讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the ____ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. ____ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were ____ she got it back and typed some more.

Debbie followed this ____ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, ____, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ___ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was ___. Debbie knew, with all of the ____ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would ___ her no time to write.

Seeing her ____, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a ___.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne ____ for a long time and then said.

So Debbie returned to her ____ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally ____.

Debbie sold her first book after five years of ___. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has ____ more than 100 books, many of ___ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print.

And Wayne? His selfless ___ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. ___, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they ____ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.

1.A. coffee B. bedside C. kitchen D. dressing

2.A. Unless B. When C. Though D. Wherever

3.A. asleep B. awake C. free D. convenient

4.A. standard B. suggestion C. tradition D. routine

5.A. therefore B. however C. somehow D. anyway

6.A. making up B. cutting down C. finding out D. bringing in

7.A. broken B. warm C. touched D. cold

8.A. abilities B. balances C. duties D. problems

9.A. stop B. leave C. ensure D. permit

10.A. achievements B. behavior C. efforts D. sadness

11.A. typist B. housewife C. writer D. designer

12.A. doubted B. compared C. delayed D. hesitated

13.A. office B. dream C. state D. home

14.A. paid off B. broke up C. came back D. cleared up

15.A. challenging B. struggling C. thinking D. arguing

16.A. collected B. published C. prepared D. translated

17.A. them B. that C. it D. which

18.A. support B. respect C. trust D. protection

19.A. Surprisingly B. Gratefully C. Gradually D. Similarly

20.A. admit B. realize C. wonder D. prove

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

I always have my own ways to learn English. First, I always read the text in advance so that I can know what I must pay much attention to in class. 1.______ my delight, when my teacher raises a question, I know how to answer more often. And whenever I answer a question2.______ (correct), I have a strong sense of achievement.

Besides, I always try to take notes in class. Important language points, grammar rules, useful 3._____ (express) and key words are 4. _____ we want to take down. After class, I organize the notes so that I can have a better 5. _______ (understand) of them. Of course, I will certainly read aloud the notes in the morning.

To develop my interest in English, after class I 6.______ (wide) read English materials. By this means I can also develop my ability of reading.

7.____ (chat) with my teachers and classmates is also one of my ways to learn English. We often talk 8. ____ English about different topics concerning friendship, sports, etc. Free expression in English always 9.__ (give) me a sense of pride, 10.______ in turn inspires me to learn English better.

英語課上，老師要求同桌相互修改作文。假設(shè)以下作文為你同桌所寫，請你對其進(jìn)行修改。共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。 錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號 （^），并在此符號下面寫出改加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

As we all know, travelling can be an excited experience. Let me give you some advices that you have to pay attention. You can find out more about your destination by surf the Internet before you set out. You needn’t take too many cash. Since it can be very convenient to pay in cash, using cheques is much more reliable. In additional, it will be wise of you to take an umbrella in case of it should rain. And if you are to travel abroad, you’d better understand the cultural diversity. Keep this in mind that being polite in foreign countries can help you had a wonderful trip.

假定你是李華，請用英文寫份申請，愿作“志愿家庭”接待來你市參觀的美國中學(xué)生代表，內(nèi)容包：

1.自我介紹；

2.家庭條件及個(gè)人優(yōu)勢；

3.安排美國朋友參加的活動。

注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于80，開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以是行文連貫。

Dear Sir,

___I sincerely hope that my family can have the honor to be a host family. _____

—I love the internet. I’ve come to know many friends on the net.

—________. Few of them would become our real friends.

A. That’s for sure.B. It’s not the case.

C. I couldn’t agree more.D. I’m pleased to know that.

The biggest whale is ________ blue whale，which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ________ 9-storeyed building.

A. a; theB. the; theC. /; aD. the; a

Nobody can imagine what difficulty we had ________ home in the snowstorm.

A. walkingB. to walkC. walkedD. to walking

John’s success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work ________ has made him what he is today.

A. whyB. thatC. whenD. which

He said that he had visited his teachers in the junior middle school ________.

A. two weeks beforeB. last week

C. a week agoD. before two weeks

Small blocks of time can also be made full ________ of ________ the problems in our study.

A. use; to settleB. using; settling

C. to use; to settleD. use; settling