---How do you like the recorder?
---It can’t help ________my spoken English and I can’t help _______it away.
A. improving; throw B. to improve; throw
C. to improve; throwing D. improving; throwing
He tried to escape taking _____________for the accident.
A. possibility B. responsibility
C. charge D. duty
书面表达
根据下面提示写一篇英语短文介绍肢体语言。
肢体语言的作用（如传递信息等）；
明白在不同文化中肢体语言的重要性；
你对肢体语言的看法。
注意：1. 词数100左右,标题已给出；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息。
Body Language
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求用桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除： 把多余的词用（\）划掉。
修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
This morning at about nine o’clock, I was on my way the supermarket. Suddenly I see heavy smoke rising about several hundreds meters away. “There must be a fire!” I thought. Getting nearer, I saw a shop was on fire. There was many people standing by the roadside watched. Six firefighters were struggling to put out the fire. I heard someone say they had fought for about an hour and two firefighters had rushed into the shop to rescue a woman. After a while, they rushed out support the woman. But one firefighter got injured serious. All the people and I whom saw what happened were deeply moved by their bravery. About twenty minutes late the fire was finally put out.
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In 1. 1900s, Mr. Bean became a star 2. (use) mime to highlight difficult social situations much as Charlie Chaplin 3. (do). His method of acting was to appear uncertain, look around and then do exactly the wrong thing. Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behavior. He always managed to pick out those things that people are afraid of 4. (do) because they do not want to appear a social 5. (fail). On one occasion in a restaurant he ordered a steak tartare. When the uncooked meat arrived he 6. (overcome) by shame because he could not eat 7. . He cut off a piece of meat and pretended to chew a mouthful but instead put it into the plant pot beside him. He put other pieces into his pocket. Throughout the meal he seemed to show great enjoyment in his food. He was such an outstanding performer 8. when he finished 9. (eat) his dinner, the waiter offered him the same dish again 10. no extra charge.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been ________with them after school. My wife, and I are ________ he has other kids to be with and we have ________ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn ________ , so we have asked him to tell us ________ he’s going and to come home at a specified（规定的）time.
The ________ started when Kevin didn’t come home on time. On one occasion, I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6:30, I needed to go ________ him. I found him at a friend’s house, and he looked ________ that he couldn’t continue playing. After we came home, I sat Kevin down for a talk about the ________ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few ________ late, after a half hour, he told me he understood and I was________ .
The next day, I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back ________ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend’s house and a look of ________appeared on Kevin’ face when he came to the door.
At ________, my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn’t come home on time again. He said he just wanted to ________ playing. This was ________ , so we decided to ground（罚不准出门）him for a week. This ________ no playing with his friends.
For the next week, whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin, we let him________ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his ________ .
As a ________ , I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have results.
1.A. studying B. playing C. chatting D. quarreling
2.A. glad B. lucky C. worried D. sure
3.A. made B. allowed C. trained D. forced
4.A. amusements B. communication C. honesty D. responsibility
5.A. when B. why C. where D. whenever
6.A. changes B. conflicts C. worries D. problems
7.A. looking for B. picking up C. waiting for D. calling up
8.A. angry B. nervous C. disappointed D. ashamed
9.A. quality B. importance C. stories D. ways
10.A. hours B. minutes C. days D. times
11.A. satisfied B. shocked C. surprised D. concerned
12.A. if B. unless C. because D. so
13.A. guilt B. disappointment C. excitement D. hatred
14.A. home B. school C. work D. office
15.A. finish B. keep C. learn D. stop
16.A. impossible B. impolite C. unacceptable D. unbelievable
17.A. meant B. suggested C. showed D. implied
18.A. reply B. apologize C. tell D. explain
19.A. decisions B. words C. actions D. friends
20.A. teacher B. parent C. writer D. professor
