阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of_______Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some_______to the area.
Last summer, I found a tiny little_______in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it_______growing until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the_______plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to_______the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something_______The sunflower had not_______where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big_______and grown under and around it to reach the________.
That’s when I________that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its________of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we________ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we________to go and get what we need for growth.
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the________to achieve our goals. Like the________, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had________in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be________of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to________us. We will find a way to go under or________any “rocks” in order to reach our goals.

【小题1】

A．flowers B．rocks C．insects D．vegetables

【小题2】

A．shape B．water C．fertilizer D．colour

【小题3】

A．weed B．seed C．plant D．rock

【小题4】

A．continue B．stop C．improve D．escape

【小题5】

A．weak B．strange C．lonely D．pretty

【小题6】

A．collect B．tend C．watch D．remove

【小题7】

A．wonderful B．terrible C．unusual D．valuable

【小题8】

A．started B．passed C．left D．died

【小题9】

A．tree B．rock C．table D．wall

【小题10】

A．air B．sun C．top D．house

【小题11】

A．hoped B．doubted C．regretted D．realized

【小题12】

A．way B．place C．course D．process

【小题13】

A．fill in B．put in C．believe in D．worry about

【小题14】

A．forget B．aim C．hate D．wait

【小题15】

A．idea B．wish C．plan D．ability

【小题16】

A．sunflower B．yard C．home D．summer

【小题17】

A．energy B．virtue C．faith D．courage

【小题18】

A．aware B．proud C．afraid D．tired

【小题19】

A．forgive B．affect C．upset D．support

【小题20】

A．around B．into C．through D．From

   At home, ordering food from a menu is a normal routine, I don’t even give it a second thought. In China, it’s a whole other story! Here, ordering is a fun game of test and error, and the adventure begins before the food is even served!

Many restaurants in central Beijing advertise “English language menus”, but the translations can just add to the confusion. Although accompanying pictures can be a helpful relief, the translations often make the whole experience even more amusing. During my first few weeks in China I tried some delicious dishes with strange names. As an experiment, my friends and I would order things like “students addicted to chicken gristle（软骨）” and “red burned lion head”. Eventually we learned that “lion head” was actually pork, and “students” were “addicted” to diced（切成丁的）chicken with green pepper. Recently, I came across a busy restaurant down a narrow side street in a Beijing hutong. It was lunchtime and the small room was packed with people sitting on small stools eating noodles. I was hungry and cold, and the steaming bowls looked irresistible! I sat myself down and called out for a “caidan!” In response, the waitress pointed to a wall at the back of the restaurant. The wall was full of Chinese characters describing numerous dishes. There was only one sentence in English: “crossing over the bridge noodles”.

I had never heard of the dish and had no idea what it would taste like. I took a gamble and ordered one bowl of “crossing over the bridge noodles”. A few minutes later the waitress carried a heavy bowl full of broth（肉汤）and I quickly dug in. It was the best bowl of noodles I had ever tasted! I have been back again and again and each time I point at the one English sentence—“crossing over the bridge noodles”. I always enter a restaurant in China feeling excited and a little nervous. Who knows what the next ordering adventure will show?

【小题1】How does the writer find the English language menus in many of Beijing’s restaurants?
A. Confusing but amusing.
B. Easy to understand.
C. Boring and annoying.
D. Accurate and helpful.
【小题2】The underlined word “gamble” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.
A. taste B. look
C. step D. risk
【小题3】What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The writer’s favorite Chinese dishes.
B. The fun the author had ordering food in China’s restaurants.
C. A comparison between Western food and Chinese food.
D. The correct way to translate the names of Chinese dishes into English.
【小题4】The passage is developed mainly in the form of ______.
A. examples and statements
B. comparisons and conclusions
C. causes and effects
D. time and description

   I was attending a party one night given in Sir Ross's honor. During the dinner, the man sitting next to me told a humorous story and spoke of the quotation:“There's a divinity（神）that shapes our ends, /Rough-hew them how we will. ”

The storyteller mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible. He was wrong. I knew that； I knew it positively. There couldn't be the slightest doubt about it. And so, to get a feeling of importance and show my high quality, I chose myself as an unwelcome person to correct him. He stuck to his guns. “What? From Shakespeare? Impossible! Absurd ! That quotation was from the Bible. ”

The storyteller was sitting at my right hand, and Frank Gammond, an old friend of mine, was seated at my left hand. Mr. Gammond had devoted years to the study of Shakespeare, so the storyteller and I agreed to leave the question to Mr. Gammond. Mr. Gammond listened, kicked me under the table, and then said ,“Dale, you are wrong. The gentleman is right. It is from the Bible. ”

On our way home that night, I said to Mr. Gammond,“Frank, you knew that quotation was from Shakespeare. ”

“Yes, of course,”he replied. “Hamlet, Act V, Scene 2. But we were guests on a festive occasion, my dear Dale. Why prove to a man he is wrong? Is that going to make him like you? Why not let him save his face? He didn't ask for your opinion. He didn't want it. Why argue with him?”The man who said that taught me a lesson I would never forget. I not only had made the storyteller uncomfortable, but had put my friend in an embarrassing situation. How much better it would have been if I hadn't become argumentative.

Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each of the contestants（竞争者）more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right. You can't win an argument. You can't because if you lose it, you lose it； and if you win it, you lose it.

【小题1】At the party, the author tried to get a feeling of importance by ___________ .

A．telling a humorous story

B．showing off his rich knowledge

C．teaching the storyteller a lesson

D．correcting the storyteller's mistake

【小题2】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means that ___________ .

A．he realized he was wrong

B．he didn't change his mind

C．he felt sorry for what he said

D．he wanted to fight with the author

【小题3】What do we learn about Frank Gammond?

A．He was very humorous.

B．He was very thoughtful.

C．He knew much about the Bible.

D．He didn't know much about Shakespeare.

【小题4】What does the author learn from his friend Gammond?

A．Having an open mind.

B．Respecting others opinion.

C．Never getting into an argument.

D．Avoiding making mistakes in public.

请根据老师或朋友在你困难的时候帮助你的一次经历写一篇英语短文，要点如下：
（1）叙述你遇到困难的一次真实或虚构的经历；
（2）你的老师或朋友是如何帮助你解决困难的；
（3）你的老师或朋友对你产生了什么影响，你对他们的态度是什么。
注意：词数100左右。
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Getting around the city when you are six months pregnant and have a two-year-old girl can be really challenging. One spring afternoon，we went to one of the grocery 【小题1】（store）nearby to buy some food for dinner. There was no sign of rain，and the store was just around the corner，【小题2】 we went there without an umbrella. However，we were about 【小题3】（leave）the store when the rain came in full force. It seemed that the streets would be flooded 【小题4】 water within minutes.

I noticed a young Chinese couple staring at 【小题5】（we）when we came to a crossroad and were waiting for the light to change. I figured they were 【小题6】（probable）wondering why a pregnant foreigner was dragging her little kid out through the rain. But as we crossed the street，【小题7】 woman offered me her umbrella. I told her I couldn't take it because it was clearly starting to storm. She insisted and handed it to me as she 【小题8】（hurry）off with her husband.

Though 【小题9】（catch）in the rain unexpectedly，we still treasured the memory and will always recall the 【小题10】（warm）and kindness of the Chinese couple.