1. —Wow! It is ______ best film I have ever seen.
—I can’t agree more. I have never seen ______ better one before.
A. a; a
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. /; a

C

2. My English teacher often encourages me ______ my spoken English in and after class.
A. practicing
B. practices
C. to practice
D. practiced

C

3. There are many plants and animals in the world that are in ______ and something must be done to save them.
A. danger
B. line
C. order
D. silence

A

4. —Which boy is ______ , the tall one or the short one?
—I prefer the short one. He always makes me laugh a lot when he speaks.
A. humorous
B. serious
C. more humorous
D. more serious

C

5. —Changchun is famous for ice and snow.
—Yes, Jingyuetan National Forest Park is one of ______ places of interest in Changchun.
A. beautiful
B. more beautiful
C. most beautiful
D. the most beautiful

D

6. As the second ______ island in China, Hainan Island covers a smaller area than ______ of Taiwan Island.
A. large; it
B. larger; that
C. largest; /
D. largest; that

D

7. If you have different opinions, you’d better spend more time talking with your parents to make them ______ you better.
A. control
B. protect
C. understand
D. remember

C

8. The doctor was still ______ with all the ______ even if he worked for a long time.
A. impatient; patience
B. patient; patients
C. impatient; patients
D. patient; patience

B

9. —How can the medical team help the homeless?
—______ they are in need, it will offer medical care to them at once.
A. Before
B. Though
C. Once
D. Because

C

10. —I think we should value our mental health.
—______ . Mental health is just as important as physical health.
A. I don’t know
B. So am I
C. Take it easy
D. You have a point

D

Ⅱ. 完形填空(每小题 1 分,共 15 分)
(2025·日照一模改编)Betty lived in a small town. Beautiful flowers were seen everywhere in the town.
Betty was a ____1____ girl who just stood with few words in social activities. She felt like a ____2____ and wondered if she would get unnoticed all the time.
____3____ her closest friend, Fiona, was completely different. Fiona loved to communicate with others and she ____4____ Betty to change. She told Betty that life wasn’t always as beautiful as roses but everyone was able to make life full of roses.
____5____ the encouragement of Fiona, Betty began to take steps to change. Instead of being a wallflower, she started attending a community theatre class. She took an ____6____ part in acting in the theatre group. Her gift for acting began to ____7____ . More and more people liked to watch her act.
However, new difficulties were never far away. One of Betty’s classmates became a thorn (棘刺) in her side. She was not satisfied with Betty’s achievements. Betty showed her honesty and good performance to the girl and ____8____ to make friends with her. All the changes made her feel ____9____ every day.
Betty’s hard work ____10____ when the town’s famous director, Mr Johnson, watched one of her plays. He liked her acting so much that he offered her the lead ____11____ in his new play. Betty’s moment arrived. Everyone who watched her show liked her and her act.
____12____ , Betty became a confident girl. Her change was like a beautiful rose in full flower. She experienced many ____13____ which taught her that there’s no rose without a thorn. Some of the thorns hurt her but they also ____14____ her to develop her abilities. Betty proved that personal ____15____ were possible for anyone. Her story also proved that a good friend is hard to find but lucky to have.
1. A. busy
B. shy
C. lonely
D. careful
2. A. flower
B. wallflower
C. rose
D. grass
3. A. If
B. Because
C. But
D. And
4. A. forced
B. allowed
C. encouraged
D. ordered
5. A. Without
B. With
C. Through
D. From
6. A. important
B. easy
C. interesting
D. active
7. A. support
B. disappear
C. shine
D. lose
8. A. stopped
B. forgot
C. managed
D. suggested
9. A. tired
B. fresh
C. sad
D. bored
10. A. took off
B. put off
C. gave off
D. paid off
11. A. play
B. part
C. role
D. actor
12. A. Luckily
B. Exactly
C. Suddenly
D. Finally
13. A. projects
B. difficulties
C. trips
D. stories
14. A. helped
B. noticed
C. ordered
D. advised
15. A. problems
B. chances
C. changes
D. gifts

B