John was sad. Nothing could make him     . "I don't want to go to school today." "Come on, sleepy head. Let's go for a      ”said his mum.
When they walked down the street, his mum said, "John, do you see the     in Mr. Butler's garden? Would you like to sniff(嗅)them?
"    "，said John.
"But I want to. Come with me", His mum sniffed the flowers. "Oh, these flowers    me my son should(应该)be happy, and they also tell me my son should go to      .”
"Aha, mum, you are joking(开玩笑).How can flowers    ?”laughed John.
They walked on. "Perhaps we can have a dog cat cow chicken sheep ice cream," said his mum.
John     again. "Don't be so silly(傻的)，Mum. That sounds(听上去)    . You can't have that kind of ice cream."
John kept smiling from that moment. Mum felt happy now that John was happy. John thanked his mum very much to make      happy. He thought his mum was great.

E. Follow the doctor’s advice and you’ll get well soon.

Peter: Hello, John. This is Peter speaking.

John: Hello. You sound sad. I heard you had a bad cold.  1  

Peter: No. I’m feeling much worse.  2   It makes me so terrible. Do you think I’m going to die?

John: No, Peter. Calm down and take more exercise. You just had the flu.  3  

Peter: But I hate to go to the hospital.  4  

John: Don’t be afraid! You are the bravest boy.  5  

Peter: Thanks, John.

请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

1. To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don’t like chicken ____________（也）!

2. Don’t be ______________ (紧张的). Everything will be OK.

3. Not using plastic bags helps ______________ (keep sth. safe away from danger) the   environment.

4. We haven’t ______________ (make up one’s mind) whether to have a picnic or not.

5. People all over the world love ______________ and want no war.

任务性阅读

先阅读(A)、(B)两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。

     How can we practice our spoken English ? The first and the most important thing is to believe yourself . You should always be full of   1  . You should often encourage yourself. “Come on , don’t be afraid !” You should never lose heart and never give up.

Maybe you are afraid of losing face, but you should think since we are students and we are learning, there is no need to worry about   2  . We must always be active in practice. We should    3   with our classmates as often as possible in English. We must know that the main way to study English is that we should make   4   understood. We should believe that native speakers will not laugh at us, instead they will encourage us. So if we are brave enough, we’ll   5  make much progress in our spoken English. Don’t be shy or afraid! Just have a try.

(B)

People started wearing clothes to protect themselves from the sun, wind, rain and cold. People said that many years ago the first kind of clothes were made of animal skins. Today we use different materials.

But clothes do more than keep us warm. Our clothes can also tell about who we are, our culture, life and hobbies. For example, if we like to wear yellow or pink clothes, we are usually active and easy--going. If we like black and blue, we may be quiet people. As a middle school student, we often wear the school clothes. Someone who works in a bank may wear a suit every day.

1.用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）

1.__________2 .__________ 3.__________4.__________5.__________

2.根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

6. c__________ education, area, literature and so on

7. a__________ full of action

3.同义句转换，每空一词。

People said that many years ago the first kind of clothes were made of animal skins.

It 8._________9._________ that many years ago the first kind of clothes were made of animal skins.

4.根据短文内容简答问题。

10. If someone likes wearing black and blue, what kind of person is he?

______________________.

情景选择。根据对话情景，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
【小题1】— I am sorry I lost your pen.
— _______
A. It doesn’t matter, I have another one.  
B. You should buy me a new one.
C. Be more careful next time.
【小题2】 — Would you like to go for a picnic with us this weekend?
— _______
A. I don’t like it. B. Yes, I’d love to.   C. I don’t want to go.
【小题3】— We are going on a visit to the Great Wall.
— _______
A. Have a good time.    B. Don’t waste time.   C. I am so sorry to hear that.
【小题4】— Would you mind not opening the window?
— _______
A. Yes, please. B. I’m sorry about that.   C. No, I don’t.
【小题5】— I’m worried about the coming exam.
— _______
A. That’s too bad.  B. What a shame.   C. Don’t be nervous.