Rob Howes wanted to spend a day on the beach. He ____ his daughter Nicky and her two friends, Helen Slade and Karina Cooper. They all went to Ocean Beach in New Zealand, where Howes was a lifeguard.

The group swam and bodysurfed. Then they saw something____. Suddenly, “There are these fins,” said Howes.

The ____ saw seven dolphins moving towards them. The dolphins seemed worried. They ____the water with their tails. They kept moving in a circle around the swimmers. Then one large dolphin swam towards Howes and Helen. Next, it dived(潛水) down underwater. That’s when Howes saw something grey moving in the____.

A great white shark ____ underwater. It wasn’t far from the people. The shark headed straight towards Nicky and Karina. Now the shark was not slow. It moved ____! So the dolphins used their tails to swim even faster. Each one splashed its tail even more. Then Howes knew ____ the dolphins did so. The dolphins didn’t want to ____ him and the girls. These sea mammals(哺乳動物)wanted to keep them safe.

The dolphins stayed close to the group ____the shark left. When Howes and the kids were safe, the dolphins swam away.

“You want to say thank you and shake their flippers,” Howes said. This isn’t a fishy tale! These dolphins are heroes.

1.A. brought B. missed C. returned D. searched

2.A. broken B. common C. strange D. polluted

3.A. trainers B. coaches C. fishermen D. swimmers

4.A. held B. hit C. cleaned D. provided

5.A. pool B. air C. island D. water

6.A. waited B. washed C. grew D. served

7.A. beautifully B. fast C. heavily D. away

8.A. where B. what C. why D. whether

9.A. play B. trust C. harm D. protect

10.A. until B. because C. if D. since

The Princess（公主）and the Frog" is a warm and enjoyable cartoon by Disney. It tells the story about a girl who makes her dreams come true through hard work. 

Tiana is a waitress. She has a dream of owning a restaurant. In order to realize the dream, she works hard. She knows that it is useless to wish on a star. She never sits in a castle waiting for a prince to come and save her. Tiana's plans for success go wrong when she meets a talking frog. The frog happens to be a prince named Naveen. Hoping to become human again, Naveen regards Tiana as a princess by mistake. He tells her to kiss him. Then something worse happens. Tiana turns into a frog, too. Together they look for a way to become human again. 

The story is easy enough for kids to understand and it provides us with beautiful hand-drawn pictures, songs and music. Besides, there's a great lesson here: you should look for a way to make your dream come true.

If there is any problem with the movie, it's only that it doesn't feel as splendid（華麗的） as some of Disney's other films.

1.The writer introduces _____ to us in this passage.

A. song B. a Hollywood action movie C. a cartoon by Disney D. a historical story

2.Tiana's dream is to _____.

A. kiss a frog B. own a restaurant C. sit in a castle D. find a prince

3.The lesson we can learn from "The Princess and the Frog" is that _____.

A. we should not kiss a frog B. we should believe ourselves

C. wishing on a star will be helpful D. we should look for a way to make our dream come true.

4."The Princess and the Frog" is _____.

A. short of beautiful pictures, songs and music B. as splendid as some of Disney's other films

C. too difficult to understand D. educational

5.You can probably find this article _____.

A. in a science book B. in a dictionary C. in a newspaper D. in a traveler's guide

Once a king got two nice falcons(獵鷹)from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.

After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch(樹枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still.

The king called all his falcons together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He spent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.

The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. “ it is unbelievable !” shouted the king. How could you make it happen?”

The farmer replied,“It’s very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”

It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the “branch” we are resting on breaks.

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1.What did the king do after he got the two falcons?

A. He kept them on the branch of a tree.

B. He sent them to a farmer in the forest.

C. He made the best falconer train them to fly.

D. He set them free and let them fly in the sky.

2.Why did the king call all his falconers together?

A. Because he wanted to get more falcons.

B. Because he wanted the other falcon to fly.

C. Because he wanted them to see his falcons.

D. Because he wanted to know more about his falcons.

3.Who finally made the other falcon fly freely in the sky?

A. The king. B. The king’s son.

C. The farmer. D. The best falconer.

4.How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?

A. Excited. B. Moved.

C. Worried. D. Relaxed.

5.What is the best title for the text？

A. The Wise King B. The Nice Falcons

C. The Best Falconer D. The Flying Wings.

Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(掙扎) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and over came them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

1.From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because ________.

A. it gets out by itself B. the man feels sorry for it

C. it tries to challenge itself D. the man helps it come out

2.Dennis’s example shows that successful people should ________.

A. overcome the difficulties B. take up business early

C. become the leaders of tomorrow D. sell clothes from door to door

3.The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “________”.

A. wake up B. give up C. grow up D. bring up

4.What is the writer trying to do in this passage?

A. Describe where a butterfly comes from.

B. Encourage young people to face challenges.

C. Suggest how to become a successful businessman.

D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement

B. Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively

C. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful

D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People

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Not only adults but also teenagers have problems in their life.Here is a survey showing the main problems of teenagers.

They feel stressed because they have too much homework to do both at school and at home.They have lots of exams to take.And parents usually send them to different classes at weekends.They don’t have their own time to do what they are interested in.Now more and more teenagers are getting short?sighted (近視).They often read in bed or keep reading for a long time without having a rest.Some of them are crazy about playing computer games.Some spend too much time watching TV.Another serious problem among teenagers is that many of them are becoming fat.They eat too much junk food, but they take little exercise.

I think teenagers should think of ways to deal with the problems.They should make a plan for study and hobbies and find time to relax as much as possible.

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Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about 2 years old. He wanted to help his mother because she could not a1. earn(掙) enough money to buy food for his little family.

One day a man gave him a dollar for r2. the pocketbook which he had lost. Henry could have kept the pocketbook because no one saw him when he found it. But his mother had taught him to be h3., and never to keep what did not belong to him. So he gave the pocketbook back to the man.

With the dollar he bought a box, three b4. and some shoe polish(鞋油). He then went to the c5. of the street, and said to everyone whose boots did not look n6.. “Polish your boots, please?”

He was so p7. that gentlemen soon began to notice him, and to let him polish their boots. The first day he c8. over 50 cents, which he gave to his mother to buy food with. When he gave her the money, she cried with joy and said, “You are a d9., good boy, Henry. I didn't know how I could earn enough to buy bread, but now I think we can m10. to get along quite well.”

Henry worked after school every day. He earned almost enough to support his mother and his little sister.

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作為中學生，你一定參加過無數(shù)次考試，你是如何解決考試帶給你的緊張感的？請根據(jù)上文，結合自己的親身經(jīng)歷寫一篇短文。

作文要求：

1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出現(xiàn)學校的真實名稱和學生的真實姓名。

2.語句連貫，詞數(shù)80個左右。

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1.讓我緊張 __________________

2.寧愿…… _________________

3.和某人一起很愉快___________

4.向某人學習……_____________

5.讓某人等待________________

6.遮擋,避開 ________________

7.針對，瞄準__________________

8.超過 _____________________

9.for instance=for example________

10.compare A to B_____________

11.have sales___________________

12.lead to ____________________

13.to tell the truth_________________

14.to start with ________________

15.annoy with sb. ______________

16.invite sb to do sth ___________

You have so many shirts,but this shirt is too big for me.Please give me one.

A. other B. another C. the other D. others

This kind of T-shirt looks and sells .

A. nice; well B. nice; good C. well; well D. good; nice