Now you’ve finished three years of English study. There’s one way to demonstrate(展示)what you’ve learned-take a test!

Do you have any special methods(方法) you use to help you do better on a test? How well you do is often a matter of how well prepared you are. Here are some ways to make sure you’re at your best on test days.

Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day.

Have a good breakfast. Test day isn’t a morning for donuts(面包圈).Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty of low-sugar, high-energy food to keep your brain and body working their best.

Be prepared, Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring.

Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目)on your answer sheet matches the number of the question.

Look over all the answer choices(选择). Don’t assume(假定)that choice A is correct until you’ve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate(排除)any choice that you can see at once. You’ll have a better chance of finding the right answer.

Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself enough time to answer every question and go back and check your answers .Don’t spend too much time on any difficult question .Skip(跳读)it and come back to it later.

Keep up with your school work all year long That’s how you get the skills you need for taking tests.

四、填写表格，每空一词（10分）

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。

WHETHER you like it or not, your parents are responsible (负责任的) for you, at least 1.you finish high school. But does it feel like your parents are stressing you out with their love? Do you often fight with them?

Hu Muqing, 15, of Shenyang, complains that his parents are only concerned (关心) about his grades and not his other needs. He and his parents fight the most about the time he   2.watching TV and on the Internet.

“They think because I’m in Grade Nine I should concentrate on my work,” the Shenyang teenager said.

“However, I need to be able to relax. Most of my friends can watch TV and surf the Web a lot. Sometimes it’s 3.to talk to them. They don’t understand me”.

After some talk, Hu has been allowed to watch TV for 15 to 20 minutes every night, but has been told to keep away from the 4.. So it is always turned off .

Since she feels she’s grown up now, Shen Ying, 15, wants more respect(尊重) from her parents.

“My father shouts at me when he’s unhappy. He doesn’t listen to me, but he always pretends to listen to me 5.”, said the teenager from Jianyang, Sichuan province. “I’d like my parents to regard me as a friend and understand that respect is a two-way street. ”

Lu Yiting, 15, of Shantou, has a different problem with her parents. They think she spends too much time with her friends and is falling into bad company. They also think she should study all the time.

“I want my parents to believe me,” Lu said.

“ It’s the age when teenagers are becoming more independent (独立的). And teenagers don’t now how to talk with their parents. But their parents are very concerned about their kids’ futures, ” said Sun Yunxiao, a researcher at the China Youth and Children Research Center. Sun suggests that teenagers should 6.to communicate with their parents effectively (有效地).

“Find the right time for a talk. 7.Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter so they can get inside your head a little,” he advised.

Sun also believes that teenagers have to work to get trust and respect from their parents.

“You need to make sure they know that you’re not going to fail your exams or let 8.down. Let them know that you want to do well, and that you will do well,” he said.

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Living in a city has both advantages and disadvantages. It is often easier to find work. If you go out, you can choose different vehicles. Besides, there are a lot of places of interest ot see. You can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to parks and watch films when you want to relax. However, living in a city is often very expensive. You must find a well-paid job, otherwise you will not have enough money to spend on the things you need. What’s more, the city is always crowded, noisy and dirty. It has become harder to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and fresh air as in the countryside.

李雷不知道该如何提高自己的英语听力水平，于是他在校园BBS上留言求助，有四位同学跟帖回答了他的问题。

LiLei: Hi, everyboby. I’m Jimmy. I like English very much, but I really need some advice on listening . Who can help me?

Jenny:  Don’t get nervous before you start to listen to something. You need to relax. This will help.

Dr.Smith:The first sentence tells a lot the whole passage.for example,if, at the beginning , you hear “Welcome back BBC news---”, you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story, or a science report.

Shirley: When you’re listening, try to do some thinking. For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When, Where and how? What was the result (结果)and what did the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may understand the passage better.

Josh:  It’s important for you to remember some important facts. for example, if the passage is a science report , you should try to remember its results and how the scientists got them.

请根据以上内容完成下面任务：以下A-D是针对上述解答内容的提炼，请将它们分别与对应的解答人配对：

A.listen to important facts.        B.listen carefully to the first sentence.

C.Relax yourself.               D.Think when you’re listening.

1.Jenny:       

2.Dr.Smith:          

3.Shirley:           

4.Josh:                

请您也为李雷提供一条提高英语听力水平的建议（一句话）：

5.                                                           

完形填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）
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佳选项。
Many books have been written about“the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, 【小题1】a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 【小题2】
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts 【小题3】some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 【小题4】 For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 【小题5】
Gift giving is different in different 【小题6】Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 【小题7】because many people have enough things and don’t want 【小题8】 gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember 【小题9】In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to 【小题10】too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things 【小题11】some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,【小题12】money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,”says John Wilson.“In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that 【小题13】When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 【小题14】has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts 【小题15】this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?