Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I’m not a bad person; I have just had a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed.

  My mom has told me again and again, “Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble.”

  It’s been a problem at school several times, too, when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself and tell them off.

  One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual.

  I said ever so nicely, “Nathaniel, would you be quiet?”

  Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted, “Nathaniel, shut up!”

  For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.

  “At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you!” I shouted.

  I knew this would bother him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

  What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab (抓住) me as he shouted, “That’s it! That’s it!”

　Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.

  Later on, we were taken to the principal’s (校长) office.

  There, the principal told us to discuss the matter. It wasn’t until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds (伤口) eventually heal(痊愈). But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain never goes away.

  At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel.

  When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying (祈祷). I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, He’ll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.

Linda: Hello, my name is Linda Brown. What’s your name?

Tony: I am Tony Smith. Nice to meet you!

Linda: Nice to meet you, too (也)! What is this?

Tony: Oh, it is a photo of my family.

Linda: Is this your mother?

Tony: Yes.

Linda: Is he your father?

Tony: Yes, he is.

Linda: And is the baby (婴儿) your brother?

Tony: Haha, it isn’t. It is my sister.

　　根据对话内容，选择正确答案。

1.What is the boy’s last name? 

A. Brown.                   B. Tony.     C. Smith.

2.What is the girl’s first name?    

A. Linda.            B. Tony.        C. Brown. 

3.Tony has a photo of his __________.   

A. parents                B. school     C. family

4.Is the woman(妇女) Tony’s mother?      

A. Yes, she is.         B. No, she isn’t.  C. We don’t know.

5.Is the baby Tony’s brother?    

A. Yes, it is.     B. No, it isn’t.   C. We don’t know（不知道）. 

Linda: Hello, my name is Linda Brown. What’s your name?
Tony: I am Tony Smith. Nice to meet you!
Linda: Nice to meet you, too (也)! What is this?
Tony: Oh, it is a photo of my family.
Linda: Is this your mother?
Tony: Yes.
Linda: Is he your father?
Tony: Yes, he is.
Linda: And is the baby (婴儿) your brother?
Tony: Haha, it isn’t. It is my sister.
　　根据对话内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】What is the boy’s last name? 
A. Brown.       B. Tony.     C. Smith.
【小题2】What is the girl’s first name?    
A. Linda.       B. Tony.        C. Brown. 
【小题3】Tony has a photo of his __________.   
A. parents      B. school     C. family
【小题4】Is the woman(妇女) Tony’s mother?      
A. Yes, she is.    B. No, she isn’t.  C. We don’t know.
【小题5】Is the baby Tony’s brother?    
A. Yes, it is.     B. No, it isn’t.   C. We don’t know（不知道）. 

完形填空。 (每小题1分，共15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Hello, my friends, long time no see! My family and I went on a   1   trip to Europe during our recent vacation. We visited Paris, France, and London, England. Here I want to share my tour of Paris with you.

  2   we set out, we all expected (期望) a fun and interesting vacation. For my sister and me, our stay in Paris had   3   meaning. It was a golden chance(机会)   4    our French, since English and French are the two official (官方的) languages in Canada. My mom doesn’t speak French, and my sister can’t speak it very   5  (she is only in Grade Three).  So it was my duty   6   directions(方向), order food, and deal with any person-to-person communication. I was, of course, really nervous:   7    they couldn’t understand my French   8   I couldn’t understand theirs?

My   9   soon went away. The people in Paris   10   very happy to answer my questions. They listened patiently (耐心地) and carefully, and spoke slowly   11    we could understand. One gentleman was even kind enough to lead us to the hotel we were  12  .

  13   the places we visited? We visited many places in Paris. My sister liked the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe (凯旋门). My mom liked the Louvre Museum(卢浮宫) most. Her favorite painting was the Mona Lisa. Which places did I like? I liked all of them.

 14   its romantic air, people’s friendly greetings (问候) and historic buildings, Paris is a city that we will   15  forget.

1.                A．two week       B．two-week       C．two-weeks D．twos-weeks

2.                A．When          B．If              C．Before   D．After

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

4.                A．practice        B．practiced       C．to practice D．practicing

5.                A．good           B．better          C．well D．best

6.                A．ask            B．answer         C．ask about D．to ask for

7.                A．what if         B．unless          C．because  D．instead

8.                A．and            B．but            C．although D．or

9.                A．sadness        B．happiness       C．pleasure D．worries

10.               A．as if           B．sounds         C．seemed   D．smells

11.               A．so that         B．so             C．that D．such that

12.                                A．looking after B．looking for

C．looking up                        D．looking down

13.               A．Shall we        B．What about      C．Let’s    D．Why not

14.               A．With           B．Without        C．Under     D．Behind

15.               A．always         B．often          C．never D．sometimes