【1】比起呆在家里，我更喜歡購物。

I prefer____________________________________

【2】他看起來那么疲憊。我懷疑他昨晚是否熬夜了。

He looks so tired. I doubt _____________________________last night.

【3】當我十歲的時候，媽媽鼓勵我參加籃球選拔賽。

Mum _______________________________when I was ten years old.

【4】我認為這些信息不值得回復。

I don’t think these messages __________________

【5】北京奧運會的音樂是以西式風格編曲的。

The music for Beijing Olympics is _____________________

【6】1939年戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)了，人們生活在失去生命的憂慮中。

The war _________ in 1939,and the people _____________________.

Anger is a natural reaction(反應) which comes out when we feel that we have not been treated fairly. The good side of this negative emotion（負面情緒）is that it has helped us to shape and improve our manners. However it will become a problem if we can’t control it. For example, sometimes it happens that your anger hurts others or breaks your friendship and you regret later. It is also bad for the health.

We should control anger so that it does not cause harm to us or to those we love. One of the best ways to control anger is to get help from others. If you feel that you are unable to manage your anger, it can make more trouble. So tell someone that is close to you, a friend or a family member about your problem. When you discuss a matter with others, there is a better chance to solve your problems. Besides, to be humorous is a good choice to reduce your anger. When you feel that it is because of stress that your anger is out of control, you can use humor. It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way and you will feel better about the things around you.

Anger makes us have a lot of negative thoughts. So we have to change the negative thoughts into positive ones. For this, you must say ‘No’ to all the negative thoughts in your mind first. This can be done with a lot of practice. When you are successful in that, you have to think only about positive things of life.

Meditation(冥想)is an excellent anger management way. What’s more, what we do is to keep ourselves from the outer world, and just care about the inner world. This helps us develop a sense of controlling our thoughts that can cause anger.

【1】Miss Wang says Learning English ___________ (require) action, or we’ll get nothing.

【2】—Look! Nora _______________ (take) the lead in the running race.

—Yes, she is good at running.

【3】—What did your teacher say just now?

—Sorry. I didn’t catch it, I_________(read) something.

【4】He doesn’t know what he should pay attention to __________ (reduce) the pollution.

【5】— Did you sleep well last night?

— Oh, no. Too much noise outside the hotel almost __________(drive) me mad.

【6】So far, the earthquake ______(influence) the city a lot.

【7】He had his car ______(repair) on his way to the party, so he was late that day.

【8】As soon as he ____________ (offer) a well-paid job, he called his parents to tell them the good news.

【1】Students have to reach a certain_________(標準) or they won't pass.

【2】The singers ________ (成功地) mixed Chinese traditional music and modern Western music.

【3】___________(非洲人) prefer to invite friends to their homes to celebrate festivals.

【4】Last month we played volleyball ___________ (對抗) a team from No.9 Middle School.

"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."

"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and looking at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?"

"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."

"So when it goes down, you go down with it."

"That's good, sir."

"How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.

"I have no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer us."

After the girl told me they had no backup (備用) computer, I said. "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?"

"I couldn't tell without asking the computer."

"Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he's flying to Washington," I suggested.

"I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket."

"Is there any other airline(航空公司) flying to Washington within the next few hours?"

"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT' knows. 'It' can't tell me."

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage (行李).

【1】The best title for the article is _____.

A. The Most Awful Words B. When the Computer Is Down

C. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer

【2】What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket.

B. She could write out a ticket.

C. She could answer the passengers' questions.

D. She could do nothing.

【3】What did passengers do when the computer was down?

A. They left the airport and went home.

B. They drank coffee and watched the black screen.

C. They began to talk to each other.

D. None above.

【4】The last paragraph suggests that _____.

A. a modern computer won't be down

B. computers can take the place of humans

C. sometimes a computer may drive people mad

D. People can do more things without a computer

He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.

Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. It took a lot of time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?

There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web（WWW）all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that.

Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.

Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!

【1】The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to “__________”.

A. Working on early computers B. Connecting different facts together

C. Repeating the answers to the same questions D. Travelling to the office in Switzerland

【2】In what order did the following events take place?

a. Tim worked in England.

b. Tim invented the World Wide Web.

c. Tim studied science at Oxford University.

d. Tim made his first computer.

e. Tim worked in Switzerland.

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

【3】What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee?

A. He has changed our lives and he is great.

B. He is not famous because he is not rich.

C. He did nothing special but make people a good life.

D. He has made great achievements in memory research

When he was a little kid, Gates was silent and hated to talk with others. He spent most of his time alone—reading books and thinking. To help his son, Gates’ father held family meetings and let him play simple games with family members. “These activities seemed silly but they improved my leading and working-together abilities,” Gates said later.

While mothers offer a more gentle kind of love, fathers teach qualities like independence（獨立）, confidence, courage and adventure（冒險）. Children learn these things from their fathers when they play sports or games together.

British scientists showed that children who grow up without their fathers may have many problems. They may not have enough courage for facing difficulties, may be shy and worried or may even commit crimes（犯罪）.

A caring father can help children get along well with others. Fathers not only lead their children into social circles but also teach them how to behave and control their feelings. Moreover, fathers let you know who you are. They lead you to learn what you should be like as a girl or a boy.

【1】To help Bill Gates, the father played __________ games with him.

A. simple and silly B. difficult but useful

C. silly and useless D. simple but useful

【2】According to the story, a caring father is likely to do the following EXCEPT_________.

A. offer a gentle kind of love B. help kids get along well with others

C. teach children how to behave and control feelings D. help you learn what you should be like

【3】The main idea of the story is ____________.

A. A father plays an important role in the growth of a child.

B. Parents offer different kinds of love to their children.

C. How Bill Gates became the richest man.

D. The possible dangers of children without fathers.

All this changed after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I join the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, and I didn’t have the ______ to keep up with the others in the team and they would laugh at me. But because the teacher kept insisting on（堅持） my “______ for it”, I decided to give a try.

Getting up the ______ to try was only the half of it! When I first started ______the practice courses, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. Sometimes I’d get confused (迷惑的) and take a shot at the wrong direction — which made me feel really silly. ______, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to learn the game, do my best at each practice course, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the ______ and the “moves”. Being part of a team was not so difficult. Very soon the exciting part for me was WINNING ______ I didn’t have enough confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends. I never had so much fun!

With more self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “_______” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, _______raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent sure I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

【1】A. hoped B. agreed C. chose D. meant

【2】A. duty B. patience C. chance D. ability

【3】A. asking B. looking C. cheering D. going

【4】A. strength B. courage C. stress D. knowledge

【5】A. enjoying B. preparing C. attending D. watching

【6】A. Interestingly B. Hopefully C. Exactly D. Luckily

【7】A. steps B. orders C. rules D. games

【8】A. so B. because C. though D. when

【9】A. hiding B. playing C. relaxing D. dreaming

【10】A. by B. to C. with D. for

— _________. I never go traveling without a book.

A. You’re joking B. It sounds like fun

C. I’m afraid not D. I can’t agree more.

—Next week, I think.

A. when will Mum come back B. when would Mum come back

C. when Mum will come back D. how long Mum will come back