— Yes, it's _______ good place with lots of flowers and grasses.

— I was born _______ July 11. 1989.

— He _______ an English exam now.

— Yes, I _______.

— No, I'd rather buy one in the bookstore.

— I ________ my homework and watched TV.

— Try to do the exercises ________ and make ________ mistakes.

— No, it's a long way, but I am _____ late for school because I get up early every day.

— Oh, yes. ________ my umbrella. Thank you.

— _______. I know you're busy these days.

     Some inventions are very important. For example, the telephone allows people to communicate all over the world. The 1 lets people travel long distances in a short time. Life is much easier with these 2inventions.

     Some inventions are just fun. A company in Japan has invented3 flowers. You can listen to music that comes through real flowers. Customers in restaurants can smell the beautiful roses 4listen to pleasant music while eating. People in the dentist's office can look at pretty lilies and listen to Mozart while having their 5examined!

     There is now a vehicle that gets you around with almost no effort 6. In fact, you drive this invention while standing on it ! This vehicle runs by electricity. It 7 quite easily. When you lean forward, it moves forward, and when you lean 8, it moves backward!

     A new kind of bubble(气泡) liquid（液）has been invented. If you blow bubbles 9 this liquid, they can last for several minutes! 10 are very strong. You can even pick them up and throw them around!

     Do you have your own ideas about inventions now?

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

     On a hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep.

     Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend. “Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?"

     Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.”

      “What does that tell you?” asked Holmes.

     Watson thought for a while. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear date tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve o'clock. And…”

      “What else?” Holmes asked.

      “Well, it also reminds me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that tell you?”

     Holmes said with a grin on his face, “You silly guy! It only tells me that someone has stolen our tent!”

阅读下面短文，根据短文大意及图示，在每个空格上填上一个意义相符、形式正确的单词。

     At some time in your life，you might have a roommate(室友)．It is a good idea to share a flat，especially for students who have just finished      ,because flats are expensive. And sharing a flat can be fun．

     But life with a roommate can       be a terrible experience．Some

experts(专家)did a        of some students who shared a room．They found that students who had problems with their roommates were not happy at school. So how can you      with a roommate and enjoy it? Here is some       :

     To be       , I think becoming roommates with a friend can be hard. You will find friends are       different than your parents when you stay with them for a long time．So before you plan to share a room with a friend，discuss the situation carefully．

     If you decide to share a room with someone you don't know, talk to each other. It's important to      him or her about your habits. You should also let him or her know things you hate．

When you move in with a roommate, make rules．Decide how you will share the      , such as cleaning，washing and shopping. Will you share food? Is it OK to have guests? And what about loud music?

    Don't get angry at small things that your roommate does．Try to       the unhappy things between you and your roommate．No one — including you — is perfect．

     Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Noise pollution makes us talk more loudly and become angry more easily. Water pollution makes our rivers and lakes very dirty. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. Both water pollution and air pollution are not only dangerous to our health, but also dangerous to animals and plants.

     Many countries are making new laws to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before they throw it away. They can not let out dirty smoke into the air, either. More and more cars are now using a new kind of fuel(燃料) which does not pollute the air.

     Laws are not enough. We must all help. We can use paper bags, not plastic ones. We can keep old cans and plant flowers in them. Everybody must help to fight pollution because we can keep our country clean.

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     节约资源, 保护环境. 从我们身边的小事做起，假设你是一个注重“低碳”生活的中学生, 请以“My Low-carbon Life” 为题，写一篇短文，简单描述自己的“低碳生活”。

提示: ①每天步行上学; ②离开教室时，关灯、电扇、电视等；③不用水时, 记住关水龙头，循环使用水；④充分使用纸张；⑤不使用塑料袋。

参考词汇：on foot, turn off, tap, reuse, make full use of, plastic bag

要求：①词数：80个单词左右。①不得写真实的考生姓名，学校等信息。 ②文章内容可涉及到所给提示，并可适当发挥，但请不要逐条翻译。 

My Low-carbon Life

     It's our duty to protect the environment. ……

     Lower carbon, happier life. Let's take actions.