Anyone who wants to buy a gun in California will have to wait for 2 weeks. Four people waited for 15 days to buy guns. Then they robbed a store and shot 3 people .
Congress(国会) is now trying to pass a law that will make everyone wait to buy a gun. Many people do not want this law. Others are glad it might happen. California is one of the longest waiting times for someone to buy a gun. A gun dealer said that this waiting time does not seems to do much good．He has not seen crime(犯罪) go away because of it.
One good thing that has happened with the waiting time to buy a gun is a smaller number of suicide (自杀) . a lot of suicides are with a gun. In California, there are less suicides by gun than in other places. One reason to make people wait to buy a gun is to make sure the guns are not sold to criminals(罪犯). Last year, this check stopped 2,400 guns from being sold to criminals. This check does not stop anyone else from buying a gun.
Many criminals buy guns on the street and not in a store… some people think that a law like this will not do any good．But other people think that if only one person is stopped from getting a gun, then this law is worth it.
1.A long waiting time to buy in California has led to ___.
A．a good gun control B．less suicides by gun
C．less shop robbery D．a sharp fall of gun sales
2.If congress passed the law, ____.
A．no one could kill himself
B．there would be no gun deals
C．one would see more crimes go away
D．criminals couldn’t easily get guns in a store
3.From the passage we can infer that ___.
A．California is the only state to have a waiting time to buy guns
B．Congress will surely fail to pass the law to have a waiting time to buy guns
C．Different states can have some different laws in the United States
D．No laws can cover all the states in the United States of America
Elaine was a saleswoman，who drove all over the city five days a week. When all the freeway lanes were at a dead stop，she would drive quickly along the emergency lane. While driving she usually____on her cell phone，drinking a soda or eating a sandwich—her hands, legs and mouth were always___while she was driving.
Last night she got____in Friday evening rush hour. She was going to be ____for her date. She was already____when things seemed to be getting worse and all the traffic stopped. Elaine drove____over to the emergency lane. Soon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror. She had to____her car. A goodlooking officer walked up.
“Officer，my boyfriend left me after he got me pregnant. I have constant morning sickness. I’m just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my____.” She looked at the officer with____eyes.
He looked at her pitifully，then said____，“Okay，ma’am. Take the first exit. I hope you’ll be feeling better.”
The officer walked back to his car and Elaine drove on. This was the second time that____had worked for her. She had one more thing to do before she got home. She had to mail a package. When she got to the shopping mall at 7 pm, no parking was____，except for the handicapped (残疾的) space. Elaine drove right into it. She would only be a minute，she told____.All she had to do was ____the post office，get the package____，and pay the clerk.
Fortunately，there was no____in the store. Everything was done so ____that she was whistling while she walked back out to her car. Then she stopped____.There was an envelope on the windshield (挡风玻璃)．She opened it slowly. She knew____it was，but not how much it was. She screamed when she saw the____.A dog started barking.
1.A. depended B. carried C. talked D. sold
2.A. full B. open C. free D. busy
3.A. stuck B. hurt C. annoyed D. punished
4.A. late B. ready C. excited D. mad
5.A. satisfied B. angry C. exhausted D. calm
6.A. reluctantly B. immediately C. guiltily D. gratefully
7.A. stop B. start C. discard D. speed
8.A. gas B. ticket C. medicine D. package
9.A. innocent B. aggressive C. addicted D. proud
10.A. softly B. rudely C. skeptically D. strictly
11.A. officer B. excuse C. driver D. mistake
12.A. adoptable B. accessible C. acceptable D. available
13.A. the clerk B. the guard C. the worker D. herself
14.A. take out B. get out C. run into D. push into
15.A. weighed B. printed C. repaired D. paid
16.A. car B. line C. police D. service
17.A. quickly B. slowly C. strangely D. quietly
18.A. talking B. driving C. thinking D. whistling
19.A. how B. why C. what D. that
20.A. invitation B. order C. amount D. letter
书面表达
假如你是李华，你的表弟王鹏在读初三。他来信询问你的高中学习生活怎么样，并说他感到英语学习很困难，请你用英语写一封回信，对英语学习提出自己的建议。
短文改错
短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每句不超过两个错误；
2. 每处错误及其修改均只限一词；
3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Learning English is importance. English is widely used all over the world. It was often used in the international meetings. Most business letters are written in English. Under the help of English we can learn modern science and technology in developed countries. We can also introduce our achievements and experiences to other countries. Because of their importance, English is a required subject in high schools and colleges. Now many people are working hardly at English. It’s very important learn English well. If we master a English, we can serve for our country better. But I suggest most Chinese should learn it well.
单词拼写
1.All who _____(幸存) the war were lucky!
2.We all think _____(高度) of the new manager.
3.To his surprise, Tom has _____(承认) his mistakes.
4.If you shop around, maybe you'll find some _____(廉价品).
5.The book has been _____(下载) by users of China.
6.Did Columbus discover America and _____(探索) the new continent?
7.Later, he _____ (成功) in business and became a good mayor.
8.There are plenty of beautiful_____ (野生的) flowers in the mountain.
9.I don't think I am _____ (熟悉的) with Chinese banks.
10.Let's_____ (假装) to play music on the stage.
语法填空
阅读下列材料，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。
People 1. （live） in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 2. (language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, 3. example, contains four to five hundred thousand words. 4. we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
The words you know are5. (call) your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 6. （big）.Read as many books as we can. There are a lot 7. books 8. (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 9. new word, look it up in your dictionary. Your dictionary is the 10. （much） useful book.
