8. A. waited for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. searched for　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked over

7. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. difficult

6. A. ended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. began　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. went on

5. A. carefully　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hardly

4. A. enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. expect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate

3. A. job　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. class　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. exam

2. A. under　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beside　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. far from

1. A. hand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. nose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. head

15. －Don’t worry. He’ll come and help you.

　　　　　 －________ he doesn’t come?

　　　 A. What　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　　 C. What if

III. Close test (本题共15分, A题每小题0.5分, B题每小题1分)

(A) Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the proper words in the box. Each word should be used only once.

Have you ever thought of such questions as “Why do I have to study math?” or “I am not interested in history at all. My dream is to be an engineer. Should I give history up?”

(1)________ you are right. After you leave school, it’s not necessary for you to understand everything. But please remember that at school, (2) ________ getting knowledge, you should pay attention to some other important things.

First, try to find out what you are most interested in. At school, you study many subjects. Try to find what you like and what you don’t like. This may be helpful to you in the future.

Second, maybe you don’t like math and you want to drop it. But the logical thinking ability from math can help you (3) ________ some problems. At school, you should practice your brain by (4) ________.

(5)________, you should believe in yourself. Maybe you learn French at school, but you don’t need to speak French at all outside the school. But learning French can prove that you have the ability of (6) ________ languages. Suppose you go to Germany one day and find a job there. Then you can tell yourself, “I can do my job well. At school I learnt French well, and now I must be able to learn German. ” But if you have no (7) _______, what will happen?

Try to (8) ________ yourself as often as possible. I think many of us like playing computer games. When we fail in a game, we always want to try it again. Why? Because it is hard for us to get the (9) ________ mark. If we want to challenge ourselves, we must (10) ________ more difficult things and make greater progress.

(B) Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

When we were having an English exam this morning, I felt somebody was watching me very closely. I turned my ___1___ quickly and saw Jack, who sat just ___2___ me. My eyes caught his and he said very quietly, “I hope you studied for this ___3___!”

“What am I going to do?” I thought to myself. I ___4___ cheating(作弊) in exams. Besides, I’d studied ___5___ for the exam. Clearly Jack hadn’t. During the exam, I tried several ways to cover my answers so that Jack couldn’t be able to see them. When the exam ___6___, I felt I should let him know cheating was ___7___. And I didn’t want to destroy(破坏) the friendship. My mind ___8___ the right words.

“Sorry, Jack, ___9___ you know how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “Maybe I could help you ___10___ before the next test. “ “OK, Brian, “ he smiled slightly, “it might not be easy, but I’ll have a try. “

14. －Will he come here tomorrow?

　　　　　 －________. I hear he has been ill for a few days.

　　　 A. I hope not　　　　　　　　　　 B. Of course, he will　　　　　　 C. I’m afraid not