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1.Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents. Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.　　When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby café to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. “Oh, dear!” I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.

2.I will always remember my mother’s last few days in this world. On February 14th, 2008, my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster’s office. When I got into the office, I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that, we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally, we got to see our mother. It was terrible. On the next day, the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me. She started crying, “She’s gone. Teresa, mommy’s gone. She’s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye. Today when I look back, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.Choose the right answer:Where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill？选项： A:On the beach. ; B:At the hospital. ; C:At school. ; D:At home. ; E:in the police office

4.[单选题]共用题干Too Late to Regret ItWhen I was a junior,I met a second-year student in my department. He wasn't tall or good-looking,but he was very nice,attractive and athletic.He had something that I admired very much .He was natural,warm,and sincere.I disregarded(不顾)my parents' disapproval. We were very happy together. He picked me up from my dorm every morning,and after class we would sit alongside the stream that ran through campus , or sunbathe(晒太阳)on the lawn. At night he would walk me back to my dorm .He came from a poor family,but in order to make me happy,he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me .Our fellow students looked up to him as a role model, and the girls envied(妒忌)me. He wasn't a local , but wanted to stay here after graduation. I thought we had a future together.However,when I got a part-time job during the summer vacation,people began giving me a lot of pressure,saying that a pretty,intelligent girl like me should find a better guy to spend time with .This was also what my family thought.He spent the summer in his hometown,so I was all by myself. When he got back,I began finding faults with him.But his big heart and warmth soon drove all unpleasant thoughts away .However,I had no idea how badly I had hurt him and that things would get worse.I had a good part-time job off campus that paid pretty well.With my good performance at school,I also got admission to graduate school at one of China's best universities.He,on the oth- er hand,did not do so well at school or at work .I had to worry about his living expenses,job and scores。Almost all my colleagues and friends advised me to break up with him.Then we had a quarrel last June .He was in great pain,and my cold words and bad moods started turning him away.Graduation time was drawing near. He said that he couldn't put up with me anymore,and he said he wanted to go back to his hometown.I was shocked and looked at him in despair. True love happens only once,but I found it out too late. Why did he leave her? A Because he could no longer bear her. B Because he hated her. C Because his parents needed taking care of. D Because he wasn't a local.

5.I will always remember my mother’s last few days in this world. On February 14th, 2008, my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster’s office. When I got into the office, I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that, we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally, we got to see our mother. It was terrible. On the next day, the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me. She started crying, “She’s gone. Teresa, mommy’s gone. She’s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye. Today when I look back, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.Choose the right answer:Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill? 选项： A:Her sister. ; B:The headmaster. ; C:Her teacher. ; D:The police officer. ; E:Her family

6.写作题：Be OK what is the search in person to my friend that I'm a friend that you know when you know when we have been trying so sorry I don't have you want my house in this one that one day at work for it to be there in the way you are a great day to be on the way home from a great I was just don't think it's just got me up for it to get me up with you are you are going to be the time and the way back and the other person in your phone I was a great and the time and the same way you are we don't wanna do I love to go to get out of my mom to be there was a great day and the way too and she is the other people in the time and I'm going back and the same as long I can go get a new friends house to the best……

7.asadA surviveB grabbedC fadeD affordE scaredF mercyG unusualH robbedL. identifyJ. pointedWhen we stepped out of our front door last evening, something seemedDifferent. I had this (1) __G_ feeling that something bad was going to happen. OurNeighborhood isn't the kind of place where you would expect to get (2)_H__， butI guess you never know. My husband and I were walking across our lawn to our parked car when a man leaped from behind our bushes. The man (3) _J_ a gun at my husband and demanded that we give him our money. We of course did so, and then begged for (4) __F___ from him. He told us to get on our knees and then he shoved my husband's forehead into the dirt. He then (5) _B_ my watch off my wrist and told me to lie down and close my eyes. I did not know if we were going to (6) _A_ Then I-heard his footsteps (7) _C_ away into the darkness. I went to the police, but I couldn't (8) __I__ the man because he was wearing a stocking over his head. They admitted that they probably wouldn’t able to do anything about it.Of course, we can (9)¬¬¬ _D__ to lose the money, I can find a replacement for the watch he took. What bothers me though, is how (10) _E__ it made me to even go out in my own yard. I hate this feeling of fear.

8.(5). After their day's shopping, they ________________. (0.2 分)A、were happy with their bargainsB、had got everything they wantedC、got more than they had hoped forD、to go back to the sales the next day

9.[单选题]A good lessonAfter living in Europe for seven years, my parents decided that my family would move to the United States. We all looked forward to this. What would people think of us? For me, I hoped to be the hero of the class.I was not disappointed. All my classmates admired my experience, and I quickly became well known as “the French guy”. I was very popular for a time. However, I was not interested in many things my classmates did, and it was hard for me to connect with them. I enjoyed listening to classical music, never watch TV, and almost never watched movies.I didn’t have a common background with my friends because I grew up in Europe. I had few friends, and fewer good friends. When I look back now, I realize I was a bit of an idiot to many people around me. I kept talking proudly about my experience. And I thought myself better than those around me because I lived in Europe but they didn’t.I had decided I wanted better friends when my parents said that we were going to move again! I saw this as a perfect chance to get better friends, where people did not know of my unkind past.When we moved to California, I didn’t show off as I had done for five years. I didn’t tell everyone that I lived in Europe. I still listened to classical music, but I just kept my music to myself. Sure enough, I found that people like someone who is not typical but does not boast about it.Nothing can replace good friends, and if I had to control my temper and pride, it was well worth it.When we moved to California, I stopped ________. A boasting about my experience B talking about people around me C enjoying the classical music alone D making friends with my classmates E F

10.---What ______ when I phoned you?---I ______ my work, and I wanted to go out.选项： A:have you done; finished 　　; B: were you doing; have finished; C:did you do; had just finished; D:were you doing; had just finished

11. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life ________so happy. 选项： A: did I feel B: I felt C: I had felt D: had I felt

12.I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life had I felt so happy!

13.--- What ______ when I phoned you?
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I ______ my work, and I wanted to go out. 选项： A、have you done; finished B、were you doing; have finished C、did you do; had just finished D、were you doing; had just finished

14.听力原文：Man: I didn't want to go to university, so when I finished school, I went and got a job. My parents said if I was in full-time education, they'd give me an allowance, but if not, I'd have to work. So, I got a job in a big store in the menswear department ... Actually, I think I had to go out and find out what I could do because in school I wasn't particularly brilliant, so, when it came to doing work, I think I had to prove a lot of people wrong. So I really felt like doing it ... even though it was just selling socks in Hayrides. 选项：A、You overhear a young man talking about his first job. How did he feel in his first job？ A．Bored.B．Confused.C．Enthusiastic.

15.--- What ______ when I phoned you? --- I ______ my work, and I wanted to go out. A.have you done; finishedB.were you doing; have finishedC.did you do; had just finishedD.were you doing; had just finished

16.—What __ when I phoned you?— I __ my work, and I wanted to go out. [ ]A．have you done; finishedB．were you doing; have finishedC．did you do; had just finishedD．were you doing; had just finished