felt like it had a softball stuck in. At that moment, I was starting to 19 playing softball.

The next afternoon, when Mum said it was time to play the game, I told her I was 20 . She allowed me to lie down for a while. So I went to my room and 21 myself in bed. This was difficult for me because I was fine and just 22 to avoid softball.

Soon Mum came in and said, “Time to go!” She didn’t even ask if I felt 23 . I imagined Emily laughing from the sideline, and 24 I really did feel sick to my stomach. I began crying loudly. Still, Mum pulled my team T-shirt over my head. She said, “You have to 25 for the rest of the season, and only after that we can talk about 26 you’ll continue next year.” She added that practice was what I needed, not 27 . She promised to practice with me.

I got two hits that afternoon, and Emily didn’t make a 28 . Every week after that, I practiced at home 29 I got to be one of the best hitters on the team.

That 30 taught me being afraid is part of life, and I can do whatever is expected of me if I keep working and practicing.

【1】A. for B. by C. from D. about

【2】A. noisy B. natural C. hard D. possible

【3】A. him B. them C. me D. us

【4】A. remember B. hate C. enjoy D. practice

【5】A. bored B. sick C. shy D. sad

【6】A. helped B. dressed C. threw D. taught

【7】A. failed B. wanted C. refused D. offered

【8】A. safer B. better C. warmer D. happier

【9】A. usually B. probably C. carefully D. suddenly

【10】A. play B. break C. share D. relax

【11】A. what B. where C. which D. whether

【12】A. waking up B. hurrying up C. giving up D. speaking up

【13】A. plan B. sound C. choice D. decision

【14】A. until B. unless C. after D. though

【15】A. accident B. business C. relationship D. experience

【1】Where is the store—Freego?

A.In BeijingB.In ChongqingC.In Changsha

【2】What are on sale today?

A.Notebooks and Lay’sB.Socks and shirts

C.Milk and bread

【3】How much is a bag of potato ships?

A. 1.2B. 2C. 2.5

【4】What does the underlined word “one” refer to（指的是）？

A.SmartphonesB.SocksC.Notebooks

【5】Which of the following is NOT right?

A.We can buy things in Freego in the evening.

B.It’s difficult for us to shop in Freego.

C.We can buy the milk on the phone in Freego.

House for Rent

A．don’t

B．am

C．can’t

D．not

—Yes．I ________．

A．can

B．may

C．can’t

D．may not

A. it B. them C. that D. those

We call him the father of _________comics heroes（英雄）because he makes comics really cool. If（如果）you are a fan of Marvel movies（漫威電影）, you will know Stan Lee’s superheroes. His lovers _________him for making many heroes like Spider Man, Iron Man（鋼鐵俠）, _________The Fantastic Four. They are funny and _________. If you want to _________these movies, you can come to my home and watch them with me. You can（能）also _________me at Jessie77@gmail. com to ask for the movies to watch. Stan Lee likes to say the word “Excelsior（精益求精）” because he thinks people don’t know how to _________the word and it’s very special（特別的）.We______________him, but we’ll always like his saying “Excelsior”. We believe we can all be our own heroes.

【1】A.StanB.LeeC.Martin

【2】A.herB.theirC.his

【3】A.EnglishB.AmericanC.Chinese

【4】A.callB.thankC.please

【5】A.andB.butC.so

【6】A.difficultB.boringC.interesting

【7】A.thinkB.lookC.see

【8】A.e-mailB.meetC.ask

【9】A.soundB.spellC.watch

【10】A.findB.lostC.excuse

A. to listen B. to listen to

C. listening D. listening to

China’s new hot word, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary.

In Chinese, tu means rude and hao means rich. In recent years, people use this term to describe those who spend money in an unreasonable way. The word became more popular with the newest Apple’s gold-colored iPhone, which is loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhaogold”. The word is now often used to refer to people who have the cash but lack taste.

There are two other Chinese hot words: dama and NoZuoNoDie, which may also be taken in the dictionary. Dama, meaning middle-aged women, was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal. Thousands of Chinese women were buying a large amount of gold when the gold price had gone down. Another phrase NoZuoNoDie means if you don’t do stupid things, they won’t come back to bite you, is also very popular. Other words, such as Maotai, Chinglish and "dimsum " have also been included in the dictionary.

“Words like dama and tuhao are so vivid. My friends and I use them a lot—it’s so much fun,” said an American student who studies in Beijing.

BBC World News recently made a special program called “Tuhao, let’s be friends!” “The frequent use of Chinglish by foreign media suggests that foreign people are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China,” says Zhang Yiwu, professor of Peking University.

What does this trend suggest about the Chinese language's influence?

Xing Hongbing, professor from Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) said “These show that Chinglish is now being accepted by the rest of the world and they play important roles in daily life of Chinese. Behind these Chinglish words and phrases is the Chinese culture. They are reflections of the changes and trends in the Chinese society and they help people from other countries to understand what's happening in China.”

【1】__________can be called “tuhao” according to the passage.

A. The rich who like iPhone made of gold

B. The people who bought a lot of gold

C. People who can be friends

D. The rich people who lack taste

【2】Which of the following word is NOT Chinglish hot word?

A. dama B. karaoke C. tuhao D. dimsum

【3】Why does the word “Dama” become so popular now?

A. They bought gold crazily when the gold price were down.

B. They are wealthy middle-aged women.

C. They made the gold prices up.

D. They worked on the Wall Street.

【4】According to the passage, Xing Hongbing agreed that______.

A. Chinglish hot words tell some funny things about China.

B. Chinglish plays important roles in daily life of Chinese.

C. Chinglish hot words are so vivid that people like using them a lot.

D. foreigners want to know more about the culture of China from Chinglish.

【5】What is the purpose of writing this article__________.

A. To describe the hot words in Oxford English dictionary.

B. To explain the meanings of some Chinese hot words .

C. To describe the use of Chinglish hot words and their influence.

D. To show the different opinions about Chinglish hot words.

【題目】

Do you like playing xiangqi(Chinese chess)? Yan Zixi likes it and plays it very well. She is a 12-year-old girl, from Ningbo Foreign Language School, Zhejiang. She is the youngest xiangqi master of China. She is among the top five of the Chinese National Xiangqi Championship(錦標(biāo)賽).

How does she become so good at xiangqi? Yan plays xiangqi for four years. Her parents make her play xiangqi because they want her to learn some Chinese characters from it. She then enjoys playing it very much and it becomes part of her life.

Later，she begins to take part in lots of competitions(比賽，競賽).The competition next week in Shanghai is the most important one for her. She prepares well for it. For three months, she practices from 7 am to 11 pm every day. “Playing xiangqi makes me more open-minded(思維開闊的),” she says, “it’s also good for my math”.

“In the future, I want to start a xiangqi club at school,” she says, “I want to be the president(社長) of it.”

【1】How old is Yan Zixi?

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【2】Why do Yan’s parents make her play xiangqi?

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【3】Where is the competition next week?

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【4】Is playing xiangqi good for Yan’s English?

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【5】What does Yan want to do in the future?

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