He will, no doubt, be recommended as this Year’s Excellent Officer because he is clever, easy-going and ___________ hardworking.

A. after all B. first of all C. believe it or not D. above all

— Could you tell me ________?

— “Rome was not built in a day.” You should try to give it enough chances to become strong.

A. what I can do to have a good memory

B. how I can do to have a good memory

C. why I should have a good memory

D. how can I have a good memory

—If I work hard at all my lessons from now on, will I do better in them?

—Sure, ____________________.

A. Practice makes perfect B. Better late than never

C. You’re never too old to learn D. The early bird catches the worm

—Hongqiao Airport, sir, please! I’ll be there by 10.

—___________, but I’ll do my best.

A. I can’t promise B. No problem C. All right D. It’s impossible

If you are reading a novel for school rather than just for fun, you need to get _______. Here are some pieces of advice.

First, make notes. Write notes_______pencil in the book, but also write separate notes on a small piece of paper. _______ characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything that we are told about a character can help us to _______ them, from their appearance to the kind of food they eat.

It is also a great help to be able to tell yourself the story _________ you have read it. So, the _______ of the story and the plot (情節(jié)) are important. You'd better make a quick note of _______ happens in each part when you read. This will help you to bring the things you have noticed about characters, background, language and so on together.

_______, themes. These are ideas that the novel shows. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice (公正), or redemption (救贖). _______ that you know the themes of the novel and what the author is saying about them.

What's more, novels are made up of language. ________ use language in a special way to make their novels work. They may use metaphors (比喻), invent symbols, or show a character's personality through their speech styles.

1.A. organized B. interested C. stressed D. fixed

2.A. with B. use C. in D. by

3.A. Have pity on B. Get along with C. Pay attention to D. Take care of

4.A. attract B. understand C. discuss D. examine

5.A. after B. before C. if D. unless

6.A. order B. time C. place D. influence

7.A. how B. what C. why D. where

8.A. Finally B. However C. Next D. For example

9.A. Show off B. Turn out C. Think of D. Make sure

10.A. Students B. Teachers C. Readers D. Writers

AMES Australia-Flagstaff is glad to offer you a place in Certificate (證書) in Spoken and Written English. This course is part of the Adult Migrant English Program, founded by the Australia Government Department of Education &Training.

Course dates are: 03.10.2017-14.12.2017

●Timetable

●This is 12 hours per week.

●If you can’t attend on the first day, you must tell us. Please contact the office on 99264717.

●If you neither contact us nor attend on the first day, you may lose your place in the class.

●If your children need care, please contact us.

●If you need to give up the course, you must tell both your counselor and your teacher.

1.How long will the Spoken and Written English course last?

A. About three days. B. Over 2 months.

C. About 11 months. D. Less than 2 months.

2.What’s the Chinese meaning of counselor in the passage?

A. 顧問 B. 班主任 C. 輔導員 D. 考官

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the course?

A. Room 5 is only for Level 4 students.

B. People of all ages can take this course.

C. You can have lessons in Room 2 on Monday.

D. You’re sure to lose your place unless you attend on the first day.

Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone.

Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.

With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.

Do not miss meals. Before you leave home for a feast (宴會),have a small, low-fat snack. This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods. Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.

Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.

Choose the meat with less fat. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.

If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruits. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.

Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess(過多的) calories.

1.Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ____________.

A. bring weight problems B. bring you much trouble in your life

C. make you worried about your foods D. make you hate delicious foods

2.Many people can't help putting on weight after the holidays because they____________.

A. can't control themselves B. go to too many feasts

C. enjoy delicious foods D. can't help turning away from the foods

3.From the passage, excess calories can be found in your body in the form of____________.

A. energy B. fat C. food D. something we can’t see

Everyone knows that it’s hard to drink in space because of the low gravity, but Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong showed us how they drank tea on a TV show during the month-long trip in Shenzhou XI spaceship last year. They used a specially made tea cup and a special Pu’er cream to drink tea while standing upside down.

The Pu’er tea cream they drank is produced in Yunnan province, which is known for its Pu’er tea industry.

“Drinking hot tea is harder,” said Jing Haipeng. “The difficult part of drinking tea in space is that there should not be anything left after the tea dissolves (溶解) in water, also, the solubility（溶解度）of the tea should be low since water in space can only be warmed to 60 degrees at most.”

The tea cream the astronauts drank is produced by Gongrunxiang Tea Industry Corp in Kunming. Zhang Guanghui, manager of Gongrunxiang, said that the company tries to produce a tea cream that’s a safe, healthy tea product. Tea products are often reported to be polluted by air and heavy metals. “I never imagined that one day our tea cream would help astronauts to drink tea in space,” Zhang said, adding that drinking tea in space can be seen as a turning point for the Pu’er tea industry.

“For us, astronauts’ drinking tea in space means our technology used in the tea industry has had some achievements,” Zhang said. “In the future, more tea producers will use it to improve the tea industry.”

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Astronauts are able to enjoy many kinds of tea in space.

B. The tea cream is reported to be polluted by air and heavy metals.

C. The astronauts showed how they drank tea after returning to the earth.

D. The technology used in the tea industry may help the astronauts drink tea.

2.Which is NOT the reason why it’s difficult for the astronauts to drink hot tea in space?

A. Drinking is very hard in the low-gravity situation.

B. The solubility of the tea should remain the same.

C. They have to use a kind of specially made tea cup.

D. There should be nothing left after the tea dissolves in water.

3.Why does Zhang consider drinking tea in space is a turning point for the Pu’er tea industry?

A. He thinks it might help astronauts in space.

B. He thinks it might make Pu’er tea dissolve easily.

C. He thinks it might help improve the production of Pu’er tea.

D. He thinks it might help improve the tea industry and make Pu’er tea popular.

“Blue skies,” I sang, “smiling at me…” But no one was smiling. My classmates looked bored as they waited to rehearse (排練). It was just hours before the talent show, and my voice wasn’t sounding good. I sadly sat down on the floor. My act was too bad.

My parents were on their way. My mother had been my age when she started painting seriously, and had shown and sold work into her thirties. But her hands were now too busy washing, cleaning and making salad. Still, I kept hoping she’d start again. I gave her sketchbook (寫生簿) every Mother’s Day and Christmas.

“Maybe I should read poems.” I found the show’s host and let her know.

“Next up, Sandra Beasley,” came the introduction.

No one had warned me about the spotlight (聚光燈). I squinted (瞇著眼看), looking for my parents, but I couldn’t pick out either of their faces. My first poem was one to blueberries. Then I read a poem about chemistry class and found a rhythm, “This last one,” I said, “is for my mom.”

The poem described our laundry (洗衣) room, which had once been her studio. She was the artist. Where was her art?

“How can I learn,’ the poem finished, “if you do not teach?”

“Thank you,” I said. The audience (觀眾) gave a big hand. A friend took my arm as I left the stage.

“Wonderful” she said. “Jeez. Is your mom here?” My heart dropped. My mother had expected to hear me sing Blue Skies. Instead , she had been chastised (譴責) in front of all the audience.

When the house lights came up, I noticed my dad waving me over. “Well, hey,’’ he said. “That was something else.” She was standing on his other side．She could have said, “That’s not your story to tell.”

Instead she pulled me toward her. I laid my face to her shoulder so quickly that I’d never know for sure if her eyes were wet. There are some tears that a mother is not willing to show, there are some tears a daughter is not ready to see.

1.After the writer finished her rehearsal, ____________.

A. she was satisfied with her performance

B. she couldn’t wait to see her classmates’ acts

C. she was too nervous to perform in the show

D. she decided to read poems instead of singing

2.The writer’s friends would probably say that her poem for her mother was _________.

A. terrible B. touching C. boring D. tiring

3.Which of the following is the correct order according to the article?

a.She (the writer) sang Blue Skies. b.She read a poem for her mom.

c.Her mom gave up her career. d.Her parents got to the talent show.

A. a.b.c.d B. c.a.d.b C. a.d.b.c D. c.d.a.b

4.What can we conclude from the article?

A. The writer was chastised by her mother for not singing Blue Skies as planned.

B. The writer had a poor relationship with her parents.

C. The writer wanted her mother to pick up her art again.

D. The writer felt sorry for chastising her father on stage.

1.The desk is _________ (專門) designed for disabled people.

2.What does the singer mean by _________ (取消) his performance?

3.Ms Zhao teaches English so well. She is ________ (嚴格的) with all her students.

4.We realized the ____________（可能性）and took steps to prevent it happening.