11．　　Last Sunday, while I(1)       in a supermarket, I met a strange man. He was tall and strong, and he (2)       me all the time. I was very(3)       and wanted to leave. But just at that time, the man came up and said "hello"to me. (4)       my surprise, he called my name, but I really didn't know(5)       he was. The man told me that his name was Mario and he was my classmate. After(6)       that, I remembered him. He(7)       short and thin, and he was afraid of the dark. Now he has changed a lot. We talked happily till it was very (8)       . When we said"goodbye" to each other, he said he was(9)       afraid of the dark and he didn't go to sleep with the light(10)       because he was a policeman. I listened and laughed.

12．　　Nowadays, people drink tea every day. But three hundred years ago in history, (1)      of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea. It is said that a small number of people had heard about it, (2)      very few of them knew how to make tea or how to deal with it.
　　Here is a story about an English sailor(水手). He went to countries(3)      the east, the west and the south. He had been to China. One day he brought some(4)      as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and(5)      them to a "tea party". When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman(6)      out some tea leaves and asked them to eat. Of course, (7)      liked to eat the tea leaves.
　　At that time the sailor came in. He was(8)      when he looked at the table and saw the leaves. He asked his mother, "Mum, (9)       have you done with the tea? "
　　"I boiled(煮)it as you(10)      . "
　　"And what did you do with the water? "
　　"I threw it away, of course, "smiled the old woman.

13．根据对话内容, 从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话, 其中有两项多余.
A:Hello, Mrs. Smith!Welcome to my house.
B:Thanks for your invitation, Mrs. King.
A:(1)      
B:Sure.
A:(2)      
B:Some Pu'er would be great, thanks.
A:Sure. I just got some from my Chinese friend. He is from Yunnan and he bought it in a shop there.
B:Oh, (3)      
A:You're right. Chinese tea is drunk by people all over the world.
B:Wow, this cup is beautiful and a little heavy. (4)      
A:It is made of silver. I have many tea sets like this. (5)      
B:Sounds like a great hobby.

14．　　When we think of paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses. Only half of the world's paper is used for books and newspapers.
　　Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes ﹣40 ℃ in winter. The farmers wear paper boots(靴子)in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.
　　Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you throw them away and buy new ones.
　　The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about five years.

15．　　No one knows when the first kite was made. The first record of a kite was more than 2, 000 years ago in China. Han Xin, the leader of an army, wanted to kill the king. He decided to dig a tunnel(隧道)into the king's palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure of the length(长度)of its string(线). In this way, he could determine (测定)how long the tunnel should be. His men in the tunnel took the kite string with them. When they reached the end of the string, they knew to dig up.
　　Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, kites are often flown as part of a celebration, such as the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in many parts of the country.
　　Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the western world. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightning was a form of electricity. In the 1890s, Lawrence Hargrave invented the box kite to test ideas about flight. From 1898 until 1933, the United States Weather Bureau(气象局)used box kites to collect weather data. The Wright brothers also experimented(做实验)with kites. What they learnt helped them make the first airplane flight in 1903.

16．　　My neighbor, Mr. Black, is seventy years old. He always complains(抱怨)about how fast things have changed, and often says that life used to be better than nowadays.
　　Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars, so parking is becoming a big problem. The traffic in some cities is getting worse and worse, too. Car drivers drive so fast that there are more traffic accidents. Yesterday Mr. Black's old friend was hit by a car and died. He is very sad now.
　　Most families own computers now. A study found that children use the Internet more and more. The number of children using the Internet has grown by three times in the past three years. Mr. Black's grandson is a high school student. He often stays up late playing computer games on the Internet. He falls asleep in the early hours of the morning and spends little time doing homework. His English teacher told Mr. Black that his grandson failed another test, Mr. Black got very angry with him.
　　Mr. Black thinks that life used to be simple and happy, but now it has changed a lot.

17．　　In 1995, Ray Kroc visited a small restaurant in California. The owner of it was the McDonald(麦当劳)brothers. They built it by the road, so people could drive up to the restaurant, buy food without getting out of their cars and drive away easily. They called it "drive﹣in"restaurant.
　　Ray Kroc saw the bright future of the restaurant of this kind. He bought the restaurant and used the brothers' family name for his new restaurant. The first McDonald's restaurant chain(连锁店)was born.
　　Now there are more than 5, 000 restaurants in the United States and in 60 other countries. The largest McDonald's restaurant is in Beijing, China. It has 1, 000 workers. About seven hundred people can sit and eat there at one time.

18．　　Mary Jane shoes for children are mostly made of leather(皮革). Among girls, Mary Jane shoes are traditionally worn with socks and a dress, or a skirt. Among boys (less common ), Mary Jane shoes are traditionally worn with socks, short trousers and a shirt.
　　UGG boots were called ugly boots at first. People wear them to keep warm and they're very comfortable. They became popular in the United States in about 2000 and became popular worldwide in about 2005.
　　 In the late 19th century, the first football boot was made in Britain. It was made of thick and heavy leather. It weighed 500 g and would weigh 1 kg when it was wet. It was called a boot because it covered the ankle (脚踝)to protect it. Modem football boots aren't true boots since they don't cover the ankles.
　　This kind of shoes has been worn by people in many countries all over the world. Ancient Egyptians wore flip﹣flops about 6, 000 years ago.

19．　　If you have ever seen a celebration of the Chinese New Year, you may have seen a large, colorful lion dance to the sounds of drums. Of course, it is not a real lion. It's actually skilled dancers in costume, performing a lion dance.
　　The lion dance is a traditional part of Chinese culture. It is often performed on the eve of the Chinese New Year. I's also performed on other special occasions, like weddings. The dance is thought to bring good luck and success.
　　While there are many different stories of how the lion dance began, one story traces back to a village in China hundreds of years ago. The story says that the villagers were attacked by a monster(怪兽)called Nian. A lion scared the Nian away. But a year later, the Nian returned, and this time the lion was unable to help. So the villagers created the lion costume of their own. The fake(假的)lion danced, and scared the Nian away. For this reason, people perform the lion dance on the night before the Chinese New Year.
　　There are two different styles of the lion dance. In a southern lion dance, the dancers base their performance on a lion's behavior. The lion may scratch(挠)or shake its body. The dance can be funny. The other style is the northern lion dance. This style is closely related to the martial art. It includes rolling and jumping. Both styles require skill and practice to perform. And both are very interesting to watch!

23．After two months' hard work，he c       （完成）his work finally.

25．时光荏苒, 初中生活转瞬即逝．我们已经进入到初中三年级的学习生活之中, 跟两年前的自己相比较, 你会有很多变化．请以"I have changed a lot"为题, 根据以下要求与提示, 用英语写一篇短文, 具体描述你最重要的变化及其是如何发生的．
提示:a. What did you use to be like?
b. What is the most important change?
c. And how did it happen?Tell a story about it.
I have changed a lot
要求: 短文不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其他相关信息, 否则不予评分;