— No, it's not my cup of tea.

—I study _______working     a group.

—It________be Jack.He has gone to Beijing.

—Sure. He is one of ______ pianists ______ I have even seen.

—I don't think so. You can ask more ___by using “could” instead of “can” .

—Well, I __________ coffee __________ milk.

—That's great. But I don't know___________ it.

—    .That's what friends are for.

A

    If you go to another country, what kinds of things would you buy? Would you 1 a camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes in France, 2 a watch in Switzerland? No matter 3 you may buy, you might think those products were made in 4  countries. However, you could be wrong. Zhang Ming is a 17-year- old student from Shanghai. Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found 5 interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China.

B

    One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe (马蹄铁) on the ground. The father said to his son, “Look at the horseshoe on the ground. Go and1the horseshoe and put it in your bag, my son.” But Thomas said, “If I do so, it will waste my time.” His father said2but picked it up himself. When they3a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and 4some strawberries with the money.

    The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the sky.They soon 5all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt6thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father gave him a strawberry and he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him7strawberry and once again, his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.

    And so they went on.The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son,8you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own9to eat. Always remember the lesson: if you don't worry about the little things, you will find it10to do the great things.

A

    Mrs. Brown is a woman about forty-five. Her husband has a factory in the town and gets much money. Her three children are all intelligent and they work in their factory. She has nothing to do at home and lives a happy life. Mrs.Brown likes meat and cakes very much. Her husband and children often buy some for her. And she doesn't like sports and often gets up at eleven o'clock in the morning. So she gets fatter and fatter and now it's difficult for her to walk. Sometimes she thinks something is wrong with her heart. She went to see a doctor one day. The doctor looked her over carefully and said, “You have got a heart disease, Mrs. Brown. It's bad for your heart to eat much sugar and meat. You'd better eat a piece of bread for each meal.”

    “That's easy, doctor,” said the woman. “But when do I have to eat the bread, before a meal or after a meal?”

B

C

    It is a true story. Once upon a time, one of Alex's horses was stolen by his neighbor. Alex went to the neighbor's home with a policeman to get his horse back. But the neighbor refused to give the horse back. He said that it was his horse.

    Suddenly Alex had a good idea. He put both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbor, “If this is your horse, then you must tell us in which eye the horse is blind.”

    “In the left,” said the neighbor. Alex took his hand from the left eye of the horse and showed the policeman that the horse was not blind in the left eye.

    “Oh, I have made a mistake,” said the neighbor. “He is blind in the right eye.” Alex then showed that the horse was not blind in the right eye, either.

“I have made another mistake,” said the neighbor.

    “Yes,” said the policeman, “and you have also proved that the horse isn't yours. You must give it back to Mr. Alex. ”

D

    As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let's look at some words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative meanings. But in Western countries, dogs are considered to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person's serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in Western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.

    The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.

    The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.

根据短文内容判断所给句子正误。

A: Excuse me.  Could you tell me the way to the nearest post office?

B:       You can ask the policeman over there.  He may help you.

A: Thank you all the same.

(One minute later)

A: Excuse me.       

C: Sorry, there isn't a post office near here, but there is one near the bus station.

A:       

C: It's about a quarter by bus.

A:       

C: The No. 102 bus can take you there.

A: By the way, where's the bus stop?

C:       

A: Thank you very much.

C: You're welcome.

    There is a famous Festival called Holi in India,it       between March and April,a day       round moon.Everyone always wear white clothes to street,they throw the colorful powder or water at       ,        you 're young or old,female or male,you must become a colorful person.Then,everyone is colorful,everywhere is colorful and Ganges River is colorful,too.At night ,there are fires till deep night on the important streets.People always hug 、dance and         “Happy Holi”.

    It makes people crazy and happy.The quiet and soft Indian are also active and crazy!How wonderful the Holi Festival is!

             it invented by?

Susan loves famous musicians              their own songs.

After World War II,Germany was                two separate(独立)countries.

She put salt into her tea              .

I                back, not listening to Mom.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错误的词下划一横线。注意：每行有且只有一处错误。

    I live in the country and my father was a farmer.

    He is now forty-five year old. Because of years of hard work, he looks old than his age. When I was young, he used to tell me the important of study. Father knows a few about English and other subjects, but he usually gives me some good advices on how to learn my lessons good. He is not only kind to me but also very strict in me. With his help, I've made great progress. I'll never forgot what he taught me. I think my father is best father in the world.

要求:1）包含所有要点,不逐字翻译,围绕要点适当发挥; 书写规范、工整,条理清晰;

2）文中不得出现真实人名、地名、校名等;

3）词数:80词左右,短文开头已给出,不计入总词数。

    Last week , our school had a discussion on whether we could bring smart phones to school.  Some students think we can bring smart phones to school because