Jacky was sleeping when the rain began to beat heavily ________ the windows.

A. across   B. through    C. over        D. against

The job isn’t challenging enough for me. I want something more ________.

A. creative B. practical    C. interesting   D. pleasant

She always does very well in French exams. But she can ________ understand French radio programmes.

A. nearly     B. simply   C. hardly    D. Easily

In my opinion, work provides us with much ________ than just money; it also helps us realize our dreams and makes us feel confident.

A. fewer   B. less    C. better    D. more

— Mum, I’d love to go to Australia for this summer holiday.

— But I doubt if we could ________ something like that.

A. offer       B. afford   C. allow   D. cost

Suzy had a lot of choices, but she chose ________ at last.

A. nothing    B. none        C. no       D. no one

Every day ________ not be good, but there is something good in every day.

A. may   B. should    C. need    D. can

书面表达

每个人对幸福的定义都是不同的。写一篇词数80字左右的短文，谈谈你认为幸福应该是什么样子的，说说你打算怎么做或者做些什么来追求你的幸福。

要求：不用逐字逐句翻译，内容要合理通顺。

信息归纳

In 2010, The New York Times reported “The Happiest Man in America” is Alvin Wong who is at least 65 and married, has children, lives in Hawaii, runs his own business and has a household(家庭) income(收入) of more than $120,000 a year. People wondered his simple, happy life was such an anomaly(与众不同). “What is the secret to your happiness?” People asked. He said, “I learned about myself… And I think, for my own sake, I’ve known the secret to my happiness. It’s attitude (态度). If you have a family, your family has to come before anything else. He says, “I take one step forward and I’m very happy doing that.”

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China is home of tea, which has more than 4,000 years of history. People in1._____________ drink tea daily. Of the2._______________ major drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is3.________________ by a large number of people in the world . Tea from China, along4.________________ silk and porcelain(瓷器)，began to be known by the world more than a thousand years5.________________ and has been an important Chinese export(出口) since then.

Tea leaves are produced mainly in the 6.________________of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild climate (温和的气候) and rich soil (土壤) there. Longjing , Wulong, Pu’er7.________________Tieguanyin are all famous kinds of tea.

8.______________ the past centuries , Chinese people have developed their unique(独特的) tea culture, 9._______________ includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. 10._____________ is also a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.