一、单项填空
（ ）1. Mary works very hard because she doesn't want to ______ in her lessons.
A. fall down
B. fall back
C. fall over
D. fall behind

（ ）2. —What do you think of the prices of houses in Suzhou now?
—As a ______ rule, prices follow needs.
A. general
B. organized
C. real
D. same

（ ）3. Finding information in today's world is not difficult. The ______ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful.
A. situation
B. chance
C. competition
D. challenge

（ ）4. Not only his parents but his brother ______ to Suzhou Museum West many times.
A. have been
B. have gone
C. has been
D. has gone

（ ）5. My leader is really kind and modest enough ______.
A. to work on
B. to work out
C. to work with
D. to work with him

（ ）6. I think Bob is the most ______ person to take the job because he can do the job well with less money and fewer people.
A. popular
B. organized
C. suitable
D. careful

（ ）7. —When shall we travel to Australia, this year or next year?
—______ is OK. You decide.
A. Either
B. Every
C. Neither
D. Each

（ ）8. —Good news! Another new member in the Beidou family was sent into space.
—Scientists have tried their best to pay attention to every detail. To them, ______.
A. it never rains but it pours
B. a friend in need is a friend indeed
C. a miss is as good as a mile
D. no pain, no gain

二、词汇检测
1. The headmaster speaks highly of the ______（先锋）teachers in the school.
2. The mistake grew out of her ______（粗心）, I think.
3. Try the three - low ______（标准）—low salt, low fat and low sugar, and you may get a healthy lifestyle.
4. She has always been honest with me, and I ______（尊敬）her for that.
5. It was a great ______（过失）for the man to leave the gas on, which caused the big fire in his community.
6. I can only ______ two hours a day to it. I have to look after my sister.
7. Mr Li gave Andy ______ homework because of his poor grades in the test.
8. The key to success is being ______ rather than proud when facing others' praise.

三、句子翻译
1. 中国的医生和护士赢得了很多国际组织的高度赞扬。
Chinese doctors and nurses ______.

2. 汤姆和我的性格都不适合这份工作。
Neither Tom's personality ______.

3. 我没预料到爱丽丝会在这次赛跑中领先。
I didn't expect that Alice ______.

4. 在开车时你再怎么小心也不为过。
You ______.

5. 这部电影上映时未得到任何关注。
______ when it was on.

四、完形填空
Mary and I took the train 300 miles to Spokane every summer and Christmas vacation. Then we took a taxi and a bus. We would get off at the Moon Lake Post Office, where Grandpa and Grandma __1__ us with smiling faces.
Christmases were always white at Moon Lake, with snow piled deep. Grandpa would ride the horse Jenny and we'd walk up the hill into the forest behind their house. We'd search the pine trees for that __2__ one to be our Christmas tree. The __3__ always included exciting chat, for all three of us had to __4__ that we'd found the perfect tree before Grandpa would swing his axe (斧子). Grandpa would __5__ the tree to Jenny and take it back to the house.
Grandpa passed away (去世) when my sister and I were grown. Only then did Grandma __6__ his secret: He'd plant a tree early each spring and then shape it through the summer and fall so it would be __7__ for our big day in December. As Mary and I raced through the trees searching for the perfect tree, he would cleverly __8__ us towards its location (方位), without actually pointing it out.
As Grandma told us this story, we __9__ that was why she always had that extra happiness in her eyes when we came rushing in the door, full of excitement about how this year we'd found the best Christmas tree ever.
Of all the Christmas presents we ever received, none has been more special than the memory of Grandpa's __10__ gift.
（ ）1. A. praised
B. watched
C. met
D. visited
（ ）2. A. special
B. interesting
C. straight
D. tall
（ ）3. A. festival
B. land
C. travel
D. search
（ ）4. A. explain
B. agree
C. understand
D. hide
（ ）5. A. pass
B. give
C. show
D. tie
（ ）6. A. know
B. make
C. keep
D. share
（ ）7. A. possible
B. easy
C. usual
D. ready
（ ）8. A. guess
B. guide
C. drive
D. follow
（ ）9. A. realized
B. fought
C. expected
D. depended
（ ）10. A. funny
B. practical
C. expensive
D. secret