— Can you understand me?
— Sorry, I can _____understand what you have said.
A.hardly B. almost C. nearly D. Easily
－It’s difficult for me to pass the Maths exams．
－So do I. But we shouldn’t _____ hope．
A. set up B. give up C. put up D. go up
My brother likes playing ______ basketball, while I like playing ______ piano.
A. the; / B. /; the C. the, an D. a; /
书面表达
最近，部分学校开设了一些特色课程（special classes），诸如烹调，手工制作以及传统戏曲等。你校校园就你们学校开设此类课程的必要性广泛征求同学们意见。以下是你们班同学的观点和理由，庆就此并结合你自己的想法用英语写一篇短文，发表在校园网的英语论坛上。
Opinions | Reasons |
necessary | develop interests, improve life skills,… |
unnecessary | a waste of time, not helpful for lessons,… |
Your opinion and reasons… | |
注意：
(1)文章应包括表格中的信息，允许适当发挥；
(2) 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；
(3) 词数不能少于80；
(4) 短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。
短文首句：Recently some schools offer their students some special classes, such as cooking classes, handicraft classes, traditional opera and so on.
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任务型阅读
When you stay away form your home for a long time, you start to miss your good bed, your good parents. Believe it or not, you’re feeling homesick. You can help yourself to feel less homesick. Here’s how:
1. If you’re going away from home, bring your favourite clothes, you can also bring some pictures of the people who you may miss. You can look at them any time you want.
2. The busier you are, the less time you’ll have to feel homesick. Spend your free time on music, sports or books. Try to join in activities whenever you are.
3. You can make a plan for when you’ll call your mom or dad. You can also keep in touch with family and friends by email or text messages.
4. Sometimes, telling someone that you’re feeling a little homesick will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick and the two of you can do something fun.
从A、B、C、D中选择正确的选项作为文章第2-5段的小标题，并填入四个空格中。
A. Keep yourself busy B. Tell someone your feeling
C. Stay in touch D. Bring something favourite with you
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. How to Stay away from Home B. How to Do something Fun
C. How to Feel Less Homesick D. How to Miss Your Home
语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文的连贯性，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于3个单词）。
Which is better, writing or typing？These days, many college students have given up 1. (take) class notes by hand. Instead, they type on laptops（手提电脑） 2. they think typing is fast, and they can write more notes. But a new research has3. (show) that taking notes by hand is in fact better for long-term memory.
In this research, students were asked to listen 4. a teacher. Some took notes by typing on a laptop. The 5. (other) took notes by writing them down. Then they were given a test. Both groups got almost the same result in 6. (remember) the facts. But students who typed their notes did worse on conceptual (需要理解的) questions.
Why is it like this? The answer is that writing by hand is slow, 7. it gives the students more time to think about the questions they don’t understand. They are able 8. (write) down the main points. “This leads to a 9._______ (deep) understanding,” say the scientists.
However, the students typing notes on a laptop 10._______ (usual) just write down what the teacher says word for word in class. Although they can write more notes, they just type really thinking about what they are typing. “This usually leads to mindless transcription(抄录),” say the scientists.
So if you want to remember something better, write it by hand！
