阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?

The answer depends largely 1. cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color 2. represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 3. (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect 4. against evils（灾祸）.

People’s 5. (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be 6. most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally 7. physically. People 8. (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.

Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 9. (easy) catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So 10. you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m.. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didn’t need to do so many homework. Therefore, we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sports for one hour every day.

My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom and buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.

书面表达

假如你是校报负责人，急需在学校内聘一位同学任英文版的编辑，请你用英文以“An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。内容要如下：

(1) 该工作主要包括两部分：一是从英文报刊杂志及互联网上选择适合学生的文章；

二是选择与编辑同学们的来稿。

(2) 希望该同学满足下列要求：

① 乐意奉献出一些业余时间为同学们服务；

② 英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑。

③ 感兴趣的同学请在本周内与学生会（Students’ Union）联系。

注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）不要逐字翻译，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文。

—Let's play table tennis after work，shall we?

—________I can't wait to do that.

A. Forget it! B. Think nothing of it!

C. Why not? D. Not at all

While _____ dogs, people should take care not to ____. Otherwise, they may be dangerous to others.

A. walking; let them loose

B. walk; let them loose

C. walking; let them lose

D. training; get them run

With all her time _____the experiment, she had no time to spend with her family.

A. devote to do B. devoted to doing

C. devoting to doing D. is devoted to do

Was it Bill, _______ played basketball very well, ______ helped the blind man across the street?

A. that; who B. that; that

C. who; that D. who; which

You have no idea what I’ve had to ______ in finding the proper job in the last few months.

A. come through B. go through

C. cut through D. cut through

You hurt her feelings _____ what you said yesterday.

A. because B. as C. because of D. since

He insisted that he ______ right, and so he insisted that his plan ______ carried out at once.

A. was; be B. was; would be

C. was; was D. be; should be