11．阅读下面的短文, 从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 使短文意思完整．
　　In the USA, taking the school bus is a popular way for children to get to school. There are about 480,000 (1)       school buses in the country. In 1939, yellow became (成为) the color of school buses (2)       the color helped warn (警告) (3)       cars. A yellow bus and black letters on it are easy to (4)       in the early morning.
　　On the school bus, (5)       can listen to music, talk (6)       the phone or just sleep. But they (7)       put things in the aisle (过道). They should keep their hands and arms (8)       the bus. It is not a good idea to (9)       to the bus driver, because he/she can't drive (10)       when he/she is talking.
　　These days, school buses are more popular (受欢迎的) in China, too. Wang Li, a student from Beijing Chaoyang Middle School, (11)       a school bus to school since (自从) September. It (12)       her about 40 minutes to get to school every morning. "It's a lot more interesting than taking the subway, because you sit with your classmates. (13)       it saves (节省) a lot of time. So we all (14)       the school bus,"the (15)       girl said.

13．　　Dave Dean is a great musician. He is an early bird. He usually gets up at six o'clock in the morning. After he gets up, he drinks some water first. Next, he brushes his teeth. Then, he plays football with his friends. At half past seven, he eats his breakfast. After that, he often plays the violin. At about eight o'clock he takes the number 66 bus to work.
　　Where does he work? Well, he has a music club. He teaches violin and drums in the club. There he helps kids with the violin and the drums from Monday to Friday. On weekends, he has a show. Oh, Dave is very good with kids. Do you love violin and drums? Do you want to join his club? You can call him at 010-6698.

14．　　Wang Yang gets up late. He rides his bike to school quickly (飞快地). He doesn't look at the traffic lights, so he hits (撞) a car. The driver takes him to hospital. The doctor is very careful to look over Wang Yang. Wang Yang wants to go to school.
　　"Tomorrow is Thursday. We'll have a basketball game tomorrow," he says. But the doctor asks him to stay in bed for two days.
　　"Now my boy, " says the doctor. "Can you tell me your name, please?"
　　"What are you going to do?" asks Wang Yang.
　　"I'm going to tell your parents and your teacher," answers the doctor.
　　"But my parents know my name and my teacher knows my name, too," says Wang Yang.
阅读短文, 选择最佳答案．

15．　　Today's story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen. (1)       He's living with an American family in New York. (2)       It's 9:00 a.m. and Zhu Hui's family are at home. His mom and aunt are making zongzi. (3)      
　　Is Zhu Hui also watching the races and eating zongzi? Well, it's 9:00 p.m. in New York, and it's the night before the festival. But there isn't a Dragon Boat Festival in the US, so it's like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family. The mother is reading a story to her young children. (4)       And what's Zhu Hui doing? He's talking on the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen. Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom's delicious zongzi. Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot, (5)      

A. but there's still "no place like home".
B. The father is watching a soccer game on TV.
C. His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.
D. He's now traveling in the United States.
E. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival.
F. He's now studying in the United States.

16．　　Hello, everyone! My name is Alice. I'm (1)       ten-year-old girl. My parents are strict. There are too many (2)      (rule) at my home.
　　I have to run for 15 minutes every morning, because my parents think running is good (3)       my health, (4)       I don't like (5)      (run). My things can't be everywhere. I must (6)      (keep) my room clean and tidy. After school, I can't play with my friends, (7)      . I have to go home to do my homework. I often ask my mother, "Mom, can I watch TV?" She always (8)      (say), "Do you finish your homework? If you do, it's time for you (9)      (play) the violin." I have to practice the violin for an hour every evening.
　　I don't like the rules at my home. Are there any rules at (10)      (you) home?

24．Steve将参加明天的 "English Talk Show"，请你根据下面提示，帮Steve写一篇英语演讲稿。字数不少于80单词，所有提示信息必须使用，可适当发挥。
1. 今天星期一，天气晴朗 (sunny)；
2. 每天7点乘公共汽车上学，家离学校大约2公里，从来不上学迟到；
3. 擅长下象棋，但不会弹吉他；
4. 上学的晚上不能出去，要在家学习；
5. 最喜欢的动物是熊猫因为他们很可爱。
6. ……
　　Hello! Everyone! My name is Steve. Today is sunny _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
　　This is me. Can you tell me about yourself?