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1．（1分）﹣This photo makes me think of trip to the Great Wall last year．﹣Yeah，we had a great time there．（）

A．a B．an C．the D．/

2．（1分）Robert is_____ so that he even has no time to stay with his children at weekends．（）

A．busy B．smart C．serious D．pleased

3．（1分）I have the ____of reading before sleeping．It has been part of my life．（）

A．courage B．chance C．spirit D．habit

4．（1分）﹣Did anyone call me when I was out？

﹣Yes．A man who called Tom（）

A．myself B．himself C．herself D．yourself

5．（1分）Seeing a bird resting by the window，the boy moved _____to have a look at it．（）

A．politely B．quietly C．easily D．safely

6．（1分）_____the scientists have done lots of research on Mars，there is still much waiting to be discovered．（）

A．If B．Since C．Unless D．Though

7．（1分）﹣We've ordered too much food．I eat any more．

﹣Never mind．Let's take it home．（）

A．can't B．mustn't C．needn't D．shouldn't

8．（1分）Simon looks worried because he a writing competition and now he's waiting for the result．（）

A．enters B．entered C．will enter D．is entering

9．（1分）Opposite my house is______．My ten﹣year﹣old son often goes there with

his classmates on Saturday．（）

A．a museum that is open on weekdays

B．a swimming pool that is designed for adults

C．a cinema which sells tickets at a lower price

D．a library which will be completed in two years

10．（1分）﹣Mum，I'm going to school now．See you．

﹣______，Marry．（）

A．Here we go B．Wait a moment

C．My pleasure D．Have a nice day

二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题15分，共15分））阅读下列短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．

11．（15分）Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family．His parents lived a simple life，saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university．They had dreamed that their son could get a good（11）and live a better life．However，to Johnnie，school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through．

One day when he was in Grade 11，Johnnie went（12）school psychologist's office to ask for help．

"Johnnie，I've been studying your marks of all the tests at school．I've made a （13）study of them，"said the psychologist．

"I've been trying hard．"Johnnie was about to（14）．

The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder，"People have different kinds of talents，Johnnie．There are painters who were（15）able to learn maths，and engineers who can't sing on key．Some day you will find（16）you are good at，and when you do，you will make your parents and all of us very（17）you．"

Johnnie didn't go to university．He found a job working in the gardens around the town．Soon（18）amazing happened．His customers began to notice that

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