阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

One day, my friend Judy called and told me that she was going to join an oil painting class on Friday evenings. 1. . I was hesitant (犹豫) to join her because I had never painted before. But she encouraged me to join the class just for fun. Finally I agreed.

The first day in the class we met our teacher, Mr. Chou, who just came back from France. 2. and told us some knowledge about art history. He said, “I know most of you have no experience in painting, but in fact everyone is an artist and everyone can draw or paint. Don’t lose your heart! Just do it!”

3. . We also painted the most beautiful and the ugliest things in our minds. When I was painting, I forgot everything that I worried about. Sometimes I even forgot the time.

Mr. Chou not only opened the door of art for me but also gave me a way to broaden (拓宽) my life. I started to borrow art books from the library and visit museums in my free time. 4. .

Every painting shows the artist’s personality and feelings. After I started to paint, I felt my dried-out brain began receiving a new source(资源) of refreshing water.

British band “Duran Duran” is going to be the first pop group to perform online concerts on the online game Second Life.

Second Life is an online 3-dimensional, digital world, which is imagined, created and owned by the players—people all over the world.

It is thought that 370,000 computer game players worldwide have Second Life characters that exist in the Second Life world, on the Internet.

Earlier this year, BBC Radio held music festivals and played an interview from inside the game.

In May of 2006, it held a music festival in Scotland, but also created a festival inside the Second Life game so that people all over the world could take part in their computers.

One of the members of the band, Nick Rhodes, told the BBC News website: “When I first saw Second Life a few months ago, I couldn’t believe my eyes. When I started looking at the people on screen, talking, walking around and doing normal things, I thought this is somewhere between a strange TV show, a strange experience and a video game. I wanted “Duran Duran” to be part of it.” Each band member has a 3-dimensional person and it is hoped they will do their first online concert soon. The audience will be able to join in and react (反应) while the band is on stage.

Rhodes said new technologies like Second Life will become more and more important in the music industry in the future.

The number of people joining the Second Life is growing quickly. Some computer experts said it probably would be the ‘Next Big Thing’ in the future.

1.Is Second Life an online game?

2.What did BBC Radio create inside the Second Life?

3.What was Nick Rhodes’ new idea?

4.How will the band show their first concert online?

5.What does the writer tell us in the last two paragraphs?

完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

根据中文意思完成句子。

1.现在是户外活动时间。

_______________to do outdoor activities now.

2.在学校，我们既学汉语又学英语。

At school, we learn _________________.

3. 爱玛在考试前花了两周的时间复习功课。

Emma __________ her lessons before the test.

4.他后天一到这儿就会给我打电话。

He will ring me up _____________ the day after tomorrow.

5. 汤姆在图书馆里专心看书，他根本没听到我喊他。

Tom was so concentrated on his book in the library________________________.

根据中文和英文提示，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数不计入所要完成的回信内。所给的英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

假如你叫张明，最近和英国朋友Tim通过邮件谈论各自日常生活中所喜好的收藏，他想了解你平时最喜欢收集什么东西，请你根据他的问题回复邮件。

提示词语：kinds, collect, so far, keep, take good care of, learn, because

— Is this book yours?

—No, it’s not ______. It’s Betty’s.

A. I B. me C. my D. mine

They usually go to see their grandparents ______ Sundays.

A. of B. in C. on D. at

—Can you ride a horse, Mike?

—No, I ______.

A. can’t B. may not C. mustn’t D. needn’t

My friend has two coats. One is red, ______ is white.

A. other B. the other C. others D. another

—Which do you like ______, tea or coffee?

—A cup of tea, please.

A. good B. better C. best D. the best

—What will you do after school this afternoon?

—I ______ basketball with my friends.

A. play B. am playing C. will play D. played