--- Your bedroom is so dirty. _____ all the rubbish, Peter.

--- OK, Mum. I’ll do it right away.

A. Put up B. Make up C. Pick up D. Hurry up

---Why are you buying so much food?

--- Because an old friend of _______ is coming to see me this evening.

A. me B. mine C. my father’s D. my father

The famous star Zhang Yixin once said, “As a singer, you____ never be too hard-working.”

A. must B. can C. should D. may

---Where is Frank now? --- He with his friends ____ games in the garden.

A. plays B. is playing C. are playing D. play

Tom will not want to have ______ to do with chess in the future.

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

—I’m afraid i can’t go to your party.

—________________! The party won’t be perfect without you.

A. You’re welcome B. That’s nothing C. What a pity D. It doesn’t matter

Daniel was disappointed as he _______ out of his 40th job interview. He couldn't believe he had _____40 interviews. He just finished his university study and needed to get a job ________. He was almost broke（身無分文的）. He decided that he would start a_________project called "Living the Map". He wanted to get 50 jobs in 50 states in only 50______.

Daniel's idea may sound crazy, _____it is really clever. Daniel said that one of his goals was to get as ____ job experience as possible. He was still not sure what kind of job he really wanted. The best way to find out was to try out _____ types of jobs. So, he tried to get jobs that were close to each state's identity(特點). For example, Michigan is famous _______having a lot of car factories, so during his 8th week in Michigan, he worked as an engineer. Wisconsin is known for its cheese, so he was a cheese maker there. In Vermont he made maple syrup, and in Maryland he cooked crab for the patients in a _______ .

Daniel not only had fun ______ all kinds of interesting jobs, but he also made 60,000 dollars and became famous. He plans to publish a book about _______he learned from his project. _______the beginning, Daniel wanted to be experienced in different jobs, but instead he became famous ,or was he ___ to become famous from the beginning? You decide. Whatever he has in mind, it _____ that there are many more jobs in his future.

1.A. jumped B. ran C. walked D. rolled

2.A. succeeded B. changed C. lost D. failed

3.A. fast B. slowly C. highly D. happily

4.A. interesting B. new C. complete D. boring

5.A. months B. minutes C. weeks D. days

6.A. although B. but C. so D. even

7.A. little B. few C. many D. much

8.A. same B. similar C. different D. creative

9.A. as B. of C. on D. for

10.A. restaurant B. hospital C. company D. school

11.A. to try B. tried C. trying D. try

12.A. that B. which C. what D. where

13.A. From B. In C. Of D. On

14.A. hoping B. hoped C. to hope D. hopeful

15.A. like B. likes C. looks D. seems

New York is 3 hours ahead of California but it does not make California slow. Someone graduated at the age of 22, but waited 5 years before getting a good job! Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50

While another became a CEO at 50, and ▲ to 90 years. Someone is still single, while someone else got married. Obama retires(退休) at 55, but Trump starts at 70 Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone.

People around you might seem to go ahead of(在….前) you, some might seem to be behind you. But everyone is running their own RACE, in their own TIME.

Don’t envy them or laugh at them. They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours! Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.

So, RELAX.

You’re not LATE.

You’re not EARLY.

You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE.

1.We can know that when it’s 6 a.m. in New York, it’s ______ in California.

A. 9 a.m. B. 9 p.m. C. 3 a.m. D. 3 p.m.

2.Who is the President of the USA now?

A. Obama B. Trump C. Clinton D. Bush

3.If someone is ahead of or behind you, you shouldn’t ______them.

A. be worried about B. feel happy for

C. get angry with D. envy or laugh at

4.The best word for the blank in the poem is ______.

A. born B. grew C. lived D. married

5.What can we learn from the poem?

A. Obama starts at 55,but Trump retires at 70. B. Life is all about waiting for time zones.

C. The earlier we succeed, the better we will be. D. Don’t hurry and take your own steps.

Humans are land animals, but we are also closely connected to the sea. In history, the sea has given a lot to mankind. The sea has provided man with food and a better way to travel to different parts of the world.

In the modern world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are going to meet the end. The sea, however, still can be hoped to satisfy man's needs.

The list of riches of the sea to be developed by man's technology is amazing. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable minerals on the ocean floor are ready to be mined(開采).

Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce plenty of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by eastern people.

Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam(蒸汽) in a steamship. Ocean waves offer possible use as a source of energy.

Technology allows man to explore more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.

The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Scientists believe that by the year 2050 the problems that prevent us from making full use of the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.

1.According to the passage, which is not in the list of the riches of the sea?

A. Ocean winds B. Minerals C. Fishes and shellfishes D. Oil and gas

2.When will the problems to explore the deeper sea largely possibly be solved?

A. In the next century. B. At the end of the 20th century.

C. By the middle of the 21st century. D. In a couple of years.

3.Why does the writer mention a steamship in paragraph 5?

A. To show that a steamship is better than other kinds of ships.

B. To explain that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea.

C. To argue that man should use steamships.

D. To describe that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Needs of Man. B. Sea and Sources of Energy.

C. Sea Exploring Technology. D. Sea Harvest and Food.

5.We can conclude(得出結(jié)論) from the passage that ______.

A. harvesting rice in the sea will be made possible

B. technology for exploring the sea has been solved

C. in the near future man can live on the ocean floor

D. humans haven’t fully made use of the riches of the sea

I remembered I had a gun if I needed it, and turned back towards this man of the island. He was hiding behind another tree but stepped out to meet me.

‘Who are you ? ’I asked, staring at him.

‘Ben Gunn ,’he answered, and his voice sounded rough and strange .His skin was burnt nearly black by the sun and his clothes were made from pieces of a ship's sail. ‘Poor Ben Gunn,’ he went on. ‘Alone for three years.’

‘Were you shipwrecked(船遇難)?’I asked.

‘No ,my friend,’ he said. ‘Marooned.’

I had heard the word before, and knew it meant a cruel(殘忍的)punishment often used by pirates(海盜)－leaving a man alone on some distant, empty island.

‘Marooned for three years, ’he continued,‘ living on wild goats and fish. But I'm in a great need for real English food back home. You don't have a piece of cheese, do you? Many nights I've dreamed of cheese.’

He continued. ‘Well, tell me your name. ’

‘Jim,’ I told him.

‘Well, Jim,’ he said, looking around and lowering his voice to a whisper, ‘I'm rich.’ I was now sure the poor man was crazy ,but he repeated his words. ‘Rich, I say! Now ,Jim ,that isn't Flint's ship, is it?’

I began to think that I had found a friend, and I answered him at once. ‘It's not Flint's ship any more. Flint is dead, but there are still some of Flint's men aboard, and that's bad news for us.’

‘A man with one leg?’ he asked, fear in his voice.

‘Silver?’I asked.

‘Yes ,Silver,’ he said, ‘that was his name.’

‘He's the cook, and their leader ,too.’ And I told him the fight between Flint and the cook, and the danger we were now in.

‘You're in trouble, Jim,’ he said when I'd finished. ‘Well, Ben Gunn will help you. Will your squire(鄉(xiāng)紳) be generous if I do, do you think? I don't want him to give me a job, but will he give me one thousand pounds out of money that's really mine?’

‘I'm sure he will,’ I said. (Adapted from Treasure Island)

1.What were Ben’s clothes made of?

A. a fishing net B. a piece of ship's sail

C. a piece of old cloth D. a blanket

2.What is the correct order of the story?

①Jim met Ben on the island. ②Ben wanted to get his 1000 pounds.

③Silver became the leader of the ship. ④Flint was dead.

A. ①④③② B. ①④②③ C. ④①③② D. ④③①②

3.What does underlined word ‘Marooned’ mean ________ in the passage?

A. 絞刑 B. 釋放 C. 流放 D. 謀殺

4.From Ben’s words, he probably came from_________.

A. America B. Brazil C. Britain D. France

5.It can be inferred(推斷)from the passage that___________.

A. Ben was marooned for 3 years on the island.

B. Ben became a rich man with the help of Jim.

C. Jim and Ben used to work on Flint’s ship.

D. Silver was an awful man and perhaps he had Flint killed.