阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Pets aren’t just a fun member of the family. They are also good for your health and happiness.
People with pets are more likely（可能的）to be （1） . Playing with a cat or taking a dog for daily （2） around the garden gets you moving your body，and out in the fresh air too.
Spending time with your pet helps you get （3） . Talking to your pet about your worries can make you feel comfortable and helps you feel （4） . When you’re with your pet，you can let go of problems （5） you give them your full attention.
Having an animal in the family helps you learn new （6） ，like how to teach them to understand orders，such as “Sit” or “Lie down”. （7） games to play with them allows you to practice being creative. Learning how to （8） pets，understanding what they want and making sure that they live （9） ，teaches you to understand others’ feelings. Pets can also help you get to know other dog owners on walks， or help you become （10） with them when you tell funny stories about your pets.
（1）
| A． |
active |
B． |
careful |
C． |
useful |
D． |
modern |
（2）
| A． |
tests |
B． |
talks |
C． |
showers |
D． |
walks |
（3）
| A． |
tired |
B． |
touched |
C． |
relaxed |
D． |
bored |
（4）
| A． |
prouder |
B． |
better |
C． |
wiser |
D． |
cuter |
（5）
| A． |
even if |
B． |
as |
C． |
as if |
D． |
unless |
（6）
| A． |
skills |
B． |
languages |
C． |
cultures |
D． |
spirits |
（7）
| A． |
Watching |
B． |
Attending |
C． |
Inventing |
D． |
Winning |
（8）
| A． |
wake up |
B． |
search for |
C． |
depend on |
D． |
look after |
（9）
| A． |
quietly |
B． |
happily |
C． |
lazily |
D． |
busily |
（10）
| A． |
friends |
B． |
relatives |
C． |
trainers |
D． |
members |
阅读下面短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中、选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Lesson from Dad
When he was 11years old ,he loved fishing in the lake near his family’s house in New Hampshire.
On the day before bass season began ,he and his father ________in the evening . When his fishing pole bent over ,he knew something _________ was on the other end . The boy skillfully pulled the fish in . It was the largest one he had ever __________，but it was a bass .
The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish . The father looked at his watch . Ithe was 10p. m. .
--two hours __________bass season began . He looked at the fish ,then at the boy .
“You’ll have to __________，soon ,”he said .
“Dad!”cried the boy .
“There will be other fish ,”said his father .
“Not as his as this one ,”cried the boy .
He looked around the lake . ________other fishermen or boats were anywhere around . He looked again at his father’s stem face . He knew that it was __________to change the decision . Slowly ,he lowered the fish back into the water .
That was thirty –four __________ago . Today,the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He has never caught such a large fish , _________he does see that fish again and again –every time he faces a question of right and wrong . His father taught him it is the practice of doing right that is ___________.
Do we do right when no one is looking ?A.went boating B. went fishing C. went swimming
A.hugeB.light C.small
A.eaten B.seen C.bought
A.after B.whenC.before
A.look it over B.put it backC.pick it up
A.No B.Any C.Some
A.suitable B.impossible C.necessary
A.weeks B.monthsC years
A.or B.and C.but
A.difficult B.terrible C.dangerous
Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother, Mike, in town who was an excellent gardener. His skilland 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 mygarden. Take it home and it so that 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 where he should plant it.
"If I plant it on the hill,” said he to himself, "the wind might catch it and flown the fruit; If I plant it closeto the road, people who pass by will pick some of them; But if I plant it ..."
he planted the tree in the comer behind his house, where no one else could notice it. But the tree bore(结出)no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him , “You have cheatedme. This is the third year and it bring me but leaves.
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, "You have planted the tree in such a cold cornerwithout or warmth. How, then, could you expect flowers and fruil?"
A．simple B． famous C． similar D． common
A．pear B．grape C． apple D． banana
A．sell B． wash C． hide D． plant
A．tired B． patient C． pleased D． popular
A．learn B． wonder C． realize D． understand
A．put B． cut C． push D． shake
A．Finally B． Firstly C． Luckily D． Certainly
A．happily B． angrily C． kindly D． carelessly.
A．nothing B． something C． everything D． anything
A．air B． earth C． water D． sunlight
In China, very few children make pocket money, , in western countries, most kids make pocket money bythemselves. They make money in many different . When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruitsof their own trees to neighbours. Kids may also help do housework to make money at home. When they sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants, during the summerholidays.
There are many of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the of money byworking hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to money to buy things they need or want, suchas books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they learn to the daily life problems by helping theirparents or others. Making pocket money is for children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage theirkids to make pocket money.
A．Also B．Anyway C． However D．Besides
A．ways B．levels C． homes D．countries
A．teachers B．friends C． parents D．neighbours
A．get B．have C． catch D．reach
A．really B．hardly C． properly D．especially
A．choices B．advantages C． problems D．lessons
A．fun B．value C． message D．purpose
A．count B．waste C．manage D．change
A．give up B．look up C． deal with D．meet with
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
The book that can’t wait
One problem a lot of people have with books is that they buy them and then never start reading them.
To 【1】, a foreignpublishercalled Eterna Cadencia came up with a very clever idea: it printed the words of the booksin disappearing ink: the text of the bookvanishes(消失)two months after the special package of the book is opened, so thatencouragingbuyers to start reading it 【2】 it goes away. They call this “the book that can’t wait.”
According to a video presented with the story, the book was 【3】 . The publisher sold out thewholefirstedition(版)at a bookstore the day it was printed, and received “thousands of requests” for more copies of the book. It also got a lot of news reports. As a result, the publisher is planning to publish 【4】 kinds of books in disappearing ink.
In some ways, the idea is pretty clever.【5】, we still have somesuggestions:
First, the book should start thevanishingprocessafter the reader first opens the book. If the vanishing ink books become very popular in the future, readers will need to read them one at a time. They don’t want their books to vanish before they read the first page.
Second, the vanished book should find a 【6】 use. Maybe they can berecycled, or maybe we can use them as notebooks. It would be a moreenvironmentallyfriendly way to do this.
A．answer the question B．take the place of books C．solvethis problem D．be fond of the books
A．before B．after C．when D．until
A．a terrible dream B．a big problem C．a large amusement D．a great success
A．the same B．other C．expensive D．successful
A．However B．So C．Luckily D．Finally
A．strange B．hard C．good D．traditional
Some people have a very poor sense of direction. , I am one of them. I a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I was very shy and asked others the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks the way somewhere, I would say, " Sorry, I am a stranger here."
Once on my way to work I by a man. He asked me I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him .
When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!
A．Luck B．Lucky C．Unlucky D．Unluckily
A．have visited B．visit C．visited D．will visited
A．always B．usually C．often D．never
A．much B．too C．very D．such
A．I B．me C．my D．mine
A．stopped B．left C．was stopped D．was left
A．where B．how C．if D．that
A．look at B．look after C．look for D．look like
A．wait B．waiting C．waited D．to wait
A．embarrassed B．worried C．bored D．tired