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A

Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very

1woman. She didnt buy many jewels or2? ?clothes. Instead， she spent millions of dollars in3a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarahs house was that it seemed never4 . The work on the house went on for 38 years because Sarah was afraid to5building it.

Sarahs house was near San Jose. Every day， a lot of

6arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms， more doors and more windows， so the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and l，0007 . There were also 3 lifts， 9 kitchens， and 47 fireplaces.

Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting8 ？ It was because Sarah was afraid of9 . She thought she would die when the house was finished， so she didnt want her house to be finished.

Sarah Winchesters plan seemed to have worked10she lived to be 83 years old. But， finally， her house was finished.

1. A. kind ? ? ?B. rich ? ? ?C. useful ? ? ?D. brave

2. A. cheap ? ? ?B. expensive ? ? ?C. simple ? ? ?D. old

3. A. building ? ? ?B. mending ? ? ?C. selling ? ? ?D. setting

4. A. appeared ? ? ?B. closed ? ? ?C. changed ? ? ?D. finished

5. A. keep ? ? ?B. enjoy ? ? ?C. stop ? ? ?D. suggest

6. A. drivers ? ? ?B. workers ? ? ?C. farmers ? ? ?D. visitors

7. A. floors ? ? ?B. gardens ? ? ?C. windows ? ? ?D. rooms

8. A. bigger ? ? ?B. smaller ? ? ?C. stronger ? ? ?D. cleaner

9. A. moving ? ? ?B. dying ? ? ?C. living ? ? ?D. growing

10. A. whether ? ? ?B. because ? ? ?C. though ? ? ?D. while

B

Dear Michael，

I am glad to learn that you have been chosen to study in China. Your dream has come true！

I can well remember that you1China for the first time when you were nine. Ever since you returned， you have been interested in Chinese culture and have put a lot of2into learning Chinese. When you first started to learn Chinese， I3it was nothing but a passing fad （一時(shí)的狂熱）. However， you didnt4up halfway， but kept on learning and did a good job in the HSK （漢語(yǔ)水平考試）. Now you finally got what you had5for a long time. You got the chance to6life in China for one year. You should have it， my son， for chances only come to those who are7 .

When you study there， you will have to face8in everyday life that you have never experienced before， but after a year abroad， you will return with a new9at life—and at yourself.

Your mom and I are both10you. Keep it up， my son！

Love，

Dad

1. A. built ? ? ?B. visited ? ? ?C. missed ? ? ?D. changed

2. A. difficulty ? ? ?B. success ? ? ?C. effort ? ? ?D. space

3. A. thought ? ? ?B. agreed ? ? ?C. forgot ? ? ?D. added

4. A. cheer ? ? ?B. grow ? ? ?C. turn ? ? ?D. give

5. A. written ? ? ?B. wanted ? ? ?C. toured ? ? ?D. paid

6. A. introduce ? ? ?B. experience ? ? ?C. respect ? ? ?D. imagine

7. A. prepared ? ? ?B. honest ? ? ?C. friendly ? ? ?D. helpful

8. A. examples ? ? ?B. meetings ? ? ?C. challenges ? ? ?D. dreams

9. A. look ? ? ?B. touch ? ? ?C. guess ? ? ?D. speed

10. A. kind to ? ? ?B. afraid of ? ? ?C. polite to ? ? ?D. proud of

C

These days， cars are designed using computers. Lets look at how a new car is created.

First， several1talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have. Then they sit down at their computers and2many sketches （素描）. The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of

cars are3on the computer. You can change the size， shape or color of any part on the computer to see4the car would look and then you can choose the best design.

Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed. Part of the inside of the car is5so that the designers can sit in it. They can feel if there is enough6inside and if they can reach7in the car. Then some cars are built—there are more than 15， 000 parts of a car to8 .

When everything is known to be9 ， the cars are made in the factory. Again computers are used to make sure that all the parts are10as they are needed. The factory usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops.

1. A. drivers ? ? ?B. designers ? ? ?C. workers ? ? ?D. salesmen

2. A. draw ? ? ?B. order ? ? ?C. type ? ? ?D. enjoy

3. A. improved ? ? ?B. corrected ? ? ?C. developed ? ? ?D. changed

4. A. how ? ? ?B. if ? ? ?C. what ? ? ?D. that

5. A. covered ? ? ?B. painted ? ? ?C. locked ? ? ?D. built

6. A. metal ? ? ?B. glass ? ? ?C. light ? ? ?D. room

7. A. nothing ? ? ?B. nobody ? ? ?C. everything ? ? ?D. everybody

8. A. choose ? ? ?B. test ? ? ?C. show ? ? ?D. repair

9. A. safe ? ? ?B. easy ? ? ?C. cheap ? ? ?D. fast

10. A. unusual ? ? ?B. electronic ? ? ?C. colorful ? ? ?D. ready

D

As a student， almost everyone has his own learning method. Yet， a recent1with my deskmate gave me new ideas on how to study effectively.

She was a typical procrastinator （拖延者） in our teachers eyes and she always finished homework2than me. However， what puzzled me most was how she made gradual progress while I3 . Once， I asked her， “How do you improve your grades even doing your homework so slowly？” She answered， “Doing homework slowly doesnt4that I dont study. Instead， I just go5and learn first， then perform.”

So I suddenly realized that she wasnt procrastinating， but spending her time6and reviewing. When reviewing， she was looking for her7and then correcting them. When we learn a new thing， we remember it best8after weve learned it. Then we gradually forget it. A few days later， we may keep nothing at all in our mind. But reviewing helps us to better master new knowledge.

When students dont have to prepare for big9 ， they should reflect on their work and learn from their mistakes. Once it gets close to exams， its always10to start preparing for them.

So we need to know how to study effectively.

1. A. fight ? ? ?B. game ? ? ?C. trade ? ? ?D. conversation

2. A. later ? ? ?B. earlier ? ? ?C. faster ? ? ?D. farther

3. A. mustnt ? ? ?B. shouldnt ? ? ?C. neednt ? ? ?D. couldnt

4. A. allow ? ? ?B. cause ? ? ?C. mean ? ? ?D. influence

5. A. by ? ? ?B. over ? ? ?C. on ? ? ?D. through

6. A. playing ? ? ?B. imagining ? ? ?C. thinking ? ? ?D. suggesting

7. A. troubles ? ? ?B. mistakes ? ? ?C. abilities ? ? ?D. advantages

8. A. suddenly ? ? ?B. usually ? ? ?C. recently ? ? ?D. immediately

9. A. events ? ? ?B. parties ? ? ?C. exams ? ? ?D. tasks

10. A. wise ? ? ?B. shy ? ? ?C. lovely ? ? ?D. stupid

E

Amber Wong was not like many of her classmates. She didnt listen to popular music. She didnt watch many movies， and she wasnt interested in nice clothes.

When she got ? ?1

with her friends at a party， Amber found her friends preferred rock and pop music. When Amber ? ?2

if they would like to try classical music， they all looked at her strangely.

“ ? 3

music is for old people，” one of her friends said. Amber was ? ?4

that something was wrong with her. She decided to ? ?5

her father. As Amber entered his study， her father could feel something was ? ?6

.

“Dad， am I strange？” she asked her father.

“Of course not，” he answered， “why do you ask that？”

“Because I dont ? ?7

the same things as my classmates. They want to listen to pop music. But I like classical music.”

“I understand. Never mind， Amber. Its all right to be yourself. You dont have to ? ?8

what other people do. Everybody ? ?9

different tastes. Some of them are popular， but others arent.”

After Amber spoke to her father， she felt ? ?10

about herself. She realized that being different made her special. It was an important lesson for her to learn.

1. A. up ? ? ?B. away ? ? ?C. together ? ? ?D. around

2. A. said ? ? ?B. found ? ? ?C. noticed ? ? ?D. asked

3. A. Pop ? ? ?B. Rock ? ? ?C. Classical ? ? ?D. Country

4. A. proud ? ? ?B. worried ? ? ?C. glad ? ? ?D. lucky

5. A. talk to ? ? ?B. look for ? ? ?C. write to ? ? ?D. call up

6. A. terrible ? ? ?B. wrong ? ? ?C. strange ? ? ?D. true

7. A. have ? ? ?B. know ? ? ?C. use ? ? ? D. like

8. A. copy ? ? ? B. carry ? ? ? C. care ? ? ? D. think

9. A. holds ? ? ? B. has ? ? ? C. makes ? ? ? D. takes

10. A. surer ? ? ? B. angrier ? ? ? C. better ? ? ? D. worse

F

After a meeting， I returned to my hotel room late in the evening. The overhead light outside my door was .1. and I had difficulty finding the keyhole. When I finally opened the door， I .2. around the wall for a light switch （開(kāi)關(guān)）. But there wasnt one.

I .3. seeing a lamp by the bed. I found the bed in the dark and walked .4. until I found the lamp， but when I switched it on， nothing happened！ Now what？

Though I knew that it was dark outside my window

.5. the outdoor light was burned out， I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains （窗簾） I might be able to use the light from the .6. to find another lamp. So I .7. my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no draw-string！

What a .8. day！ That evening I discovered how dark the world can be and how necessary light is. But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people—the light of heart.

Let your light shine. Whatever light you .9. may be a beacon （燈塔） of hope in someones darkness. And if you feel that your light is only a candle in a forest， there isnt enough darkness in the world to .10. the light of one small candle.

1. A. fixed ? ? ? B. broken ? ? ? C. burning ? ? ? D. lighting

2. A. found ? ? ? B. turned ? ? ? C. felt ? ? ? D. looked

3. A. began ? ? ?B. tried ? ? ?C. liked ? ? ?D. remembered

4. A. lightly ? ? ? B. fast ? ? ? C. carefully ? ? ? D. easily

5. A. if ? ? ? B. unless ? ? ? C. since ? ? ? D. so

6. A. stars ? ? ? B. street ? ? ? C. shops ? ? ? D. room

7. A. forced ? ? ? B. followed ? ? ? C. made ? ? ? D. pushed

8. A. lucky ? ? ? B. special ? ? ? C. peaceful ? ? ? D. terrible

9. A. imagine ? ? ? B. receive ? ? ? C. offer ? ? ? D. throw

10. A. give out ? ? ? B. break off ? ? ? C. care for ? ? ? D. put out

G

Recently， I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships werent good. I wasnt enjoying my classes， and I felt like I had1to look forward to. My life seemed to be full of endless homework， tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed2to me. I wasnt sure what to do about myself. All I wanted was to be happy again， but I didnt know who or what would3that.

During these days， I had trouble4 . I had to take sleeping pills （安眠藥） but still woke up in the midnight. I had no5 but to tell my dad. He6the book The Secret. I immediately bought the e-book online and read the whole thing that night. Im normally quite a stubborn （固執(zhí)的） person，7the influence on my mood after finishing the book was obvious （明顯的）. Suddenly， I felt like life was8again. I had never felt such a deep and quick9in my life before.

In fact， the books message was very simple—think positively. The book had many success stories about how people were able to10money， soul mates and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life like them. Little by little， I realized that The Secret could work only when I believed these peoples success stories.

Now Im sure I can bring myself happiness.

1. A. something ? ? ?B. everything ? ? ?C. anything ? ? ?D. nothing

2. A. helpful ? ? ?B. colorful ? ? ?C. peaceful ? ? ?D. powerful

3. A. serve ? ? ?B. offer ? ? ?C. answer ? ? ?D. prevent

4. A. reading ? ? ?B. studying ? ? ?C. working ? ? ?D. sleeping

5. A. problem ? ? ?B. idea ? ? ?C. need ? ? ?D. doubt

6. A. borrowed ? ? ?B. collected ? ? ?C. returned ? ? ?D. suggested

7. A. and ? ? ?B. but ? ? ?C. or ? ? ?D. so

8. A. pleased ? ? ?B. common ? ? ?C. beautiful ? ? ?D. serious

9. A. breath ? ? ?B. notice ? ? ?C. surprise ? ? ?D. change

10. A. attract ? ? ?B. control ? ? ?C. imagine ? ? ?D. mention

H

Cindy and Anna were best friends. Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not1on what to do.

One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. “Come on. Lets play chess，” Anna said.

“I dont want to play chess，” Cindy replied.

“We always do what you want to do， Cindy. Its my turn to make a2，” Anna said. She was getting a little unhappy and went3 ， leaving Cindy alone.

Cindy was very angry.4she got home， she found she still had Annas notebook in her schoolbag. “Well， Im not giving it back to her today. Im too mad at her，” Cindy thought.

The next day at school， their teacher Mrs Stone5their notebooks. But Anna didnt have hers， and she looked6 . Cindy knew she should tell Mrs Stone that she had the notebook， but she was7mad at Anna.

When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs ?Stone the8 . “Thank you for being9 ， Cindy. Im sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，” said Mrs Stone.

Later， Mrs Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them. Mrs Stone helped them10that it was a good idea to take turns to decide on the activity. They became best friends again.

1. A. agree ? ? ?B. live ? ? ?C. depend ? ? ?D. try

2. A. promise ? ? ?B. plan ? ? ?C. decision ? ? ?D. dialogue

3. A. over ? ? ?B. on ? ? ?C. by ? ? ?D. away

4. A. Because ? ? ?B. After ? ? ?C. Unless ? ? ?D. If

5. A. gave away ? ? ?B. asked for ? ? ?C. handed in ? ? ?D. paid for

6. A. worried ? ? ?B. normal ? ? ?C. proud ? ? ?D. relaxed

7. A. still ? ? ?B. never ? ? ?C. usually ? ? ?D. almost

8. A. chance ? ? ?B. method ? ? ?C. truth ? ? ?D. rule

9. A. patient ? ? ?B. honest ? ? ?C. active ? ? ?D. quiet

10. A. think ? ? ?B. explain ? ? ?C. guess ? ? ?D. realize

I

Dear Dad，

Happy birthday to you！ On this special day， Id like to talk to you in a special way.

I dont think Im good at telling you my thought face to face with you， so Im ? ?1 ? ?to show my deep love for you. You are not a rich man ? ?2 ? ?a famous person. But in my heart， you are one of the ? ?3 ? ?men in the world. I am proud of you. You are ? ?4 ? ?interested in being famous and rich. You do ? ?5 ? ?things like paying for your phone on time， and working hard in your factory. The smile on your face ? ?6 ? ?you are pleased with the family. You take good care of my ? ?7

. You help me with my schoolwork and go shopping with Mom on Sundays.

In the past， I didnt care whether you were with me or not. Now I am sorry to ? ?8 ? ?I didnt show you my respect before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me.

I am quite lucky that I have ? ?9 ? ?a great father. And I ? ?10 ? ?happy that now I can let you know how much I love you. You are successful as a son， a husband， a father， and a friend.

Love from，

Lydia

1. A. writing ? ? ?B. singing ? ? ?C. reading ? ? ?D. speaking

2. A. and ? ? ?B. or ? ? ?C. also ? ? ?D. but

3. A. strongest ? ? ?B. funniest ? ? ?C. greatest ? ? ?D. tallest

4. A. always ? ? ?B. ever ? ? ?C. already ? ? ?D. never

5. A. common ? ? ?B. popular ? ? ?C. wonderful ? ? ?D. interesting

6. A. finds ? ? ?B. shows ? ? ?C. teaches ? ? ?D. tastes

7. A. teachers______ ? ? ?B. classmates

C. grandparents ? ? ?D. parents

8. A. explain ? ? ?B. say ? ? ?C. know ? ? ?D. learn

9. A. too ? ? ?B. so ? ? ?C. very ? ? ?D. such

10. A. sound ? ? ?B. feel ? ? ?C. smell ? ? ?D. look

J

Thomas was a good student but he didnt respect （尊重） others. One day， his aunt gave him a ? ?1

as a birthday gift. He went around the classroom playing his drum. When others asked him to keep ? ?2

or play somewhere else， Thomas refused.

Thomas classmates couldnt stand the noisy drum， so they ? ?3

playing with him. Joe， one of his classmates， ?invented special earplugs （耳塞） which allowed people to hear normal sounds， but stopped the bad ones. Thomas got very ? ?4

with Joe. He even had a big fight with Joe.

A few days later， a clock was put into the classroom， just next to the desk of Thomas. The clock was making the ? ?5

like “Tick tock， tick tock”. Thomas couldnt concentrate on his study at all. ? ?6

， the others， with their special earplugs， were OK. Soon Thomas started to ? ?7

how much he had disturbed his classmates with the drum， and how silly it had been to fight with Joe. In order to change the situation， Thomas decided to say ? ?8

to his classmates. Whats more， he ? ?9

played his drum in the classroom. Seeing Thomas great changes， his classmates ? ?10

forgave （原諒） him and decided to play with him again. From then on， Thomas changed a lot and got along well with his classmates.

1. A. piano ? ? ?B. violin ? ? ?C. guitar ? ? ?D. drum

2. A. calm ? ? ?B. quiet ? ? ?C. lively ? ? ?D. healthy

3. A. stopped ? ? ?B. began ? ? ?C. practiced ? ? ?D. kept

4. A. strict ? ? ?B. angry ? ? ?C. popular ? ? ?D. patient

5. A. mistake ? ? ?B. problem ? ? ?C. noise ? ? ?D. change

6. A. Instead ? ? ?B. However ? ? ?C. Perhaps ? ? ?D. Really

7. A. show ? ? ?B. realize ? ? ?C. discuss ? ? ?D. dream

8. A. thanks ? ? ?B. okay ? ? ?C. sorry ? ? ?D. goodbye

9. A. at times ? ? ?B. at once ? ? ?C. no wonder ? ? ?D. no longer

10. A. actually ? ? ?B. finally ? ? ?C. suddenly ? ? ?D. recently

K

During an important war， a general decided to lead his soldiers to fight back bravely. He believed that they would win the war. But most of his soldiers had a different1 . The soldiers thought they might2the war because they were not3enough.

But they had to obey the generals order.4the way to the front， they felt very tired after walking for a long time. They stopped at a temple and decided to stop to have a rest. The general5out a coin and said， “I will throw this coin. If it is heads， we will win. If it is tails （硬幣反面）， we will lose. Destiny will now show itself.”

He threw the coin into the air and all soldiers watched ? ? 6carefully. Everybody wanted to know the7 . It was heads！ The soldiers felt so excited and8when they saw the heads.

During the war， they fought9and finally won the war. After the war， a soldier walked to the general and said， “God changed our destiny.”

“No， we ourselves changed our destiny.” The general10and showed him the coin. The coin was special and it had heads on both sides.

1. A. idea B. reason C. survey D. question

2. A. win B. lose C. beat D. fight

3. A. strong B. weak C. tall D. high

4. A. To B. By C. In D. On

5. A. left B. took C. worked D. looked

6. A. him B. her C. it D. them

7. A. result B. power C. grade D. picture

8. A. sad B. bored C. happy D. tired

9. A. slowly B. bravely C. sadly D. heavily

10. A. smiled B. replied C. believed D. agreed

L

It was the first week of the summer vacation. Dad said to Mike， “Charlie hurt his foot and cant1for two weeks. Can you work with me on the2 ？” Charlie was Dads helper.

Mom said， “We know you had plans with your friends， but Dad really needs your3 .”

“Sure， Dad， I would love to，” Mike replied.

Dad and Mike left early the next morning. “Fishing is a（n）4job，” Mike thought. But he kept working. When he found they were5more and more fish， Mike was so excited.

It was late afternoon when they returned home. Mom ? 6had dinner ready for them， but Mike felt so tired that he went straight to bed.

The next morning， Mikes arms hurt a lot. However， he had such a good time with Dad that he7to keep helping him.

The two weeks8soon. Charlie came back to work. Mike9being out on the ocean， so he asked， “May I come， too？”

Dad looked surprised and said， “Sure！”

They all jumped10the boat and set off to the ocean. The rest of the summer would be great for the three of them.

1. A. sleep ? ? ? B. dance ? ? ? C. work ? ? ? D. study

2. A. ship ? ? ? B. boat ? ? ? C. bus ? ? ? D. train

3. A. love ? ? ? B. advice ? ? ? C. help ? ? ? D. idea

4. A. hard ? ? ? B. interesting ? ? ? C. new ? ? ?D. bad

5. A. selling ? ? ? B. buying ? ? ? C. eating ? ? ? D. catching

6. A. still ? ? ? B. already ? ? ? C. never ? ? ? D. always

7. A. decided ? ? ?B. refused ? ? ?C. regretted ? ? ?D. turned

8. A. passed ? ? ? B. lost ? ? ? C. ran ? ? ?D. came

9. A. tried ? ? ? B. kept ? ? ? C. enjoyed ? ? ? D. stopped

10. A. down ? ? ? B. onto ? ? ? C. from ? ? ? D. over