词语填空 (共10小题，计10分)
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯 (每个单词限用一次)。

词语填空 (共10小题，计10分)

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯 (每个单词限用一次)。

Twenty-First Century Books

Probably you have seen someone reading a book on an electronic reading device. Over the past few years, these small computers have become more popular. For that reason, more companies that make   1  paper books are now making electronic books (ebooks). Most ebooks are the same as paper books,   2  people download a file into a reading device rather than   3  the paper book. This way they can   4  many books.

Books companies are adding special features   5  some ebooks. These extra features might include sound files, picture files, or video files. When the readers click on these files they learn more about the book, the story, or the writer.

The latest electronic readers are smaller and   6 , but they are also much more powerful. They can store much more information, so writers and book companies can do more with   7  ebooks. They do not want to just add files to   8  completed book. They are making the sound, picture, and video files part of the story. Readers need these files to understand the whole story. Readers can   9  change the story.

Readers already have a lot of books to choose from. If they can change the way stories end, they will have more   10 !

词语填空（共10小题，计10分）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。
listen, down, you, on, during, become, easy, pleasant, able, clear,
Stress is a bit of a fashionable buzz word. There are similarities and links between stress and anxiety - both can lead to   1 symptoms.（症状）
So try these ten easy relaxation（放松）tips to feel more relaxed.
1.Take a short break and leave a stressful situation. If you are at work, offer to run or go for a short walk. A few minutes away can help you think   2  .
2.Take a break from the activity you are working   3  and do something different. Sometimes it helps to come back to a task later when you feel more relaxed .
3. Listen to relaxing music while you are working.  4  to classical or nature music has been shown to lower heart rate and slow breathing.
4. Take regular breaks  5   the day. Spend 5-10 minutes to read something uplifting（使人开心的） or humorous, or chat with a friend.
5. Practice mindfulness（警觉）. Mindfulness is the   6  to be fully aware of the present moment.
6. Change your focus. As people feel more stressed,their attention   7  focused on what they believe to be the cause of their stress and they ignore（忽视）other information.
7. Have a hot bath or shower. This will help to get rid of the tension in your muscles which is a normal result of stress.
8. Write  8  the things that are worrying you. If you are worried, it is very difficult to relax easily.
9. Keep things in a correct way. Ask   9  “how important is it?” “How important will it be in a year’s time?”Many of the things that cause stress are not important when we look at the big picture.
10.Slow your breathing and purposefully(有目的地) relax your body for quick results. This will be   10 than before if you have learned easy relaxation methods that you can use when you need them.

词语填空 （共10小题，计10分）

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

that  happy  healthy  fun  exercise  fly  hard  swim  listen  many

The summer vacation is over. It’s true that time always   1. fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived   2..

As the afternoon was hot. I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some   3. in math,  4. took me three hours or   5. . I worked quite   6. and made good progress.

I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was  7.. I would not go home until it was about five or six o’clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours  8.to music.

In this way I spent my vacation slowly. And I not only studied well but also became a good  9. . now I am in good10.and high spirits

词语填空。（共10小题，计10分）

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

learn, bored, drive, young, until, live, enough, move, with, teenager

“Can I borrow the car, Dad?”

“Not   1   you finish mowing the lawn(除草).”

“But I have to go to work!”

Such conversations often happen to American   2  . A job, a car, spending money, walking the dog and mowing the lawn, this isn’t just the   3   life of middle age but, in fact, this is the life of many American teenagers.

In the US, it is common for kids as   4   as 14 to hold part-time jobs.

They might save up their money to buy a car and, at 16,   5   it. But this kind of independence (独立) isn’t always fun. US kids have to take care of themselves and their younger brothers and sisters so that they are ready   6  alone.

The average (平均的) age of a high school graduate in the US is 17. Traditionally, a US student graduates(毕业) in June and  7   out of his or her parents’ house by September. Of course, one must be ready for this.   8   a small amount of homework, US high school students have more time for working and   9    adult(成人) responsibilities (责任).

Is it better to live this way? It is good to cook for oneself and do the laundry, but US students don’t study    10  . While American kids are working, Chinese and Indian students are studying. But, whatever you do now, you will never feel ready to be an adult.