We recycle（回收利用）rubbish，so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again．However，unlike rubbish that piles up（堆积）in our environment，if we do not recycle language，we simply forget it．So how do you recycle language?

There are basically three ways to do it．The first is through reading．Go back to your favorite articles and read them once more．Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item．If there are some that you are not sure about，make a guess and you will probably guess right．The second way to recycle is through writing．Look at some of your favorite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in Your own words．After you have done this a few times，go back and read through what you have written，checking vocabulary functions．Don't worry if you have made mistakes．That's how you learn．The third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favorite articles at home．You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel．

1．According to the passage~ recycling language means _________．

A．repeating vocabulary at times

B．revising vocabulary at a proper time

C．learning new vocabulary as much as possible

D．using vocabulary that we have learnt very often

2．If we recycle language，it may _________．

A．be kept in our mind                                     B．be forgotten easily

C，pile up in our environment                           D．disappear from our mind soon

3．The second way to recycle language tells us to _________．

A．rewrite our favorite articles                          B．pay more attention to mistakes

C．practise spoken English with someone          D．pay no attention to vocabulary functions

4．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in recycling language?

A．Reading．           B．Listening．         C．Writing．          D．Speaking．

5．Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?

A．Why to Recycle Language                           B．How to Learn Vocabulary

C．How to Recycle Language                           D．Why to Learn Vocabulary

As you are working，keep your eyes on your own test booklet（小册子）and answer document（答题卷）．If you have a question，raise your hand，but do not look around．If you are involved in any of the actions listed below，you will be dismissed （让……离开）and your answer document wilt not be scored．Prohibited（禁止的）behaviors include：

●  continuing to write after time is called on each test（You must put your pencil down when time is called．）

●  looking at another student's test booklet or answer document

●  using any device to share or exchange information at any time during testing or during the break（all electronic devices，including mobile phones and Mp4s，must be turned off from the time you are allowed to test until you are dismissed after testing）

●  trying to remove test materials，including questions or answers，from the test room

●  not following instructions by the rules（规则）of the test center

●  allowing a clock or mobile phone to sound in the test room

If you finish before time is called，review your work on the test you have just finished．If you are satisfied with your answers，place your answer document inside your test booklet and close the cover．Sit quietly until the teacher gives you further instructions．

You will have two tests in the morning and a short break between the tests．Do not leave the building during the break．You must ask permission（允许）to leave the room during testing to go to the restroom；you will not be allowed to make up（弥补）the time you miss．

You will be required to sit quietly until you are dismissed． After all answer documents and test booklets have been collected，the teacher will dismiss you．

1．The passage is written mainly about __________．

A．the importance of the test                                   B．the rules of the test

C．the functions of the test                               D．the results of the test

2．If a student uses his mobile phone during the break，he will __________．

A．be dismissed and get no score at all

B．be asked to turn it off and continue testing

C．be asked to stay in the test room for a long time

D．be ordered to remove the test materials from the test room

3．When a student finishes testing before time is called，the right order of what to do is _______．

①close the cover

②review the work on the test

③place the answer document inside the test booklet

④sit quietly until the teacher tells you what to do next

A．②①③④              B．④②①③         C．②③①④               D．③②④①

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Clocks can sound to tell students time during testing．

B．Students can walk out of the building during the break．

C．It's possible for students to make up the time they miss．

D．Students can't go to the restroom during testing without permission．

5．What do we know from the passage?

A．No rules are listed for the break．

B．A student can raise his hand to ask questions during testing．

C．Only the answer document needs to be handed in before leaving．

D．It's useless for a student to understand prohibited behaviors before testing．

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。

1．--Why are you in such a _________（匆忙）?

--Because I am going to have a meeting in five minutes．

2．Jane is my English teacher．She likes wearing _________（红色的）dresses．

3．Thousands of basketball fans couldn’t stop waving _________（旗帜）to cheer their favorite players up excitedly．

4．Cindy told me it was her _________（第二）time to visit Jiangxinzhou Islet during Grape Festival．

5．Ricky was glad to have a chance to _________（采访）a few foreigners who attended “Join the Fun in Jinling” yesterday．

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1．At weekends，Nancy enjoys _________（read）comic books at home．

2．--Wild animals are our friends．

--I agree with you．We must _________（treat）them with kindness．

3．--Where is Peter from?

--He is French，if I remember _________（correct）．

4．--This pair of shoes is too tight．Could I try a pair in a _________（big）size?

--Of course．Here you are．

5．--Paul，please e-mail me those _________（professor）weekly reports as soon as possible．

--OK! No problem．

6．Stephen is a member of an _________（organize）which protects rivers and lakes in China．

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空，使对话内容完整正确。

Helen：Hi，Tony! What do you think of the TV programme about Pompeii?

Tony：Pompeii? What is Pompeii?

Helen：It is a dead city ___1___ Italy．

Tony：Why do you say it's a dead city?

Helen：Because Mount Vesuvius，a grass-covered volcano（火山）erupted（喷发）in 79 AD．When the eruption ended two days later，the ___2___ city was covered with 20 feet of stones and ashes．

Tony：Wow! How terrible! Then how long did Pompeii lie under the stones and ashes?

Helen：For centuries．Later，in the year 1861，an Italian scientist ___3___ Pompeii．The city looked almost ___4___ it had looked in 79 AD．

Tony：Really?

Helen：Yes，in the city you can see everyday objects which remind you of people's __5__ there．

Tony：That's amazing．I'll go there to have a visit if I have time．

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

When the Great Library of Alexandria burned，the story goes that one book was saved．But nobody thought it was a v__1__ book．A poor man，who could read a little，bought it for a few coins．

The book wasn't very interesting．but between its pages there was something very interesting i__2__．It was a thin strip of vellum（羊皮纸）on which as written the secret of the “Touchstone”!

The touchstone was a small pebble（卵石）that could t__3__ any common metal into pure gold．The writing e__4__ that it was lying among thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it．But the secret was that the real stone would feel w__5__，while ordinary pebbles were cold．

So the man camped on the seashore and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again b__6__ they were cold，he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of t__7__．So，when he felt one that was cold，he threw it into the sea．He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone．Y_8__ he went on and on this way．

One day，however，about mid-afternoon，he picked up a pebble and it was warm．He threw it into the sea b__9_ he realized what he had done．He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along，he still threw it away．

So it is with opportunity（机会）．U__10__ we are careful，it's easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand．

假如你是来自美国威尔斯中学的交换学生Simon，即将回校开始高中学业。学校要求高一学生必须修满9个学分（Credit）的课程，除学校规定的6个学分的必修课（Required Course）外，你还得自选3个学分的选修课（Elective Course）。请从学校提供的选修科目中，选择几门课程，修满3个学分。给学校写一封信，陈述你所选择的选修科目及选择的理由。

注意：1．信中不能出现你的真实姓名和学校名称。

2．内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯。

3．词数80左右。信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir／Madam，

I am pleased to return to the school next term．I will choose                        

—How about_________ charity show?

—I should say it was________ success．

A．the；a         B．the；／       C．a；a         D．a；／

—Sorry，I made a mistake again．

—_________．Practice more and you will succeed． 

A．Never mind       B．Certainly not        C．Not at all       D．Don’t mention it

Make sure you’ve got the tickets and guidebooks and________ before you leave．

A．something        B．anything        C．everything         D．nothing