【正文】 gift. light up stand out get through call up play with send for contribute to fall into e into being put together (4) The road sign is easy to read。 I will be in charge in his a________. (6) There was a tense a____________ during the final minutes of the game. (7) — Well, you don’t need an i____________ to each other, do you? — No. We’ve been friends for years. (8) The popular novel has been t___________ from French into English. (9) Barbara speaks 5 languages。 C. William Wordsworth → Gee Gordon Byron → John Milton D. John Milton → Robert Frost → Ge Gordon Byron 2. When did modern English e into being? A. Towards the end of 16th century B. In the 18th century C. Towards the end of 19th century D. Between 1910 and the late 1930s 3. Whose poems do NOT have rhyme at the end of each line? A. Wang Wei’s B. Shakespeare’s C. Su Dongpo’s D. John Milton’s 4. Which group of poets did NOT e from the same country? A. Li Bai, Wang Wei, and Su Dongpo B. William Wordsworth, Robert Frost and Shakespeare C. John Keats, John Donne, and John Milton D. Gee Gordon Byron, Shakespeare and John Keats 5. The introduction of English poetry to China began ___________. A. at the start of the 20th century B. in the late 1930s C. at the end of the 19th century D. between 1910 and the 1930s 6. How is an English poem different from its Chinese version（譯文） ? A. It will bee more difficult to understand B. Some of the information in the original poem is missing C. Chinese version will offer readers much less choice. D. Something of the spirit of the original poem will be lost III. Language focus 1. Usage of words (1) I live near an airport。 mark。 anize。 risk。 expect 。s 27line modern (9) philosophically (富有哲理地 ) showed his ideas on the topic. And it turned out to be a great success with the teachers who (10) his paper. II. Understanding the text 1. Which is the correct order of time about the following English poets? A. Shakespeare → Alexander Pope → John Donne B. John Donne → Alexander Pope → John Kates graduate。s (6) for students to write a good argumentative (議論的 ) or narrative (記敘的 ) story. Wu started working on his piece in the last 50 minutes of the test. Since he spent almost half that time (7) his ideas, Wu decided to save time by writing a poem that needed fewer words than other types of writing. In the exam, he was asked to (8) why it39。ve never (2) my poem to be given full marks. I only thought that it would not be that bad, said the 18yearold boy. Wu (3) from Ruiquan Middle School in Weinan, Shaanxi Province. He said when he heard the news, two strong feelings (4) up inside him — surprise and excitement. Writing a poem in the NCEE is always considered a (5) because teachers find it hard to mark students39。 So I ask one thing of you. Let my wings spread and let me fly. Task 2 A promising poet? Directions: First, use the words in the form to plete the passage and then work in groups to discuss the following questions 1. What made Wu Bin full marks in his Chinese writing in the NCEE? 2. Do a survey to see how many of your classmates are crazy about poems. If any, which do you they prefer, ancient or modern poems? Chinese or foreign poems? 3. Some people think teenagers should be encouraged to learn more about Chinese ancient famous poems. Do you agree? Few students get full marks in their Chinese writing in the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE。t. Why? What did I ever do to you? Let me free. Let me breath. Just let my wings spread And feel the breeze. Pleas..... Let go and grow on my own. If I need you I will go to you. I have to solve my own problems, you can39。t seem to get free. To let your wings spread. Just let them feel the breeze. All you have is earned, But yet your told you are spoiled And give in everything. I don39。 C. to be advertised D. being advertised (5) As we all know, modernism was invented ________________. A. in the 1920 B. in 1920’s C. in the 1920’s D. in 1920s (6) Jessica _________ a flat near the college with three other girls. A. constructed B. hired C. preferred D. rented (7) _________ the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday. A. Although B. Despite C. Because of D. According to (8) The result of the entrance exams was not made ________ to the public until last Thursday. A. knowing B. known C. to know D. to be known (9) The PLA soldiers _____ ready to do what’s necessary to fight against the flood. A. stood B. belonged C. created D. acted (10) Antonio Gaudi is the first architect ________ that nature doesn’t not have any straight lines. A. understanding B. understands C. to understand D. understood (11) The girl asked him not to leave the door ____________ . A. to close B. closed C. to be closed D. closing (12) It took quite a long time before we felt we ________ in the city. A. impressed B. constructed C. belonged D. created (13) All the buildings in the district are _____________. A. a color B. of color C. of a color D. of color. (14) ________ the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them A. When B. Despite C. While D. Unless (15) With many flowers _______ around the house， it looks like a beautiful garden. A. planted B. be planted C. to plant D. to be planted 4. Cloze Building a house costs quite a lot of money suppose you plan to build a house. Your first (1) will be to find a (2) piece of land. Your (3) will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place, with (4) surroundings near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work. (5) you will find an excellent (6) , and together with th