Ⅰ. 完形填空
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I still remember when I was a little boy, I would always draw pictures on books and walls. It's my favourite 1, and art has always been my favourite subject.
But now in middle school, there is only one art lesson each week, which is far from enough for me. How I wish the school could 2 the number of art lessons for students like me! I always get completely 3 in my artwork, and the 45 minutes for each lesson passes quickly. It is as if 4 takes me to another world.
I enjoy drawing so much. Even between classes, I always find myself drawing something. I have spent so much time 5 drawing that even my classmates will praise(赞扬) my works. But I've never been 6. I just keep on drawing my pictures.
I especially enjoy drawing 7. I have cartoons of all the teachers I know. Letting my creativity run freely, I sometimes draw things that even 8 myself. I don't even know how to describe some of them to you.
I always feel 9 when I am drawing something—I just let my feelings guide my hand. For
me, drawing is a natural way to show myself and it 10 me to follow my heart. And the result(结果)is always a good one.
()1. A. hobby B. job
C. sport D. plan
()2. A. check B. guess
C. increase D. invite
()3. A. bad B. lost
C. confident D. successful
()4. A. singing B. running
C. drawing D. fishing
()5. A. improving B. teaching
C. accepting D. missing
()6. A. calm B. proud
C. worried D. late
()7. A. buildings B. animals
C. flowers D. cartoons
()8. A. change B. surprise
C. save D. hurt
()9. A. free B. sad
C. shy D. awful
()10. A. wants B. stops
C. allows D. warns

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

Ⅱ.短文填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
Leisure activities（休闲活动）are very important now. There are all kinds of things people like to do to relax and enjoy 11. (they) when they don’t work or go to school. Leisure activities play 12. important role in people's lives. In the past, there 13. (be) few leisure activities, Children often got together to play hide-and-seek(捉迷藏). People 14. (usual) played cards or chess in the street. Few people had chances to travel. Since the reform and opening-up(改革开放), China has developed rapidly, Chinese people look forward to 15. (enjoy) all kinds of leisure activities. A lot of people play or watch team 16. (sport) like basketball or football. Young people like to play games on computers or chat on the Internet. In recent years, more and more people plan 17. (travel) during vacation. They go to visit some places of interest. Chinese people now have the time and chance to do 18. (many) kinds of leisure activities than before. What leisure activities do you think people 19. (have) in the future? Are we going to 20. (live) a colourful life? Let's guess.

11. themselves 12. an 13. were 14. usually
15. enjoying 16. sports 17. to travel 18. more
19. will have 20. live