【小题1】He is of medium height with a beard. (划线提问)
________ he _______?
【小题2】He isn’t a good boy. (用I think连成一句)
I                 he ___ a good boy. 
【小题3】I did some reading last weekend. (改一般疑问句)
                some reading last weekend ?
【小题4】He’d like to drink tea. (同义句)          
He _______ to drink tea.
【小题5】John often does his homework in the evening. (用now改写句子)
John _______ _______his homework now.
【小题6】Are they having lunch at home now? (用every day 替换now)
_______they ________lunch at home every day?
【小题7】They’re playing basketball. (划线提问)      
_______are they _________ ?
【小题8】It’s sunny and hot today. (划线提问)        
________is the weather_______ today ?
【小题9】How’s the weather today? (同义句)          
________the weather_______
【小题10】I like koalas because they are cute.(就划线部分提问)
_____________ _____________ you like koalas?
【小题11】 Loins are from South Africa. (就划线部分提问)
__________ _________ loins from ?
【小题12】My aunt is a reporter. (就划线部分提问)   
______   _______your aunt _______ ?

1阅读短文，然后根据内容从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿1.＿ building in the US.

 As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿2.＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿3.＿ cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that ＿4.＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 5.  . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  6.   achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school  7.   he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   8.   by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   9.   more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  10.   seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  11.   I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  12.  .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   13.   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was   14.   of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   15.   to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

16.A. largest     B. highest     C. earliest   D. latest

17.A. seldom      B. hardly      C. always     D. almost

18.A. enjoyed     B. needed      C. made       D. kept

19.A. while       B. after       C. if         D. though

20.A. heart       B. hope        C. body       D. love

21.A. by          B. for         C. in         D. from

22.A. as          B. since       C. until      D. before

23.A. pleased     B. beaten      C. moved      D. asked

24.A. used        B. spent       C. took       D. wasted

25.A. Here        B. There       C. He         D. It

26.A. However     B. Sometimes   C. Again      D. Then

27.A. friends     B. helpers     C. time       D. exercise

28.A. tried       B. saw         C. did        D. met

29.A. thinking    B. talking     C. worried    D. proud

30.A. point       B. go          C. turn       D. hurry

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing! ”I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate（候选人）for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered       a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my      , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.

“I’m, er-I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team, ”he said nervously. “You are really       and you would be a great partner.”

“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

“Well,       you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow. ”He said before moving to another table.

All that night, I thought about the       from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process（选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to       Jeff.

      of all, I began to create a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we       a poster with Jeff’s showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway       passing Jeff’s smiling face.

My next step was to       what new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster agreed to add       we want to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.

An eighth grader said, “      will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”

      these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his      . The fact that it has made a       in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

 1.A. us                           B. him                            C. her                           D. them

 2.A. surprise             B. luck                          C. fun                           D. love

 3.A. tired                            B. happy                      C. smart                       D. busy

 4.A. if                             B. because          C. after                        D. while

 5.A. message            B. present                   C. dream                     D. offer

 6.A. refuse                    B. leave                         C. agree                       D. join

 7.A. first                    B. second                    C. third                        D. Last

 8.A. sent                    B. invented                 C. designed                 D. bought

 9.A. for                          B. from                          C. with                         D. without

 10.A. take out          B. give out                   C. work out                 D. find out

 11.A. everywhere       B. somewhere             C. everything              D. nothing

 12.A. This                           B. It                               C. He                            D. We

 13.A. Hearing           B. Seeing                     C. Thinking                  D. Hoping

 14.A. exercise                   B. class                         C. family                      D. success

 15.A. friend                  B. difference               C. mistake          D. living

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   1  to hear him play the piano. So I   2  him as a student.

Although Robby worked very hard, he didn’t have a basic   3  of music. However, he never   4  up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom is going to hear me   5  some day.” But it seemed   6 . He didn’t have a natural talent or ability for music.

One day Robby   7  to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been 8  and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still   9  in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I   10 .

The night of the concert came. The high school gym(体育馆) was   11  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.   

His   12  danced on the keys…

He played so   13  that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf... remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and   14  away this morning. And well… she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the   15 . I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

1.                A．decision        B．conclusion      C．advice    D．dream

2.                A．considered      B．accepted        C．knew D．protected

3.                A．sense          B．education       C．information    D．thought

4.                A．got            B．gave           C．stood D．put

5.                A．sing           B．speak          C．play D．call

6.                A．cheerless       B．helpless        C．hopeless  D．meaningless

7.                A．listened        B．flew           C．came D．went

8.                A．asleep         B．deaf           C．well D．ill

9.                A．writing         B．practicing       C．singing   D．talking

10.               A．agreed         B．disliked         C．expected  D．decided

11.               A．satisfied        B．bored          C．crowded  D．familiar

12.               A．fingers         B．feet           C．arms  D．legs

13.               A．carefully        B．cheerfully       C．meaningfully   D．wonderfully

14.               A．took           B．passed         C．moved    D．ran

15.               A．party          B．concert        C．meeting   D．show

根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.There are several ways to solve this problem. Let's have a _________(讨论）now.

2.As we know,___________ (抽烟) is a bad habit, and it's not good for our health.

3.It will be much foggier tomorrow. Please drive your car as ____(小心)as you can.

4.Would you like to_____________（分享）your experiences with us?

5.Chinese parents are strict with their children and usually stop them from _________(逗留) out too late with friends.

6.If you want to keep fit, you should eat_____________(健康的)food first.

7._______(没有事情) is impossible to a willing mind.

8.__________(星期二）is the third day of a week.

9.He’d like to buy a present for his father’s ______ (forty) birthday.

10.—Look, whose ___________(Walkman) are these? —Perhaps they are the twins.

11.The boys walked _______(pass) my house.

12.He ________(nod）to me in greeting when I entered the room.

13.They moved away from the village for ________(safe).

14.We should face the problem and solve it instead of _______(wait) for others' help.

15.There are many books on those ________(shelf).