A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to 36 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.

Her father,  a cook,  took her 37 the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(锅)and boiled(煮)it. When the water was boiling,  in the first pan he put some carrots,  in the 38 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He     39      them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently,  not knowing   40   her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes,  her father turned     41   the stove,  took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 42    in another bowl. After that the   43   was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter,  he asked,  "What do you    44   ?" "Carrots,  eggs,  and coffee, " she answered.

Her father told her to 45 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and 46 them. Then,  she got the eggs,  cooked and hard. At last,  the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What's the meaning,  Father?" He 47 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience— the boiling water,  but 48 had a different reaction(反应). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 49 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the wa­ter. "Who are you?" asked her father,  "When calamity(厄运) 50 your door,  what's your reaction? Are you carrots,  eggs,  or coffee?"

1.A. grow up       B. give up          C. set up            D. pick up

2.A. into           B. within           C. out of            D. away from

3.A. first          B. second           C. third              D. fourth

4.A. looked for     B. searched for      C. waited for          D. called for

5.A. that          B. what            C. where             D. why

6.A. on           B. over            C. off                 D. in

7.A. it            B. its              C. them              D. themselves

8.A. eggs         B. carrots           C. coffee             D. water

9.A. hear         B. taste              C. smell              D. see

10.A. close        B. open             C. wash              D. drop

11.A. keep        B. protect           C. break               D. drink

12.A. complained  B. explained          C. told                D. expected

13.A. every      B. all                C. each               D. either

14.A. before      B. after              C. behind              D. under

15. A. lies in     B. comes across       C. meets with           D. knocks at

英语课上，我们时常进行小组活动。但如何能让这种活动帮助我们把英语学得更好?现在，请根据以下要点，以“How Can Group Activities Help Us Study English Better?”为题，写一篇英语短文，谈谈自己的看法。
1) （学.科网精校）活动的任务及完成方式要明确；
2)小组内要有不同的角色分工、要合作；
3)教师的必要帮助；
4)活动结果要在班上分享。
注意：1)短文题目已经给出，不计入总调数(80～100词)；
2)短文必须包括提示，要点和恰当的结尾（学.科网精校）；
3)文中不碍出现师生的真实姓名帮所在学校的名称。
参考词汇：
cooperate vi.合作   role n.角色   share vt.分享
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I have a nice family. Only 36 people are in it. They’re my 37 , my mother and me. Here is a 38 of my family. This is my father. He likes dogs (狗) and he has a white 39 . The name of it is Tony. Look! Tony is next to (挨着) my father 40 the photo. Look at my mother. She 41 to cook (烹调). She cooks 42 food for us every day. This is me. I’m 11. I’m in a good 43 . I like English and our English classes are 44. I like playing sports and I like 45 sports games on TV.

     My family is nice and I like it.

1.A. two       B. three      C. four        D. five

2.A. aunt       B. brother    C. sister       D. father

3.A. map       B. book      C. name       D. photo

4.A. it          B. one       C. this        D. that

5.A. on         B. of        C. in          D. at

6.A. calls      B. thanks     C. likes        D. takes

7.A. first        B. healthy    C. last         D. Boring

8.A. club        B. family    C. picture       D. School

9.A. boring      B. dear      C. interesting    D. Difficult

10.A. playing   B. having    C. meeting      D. Watching

完形填空
I have a nice family. Only  26  people are in it. They’re my  27   , my mother and me. Here is a  28   of my family. This is my father. He likes dogs (狗) and he has a white 29  . The name of it is Tony. Look! Tony is next to (挨着) my father  30  the photo. Look at my mother. She 31  to cook (烹调). She cooks 32  food for us every day. This is me. I’m 11. I’m in a good 33   . I like English and our English classes are 34  . I like playing sports and I like 35  sports games on TV.
My family is nice and I like it.