I had mixed feelings today， nervous， worried， happy， excited… My heart went down when Miss Chan， our head teacher， said that Matthew and Beth， two students from England， would spend three months with us! I was worried that I had to speak English so much! But at the end of the school day， I was happier than I thought: the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.
Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had! Matthew is fantastic ! His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student， Beth， is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course， some of the credit (功劳) should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!
We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected， then Beth and I talked for a while， Matthew sang several English so ngs and did some stand-up comedy (单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day， none of us wanted to leave.
When I went back home， I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year. It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue， even after they gone back to England!
1. The writer felt ______ when he heard the news from Miss Chan.
A. excited B. angry
C. fantastic D. worried
2.Beth helped Miss Chan with the ______.
A. comedy B. speeches
C. notices D. translation
3.Matthew ______ at the party.
A. had a talk B. r ang the bell
C. sang several songs D. made a preparation
4.Matthew and Beth ______ on the first day.
A. spoke much Chinese
B. got l ots of praise
C. had a little headache
D. forgot to leave the school
5. From the passage， we know that the writer ______.
A. caught a bad cold that day
B. went back home with Beth
C. expects to travel to England
D. likes the two English students
A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly， there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar（语法）. For example， speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes
different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example， “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and "honor” are American English spellings.
These differences are in grammar， pronunciation， spelling and vocabulary. However， they are not important. For the most part， British English and American English are the same language.
1. In American English， we can say， " ______________ ? "
A. Have you a new book
B. Do you have a new book
C. Are you have a new book
D. Can you to have a new book
2. Between British English and American English， sometimes pronunciation is ______________ .
A. poor B. different
C. high D. short
3.In American English， the word “favourite”can be spelt .
A. favoruite B. favurite
C. favorite D. favrite
4. Englishmen say “in hospital”， while Americans say .
A. at the hospital B. in the hospital
C. by hospital D. to hospital
5.The main idea of the passage is that ________________ .
A. there are no differences between British English and American English
B. British English and American English are two different languages
C. speakers of British English and American English speak the same language
D. we shouldn't speak English
完型填空（10分）
A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls and nobody liked her. So she was always __ _ and didn't like to talk to others. However， one day， her mother __ __ her a beautiful hair clip (发夹). When she wore it， she looked much more beautiful than _ . She decided to wear it to school.
On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled __ her. Most of her classmates said __ to her， but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip __ her happiness.
She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. All her classmates wanted to know what happened to her， she didn't want to tell them about her beautiful hair clip.
When she went back to her after school， her mother asked her， "Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I __ it by the door this morning."
She understood that she didn't wear the hair clip to school at all.
It is not important what we wear or __ we look. The most important is how we think about ourselves.
1.A. excited B. unhappy C. tired D. polite
2.A. told B. dropped C. gave D. took
3.A. now B. before C. ago D. past
4.A. at B. for C. on D. against
5.A. goodbye B. thanks C. hello D. sorry
6.A. borrowed B. brought C. bought D. kept
7.A. if B. but C. or D. so
8.A. classroom B. shop C. home D. garden
9.A. knew B. liked C. found D. made
10.A. how B. what C. when D. where
This morning Jack came here _________ than _______ boys .
A. more late； any
B. much later ； any other
C. more late ； another
D. much later ； the other
___________ morning exercises _______ good for our health.
A. Do ； are B. Doing ； is
C. Do； is D. Doing； are
There ________ two basketball matches this Saturday.
A.will have B. are going to have
C. are going to be D.will be going to be
