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。
One day, our English teacher Mr White came into the classroom with a book in his hand. He started his lesson with a 1, "Who can describe what stress is like?" No one answered. Then he raised the book and asked, "How 2 is the book?"
On hearing the question, we began to think and 3. One student said, "I think it is 100g." Another student said, "It’s 200g." Our answers were different. 4, Mr White explained, "It doesn’t only depend on the real weight. It also has 5 to do with the time I hold it, If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have a 6 in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, I will have to see a doctor. It is the exact same weight, 7 the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. This book 8 stress. If you hold it without putting it down, sooner or later, you will not be able to keep on. No matter how much 9 you have, stop and have a rest for a while if possible. Boys and girls, you should learn to relax yourselves. I am sure you will live a happy school life."
We all 10 Mr White for giving such a meaningful lesson which made a difference to us.
()1. A. song B. story
C. question D. picture
()2. A. heavy B. big
C. old D. thick
()3. A. guess B. practise
C. read D. search
()4. A. Luckily B. Especially
C. Secretly D. Finally
()5. A. little B. much
C. nothing D. everything
()6. A. break B. wound
C. disease D. pain
()7. A. and B. so
C. but D. for
()8. A. makes up B. stands for
C. takes in D. leads to
()9. A. stress B. time
C. pleasure D. knowledge
()10. A. troubled B. excused
C. feared D. thanked

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

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。
Simon didn't get on 11. (good) with
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his parents in the past. He hardly talked to them, 12. they always compared him with his sister. Simon thought that was 13. (fair), and he often argued with his parents about this.
Later, Simon wanted to show his parents he could do things as well as his sister. Then he started to spend most of his free time 14. (paint) in his bedroom. Luckily, Miss Green, his art teacher, 15. (offer) him a lot of help. She 16. (teach) Simon some drawing 17. (skill). With her help, Simon improved a lot.
Simon trusted Miss Green very much. One day, Simon told Miss Green about his problem. Miss Green advised him to join in a painting 18. (compete). She said to Simon, “The best way to communicate 19. your parents is to prove(证明) 20. (your) to them.”
After a few weeks, the result 21. (final) came out. Simon was very happy and 22. (excite), because he got 23. (one) prize. When he took 24. prize home, his parents were surprised. They thought it was almost impossible for their son to do such a good job. They were very happy. Now, relations between Simon and his parents are much better 25. before.

11.well 12.because 13.unfair 14.painting 15.offered 16.taught 17.skills 18.competition 19.with 20.yourself 21.finally 22.excited 23.first 24.the 25.than