1、1) Once upon a time there was a small rabbit. On a hot August afternoon, the rabbit went down to a river _(drink) some water. He saw himself in the river when he was drinking. Look at my beautiful long _(ear)! the rabbit said to _(he). Im so proud of them. _ my legs! Theyre so short and make me look
2、 so _(silly). When the rabbit finished _(drink), he looked up and found _ tiger was jumping on him. With his short legs, the rabbit began to run as fast as the wind. The tiger could not catch up with him. Im so lucky, said the rabbit _(happy) when he stopped _(run). Five minutes later, the tiger cam
3、e around again. Just _ the moment when the rabbit saw the tiger, the tiger caught him by his long ears. That was the end of the rabbit. (2) You dont know Sam and Jim, right? Now, let me _ (tell) you something about them. Sam and Jim are good friends. They are thirteen years old. Sam has _ black hair
4、. He has a round face with two _ eyes and a big mouth. His _ is small. He is short and a little _(heavy). What does Jim look like? He is a tall boy with long black _(hair). His eyes and mouth are big, too. And he has a small nose, too. But his face is a little _.(long) The two boys like playing _. N
5、ow, Jim is wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sports shoes. Sam is wearing a T-shirt,_ and sports shoes. They are going to play soccer. They look very _(happiness). Now, you know Sam and Jim, right？ (3) _ (communicate) is more than just speaking. Body language is important too. Its the way you stand and
6、sit. Its your gestures and the _ (express) on your face. Your whole _ (appear) communicates things. Body language can really make _ big difference to people. Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company. Simon often looks down, never smiles and doesnt turn his hea
7、d _ the customers. So he doesnt give people a good _ (impress). However, Debbie often holds her head up. She enjoys _ (smile) and always looks _ (friend). Her body language makes people feel welcome, so they go to her for help. Mr. Yang, the director of the travel company, reminds Simon that he shou
8、ld make some changes. Simon decides _ (improve) his body language. He tries to sit up _ and smile at people. Slowly people begin to ask him for help. (4) Last week my grandpa called me. He asked me _ (spend) my vacation with him. He lives in a village. Its small _ its very cool there in summer. Its
9、very hot in our city. So I often feel bored here. I was very happy and thanked him. I said, Im going to visit you when our summer vacation _ (begin). It was July the _ (five), last Tuesday. My parents took me to the supermarket and we _ (buy) some delicious food. They told me to take the food to my
10、grandpa. The next morning my father took me to the train station. It was the first time for me to have a trip by _ (me). But I felt _ (relax). Im fourteen and I learned a lot in the geography class. The train left at six thirty. I looked out of the windows in the train. I found the scenery (风 景) _ b
11、eautiful. I wasnt tired at all. At four in the afternoon my train arrived at a station. I saw my grandpa _ (stand) outside. I got off the train and ran to him. He was happy when he saw me. I looked at him up and down. He was old but strong. His village is about three kilometers away _ the station. W
12、e walked there. I looked around. The mountains are high and green. I thought I could have a good time there. (5) Happiness is for everyone. You dont need to care _ those people who have beautiful houses or those who have nice cars. For those people who have big houses may often feel _ (alone) and th
13、ose who have cars may want to walk on the country roads. In fact, happiness is always around you. When you are in _ at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always _ (take) good care of your life and your health; when you make _ mistake, people aro
14、und you will help you to correct it. Happiness is not the _ as money. When you are poor, you can also say that you are very happy, because you have something else that cant be bought with money. When you meet with _ (difficulty), you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have _ (many) chanc
15、es to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have _ luck. If you take every chance, you can be a happy and _ (luck) person. (6) What is small talk? Small talk is conversation that people make to pass the time when they meet others. Small talk can also fill in empty _ (sile
16、nt). You can make small talk when waiting _ line at a store, or while waiting for the bus or lift. _ the topics in small talk are not important, small talk itself is very important. It makes other people _ (relax), it breaks the ice, it shows friendliness and good manners, and it passes the time _(n
17、ice). In small talk, it is also important to remember to smile and keep the conversation light and _ (humor). What shouldnt you talk about? Well, you should always avoid _ (talk) about politics and religion (宗教). Also, for many westerners, questions like if they are married or whether they have chil
18、dren will seem strange to them and make them feel _ (comfortable). Therefore, you should discuss safe subjects like the weather. Starting small talk with Its a nice day, _ it? is common in many cultures. However, the most important thing is to give the other person a chance to speak and listen to wh
19、at they have to say. And if there is a(n) _ (agree), change the topic. (7) Kelsey is my best friend. She has a bad lifestyle. For example, she never has breakfast. She hasnt done much exercise _ she got her computer. She has had it _ three months. She likes to stay _ late to play computer games, alt
20、hough she knows she will feel _ (sleep) in class the next day. Finally Kelsey feels _ (illness). She has a stomach ache and her head hurts a lot. She has to _ a doctor. The doctor tells her _ (keep) a balanced diet and do more exercise. He also says that Kelsey shouldnt spend too much time in front
21、of the computer because it can be very harmful to her _ (healthy). Kelsey realizes that she must take care of _ (she). She starts having breakfast in the morning and playing computer games only at weekends. She also decides to make riding a bike to school her _ (day) exercise. She believes she will
22、feel well again soon. (8) We can find numbers everywhere in our daily life. When we ask the date, we will hear It is the _ (eleven) of November today. When we learn maths, the teacher will ask us to copy down a Maths problem like seventy-two plus two _ (hundred) and seventy-two. People from differen
23、t cultures write numbers _ different ways. We have Chinese numbers, Roman numbers, English numbers and _ on. _, most people around the world use Arabic numbers today. Its a system of written marks to show different numbers. Well, do you know how people counted before the _ (invent) of written number
24、s? At _ (one), people used their fingers and _ their toes to count small numbers. Later, they began to make marks on sticks and bones to help them count things like the days of the month, the amount of food and the _ (number) of animals they had. Then people used tokens _ (make) from clay or small s
25、tones to help them count even bigger numbers than before. They often put the tokens on pieces of string and this developed into tools like the abacus. (10) Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a new middle school, and my old s
26、chool was far away. As _ result, no one knew who I was. I felt very _ (lone), and was afraid to speak to anyone. One day, when my classmates _ (talk) happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk in _ (silent). At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didnt know _ he was. He passed by m
27、e and then turned back. He looked at me and, without a word, _ (smile). Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and make friends. Day _ day, I became closer to everyone in my class.
28、 The boy with the smile has become my best friend now. One day I asked him _ he smiled to me that day, but he couldnt remember _ (do) so! It doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. My _
29、 (suggest) is: Smile at the world and it will smile back. (11) Liu Lei is a student in a high school. Now he cant find _ (he) sister, Liu Li. Please help him _ (find) her. Liu Li is five years old. She can _ (speak) Putonghua. And she can also speak some English. Liu Li is short. She is about 1.1 _
30、(metre) tall. She _ (have) black hair, big black _ (eye), a small nose and a wide mouth. She is _ a blue dress and _ orange cap. _ you meet her, please call Liu Lei. His telephone number _ (be) 9653187. (12) Dear Li Wei, Hows it going? I have great news to tell you. Next week, were going _ a spring
31、field trip. You know, spring is the best time _ (climb) Mount Tai. There _ many interesting places to visit there. Mount Tai is in Taian, Shandong. So we decided to take the train. I called to book the tickets for the hard _ (sleep) and Kangkang helped us _(book) some rooms with bathrooms and _ cond
32、itioners. Were sure that the conditions in the hotel will make us feel _ (comfort). Many of us dont have enough money, so Michael advised us _ (raise) money by putting on a show or selling flowers and old books. I am sure we will enjoy _. Im looking _ to hearing from you. Yours, Maria (13) Many stud
33、ents have problems in learning a foreign language. In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear _. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. _ (three), we must be able to
34、 read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct. There is no easy way to success _ language learning. _ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only _ (memorise) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use l
35、earning by heart long list of words and _ (they) meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. _ we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorised, we are not really learning the language. Learn through use is a good piece of _ (advise) for those _ are stud
36、ying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and _ (write) the language whenever we can. (14) Kangkang looks _ (exciting) now. He is talking about the movie The Sound of Music with his classmates. He invited his classmates _ (go) to see the movie yesterday, and it didnt make
37、 them _ (disappoint). The Sound of Music is one of the most popular American movies. It tells the story about a young Austrian woman _ Maria. Maria was sent to the Von Trapp family to teach Mr. Vans seven children and care _ them. The Von family lived a happy life before. But _ Mrs. Van died of illn
38、ess, the family were very sad. The children cried and shouted every day. Mr. Van felt _ (lone) and often became angry _ the noisy children. After Maria came to the family, she taught the children to sing _ (live) songs and perform plays to _ them up. Seeing the smiling faces of his children, Mr. Van
39、 was happy again. Kangkang thinks the movie is worth seeing several times and he plans to see it again with his parents this Sunday. (15) Most people believe we should dress correctly _ every occasion. Whats more, what we wear depends on _ the weather is. In China, the temperature changes _ (great),
40、 so the clothes people wear in each season are very different. Do you want to know _ people in China wear in their _ (day) life? Li Mei, a middle school student, comes from _ (north) China. In spring, it is windy there, so Li Mei likes to wear a windbreaker. She likes summer very much _ she can wear
41、 different colorful clothes, _ as shorts, T-shirts and dresses. In fall, it is cool. Li Mei likes to wear _ (casually) clothes, especially jeans. They make her look _(beautifully). In winter, it is cold there. She usually wears a sweater or other warm clothes and boots. (16) Mr. Brown was driving wh
42、en he saw an old lady _ (stand) on the side of the road. She needed help. Mr. Brown stopped and _ (get) out of his car. He was ready _ (help) the woman. She looked _ (surprise) because no one stopped to help her for a long time. What will he do? Will he hurt me? She said to _ (she). Mr. Brown knew w
43、hat she felt. So he said, Dont worry. Im here to help you. The womans car was broken. She had trouble _ (drive) it. Mr. Brown helped her repair it. She was so happy that she made a _ (decide) to help others whenever she met someone in need. (17) Joe wanted to do some _ (volunteer) work during the su
44、mmer vacation, so he offered _ (help) at a local hospital. Every Saturday, he went there to look after the patients. People there all suffered _ illnesses. One of them had _ (difficult) walking, so he helped him move around. He also told some interesting stories to him, which brought him joy and pea
45、ce. Another one was a(n) _ (able) old woman. She couldnt see. Joe read news and funny stories to her so that she didnt feel _ (lone). Joe also talked with the patients in order _ help them to express their _ (feel). Joe enjoys helping people in _. He hopes _ (look) after the patients at the hospital
46、 during his next vacation. (18) Richard found work in a big office after he had finished college. He couldnt fall _ (sleep) at night, so he was always tired in the daytime and often made _ (mistake). He had to go to _ hospital. The doctor looked him _ and told him to buy some highly effective sleepi
47、ng pills. He took them before he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard _ (wake) up in the morning, and he had a look at the clock on the wall. _ was a quarter to seven. He got up _ went to work after breakfast. As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, Good morning, Mr Clark! Ive never _ (have) a good sleep like last nights. And Im feeling much _ (good) now! Shut up! the head shouted loudly. Weve looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do _ (anything) important, but its too la
