一、图文匹配

1. a small bag made of very thin rubber that becomes larger and rounder when you fill it with air or gas
2. to give hope or courage to somebody
3. information known only to a special group
4. something that you say or do to make people laugh
5. to use physical force against someone in order to hurt or defeat them

1. E
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C

二、完形填空
As we all know, all of us need friends. In fact, we need true friends. Do you have any true friends? I think a true friend is always helpful. I didn't believe it 1one thing happened to me when I was in Grade Eight.
Tom was one of my classmates and he sat next to me in the classroom. He always listened to his mother, but I didn't like listening to my mother. I didn't think it was 2for her to teach me everything. Tom knew all about that but he said 3to me.
One Saturday afternoon, Tom 4me to see a film. I liked films very much, so I went to the cinema with him 5. The film 6the love between a mother and a son. After watching it, I began to know the mother's great love. I felt sorry that I didn't listen to my mother 7. I decided to think 8about my mother than about myself. After I told that to him, Tom smiled and said, "It's really good for you to see such a film. That is really an 9way for both you and me."
Just at that time, I knew Tom was my true friend and that he really wanted to help me. I knew 10he invited me to see the film in the end.
( ) 1. A. when B. after C. until D. if
( ) 2. A. necessary B. possible C. simple D. glad
( ) 3. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
( ) 4. A. invited B. discussed C. helped D. answered
( ) 5. A. happily B. quietly C. luckily D. differently
( ) 6. A. looked for B. talked about C. found out D. talked to
( ) 7. A. however B. after C. before D. as
( ) 8. A. better B. more C. less D. louder
( ) 9. A. exciting B. impossible C. educational D. unlucky
( )10. A. who B. when C. where D. why

【解析】：
这是一道英语完形填空题，主要考查学生对英语词汇、语法和语境理解的综合运用能力。题目给出了一个关于友谊的小故事，其中包含了一些空白处需要填写。学生需要根据上下文语境，从给出的选项中选择最合适的单词填入空白处。
1. 第一个空需要填入一个连词，连接前后两个句子，表示时间关系。根据语境，"I didn't believe it"和"one thing happened to me"之间存在一种时间上的先后关系，即直到某件事情发生后，作者才开始相信真正的朋友总是有帮助的。因此，选项C "until"最符合语境。
2. 第二个空需要填入一个形容词，描述作者对母亲教导的态度。根据后文"I didn't like listening to my mother"可以推断出，作者并不认为母亲的教导是必要的，因此选项A "necessary"最符合语境。
3. 第三个空需要填入一个代词，表示Tom对作者的态度。根据语境，"Tom knew all about that but he said..."表明Tom知道作者的想法，但并没有说什么。因此，选项B "nothing"最符合语境。
4. 第四个空需要填入一个动词，表示Tom邀请作者去看电影的动作。根据后文"I went to the cinema with him"可以确定，Tom是邀请作者去看电影的，因此选项A "invited"最符合语境。
5. 第五个空需要填入一个副词，描述作者去看电影的心情。由于作者非常喜欢电影，所以可以推断出作者是高兴地去看电影的，因此选项A "happily"最符合语境。
6. 第六个空需要填入一个动词短语，表示电影的主题。根据后文"the love between a mother and a son"可以确定，电影的主题是关于母子之间的爱的，因此选项B "talked about"最符合语境，表示电影讲述了这个主题。
7. 第七个空需要填入一个连词或副词，表示时间上的先后关系。根据语境，"I felt sorry that I didn't listen to my mother"表明作者在看完电影后感到后悔之前没有听母亲的话，因此选项C "before"最符合语境。
8. 第八个空需要填入一个形容词或副词的比较级形式，表示作者决定更多地考虑母亲而不是自己。根据语境和后文的"than about myself"可以确定，作者决定更多地考虑母亲，因此选项B "more"最符合语境。
9. 第九个空需要填入一个形容词，描述这部电影对作者和Tom的教育意义。根据前文"It's really good for you to see such a film"可以推断出，这部电影对作者和Tom来说是有教育意义的，因此选项C "educational"最符合语境。
10. 第十个空需要填入一个疑问词，引导宾语从句作为knew的宾语。根据语境，"I knew...he invited me to see the film in the end"表明作者最终知道了Tom邀请他看电影的原因，因此选项D "why"最符合语境。
【答案】：
1. C；2. A；3. B；4. A；5. A；6. B；7. C；8. B；9. C；10. D。