February 21 is International Mother Language Day. The United Nations (聯(lián)合國) n 【1】 it in 1999. The day aims to protect all languages around the world. In China, most people speak Chinese as their mother language.

More people speak Chinese than any other language in the world. About one fifth of the world’s population speaks a form of Chinese, the BBC r 【2】 .

The e 【3】 known written record of Chinese is the oracle bone script(甲骨文) of the Shang Dynasty . These are animal bones, especially tortoise shells with writing on them. Most Chinese characters are ideograms(表意文字) w 【4】 combine(組合) two or more words together to make a new one, for example, jia(家) means “a pig under a roof”. This shows that people in ancient times t 【5】 of home as a place to hold treasures..

As time went on, hundreds of thousands of words developed. However, people only use a few thousand of them in everyday life. Today, new words are still being a 【6】 to the Chinese dictionary, such as dishi(的士) for taxis, xiu(秀) for TV shows.

With the fast d 【7】 of China’s economy(經(jīng)濟), more people from other countries are showing i 【8】 in Chinese. In a survey in the US last December, 2007 people were asked,”Which new foreign language would you learn?” Chinese placed second, a 【9】 Spanish, with 15 percent of the vote.

Confucius Institutes(孔子學(xué)院) around the world are more p 【10】 than ever. More than /span>300 colleges in over 90 countries have Confucius Institutes, USA Today reported.

A. it’s B. it C. that D. this

Linda: Mom,I’m really worried.

Mom: Why? What’s wrong?

Linda: I can’t find my schoolbag.

Mom: Well,where did you 【1】 put it?

Linda: I can’t remember! I attended a concert yesterday 【2】 it might still be in the music hall.

Mom: Do you have anything 【3】 in your schoolbag?

Linda: No,just my books, my pink hair band and some tennis balls.

Mom: So it can’t be 【4】 .

Linda: Oh, wait. I went to a picnic after the concert. I remember I had my schoolbag with me at the picnic.

Mom: So could it still be at the park?

Linda:Yes. I left early, before the 【5】 of my friends. I think somebody must have picked it up.

I’ll call them now to check if anybody has it.

【1】Who is this postcard sent to(被寄給)?

A.Peter.B.Tina.C.Kim.D.Tom.

【2】Which country does this postcard come from?

A.Canada.B.China.C.England.D.Australia.

【3】How does Tom go back from Holiday Cove?

A.By plane.B.By ship.C.By car.D.By train.

【4】Why does Peter want to go to the zoo instead of the crocodile farm?

A.Because he doesn’t like crocodiles.B.Because he is afraid of crocodiles.

C.Because he wants to see other animals.D.Because he has no tickets to the crocodile farm.

【5】Where is Tom going on Friday?

A.Holiday Cove.B.Rest Harbour.C.Mill Hill.D.Golden Beach.

One day，a teacher entered the classroom and told the students about a test. After hearing，all students were seated and waited for the test to________. Now, the teacher gave the test papers to all students and put the text face down at the desk. When he finished handing out the test to all students, he asked________ to turn the test pages and begin.

Students were surprised to see that there was not a ________ but just a black dot in the center of the page. The teacher noticed the students' face expression and told them, “I want you to write about ________you see there.”

The students were still________but got started with the test. At the end of the class, the teacher took all answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of all students. All of them described about the black dot and tried to explain its position etc. After the teacher finished reading, the whole class was __________.

Then professor began to explain, “Don’t worry, I am not going to give you ______ for this but I just want you to think about something. Here everyone focused on the black dot and wrote about it, ________no one wrote about the white paper, the ___________ is with our lives. The white paper stands for our whole life and the black spot stands for________in our life.

Our life is a gift given to us by God,________love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate –our friends around us, the job that can ________us our living, the miracles we see every day.

Still we just________ day to day problems like health problems, lack of money, problems in relationships etc. but we never see that these problems are very small compared to_______ we have in our lives.”

So we should try to take eyes off our problems and_______each moment that life gives us. Be happy and live life positively.

【1】A. start B. finish C. end D. stop

【2】A. him B. her C. them D. us

【3】A. answer B. question C. plan D. picture

【4】A. where B. what C. when D. which

【5】A. surprised B. relaxed C. excited D. interested

【6】A. noisy B. warm C. proud D. silent

【7】A. examples B. grades C. books D. presents

【8】A. but B. and C. so D. or

【9】A. different B. same C. polite D. difficult

【10】A. work B. money C. problems D. jobs

【11】A. with B. without C. for D. of

【12】A. choose B. provide C. share D. thank

【13】A. try on B. get on C. focus on D. turn on

【14】A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

【15】A. believe B. fear C. pass D. enjoy

-- _____.

A. I'm Sara. B. Speaking.

C. Say. D. Yes, you can.

A.surprising; surprising B.surprising; surprised

C.surprised; surprising D.surprised; surprised

A. our, my B. us, me C. us, our D. our, us

閱讀下面5組語言材料，從A到F選項中找出與它們項對應(yīng)的標題，在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A. Where to store honey

B. How to get flower juice

C. Ready to eat

D. How to collect honey

E. Where to keep bees

F. Special clothes to wear

【題目】

Have you ever wondered why it seems that some people can have enough time to do everything they want, but others can’t? Is it that the first type of people has less to do? No, it’s much more possible that they are practicing good time management skills.

Time management is hard to practice well. But once done, you will manage time much better. With minor tweaks and little efforts, you can do all you need to do in an effective(有效率的) way.

The key to good time management is to understand the difference between the urgent and the important. “Urgent” tasks need your immediate(立即的) attention, but whether you give that immediate attention may or may not matter(要緊). “Important” tasks matter, because not doing them may have serious or even bad results.

For example, answering the phone is urgent. If you don’t do it, you may miss something important. However, it may be a stranger who just wants to sell you a phone you don’t need at all. That’s not important.

Going to the dentist is important. If you don’t, you may get gum disease. But it’s not urgent. If you leave it too long, however, it may become urgent, because you may get a toothache.

Helping to pick up your brother or sister from school is both urgent and important. If you are not there at the right time, they will keep waiting and worry too much. Seeing Wechat moments(朋友圈) is neither urgent nor important. So why do you put it first?

Knowing the difference between the urgent and the important is the key to managing time well. Try to put your tasks into their right groups. Remember that your health is important. You should pay enough attention to your health even though there are many urgent things to do.

Although it’s not easy to group your tasks properly, try to be a good time manager so that you can have time to spend with the people you love and on the activities you like. The better you manage your time, the more successful you can be.

【1】The underlined words “minor tweaks” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “______”.

A. great difficultiesB. helpful habits

C. different hobbiesD. small changes

【2】Which of the following is an important task according to the writer?

A. Going to the dentist.B. Seeing Wechat moments.

C. Answering the phone.D. Buying a new cellphone.

【3】The writer gives the examples to tell us ______.

A. the ways of managing time

B. making a phone call is urgent

C. the difference between the urgent and the important

D. picking up children from school is urgent and important

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. How to Manage Time Well?

B. How to Make Time for Health?

C. The Importance of Making Time for Study

D. The Importance of Free Time Management