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【小题1】The ______（冰箱）he bought yesterday cost him more than 3,000 yuan.
【小题2】By no means should we ______（牺牲）the environment for the development of the economy.
【小题3】Sorry, I think I have d____ the wrong number.
【小题4】It’s t____ of her to be willing to help others.
【小题5】Everyone who is over 18 has the right to v____ in our country.
【小题6】To our disappointment, our reasonable request was firmly ______（拒绝）by the officer.
【小题7】At first he was ______（反对）to the plan, but we managed to persuade him.
【小题8】New Year’s Day is not a ______（宗教的）holiday, but Christmas is.
【小题9】In order that our country can achieve its own goals, a s____ environment is definitely necessary.
【小题10】He was charged with not having a ______（有效的）driving licence.

   Need inspiration？Happy background music can help people get the creative juice flowing.

Simone Ritter, at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, and Sam Ferguson at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, have been studying the effect of silence and different types of music on how we think.

They divided 155 volunteers into five groups. Four of these were each given a type of music to listen to while taking a series of tests, while the fifth group did the tests in silence. The tests were produced to judge two types of thinking: divergent thinking, which refers to the process of creating new ideas, and convergent thinking, which is how we find the best solution to a problem. Ritter and Ferguson found that people were more creative when listening to music they thought was positive, coming up with more special ideas than the people who worked in silence.

"We also performed other types of music that were sad, anxious and calm, and didn't see this effect, " says Ferguson. "It seems that the type of music present is important, rather than just any music." In addition, no type of music helped convergent thinking, suggesting that it's better to solve problems in silence.

Ritter and Ferguson write that their finding could be used to improve creative thinking in places like educational institutions or laboratories, but Irma at the University of Helsinki in Finland, says happy music may help creativity by setting off the release of dopamine, a brain chemical involved in pleasure and relief." Dopamine also increases creative thinking and goal-directed working, "says Irma. And she also thinks happy music may not help convergent thinking because this kind of thinking relies more on logic and less on creativity.

【小题1】How does happy background music help people work?

A．By making people enjoy the juice.

B．By influencing people's behavior.

C．By inspiring people to work more.

D．By improving people's creativity.

【小题2】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Dopamine can direct our convergent thinking.

B．Divergent thinking helps find the best solution.

C．Divergent thinking helps produce the new ideas.

D．Dopamine can reduce our divergent thinking.

【小题3】What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Happy Music Makes You Lively

B．Happy Music Excites Your Creativity

C．Happy Music Keeps You Clever

D．Happy Music Simplifies Your Work

   Online shopping has become very popular in recent years. It’s a brand new way for shopping, and at the same time, it saves money because items sold online are much cheaper. Therefore, customers from different countries are changing their ways of shopping. As for some wise men, they find another way to save much more money-using online coupons（优惠券）to shop. Online coupons enable them to get the items they want to buy much cheaper.

As we all know, sometimes manufacturers, shops, restaurants and entertainment clubs will provide special offers. For example, a shirt asks for $100, but if a coupon is used, the customers may get the shirt at $90. Sometimes, by using a coupon, one can luckily get a free product. Online coupons work in the same way; online shoppers get discounts by using online coupons.

In this case, you are advised to do some research to make sure whether there is a coupon or vouchers（代币券）concerned with the items you want to buy online. Then comes the point where to find online coupons. Usually there are three ways:

1. Find the official websites of the brands. To promote sales, some brands will offer online coupons on their own websites.

2. Visit the special coupon websites. There are special websites where coupons from many shops, restaurants and so on are gathered. Buyers input（输入）keys of coupons they are fond of, and thousands of related coupons in different cities in America will be listed. To narrow down your list, just click the district you are located in.

3. Pay attention to some social websites. To let more people know coupon information, some shops will show their information on social websites where a lot of online buyers visit.

Because information on the Internet often cannot be cleaned in time, much invalid information will be searched out. So when you find a proper coupon, please don’t get carried away. Read the information carefully, ensuring that they have not expired（失效）yet. If interested, you can visit Couponeed. com to find coupons and save money.

【小题1】Why does the author give the example of a shirt in Paragraph 2?

A．To show how to get free products.

B．To show how to find useful websites.

C．To show the benefits of shopping online.

D．To help explain how online coupons work.

【小题2】Some brands offer online coupons on their own websites for the purpose of____.

A．helping sell more products

B．offering some new products

C．selling their products at higher prices

D．making their websites more attractive

【小题3】In which section of a website could this passage be found?

A．Culture.	B．Economy.
C．Education.	D．Entertainment.

【小题4】What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph that follows the passage?

A．Another way to save money.

B．Some useful coupon websites.

C．The benefits of shopping online.

D．Some coupons on Couponeed. com.

单句语法填空
【小题1】Nowadays ______ (admit) to a famous univesity is the dream of many students.
【小题2】All of you have to know that you may face ______(reject) in your future's hunting for jobs.
【小题3】______ he was working very hard, he didn’t do well in the last test.
【小题4】Her older brother, along with her parents, ______ (be) going to come to see her next weekend.
【小题5】I’d prefer to sit here watching TV rather than ______ (go) to play football with you.
【小题6】In their community, everyone must vote ______the bill before it becomes a law.
【小题7】In our school, teachers and students value ______ (learn) more than testing.
【小题8】China is playing an increasingly important role in promoting the peace and ______ (stable) of the world.
【小题9】It’s said that the villagers oppose ______ (build) a chemical factory there.
【小题10】As you know, determination is ______ it takes to be successful.

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About the year 1900, a dark-haired boy 【小题1】 (name) Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrance of London theatres. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew 【小题2】 to make people laugh. Sometimes he 【小题3】 (send) away to a home for homeless children.

But twenty years later, this same Chaplin became the 【小题4】 (great), best-known, and best-loved comedian in the world. People all over the world are greatly amused by the man with a moustache,【小题5】 (wear) large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round hat. Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy his films, because they are mostly 【小题6】 (silence). It isn’t what he says 【小题7】 makes us laugh. Acting out common human situations, without words,【小题8】 (play) an important part in his films.

Charlie Chaplin lived most of his life in the US, but he never got US 【小题9】 (national). In 1953, Chaplin and his family moved to Switzerland,【小题10】 he lived until he died on the Christmas Day of 1977, at the age of eighty-eight.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It is necessary to be reasonable and flexible enough to avoid conflicts as much as possible and live in peace with others. 【小题1】 If you have done all your best to avoid conflicts and you are still arguing, then read these effective tips on how to avoid conflicts.
● Don’t get in the center of the conflict.
Sometimes people can get in the center of conflicts due to their enthusiasm for offering help. Frankly speaking, it is very unwise, because it can make you the main figure of the conflict. 【小题2】 You should focus on your own life issues.

● Be kind.

【小题3】 Life is full of conflicts and disagreements, that’s why you should find more conservative ways of dealing with them. For example, kindness can lessen the conflict.

● Try to be a peacekeeper.
Peacekeepers tend to cooperate with people without bad emotions which usually lead to arguments and even conflicts. “【小题4】” This saying is the life motto of a natural-born peacekeeper. Don’t worry if you are not a natural-born peacekeeper; you can gain this skill during life.
● Walk off.
When the conflict is gathering pace and you can’t manage to control yourself, you should choose to handle the situation in another way. By all means, try to keep yourself away from stress. 【小题5】 You should get away from the situation for a while.

A．The greatest victory is a battle not fought.

B．Conflicts are unavoidable, so try to accept them.

C．Weak people usually desire others to offer help and support.

D．Let other people solve their problems without your presence.

E．It is helpful to put some distance between yourself and the opponent.

F．When someone pushes you to the limit, try to act kindly towards this person.

G．Arguing can either break your friendship or affect your relationship to some degree.

短文改错
Last year, I went to Australia for a short-term study like an international student. One of my classmates suggested we shared our favorite foods from our own countries during New Year’s party. We all agreed to this wonderful idea and cooked my unique dishes for the party. Hariyati from Indonesia shared a kind of cookie what was shaped like elephant ears. Susan from South Africa prepared some sweet dumplings packed in several banana leaf. Chiemi from Japan cooked special rice balls mixing with fish. And I was served sliced noodles, my hometown — Shanxi’s local food. These variously foods were all delicious. Therefore, my favorite was still Chinese food.

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【小题1】____________, most students in our schoolare strict with themselves and work hard at their lessons.
【小题2】It’s time you ____________ the habit of drinking, for it does harm to your health.
【小题3】The employees are willing to ____________ their present jobs.
【小题4】There’s still chance, and I hope you won't give up ______.
【小题5】I think there is nothing to be gained by ____________ waiting.
【小题6】Mark ______ so ______ designing a new logo of the product that he stayed up late for several days.
【小题7】What he thought is a ______ idea among the people in our village.
【小题8】Sorry, I can’t afford a minute at the moment, for I have a very _______schedule today.
【小题9】In addition to dessert, they served fruits ____________ at the party.
【小题10】They walked so fast that the small boy could hardly ____________ them.

句型转换
【小题1】In my opinion, the girl is rather shy than impolite.
In my opinion, the girl is ______ ______ ______ ______.
【小题2】It seems that they are having a heated discussion about the issue.
They ______ ______ ______ ______ a heated discussion about the issue.
【小题3】I went to the station in a hurry, but was told that all the tickets had been sold out.
I went to the station in a hury, ______ ______ ______ ______ that all the tickets had been sold out.
【小题4】The medicine won’t work unless it is taken according to the instructions.
The medicine won’t work unless ______ according to the instructions.
【小题5】She is so clever a student that she can answer all of the ten questions.
The student is ______ ______ ______ ______ answer all of the ten questions.