His business failure left him at the edge of desperation, but, , he managed to go out of the shadow through years of efforts.
A. time and tide wait for no man B. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched
C. no pains, no gains D. time heals all wounds
George loves pop music very much but ________ classical music.
A. pokes his nose into B. has a good nose for
C. puts his nose in D. turns his nose up at
—Could I borrow your English dictionary?
—________. It’s on the bookshelf.
A. With pleasure B. Help yourself C. Never mind D. Not at all
前不久，学校刚刚举办过校园十佳歌手大赛，该活动得到了学校领导的支持,并深受同学们的广泛欢迎。许多同学都亲自去聆听了歌手们的演唱，想必心中一定有了自己崇拜的偶像。请以The basic quality of a good singer为题，根据你对音乐及演唱技巧的理解，对此次歌手大赛做一个大体描述与总体评价。
注意：总词数不超过120词。
提示词汇：Top Ten of singing competition 十佳歌手大赛 n.
Support 支持 n./v.
Be popular with 受……欢迎 v
Adore v. 崇拜
idol偶像 n.
technique/ skill 技巧 n.
Live show 现场秀
Emotion 感情n.
Melody n. 旋律
Rhythm n. 节奏
单句翻译（每空1分，共10分）
1．这是我第一次给外国笔友写信。
2．你越努力, 进步就越大。
3．她一旦下定决心,什么也不能使她改变。
4．正是这次交通事故使他改变了对生活的态度。
5．他在作弊时，碰巧被教室外的校长瞧见。
1．This/It is the first time that I have _____1._____ (a letter) to a foreign ____2.___.
2．The _____3.____ you work, the greater ____4._____ you will/can make.
3．____5._____ she has made ____6._____ her mind, nothing can change it.
4．It was/is the traffic _____7._____ that (had/has)changed his attitude _____8._____ life.
5． The headmaster outside the classroom ______9.______ to see/notice him while he was _____10.______ in the exam/examination.
根据以下各句所给的首字母或汉语提示，用单词的正确形式填空，并将其写在答题卷上。
1.It was quite terrible. It took me some time to c___________ down myself.
2.Parents are always c_____________ much about their children.
3.I'm terribly sorry. I didn't do it on p__________.
4.It took her a long while to r___________ from her heart operation.
5.The children played ____________ (在户外)until it started to rain.
6.After the war, a new g_______________ was set up for that country.
7.The people p__________ at the meeting were all for the suggestion.
8.The ball went in the d_______________ of the man sitting in a boat on the river.
9.At the party a foreign teacher was r______________(要求) to sing some folk songs.
10.He was a young sailor on his first sea v______________.
11.The mother i_________ that he finish his homework first, which made his son very angry.
12.Whether you will succeed or not in doing the work depends on your a________ to it.
13.This song sounds f_____________ to me. I must have heard it sung somewhere before.
14.She ________________ (毕业)from Peking University last year.
15.The speech contest was o______________ well.
16.When she heard the news that her husband was killed in the accident, she b_______ into tears.
17.After the earthquake, the whole city was in r_________.
18.J_______ from his accent, we know he comes from the west.
19.Prices have _____________ (上涨) quickly.
20.The building was completely ______________(摧毁) by fire.
