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选词填空（本题有6小题，每小题0.5分，共3分）
选择方框内的单词完成下列句子，使句子通顺、正确。每词限用一次

It’s moreto take a taxi to the station than a bus.
We should speak to the old .
The doctorthat I should take this medicine three times a day.
If you don’t obey the traffic rules, you will be .
Let’s enjoy the of the sun.
He wants the computer game very much, but he has no money. So he some from his parents.

短语填空（本题共10分, 每小题2分）
阅读下面5个句子, 然后用方框中所给的单词或短语填空’使每个句子在结构和意义上正确.(提示:选项中有一个是多余的。)

nervous/ shy/ provide/ lead/ looks after/ takes after

Jim ________ his father. They are both clever and a little quiet.
Could you ________ me with information about students exchange programs?
People think Paul is very _______, but in fact he talks a lot with his friends.
Working hard at English can ________ to a good job.
I don’t like making speeches. I feel ________talking in front of many people.

词与短语填空（本题共10分，每小题2分）
用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使句子在逻辑上正确。（提示：选项中有一个是多余的。）
I need a new jacket. This one doesn’t ________ the cold.
My shoes were really ________. They only cost 10 dollars.
Wait before you buy that cell phone. Let’s ________ prices at another store.
His uncle took him out to dinner at an ________ restaurant, and the food was very delicious.
Working hard at English can ________ you to a wonderful world.

词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

What would life be like if you give up using your cell phone? Will it become boring?
Twenty-eight eighth-graders in San Francisco will tell you it can _______be rich and colorful.
These students took part in their _______“tech-free” challenge. They couldn’t use cell phones for two weeks from Nov 11 to Nov 22.
The idea was to help students _______how technology has affected their lives, said the principal (校长).
Uhl ________a survey on technology usage among the eighth-graders before thinking of the challenge. She found that 84 percent of the ________said they didn’t like it “when everyone was on their cell phones”, _________they didn’t know what to do about it. The answer was actually easy – to stop constantly (频繁地) _____ cell phones.
To help students understand the point, Uhl created the activity. It was ______welcomed among students.
“I wanted to sign up for the tech-free challenge because it was just really a good idea to do it,” said Joe Bevilacqua. “I wanted to get _______to my family. And it really worked. I started to hang out with _______family more. We watched more family movies and we played a lot of board games.”

词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

Jasmine（《茉莉花》） is a popular song in China. Many of_________ are quite familiar with it, and have learned it in primary school. At the CCTV Spring Festival Gala （央视春节联欢晚会）of 2013, Song Zuying sang the song __________Celine Dion. This time, however, another foreign singer named Christine Guldbrandsen is going to bring her version of Jasmine to us all.
Christine is a Norwegian （挪威的）__________. She began to sing at the age of three. When she was 15, she signed a contract（合同） with Sony. One year________, her first album （专辑）came out. Many people were amazed by her pure voice. In 2011, her __________album, Colors, became one of the best-sellers in Europe. Since then, Western media have ________her as a female singer with the most beautiful voice in Europe, _________often compare her with the popular American singer Taylor Swift.
Christine has a great love __________traditional music. That is the reason why she __________to sing Jasmine. In order to sing the song well, she has invited a professional Chinese teacher to teach her Chinese. To be ________, Christine will combine Chinese folk music with Nordic（北欧的） music.
Such a unique Jasmine is certainly worth our expectation. Let’s look forward to it.