Ⅸ.补全对话。(每题2分，共10分)

A: Hi, Bill! You’re reading the novel again.

B: Yes, Tom, I’ll never be tired of it.

A: 1________________________?

B: Three times. Every time I read it, I can always learn something new.

A: Really? 2_________________?

B: Charles Dickens. I think he was a great English writer. What about you?

A: 3______________________.He is also my favorite foreign writer. Please let me have a look at it.

B: OK, here you are! … What do you think of this novel?

A: 4______________.I haven’t seen such a novel for long. Where did you buy it?

B: In the Rose Bookshop.

A: I don’t know where it is. 5____________________?

B: No. Only 10 minutes’walk from here. It’s next to the People’s Cinema.

A: Oh, I see. I’m going there to get one, too. Thank you!

B: You’re welcome!

Ⅷ. 短文填空。(每题1分，共10分)

Taiwan is in the 1________ (东南部)of China. It is 2__________ (最大的) island in China. It has an area of about 36, 000 3___________(平方千米) and it has a 4___________ (人口) of over 22,000,000.

Taiwan is rich in natural resources (资源) and 5__________ (以……著名) its bananas, rice, tea and so on 6__________ (遍及全球). Its scenery is so beautiful and the weather is so pleasant 7__________(以致于) a lot of travelers come for a visit.

Taiwan has been part of China since ancient times. Most people of the island 8___________(来自) Fujian and Guangdong. The people on 9__________(两岸) of the straits (海峡) have a strong wish to unite our motherland. They all believe that their dream 10______________.(将会实现)

5. _________________(做大量的听力训练) is one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner.

4. In my opinion, you can improve your English___________________(通过频繁的使用)。

3. It’s amazing ______________________(参加英语角) and practice your oral English.

2. __________________(尽力是我们的责任)to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.

1. This is an important lesson for us, we can __________________(通过忘记来解问题)。

B

There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different　 brands. We need to know how to make a choice when we shop.

　Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to live useful and happy lives.

Some of these choices are small. For example will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.

We have to realize that the choices we make can affect the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?

　(　 ) 6. The main idea of this passage is __________

A.　　　 it’s important to make the right choices

B.　　　 it’s important to know how to compare prices

C.　　　 it’s important to know how to shop carefully

D.　　　 we learn everything we need to know at school

(　 ) 7.We need “life skill” ______________

A.　　　 to know how to shop carefully

B.　　　 to compare brands and prices

C.　　　 to live useful and pappy lives

D.　　　 to learn things at school

(　 ) 8. According to this passage, we make choices _________

　 A. most days　　　　　 B. some days

　 C. once a day　　　　 D. every day

(　 ) 9. Which of the following choice is more important than the others? ________

A.　　　 Which fruit to take for lunch

B.　　　 Which subjects to work hard at

C.　　　 Which T-shirt to wear to the movies

D.　　　 How to get to school

　　　 (　 ) 10.From the passage we know that your choices affect __________

　　　　　 A. you and your parents　　　　 B. you and other people

　　　　　 C. lots of other people　　　　 D. everybody except you

　Ⅶ.完成句子。(每题2分，共10分)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

　 Before you go to a country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs(风格) of the country. When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or at the time when they will be away from each other for a long time.

　Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.(　 ) It is ______if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A. not useful　　　　　 B. not helpful

C. very useful　　　　 D. very bad

(　 ) 2. English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A.　 meet every time

B.　　　 haven’t met for a long time

C.　　　 say goodbye to each other

D.　　　 say hello to each other

(　 ) 3. Usually English people don’t shake hands ______.

A.　 when they will be away for a long time

B.　　　 when they say “How do you do ?”

C.　　　 when they just meet or say goodbye

D.　　　 when they haven’t met for a long time

(　 ) 4. Which of the following is right?

A.　 German people shake hands as often as possible.

B.　　　 English people like shaking hands very much.

C.　　　 German people hardly shake hands.

D.　　　 Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

5.(　 ) This story is about _______.

A. shaking hands　　　　 B. language

C. customs　　　　　　　 D. language and custom