【題目】

Band practice had just ended. Jimmy and Ben started packing up their_______. Before Kevin could put his trumpet into the box, he_________a music stand. It fell and hit right on his trumpet.

“Oh, no !” Kevin yelled.

Jimmy picked up the trumpet and checked it_______ before handing it to Kevin. “Well, it already has a lot of dents(凹痕).. One more won’t matter.”

“I know. But it’s my_______," Kevin said. “And he’s coming over this weekend.”

“Maybe he won’t notice the dent,” Jimmy said.

“Maybe he won't care,” Ben added,

A bunch of “_______”ran through Kevin-s head on the bus home.

Maybe he could pretend（假裝） he felt sick.

But he didn’t like_______.

Maybe he could get his baby brother, Jace, to take all of Grandpa’s attention.

Or maybe Grandpa wouldn’t ask him to play this time.

When_________finally arrived, Kevin still hadn’t figured out what he was going to do.

“Hey, Kev. How’re things?” Grandpa asked as he walked in.

“Good.” Kevin could have told him the_________right then, but he froze.

After dinner, Grandpa asked Kevin to play___________classics—Ode to Joy and Oh, Susanna.

Grandpa said, “I think you’re __________ than I was at your age.”

Any other time, Grandpa’s praise would have made Kevin feel great. But not this time. “I’m ________about the dent,” he explained what had happened.

To Kevin’s surprise, Grandpa smiled, “Instruments become part of________when you play them a lot. You can’t always protect them. The__________thing is that you told me.”

Grandpa pointed to the scratches opposite the dent Kevin had made. “I got these when I fell

over it__________one night.”

“So I’m not the only clumsy(笨拙的) one in the family?” Kevin said.

Grandpa laughed, “Every dent and scratch can tell a story, and__________you stick with it,

someday you’ll have your own.”

Grandpa handed the trumpet back to Kevin. “Now tell me a story with music.”

Kevin lifted the trumpet and filled the room with happy noise.

【1】A. crayons B. instruments C. balls D. collections

【2】A. thought of B. looked for C. fixed up D. knocked into

【3】A. carefully B. easily C. happily D. secretly

【4】A. uncle’s B. father’s C. grandpa’s D. brother’s

【5】A. maybes B. thanks C. regrets D. OKs

【6】A. communicating B. sharing C. lying D. comparing

【7】A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Friday D. Saturday

【8】A. truth B. excuse C. joke D. plan

【9】A. one B. two C. three D. four

【10】A. happier B. taller C. healthier D. better

【11】A. excited B. sorry C. crazy D. strange

【12】A. me B. him C. you D. her

【13】A. important B. sad C. funny D. boring

【14】A. as usual B. without doubt C. in time D. by accident

【15】A. unless B. although C. if D. before

You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know foreigners are trying to learn Chinese? According to a survey, one in four American young men would like to learn it. There will be over 150,000,000 people learning Chinese around the world in the early 2019.

"Because of Chinas fast development, Chinese has become more useful. More and more people begin to learn it. "said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert.

For example, in 2010, only 30 schools in America had Chinese lessons. This year, more than 300 schools there have Chinese lessons during school days. Last year, China gave 3,000 textbooks to a school in America because they had done a good job.

Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1, 320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.

【1】According to the passage, more and more foreigners begin to learn Chinese______.

A. because they have more free time

B. because Chinese is easy to learn

C. because China is fast developing

【2】_______schools in America give students Chinese lessons, in 2018

A. Over three thousand B. About three hundred C. Only thirty

【3】The students at the schools in America take Chinese lessons_______.

A. on school days B. after school C. at weekends

【4】Last year, China gave 3,000 textbooks to a school in America because_______.

A. they wanted to build a library B. they had done a good job

C. they had given Chinese students many English books

【5】From the passage we know that______.

A. English speakers like to learn French, Spanish and Italian more than Chinese

B. Chinese is more difficult to learn than French, Spanish and Italian

C. Chinese is easier to learn than French, Spanish and Italian

A、in B、with C、on

A. how will life be B. what will life be like

C. how life will be like D. What life will be like

A、to make friends with

B、to make friends about

C、making friends with

A. cost B. pay C. take D. spend

---As we all know, it was _________ big success.

A. a B. an C. the D. 不填

A. Not only ; but also

B. Either ; or

C. Both ; and

D. Neither ; nor

1Draw a circle and write the word subject in.

For example:transport

2Brainstorm some word groups and think of headings for each one．For example：

land transport

air transport

3Draw short lines from the center circle outwards．Add more circles and write the new word groups inside．Then try to draw more lines and circles for more sub-groups(從屬詞群)．

More words,more lines and circles.

To make the mind map even better，use color to show important ideas or parts of the map．

【1】____

Step2：

【2】____

【3】____

Step3：

【4】____

B.將上述A、B、C、D四個選項組成一幅思維導(dǎo)圖（組圖時可用字母編號或所給詞匯）

【5】____

【題目】

【1】A support worker must____________.

A. be a non—smoker B. be free on weekends

C. live near the university D. have some computer skills

【2】If you find a small grey cat, you can_________·

A. call 09651 324472 B. send an email to Luka

C. keep her as your own D. take her to the computer doctor

【3】The information above is probably from the section(欄目)of________in a newspaper．

A. Star Stories B. Magic World C. Teacher’s Guide D. Notice Board