一、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。
Lily loves free-time activities. Last year, she wanted to a new hobby. Her friend suggested calligraphy, but Lily was of difficult things. And she thought writing single strokes for hours would be boring. However, her friend encouraged her not to give up .
Lily decided to give it a go. At first, she could not hold the brush correctly. The ink often left messy(凌乱的） marks on the paper. But she practised every weekend. Gradually(逐渐地）, she found it fun to write with beautiful strokes. Slowly, she found calligraphy could help her stay away from moments during busy school days. It also taught her to be more responsible(有责任心的).
Last month, Lily's school held a hobby show. She showed her calligraphy works there. Her teacher praised her for her great . Many classmates asked her to teach them. Lily was happy to her skills with others. Now, calligraphy is not only a hobby for Lily but also a way to her feelings and make friends. She realizes that hobbies can make our lives if we stick to them. “The first step is always the hardest,” she often says. “But if you your fear, you'll find unexpected(出乎意料的） joy.”
（）1. A. develop B. manage C. change D. visit
（）2. A. bored B. surprised C. interested D. scared
（）3. A. probably B. easily C. seriously D. heavily
（）4. A. poems B. pictures C. stamps D. objects
（）5. A. bright B. spare C. tiring D. average
（）6. A. dream B. joke C. achievement D. concert
（）7. A. share B. guide C. invite D. add
（）8. A. expect B. reduce C. call D. express
（）9. A. sicker B. better C. tinier D. older
（）10. A. get over B. look for C. blow out D. think of

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

二、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。
Usually hobbies are good for us. For example, physical hobbies can help us to keep 11. (health). Now let's know about Luca's and Maya's hobbies.
Luca is 12. Italian teenager. He has a hobby and he thinks it is 13. (create). He likes making mobile phone apps 14. his free time. He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people. When he 15. (be) ten, he began programming after reading about famous businessmen. They started out as 16. (programmer). His latest app allows people around the world 17. (find) study partners for learning Italian. They can learn Italian 18. make friends at the same time! It gives 19. (he) such a sense of achievement to see people using the app.
Maya, a teenage girl from India, enjoys 20. (collect) postcards instead of coins or stamps. She thinks that collecting postcards is 21. (real) a good way to learn about different places. It's interesting to see the beautiful 22. (build) and landscapes in foreign countries. She 23. (get) her first postcard from her dad at the age of five. Now there are 24. (many) than one hundred postcards from thirty-two countries on her walls. She dreams 25. travelling to these places in the future!

11. healthy 12. an 13. creative 14. in 15. was 16. programmers 17. to find 18. and 19. him 20. collecting 21. really 22. buildings 23. got 24. more 25. of