Could you help me, Andy? We need ______ tables for the birthday party.

A. most three B. more three

C. three most D. three more

完形填空,閱讀下列短文，從文后各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to _______ more beautiful and he healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was______ for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor(裁縫) ______ clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special chair______ was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated______ sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people______ treat me differently because I’m big. I can’t enjoy _____ with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her______ . They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to _____.

But now things ____ quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School_____ Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat. Lisa ____ and practiced a lot.

Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did _____ well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “ _____ ” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.

Now Lisa doesn’t worry ______ being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”

1.A. see B. watch C. notice D. look

2.A. easy B. difficult C. wrong D. right

3.A. making B. makes C. make D. to make

4.A. who B. what C. that D. whose

5.A. her B. him C. me D. you

6.A. can B. may C. should D. must

7.A. having dinner B. to have dinner C. doing sports D. to do sports

8.A. however B. instead C. though D. either

9.A. nobody B. someone C. anyone D. everyone

10.A. was B. is C. were D. are

11.A. Sports B. Art C. Science D. Environment

12.A. agreed B. disagreed C. refused D. allowed

13.A. very B. too C. such D. so

14.A. Sorry B. Good luck C. Congratulations D. Good-bye

15.A. with B. about C. in D. for

There are some stories behind English words.

You've spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way. But have you ever wondered why English speakers say some of the things they say? For example, why do they say "an easy task" is "a piece of cake"? Why do the two letters "OK" means "all right"?

Many English words and phrases have stories behind them. Sometimes these stories can help us look back into old western history. Let's take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases: OK

"OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century. His name was "Old Kinderhook". In one year he was trying to take the place of the leader of his town. His supporters went around the town shouting " OK \ OK \" The supporters thought their future leader was " all right". The expression caught on, and now if something is "all right" , people like to say "OK|"

Boss*

Is your boss nice to you? If not, just be glad you weren't living in the old times. Back to that time, bosses could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them! That explains why the word "boss" comes from an old German word meaning "to beat".

A piece of cake

A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s. Many readers enjoyed his poems and wrote them down in their notebooks. In one of his poems, Nash wrote, " Her picture's in the papers now, and life's a piece of cake. " His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down. They thought that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn't life be easy?

For nearly 70 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy.

1. Some of English words can tell us stories about_________.

A. how people learned English

B. how English speakers create the words

C. how people spoke English

D. how people taught others to speak English

2.The word "boss" in old German means "_________".

A. to work B. to help

C. to beat D. to kill

3."OK" comes from "_________".

A. Old King B. Old Kindman

C. Old Kinderhook D. Old Mcdonald

4. In this passage "a piece of cake" means "_________".

A. an easy task or activity

B. a difficult task or activity

C. a simple newspaper to read

D. a famous picture in a newspaper

— I guess that _______ you _______ Joanna was born in the year of rabbit because you have different animal signs.

— You are right. Joanna was.

A. neither; nor B. either; or

C. not only; but D. both; and

Little Tom seems to know who _______ to get more pocket money.

A. can he talk to B. he can talk

C. to talk to D. to talk

The new jeans look nice _______ Grace because she looks nice _______ blue.

A. on; in B. in; on C. for; on D. to; in

We must ________ ourselves and _______ our work.

A. strict in ; with B. be strict in ; with

C. be strict with ; in D. strict with ; in

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia（梔子花）was sent to my house. No card came with it．Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked after when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.

One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.

My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.

B. In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.

C. It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.

D. The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.

2.The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.

A. She hoped she would miss her father.

B. She thought education was most important.

C. She hoped she would find a friend.

D. She wanted her to be happy and strong.

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Childhood Dream. B. A Mother's Love.

C. A Graduation Party. D. A Special Birthday.

詞匯。根據(jù)句意，寫出括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式。

1.________(care) may cause disasters, both to others and to yourself.

2.When Tom heard the news of getting a scholarship, he _____________(simple) couldn’t believe his ears.

3.Don’t be ________ (worry) about tomorrow’s test. You will pass it.

4.Our Chinese teacher has some good poems in his ___________ (person) computer.

(B)根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，寫出單詞的正確形式。

5.The news which kept ________(影響) him a lot

6.This writer received high ________________ (贊揚) from the readers.

7.Though the problem was difficult, the boy didn’t give up and _____________ (成功) at last.

8.The noise he made broke the ____________ (寂靜) while everyone in the library was reading.

We should pay more attention ______teenage problems.

A. at B. to C. in D. On