— Why is your spoken English so good?

—Because I keep practising and I’m improving all the time.

A. in a way B. all the way C. up and down

An _________ is a scientific test that is done to study what happens and to get new knowledge.

A. experiment B. experience C. advantage

To ____ means to examine people or things to see how they are similar and how they are different.

A. check B. introduce C. compare

— Never give up, and I believe you will be successful.

— Thank you, Mum. 1 won’t _____ you _____.

A. let; down B. keep; off C. cheer; up

— I don’t know how to reduce stress from my studies.

—I think you can _____ a hobby. It will make you relaxed.

A. take off B. take up C. take in

— What happened to Miss Liu just now?

—Oh, she suddenly _____ and was taken to the hospital.

A. passed out B. poured out C. worked out

— You should let your children take more after-school classes.

—_____, you are right. But they should also have more time to relax.

A. To my surprise B. To a certain degree C. What’s more

— Why don’t you join the English club to improve your spoken English?

—_____

A. Sounds like a good idea. B. It’s my pleasure. C. That’s all right.

Dear headmaster,

These days, we often have computer classes. But during the class, I have met problems in the school computer room. Many students also had the same __. So I am writing this letter to you to express my views.

The computers are old and slow, and sometimes they even do not __ at all. In my opinion, we should have new computers. We need __ computers with better memories. Also, we need to buy __ keyboards, mouses and monitors, because many of the __ have letters missing and some mouses and monitors are not working well too.

Last Sunday, I had to spend four hours doing my homework because of the problems with the computer I was using. I tried other computers, __ they were in worse conditions. At last, I finished my homework, but then I had another __ the computer did not work! After I __ the “print” button, nothing happened. I had to find __ to help me. It took half an hour to fix it.To our future and even to the future of our country, it is very important for us to learn __ to use information technology, so we really need to update (更新）the computers and other equipment.

Yours,

Li Hua

1.A. challenge B. hope C. experience

2.A. stop B. work C. rest

3.A. faster B. slower C. smaller

4.A. bad B. old C. new

5.A. monitors B. mouses C. keyboards

6.A. but B. if C. or

7.A. problem B. answer C. surprise

8.A. pulled B. clicked C. raised

9.A. anyone B. everyone C. someone

10.A. what B. when C. how

When I was 13 years old, the doctor said that I had a kind of attention disorder. So when everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I couldn’t.

In my first class, Mrs Green asked us to read a story and then write on it within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs Green, you see, I have attention problems. I might not be able to do that.” She looked at me and said, “You are no different from your classmates, young man.” I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading. So I took it home.

In my bedroom, it was so quiet and the story suddenly became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system which opened up a new world to the blind.Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted (有視力的)” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs Green, so when it came back to me the next day with an “A” on it, I couldn’t believe my eyes. At the bottom of the paper were these words, “See what you can do when you keep trying.”

1.What problem did the writer have at the age of 13?

A. He had a problem with the doctor. B. He couldn’t focus his attention.

C. His teacher gave no tasks to him. D. It was hard for him to understand the teacher in class.

2.What did Mrs Green do after hearing the writer’s words?

A. She told the writer to think it over at home. B. She believed what the writer said to her.

C. She asked the writer to finish the reading soon. D. She encouraged the writer to do as well as others.

3.What can we know about Louis Braille from the passage?

A. He was a blind man with an attention disorder.

B. He played an important role in the world of the blind people.

C. He thought he was different from others.

D. He finally gave up getting education.

4.How did the writer feel when he got his paper at last?

A. Strange. B. Excited. C. Surprised. D. Embarrassed.