Tom sounds very much ________ in the job, but I’m not sure whether he can manage it.
A．interested B．interesting C．interestingly D．interestedly
Travelling abroad exposes children ________ different languages and cultures.
A．with B．to C．of D．into
单词拼写
根据句意和首字母或汉语提示写出单词。
1.We’ve had a very __________(正面的) response to the idea.
2. He is very s__________ with his students.
3. David is very __________(热情的) about the plan.
4. The teacher was patient with __________(退步的) children.
5. The teacher has __________(拒绝) all our ideas.
6. The boss is c__________ about making promises.
7. The police are watching the m__________ of the suspicious character carefully.
8. This theory predicates the big bang theory of the u__________.
9. Let’s s__________ the coin to decide whether to go or not.
10. She had a great eye for color and came up with some c_________ ideas for our house.
短文改错
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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。
Last night a strong wind as well as heavily rain struck our area. News came that the trees in the park two kilometers away from our school was blown down. This afternoon, we set off the park to do some cleaning. The head of the park met us or gave us some advice on how to clear away the falling trees, branches and leaves. Some times later, we were working hard when it begins to rain. Because few of us had taken along umbrellas or raincoats, so we were all wet. A rain lasted about an hour and it was a pity that they had to stop our work.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was doing a big clean-up recently and my kids were helping. One of my sons 1 a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside, which immediately 2 me of another time.
In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，a hot African country. The climate and beggars were biggest and most 3 complaints. Street beggars would continually shout“Gift! Gift!”
One day，a friend and I 4 for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic. Arriving by taxi at our destination ,we began to 5 . I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without 6 ,one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds ,they were 7 up by the night. The bag had my passport，money，and other things 8 to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I cautiously 9 the rest of my valuables and regarded all 10 with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place. Then, walking through Burkina’s streets one day，I met an old woman “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough! I was 11 of the country．Its poverty ,its thieves, and the heat, I told her 12 ，“ I have no ‘gift’, I have no money. A thief stole all my money two weeks ago and now I can’t get out of your country. I cannot give you 13 . The beggar woman listened attentively. Then she smiled 14 she reached into her dress.
“Then I will give you a 15 ,” she announced．Kindly，she placed an old ,dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it 16 . It was small amount of money—but for this woman ,the coin represented a meal. In that moment ,I felt 17 ,Though poor, she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then the 18 beauty of the people there and appreciated deeply the quiet 19 of the poor. I hope never to part with the cion she gave me . With one small coin, she 20 my belief completely.
1.A.came across B.sought for C.fixed on D.made out
2.A.recalled B.reminded C.informed D.warned
3.A.consistent B.instant C.urgent D.constant
4.A.sent B.went C.headed D.called
5.A.move B.unload C.run D.work
6.A.warning B.thinking C.calling D.planning
7.A.turned B.disappeared C.swallowed D.come
8.A.precious B.expensive C.various D.serious
9.A.buried B.saved C.carried D.guarded
10.A.thieves B.locals C.beggars D.women
11.A.tired B.scared C.proud D.aware
12.A.sadly B.calmly C.angrily D.patiently
13.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
14.A.until B.as C.while D.after
15.A.gift B.coin C.hand D.favor
16.A.with joy B.in anger C.with fear D.in shock
17.A.proud B.ashamed C.grateful D.disappointed
18.A.specific B.available C.unexpected D.untouched
19.A.race B.respect C.origin D.dignity
20.A.held B.created C.changed D.ruined
B
Six years ago at the age of 35, I suddenly decided I wanted to learn the cello(大提琴). Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave, professor of musical instruction.
"You can be as good as you want to be, "Margrave said rather mysteriously. On a piece of paper he drew the notes E and F. He showed me where to put my fingers on the neck of the cello and how to draw the bow. Then he entered my name in his book: 10 am, Tuesday. Tuesday followed Tuesday, and soon it was spring.
Thus began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream. E-F, E-F, we played together—and moved on to G. It was a happy time. I was again becoming something new, and no longer trapped as the same person. Surely the most terrible recognition of middle life is that we are past changing. We do what we can already do. The cello was something I couldn't do. Yet each Tuesday this became less and less true. Riding home on the bus one snowy night and learning the score of Mozart's C-Major Quintet, I felt the page burst into music in my hands. I could by then more or less read a score, and was humming(哼唱)the cello line, when suddenly all five parts came together harmonically in my head. The fellow sitting opposite stared. I met his glance with tears, actually hearing the music in my head for the first time. Could he hear it too, perhaps? No, he got off at the next stop.
As the years slipped by, my daughter grew up, playing the piano well. My goal was that she and I would one day perform together. I also wanted to perform in public with and for my peers, and to be secretly envied. I continued to play, to perform, but it is not the same. Before, when I heard a cello, it was all beauty and light. Now, as the TV camera gets close to Rostropovich's face, I recognize that his smile shows his incredible determination. Even for him, the cello is a difficult instrument that doesn't respect your ambitions. I picked up my cello and practiced. As good as I wanted to be, I am as good as I'm going to get. It is good enough.
1.From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .
A. the author already knew some cello basics
B. the author went to a cello lesson every Tuesday
C. the author bought a cello after he decided to learn it
D. Wendell Margrave was a famous but mysterious professor
2.The author writes that "it was a happy time" in Paragraph 3 mainly because .
A. he felt very bored with his new life
B. it was beautiful to be able to hear the music in his mind
C. Professor Margrave made learning the cello very easy for him
D. he enjoyed the feelings of growth and getting closer to his dream
3. From the last paragraph, it can be inferred that the author .
A. put on shows with his daughter
B. was determined to catch up with Rostropovich
C. is happy to have kept up his personal development
D. was confident that his peers would envy him for his cello playing ability
4. The purpose of the article is mainly to .
A. show his deep gratitude to his cello tutor
B. advise readers on how to improve their cello skills
C. describe his incredible efforts to overcome difficulties
D. encourage readers that it's never too late to pursue their dreams
