【正文】 nd we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends.t sleep because I couldn39。t talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me.businessC. Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App （應用程序） that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special offers.（1）The underlined word convenient is closest in meaning to ______. A.it takes a lot of time to succeed（4）What is the main purpose of the passage? A.succeeding in lifeC.re not willing to put in the time and work, don39。 However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then make it more practical. And, vesides that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10, 000 hours studying and practising. To vee great at certain things, it39。they might lose heart after they were badly beaten in this wayD.understanding and kind woman（3）The sentence underlined in Paragraph 5 meanshated rushing into a store to buy a tie for Uncle Harry（2）We can infer（推斷） from the passage that the writer is a（n） s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.（1）Mike hated Christmas because he Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, I wish just one of them could have won. In fact, they could if they had worn the uniforms. They have talent for wrestling, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.In a travel magazine.B.On the eve of the last Friday of the year.D.They jump over the fire.D.people in green Ireland is an island country. It39。s Day, you can see the following EXCEPT ________________. A.green buildings（2）What do people do on Red Wednesday in Iran? A.About 30 people go to the race every year.（4）When is the Desert Festival in Tunisia every year? A. It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn39。t afford the wrestling uniforms, while our boys in their blue and gold uniforms. Of course, we ended up with beating them.t like people spending too much money on giftsC.loving and patient manC.t have talent because they lost the matchB.the white envelope was a gift from the poor kidsD.s just the reality of how life is. This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don39。the standards of successD.work makes him feel painB. In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water me tens. They can detect （探測） water waste and leakage （泄漏） and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. In this way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste.cleaning waterB.Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.C. The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. You will never realize what your apology （道歉） has meant to me, Jimmy, he said to me. I hope we can bee friends.Jimmy39。s mysteryThe sea is a part of the unknown world39。stoneD.asked to use public chopsticks（3）Which of the following is the RIGHT order for most Chinese formal dinners according to the passage? A.The importance of table mannersD.t want these animals to be hungry and ill. Should people take action to control the growing deer populations?Should People Take Direct Action?serious illnessesgrowing populations（2）Which of the following is the best to fill in the Should People Protect the Deer?hunting is the best way to control the deer populationsD. . A.B.D.D.Columbus Day.m sure most people like music. Music can not only bring us wonderful enjoyment, but also bring us happiness when we are tired or sad. And many people have the habit of enjoying music when they are free. But to our surprise, one English school allows children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while they are studying, and they find it is helpful to improve the students39。t believe, .but many are now accepting it at home where children are allowed to do their homework with the television on.The students at Millfield School are against the new idea of allowing children to listen to music.B.students in the US weren39。t enough music teachers in the US（2）In Paragraph 2, what does the underlined word them refer to（指代）? A.B.D. The MidAutumn Festival is a very important Chinese festival. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of lunar calendar. A few days before the festival, everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful. Lanterns will be hung in front of the house.Have a big family dinner.C.On the second Sunday of Ju。D.B. People celebrate the festival by honouring their fathers and expressing love to them by giving popular gifts like cards, flowers, chocolate and ties. Little children often give handmade gifts to their dads.（1）What will people do before the Mid Autumn Festival? A.s the writer39。C.Public schools.the schools wanted to control budgetss partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn39。Th