根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整，通顺。
Are short people less happy with their lives than tall people? A recent study ____1.“Yes”. Short people feel that they don’t get ___2. respect(尊敬). It’s true that tall people make more money, get more respect, and have more important jobs ___3. short people. In the US, the taller presidential candidate(候选人)usually wins.
It’s also hard to be a short famous person. Last week, French President Sarkozy (168cm) __4. a factory. People said that he made the shortest workers stand near him so that he would look taller in the photos. And when Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise (173cm)married Katie Holmes(179cm), he __5. to make himself look the ___6. height as Katie in the wedding photos.
But life isn’t so bad for short people. Short people can move more quickly than tall people. Short people may live longer than tall people. It’s not easy for them to get some kinds of disease, _7. cancer.
In the end, it doesn’t matter ___8. a person is tall or not. There are good and bad sides to each.
阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并将其番号填到横线上。
A. How time flies!
B. With sugar?
C. Make yourself at home, please.
D. How do you like it?
E. What’s it like?
F. Your hair used to be short,
G. Would you like to drink with me?
Susan invites her old friend Amy who she hasn’t seen for 10 years to her house.
Now Amy is knocking at the door.
A: Hi, Susan. It’s me.
B: Oh, is that you, Amy? Come in please. 1.
A: Thanks. I haven’t seen you for a long time. You have changed a lot.
B: Yes. You too. 2. Ten years has passed since we met last time.
A: You used to be a little baby fat. But now you look perfect. 3. but now you have long curly hair.
B: 4.
A: Great. This hairstyle looks quite nice on you. Pretty and smart.
B: Thanks. Forgive me. I am so excited that I nearly forget anything else. Anything to drink?
A: Coffee please.
B: 5.
A: No, thanks. I like it with nothing in it.
B: Just a minute. It will be ready soon.
根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。
1.There was some milk in the bottle.(改为否定句)
There ______ _______ milk in the bottle.
2.My parents should allow me to choose my own clothes.（改为被动句）
I should _______ _______ to choose my own clothes.
3.The Frenchman has been away for five days because of his business.（ 对划线部分提问）
_______ _______ has the Frenchman been away because of his business?
4.他们正在建一条隧道，它将穿过这座山。（翻译句子）
They are building a tunnel, and it will ________ _________ the mountain.
There was once a hunter(猎人) who , on the seventh birthday of his son, decided to go hunting to get something nice for his son. But as he reached for the gun on the wall, it fell down, and the barrel (枪管) was bent like the letter “L”.
“Father, that’s a bad sign,” cried the boy. “Please don’t go hunting today.”
“You are silly!” said the father. “That’s a good sign. ‘L’ means ‘Luck’.”
The father went to a mountain lake. There were thirteen wild ducks on the lake! Twelve were playing in the water, and the thirteenth was sleeping beside a rock..
“Great!” the hunter aimed at one of the ducks.
“Bang!” went the shot. Ah, but as the gun barrel was crooked(弯曲), the bullet went zigzag, zigzag, hitting all the twelve ducks in the water and then hitting the thirteenth sleeping duck.
The ducks didn’t die at the moment, so the hunter tried to catch them. When he finally held the last duck by the neck, it suddenly hit the water for the last time with its wings. The something jumped out of the water and landed near the bank---a huge fish!
1.Why did the hunter decide to go hunting?
_______________________________________________________
2.According to the father, what did “L” mean?
_______________________________________________________
3.What did the hunter get in the end?
_______________________________________________________
On August 4, while a young man in Hangzhou was caught because of killing another young man with his car, a 17-year-old girl died because of the same reason in the same city. It’s reported that the driver was badly drunk.
Cars are more and more popular for more Chinese these days. And the numbers of car accidents are increasing. From 1994 to 2008, deaths because of drunk-driving increased 7.3%. In 2009, a total of 18,371 people were killed in car accidents because of drunk driving.
In the middle of August, there were some new rules to deal with the drunk drivers:
1. If a driver’s alcohol content(酒精含量) is 20mg per 100 ml of blood, he is regarded as a drunk driver.
2. If a driver’s alcohol content is 80mg per 100ml or more, he will be held(拘留) for 15 days and have their license revoked（吊销执照）for six months, and are given a fine（罚款） of 2,000 yuan.
The first weekend, 3,167 drivers were held because of high levels of alcohol in their blood.
So many people are calling for the law to deal with drunk drivers in order to make drivers understand that drunk drinking can make serious problems.
1.The girl in Hangzhou died because the driver _________.
A. was not careful enough B. wanted to kill her
C. drank too much D. was too old to see clearly
2.The numbers of car accidents these years are _________ before.
A. bigger than B. smaller than C. the same as D. not the same as
3.If a driver with a blood alcohol content of 80mg per 100ml or more, he will _________.
A. be held for 15 days B. have his license revoked for six months
C. be given a fine of 2,000 yuan. D. A, B and C
4.You may find this article _________.
A. in the school magazine B. in a newspaper
C. in an advertisement D. in a science book
Have you ever watched the big parade(游行) on Tian’anmen Square on October 1? Some students performed in the big parade. In order to get ready for(准备) it, this summer, many Beijing middle school students had a different kind of vacation. Instead of hanging out with friends or traveling, they trained(训练) hard for the 60th birthday of China this year.
Students trained from 7:30 am to around 10:00 am or from 4 pm to 6:30 pm, because it was very hot this summer. They wore white hats, T-shirts and blue trousers. The hats and T-shirts were printed with a red logo, the number "60".
The first week of training was PE. Students practiced standing and squatting. Then they moved on to practice the group show. When we watched the parade on TV we saw them making colorful pictures.
What did the students think of their unusual summer? "Sometimes we find it a bit tiring." said Lu Wenqi, 13. "But most of us think it's a great honor to take part in such an important show." Li Hui, 15, thought the same as Lu. She said her classmates were hardly late for training. "It's a wonderful chance for us," said Li. "When my parents were in college, they also took part in a national day parade. Now it's my turn!"
1.The students performed a group show for the 60th birthday of China on _________.
A. September 1st B. October 1st C. October 60th D. November 1st
2.The first week of training was _________.
A. to watch the parade on TV B. to make colorful pictures
C. to practice the group show D. to practice standing and squatting
3.The underline word “honor” means __________.
A. 兴奋 B.劳累 C. 荣誉 D. 机会
4.What is Not True according to the passage?
A. Students wore the same clothes with a red logo.
B. Students hardly went to the training late.
C. Students only practiced standing and squatting every day.
D. Students thought this summer a bit tiring but very meaningful.
