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s my 4 year in the middle school. Everything there was new to me. No one knew who I was. I didn39。 When I was a little boy, I used to be very quiet and didn39。s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want.ll 8 start the meal with soup or something small, then you39。 In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at 7 end. They eat with their guests.you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it39。s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine 3 a gift. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 . and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you 2 t like you.you home. It doesn39。 Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don39。 “Don39。 Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he 1 a wallet. He returned it to the owner,Mr. Baker. He gave his 2 to the boy. As the boy had no job,Mr. Baker made him work for him in his 3 .Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were 4 with him.ve made my day.Jonathan39。at the teacher. Thank you, I said, reaching 13 .and said quietly, 39。 I think you wanted to talk to me about Jonathan, I said. 8 loves me.39。 Did you know Jonathan brought flowers to school today? she asked.I nodded, 6 my favorite bush and trying to hide the hurt in my eyes.Let me tell you about yesterday, the teacher said. See that little girl? Well, yesterday she was almost 7 . Her mother and father were going to divorce (離婚). She told me she didn39。s door. She opened the door and took me aside. I want to talk to you about Jonathan, she said. I prepared 4 t see the tears in my eyes while I touched the broken bush 2 . When I was left alone, I 3 hours thinking how love had disappeared from my life. Jonathan had broken my favorite azalea (杜鵑花)bush before I could stop him. He said nothing but gave me a back and 1 do to relax, like drawing or writing stories.1. A. enjoyB. dislikeC. packD. double2. A. happyB. fortableC. downD. hungry3. A. houseB. schoolC. officeD. park4. A. forgetB. leaveC. rememberD. make5. A. costB. paidC. tookD. spent6. A. easyB. interestingC. difficultD. different7. A. himB. meC. usD. her8. A. wheneverB. whoeverC. howeverD. wherever9. A. courseB. testC. walkD. break10. A. ThoughB. WhenC. AfterD. Unless11. A. sadderB. sleepierC. betterD. worse12. A. guitarB. pianoC. violinD. drum13. A. playB. speakC. danceD. thank14. A. tillB. butC. soD. because15. A. needB. shouldC. canD. must6.閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中選出一個最佳選項。, I feel nostalgic (懷舊的) about the piano keyboard. I wish that pianos were as portable (輕便的) as guitars 14 with me. When I39。 Now I am studying abroad and I don39。by playing something energetic. It really helped me feel relaxed and happy! 10 t disturb (打擾) my roommates. When I got tired of studying or writing an essay, I would take a 9 get the piano into a taxi and then move it to the door. I was able to play 8 all the money I got for my birthday on a new electric piano. It was quite 6 my family and my piano behind.m feeling 2 . When 1 lived at home with my parents, we had a brown piano in the 3 Playing a musical instrument is a great hobby. I started playing the piano when I was five years old and I still 1 in all types of stores all over the world. 1. A. easyB. difficultC. interestingD. boring2. A. planB. problemC. projectD. doubt3. A. boredB. tiredC. interestedD. surprised4. A. startedB. continuedC. refusedD. failed5. A. FirstB. SoonC. RecentlyD. Exactly6. A. at firstB. for exampleC. on timeD. in person7. A. oftenB. seldomC. sometimesD. never8. A. livelyB. cheapC. directD. popular9. A. itB. himC. herD. them10. A. askedB. offeredC. madeD. divided11. A. UnlessB. AlthoughC. IfD. Since12. A. betweenB. amongC. duringD. in13. A. foundB. mentionedC. inventedD. remained14. A. give upB. put upC. set upD. clean up15. A. repairedB. triedC. learnedD. used5.閱讀下面短文,掌握大意,然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。this bar code reading system. It has bee very popular ever since, and now it39。 In 1970, a business named Logicon Inc. 13 this patent was given, the system was still not popular 12 The patent (專利權(quán)) for the bar code system was 10 t work well. If the invention was to bee 8 The system did work 6 , but it was very expensive and 7 to keep records of the product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this 2 . Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was 3 . He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland 4 Do you know anything about the invention of the bar code(條形碼)? At last, she became a very famous violinist. And she would always tell people how it was 15 , with just a few coins well spent, to make your dream e true.1. A. sadlyB. nervouslyC. excitedlyD. madly2. A. toysB. sweetsC. clothesD. gifts3. A. expressingB. admiringC. treatingD. behaving4. A. seldomB. neverC. oftenD. almost5. A. testB. visitC. goalD. interview6. A. moneyB. pleasureC. attentionD. influence7. A. spendingB. lendingC. savingD. exchanging8. A. hisB. herC. theirD. your9.