完形填空。(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
More than three thousand languages are spoken in the world today . Many of these languages are spoken _36    small groups of people . On the 37   ,hand , over two hundred languages are spoken by one million or more people . Chinese is the language spoken by the ___38 ___number of people in the world . But English is most   39 spoken in the world .
English is spoken by more than four hundred million people  40  their first language . It is   41 by most people in the U.S.A. , Great Britain , Canada , Australia and New Zealand . And it is   42  used very widely in many other countries of the world . Look at the back of your watch . You may see the English words “Made   43  China” , or “Japan” , even “Germany” .
English is the first language in  44  of these . Why are English words   45  on it ? That is because in the modern world English is widely used for business between different countries .

【小题1】

A．as B．by C．for D．with

【小题2】

A．other B．others C．another D．the second

【小题3】

A．biggest B．bigger C．largest D．larger

【小题4】

A．wide B．wider C．widest D．widely

【小题5】

A．of B．in C．by D．as

【小题6】

A．spoke B．spoken C．speak D．speaking

【小题7】

A．either B．as well C．also D．too

【小题8】

A．at B．of C．with D．in

【小题9】

A．no one B．none C．nothing D．no

【小题10】

A．written B．wrote C．write D．writing

阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

November 19th, 2013                                                   Sunny 

Today is my first day in Singapore. It’s quite fascinating. I fell in love with this beautiful c 1.   as soon as I got off the plane. The city was so tidy that I couldn’t find any r  2. .

My host family were waiting for me outside. I wanted to s  3.  hands with them because they are Chinese, but they k  4. me to welcome me. All of us wanted to be as polite as possible. On the way to their home, my host p   5.   to a beautiful statue--- Merlion Statue and told me it was the s  6.  of Singapore. My host had prepared a big dinner for me. When I saw forks and k  7.  on the table, I told them I had learned how to use chopsticks before I left France for Singapore. I had the most delicious Chinese food. After dinner, we took a walk in the park n 8.   the house. Though we are from d  9.  countries, we talked happily. My host family went out of their way to make me r  10.   and feel at home.

 

—Today is the _____ day in my life, because I won the first prize in the competition.

—Congratulation!

    A. happy                B. happiest         C. happier      D. much happier

 

 

Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.

     One day a man went into the store. "That's a beautiful bird,"he said to the pet store owner, "But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual bird?"

     "No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk," the pet store owner said.

     "I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asked.

     The pet store owner asked him, "Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?"

     "Yes," the man answered.

     "Well, you pull those strings," the pet store owner told him."That will make the parrot talk."

     The man asked,"Do you mind if I try?"

     "Not at all," the pet store owner said.

     The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, "Good morning."

     The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, "How are you today?"

      "That's not very interesting, " said the man. "Any parrot could do that." Then he laughed, "But what wold happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"

     "I'll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said.

1.The parrot was expensive because________.

A.it was pretty beautiful

B.it could talk with the people

C.it was a very unusual bird

D.it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when _________.

A.people came into the pet store

B.it was the pet store owner

C.people said it was beautiful

D.people pulled the strings on its legs

3.Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?

A.Good morning.

B.How are you?

C.That's wasn't interesting.

D.I'll fall off my perch, you fool.

4.From the story we know the parrot was_______.

A.kind     B.silly    C.clever    D.crazy

5.The best title for the passage should be _________.

A.Unusual Parrot     B.Parrot Talk      C.Silly man    D.Clever Owner

 

From：Li-Hong @ net. cn	To：jenny@compail.ca
Subject：School term	Date：01/09 6:00 p.m.
Dear Jenny, Today is my first day of new high school．Many students in our school come from big cities．They bring the high-tech things to school，for example，mobile phones，MP3 players，CD players and electronic dictionaries．They show off these things to others．What about your classmates in the US? Do they have these things? Li Hong
From：jenny@compail.ca	To：Li-Hong @ net. cn
Subject：Repeat!	Date：01/09 8:00 p.m.
Dear Li Hong． We also bring these high-tech things when we are back to school．However，we often work during the holidays，and make money to buy these things．I think we need these things．We need mobile phones to contact with our friends．We also need CD players to listen to music．Electronic dictionaries can be useful for our study too． Jenny

 
【小题1】The word “high-tech” means ____________ in Chinese．

A．高质量的

B．高品质的

C．高科技的

D．高价格的

【小题2】Where do you probably read these two letters?

A．In a magazine.

B．In a book.

C．In a guide-book.

D．On a website.

【小题3】 Li Hong thinks many students like to bring the high-tech things to school because ____________．

A．they like to listen to music

B．mobile phones are useful for their studies

C．they want to show off these things

D．they want to contact with their classmates

【小题4】Jenny thinks students bring CD players to school because they want to _________．

A．make money

B．contact with friends

C．listen to music

D．study well

【小题5】From the passage we know that ____________．

A．Li Hong has many high-tech things like her classmates

B．American students often use their own money to buy the high-tech things

C．Chinese students work during the holidays to buy the high-tech things

D．all the high-tech things are useful for the students