Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent? ???? with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. ??? , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ???? more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she ???? work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as ????? as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not ???? in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very ???? and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she ???? a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to ???? with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ???? , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly ???? Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was ???? me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that ???? my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

　　 Now Martin has ???? changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s???? helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. conversation??? ?? B. report???? ?? C. survey???? ? D. speech

2.A. So?????????????? B. But??????? ? C. Therefore?? ? D. However

3.A. very??? ???????? B. many?????? ? C. much??????? D. too

4.A. could??????????? B. had to???? ??? C. should????? D. would

5.A. soon???????????? B. quickly??? ?? C. well??????? ? D. good

6.A. pleased????????? B. tired????? ??? C. bored?????? ? D. interested

7.A. worried????????? B. patient??? ??? C. careful???? ?? D. serious

8.A. made???????????? B. took?????? ?? C. got???????? D. thought

9.A. argue??????????? B. say??????? ? C. discuss???? ?? D. talk

10.A. surprised??????? B. surprising ??? C. surprise??? ?? D. surprises

11.A. which??????????? B. what?????? C. that??????? ?? D. how

12.A. seeing?????????? B. noticing?? ?? C. helping???? ?? D. watching

13.A. since??????????? B. before???? ?? C. after?????? ?? D. when

14.A. always?????????? B. hardly???? ?? C. really????? ?? D. just

15.A. advice?????????? B. love?????? ?? C. idea?????? ? D. decision

 I 　　 Sonia Black. My         name is Sonia. My last name is        . I am a        . My telephone number       431-6208. Look! That is       schoolbag. It’s blue. Sarah is my sister.            schoolbag is blue,        . Jim is my        . Is his schoolbag blue? No, it        . It’s yellow. Those are my parents. I love (爱) my family.

1.A.is            B. am               C. are

2.A.first          B. last               C. family

3.A.Sonia         B. Sarah             C. Black

4.A.girl           B. boy              C. picture

5.A.am           B. is                C. are

6.A.I             B. my               C. her

7.A.She           B. His              C. Her

8.A.too            B. to               C. two

9.A.sister          B. brother           C. father

10.A.is            B. isn’t             C. aren’t

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
　　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them. ” With these words, he went out.
　　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
【小题1】In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

假如你是王辉，上周你应邀去你的英国好友Emma家做客，这次经历让你了解到英国人的一些生活方式和习惯。请根据以下提示以“My Experiences in an Englishman’s family”为题目写一篇70词左右的短文，可适当增加细节。提示如下：1.初次见面，必须称呼对方“先生”或“女士”； 2. 和英国人交谈时，不问他们的年龄3.英国人收到礼物会立即打开；4.在英国，人们喝茶通常会加牛奶。　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 --- I called you last night but you were not in.　　　　　　　

  --- Yes, I         dinner with my parents in the restaurant then.

A. am having   B. had   C. have had   D. was having