完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a   1 . And so does US President.US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in   2  in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family enjoy   3 ? Now, Obama is trying to   4  his experience (经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.
“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for   5 . Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the   6  vacations in my life.
My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I   7  held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.
I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff.
I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my   8  daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there,   9  set four sea turtles free.
We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a   10 time later.”

完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a   1 . And so does US President.US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in   2  in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family enjoy   3 ? Now, Obama is trying to   4  his experience (经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.

“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for   5 . Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the   6  vacations in my life.

My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I   7  held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.

I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff.

I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my   8  daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there,   9  set four sea turtles free.

We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a   10 time later.”

1.                A．friend          B．weekend        C．job  D．vacation

2.                A．winter         B．autumn         C．summer  D．spring

3.                A．himself         B．themselves      C．ourselves D．yourselves

4.                A．tell            B．show           C．share D．solve

5.                                  A．Easter B．Christmas

C．Halloween                        D．Thanksgiving Day

6.                A．sweetest        B．worst          C．saddest   D．cheapest

7.                A．too            B．still            C．even D．as well

8.                A．one           B．two            C．three D．four

9.                A．or             B．so             C．but  D．and

10.               A．fourth         B．third           C．second    D．first

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。

I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school student. When I was in high school, I made up my   1  to go to America.

I wanted to study English and American culture. And I didn’t want to study in college in Japan at all. In Japan, it is very   2  to enter a famous college or university but easy to graduate, so students don’t study hard after they enter the college or university. This was one of the reasons why I came to America.

I came to America last September. I have been here for eight months. When I first came here, I was very surprised. There are many differences   3  Japan and America. I felt it was very strange and interesting.

I was also very upset because I heard English   4 . Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even   5  a walk, I heard only English. Everything was very hard for me because I could hardly understand English. Now I am used to hearing English and I can talk with Americans more easily,   6  things are getting better.

After I came here, I realized how much I love my family, how difficult it is to live by   7 , how exciting it is to live in another country, and how important it is to do   8  I want to do. If I didn’t come here, maybe I didn’t realize these things. This is the most important experience in my life. I’m going to stay here for about three years. I’ll never forget the life in the USA.

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。
I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school student. When I was in high school, I made up my   【小题1】  to go to America.
I wanted to study English and American culture. And I didn’t want to study in college in Japan at all. In Japan, it is very   【小题2】 to enter a famous college or university but easy to graduate, so students don’t study hard after they enter the college or university. This was one of the reasons why I came to America.
I came to America last September. I have been here for eight months. When I first came here, I was very surprised. There are many differences   【小题3】 Japan and America. I felt it was very strange and interesting.
I was also very upset because I heard English   【小题4】 . Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even   【小题5】  a walk, I heard only English. Everything was very hard for me because I could hardly understand English. Now I am used to hearing English and I can talk with Americans more easily,   【小题6】  things are getting better.
After I came here, I realized how much I love my family, how difficult it is to live by   【小题7】 , how exciting it is to live in another country, and how important it is to do   【小题8】  I want to do. If I didn’t come here, maybe I didn’t realize these things. This is the most important experience in my life. I’m going to stay here for about three years. I’ll never forget the life in the USA.

根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1．It gives us much________（please）to welcome our new teacher．

2．We are looking forward to ________ （visit）Shanghai World Expo．

3．Thanks for your________ （invite）．I'll be there on time．

4．This was one of the worst________ （nature）disasters in the history of the United States．

5．Students at school shouldn’t get their ears________ （pierce）．