——What do you think of your step—mother?
——There are some things that are not easy to______，but on the whole she is a good mother．
A．come up with B．put up with C．break up with D．get along with
一You’ve made great progress in your survey, haven’t you?
——Yes，but some problems among the youngsters still remain——．
A．settled B．settling C．to settle D．to be settled
“A Red，Red Rose”，_____romantic poem，is written by Robert Bums，quite a few of whose
works are involved in _______ nature．
A．a，the B．the，the C．a，／ D．the，／
.Directions: Complete the following sentences according to the instructions given below both in English and in Chinese, using ONE word in each blank (10 points).
1.众所周知，这个奖将只颁给那些对世界和平做出了重要贡献的人们。
As is known to all, this prize will only be given to those who have ________ great ________ to world peace.
2.他看上去很粗心，可事实上他是个很细心的人。
He appears careless, but ________ ________ , he is a very careful person.
3.最后但同样重要的，我要感谢所有朋友、老师和家人的支持。
Last but ________ ________, I’d like to thank all my friends, teachers and family members for their support.
4.汽车在现代生活中起了重要作用，但有时也会带来问题，比如说空气污染。
Cars ________ an important role in modern life, but they also cause problems ________ air pollution.
5.这项工程将由一位来自湖南的女工程师负责。
A woman engineer from Hunan will be _________ __________ this project.
.Directions: Fill in the blanks by using the information given in the blank, ONE word in each blank
1.Project Hope in China has ___________ ( 使能够) thousands of poor children to go back to school.
2.Are you going to watch the ___________ ( 决赛) of FIFA World Cup South Africa at 2:30 on July 12 with your classmates?
3.His dream is to become a scientist and do ___________ (科学) research in a laboratory.
4.___________ (无论什么) happens, don’t be discourages. You won’t lose as long as you don’t give up.
5.Each year the Super Bowl is played in a different American city to _________ (确保) that the game is fair.
6.Thousands of people were ___________ (影响) by the flood. Many drowned and many more were made homeless.
7.He is wearing a pair of sunglasses to __________ (保护) his eyes from the sunlight.
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it.
Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.
1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories.
A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a
C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f.
2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because_______.
A. they had surprise endings
B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor
D. they were about New York City
3.O. Henry went to prison because ___ .
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B. he broke the law by not using his own name
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. people thought he had taken money that was not his
4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated.
B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor.
D. He was very good at learning.
5.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison.
B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. The city and people of New York.
D. His exciting early life as a boy.
