1.—I didn’t expect that Alex would be absent from my birthday party.

—It's said that he __________ (visit) his grandparents in the countryside on Sundays.

2.If population growth _____ (not control) properly, it will be probably the most serious problem.

3.Will be you kind enough to hold the door open for me as I __________ (carry) too many things to spare a hand?

4.He doesn’t know what he should pay attention to __________ (reduce) the pollution.

5.Did you realize how much stress you __________ (face) at that moment?

6.What action shall we take to move towards __________ (get) full marks in our maths exam?

7.—Turn off the TV, please. The baby is sleeping.

—There is no need. He __________ (wake) up.

8.—Have you received Wendy’s application form?

—Not yet. She told me that she wanted to check it again and_________ (hand) it in soon.

Two days ago, I had taken a test in Biology, and I knew that I would get my scores in the same class today.

After the bell rang, every students sat in his or her seat impatiently. Then, one by one, the teacher called our names.

As each paper was given back to the correct student, the front of the answer paper would always be turned to face the ground and the paper itself would be slightly folded (折叠) to prevent anyone from seeing.

In fact, folding each test paper is a way to make sure that each student sees only his or her own scores. The scores are seen as private information not to be announced or shown to others. As a way to keep the students' score records secret, each student is given an online account (帐号) with which to check his or her grades posted on the official school website.

Protecting students' private information always comes first in US schools that want to free students from unnecessary pressure. Academic (学业上的) reports are guarded closely to prevent poor academic grades from damaging a student's dignity and reputation (有损学生的尊严和声誉), which are for himself or herself only.

However, some insist that although students' feelings and self-dignity are easily hurt, they cannot be forever protected. They say that school also teach their students to make themselves stronger in mind, and the classroom should show the reality of competition in society. Scores that everyone can see might better encourage students to work harder to be better than others.

1.前古巴领导人卡斯特罗于2016年11月26日平静地离开了人世，享年90岁。

Former Cuban leader Castro _________________________ November 26th, 2016, aged 90.

2.由于海上风浪极大，我们被迫缩短了旅程。

We _______________________________ because of the huge wind and wave on the ocean.

3.那位著名作家的新书很有价值，已引起广大读者的关注。

The new book by the famous writer is so valuable that it ____________________________.

4.你知道他的仇人们是怎样闯入他的办公室的？

Do you know ______________________________________________________________?

5.我们没料到这家小小的农家乐竟提供了如此高水平的服务。

We didn’t expect that such a small farmhouse resort ________________________________.

6.过去这个湖占据了这个地区的五分之二。

The lake ____________________________________________________________ the area.

假如你校正在开展“读好书，促成长”活动，请你根据这项活动的主题，用英语写一份倡议书，向全校同学发出倡议，号召大家参与此项活动。

注意事项：

1.短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2.在“你的想法”一栏中须围绕主题，用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

3.词数在90个左右，短文的开头和结尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；

4.短文内容必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。

Dear friends,

Reading is very important in our daily life.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Come on, everyone! Let’s start reading now!

Germany， European country， is world-famous for the high quality of industrial products.

A. a B. an C. / D. the

Sorry, sir. It’s _________ the working hours. I’m afraid you have to come tomorrow.

A. during B. behind C. beyond D. before

—Do you like Peony Flower Sea (牡丹花海) in Yashan?

—Of course. Nowhere can be _________, I think.

A. beautiful B. much beautiful C. more beautiful D. most beautiful

—When shall we go to the Xuanwu Lake Park, this Saturday or Sunday?

—________ is OK. I’m free on the weekend.

A. Both B. None C. All D. Either

—Look! He’s jumping so far!

—Hard to ________ his legs were once broken.

A. know B. find C. imagine D. realize

— How was your trip to Purple Mountain?

— Everything was wonderful except that our coach _____ once on the way.

A. broke down B. calmed down

C. slowed down D. put down