一、词汇检测
1. You can enjoy all the water sports or (仅仅) lie on the beach.
2. John is a born (领导者). He is confident and organized.
3. The plane (逗留) on the ground because of the bad weather yesterday.
4. You should keep improving instead of resting on your (成绩).
5. I suggest you visit some of our (国家的) parks.
6. Just give me a chance and I will it to you that I'm right.
7. Money isn't everything, but it still a lot to the poor.
8. we tried our best, our plan finally failed.

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
|whenever|prefer|of one's age|change one's mind|final|
My grandma is a gentle lady. Like many women 1.______, she has a talent for sewing (缝纫). She made all my childhood clothes by herself. As a young girl, I didn't like playing outside with my friends. I 2.______ to spend time helping her sew rather than go outside.
My grandma taught me how to express love and care. Almost a year ago, I wanted to buy a birthday present for my friend but at last I 3.______. “Why don't I sew her a gift?” I made a decision to sew her a pencil case. I cut out material from an old skirt, drew a design and started sewing. It took me many tries to complete the pencil case. 4.______, the result wasn't as pretty as I had imagined, but it was the best pencil case I could make.
Just yesterday, my friend called me and said that 5.______ she saw the pencil case, it would remind her of our friendship. What she said made me very happy.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

三、句子翻译
1. 将近两百名学生参加了这次数学竞赛的选拔。
Nearly 200 students the Maths competition.
2. 什么都无法使他改变主意。
Nothing .
3. 直到王老师从我眼前走过,我才注意到她。
I Mrs Wang until she walked past me.
4. 我最终成功地把电脑和打印机连接了起来。
I the computer with the printer at last.
5. 我猜不出她脑子里在惦念什么。
I can't guess .

四、短文填空
In October 2021, a local newspaper told a story of a common man, Jia Shuangdeng. He is from Shaanxi Province. He not only works hard but has helped many deaf people live 1. better life as well.
At the age of 14, something unlucky happened to Jia and turned him 2. a deaf person. He had to leave school and learned by 3. (he) at home for more than two years. Later, with other people's help, he cheered up and made a living by 4. (make) shoes. He met many 5. (difficult) but he faced them bravely and kept on working hard. Finally, his shoes became popular and 6. (sell) well. After a few years, he started his own factory and it was 7. (success). However, he didn't forget those who had helped him. So he decided to help the people in need. These years, he has offered many deaf people chances to work.
What he did has benefited (有益于) lots of deaf people. “The person I want to thank 8. (much) in my life is Mr Jia. Thanks to him, I've got a good job and have a happy life now. He always tells us 9. we are disabled, we can also achieve our dreams by working hard,” said Xie Ting, who was 10. (help) by Jia.