He didn’t wake up ________ he heard the noise.

A. until B. while C. before D. when

Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. When he was born a month later, Billy’s mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see.

Although Billy can’t see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer (谷歌认证开发者) now. Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its systems, but Billy wasn’t old enough.

Billy’s dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However, he says he will definitely (绝对地) do something great.

“It’s a sighted world,” Billy said. “You can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can’t move forward and make your dreams come true.”

1. Billy’s mother found there was something wrong with Billy’s eyes when .

A. he was 14 years old B. he left school

C. he was in the eighth grade D. he was a month old

2. Billy started to learn computer programming by himself with the help of .

A. a screen reader B. his mother

C. a computer D. his teacher

3. The underlined word “systems” means “ ” in Chinese.

A. 电脑 B. 系统 C. 机器 D. 计划

4. What will Billy do after school?

A. He will work for Google. B. He will open a company.

C. He has not decided on that. D. He will do nothing.

5. We can learn that from the passage.

A. blindness is not a big problem

B. it’s easy to be a certified Google developer

C. nothing should get in the way of our dreams

D. Billy is a student of Stanford University

Just be _______, you can’t make such great progress in a day. It takes time.

A. polite B. humorous

C. patient D. unbelievable

China is _______ Asian country while Germany is _______ European country.

A. an, an B. an, a C. a, an D. a, a

Mother suggested ________ on a package trip to Guangzhou this summer.

A. go B. to go C. going D. to going

Do you know if there is a good place _______ near here?

A. to have fun B. having fun

C. have fun D. to having fun

French soccer player David Trezeguet holds the record for the fastest shot in a soccer match. It happened during a match between his club Juventus and England’s Manchester United in 1998.

At that time, he was unknown outside of French soccer. But nine years later, Trezeguet, 29, has become one of the world’s most famous strikers (前锋).

In September, 2007, he scored his 100th goal in the Italian League. “One hundred goals with Juventus, one of the greatest clubs in the world, that is important,” he said.

Although Trezeguet was born in France, he grew up in Argentina and he says his “Latin mentality” helped him become one of the world’s best soccer players.

“Most people in Argentina have to work hard for everything they want,” he explained. “This mentality gave me a hunger and an ambition (野心) to become the best.”

Trezeguet has had a great career. He has won nearly every major competition in soccer – the World Cup, the European Championships, the European Cup, as well as the French and Italian league titles.

But Trezeguet knows all about heartache too. In the French World Cup in 1998, after playing every match in the competition, he was not chosen to play in the final when France went on to win.

Then in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, his miss in the penalty shoot-out(点球大战) handed victory to Italy. But Trezeguet refuses to let this get him down.

“I accept my responsibility. It’s part of football,” he said. “You just have to move on and start thinking about focusing on the next thing.”

1. In 1998, David Trezeguet _____.

A. scored with the fastest ever shot

B. was a well-known basketball player in France

C. became famous around the world

D. was a member of Manchester United

2.David Trezeguet was born in _____.

A. Italy B. France

C. Argentina D. England

3.According to the article, what is “Latin mentality”?

A. Being a soccer player can bring you a lot.

B. One should get everything they want.

C. Playing soccer for the best team can change your life.

D. One should work hard to be their best.

4. David Trezequet lost the game to Italy in _____.

A. the European Cup

B. the European Championship

C. the French World Cup in 1998

D. the 2006 World Cup in Germany

5. How did Trezeguet think of a failure in football?

A. Feel sorry about it every time.

B. Take a long break to relax.

C. Work hard to improve next time.

D. Try another team.

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句中所缺单词。每个单词一分共10分

1.We have plenty of time, there is no time to r___. You may hurt yourself

2.The writer’s new n_______ will come out next month.

3.Have you ever heard of the saying “ S______is gold ”?

4.Our government has paid more attention to the problem about food s________.

5.I think it’s necessary to p________ the person who broke the rules.

6.Could you please buy me some s ______ (邮票) when you go to the post office?

7.Look! There is a cat l _____ (躺) in your bed.

8.Aunt Liu treats everyone with kindness and ______ (温暖).

9.With the teacher’s help, I found the c _____ (正确的) answer to the question.

10.She gets tons of ______ (关注) everywhere she goes.

书面表达（20分）

假如你是李明，上周你班同学就”毕业前我们该为学校做些什么?”进行了激烈的讨论。请你根据下表提示，将同学们的建议用英语写一封信告诉你的笔友David，并谈谈你的想法及理由。

注意:

1.词数不少于80，信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2.要点完整、层次清楚、语法正确、上下文连贯；

3.信中不得使用真实的人名、校名。

Dear David,

Last week we held a discussion on what we should do for our school before we graduate(毕业). The students in our class have different suggestions.

____

____

____

I’d like to know your idea. Could you give me some advice?

Best wishes,

Li Ming

If you don’t know a word ,________in a dictionary .

A. look it up B. look up it

C. find it D. look at it hard