As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the books says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
【小题1】Your dreams can be very ____, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.

A．big

B．small

C．high

D．low

【小题2】 Follow Your Heart is a ______ .

A．movie

B．song

C．book

D．dream

【小题3】 What idea stops you from realizing your dream?

A．I can’t be a writer.	B．I am good at some school subjects.
C．I think I am very great	D．I am the best student in our class.

【小题4】Don’t let ____ leave your heart.

A．your idea

B．your decision

C．your dream

D．your book

【小题5】Studying TV will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.

A．with

B．instead of

C．without

D．by

At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性)is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend of save it, usually with little guidance(指导) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions-and make mistakes. Failure(失败) often teaches more than success.
【小题1】 Many American young people begin to live on themselves _____ .

A．at eighteen years old	B．from childhood
C．after they get married	D．from an early age

【小题2】 An American child learn to _____ at the age of 2 .

A．find a full-time job	B．from childhood
C．put away his or her own clothes	D．do lots of chores

【小题3】The word “allowance” (in paragraph 3 ) means ______ in Chinese.

A．奖品

B．零花钱

C．财产

D．礼物

【小题4】 A child can get some more money by ______.

A．understanding the value of money	B．helping the rich
C．reading many books	D．doing extra chores

【小题5】The passage is mainly about ______ .

A．the independence of American children	B．the value of money
C．the guidance from parents	D．failure and success of American children

【小题1】If you want to take English classes, you should pay______ an hour.
A. $8                  B. $10                  C. $18
【小题2】You want to work in a restaurant, so you should call________.
A. Lisa                    B. John                C. Sue
【小题3】 You can see a new play at Bay College Theatre at________ on Saturday.
A. 8:00 p.m.               B. 5:00 p.m.           C. 9:00 p.m.
【小题4】Dave worked in Center’s Restaurant from Monday to Friday last week, 2 hours every night, so he could get______ _last week.
A. $8                      B. $80                  C. $16
【小题5】 You can help the book sale every day except__________
A. Sunday              B. Monday              C. Saturday

单词拼写（共5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
【小题1】His words are strongly i__________(使印象深刻) on my memory.
【小题2】 What about reading aloud to practice p____________(发音)？
【小题3】As a teacher, you must c______________(全神贯注) on your work .
【小题4】The air pollution in this area caused the ________(死亡) of many trees.
【小题5】 He is t__________（害怕）of speaking in public.

综合填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）
根据短文意思，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整（其中有两个多余选项）。

useful,  visit ,  travel,  knowledge,  two,  with, popular,  come,  but,  advantage,  other,  in

Travel is useful to us in at least three ways.
First, by【小题1】_ we can enjoy the beautiful scenery （风景）of different places. We can see【小题2】our own eyes many things which can not be read about in books, and__【小题3】__some famous cities and scenic spots.
【小题4】_, we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of  【小题5】_ people, taste different foods and local favors （偏爱） if we like._【小题6】_ this way, we can understand how different other people live.
Third, travel will not only help us gain （获得）【小题7】_ of geography and history and other knowledge,_【小题8】__will also help us keep healthy and make us less narrow-minded （才智有限的）.
With all these _【小题9】_ of travel, it is no wonder(难怪) that travel has now become more【小题10】 than ever in China.

任务型阅读（共10分，每题2分）
Pets are a part of people’s lives. Some pets are like family. In these days, many people have pets at home and spend a lot of money improving their lives. In fact, in some parts of the world, pets get real VIP treatment(待遇). VIP usually means Very Important People, but here VIP means Very Important Pets!
When you want to give Fido or Kitty a holiday, or when you are going away on business, you can put them at a dog and cat hotel, and cats have a large place with something to climb on and play with. The guests get the best food during their stays at these hotels.
There are other special services(服务) at  hotels. Imagine you are traveling and you want to see your pet: the hotel can put a video camera in the pet’s room. So you can see your Fido or Kitty on TV.
The hotels usually have good groomers(美容师): They often bath and take the best hair care for the pets. But you need to make an appointment because people are usually very busy taking care of pets.
【小题1】What’s the new meaning of “VIP” in this passage?
                               
【小题2】According to this passage, where can you put your pet when you are away on business?
                                                                     
【小题3】What does “Fido” stand for(代表) here?
                                        
【小题4】How can you see your pet during your traveling?
                                                                     
【小题5】Why need you make an appointment when you want a good groomer for your pet?
                                                          

新学期，新面貌。佛山中学九年级即将举行“How I have changed!”英语演讲比赛。请根据Chang Ming有关信息内容，写一篇英语演讲稿。
Name: Chang Ming   Job: a student in Grade Nine

Category	two years ago	now
body	thin, short	tall, strong
personality	relaxed, wild	serious, quiet
likes	ball games, surf the internet	basketball, spent more time on study
Dislikes	noodles	vegetables

注意：1. 请使用所提供的参考词汇；
2. 可适当增加细节和连接词，使文章通顺连贯；
3. 开头部分已给出，词数80左右;
How I have changed!
Hello, everyone! My name is Chang Ming. How time flies! Now I am a student in Grade Nine.
And everything has changed now, so have I! I used to be ________________________________
                                                                              
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             

The pink dress looks good _____you and you always look good _____ pink..

A．on on

B．in in

C． on in

D．in on

-------what a heavy rain!
-------So it is.I prefer _______at home _______on such a rainy day.

A．watch TV ,to go out	B．watch TV,go out
C．watching TV, to going out	D．to watch TV,going out

Come on, Here’s_________about the English Speech Contest.

A．something useful	B．anything special
C．nothing exciting	D．useful something