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— Would you like to go to the hospital to help the sick kids this Sunday ?

— ________. I'll be free time.

A.Sorry, I can't B.Sure, I'd love to C.Yes, please.

2、

Paris is the ________ ['kæpɪtl] of France.

3、

A. idea, B. garden, C. eaten, D. called, E. heard, F. didn't speak, G. do, H. and, I. what, J. quietly

A farmer saw an old man growing something on the other side of the river.

The farmer【1】 out to him, " what are you growing, grandpa?" The old man【2】 for a moment, then said, "swim over【3】 I'll tell you." The farmer didn't like the【4】 of swimming across the river. But he wanted to know【5】 the old man was doing. He swam over. The old man said very【6】 in his ear, "I'm planting peas inmy【7】 ."" You should have shouted. I would have【8】 quite clearly on that side." said the farmer." oh, no, I wouldn't【9】 that. The sparrows would have heard me and【10】 my peas."

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  Once there was a piano player in a bar (酒吧). People came just to hear him 【1】 (play). But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

"I don't sing,' said the man.I have played the piano here for five years. But I 【2】 (not sing) a song before others at any time." said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, 'I'm tired of 【3】 (listen) to the piano. I want the player to sing!'

The waiter 【4】 (shout) across the room, 'Hey, friend! If you want to get your money, sing a song!'

So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he 【5】 (sing) for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had talent (天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on 【6】 (work) hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not 【7】 (feel) that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can 【8】 (improve). Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

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  When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I hadmade sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, herface showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive (敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description "old". I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longerangry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy oreighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think "growing old" is a problem since "old" shows that aperson is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselvesaway from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this causedthem to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn't want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don't respect them anymore; I still respect them, but now I don't show my feelings through words.

【1】Jack brought the couple their food very fast because ________.

A.the manager asked him to do so

B.he respected the elderly

C.the couple wanted him to do so

【2】When Jack called the couple "elderly", they became ________.

A.nervous B.satisfied C.unhappy

【3】In Jack's hometown, ________.

A.people dislike being called "old"

B.people are proud of being old

C.many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

【4】After this experience, Jack ________.

A.changed his way with older people

B.made friends with the couple

C.no longer respected the elderly

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C.From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

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这个男孩几岁开始辍学了？

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7、

  假定你是Tom，你给你的好朋友Jim发电子邮件告诉他如何学好英语。请你根据以下要点用英语给他回封电子邮件。

内容包括：

1、看英语电影，听英语歌曲，猜测生词意思；

2、与外教交谈；

3、记笔记，多朗读。

注意：

1、词数120左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

I received your email yesterday. In the email, you asked me how to improve your ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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阅读表格，判断正(T)误(F)。

【1】Ann is taller than Sue but Sue is heavier than Ann.  （_____）

【2】Ann lives in the city and Sue lives in the countryside. （_____）

【3】There are some shops, rivers and trees around Ann's home. （_____）

【4】Sue likes riding and running.  （_____）

【5】Ann usually reads books at the weekend but she never sees a film.  （_____）