11.　 我害怕海水。因为我不会游泳。

I am __________________ the sea. I don’t know how to swim.

10.　 别为你的数学考试担心了。那会让你压力太大的。

Don’t __________________ your math test. It will make you stressed out.

9. 参加英语俱乐部是学好英语的最好方法。

　 The best way to __________ English is to __________ an English club.

根据中文意思完成句子。

8. 我经常犯语法错误。

I often 　　　　　　　　　　in grammar.

根据对话内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。

Do you laugh every day? Most people do. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day. That is a lot of laughter.

　　 In India, there are hundreds of laughter　 1　 . The people in these clubs get together every morning. First they put up their hands above their heads. Then they pretend to laugh. Soon everyone is laughing 　2 　. People say they feel 　3　 　after laughing together.

　　 Scientists believe that laughter is good for you. Why? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When you laugh, you 　4 　　many muscles(肌肉) in your body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs equal(相当于)　 ten minutes of running. Laughing helps you 　　5　 . That's good for you, too.

　　 Why do we laugh? That is a hard question to answer. We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don't laugh very often when they are 　6　 . Many scientists believe that we use laughter to get on well with other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group.

　　 In England, people say that laughter is the best 　　7　 . Some think that laughter helps sick people get better. Do you think so, too?　　

　　 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 　　21　 　it?” said the old lady.

John took over the papers from her shaking hand and 　　22　 　her in chair. He remembered her rich 　　23　 　in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she 　　24　 　hear him, he shouted into her ears, “I think it’s very good. I’ll 　　25　 　it to a publisher.”

Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few 　　26　 . But he was so impressed that he had sent $ 100 for an option(版权). 　　27　 　money would be given as an advance. Every month John 　　28　 　$100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.

One morning, three months after her 100^th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t 　　29　 　more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.

Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn’t see it, she could touch it . She proudly traced(探查)her name with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, 　　30　 　holding her book.

Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. 　“Why, it’s just blank pages!” she cried in 　　　31　 　. John’s face turned 　　32　 . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn’t hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the 　　33　 　of the line. She would keep on working, not 　　34　 　the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were missing. John did not tell her, for he couldn’t take away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

21.(　　　 ) A. buying　　　　 B. publishing　　　　　 C. reading　　　　 　 D. lending

22.(　　　 ) A. sat　　 　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　 　 C. placed　　　　 　 D. seated

23.(　　　 ) A. sufferings 　　　　　　 B. experiences　　　　 C. thoughts　　　　 　　　 D. family

24.(　　　 ) A. couldn’t　　　 　 B. needn’t　　　　　　 C. mustn’t　　　　 　 D. doesn’t

25.(　　　 ) A. throw　　　 　　 B. put　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. send　　　　　 D. lift

26.(　　　 ) A. words　　　　　 　　　 B. sentences　　　　　 　　　 C. pages　　　　　 D. books

27.(　　　 ) A. Some　　　　　 B. Much　　　　　　　 C. Enough　　　　 　 D. More

28.(　　　 ) A. brought　　　 　 B. took　　　　　　　 　　　 C. gave　　　　　 　 D. carried

29.(　　　 ) A. die　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　 C. last　　　　　 　 D. remain

30.(　　　 ) A. still　　　　　 　 B. yet　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. always　　　　 D. then

31.(　　　 ) A. anger　　　　 　 B. joy　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. surprise　　　　 　 D. tears

32.(　　　 ) A. white　　　　 　 B. red　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. gray　　　　　 D. pale

33.(　　　 ) A. middle　 　　　　 B. last　　　　　　　　 C. end　　　　　 　 D. beginning

34.(　　　 ) A. writing　　　 　　 B. knowing　　　　　 C. thinking　　　 　 D. wanting

20.(　　　 ) The last time we had great fun was _____ we were visiting the Water Park.

　 A. where　　　　 　　 B. how　　　　 　　 C. when　　　　 　　 D. why

19.(　　　 ) He _____ football regularly for many years when he was young.

　 A. was playing　　 B. played　　　 　　　　 C. has played　　 　 D. had played