1. Boats float in the direction of wind if they __________________ (not control).
2. We can never catch up with the fashion because it _______________ (change) all the time.
3. Since he fell off the bike, Tom ________________ (lie) in bed for nearly two weeks.
4. ---Why didn’t you go to the cinema with us this afternoon?
---I ______________ (wait) at the station for my uncle from Beijing.
5. In the film, a cowboy is found __________ (die) in his house and doctors are busy in and out.
6. ---David promised to have supper with us.
---But I think he _______________ (not come). I’ve waited for half an hour.
7. Unluckily, when we got to the airport, the plane ______________ (take) off.
8. He told me that he _______________ (return) home before 6 o’clock, but he didn’t.
9. She will go on holiday as soon as she ________________ (finish) the work.
10. The trip was free and the fare _______________ (pay) by the warm-hearted man called Bill.

根据中文或首字母提示填写单词，注意词形变化
【小题1】I hope your dream will come t________ in the future.
【小题2】Sam has been learning English s__________ he was ten years old.
【小题3】Last night Bob ________(争吵) with Anna about the best place for vacation.
【小题4】Don’t be ________ (紧张的). You can try it slowly.
【小题5】I fell off the bike, but luckily I didn’t hurt m________.
【小题6】Could you buy me a __________(入场券) to the concert?
【小题7】They went to the Great Wall e________ me, because I had a bad cold.
【小题8】I can’t make a ________ (决定) about the dresses. Can you help me?
【小题9】The three astronauts are regarded as our national ________(英雄).
【小题10】He wasn’t happy because he f________ the test yesterday.

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然)you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小题1】This story tells us ________.

A．how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the king	B．when the king would die
C．why the Minister died	D．Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death

【小题2】The Prime Minister died because ________.

A．Effendi killed him	B．Effendi said he would die
C．He was badly ill	D．He fell off the horse

【小题3】 Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

B．Because the wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

C． Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

【小题4】The king let Effendi go because ________.

A．he hoped to live a long life	B．he was afraid of Effendi
C．he didn’t believe (相信) Effendi’s word	D．He knew he would die two days later

【小题5】Which of the following is not true?

A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister

B．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die.

C．The king was afraid of death.

D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】Our teacher wrote the ____ (英雄) names on the blackboard and asked us to learn from them.
【小题2】I think Mickey’s drawing is _______ (差的) than Nancy’s drawing .
【小题3】________ (几乎) nobody believed the exciting news
【小题4】The boy fell off the bike yesterday, but _______(幸运的是), he didn’t hurt himself at all.
【小题5】Everybody ­­­­­­­­­­­­_______（欢呼）when the pop star arrived
【小题6】The twins look the same but are not of the same       （high）．
【小题7】 It’s _________ (use) to cry. You’d better work harder from now on.
【小题8】Did you enjoy ____________(you) , children?
【小题9】He had a good time           (taste) those delicious dishes in the restaurant.
【小题10】Tom with his friends often             (miss）living in the country.

根据句意及所给中文提示,英文解释及首字母提示，写出句中所缺单词

1.Yue Fei was one of the national ____________ (someone you admire very much) in Chinese history.

2.It was a great day, but they didn’t enjoy it at the____________(开始) .

3.He fell off the tree but didn’t hurt himself at all.How _____________!

4.They enjoyed the ____________（美丽）of the Opera House during their visit in Australia.

5.It is difficult for giant pandas to ___________(continue to live) in the wild.