I Cloze test.
Ted and I are in the same class. He is my cousin and also a good friend of _1_. Last Friday, we had a test. When I was doing the test, _2_ threw (扔) a paper ball at me. I opened it up and saw “Please write your _3_ down on this”. I turned my head and saw Ted _4_ me.
What should I do? We both knew that cheating (作弊) in exams was _5_. I studied hard for the test but clearly, he _6_. If I helped him cheat this time, what would he do in the next exam?
“I can’t _7_ him cheat,” I said to myself, _8_ I put the paper ball in my desk and went on with my test. After the exam, I said to Ted, “Sorry, Ted, you know _9_ I feel about cheating. Maybe I can help you _10_ before the next test.” “OK, Bob,” He said. “It may not be easy, but I’ll give it a try.”
() 1. A. someone B. me C. my D. mine
() 2. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. nobody
() 3. A. number B. answers C. name D. problem
() 4. A. talking to B. thinking about C. looking at D. listening to
() 5. A. good B. wrong C. easy D. difficult
() 6. A. couldn’t B. wasn’t C. didn’t D. doesn’t
() 7. A. help B. find C. watch D. hear
() 8. A. so B. although C. until D. because
() 9. A. where B. which C. how D. when
() 10. A. drive B. write C. cheat D. study

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. D

1. “a good friend of mine” 是固定表达，表示 “我的一个好朋友”，所以选 D。
2. 根据语境，在考试的时候，有人扔了个纸团，肯定句中用 someone，选 A。
3. 考试时扔纸团应该是让写答案，answers 符合语境，选 B。
4. 我转头看到 Ted 看着我，looking at 符合，选 C。
5. 考试作弊是不对的，wrong 表示错误的，选 B。
6. 这里指他没努力学习，一般过去时，用 didn’t 构成否定，选 C。
7. 我不能帮助他作弊，help sb do sth，选 A。
8. 这里表示因果关系，所以我把纸团放进桌子继续考试，用 so，选 A。
9. 你知道我对作弊的感觉如何，how 表示如何，选 C。
10. 下次考试前我可以帮你学习，study 符合，选 D。

Ⅱ.Reading comprehension.
We talk to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival.
Kaming, 15, Hong Kong, China
“Chinese New Year is in January or February. Before it, we clean the house and decorate (装饰) it for good luck. During the festival, every shop is closed for a few days and we go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We can go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city centre. I love this festival.”
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a day’s holiday on Monday, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”
Amy, 14, New York, USA
“On the first Thanksgiving Day, Europeans in America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a nice meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”
() 1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three.
C. Four. D. Five.
() 2. During the Chinese New Year, we can . (多选)
A. do a lot of shopping
B. eat turkeys
C. decorate the house for good luck
D. see lion and dragon dances
() 3. What does the word countryside mean in this passage?
A. 工厂 B. 城市
C. 乡村 D. 商场
() 4. On Australia day, families often .
A. have a meal in the countryside
B. go to a swimming pool
C. have a party at school
D. clean the house and dance
() 5. From the passage, we can learn that .
A. Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together.
B. Different festivals have different customs.
C. Many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year.
D. On the first Thanksgiving Day, American people thanked God for his help.

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