一、根据句意，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Please phone me as soon as Mr Wang ________ back. (come)
2. Mary and I ________ friends since we met in Wuhan last summer. (be)
3. In order to keep healthy, he keeps ________ every day. (jog)
4. Newton ________ under an apple tree while an apple fell onto his head. (play)
5. We have different feelings after ________ the film. (watch)

1. comes 2. have been 3. jogging 4. was playing 5. watching

( )1. While everyone _______ the comics page, I picked up a copy to see what was so funny.
A. is laughing at
B. laughed at
C. laughs at
D. was laughing at

D

( )2. The summer vacation is coming. Don't swim in the lake, _______ when you are alone.
A. probably
B. possibly
C. especially
D. exactly

C

( )3. You should turn off the lights _______ you leave the room.
A. until
B. before
C. although
D. so

B

( )4. China's first AI cartoon in history Qianqiushisong (《千秋诗颂》) caught people's attention _______ it made its first appearance this February on CCTV-1.
A. in order that
B. not until
C. as soon as
D. so that

C

( )5. Father's Day is coming. Some students buy flowers as gifts, _______ I plan to cook my father a big dinner.
A. when
B. while
C. before
D. after

B

( )6. I don't understand my parents' love _______ I become a parent myself.
A. when
B. if
C. until
D. though

C

三、(2025·连云港开发区一模)根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。
Hello, everyone! I'm Simon, a middle school student. I used to have 1. t_______ making friends at school. I often felt lonely and didn't know 2. w_______ to do. After I came home from school every day, I would sit in my room, feeling blue.
One day, my teacher told us that reading can open up a new world for us. 3. A_______ I wasn't sure at first, I decided to give it a try. I went to the library and 4. c_______ a book about a brave boy, and then I fell in love with reading. If I didn't read, I would feel like something was 5. m_______ and I couldn't find it.
Reading isn't just for fun. It also helps me deal with my challenge. Many people 6. f_______ much greater challenges than I do. But I didn't realize this until I read their stories. Encouraged 7. b_______ these stories, I decided to start a book club at school. In this way, I could not only 8. s_______ the stories with other members in the club but also make some new friends. When the first few kids joined, I felt so 9. h_______! We talked about the books we read, and we became friends.
If you're feeling lonely or sad, remember: reading can be a way to find friends and solve 10. p_______. You'll never know the power of reading unless you pick up a book!

1. trouble 2. what 3. Although 4. chose 5. missing 6. face 7. by 8. share 9. happy 10. problems