1．　　One day, my father and I were walking by the sea. A young boy was picking up starfish (海星) and throwing them into the sea. We felt very surprised.
　　"(1)       are you doing this?" my father asked.
　　The boy said, "Because the sun is very hot. Soon, this area (2)       very dry. I'm afraid that the starfish will die (3)       I don't throw them into the sea."
　　I said, "The beach is so big and there must be (4)       starfish on it. You are only one person. You (5)      save all of them."
　　The people around us said, "There are too many of them (6)       you to help. It's impossible."
　　The boy (7)       at us. Then he picked up another starfish, and threw it as (8)       as he could into the sea. After that, he said, "Well, I saved that one!"
　　"And (9)       the starfish you threw in before that one," said my father. Then, my father and I began to join the boy in throwing starfish into the sea. Soon, the people walking nearby also joined in. I learned an important lesson on that day. We all have the power (10)       a difference. With love, we can change others' life, and make the world a better place.

2．　　Think of all the ways that we use our arms and hands. We use them to open doors, carry boxes, climb trees and ride bikes. We can do anything freely by ourselves if we are healthy.
　　Jessica Cox was born without hands or arms. But she didn't let that (1)       her from doing things. She (2)       to feed herself, paint and play the piano by using her feet. It was very (3)      , but she kept trying and practicing. When she was at (4)      , Jessica watched the other students on the playground. She did not have (5)       to catch balls with or arms to climb with. However, Jessica imagined (想象) herself as a girl with (6)       abilities (能力). She imagined that she had a pair of wings. She would (7)       over the playground and take her friends into the sky. Wings are like her hands, and they can help her do many things.
　　Many years later, when Jessica (8)      , she did fly. She learned to fly a plane (9)       and confidently (自信地). She drove the plane with her feet. It was hard work, but Jessica succeeded. She made her (10)       come true!

3．　　Good news for you!Our new school library is open to everyone, and the library card is free. Please come and have a look!

4．　　Once there was a man named Colonel Sanders. After running a restaurant for years in Kentucky, USA, he retired (退休) and found he was really poor. At the age of 65, he decided that he must make a difference to his life. He had a special chicken recipe (秘方) and his friends all loved it very much. Sanders decided to sell his recipe, so he left Kentucky and went to different places of America. He told restaurant owners that he had a great chicken recipe. He would give the recipe to them for free, and they just needed to pay a little money for every chicken they sold. Sounds good, right?
　　Unluckily, most of the restaurant owners didn't think so. Sanders heard NO over 1,000 times. However, he didn't give up. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He got NO 1,009 times before he heard the first YES.
　　With that one success, Sanders brought a new way of eating chicken to Americans. Then he started Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). Now KFC is famous around the world.
　　What's the key to his success?Maybe it's "keep on going and never give up".

5．配对阅读．左栏是五个人的旅行喜好, 右栏是七则旅游广告．请为左栏中的每个人选择一个最佳的旅游去处．

6．　　I am always interested in food. My family lived on (1)       farm in Lincolnshire. My mother made excellent British food. (2)       my mother was cooking, I loved going down to the kitchen and watching her work. I (3)      a lot of cooking skills from her. Other boys may like doing sports, (4)       my hobby was helping with cooking at home. I decided to be a cook when I was 12. However, I knew my parents wouldn't allow me to be a (5)      . I had to tell them about it slowly.
　　I took a cooking course (课程) and stayed in Torquay for a month. I enjoyed the course so much that. I couldn't wait to tell my parents about (6)      . And then my parents asked me (7)       I liked cooking so much. I explained that cooking was like painting a picture or (8)       a book. Every meal was a work of creation (作品). They looked at me and smiled. From then (9)      , I worked even harder. Now my cooking skills are improving and I can cook much (10)       than before. Everyone loves the food in my own restaurant!

8．书面表达, 请根据要求完成短文写作．
亲爱的同学们, 丰富多彩的寒假就要来临, 你将如何安排好寒假生活呢?假设你是李明, 请你向外国朋友Robert介绍一下你的寒假计划．内容包括:
①你的寒假计划(例如锻炼、做家务等, 至少三点);
②你对寒假的期望．
注意:
①不能照抄原文;文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;
②语句连贯, 词数80左右, 作文的开头已给出, 不计入总词数;
Dear Robert,
　　The Chinese winter holiday is coming. I'm very glad to tell you about my holiday plan. ______
Yours,
Li Min