一、词汇检测
1. We should ___(避免)being trapped in the house when earthquakes happen.
2. There are two books on the desk. The ___(厚)one was written by Yu Hua.
3. Do you know the ___(背景)of the important event?
4. We gather here for the same ___(目的)of making Suzhou a better city.
5. The speech made by the president was ___(支持)widely by the public.
6. It seemed a really difficult ___(任务)but they finished it successfully.
7. She tried to e___ why she was late again but the manager didn't listen.
8. — Do you think p___ in the city centre is a big problem now?
Yes. It always takes drivers a lot of time to find a place to park their cars.
9. My grandma can't see anything now. She has gone b ___.
10. A lot of volunteers have offered their support to the homeless, but I hope more people can give a h ___ hand.

1. avoid 2. thick/thicker 3. background 4. purpose 5. supported
6. task 7. explain 8. parking 9. blind 10. helping

二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次

Guide dogs are familiar(熟悉的)to us, and most of us have (1) ___ them. The world of the blind is dark. (2) ___ normal(正常的)people, we are not able to experience the pain of blindness in their lives. That kind of (3) ___ is like a person locked in a dark room for years. Suddenly one day, someone opened the door for him and let him bask(晒太阳)in the sun. Jenny is a guide dog. She is a black Labrador dog. She is also the only guide dog in China that (4) ___ both Chinese and English. Jenny is very clever. It only took her a week to learn (5) ___ 30 English instructions, including "forward", "backward", "sit down" and "so on". Now she is serving for Chen Yan, a blind lady.

1. heard of 2. As 3. feeling 4. understands 5. more than

三、完形填空
Shyness once took over my life. When I was 13, in my French lesson, my teacher told us to 1 ourselves speaking about our families. I recorded myself with confidence. When I pressed "play" to listen back, I heard my strange voice just like a little kid. That made me very shy and I 2 attending events from then on.
Years after that, I became a teacher in a primary school. On the first day, my hands could not help but sweat(出汗). The weight of my arms was trying to prevent me from 3 the door. Though a little nervous, I opened the door slowly. 4, a wave of laughter flew through the air. Then I walked in, and felt it was a bad 5 to be a teacher. They did not
seem to mind me at all.
After class, a little girl walked up to me and asked, "Could you help me to read this?" with the most 6 face I have ever seen as if she had just got a cookie. "I like your voice!" she said. I shook my shyness off and my body felt as 7 as a feather. Perhaps this was not such a bad idea after all.
Besides, there was one simple thing that 8 me most. Every day when the students left, they would clean up after themselves and leave their areas 9 without ever being told to do so. Actually they behaved very well. Looking back on it now, I would have to say these students gave me one of the greatest 10 of my life.
In the future, I want to create a space for shy people like me to shine.
( ) 1. A. spend B. stop C. record D. forget
( ) 2. A. avoided B. practised C. remembered D. liked
( ) 3. A. opening B. answering C. closing D. hitting
( ) 4. A. Suddenly B. Secretly C. Possibly D. Finally
( ) 5. A. suggestion B. change C. choice D. result
( ) 6. A. honest B. excited C. cold D. serious
( ) 7. A. soft B. white C. light D. weak
( ) 8. A. bored B. surprised C. worried D. hurt
( ) 9. A. tidy B. bright C. empty D. warm
( )10. A. expressions B. chances C. conditions D. experiences

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