (职员) . She spent her free time ___. And the council asked __
__ to work on a program for two weeks a month . So she had to travel for 8 to 10 hours for it .
The short race were not the _fit (适合) for her . Then she started to run the 400-meter race . she _
_ the national record (全国记录) many times. She’s so _
__ now. people think she is one of the most talented runners in the world .
短文填空：（10×1=10分）用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。
Today is Saturday.I go to the supermarket with my mom.My dad oranges very much.So we buy some
for him.Mom likes
apples,but the apples in the supermarket aren’t red.“Look! The bananas
very good.Do you like
?”I say to my mom.“Yes.”Then she buys some bananas
herself(她自己).
The vegetables in the supermarket are very .We buy some tomatoes and potatoes(土豆).I don’t like tomatoes,but my mom likes them.Then we go back home.We put the fruit and
on the table.My dad sees the oranges and he is very
.Then we have
with my dad at 18:00.
选词填空。根据短文意思，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。（每小题1分，共10分）
| at, ask, what, winner, prize, be, difference, good, hardly, many |
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say “When anything happens,(发生) believe in yourself!” When I was a young boy, I _____ too shy to speak to anyone. My classmates often laughed
_____ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech（演讲）competition. My mother
_____ me to take part in（参加）it.
_____ 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 _____.” Then mother and I talked about many
______ topics.（话题）At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my
_____ to remember all the speech and practiced it
______ than 100 times. With my mother's great love, I did well in the competition. I could
______ believe my ears when I heard that I had won the first
_____ . I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. They all said congratulations （祝贺）to me.
选词填空（共5小题，计5分）
请根据短文内容从方框中选择正确的单词，将其适当形式填在空白处，使短文完整、正确。
| rapid, understand, hold, language, begin,communicating, need, wide |
English is the most used language in the world. It’s used as the mother tongue by most people in many countries. It’s also one of the working language in the U.N. China is developing
and Beijing has hosted 2008 Olympic Games. If we want to
with foreigners and prevent them from having trouble
, more and more English speakers are
.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整.
| quiet, rain , on, however, so, walk, they, but, smell, enjoyable |
I live in a small___ nice village. I love it because it’s
___, and there are a lot of trees. My friends and I often play football
____the field near my house.
___ , after it
__, the field is too wet to play on. We like to
____ along the river. We can
____ the flowers and listen to the birds. It is very
____. My village is a comfortable place to live in. When my friends come to visit, I always have
____much to show
____.