根据文章意思，从方框内选十个词并用其适当的形式填空完成下列文章。（请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号后的横线上 ,一空一词。）

Jim used to have a  1  job as a chef. He always gets along well with others due to his generous __ 2_ . But this happy life was nearly destroyed. Two years ago, Jim had a terrible accident at a crossroads which is busy  3  at rush hours. Because of an  4   driver who didn’t get the driving license, Jim was terribly injured. Luckily, he survived the accident. After that Jim realized that it’s  5 _ for everyone to observe the traffic rules. He then  6  for a post as a human traffic signal and takes up his place in the street    7  the traffic every day. Sometimes he stops people who don’t  8  the rules; Sometimes, he helps the elderly or kids cross the street and they are 9  to him. Thanks to Jim’s effort, the death toll here has dropped to zero in __10 .

根据汉语完成句子。（请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号的横线上，一空一词。）
小题1:他昨天声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速游动。
He __________ to have seen a round black creature __________ quickly through the water yesterday.
小题2:他们说水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的动物。
They say that the __________ lake is __________ to be able to __________ such large living creatures.
小题3:当急流穿过两英里高的峡谷时，峡谷变窄了，只有350英尺。
The gorge __________ __________ 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high mountains.
小题4:块块巨石形象各异，条条之流流淌着传说，座座小山承载着过往。
Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the river __________ its legend, and every hill was __________ __________ the past.
小题5:远山上写着20英尺见方的汉字：“建造山峡大坝，开发长江资源”。
On a distant mountain was a sign __________ 20-foot __________. “Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River,” it __________.
小题6:你永远想不到她。一个人带大五个孩子所遇到的困难。
You can never imagine the difficulty she had __________ up five children all by herself.
小题7:这也导致了大量的美语单词和结构传入英国英语。
It has also __________ __________ lots of American words and structures __________ into British English.
小题8:对于美国人来说，情况稍微好些，这多亏了一位叫诺亚.韦伯斯特的人，一位1778年毕业于耶鲁大学的教师。
For Americans things are a little bit easier, __________ __________ the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who __________ from Yale University in 1778.
小题9:萧伯纳有这样的评论：英国及美国这两个国家被共同的语言所区分。
Gorge Bernard Shaw made the famous __________ __________ the British and The Americans are two nations divided by a common language.
小题10:两个国家境内的口音差异可能和两国之间的口音差异一样大。
There is probably __________ much __________ of pronunciation __________ the two countries as __________ them.
小题11:在旅游界有一种说法：所有游客都被敲竹杠。
There is a saying in the travel trade __________ all tourists are __________ __________.
小题12:《初级拼写》建议简化英语单词的拼写。
The Elementary Spelling Book suggested __________ the spelling of English words.

请将下列方框里所列词汇的正确形式填到短文中，每空限一词，不能重复使用。

depend        important   similar    contribute     mean       pronunciation   differ      strength   end up        attend

We can see the 1) __________ between American English British English but they are different sometimes. Many students want to know about the 2) __________ between American English and British English.
At first the language in Britain and America was the same. In 1776 America became a (an) 3) __________ country. After that, the language slowly began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the same, while the language in England changed. For example, 300 years ago the English talked about "fall".
Today, most British people talk about "autumn", but Americans still talk abut "fall". In the same way Americans still use the expression "I guess" 4) __________ "I think", just as the British did 300 years ago.
At the same time, British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages, 5) __________ with different words. For example, the British took "typhoon" from Chinese, while the Americans took "tornado" from Spanish.
In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English, so he changed the spelling of many words. That’s why the words "colour", "centre" and "traveller" are spelt "color", "center" and "traveler" in American English. Except for spelling, written English is more or less the same in both British and American English.
They are also different in the spoken language. For example, Americans say dance /dæns/, and in southern England they say /dɑ?ns/. In America they 6) p__________ not /nɑt/; in southern England they say /n?t/. However, most of the time people from the two countries do not have any trouble in understanding each other.

CHENGDU, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo on Tuesday met with foreign guests 1) __________ the 13th Western China International Fair (WCIF) on exchanges and cooperation.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, called on Bangladesh and Macedonia to 2) __________ cooperation with China on the development of western China.
While meeting with Abdul Hamid, speaker of the Bangladesh National Assembly, Wu said that China attaches 3) __________ to developing relations with Bangladesh.
Wu also met with Dmitry Mezentsev, chairman of the entrepreneur committee of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as well as the secretary-general-in-waiting of the SCO.
The SCO has become an important organization in safeguarding regional security and promoting common development, and China has made great 4) __________ to the SCO’s development, Mezentsev said, calling on member states to make joint efforts to promote the organization’s development.
The guests were invited to attend the 13th WCIF, which opened on Tuesday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你的同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符合（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线（__），并在改词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch TV after school. She holds view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their lessons. It seems to me that once I am allowed to do that, I’ll unable to control myself and forget all about my study. She also thinks it is bad for my eye. But I really can’t accept her ideas. In my opinion, watch TV can set my mind at rest after a day’s hard working. Besides, it is important for us to know what had happened at home and at abroad. Thus, we shouldn’t be forbidden to watch TV.

Ma Wendi is used to curious glances  小题1:she walks six dogs at the same time. They are not all hers. 小题2: 25-year-old veterinary graduate is a full-time dog walker.
“I have to take care of twelve dogs at most,” said Ma. She charges 500 yuan a month per dog, and most customers leave their dogs at her house for a week. The  小题3: (busy) time is around Spring Festival, because many people go back to their hometowns for family reunions  小题4: go traveling.
“小题5: (compare) with people who have to be in their offices during the day, I don’t have to get up early  小题6: (squeeze) into the subway carriages in rush hour, and I still make a decent salary, ” she said.
“But it’s a tiring job. I have to work whenever there are dogs at home, and no time to enjoy 小题7:. Sometimes I want to go out for a meal or shopping, but I can’t do so  小题8: I worry about them, ” she said.
Ma knows  小题9: the dogs’ names, and when she calls one’s name, the dog instantly knows she 小题10: (refer) to it.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? ___1___ These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves．The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life．
● Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy．Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value．
●Surround yourself with happy people．___2___On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious．
●When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self -pity．Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor．
●____3____These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness．
●____4____You can treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance．Then you will be subconsciously（下意识地）putting yourself in a better mood．
●Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness．Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy．
●Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness．_____5_____.

A．It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way．

B．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

C．Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?

D．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself．

E．True happiness is hard to reach for most of us.
F．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy．
G．Speak your trouble out to your close friends openly．

This restaurant wasn’t_________ that other restaurant we went to.
A half as good as   B as half good as  C as good as half  D good as half as

下面五人想要寻找有意思的活动来放松自己。阅读下面活动的介绍（A, B,C,D,E和F）,选出符合各自需求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
______ 1. Li Ling is a university student who studies music. He hopes to get some practical experience of foreign music from western band.
______ 2. Albert is interested in Chinese literature, so he came to China with his parents. During his stay in Beijing. He wants to know more about Chinese contemporary Literature.
______ 3. Li hua is a eighteen-year-old boy. He is studying in a high school. After many month’s study, he is tired of his lessons. He would like to experience something adventurous.
______ 4. Alice is an American girl who studies Art in Beijing University. She has no classes on September 14. She hopes she can enjoy some wonderful oil paintings.
______5. Victoria is fond of Chinese music. She hopes to listen to various songs performed by different bands. She doesn’t care much about what kinds of songs they are.

A．An acrobatic (杂技)soul: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down you spine as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge. Time: 7:30p.m, September 13-19 Place: capital Theatre, 22 Wang Fujing Dajie, Dong Cheng District

B．Exhibitions Joint Show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display. Time: 9a.m-5p.m. until September 10 Place: Huang shicheng Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Djie, Dongcheng District

C．Oil paintings: The Wanfung Art Galley will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture（捕捉） the wonderous variety of life in unique（独特的） styles. Time: 9a.m-4pm until September 15 Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dong Cheng District

D．Literature Museum: The Nation Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an indepth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature form 1919 to 1949.

Time: 9a.m-4p.m, daily
Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)
E. Concerts
Beijing rocks: “The Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Time: September 16
Place: The Olympic Center
F. Belgium Orchestra (管弦乐队): La Petite Band, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium will perform in Beijing at he Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate（纪念） the 250^th anniversary of Bach’s death.
Time: 7:30p.,. September 11-14
Place: Grand theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities