根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know you have all worked hard to get 1. for this test.”He said. “And because I know you can do it well, I would like to offer a B to anyone who will choose not to take the test.” Many students jumped 2. to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the students left in the classroom and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last 3. .”Two more students decided to go out.

Only seven students stayed behind in the classroom. The teacher then 4. out the papers. There were three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just got an A in this class. Keep 5. in yourself.

I never had a teacher 6. that, but I think it is a test that any teacher can and should give. Students who don’t believe in what they have learned are B students at most.

The same is true in our real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both success and failure. They have learned life’s lesson, not only from school education 7. also from things happening in their lives. So they have become better people.

Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you realize that you have some limits(局限). However, there is 8. you can’t do if you believe in yourself and keep going. Sir Edmund Hilliary, the first person to the summit of Mount Everest (珠峰)said, “It’s not the summit of Mount Everest we got over but ourselves.

The shoes were worn out, what’s more, they aren’t worth _____.

A.to mend B.mending C.mended D.for mending

There are fifty students in our class, _____ of us _____ football.

A.two third; likes B.two three; like

C.two thirds; likes D.two thirds; like

We should often keep _____ touch with each other, because we are good friends.

A.on B.to C.in D.up

—How many students are there in the classroom?

—_____ I don’t know where they have gone.

A.No one. B.None. C.Nobody. D.Nothing.

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng traveled in outer space for ______ days.

A.five B.six C.seven D.eight

2.Yao Ming played basketball in ______ in 2002.

A.Germany B.Canada C.America D.England

3.The ______ was born in 1833.

A.player B.singer C.astronaut D.scientist

4.The Story of My life is the name of a ______ .

A.sport B.song C.prize D.book

5.Which of the following is true?

A.Yao Ming’s parents were players.

B.Jay Chou is from Shanghai, China.

C.Alfred Nobel was a French man.

D.Helen Keller couldn’t see, but could hear.

综合填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空（每词限用一次） 10分

The umbrella is a very usual object. It keeps the rain and the sun 1. the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up[折叠] so it is 2. . to carry them.

However, the umbrella has not always been as 3. .as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4. . .Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.

Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to 5. . umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas 6. .to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 7. . wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. England was 8. . the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 9. . and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you may carry 10. , thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you'll feel you are important people, too.

—Where are my books?

—They are on the ______ /desk/.

A. desk B. dad C. dinner D. Dog

_______ /'fa?n?l?/ , his dream came true.

A. Friendly B. Fresh C. Finally D. Fairly

—Are you as friendly as your sister?

—No, I’m not. I’m _______ than her.

A. friendly B. friendlier

C. friendliest D. Younger