短文填词（满分10分）

Barack Obama, who is the son of a black father from Kenya                          and a white mother from America, was ________in Hunolulu,    1.________         Hawaii on August 4^th ,1961. He dreamed o______ becoming        2.________          the President of the United States _________ he was only a small  3.________          boy. In 1988, he was __________(录取) into Harvard Law School,    4.________         gained his doctor’s degree in 1991. After ____ from the university 5.________          he worked as a lawyer, lecturer and then took u_______ politics.   6.________          On November 4, 2008,  Barack Obama’s dream came t______.    7.________             The _________(成功) of Obama shows that the black people     8.________                who have a dream can reach their g________ and inspired those     9.________          who want to cheer the __________（成就）of African Americans.     10.________

单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

根据首字母或汉语意思，在句中填入适当的词。

1.The crowd __________(惊慌) at the sound of the explosion.

2.It’s useful to read some _____________(简写) English stories.

3. I’m sorry the book you want is not ________(可获得的)now, but you can choose others related to the same topic. 

4.I’m afraid it isn’t a __________(方便的) time; could we fix another day?

5. She wore so much _________(珠宝) that she seemed to be covered in gold.

6.He was o        with an English story so that he didn’t hear someone come in.

7.With the midterm examination a_________, the students are working harder and harder.

8.Old English c____________ of Celtic, and the languages of the Angles and the Saxons, which once conquered Britain, and the Vikings.

9.The college is not an o__________recognized Spanish language school.

10.The twins are so alike that we have much difficulty in d______________ one from the other.

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
　　One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.
　　"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
　　"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
　　"I left it at home."
　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
【小题1】Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Jack: Hi, Frank.

Frank：Hi，Jack

Jack：__1____

Frank：Yes，I have some books to read, but I can do it later.

Jack: I want you to do me a favor.

Frank: Go ahead, __2____

Jack: Professor Smith is coming this afternoon. I am expected to meet him at the airport, but I have an important meeting to go to.

Frank: I can do it for you. __3____

Jack: He’s about your age, in his early thirties. Tall and handsome.

Frank :___ 4___

Jack: Oh, about three o’clock. He is taking flight number 231 from Detroit. Thank you.

Frank:_ 5_____

A. See you this afternoon.

B. How can I recognize him?

C. What do you want me to do?

D. Are you free this afternoon?

E. When should I leave for the airport?

F. I am honored to meet the famous professor.

G. Are you going to the meeting this afternoon?