1． Should friends be different or the same? We asked three people about their ideas. Here are their answers.

2．　　John is fifteen now. He is a middle school student. He lives in a small village and it's about three kilometers from his school. On weekdays John has to get up early in the morning and after a quick breakfast he goes to school. His father wants to borrow some money to buy a bike for him. However, John knows his mother is always ill and his father often spends money on medicine. He doesn't agree with his father and keeps walking to school. Now he's very strong and never late for class. His teachers often praise him.
　　Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boys' 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters. The whole school knew him. He told his grandma the good news when he got home.
　　"I broke two school records (记录) today, Granny," said the boy.
　　But the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!"

3．　　Many people have weight (体重) problems. These problems are bad for their health. One of the biggest reasons is that we sit around too much. So, the best way to lose weight is to move your body.
　　Turn off the TV. It's the first thing you need to do. Once a week, turn off the TV and play some sports with your family. You can do something more interesting than sitting in front of the TV, such as playing games and taking a walk.
　　Walk more. Look for small ways to walk more. When you get the mail, take a walk around the house. Take the dog for a walk each day or ride your bike for 10 minutes before getting ready for work.
　　Do some housework. Watering the flowers, cleaning the windows, washing clothes and so on. These kinds of activities may not be vigorous (有力地) exercise, but they can keep you moving.

4．　　People usually hate mice, but one mouse wins the hearts of the people all over the world. (1)      Well, let me tell you. His name is Mickey Mouse.
　　About 90 years ago, most films had no sound. A man named Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse that could talk in the films. (2)       Soon Mickey Mouse became a good friend of both young and old people. Children liked to see their lovely friend, because he brought happiness to them.
　　Mickey was a clean mouse right from the beginning. Perhaps that's why people love Mickey Mouse. (3)       People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said that they didn't want Mickey to do wrong things. As there were many things that Mickey could not do, Disney made a new animal named Donald Duck. (4)      This dog does foolish things and makes mistakes wherever he goes.
　　Now our Mickey Mouse is not only clean, but more interesting. (5)      He is a symbol of beauty and wisdom (智慧). He has his friends in almost every country.

从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项．
A. Lots of people love him.
B. Do you know the name of the mouse?
C. He also made a dog. Pluto.
D. In his early life Mickey made some mistakes.
E. He named his mouse Mickey Mouse.

5．　　Tim and Sara are brother and sister. They live (1)       their parents on a farm in the countryside. They love their everyday life. They are never (2)      because there is always (3)      to do on the farm. Every day they (4)       early and help their parents feed the family's cows before school.
　　Their school starts at 9:00 a. m. and (5)      at 3:00 p. m. Their school is close to their farm, so they always (6)      there. They love their time in the school. There every day is new and they can (7)      a lot from the teachers. Their favorite (8)      is science because they think it is really (9)      .
　　In the evening, after they finish (10)      homework, they always work on the farm. Weekends are their favorite time (11)      they can go for long walks in the countryside. When the (12)       is good, they always go camping.
　　In winter, when the countryside is white with (13)      the children often go skating or (14)      snowmen. They enjoy (15)       in the countryside. "It gives us a chance to know more about nature," they said.

6．阅读短文, 从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空使短文通顺、意思完整每空限填一词每词限用一次．

　　I will never forget this year's vacation. At first I thought the vacation would be very boring (1)      I was going to the sea. I didn't think there was (2)       interesting on the beach. I thought I would want to come back home (3)       the first day, but I was wrong.
　　I (4)       Syracuse on July 15th with my family. We spent three weeks there!We stayed at a nice hotel. The rooms were all clean and (5)      . The hotel had the best (6)      was near the sea. It was great, because we often went back late at night.
　　During those three weeks I met a lot of interesting people I spent most of the time with them. Soon we (7)       friends. We built sandcastles, we swam and we visited many fun (8)      .
　　The weather was great. Every morning when I (9)      up, I could see a blue sky and a big sun. (10)      one day it rained, but the sun came out soon.

7．　　Jesselyn is (1)      11-year-old girl from the US. She loves reading and art. But her favorite thing is boxing (拳击). Boxing is a hard sport. Boxers have to be strong. Some people think the sport is just (2)       boys. But Jesselyn is good (3)      it.
　　Jesselyn started to box when she (4)       seven years old. She has big goals for her future. She wants to go to the 2024 Olympics. "I want to win the gold, "she said. Jesselyn (5)      wants to tell other girls to do what they love. She says girls can do anything.

8．根据下面的对话情景在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子使对话的意思连贯、完整．
A:Hi, Mr. Hunt! (1)      ?
B:Well, I practiced tennis this morning .
A: (2)      ?
B:I practice it twice a week
A: (3)      ?
B:Well, I usually practice it on weekends. What do you usually do on weekends?
A: (4)      .
B:That sounds interesting. Who do you go fishing with?
A:My friend, John
B: (5)      ?
A:Sure. I will call you before I go fishing.

9．同学们, 我们的生活是如此的多姿多彩．在我们的周围有很多你最喜欢的, 比如电影院, 餐厅以及书店, 还有你最喜欢的电视节目或电影, 下面请以"My Favorite__________"为题, 用英语写一篇短文．
要求:
1. 将标题补充完整;
2. 语言表达准确, 短文连贯通顺, 卷面书写整洁;
3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称．
4. 词数100左右．
My Favorite _____________
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