As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the books says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
【小題1】Your dreams can be very ____, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.

A．big

B．small

C．high

D．low

【小題2】 Follow Your Heart is a ______ .

A．movie

B．song

C．book

D．dream

【小題3】 What idea stops you from realizing your dream?

A．I can’t be a writer.	B．I am good at some school subjects.
C．I think I am very great	D．I am the best student in our class.

【小題4】Don’t let ____ leave your heart.

A．your idea

B．your decision

C．your dream

D．your book

【小題5】Studying TV will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.

A．with

B．instead of

C．without

D．by

At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(獨立性)is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend of save it, usually with little guidance(指導(dǎo)) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions-and make mistakes. Failure(失敗) often teaches more than success.
【小題1】 Many American young people begin to live on themselves _____ .

A．a(chǎn)t eighteen years old	B．from childhood
C．a(chǎn)fter they get married	D．from an early age

【小題2】 An American child learn to _____ at the age of 2 .

A．find a full-time job	B．from childhood
C．put away his or her own clothes	D．do lots of chores

【小題3】The word “allowance” (in paragraph 3 ) means ______ in Chinese.

A．獎品

B．零花錢

C．財產(chǎn)

D．禮物

【小題4】 A child can get some more money by ______.

A．understanding the value of money	B．helping the rich
C．reading many books	D．doing extra chores

【小題5】The passage is mainly about ______ .

A．the independence of American children	B．the value of money
C．the guidance from parents	D．failure and success of American children

【小題1】If you want to take English classes, you should pay______ an hour.
A. $8                  B. $10                  C. $18
【小題2】You want to work in a restaurant, so you should call________.
A. Lisa                    B. John                C. Sue
【小題3】 You can see a new play at Bay College Theatre at________ on Saturday.
A. 8:00 p.m.               B. 5:00 p.m.           C. 9:00 p.m.
【小題4】Dave worked in Center’s Restaurant from Monday to Friday last week, 2 hours every night, so he could get______ _last week.
A. $8                      B. $80                  C. $16
【小題5】 You can help the book sale every day except__________
A. Sunday              B. Monday              C. Saturday

單詞拼寫（共5分）
根據(jù)首字母及漢語提示，完成下列單詞的拼寫，使句意明確，語言通順。
【小題1】His words are strongly i__________(使印象深刻) on my memory.
【小題2】 What about reading aloud to practice p____________(發(fā)音)？
【小題3】As a teacher, you must c______________(全神貫注) on your work .
【小題4】The air pollution in this area caused the ________(死亡) of many trees.
【小題5】 He is t__________（害怕）of speaking in public.

綜合填空（共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分）
根據(jù)短文意思，用方框中所給詞語的適當(dāng)形式填空，使文章通順、完整（其中有兩個多余選項）。

useful,  visit ,  travel,  knowledge,  two,  with, popular,  come,  but,  advantage,  other,  in

Travel is useful to us in at least three ways.
First, by【小題1】_ we can enjoy the beautiful scenery （風(fēng)景）of different places. We can see【小題2】our own eyes many things which can not be read about in books, and__【小題3】__some famous cities and scenic spots.
【小題4】_, we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of  【小題5】_ people, taste different foods and local favors （偏愛） if we like._【小題6】_ this way, we can understand how different other people live.
Third, travel will not only help us gain （獲得）【小題7】_ of geography and history and other knowledge,_【小題8】__will also help us keep healthy and make us less narrow-minded （才智有限的）.
With all these _【小題9】_ of travel, it is no wonder(難怪) that travel has now become more【小題10】 than ever in China.

任務(wù)型閱讀（共10分，每題2分）
Pets are a part of people’s lives. Some pets are like family. In these days, many people have pets at home and spend a lot of money improving their lives. In fact, in some parts of the world, pets get real VIP treatment(待遇). VIP usually means Very Important People, but here VIP means Very Important Pets!
When you want to give Fido or Kitty a holiday, or when you are going away on business, you can put them at a dog and cat hotel, and cats have a large place with something to climb on and play with. The guests get the best food during their stays at these hotels.
There are other special services(服務(wù)) at  hotels. Imagine you are traveling and you want to see your pet: the hotel can put a video camera in the pet’s room. So you can see your Fido or Kitty on TV.
The hotels usually have good groomers(美容師): They often bath and take the best hair care for the pets. But you need to make an appointment because people are usually very busy taking care of pets.
【小題1】What’s the new meaning of “VIP” in this passage?
                               
【小題2】According to this passage, where can you put your pet when you are away on business?
                                                                     
【小題3】What does “Fido” stand for(代表) here?
                                        
【小題4】How can you see your pet during your traveling?
                                                                     
【小題5】Why need you make an appointment when you want a good groomer for your pet?
                                                          

新學(xué)期，新面貌。佛山中學(xué)九年級即將舉行“How I have changed!”英語演講比賽。請根據(jù)Chang Ming有關(guān)信息內(nèi)容，寫一篇英語演講稿。
Name: Chang Ming   Job: a student in Grade Nine

Category	two years ago	now
body	thin, short	tall, strong
personality	relaxed, wild	serious, quiet
likes	ball games, surf the internet	basketball, spent more time on study
Dislikes	noodles	vegetables

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How I have changed!
Hello, everyone! My name is Chang Ming. How time flies! Now I am a student in Grade Nine.
And everything has changed now, so have I! I used to be ________________________________
                                                                              
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             

The pink dress looks good _____you and you always look good _____ pink..

A．on on

B．in in

C． on in

D．in on

-------what a heavy rain!
-------So it is.I prefer _______at home _______on such a rainy day.

A．watch TV ,to go out	B．watch TV,go out
C．watching TV, to going out	D．to watch TV,going out

Come on, Here’s_________about the English Speech Contest.

A．something useful	B．a(chǎn)nything special
C．nothing exciting	D．useful something