【正文】 each other. ( )26. B. call C. report ( )27. A. talk B. argue ( )28. A. spend B. stay C. work ( )29. A. because C. so ( )30. B. same ( )31. A. business B. children ( )32. A. understand B. love C. get on well with ( )33. B. trouble C. feelings ( )34. A. tell B. ask ( )35. A. should B. must C. would B Shyness（害羞） means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some children are 36 shy. Some bee very shy later because of their life experience. 37 , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy. Most people have red faces and talk in 38 sentences when they are shy. But some bee 39 shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to 40 and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting 41 people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be 42 for a person. If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big 43 . Some experts（專家） say shy people are good at working because they think more and 44 less. But remember not to let good opportunities（機會） pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There’s nothing to 45 . ( ) 36. A. shown B. born C. thought D. seen ( ) 37. A. For example B. In fact C. So far D. First of all 4 ( ) 38. A. broken B. strange C. different D. boring ( ) 39. A. very B. too C. quite D. so ( ) 40. A. pack B. order C. cook D. serve ( )41. A. new B. foreign C. old D. friendly ( ) 42. A. good B. helpful C. bad D. usual ( ) 43. A. question B. example C. excuse D. problem ( ) 44. A. do B. talk C. get D. sleep ( ) 45. A. think about B. pay attention to C. worry about D. be afraid of 第三部分 閱讀理解（共 25小題，每小題 2分，總分 50分） 閱讀下列短文，從各題所給 A、 B、 C 三個選項中選出最佳選項。 A 20xx Beijing Olympics Tickets on Sale Events Lowest prices Highest prices Time Opening ceremony( 儀式 ) Y 200 Y 5,000 August 8 Closing ceremony Y 150 Y 3,000 August 24 Badminton Y 50 Y 500 August 9～ 17 Basketball Y 50 Y 1,000 August 9～ 24 Diving Y 60 Y 500 August 10～ 23 Football Y 40 Y 800 August 6～ 23 Swimming Y 100 Y 800 August 9～ 17 Volleyball Y 50 Y 800 August 9～ 24 （ ） Beijing Olympic Games will open on __________. A. August 8 B. June 9 C. August 24 D. July 8 （ ） __________ event will start before the opening ceremony. A. football B. basketball C. volleyball D. diving （ ） Beijing Olympic Games will last __________ days. A. 13 B. 15 C. 17 D. 20 （ ） swimming event will be over on __________. A. August 8 B. August 9 C. August 17 D. August 24 （ ） . Li and his wife want to watch both the opening and closing ceremonies. They should pay at least __________. A. 350 yuan B. 700 yuan C. 8,000 yuan D. 16,000 yuan B The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?” No one spoke 5 for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?” Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But, where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.” Most of the children agreed with him.” I’m sorry, children,” said the teacher. “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.” ( )51 .The students were having their _____ class. A. English B. Chinese C. chemistry D. math ( )52. Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like. A. water B. air C. earth D. weather ( ) boy said, “The water in the river behind my house is always_______.” A. white B. black C. clean D. clear ( ) of the children _______ the boy. A. agreed wit