Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

You've just finished with middle school and you may start wondering, “What is high school like? Is high school a lot  32  middle school? Is it going to be hard to start out in a new place?"

Most high schools in America hold a freshman class  33  school actually starts. When you talk to people in the freshman class, you  34  that a lot of them are feeling just like you are, excited, maybe  35  afraid. Talking about a question of common interest with your classmates could start a new   36  .

The work in high school builds on what you  37  in middle school, and gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you  38   feel that it's a bit more challenging. But these challenges can make you feel   39  . And there are many resources (資源）to use if you feel that the work is too much.

At the beginning of high school, you'll get to know it has more activities than middle school, such as clubs, music groups, and sports teams. These activities may      40   before or after school, or during your free time. 41  this, time management is an important skill in your 42  year.

Middle school teaches you the  43  of study and social skills while high school gives you the chance to learn 44  to be more independent (獨(dú)立的).It's all right if you're nervous 45  . Just be patient and keep  46  . Once you've got used to your new independence, you can go farther than you ever imagined.

1.A. the same as       B. different from      C. helpful to

2.A. before           B. after              C. since

3. A. found           B. will find           C. have found

4. A. too             B. so                C. a little

5. A. hobby           B. friendship         C. topic

6.A. are learning      B. will learn          C. have learned

7.A. have to          B. should            C. may

8.A. more bored       B. less bored         C. less excited

9.A. take part         B. take up           C. take place

10.A. Because of       B. Thanks to         C. Instead of

11.A. first             B. second           C. third

12.A. aims           B. pleasure           C. ways

13.A. what           B. how              C. whether

14.A. at first          B. at last             C. at that moment

15.A. doing           B. studying           C. trying

 

“You speak very good English”

The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You  41  very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite

  42  at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself  43  or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still  44  saying  “No”.  45  the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.

What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people  46  . He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look  47  beautiful with the new clothes  48  .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think  49  modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No,   50  I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所當(dāng)然)that you  51  can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by  52  . When  53  for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident.  54  self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great  55  to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)

1.A. say     B. talk        C. speak    D. tell

2.A. surprising  B. surprised       C. laughed         D. laughing

3.A. understood        B. understand   C. to understand        D. understanding

4.A. keep  B. keeping         C. keeps    D. kept

5.A. At first        B. By the way    C. In the end     D. First of all

6.A. did     B. done     C. to do     D. do

7.A. such  B. such a   C. so D. so a

8.A. for     B. on          C. in  D. into

9.A. being B. be          C. having   D. have

10.A. I’m afraid B. I’m not sure  C. I don’t mind  D. I don’t know

11.A. hardly      B. really    C. badly     D. luckily

12.A. another   B. other    C. the other       D. others

13.A. asking       B. ask         C. provide          D. providing

14.A. With         B. Without         C. by D. under

15.A. importantly      B. unimportant C. important      D. importance

 

Mr. White is seventy years old. He has been staying at home since he retired. Last year his wife 41 .He was very sad. He has four children, but they all have their own families. Now he lives in an old house  42. Sometimes he feels lonely. One day, one of his children bought a parrot for him. It could  43 and usually gave it nice  44. But one afternoon, a cat ate the parrot. He was very sad and  45 to buy another one. He also bought a strong and beautiful cage for it and began to   46 it to speak. Every morning, as soon as he got up, he said“Good morning”  47 the bird. The bird had a look at him but said  48 . He kept on teaching it but the parrot didn’t learn anything. He felt sorry for it and lost his patience(耐心).

   One evening his  49  called and told him that his granddaughter was  50  in hospital. He went to see her  51 . When he got there, she was being operated(手術(shù)) on and he didn’t see her. The doctors asked him to go home. He was so worried about her that he couldn’t  52  the whole night. The next morning, when he was passing by the parrot, he  53  to say “Good morning” to the bird.

Suddenly(突然地) he  54  someone saying,“What happened to you this morning?” He looked  55 . There was nobody except himself in the room. It was the bird.

1.A. tired     B. went     C. left       D. worked

2.A. happily   B. alone    C. angrily    D. carefully

3.A. say       B. shout    C. tell       D. speak

4.A. house     B. clothes    C. food     D. words

5.A. asked     B. liked      C. hoped    D. decided

6.A. want      B. teach      C. have     D. with

7.A. to        B. with       C. at       D. about

8.A. anything  B. everything  C. nothing   D. something

9.A. parrot   B. friend   C. wife    D. son

10.A. ill    B. serious    C. bad    D. worried

11.A. at first   B. at once   C. all year round   D. all the time

12.A. wake up    B. stay up    C. sleep late   D. fall asleep

13.A. forgot    B. remembered    C. planned     D. stopped

14.A. thought   B. knew     C. heard    D. found

15.A. up     B. around      C. down      D. over

 

Dr. Brown liked reading in bed when he was at school. But it was ___41___ for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. He doesn’t want ___42___ to know about it and he never wears ___43___. It often___44___ him some trouble.

One day he was invited to a village school. He took a bus to a small town. Then he had to __45__ to the village school. The road to the village was very bad. He fell over(摔倒) some times and it __46___ his clothes dirty. ___47___ he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow(刮風(fēng)) heavily and his hat was off. He felt his hat run into a fence(籬笆). So he ran __48__ it into the house, too. An old woman __49___ him angrily and shouted(喊叫),” ___50___ are you running after my little duck?”

1.A. worse                         B. good                      C. bad                                 D. better

2.A. somebody                 B. nobody                 C. everybody                     D. anybody else

3.A. a hat                           B. a glasses              C. sunglasses                             D. glasses

4.A. took                            B. brought                C. takes                              D. brings

5.A. drive                           B. ride                        C. walk                                D. fly

6.A. let                          B. made                    C. gave                               D. got

7.A. At first                  B. At last                   C. At times                        D. At once

8.A. with                            B. before                   C. after                               D. along

9.A. stopped                B. took                       C. invited                            D. made

10.A. What                        B. Why                       C. Who                                D. Where

 

Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult.  36 , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy  37 lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel  38 
pressure (壓力) on me with the city’s development. Although we  39 worry about money, we still have some  40 problems, such as competition among classmates and expectation (期望) from parents. These experiences are very  41 to our future. But  42 , they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly  43 the happiness of my childhood.  44 , we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to  45 this invisible (無形的) pressure come upon us. We get up before sunrise and  46 after sunset. We work and study  47 an adult, even harder.
  48 we do is in order to get an excellent  49 . Growing up is very boring, but we  50 try to find happiness while growing up. I think friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?
【小題1】 A. However           B. And             C. So
【小題2】 A. which             B. who             C. whom
【小題3】 A. less              B. fewer               C. greater
【小題4】 A. always            B. often           C. seldom
【小題5】 A. other             B. another         C. others
【小題6】 A. helpful           B. happy           C. bad
【小題7】 A. at first              B. for example     C. in fact
【小題8】 A. think             B. remember        C. forget
【小題9】 A. Luckily           B. Unluckily       C. Impossibly
【小題10】A. see            B. touch               C. feel
【小題11】 A. come out      B. come down       C. come back
【小題12】 A. as            B. like            C. alike
【小題13】A. What               B. That            C. How
【小題14】 A. progress          B. mark            C. success
【小題15】A. should         B. shouldn’t       C. mustn’t