One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, “It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.

    The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on, At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.

After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things,

1.The farmer bought _______with the money after he sold the horseshoe.

     A. some food       B. some water       C. some cherries    D. some pennies

2.The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.

     A. he wanted his son to eat them all        B. he wanted his son to do more exercise

     C. he wanted to teach his son a lesson      D. he wanted his son to pick them up

3.From the story, we can learn that _______.

     A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them

     B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

     C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe

     D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.

Grades at school are often a top worry for kids, If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:

     ●   Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

     ●   How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

     ●   Do I have a good place to do my homework?

     ●   Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down ail the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.

You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers,

1.What do kids often worry most about?

    A. Their hobbies.                        B. Their homework.

    C. Their marks at school.                D. A fight with their friends.

2.According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

    A. work hard                            B. talk to someone

    C. get ready for class                  D. write down your worries

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

    A. Who is often worried.                  B. When people are worried.

    C. How to deal with worries,               D. What kinds of worries people have.

Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different. She starts a new job at the age of 76.

    This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.

    Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and

buys them. And he wants more!                                                                       

    The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old.

    Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe.

    When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday “Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100^th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.

1.How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?

     A. She has more grandchildren.          B. She has her own art gallery.

     C. She lives an easy life.              D. She starts a new job.

2. Grandma Moses' paintings are first bought by _______.

     A. a man from New York               B. her daughter

     C. Otto Kallir's gallery             D. the owner of a store in town

3.The writer of the passage thinks that _______.

    A. Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100

    B. people like her paintings but do not like her

    C. it is never too late to start a new job

    D. many people prefer paintings by old ladies

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. Grandma Moses and New York State    B. Grandma Moses and Painting

    C. Grandma Moses' family               D. Grandma Moses' Day

1.  ▲  （在楼上），there were three little bedrooms.

2. Thank you for talking to us about your   ▲  .（研究）.

3. Mike, don't forget to   ▲  （保存）the file before you close it.

4.I wanted to get three dogs and   ▲  （训练）them.

5. He was good at   ▲  （修理）the washing machine.

6.Afriend in need is a friend   ▲  （真正地）.

7.He has learnt a lot of   ▲  （知识）from the news programmes.

8. Oxfam Trailwalker is a   ▲  （费力的）hike.

9.You have worked too hard. You'd better have a   ▲  .（休息）.

10.Have you two been   ▲  （介绍）?Tom, this is Greg.

根据所给句子括号内的要求改写句子。在答题卷相应的横线上写出合适的单词，每空只写一词。

1.I usually use the computer to search for information.  （对划线部分提问）

      ▲  do you usually use the computer   ▲  ？

2. Can you show me how I can get to the railway station?  （改成同义句）

    Can you show me   ▲     ▲   get to the railway station?

3.The job is very important. You must finish it on time.  （将两句合并成一个句子）

    It is   ▲   an important job   ▲   you must finish it on time.

4.They have been married for fifteen years.  （改成同义句）

    They   ▲     ▲  fifteen years ago.

5.We will donate all the money to Project Green Hope.  （改成被动语态）

    All the money will   ▲     ▲   to Project Green Hope.

根据所给的单词和标点符号，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，连词成句，使句子通顺，意思完整。

1.so  everything  happen  to  seemed  fast.

2. need  else to  do  I  what  do  ?

3.help  it  job  to  my  others  is

4. teachers  is  of  she  favourite  one  my  .

5.keeping  people  pets  many  like .

1.请注意听老师讲。

2.采访老师一定很有趣。

3.去年她在衣服上花了很多钱。

4.对我们来说有必要学会团队精神。

5.应该邀请更多的人参加慈善演出。（用被动语态）

某网站正在举行以“My drearm”为主题的英语作文大赛，请你写一篇英语短支参赛，内容包括：

    1.你的梦想是什么？

    2.为什么会有这样的梦想？（至少1个理由）

    3.你有什么优点或爱好？（至少1点）

    4.为了实现梦想，你觉得自己目前需要做什么？（至少1点）

  注意：1.词数80左右。短文应包括所有内容要点，要点表达不分先后，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；

        2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

        3.短文中不要出现自己的姓名和学校名。

My dream

    I think everyone should have a dream. A dream can push you ahead.

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There’s a saying “Where there is a will, there is a way.” I am sure my dream will come true one day if I work hard.

---We’ll do what we can ____English well this term.

　---It’s high time for you to work hard.

　A. study　   B. to study　     C. be studied　　   D. be studying

---I don’t think your team can beat theirs.

---____. But we could if Lin Tao were on the team.

　A. No, we can’t      B. Yes, we can’t       C. Yes, we can　     D. No, we can