一、单项选择（20分） （ ）1. ---- How do you study ______ a test? ---- I study ______ working with a group. A: for by B: by in C: for from （ ）2. Have you ever ______ with a group? A: study B: studying C: studied （ ）3. My sister said she studied by ________ English-language videos. A: watch B: watching C: watched （ ）4. What about _______ the textbook? A: reading B: read C: to read （ ）5. It improves my _______ skills A: spoken B: speak C: speaking （ ）6. I have trouble ________ the new words. A: memorize B: memorizing C: to memorize （ ）7. I don’t know how ________ commas. A: use B: to used C: used （ ）8. Miss Li regards all his students _______ his children. A: as B: for C: to （ ）9. If you don’t know how to spell new words, look them _____ in a dictionary. A: up B: for C: after （ ）10. The small boys decided ________ to each other. A: not talk B: not talking C: not to talk （ ）11. I found difficult to learn English grammar. A. it B. that C. it is （ ）12. Chinese English learners often talk about topics in English at first but___ up in Chinese at last. A. finish B. start C. end D. stay
（ ）13. When she was a child, she piano. A. enjoys playing B. enjoyed play C.enjoyed playing the （ ）14. ---Thank you for helping me a lot. ---- . A. Never mind B. You are welcome C. It doesn’t matter. D. No problem （ ）15. Lily didn’t know the answer. I didn’t know the answer, . A. too B. also C. either D. neither （ ）16. What we read usually _______ our thinking. A. believes B. regards C. influences D. memorizes （ ）17. Remember not to speak when we are in the reading room. A. fast B. loud C. quietly D. quickly （ ）18. — Can I get you a drink? — That’s very nice of you. I’ve already got _____. A. it B. one C. that D. this （ ）19. She said she had some trouble ___________ her homework. A. finish B. finishing C. to finish D. finished （ ）20. I spend some time ________ newspaper every day. A. read B. reading C. to read D. on read 二、完形填空 （20分） “What’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I entered the door, I found that my mother was unhappy. It was 21 –she usually opens the door and welcomes me with a smile! “She’s dying,” mum said 22 . I knew what she said. The 23 ，mother’s favorite is dying. A month ago, we moved into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 24 she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoyed its beautiful color and nice smell. She regarded it as a baby and 25 it carefully. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did after she got up every morning was 26 the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times. She hoped that 27 great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful. But the tulip was dying 28 too much sunshine, water and fertilizer. It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love 29 be harmful. Love can sometimes30 what you love. ( )21.A. usual B. unusual C. sure D. unfair ( )22. A. happily B. quickly C. sadly D. loudly ( )23. A. bird B. dog C. tulip D. cat ( )24. A. Whenever B. Although C. Unless D. with ( )25. A. looked out B. looked over C. looked up D. looked after ( )26. A. to water B. watered C. water D. waters ( )27. A. under B. with C. in D. for ( )28. A. because B. for C. since D. because of ( )29. A. must B. should C. can D. need ( )30. A. help B. love C. kill D. protect 三、阅读理解（20分） A This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Many said they learnt by using English. Some students had more specific suggestions. Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words was by reading English magazines. She said that memorizing the words of pop songs also helped a little. When we asked about studying grammar, she said, “I never study grammar. It’s too boring.” Wei Ming feels differently. He’s been learning English&nbs
