My stutter（口吃）had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my______35________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful（痛苦的）being a kid who stutters had been. It______36________ hurt.

    “Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"

    “Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that

______37________ .

    “Well," she said with a ______38________Smile. 161've always liked Texas."

    She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

    told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______39________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______40________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.

       I______41________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it

______42________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.

     During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______43________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______44________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.

     Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______45________  0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______46_______ . I'II never forget her.

1.A. speech                     B. study                  C. dream                 D. fear

2.A. maybe                      B. even                            C. still                              D. never

3.A. instruction                 B. description                    C. introduction                   D. presentation

4.A. shy                           B. cold                              C. weak                   D. kind

5.A. silent                                 B. simple                 C. direct                            D. different

6.A. cried                        B. listened                C. waited                 D. stopped

7.A. sang                          B. spoke                            C. played                 D. clapped

8.A. against                      B. besides                   C. beyond                D. without

9.A. practise                    B. communicate                 C. report                           D. reply

10.A. train                               B. share                  C. change                D. follow

11.A. advice                    B. influence             C. dependence                  D. action

12.A. continued               B. taught                           C. agreed                D. cared

 

以下图片呈现的是Mr King一家生活中不安全用电现象，下面有五条针对其中五种不安全用电现象的建议，请你将每一种的编号(A，B…F)填入相应建议前面的括号内。

1.Please don’t put the fish bowl on the TV set．

2.Would you mind moving the baby away?  He is going to play with the outlet．

3.You should not put anything on a lamp．

4.Could you please take the wire away?   Don’t let the dog play with the outlet．

5.Will you please not use the heater in a wet bathroom?  

 

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。

1.Here are clear    （说明）.Read them first and do it carefully.

2.Daniel shows great    （兴趣）in working on his web pages.

3.The stories    (它们)are great, but they are hard for children to read.

4.Mary's good manners is an    （榜样）to us all,

5.At Christmas, There is a special    （减价）on the world famous brand in HongKong.

6.Parents don't let babies eat    （草莓）because of Food safety issues.

7.- Would you like to play softball with me?

   - I'd love to, but I have to    （订正）my homework.

8.- What good news! There will be a presentation（颁奖仪式）tonight.

   - Many famous stars will    the presentation.

9. - How much did you pay for the ticket?

   -I got it for    ．

10. - The film is over, the ticket is useless.

- I'll    it, I like collecting tickets.

 

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。
Did you ever think someone was scary because they looked different, or ate strange foods?  Well, they might think the s____【小题1】____ about you!  One of the things we all n___【小题2】___ to do is celebrate diversity（差异）. We shouldn't think badly of people from other cultures b____【小题3】___ they are different than our own culture.
Sometimes we judge people f___【小题4】____ other countries unfairly, because one person from that culture did something bad. Well, has your whole family ever b____【小题5】____ blamed for something your little sister did? It doesn't s____【小题6】____  fair，does it?  It's just as unfair to blame a w____【小题7】___ culture for what two or three people do. 
So here are some things that you can do to help y____【小题8】___ understand other cultures:
1.  Find common ground!                         
2.  Don't blame all because of one!
3.  Try to make f____【小题9】___ with people from other cultures. 
To learn m____【小题10】__ about yourself and what cultures you come from, become a genealogist（系谱专家）. You may also want to see the Different Is Good presentation to learn about other things you can do to cross those cultural walls.

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.   1  is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your   2 , don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (代沟).

Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are   3  . Your parents probably won’t   4  your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself   5  if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to   6 to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment,   7  writing a letter.

Try to reach an agreement. Sometimes you and your parents   8  on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to   9  each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They   10  over it. But they finally came to an agreement. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only   11  it on certain days.

Of course, your parents might refuse to agree on something. In these   12 , it is especially   13  to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship with your parents strong.

Talk about your   14 . The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you  15  about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1.                A．Education       B．Communication   C．Presentation   D．Examination

 

2.                A．friends         B．teachers        C．parents   D．students

 

3.                A．surprised       B．excited         C．happy    D．angry

 

4.                A．consider        B．describe        C．cause    D．require

 

5.                A．loudly          B．clearly          C．excitedly  D．heavily

 

6.                A．speak          B．talk            C．tell  D．say

 

7.                A．keep           B．stop           C．try  D．finish

 

8.                A．disagree        B．agree          C．insist D．work

 

9.                A．love           B．help           C．refuse    D．accept

 

10.               A．looked         B．turned         C．fought D．argued

 

11.               A．drove          B．bought         C．borrowed  D．lent

 

12.               A．ways           B．places          C．situations  D．times

 

13.               A．interesting      B．surprising       C．difficult   D．important

 

14.               A．hobbies        B．interests        C．values D．feelings

 

15.               A．know          B．care           C．learn D．hear