Dear Liz,

My stay in Thailand has certainly been fantastic in my life.

Life is busy and exciting. Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population of 10 million and heavy traffic. I’m very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the city. There are Mr and Mrs Phairat, their son Sanan, who is 18, the daughter Chinda, who is 16, and Grandpa and Grandma.

I go to an international school with Sanan and Chinda. The school teaches about 70 percent in English, and 30 percent in Thai. I’ve learned some spoken language, but Thai writing is very difficult. The cooking lesson is my favourite. I’m learning all about Thai food and culture. People don’t use chopsticks here, but spoons and forks. When I come back, I’m going to cook you a real Thai meal.

Last weekend we visited some temples. We also drove to Pattaya beach near Bangkok. I thought it was great. But Sanan and Chinda say that next month they’re taking me to Phuket Island. The beaches there are even more beautiful. The month after next, we’re going to travel to Mr Phairat’s hometown in the north of Thailand. The Phairats own land there, and they have two elephants. I’m going to ride those elephants — and even wash them. Sanan and Chinda say it’s really fun.

I’m amazed by everything in this country, especially by the elephants. Elephants are an important part of Thai culture and way of life. They have been a traditional symbol of Thailand for many years in times of war and peace. In the seventh century, a Thai king trained 20,000 elephants for battle (战斗).

I’ll tell you all about my Thai boxing (拳击) lessons next time I write.

Yours

Mandy

1.How many family members are there in Mandy’s host family?

A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.

2.Next month, Mandy is going to visit ________.

A. Pattaya beach B. Phuket Island

C. Phairat’s hometown D. Bangkok

3.According to the e-mail, __________ has been a symbol of Thailand for many years.

4.From the e-mail we know that Mandy is ________ when she stays In Thailand.

A. shy B. quiet C. excited D. proud

5.What is the main idea of the e-mail?

A. Study trip in Thailand

B. Food culture in Thailand

C. Elephant riding in Thailand

D. International schools in Thailand

People usually think it is very easy to cook instant noodles(方便面)。They usually put the noodles into the boiling water and add in the MSG, together with the other things like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wondered if this is the correct way of cooking them?

Do you know what is on the surface of the noodles? People use something like wax(蜡)to cover the noodles when they make them, so that the noodles can join together nicely before they are put into the packaging. Many people enjoy eating them without thinking of this. But a report said the wax covered on the noodles was very bad for our bodies. They said it needed about 2-3days to clear away the wax in our bodies after we ate it. So it is dangerous to have too much wax stayed in our stomachs. But it is not difficult to wash away the wax. Before you cook the noodles, wash them with hot water and then pour away the water. Do it like this twice, and you can wash the wax away. Then and you can cook the noodles as usual.

1.What’s on the surface of the instant noodles?

A. Something like sugar B. Something like cheese

C. Something like salt D. Something like wax

2.According to the report,____________.

A. it is dangerous to eat only a little wax .

B. the wax is bad for our bodies .

C. it is difficult to wash away the wax .

D. we can eat the noodles every two or three days.

3.To clear away the wax needed____________ after we ate it.

A. about 2-3months B. about 2-3 weeks

C. about 2-3days D. about 2-3hours

4.What’s the right way to cook the instant noodles?

A. Before cooking, wash them with cold water.

B. Before cooking, wash them with hot water twice.

C. Before cooking, wash them with hot water once.

D. Put the noodles into the boiling water directly.

5.What’s the possible meaning of the underline word “packaging”?

A. A deep round pan, usually metal, used for cooking food.

B. A deep round dish with a wide open top, used for holding food.

C. Plastic used to cover food before you put into the fridge.

D. Materials used to wrap or protect food that are sold in shops.

补全对话

根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。(选项中有两项是多余的)

A: Excuse me, sir. 1.

B: Certainly. Go along this street. Turn left into Xingfu Street, and the museum is on your right.

A: 2.

B: It’s about thirty minutes.

A: I see. 3.

B: Yes, you can. A No. 103 bus will take you there.

A: 4.

B: Over there. Look! The bus is coming.

A: Thank you very much.

B: 5.

完成句子

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。

1.熊猫主要以竹子为食。

Pandas mainly_________ ___________bamboo.

2.托尼的书在2012年出版了。

Tony’s book _________ ____________ in 2012.

3.开始我不太喜欢这个工作。

I didn’t like the job very much ______ _________.

4.我想去澳大利亚观光。

I’d like to_________ ___________ in Australia.

5.全世界人民热爱和平。

People _________ __________the world love peace.

任务型阅读

Every year movies festivals around the world present awards for best director. Some of this festival began ten years ago, and their list of winners for best director are quite long. However, among all the names of winners, it's not easy to find the names of female directors.

The Cannes Film festival is the first major movie festival to name female director as best director of the year in 1961, A Russian director called Yuliya Solnsteva won at Cannes. Since then, some movies directed by female directors have one Best Picture. But no female directors have one Best Director at Cannes.

The Best Director award at the Berlin International Film Festival is called the Silver Bear award. Only one woman has succeeded in winning it so far. She was Astrid Henning-Jensen from Denmark. Over her career, she directed more than 20 movies and in 1979, she won the Silver Bear for her movie Winterborn.

It is the most difficult for female directors to win Best Director in the Oscars in the USA. In fact, since the Oscars began in 1929, only four women have ever been nominated for Best Director. The first woman to actually win this award was Kathryn Bigelow for directing The Hurt Locker. She received the award in 2010.

Over the years, women have directed many wonderful movies. People like them even though they don’t win awards. And they make nice films. For example, Nora Ephron directed the great romantic-comedy Sleepless in Seattle and Vicky Jenson directed a wonderful animated movie Shrek.

阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。

综合填空

根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

Once in a small village lived a family with 8 children. Two of the children loved painting very much, but the family was so poor that it was i 1. to send both of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions the two boys f 2.worked out a plan. They would toss (抛) a coin. The loser would go down into the mines (煤矿) and, with his money, p 3. his brother’s college tuition (学费). Then when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years he would support the o 4. brother studying at the college.

Albrecht Durer won the toss and his brother went down into the mines. Durer worked with all his heart and his p 5. were much better than those of most of his teachers. He was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

Durer returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. S 6. after the meal began, Durer drank a toast to his dear brother and told Jack he could go to art college, Jack said softly: “The four years in the mines has done too much to my hands. It is too late. Now I can’t e 7. hold a glass.”

To show his great love and r 8. , Durer drew his brother’s hands with palms together and thin fingers towards the sky. He named this creative artwork The Praying Hands, w 9.became very famous years later.

The next time you see a copy of that touching work, take a s 10. look. Let it be your reminder: No one can ever succeed alone!

书面表达

近几年，手机的功能越来越多，手机的使用也在青年人中流行起来，很多场合中, 我们发现人们安静地看手机，对于这类现象，你们班级对使用手机是否有利于人们生活的各个方面进行了讨论。

要求：

1. 所写内容必须包括表格中的信息，可适发挥，不重复所给信息。

2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，条理清楚，字迹工整。

3. 文章不少于90词，开头已给出，不计入总字数。

4. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名及地名。

Recently, many big electrical companies have developed kinds of mobile phones, which often attract the fans attention. However, the mobile phones also brings some trouble to people around. Our class has held a hot discussion about it.

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— What do you volunteer ?

— I work at the hospital.

A. to do B. do C. to doing D. Doing

Don’t waste water again， or we’ll it one day.

A. look out B. take out

C. run out of D. get out of

—I’m worried about my school grades. What’s your advice?

—You shouldn’t wait ________ the last minute to study for a test.

A. although B. until C. but D. if