1. —Do you know how to spell ______ word “expensive” in English?
—Yes. It begins with ______ “e”.

A.the; a
B.the; an
C.a; the
D.the; the

2. —Jack practised hardest of us all and he won first place in the game.
—He can’t do it ______ hard work.
A.by
B.through
C.without
D.with

3. —How often do you go to the cinema?
—. I only watch films at home.
A.Always
B.Sometimes
C.Never
D.Seldom

4. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?

A.Don’t throw rubbish.
B.We’re going down a mountain.
C.As we all know, strength is not always important.
D.When the wind blows gently, children like flying kites.

5. —Does your school have a hall?
—Yes. It’s big and modern. And many meetings and talks ______ there.

A.take turns
B.take place
C.take apart
D.take away

6. —What of clothes do you like?
—I like the clothes made of wool. It keeps warm.

A.style
B.colour
C.material
D.design

7. —Did you watch the film last night?
—Yes. It is so interesting that I don’t want to ______ it.
A.choose
B.miss
C.follow
D.lose

8. —Be quick. The shop will close soon, and we have only ______ minutes left.
—Don’t worry. The shop ______ from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at weekends.

A.a few; is open
B.little; opens
C.few; is open
D.a little; opens

9. 新语篇 诗歌 Read the poem below. Its theme (主题) is about .
Spring Morning—Meng Haoran
This spring morning in bed I’m lying,
Not to awake till birds are crying.
After one night of wind and showers,
How many are the fallen flowers?
A.a spring festival
B.beauty of spring
C.friendship of poets
D.a new hobby

—Mum, my friends and I are going to Nanjing Museum next week.
—! It’s a good time to learn about Nanjing’s history.

A.Enjoy yourselves
B.Good luck
C.No way
D.All right

Ⅱ. 完形填空(每小题1分,共15分)
Bibi’s grandma ran a washing and dry-cleaning store on Pink Street. Everything in the store made her busy. So Bibi always helped her with some work there.
Bibi and her grandma would 1 their day with a warm hug first. It was a ritual (仪式) that Bibi enjoyed very much. She 2 spending time with her grandma, and Bibi always wanted to do more. Business at this 3 hadn’t been so good lately so Grandma felt upset.
One day, Bibi offered to help her grandma take down dry clothes from the rod (杆子). However, she soon realized that she was too 4 to reach the high place which made her unhappy. Seeing Bibi’s sadness, her grandma gave her a hug and said 5, “Honey, your being here is enough help for me.” However, Bibi didn’t give up.
There would be a football game in the school and students would paint windows to 6 for their teams. After looking at them for a while, Bibi got a wonderful 7. Bibi quickly went back to the store, and started making her own window painting by using the knowledge she had got from the Art classes. Then, Bibi wrote down her 8 on the window. She couldn’t reach very high, but the letters were big and 9 to read. Using her biggest brush, she filled in the letters with different 10 to make it attractive. Bibi also spent some time drawing a picture. It was her first time making a poster (海报). Although Bibi had 11 done this before, she still did a good job. When she finished, she went inside to let her grandma see her work.
12 they came out, many kids came around the window. Bibi had drawn a picture of the players’ team uniforms jumping into a big bucket (桶) of water. The letters on the window said, “AFTER THE GAME, BRING YOUR UNIFORMS HERE!”
Bibi’s grandmother was 13 and hugged Bibi, saying that this might help. After the game, it really 14. The players brought their uniforms to Bibi’s grandma’s store. Bibi helped her grandma 15 her own way. How proud she felt then!