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    ''I'd like to play a game. That is so much fun. It's not so very hard to do.''

As soon as I hear ''Simple Simon says put your hands on your head'', I am back in my grandfather's living room on New Year's Day in the early 1970s. It was our family's favorite song to get the party started.

Grandfather's house was the gathering place for my mum, dad, aunties, uncles and cousins to meet up. My mum comes from a big family, so there was always lots of chatter and laughter. Whenever someone told a story they would get up and do all the actions to illustrate it, which was great fun.

Grandfather had a coal fire, so it was always warm, even if it was freezing outside. He sat in his armchair and happily watched everyone dancing while he smoked a pipe.

Once Simon Says had got the party going, other records would follow, such as Sugar, Sugar by the Archies.

Later there would be a sing-along, with everyone taking turns to sing old folk songs such as A Warship Had Landed. I would put my hands over my ears at this one as it was so sad.

Grandfather drove us home as he didn't drink. The road we travelled on was dark. There was one big bump(隆起物) that made us feel as if we were on a roller coaster(过山车). As we approached it, we would shout, ''Go faster, Grandfather! ''

I've been to many New Year parties, but none can match those family get-togethers at Grandfather's. You can keep your Gangnam Style moves—it's much more fun to dance along to Simon Says!

1.According to the text, the song Simon Says _______.

A.was written by the author's grandfather

B.was the only song the author could sing

C.was the first song the author learnt

D.was often played at the author's family's New Year parties

2.What does the underlined word ''illustrate'' in the third paragraph mean?

A.Explain. B.Retell

C.Represent D.Comment.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.They never sang sad songs at their parties.

B.They were kept warm by a coal fire.

C.The author's grandfather liked drinking alcohol.

D.Smoking was forbidden at the author's grandfather's house.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.A Beautiful Song

B.My Kind Grandfather

C.Unforgettable Family Parties

D.My Happy Childhood

    One day I read an article and my life changed forever. I was just back home from_______ when I read an article that was telling the story of people who were_______on US $5 a month. I realized that I _______ more money on my own shopping than a whole village of people.

I asked myself, “What am I doing here? I should be there to_______ them.” That’s the moment I made my final_______ about leaving Turkey and moving to Cambodia. That’s why I decided to open this soup kitchen (救济站) and to finally_______ help. Yes, the country is very_______ but people don’t have the money. Cheapness doesn’t have much_______ unless you have the money. I can feed a village of people with the_______ amount of money that I use to feed myself.

Was I unhappy? No. I wanted to find real__________and it was only possible by making other people happy. It’s the__________thing to see children’s laughter and you will never__________what I am doing here if you don't smile back at a child’s smile. They are such__________creatures that I always want to dance, sing, paint and run around with them. I want to__________their lives. They have such a__________smile in their eyes that it makes me want to stay in Cambodia forever.

I wanted a new purpose in my life. I believe that this is a(n)__________ for everyone nowadays. We see so many__________ stories in the newspapers. That’s why I wanted a(n)__________ and to start my day by playing with kids instead. I wanted to watch these people who look at each other with__________ and smiling faces. If you also wish to help our children and people have a better__________, if you wish to donate, please send us an e-mail: aynebilimben@gmail.com.

1.A.school B.station C.airport D.shopping

2.A.surviving B.acting C.building D.performing

3.A.spent B.borrowed C.lent D.saved

4.A.teach B.encourage C.help D.prevent

5.A.comment B.decision C.request D.attempt

6.A.be busy with B.be anxious for C.be able to D.be proud of

7.A.grand B.rich C.cheap D.clean

8.A.interest B.idea C.impact D.meaning

9.A.same B.large C.small D.great

10.A.reason B.happiness C.target D.truth

11.A.best B.hardest C.cleverest D.politest

12.A.mind B.understand C.forget D.experience

13.A.popular B.cautious C.beautiful D.safe

14.A.copy B.balance C.touch D.control

15.A.pure B.funny C.lucky D.mysterious

16.A.barrier B.entertainment C.offence D.wish

17.A.positive B.admirable C.actual D.terrible

18.A.change B.adventure C.service D.space

19.A.curiosity B.anger C.love D.doubt

20.A.memory B.future C.solution D.argument

阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

Alexis Vaughan, 17, sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dad's car. She stared out the window at the Preston, Idaho, cornfields.

Alexis, a high school student, let her eyes lazily scan the landscape for wildlife. Still, she was terrified when a deer came into view about 200 yards in front of them, just a few feet off the road. "Dad, there's a deer, there!" Alexis said, rolling down the window for a better look. It was a three-point buck (雄鹿) — a male deer with sharp, three-pronged antlers (角) on each side of its head.

As the car moved closer, Alexis saw that the buck's head was bent toward the ground. Then she heard a scream. A few seconds later, she saw an arm fly up near the buck's head. Alexis realized the buck was attacking a woman. Sue Panter, a 44-year-old mother, had been out for her morning run. The buck had come out from the tall corn and began following her. Having lived in rural Idaho for years, Sue knew that most bucks got frightened by humans. But this buck edged closer, even when she threw at it with a handful of gravels (石子).

Sue went to pick up a log to use for self-defense, and the buck attacked her. It lifted her with its antlers (角) and threw her into the air. Sue could feel the horns punctured (刺穿) her leg and blood flowed down her leg. Within seconds, the buck had pushed her off the road and into the cornfield.

When Alexis and her father pulled up, the buck was rolling Sue like a rag doll. Alexis looked into the woman's terrified eyes, and before her father had even stopped the car, the 104 pound teenager jumped quickly out of the car and down the slope toward the buck. She was kicking and hitting it to get its attention. Then Michael, her father, who had followed his daughter, wrestled the buck away from the women by holding the antlers.

注意：

1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2） 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

Paragraph 1:

Alexis helped Sue up the slope.

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Paragraph 2:

Then she heard her father yell.

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假定你是李华。你的美国朋友Tom来信说,他将在暑假期间来中国学习中国画,希望能在本市参加一个短期课程。你帮他联系了一所艺术学校,请给他回信,告知以下内容:

1.学习内容:水墨山水画(Chinese ink landscape painting);

2.课程时间:六周;

3.收费及食宿安排。

注意:1.词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3.短文中不得出现学校或地区名称。

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    A Colorado pair brings new meaning to the word “determination”. When one couldn’t walk and the other couldn’t see, they _______ up to share their love of the great outdoors.

Melanie Knecht has to use a wheelchair to get around due to born spina bifida (脊柱裂). Trevor Hahn only recently became blind after he _______ an eye disease five years ago. Both living in Fort Collins, Colorado, the two met at an adaptive boxing class — and they soon ran into each other again at an adaptive rock-climbing class.

They immediately _______ over Knecht’s lifelong hobby of camping and Hahn’s passion for outdoor sports. When she told him about her recent trip to Easter Island, where she got the _______ to be carried on another person’s back, an unusual idea occurred to her.

_______ his lost sight, he’d been able to scale a Himalayan peak, using poles and _______ directions from his companions.

They started small, but next month — with her vision and his _______— they will trek to the top of a 14,000-foot mountain.

“It just seemed like common sense. He’s the legs, I’m the eyes! _______, we’re the dream team.” said Knecht.

At the start of each hike, a friend lifts Knecht _______ a carrier on Hahn’s back. From that point on, she gives him oral directions to lead the way.

Hahn said, “It made me so happy to help someone experience what I’ve been able to experience my whole life. The best part is being able to make her smile — that gives me ________.”

In addition to this sense of purpose, the two share an understanding of how ________ it can be asking able-bodied or sighted people for assistance in everyday life. They get immeasurable ________ from being able to do this on their own.

While the two accept that others ________ what they’ve been able to do, they’re not looking for ________— they just want others to encourage solutions for their friends with disabilities. Don’t ________ them because you think they won’t be able to do something.

1.A.rose B.made C.teamed D.ended

2.A.developed B.cured C.spread D.diagnosed

3.A.handed B.argued C.got D.bonded

4.A.opportunity B.competence C.permission D.admission

5.A.On account of B.In spite of C.On top of D.In view of

6.A.spoken B.opposite C.confusing D.gesturing

7.A.optimism B.strength C.guidance D.wisdom

8.A.Hopefully B.Instead C.Together D.Similarly

9.A.over B.up C.off D.into

10.A.relief B.courage C.reward D.purpose

11.A.convenient B.difficult C.ridiculous D.essential

12.A.suffering B.wealth C.satisfaction D.depression

13.A.appreciate B.oppose C.dismiss D.advocate

14.A.criticism B.attention C.praise D.curiosity

15.A.convince B.reject C.contact D.approach