单选题 The man who came to help us is a friend of ______.

单选题 Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East. Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is listed by the Guinness Bool of World Records as the world's largest underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system called Craighead Caverns. The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian Nation. The cave expands into. a series of huge rooms from a small opening on the side of the mountain. Approximately one mile from the entrance, in room called 'the Council Room', many Indian artifacts have been found. Some of the items discovered include pottery, arrowheads, weapons, and jewelry. For many years there were persistent rumors of a large underground lake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled through a small opening three hundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled with water. Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bottomed boats powered by electric motors. More than thirteen acres of water have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent of it is still unknown.

单选题 -- Excuse me, are you waiting for the bus? -- Yes, I am. But the bus is so late. ______, how can I get to No. 1 Middle School?

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单选题 I couldn't go to the meeting because I had to ______ my brother after his accident.

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单选题 Researchers are trying to ______ what's wrong with their experiments.

单选题 If a child is absent ______ school for long periods, he should be given extra work.

单选题 He claimed ______ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.

完形填空 A high school history teacher once told us, 'if you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.' Experience teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily 21 . It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for 22 friendship to developed. However, there can be 23 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want. To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear ideas in our 24 the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 25 at arm's length? Do we want to 26 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are 27 enough—and that's right. But at some point we need to 28 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing of 29 experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken 30 and carried on only if there are 31 of interest and action in return. What are some of the 32 of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships 33 time. Another 'major difficulty' is the selfishness to think one 'possesses' the other, including his time and attention. So, friendships 34 actions in return, in other words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend 35 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters doing things together, friend-ships will die away.

完形填空 The American Civil War was a very sad time for the United States. The people of the country were divided into 21 sides: The North and The South. Each side had its own army. The southern army was called the Confederate Army, and the northern 22 was called the Union Army. Many people died for both the North and South. The schools for the deaf had many problems during the Civil War. There are many stories about that 23 in history. Some schools for the deaf had to close during the Civil War. The 24 of many were taken over by the Confederate or Union army and occupied by 25 . The Tennessee School even became a hospital and is now a national landmark. Some schools 26 because the teachers joined the war. At the Kentucky School, the superintendent's son 27 to join the Union Army. He died during battle and never returned. Teachers at the Tennessee School also resigned, but they joined the Confederate Army. A sad 28 took place in North Carolina during the Civil War. A 55-year-old man was out walking one day. He was 29 his way home when a soldier saw him. The soldier 30 the man to stop. The man was deaf and did not hear the soldier's command. The soldier shot the man and 31 him. In southeastern states, every school for the deaf closed except one. The Kentucky School for the Deaf remained 32 . Its superintendent did not allow soldiers to occupy the school. He told officers from both armies 33 would happen if they moved into the school. He warned the officers that all of the teachers would resign and the soldiers would have to take care of the deaf students. He 34 both sides, so the Kentucky School for the Deaf was 35 occupied by either the Confederate or Union troops!

完形填空 Billy, a hard-working student, is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part-time job that 21 him up every morning at five o' clock, when most people are still 22 asleep. He is a newspaper boy. Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the 23 where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were 24 to the comer by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to 25 them. In the winter it is still dark 26 he gets up every day, but during the rest of the year it is 27 . Billy' must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his 28 in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the po ch(门廊)where it will be 29 from wind and rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips, 30 him very excited. Billy earns about$70 per month through hard 31 , and he is saving some of the money to go to 32 , where he has always been longing to go. Besides that, he 33 the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to collect the 34 at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is 35 so that he is full of excitement. Luckily, he gets greatly supported by his family. Billy has seventy customers now, but he doesn' t feel happy about the number. He dreams that he will get as many customers as possible some day. If that, he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

写作题 你(Li Yuan)丢失了钱包，需要写一个寻物启事。内容包括： (1)丢失的时间和地点。 (2)描述钱包内外(钱包的颜色、钱包里的东西)。 (3)提供与失主联系的方式。

写作题 Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write an essay in English in 100-120 words based on the following information. Remember to write it clearly. 假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Mike即将随父母到中国，并在中国过中秋节。他来信向你询问有关中秋节的习俗，请你回信告诉他。要点如下： 1．历史悠久； 2．中国的传统节日(传统节日traditional festival)； 3．家庭团圆，共进晚餐； 4．吃月饼，赏月。

写作题 Knowledge Is Power (1)谚语“知识就是力量”； (2)对这句谚语的认识； (3)如何充知识。

写作题 以外语系(Foreign Languages Department)的名义写一份会议通知。通知内容如下： (1)时间、地点； (2)会议内容； (3)与会者。

写作题 你(LiYuan)和几个朋友约定明天在人民公园野餐。你们的刖友Peter也应邀参加。 你给他写封信，内容包括： (1)说明野餐目的。 (2)说明路线。 (3)说明日期、时间。