一、Fill in the blanks with the proper words (填上正确的单词). ( 1x15) 1. You should be ___________(感谢的)to have me to look after you . 2. The woman _________（折叠） the tickets in two and tore them in half. 3. The current ___________(趋势) is towards more part time employment. 4. I’ve set myself a __________（目标）of saving $ 20 a month. 5. We’re planning to __________（扩大） the garden . 6. Check and ____________(调节) the brakes regularly. 7. Jim is sitting on the floor ____________(包围) by boxes. 8. Please __________（通知）us of any change of address as soon as possible. 9. They haven’t kept in touch with each other for _________(十年). 10. She ________________ （祝贺）me warmly on my good exam results. 11. At Christmas we always visit our friends and ___________（亲戚）. 12. Mick closely ___________(像) his father. 13. The rabbit stopped, ___________(僵硬的 )with fear. 14. I’m not trying to criticize you , I’m ________(只是) trying to find out how accident happened. 15. The president __________ (勾出轮廓)his peace plan for the Middle East.
二、Complete the sentences with the following phrases.(词组填空) (2x10) catch on on purpose provided that be aware of differ from consist of get ahead congratulate…on focus on sign up in the absence of hold the key to 1. I don’t ___________ to what he is saying. 2. She broke the dish ___________ just to show her anger. 3. I don’t mind Mary coming with us ______________ he pays his own meals. 4. Most smokers ________perfectly _____________the dangers of smoking.
5. Humans ______________other mammals in their ability to speak. 6. Class 13 ______________ 4 lovely girls and 55 hard-working boys. 7. She soon found that it wasn’t easy to _____________ in the movie business. 8. _________________ any evidence, the police had him go. 9. The weather ______________our success or failure. 10. We _____________ our team ___________coming first in the competition.
三．课文填空：(1x10) If you saw a father 1.___________（pat） his son 2.________ the back 3._________ smiling happily, what would you think was 4.__________ on? You would probably think that the father was 5.________________ his son on 6._______ (do) something well, maybe 7.__________(pass) an exam or winning a race. You would know what was going 8.______ because you understood the message 9_____________(convey) by the father’s body language. 10.___________ the world, a pat on the back and a smile usually means,” Well done”.
四．完形填空。(2x10) Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life._1_just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen. Successful people__2____how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals, you are___3_your life. It’s like having a__4__to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are___5_drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any__6____time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver,___7_she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just___8_gas. Which driver do you want to be? Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making___9_____and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You must know what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life, or you’ll be 10__. 1． A．Because of B．Instead of C．In spite of D．In addition to 2． A．imagine B．discuss C．experience D．show 3． A．going on with B．taking control of C．getting along with D．taking advantage of 4． A．guide B．friend C．map D．sign 5． A．two B．such C．some D．good 6． A．free B．Dull C．fixed D．wasted 7． A．or B．for C．but D．so 8． A．thinking of B．using up C．turning off D．paying for 9． A．plans B．money C．friends D．maps 10． A．Lucky B．Young C．Ordinary D．Unsuccessful
五．阅读理解：(2x8) （A）Liu Xiang Will Resume Training Athens Olympic 110m hurdle champion Liu Xiang felt so relieved to return to racetrack after getting out of the great number of social activities. Liu arrived in hometown Shanghai Wednesday night and was about to resume① training shortly after. “I am so exhausted② from so many social activities, which made me even more tired than training,” said the 21-year-old Liu, who wrote a new chapter in China’s Olympic history by winning the country’s first ever athletics short-distance running title in the men’s 110m hurdles in Athens in August. “I am happy that I will resume my training soon back in Shanghai,” said the Shanghai native. He turned into an instant national hero with the Olympic glory③ and one of the most popular Olympic gold medalists, taking part in scores of celebration activities since he returned to China early September. “My regular training has been interrupted for such a long time that I think I can only run at about 13.5 seconds now,” said Liu, who clocked a world record-tying time of 12.91 to clinch the title. “I would rather forget what I have achieved in the past and try my best to realize a higher goal,” he said. Liu already missed the Berlin Golden League Series on Sunday and won’t be able to&n
