Recently my wife and I were faced with a difficult situation while traveling by car in the mountains with our hired drive. It was going to be a long ride and we were _________. Just as we began to doze(打盹), the engine made a strange , loud noise and then _________working.
The sun was just setting and the air was getting _________. We tried communicating with the driver but with little _________. He told us he was going to get _________and then left.
In a(n) _________location with no houses in sight, we started to hear the cries of wild animals. We also didn’t have much food it was getting colder and darker. I began to _________confidence. Should we leave the car and seek shelter? Would our driver ever_________?Was he a trustworthy man? We were very_________.
A couple
of hours passed.____________, the headlights from another car could be seen in the____________. An unfamiliar man got out of the car. He looked ______________at first until his mouth opened with a big friendly smile. He asked us to get into the ____________with him. He had such a kind face, so we knew we could ______________him. We climbed into the car.
Before we left, he put a note on the windshield(挡风玻璃) of our car with his phone number on it. Then he drove us to a nearby village, and we ____________his family. They offered us tea and local foods, and everyone asked us questions and were thrilled to have ____________guests.
Later that evening, the phone rang. It was our ______________. He had kept his work and____________the car. We prepared to leave and thanked our new friends.
I will never forget the____________and hospitality(好客) we received on that day because we relied on a(n) ______________for help.
1.A. afraid B. tired C. bored D. nervous
2.A. stopped B. began C. continued D. kept
3.A. fresher B. hotter C. cooler D. drier
4.A. patience B. luck C. success D. fun
5.A. food B. help C. fuel D. light
6.A. exact B. secret 
C. special D. faraway
7.A. lose B. express C. build D. share
8.A. visit B. believe C. return D. fail
9.A. disappointed B. ashamed C. puzzled D. worried
10.A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Suddenly D. Formally
11.A. air B. end C. dark D. daytime
12.A. unhealthy B. unhappy C. unfriendly D. uncomfortable
13.A. shelter B. car C. house D. mountains
14.A. give up B. look after C. come across D. rely on
15.A. met B. left C. helped D. invited
16.A. familiar B. regular C. unwelcome D. unexpected
17.A. guest B. driver C. member D. relative
18.A. bought B. fixed C. driven D. washed
19.A. courage B. beauty C. warmth D. need
20.A. engineer B. traveler C. stranger D. cook
Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently.1.
First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all 
learners of English as a foreign language. The most important thing is to listen as often as possible.2. The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia.com. The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.
Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated (受阻)by limited understanding.3.
Here is some of the advice I give my students:
●Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.
●Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times.
● Do not translate everything into your native language.
●4. Don't concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas.
● Listen to something you enjoy.
I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the
beginning, when I didn't understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. This method usually resulted in confusion.5.Firstly, translating creates a barrier(障碍) between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I didn't pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.
A. But you can't follow a native English speaker at all!
B. What should you do?
C. But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!
D. However, after several weeks, I got used to the new environment in Germany.
E. So, what you need to do is to find listening resources.
F. Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts.
G. Listen for the general idea of the conversation.
Bad teeth may be painful and it’s getting worse without treatment. They can even ruin your life. Illness of the teeth can find its way into the blood system. This can increase the chances of a heart disease or other illnesses.
Experts say good care for teeth should start at birth. Mothers’ milk is the best food for the healthy development of teeth.
But dentists say a baby’s mouth and early teeth should be cleaned after each feeding. Use a cloth with a little warm water. Do the same if a baby is fed with a bottle. Experts say if you decide to put your baby to sleep with a bottle, give him only water.
When baby’s teeth begin to appear, you can clean them with a wet toothbrush. Dentists say it is important to find soft toothbrushes made especially for babies and to use them very gently. Young children often eat toothpaste (牙膏) when they brush, so they should be carefully watched when they brush their teeth.
Parents often ask what effect thumb sucking (咬手指) might have on their baby’s teeth. Experts generally agree that this is fine early in life. Most children stop sucking their thumbs by the age of four. If it continues, parents should talk to their children’s dentist or doctor.
Dentists say children should have their first dental visit by the time they are one year old. They say babies should be examined when their first teeth appear usually at around six months..
1.Why should people pay attention to teeth problems?
A. They can cause other illnesses. B. They will bring bad luck.
C. They will bring the family much trouble. D. They usually last a long time.
2.According to the writer, baby’s teeth should be protected from the day ______.
A. he begins to speak B. he has his first tooth
C. he was born D. he is fed with bottle milk
3.We can learn from the passage that_____.
A. children are not advised to brush their teeth
B. drinking water is better than milk before sleeping
C. children’s toothbrushes are always expensive
D. thumb sucking is common for kids under five years old
4.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to “_____”.
A. toothache B. parents’ trouble C. thumb sucking D. experts’ advice
Christmas was two days away. Had the packages with a camera in already been placed under the Christmas tree? That was the only thing that I had longed for. A million times I had kept dropping hints to my parents. Taking photos is my favorite. My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom’s old camera. I’m always trying to snap(抓拍) those wonderful moments in which you can hear the laughter or touch the beautiful scene, but my camera has always seemed to fall short.
I knew Mom had put a few presents under the tree this morning, so I went on a hunt in my mom’s room. I opened the door and found my Christmas present was lying unwrapped on the floor --- a big pink cat. My heart sank.
Mom seemed to notice that, and she tried to cheer me up. “Jenny, I got your present today. I am so excited to surprise you!” “I can’t wait,” I said.
The next day I couldn’t wait any longer. I needed to tell her.
“Mom, may I talk to you for a moment?”
“Sure, dear. What do you need to talk about?” she asked.
And so it came ---how upset I was that I was getting a cat!
“Jenny, that cat is for your sister Julia!” she said with a smile.
“Then what am I getting” I asked.
She just smiled. “You’ll have to wait and see.”
Next morning, I happily got into the living room and sat next to the tree. I pulled out the box with my name on it and opened the wrapping paper to find …
My camera! “Thank you!” I said to both Dad and Mom.
Dad picked up the camera and took a picture of Julia, Mom and me. It has become one of my favorite pictures. Just on that Christmas morning, I took lots of photos with my camera --- my little sister making a face, my parents giving me a soft smile --- and all of these photos have come to mean one thing to me: love.
1.The underlined phrase “fall short” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.
A. be too expensive B. be not good enough
C. become short after falling D. drop to the ground
2.Why did Jenny’s heart sink at first?
A. Her mother refused to talk to her. B. She mistook her sister’s Christmas gift for hers.
C. Her present was not well wrapped. D. Her mother forgot to buy her any Christmas gift.
3.We can learn form the passage that ________.
A. Jenny was happy to accept the pink cat
B. Jenny’s mother bought her a camera after discovering her disappointment
C. Jenny thought it was OK to have an old camera
D. Jenny’s mother knew what she wanted as a Christmas gift
4.
What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Love can not be bought B. Love is more important than gifts
C. A Christmas wish that came true D. My Mother is always in my heart
假定你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：
1．乐观的人生态度；
2．努力学习；
3．参加体育锻炼。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：
3．乐观的：optimistic (adj)
4. 开头已为你写好。
We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things.
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假定英语课上老师要求同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，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
I still remember how nervously I was on my first day in the new school ten years ago, when I found difficult to follow my teacher in the first English class. The teacher spoke English throughout the class, that was totally different from the lessons I had been taken before. In the morning class the next day, the English teacher came to me while I am reading the text like other student. After listen to me for a while, she gave me a big smile and said she liked her voice very much. The smile shone on the whole day and the following days, as the result of which I began to be confident. A week late, I volunteered to take charge of English study in my class and my English has been improved steadily.
