The New Year is coming. Our class is going to have a ??? . When is a good time to have it? I did a survey (调查). Some classmates ? to have it on Thursday night. But some classmates said they had to study for the test. Wang Mei said we could have the party on Friday. That’s a? ? idea. So we decided to have it on Friday afternoon. There are only four days left. We ?? prepare for it right now. We plan to invite some of our teachers. Our monitor is going to bring them ???? the party without telling them about it. we’re sure that they will be ? . I think of some games to play at the party. If one wins the game, he/she ??? some small gifts. Wang Mei is going to organize some shows??? singing and dancing. Should we ask our classmates to bring food? I’m afraid that ?? we ask them to bring food, they’ll just bring some junk food. So we will bring some fruit and vegetables, and we can make salad by ourselves.? ??? we will have a good time. We can’t wait.

1.A. concert???????? B. festival??????? C. trip ????????? D. party

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9.A. though????? ????????????? ??? B. before??????? ????????????? C. if???????? ????????????? ?? D. unless

10.A. Luckily??????? B. Only????????? C. Hardly????????? D. Certainly

This year is a leap year. Leap years are years with 366 days, instead of the usual 365. Leap years are necessary because the actual length of a year is 365.242 days, not 365 days, as commonly stated. Basically, leap years come every 4 years, and most years that can be evenly(平均地) divided by 4 have 366 days. This extra day is added to the calendar on February 29^th which is known as a leap day. Why leap is used here? Leap means jump.[来源:]

However, there is one exception to the leap year rule about century years. Century years are only considered as leap years if they are evenly divided by 400. Therefore, 1900 was not a leap year, but 2000 was a leap year.

A person who is born on February 29^th may be called a "leapling" or a "leap year baby". In non-leap years, some leaplings celebrate(庆祝) their birthday on either February 28^th or March 1^st. In England and Wales or in Hong Kong, a person born on February 29^th, 1996, will have legally(法律上) reached 18 years old on March 1^st, 2014. If he or she was born in the United States, Taiwan or New Zealand, his or her legally birthday will come a day earlier.

There is a popular custom in some countries that a woman may ask a man to marry her on February 29^th. If the man refuses, he then has to give the woman money or buy her a dress.

Since leap days are special days, people nowadays want to do something different within the 24 extra hours. Big jumps are the most popular ones.

Some salaried(领薪水的) workers want to get pay for their extra day’s work. But in my opinion, if you know why there is a leap day, you will get the answer to this problem.

1. The next leap year is          .

A. 2014                         B. 2016                       C. 2018

2. American boy Toby is a leapling. Next year he will probably to have his birthday party on       .

A. February 28^th                  B. February 29^th                C. March 1^st

3. Which picture is about popular custom on leap days?

A.                  B.              C.

4.. Many people like to have a big jump on leap days probably because         .

A. it’s a custom                  B. they are leaplings             C. leap means jump

5.We can learn from the passage that         .

A. 2100 will not be a leap year

B. every year leaplings celebrate their birthday on either February 28^th or March 1^st

C. it is necessary to pay the salaried workers for the leap day’s work

It was the first day of school．I had a new classmate，a little old lady with a warm smile．She said，“Hi，handsome! I'm Rose．I'm 87 years old．Can I give you a hug（拥抱）?” I said heartily，“of course!”，“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked．She joked，“I'm here to meet a rich husband，get married，have children，and then travel around．” “No，seriously，” I asked．“I always dreamed of having a college education．Now I'm getting one!” she told me．Over the year，Rose became an icon（偶像）．She easily made friends where she went．She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from other students．At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our party．I’ll  never forget what she taught us．

“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing．Here are the secrets of staying young．You have to laugh and find humor（幽默）every day．You've got to have a dream．When you lose your dreams，you die!” she said．“There is a big difference between growing old and growing up．Anybody can grow old．That doesn't take any talent（天赋）or ability，”she added．“But to grow up，you have to find the chance in change．Have no regrets（后悔）．We usually don’t have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do．”

One week after graduation，Rose died peacefully in her sleep．She taught us by example that it's never too late to be what you can possibly be．

1．Why did the old woman go to college at such a late age?

A．Because she wanted to meet handsome young men．

B．Because she wanted to meet a rich man and get married．

C．Because she wanted to travel around the world．

D．Because she had always dreamed of a college education．

2．What did the old woman love to do?

A．She loved being an icon．

B．She loved to wear beautiful clothes．

C．She loved to pay attention to other students．

D．She loved to speak at the party．

3．What's the secret of staying young according to the old lady?

A．You have to laugh every day．                  B．You have to find humor every day．

C．You should have dreams．                          D．All above．

4．What does the underlined word “That” refer to（指代）?

A．Growing old．                                        B．Growing up．

C．Staying young．                                         D．Growing old and growing up．

5．What does the story tell us?

A．It is hard to become an icon．

B．A college education is very important．

C．The older you are，the more popular you will be．

D．Hold on to your dreams，and they will come true some day．

A

(    ) 46. What may "Welcome 2013" be?

         A. A song.         B. A party.       C. A movie.        D. A video game.

(    ) 47. What is Little Star?

         A. A zoo for children.                B. A library for children.

         C. An elementary (初级的) school.     D. A care center for children.

(    ) 48. The children can not _________ in Little Star.

         A. have lunch                      B. play with toys

         C. learn languages                  D. eat breakfast