Charlie is a teacher and his wife, Maria is an artist. The night before last, just before the longest day of the year, Charlie was sitting in a deckchair enjoying the warm summer air when Maria touched his shoulder and he could tell immediately she was a little worried about something. He asked her what the matter was and she replied that there was a strange thing on the jacket that was hanging in the bedroom. They had both lived in the West Indies (西印度群岛) and had seen a lot of strange creatures in their house before. But now they were living in England and so Charlie just laughed and said he would have a look at the “thing”.
He walked to the bedroom. He saw a jacket hanging in the bedroom and went up to it to have a closer look at the “thing”. The moment he touched it, the thing sprang into life. Now Charlie experiences fear like the rest of us but when this creature opened its wings, he jumped out of his skin and ran screaming from the room like a small child doing about 100 miles an hour.
For a moment the next-door neighbours thought that Charlie was murdering his wife because of the noise they could hear. In fact, it was a bat that frightened Charlie.
Eventually Charlie managed to trap the bat in a box and took it to the garden to let the bat fly. Maria, who had been playing the guitar while Charlie was upstairs, asked Charlie if he had found out what the thing was. “Oh, nothing to worry about”, he said casually hoping that the terror could not be seen in his eyes, “it was just a bat.”
1.Why was Maria a little worried one night?
A.Because she couldn't find her guitar. B.Because she saw something strange.
C.Because it was too hot for her. D.Because she had quarreled with her husband.
2.The underlined part “jumped out of his skin” in the second paragraph probably means ____.
A.stood up B.was very frightened
C.threw off his clothes D.was very excited
3.What happened to the bat?
A.It was killed by Charlie. B.It was badly wounded.
C.It was set free by Charlie. D.It was kept as a pet.
4.It can be inferred that ________.
A.Charlie was afraid that his wife would laugh at him if she knew the truth
B.the neighbours would report to the police about Charlie murdering the bat
C.the bat wouldn't come to Charlie's room again because it was frightened
D.Maria heard her husband screaming downstairs and became frightened
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1.What is this advertisement mainly about?
A. It shows us some ways to spend weekends.
B. It shows us a lot of ways to spend our holidays.
C. It shows the ways of saving our time.
D. It shows us a place to relax ourselves.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. People can play tennis day and night.
B. People under 20 can all take gymnastics.
C. Children at any age can play golf in the SPORTS CENTER.
D. Men and women swim in the SPORTS CENTER separately.
3.How many sports events are mentioned in the passage?
A. 8 B. 6. C. 5 D. 11.
书面表达
假如你是李华，最近你从报纸上看到一家涉外酒店招聘暑期兼职工的广告，请你根据下列要点提示写一封应聘信。
1.李华，女，18岁，身体健康。
2.擅长英语，口语流利。
3.性格外向，交际能力强。
注意：
1.词数120左右。
2.书信格式已经给出，不计入总词数。
3.可以适当拓展。
Dear Sir or Madame,
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Yours，
Li Hua
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
The other day, I was invited my friend Sam’s home for dinner. I felt a bit surprising when I saw Bill there. It was two month since we two had quarreled, so I was embarrassed and didn’t know how to do. I sat down on the sofa but began to watch TV. Later Sam came to ask me to make up with Bill. Until then I realize that Sam had arranged the meeting on purpose. He went up to Bill and greeted him warmly, smiled at him. He looked very happily and talked with me excitedly. That night, we had a great fun together.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever seen the TV show “where are we going, Dad?” It is now without doubt the most popular TV show in China, attracting over 600 million viewers each week. In this program, several fathers,1.are all well known in China, take care of their kids alone2.the help of the children’s mothers. They also take part in different kinds of activities with their kids together, such as cooking, fishing and3.(sell) goods.One reason why the show is so popular is4.it reflects social reality. In big cities, fathers are always5.busy with their jobs to spare(挤出) time for their kids. Meanwhile, large numbers of fathers from the countryside6.(come) to big cities over the years, leaving their kids at home under the grandparents’care. Xu Canyong, a 33-year-old man7.(employ) in a company in Shantou, Guangdong Province, said, “I have a son and a daughter in my hometown. I miss8.very much.”
Xie Dikui, the director of the show, said that he was also9.(move) by the program. “10.these fathers are busy, they manage to spare time for
their kids. We can do as well as them.”
My faith in humanity (人性) was restored last night while working part-time at a local Bed, Bath & Beyond.
I was in the process of ringing out a female customer who had been having a ____ time recently. She had been in the night before and was back again to _____what she could afford to purchase. She was trying to buy ____for herself and her two young sons.
Finally, she made her ___one blanket and something else. She ____all of the cash, but it was only enough for one blanket. She was unable to make the ____of the purchases.
A gentleman, ____to make his purchase, watched ____and signaled to me as I was bagging up the blanket for the woman. He told me he wanted to ____everything else for her. I asked him if he was sure. He ___.
I quickly and quietly rang out the rest of the purchases ____I asked the female customer to wait a moment. The ____came to over $200. The man provided me with his credit card ____blinking. He ____off and he went.
I then told the female customer that all of the things were hers and she was ____and ready to go. She stared at me with complete ____on her face. The ____started. I started crying too.
In ten years of working this particular part-time job, I have never experienced such ___. There are good and ____people in this world. And they do not receive the credit they should.
Thanks to this customer for bringing a bit of ____and relief into that female customer's life and for restoring my faith in humanity.
1.A.free B.hard C.happy D.perfect
2.A.order B.predict C.determine D.learn
3.A.blankets B.presents C.shirts D.drinks
4.A.mark B.conclusion C.mistake D.decision
5.A.figured out B.turned in C.counted out D.left behind
6.A.rest B.amount C.price D.extra
7.A.arranging B.planning C.aiming D.waiting
8.A.angrily B.quietly C.impatiently D.anxiously
9.A.provide B.cover C.buy D.bring
10.A.waved B.refused C.admitted D.nodded
11.A.since B.while C.though D.if
12.A.total B.number C.service D.result
13.A.beyond B.by C.without D.against
14.A.accepted B.continued C.confirmed D.signed
15.A.checked out B.given up C.paid back D.turned down
16.A.sadness B.shock C.disappointment D.excitement
17.A.pain B.smiles C.story D.tears
18.A.selflessness B.weakness C.loveliness D.truthfulness
19.A.active B.optimistic C.great D.famous
20.A.expectation B.joy C.frustration D.luck
