Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）

People sometimes look at nature and fail to see its perfection (完美). For example, they look at a plant and think, “How much better this plant would be if only its flowers were more beautiful!” Or they see a summer rain and think, “If I had ______ the world I would have made it never rain when people are on holiday.”

Such a ______ happened long ago when a traveller was resting under an apple tree. As he looked around, he saw a big pumpkin in a nearby garden. He noticed that the vine (藤) on which the big pumpkin grew was quite weak. ______ him, he saw small round apples hanging on strong limbs (树枝). “How stupid nature is!” the man thought to himself. “If nature had half a brain, it would have made these big pumpkins grow on this strong tree ______ on the weak vine.”

The traveller was proud that he was smarter than the creator of all things in the natural world. Just then, a small apple fell from the tree, hitting him on the head. He quickly saw the defect (不足之处) in his thinking. He learned how things might have been different if it had been the huge pumpkin that had hit him on the head. “I clearly would have ______ my life in such an accident,” he said.

As he went on his way, he had new admiration (钦佩) for nature.

1.A.explored B.created C.discovered D.expected

2.A.dream B.brain C.case D.trouble

3.A.Above B.Beside C.Against D.Before

4.A.because of B.out of C.full of D.instead of

5.A.enjoyed B.rescued C.lost D.begun

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

Life is like a journey on a train with its stations, with changes of routes and with accidents!

At birth we get on the train and meet our parents. They are the ones who give us tickets. We b1. that they will always travel by our side. However, at some station our parents will get off the train, leaving us on this journey alone.

As time goes by, other people will get on the train, many of whom will be important—our brothers, s2., friends, children, and even the love of our life.

Many will get off during the Journey. Some will move to another car for a w3. and come back.

Many will go so unnoticed that we won’t even know when their seats are left empty.

This train ride will be full of happiness, sadness, expectations, hellos and goodbyes.

Success is made up of helping, loving, having a good relationship with all passengers, and making sure that we give our best of ourselves to make their journey c4..

The question to everyone is: We do not know at which station we ourselves will get off. So, we must live in the best way--love, forgive, and o5. the best of ourselves to others, including our seats if necessary. It is because when the time comes for us to get off and leave our seats empty, we should leave b6. beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.

Thank you for being one of the passengers on my train. Have a very pleasant journey of life!

Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）

Rob Frenette had problems with bullies (欺辱) at school for eleven years. He was often lonely and scared. When he was fifteen, however, he decided to do something about his problems. He walked into a newspaper office and told them about the bullying. His story went into the newspaper and soon all the TV stations in Canada wanted to talk to him about his experiences. They also wanted to hear his ideas to stop bullying.

After that, Rob continued his studies at school, but in his free time he helped other people with bullying problems. With a friend Katie Neu, he made a website called “www.Bullyingcanada.c”. Visitors to the website can find advice, stories and poems about bullying, in both English and French. When people are upset, they can talk on the phone or online to Rob and his team. Every weekend Rob has to answer e-mails to the website. He also speaks to children, teachers and members of government around the country about bullying.

Rob’s most important message is: “When bullies are unkind to you, it isn’t your fault. There’s nothing wrong with you, so you should try to keep trusting yourself. And remember that there are people caring about your problems. You just have to find those people.”

One of Rob’s ideas is “Blue Day”, a special day for stopping bullying in schools. Students have to wear blue clothes and in class they learn how to stop bullying. More than 150 Canadian schools now celebrate Blue Day, but Rob won’t stop until there’s a Blue Day in every school in Canada.

1.How old was Rod when he faced problems with bullies at school for the first time?

2.Rod stopped his studies at school after he told it to the newspaper, didn’t he?

3.How often does Rob answer e-mails to the website?

4.Who do “those people” in Paragraph 3 mean?

5.What do you think of the idea of “Blue Day”? Why?（此题2分）

Writing（作文）

Write at least 60 words about the topic“______ made me change”以“…使我改变”为题，写一篇不少于60个字的短文，标点符号不占格。

改变是成长的必然，我们在改变中慢慢懂事、逐渐成熟。生活中的什么人物、什么东西或什么事件使你发生了什么改变？请你结合自身经历，谈谈你的感受。

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?

A.deal B.death C.peace D.meaning

Somebody played _______trick on me by hiding my shoes under the stairs.

A.the B.an C.a D./

From now on , we have to reduce the air pollution and care ________our environment.

A.for B.of C.after D.about

Peter always has smiles on his face, and he seems to be never angry _______other.

A.to B.at C.with D.on

Compared with the earthquake in San Francisco of 1906, the one in Haiti of 2010 caused far_______ injuries.

A.serious B.more serious C.most serious D.the most serious

I think one effective ______for me to improve my memory is to have enough sleep.

A.information B.advice C.method D.conclusion