一、词汇检测
1. The burglars took away all the ______()in the owner’s bedroom.
2. I couldn’t find my ______()anywhere. Did you see it?
3. He tried to leave through the backdoor after ______()a man’s phone.
4. He was once charged with ______().
5. As his leg was w______, he couldn’t walk so fast as others.
6. — I was mistaken for the murderer and caught by the police. So awful.
— It t______ out that you were the man who was arrested by mistake.
7. — My roommate can prove that I was somewhere else at the time of the crime.
— OK. But we still can’t confirm that you have n______ to do with the crime.

二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语,在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次______
as come up with steal successful in a hurry
One day, when Victoria was walking down the street, a man came near her. He quickly
1. her bag and ran away. She felt shocked, but she didn’t hesitate(犹豫)for one second, crying out “Thief (小偷)!” as she was 2. to run after the man.
After running for a while, Victoria felt very tired. It was then that she 3. a good idea. She stopped running, took off one of her sneakers, and threw it at the thief. Her sneaker curved(沿曲线移动)perfectly in the air and hit the man’s head. 4. the thief realized it, he was knocked down to the ground.
In the end, Victoria caught the thief, stepped on his back and got her bag 5. .
Many people around gave her a big hand for her bravery.

() 1. The article says that women ______ drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than ______ who don’t. Is it true?
A.who; that
B./; those
C.who; those
D./; /

() 2. Nobody except Tom and I ______ in the classroom. The other students are watching the basketball game on the playground now.
A.am
B.is
C.are
D.were

() 3. My watch is not the only thing ______ is missing.
A.that
B.it
C.what
D.who

() 4. When Edison was young, he ______ by selling newspapers on the train.
A.does a living
B.make a living
C.made a living
D.had made a living

() 5. Don’t worry about Lily. She is kind enough to ______ her new roommates.
A.stay away from
B.get on well
C.get along with
D.make fun of

() 6. I still remember the university and the teachers ______ I visited in London years ago.
A.what
B.who
C.which
D.that

() 7. — Finally he realized he hurt others’ feelings and said sorry to his classmates. — ______.
A.It never rains but it pours
B.Better safe than sorry
C.Never too late to change
D.You’re never too old to learn

四、完形填空
There was once a little boy named Timmy from an American family. One day after school, Timmy was playing basketball in the living room and 1 knocked over an expensive vase (花瓶)
from the shelf. Afraid of punishment, Timmy glued the pieces back together and put it back. However, his 2 mother noticed the changes in the vase. Timmy 3 a clever idea and said that a cat had jumped into the living room through the window and knocked over the vase.
His mother knew Timmy was lying. That night, she 4 him into the study. She took out a chocolate bar and handed him a piece of chocolate, saying, “Timmy, it’s for you because you use your imagination (想象力) to 5 a cat that can open windows. You’ll surely 6 great detective stories in the future.” Then she gave him another piece of chocolate, adding, “This chocolate is for your great repair skills, because you repaired the vase almost perfectly. But repairing a vase needs 7 glue and greater skills. Tomorrow we will take the vase to an artist and see 8 he can make it as good as new.”
As she spoke, she picked up a third piece of chocolate, saying, “I’d like to give you the last piece, because I’m really sorry. 9 a mother, I shouldn’t put the vase in such a place, especially with an active 10 loving boy at home. I hope you weren’t hurt or afraid, my dear.”
After that day, Timmy never lied again. Whenever he thought of lying, those three pieces of chocolate would come into mind.
() 1. A. happily B. carelessly C. kindly D. hopelessly
() 2. A. kind B. interesting C. careful D. lovely
() 3. A. came up with B. found out C. looked for D. tried out
() 4. A. called B. showed C. stopped D. sent
() 5. A. create B. draw C. catch D. find
() 6. A. share B. say C. read D. write
() 7. A. stronger B. easier C. harder D. softer
() 8. A. what B. who C. how D. when
() 9. A. As B. By C. With D. To
()10. A. reading B. sports C. writing D. music