二、词汇运用
Mike and Tom are brothers, but they are different.
Mike is the ______1______ (slim) student in his class while Tom is the tallest, with a ______2______ (high) of 170 cm. One day in a PE lesson, they had some matches. Mike did better in the standing long jump. In the running race, things went even ______3______ (bad) for Tom. He said, "That was my ______4______ (bad) race ever!"
At home, Mike's room is ______5______ (tidy) than Tom's, but Tom's looks the ______6______ (nice) with posters on the walls among the three bedrooms. At school, Mike gets the ______7______ (high) score of the two. At weekends, Mike has ______8______ (much) free time because he finishes homework faster, but they always have fun together.
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三、阅读短文,从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项
Linda was Tara's best friend before, but things changed one day. Tara became a member of the Guitar Club this term and she was always busy with guitar practices. ______1______ So she couldn't be in the club and could hardly find time to play with Tara any more.
"Honey, come here," Tara's mother called from the living room one day. ______2______ "Tara, what happened? You failed Maths and English. ______3______"
Tara felt terrible. The activities of the Guitar Club left her very little time for studies. ______4______ But they all said they were really busy with the new performance. This made Tara even sadder.
Linda found that Tara was down and said she would like to help. ______5______ Now Tara knows how to find a balance between studies, hobbies and friendships.
| A. Tara said sorry and Linda was glad to have her friend back. |
| B. Tara went to her mother and saw the school report in her hand. |
| C. She was so happy about the coming performance. |
| D. She wanted to ask her friends in the club for some advice. |
| E. But Linda isn't good at playing the guitar. |
| F. You were such a good student before! |
| G. They both like music and have much to talk about. |
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