A. thinking B. think C. to think D. thinks

— He can get help from his teachers.

A. who to talk B. when to talk

C. who to talk to D. when to talk to

— Good idea! He is crazy about cars.

A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. buys

A. in; from B. of; in C. for; for D. from; from

---I like dumplings.

A. food B. foot C. did D. took

A. read B. red C. reading D. reads

【題目】

A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zero-waste theme store is about _______ people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zero-waste products to help them start on a one-stop, zero-waste life journey.

"Zero waste" or "danshari" was first _______ by a French woman Bea Johnson. "Live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth." she said.

Yu Yuan, 27, is _______ attracted by this idea.

She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot _______ she saw a video about "zero waste"

The _______ is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar.

After watching the video, Yu wanted to _______ this zero-waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.

Yu says that a zero-waste life _______ the 6R principle --Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot(腐爛）

Over August-October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both _______ only two cans of rubbish.

Now, the couple have opened a small _______ called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, to support a zero-waste life.

At the store they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace ________ ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero-waste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of ________which are not recyclable can degrade（分解）. The store ________ has secondhand books and audio-visual CD/DVDs.

For used toiletries (things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself) there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.

Yu says that those who were once not ________ in the zero-waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity. The zero-waste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone.

"It's ________ us at our fingertips." Yu expects some of her friends to ________ her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.

【1】A. offeringB. providingC. givingD. affording

【2】A. inventedB. foundC. discoveredD. suggested

【3】A. hardlyB. luckilyC. clearlyD. deeply

【4】A. unlessB. untilC. afterD. when

【5】A. videoB. filmC. articleD. newspaper

【6】A. experienceB. changeC. representD. spend

【7】A. acceptsB. receivesC. followsD. believes

【8】A. savedB. producedC. keptD. wasted

【9】A. shopB. factoryC. hotelD. company

【10】A. paperB. clothC. silkD. plastic

【11】A. itB. themC. theirD. its

【12】A. tooB. eitherC. alsoD. only

【13】A. proudB. worriedC. amazedD. interested

【14】A. behindB. aroundC. aheadD. above

【15】A. organizeB. recordC. joinD. encourage

Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space? Apollo IX astronauts _______ it on March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here’s the story behind it.

The song was written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the _______ of “Good Morning to All” in 1893. It was used as a classroom _______. Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.

The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌詞) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky, where Mildred also _______.

The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版權) their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared _______ their agreement in Robert H. Coleman’s songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, _______ the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small _______ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song. She was _______about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters. She _______ her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be __________ every time the song was part of a commercial (商業(yè)的) production.

The Hill sisters, who developed their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.

【1】A. savedB. wroteC. inventedD. sang

【2】A. noticeB. orderC. titleD. law

【3】A. partyB. greetingC. discussionD. test

【4】A. taughtB. searchedC. soldD. prepared

【5】A. asB. underC. forD. without

【6】A. althoughB. untilC. becauseD. after

【7】A. chancesB. tasksC. changesD. signs

【8】A. satisfiedB. gladC. curiousD. angry

【9】A. lostB. wonC. heardD. dropped

【10】A. paidB. praisedC. invitedD. warned

【題目】

Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a pianist's concert on a summer holiday evening. After they found their ________, the mother saw two friends in the hall and walked to ______ them.

It was the boy's first time to come to the hall. He thought it was a good ______ for him to explore the wonders of the concert hall. He ______ and walked around. He walked ______ a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE"(禁止入內(nèi)).

When the hall lights dimmed (變暗) , the ______ would begin. The mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was _______. The mother was ______ worried at that at the moment that tears (眼淚) were in her eyes.

The concert began, and the lights focused on (聚焦于) the wonderful piano on stage. The mother was _______ to see her little boy sitting at the keyboard, playing the song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ______ he did at home.

At that moment, the great pianist came, quickly moved to the piano and ______ in the boy's ear, "Don't stop. Keep playing. " He leaned over (俯身) and began filling in a bass part (低音) with his left ______, then added a running obbligato (伴奏) with his right hand. They played the piano together ______. The old pianist and the young novice (初學者) changed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience. The audience (觀眾) stood up and ______ them.

An artist's achievements and charm depend on not only his perfect skills ______ his good qualities.

【1】A.desksB.stageC.seatsD.piano

【2】A.greetB.feedC.noticeD.search

【3】A.useB.chanceC.seasonD.culture

【4】A.flewB.satC.fellD.rose

【5】A.throughB.acrossC.aboveD.over

【6】A.filmB.concertC.conversationD.meeting

【7】A.sleepyB.missingC.tiredD.excited

【8】A.soB.veryC.muchD.such

【9】A.seriousB.sadC.patientD.surprised

【10】A.whenB.ifC.asD.before

【11】A.calledB.shoutedC.whisperedD.cried

【12】A.handB.shoulderC.footD.leg

【13】A.badlyB.carelesslyC.terriblyD.happily

【14】A.fought withB.laughed atC.shouted atD.cheered for

【15】A.orB.butC.andD.so