A.hardlyB.alwaysC.almostD.nearly
6. Never give up，______you will succeed．（）
A.andB.orC.butD.so
7. Mothers like to______their babies in blue or pink to make them look cuter．（）
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二、单项选择（共15 小题，每小题1 分，计15 分）
1. Spud Webb is good at playing basketball．He used to be______NBA player．（）
A.aB.anC.theD./
2. The artist is so______．He can make different changing pictures with sand．（）
A.wearB.dressC.put onD.be in
8. Millie，who has failed the exam，has a great worry______her mind．（）
A.toB.withC.onD.at
9. __ you have problems，you can call me．（）
16. An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden．He took care of his（1）_______all the time, watering and fertilizing（施肥）them．
One day a young man went by the（2）_______．He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be（3）_______he lived in such a beautiful place．Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was（4）_______．He was very surprised about this and asked, "You can't see these flowers．（5）_______are you busy taking care of them every day? "
He learnt to play the piano at the age of four．His father was a composer who wrote a lot of music for films．But when his father was sent to a farm to work, Ye was only 11 at that time．
（1）
A.flowersB.treesC.vegetablesD.grass
（2）
A.shopB.kitchenC.gardenD.study
（3）
A.afterB.asC.beforeD.if
（4）
A.blindB.famousC.smartD.friendly
（5）
A.WhatB.WhoC.WhyD.Which
________ , I can smell the sweetness of them．As to the last one, that's（9）_______．"
"Me? But you don't know me, " said the young man．
"Yes, it's（10）_______that I don't know you．But I know that flowers are angels that everybody（11）_______．
（11）
A.greetsB.doubtsC.meetsD.knows
（12）
A.brokeB.hurtC.pleasedD.treated
（13）
A.emptierB.busierC.luckierD.happier
（14）
A.writeB.hearC.playD.believe
（15）
A.changedB.protectedC.discoveredD.encouraged
14. There is something wrong with my TV，I want to have it______．（）
A.repairingB.to repairC.repairedD.repairs
15.﹣﹣﹣Pay attention to details when solving difficult problems______．（）
四、阅读理解A. 阅读下列短文，选出每小题的最佳选项（共15 题，每题2 分，计30 分）
17.
Amount
Item
Price
1
magazine
＄3.75
3
pen
＄0.50each
1
tape
＄1.25
1
Pencil case
＄2.50
1
notebook
＄1.00
Subtotal（小计）
＄10.00
Tax（税）
（6）
A.storiesB.reasonsC.waysD.decisions
（7）
A.althoughB.sinceC.becauseD.so
（8）
A.FirstB.SecondC.ThirdD.Fourth
（9）
A.meB.youC.my motherD.my son
（10）
A.trueB.hardC.coolD.wrong
C.how will our city lookD.what our city will look like
13. After working for ten years，my cousin became the CEO of a company ____________．（）
A.in his fortyB.in his fortiesC.at his fortiesD.at his forty
A.Don't mention itB.Thank you，I will
C.You worry too muchD.There are no difficult problems
三、完形填空（共15 题，每小题1 分，计15 分）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．
（3）The tax is________．
A.fifty dollars
B. less than a dollar
C.10% of the total
D. more than the price of a notebook．
（4）"Here you go．" is the same as "________"．
The old man smiled and said, "I can tell you four（6）_______．First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job．Second,（7）_______I can't see these flowers, I can touch them．（8）_______
＄0.50
Total
＄10.50
Seller: The total is＄10.50．How will you pay, please?
Mrs．Green: Do you take credit cards（信用卡）?
Seller: Sorry, I don't．Cash（现金）only．
Mrs．Green: OK, here's＄20．
A.blew outB.looked outC.worked outD.broke out
12. It is difficult to imagine______in a century because our society is developing so fast．（）
A.what our city will lookB.how will our city look like
4. Both red and black represent______．But I prefer to wear red when I feel tired．（）
A.powerB.natureC.successD.joy
5.﹣﹣﹣Can you understand what I meant？
﹣﹣﹣Sorry，I can______follow you．（）
B. The seller is polite and helpful．
C.Mrs．Green buys six things．
D. The seller doesn't have any bags．
18. Ye Xiaogang is known as one of the most famous modern Chinese composers．
monB.creativeC.braveD.friendly
3.﹣Would you like a cup of coffee or a bottle of juice？
﹣________．I'd like some milk．（）
A.EitherB.BothC.NoneD.Neither