1、（一）It is believed that tea is the _(popular) drink in the world and it was first _(drink) by a Chinese ruler(統(tǒng)治者) _ Shennong about 5,000 years ago. It is said that one day when Shennong was _(boil) drinking water over an open fire, some _(leaf) from a tea plant fell into the water. The leaves _ in t

2、he water for some time, and then a nice smell _ (produce), so Shennong tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world's favorite _ (drink) was invented.After a long time, tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn't app

3、ear _ around 1660. Although many people know about tea culture today, there is no doubt that the Chinese _ (well) understand the nature of tea.（二）Computer is probably one of _ most popular things in people's daily life. There are _ (many) computers than TV sets in every family nowadays. The firs

4、t computers were _ (big) than cars when they were invented in the 1940s. Now computers are becoming smaller and _ (good). Some computers are so tiny that you may even be _ (aware) of them. We depend _ computers more than we realize.Computers make our lives _ (easy). They can do better at many things

5、 than human beings. In _, they never feel tired. However, some students spend too much time _ (play) computer games and that's a serious problem.I hope we can all work together to make better use _ computers.（三）Once upon a time, there were three trees on a hill. They were discussing their _ (hop

6、e) and dreams. The first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest (藏寶箱). I'll be full _ gold, silver and expensive things."Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a powerful ship. I _ (take) kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Ev

7、eryone will feel safe in me because of the _ (strong) of my body."The third tree said _ (careful). "I want to grow to be the talest and straightest tree in the forest. I will be _ (great) tree of all time and people will always remember me."A few years later, the first tree was made i

8、nto a feed box for animals. He was then put on a farm and _ (fill) with hay (干草). This was not at all that he had hoped for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of _ (be) a powerful ship and taking kings and queens to travel all over the world came to _ end. The th

9、ird tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees all forgot about their dreams._ things don't seem to be going your way, you should know the thing that suits (適合) yourself is the best.（四）Most children in America eat _ (potato) every day. But many _

10、(child) do not know which part of the potato is _ (good) for food. Take a knife and cut from the middle of the potato a piece _ thin as paper.Hold the piece _ your eyes and the light. You will see that the potato _ (have) a skin, an outside rim (邊緣) and _ (a) inside part. The outside rim is the best

11、 of all. But we often throw _ away. What's more, the skin is better _ the inside. _ you can't eat the whole potato, eat the outside and leave the inside.（五）Do you have any dreams? Let's have _ look at how these two people made their dreams come true.Balamurali Krishna Ambati was burned (

12、燒傷) _ the age of three. He spent several months in the hospital. From then on, he wanted _ (become) a doctor. A few years later, he knew that the _ (young) doctor in the world was 18 years old. So he _ (plan) to be a doctor by the age of 17. And at 11 Ambati was in university and began to get better

13、 education. _ graduating (畢業(yè)) from the university at 17, he took up his work as a doctor.The Scholastic Achievement Test (學(xué)業(yè)成就測(cè)試) is a test in America. Each year, only a few students get a great score. One of these _ (student) is Jasmin Sethi. She's not _ to see anything, but how did she get thi

14、s achievement (成績(jī))? To take the test, someone read the test questions to her, and she gave the answers. She was very good at her _ (lesson). She even did difficult math problems in her mind. Sethi wanted to be a lawyer (律師) when she _ (grow) up. Now she is really a successful attorney adviser (律師顧問(wèn))

15、.（六）You asked about places to go and things _ (do) in our town. The Downtown Mall is always fun. It's a shopping place in the oldest part of the town. There are some good stores and restaurants there. For example, Trendy Clothing Store is in Downtown Mall. It's a fun place to shop, and it ha

16、s the _ (good) quality clothes. The shop assistants are also _ (friend) people. My favorite restaurant in town is Nick's Restaurant. It is close _ my house. It's cheap _ the hamburgers there are great. I like Dragon City Restaurant. You can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles ar

17、e the _ delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too. But it's _ (expensive) than Nick's. The Big Cinema is the best cinema in town. It has the _ (big) screens and the most comfortable _ (seat). The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to see movies. It doesn't have the newest movies

18、, but the tickets are _ cheapest. Anyway, there are lots of things to do and to see here. Come for a visit soon!Love,Kate（七）The best woman in the world is my mother, and the _ (sweet) sound in the world is Mom's voice. Every day when I get back home from school, I see my mother _ (cook) in the k

19、itchen. She is tired but happy. I really want to give her a hug.Mother often says, "Parents don't want _ (something) from their kids. The only thing they hope is that their kids have a happy life."My mother is different _ my classmates' mothers. When she gave birth to me, she was 4

20、2 years old. When I become a university student, my mother will be 60 years old.My mother is in poor health for a long time. Maybe she will never fully recover (痊愈). But she still _ (work) hard for me every day. I want to help her, but don't know _ I can do or where I can start. Each time my mot

21、her can't get up from her sick bed, I feel _ afraid that I don't want to go to school. But my mother always says to me, "You must go to school. I can look after _ (my)." When I hear this, I think if I am a good son, the only thing I can do is _ (give) her a warm hug after school. L

22、et's give more love and care to our _ (mother) and let them know their kids really love them.（八）Greg is new in town and he really wants to know his way _. He asks Helen, his new friend, a lot of questions. Here are the answers.The best school is No. 1 Middle School because it has big classrooms,

23、 fantastic teachers and an excellent sports center. The best supermarket is New Century Supermarket _ Center Street, because it has the best service and the _ (fresh) food. The best restaurant is Dumpling House because it has the _ (delicious) food and it is one of the cleanest restaurants in the to

24、wn. The best clothes store is Miller's because it has the best quality (質(zhì)量) clothes and sells them the _ (cheaply). The best movie _ is Sun Cinema because it has the biggest screen and the _ (comfortable) seats. But Screen city is more popular because it has _ (cheap) tickets than Sun Cinema. Gr

25、eenwood Park is the best place _ go to on weekends. Almost everyone goes there to see the _ (create) street performers. There are also many small coffee shops near the park where you can enjoy your time.（九）Of all kinds of sports, I think mountain climbing is one of _ (dangerous). Usually the higher

26、the mountain is, the _ (difficult) it is to climb. So there is no doubt that climbing Qomolangma is the _ (difficult), as it is the highest mountain in the world. Qomolangma is 8844.43 metres high. With thick clouds covering its top and heavy snowfalls all year round, the freezing weather _ (conditi

27、on) make it even hard to take _ air as you get near the top. Still many climbers want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties and _ their lives to climb it. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953. The first Chinese team did _ in 1960, whi

28、le the first woman to _ (success) was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. The spirit of these climbers and their _ (achieve) show us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams and humans can sometimes be _ (strong) than the forces of nature.（十）Hello! My name is Messias and I _ (life) in B

29、razil. I am 10 years old and _ (finish) school in four years. Kids go to school from 7 years old to 14 years old _ my country. In Brazil we have only 4 hours of school a day. We have school uniforms that include T-shirts with the _ (school) name on.Here are some more facts about _ (I) country. Brazi

30、l is the world's _ (great) grower and exporter of coffee. Everyone in Brazil _ (like) soccer and there is a stadium in every city. 3/4 of Brazilians like to live in cities, and most of the cities are on the coast. I live in the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. It is in the _ (central) of Brazil.When

31、 I walk to school each day, I see many food stands selling pineapples, melons, _ (grape) and other fruit. In Brazil we speak Portuguese (葡萄牙語(yǔ)). _ (sad), 60% of Brazilian homes have no toilets, 52% have no waste collection, and 70% have no running water.（十一）The _ (cold) and most difficult place in th

32、e world in which to live is Antarctica (南極洲). Antarctica is the land (陸地) of _ and ice near the South Pole (南極). Most people do not think there _ much life in the icy (結(jié)冰的) waters around it. They are wrong.Antarctica's seas are _ of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water _ (bird), seals and

33、 whales (鯨). They eat the thick plant life in the sea and the _ (small) water animals. Some whales, _ example, eat more _ a ton (噸) of food every day.The _ famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin (企鵝). It _ (walk) around the icy beaches like a movie star.（十二）Where's the best place to have fun

34、 in town? I think Fun Park is _ (exciting) place. People have a lot of things _ do there. The price is also reasonable. It's _ (cheap) than Wild Animal Park, but more expensive _ Water World. Well, what's Wild Animal Park like? It's exciting, too.If you like to go _ (shop), you can go to

35、 Jincheng Mall. It has _ (good) clothes of all. Shopping Town is fine, _. But the prices are higher.And what _ sports? My town has three good sports centers. Physical Center is the most expensive. Fitness Center is _ (new). City Sports is the oldest, but it has a large _ (swim) pool.（十三）Peter and Jo

36、hn are good friends. They study in _ same class. Every day, they go to school together. Peter likes Maths very much. His Maths is always the _ (good) in his class. John's Maths is _ (bad) than Peter's. He thinks _ (learn) Maths is a very difficult thing. After class, they often do some sport

37、s. John used to be _ (good) at the long jump than Peter. But Peter practises very hard every day. Now he can jump _ far as John. He hopes one day he will be able to jump the farthest in his class. These days, they don't do sports after class. _, they are working together to try _ (develop) a new

38、 machine. They are sure that this _ (invent) will be _ (practice).（十四）Tim is my _ (good) friend. He is crazy _ football. He loves _ (watch) football matches. Of course, he _ (love) playing football, too. He also likes meeting people and _ friends. However, his love of football has become the cause _

39、 his problem. He often plays football _ his classmates after school _ 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. He has to _ (stay) up late to do his homework and the next day he often feels sleepy in class. I think it's _ to spend some time on our habits. But we should finish our homework first.（十五）Hong Kong has a

40、bout forty public _ (beach). Some of the beaches are among the _ (good) in the world. People can go there _ a swim. You can go to most of them _ bus. To go to some beaches you must take _ boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drinks on most of the beaches.You will swim t

41、here almost _ any danger if you remember these instructions: First, never swim _ (lonely). Second, never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry. Third, don't stay in the water too long. _ (four), never go out in a boat if you can't swim.Remember: A red flag means that it is dangerous for

42、anybody _ (go) into the water. A blue flag means that it is _ (danger) for children.（十六）A few weeks ago, John went to a new school. He likes it _ (much) than his old school. The classrooms are big and clean. Every classroom has a computer in it. The library is also really great! It is not _ (crowd).

43、 There are the newest books, magazines _ newspapers. It also has _ (comfortable) chairs and students can sit on them when they read. The food in the school dining hall is delicious and not expensive. You can buy the food _ (cheap). All the students like to eat there. The beef noodles are John's

44、favorite. John's favorite place at the school is the big auditorium (禮堂). The auditorium has _ (big) seats and students can sit them comfortably. The students often go there to listen to speeches (演說(shuō)). Last week John went there for an interesting speech and he loved it.The school has all _ (kind

45、) of activities. _, there is a music festival every June. The students like their school band (樂(lè)隊(duì)) very much. The sports meeting is also one of _ (popular) activities at school. It is in September every year.John enjoys every day here _ he is happy that he can study at this school.（十七）Gao Can, a 13-

46、year-old girl, is _ youngest member of the Association of Writers of Shaanxi. She writes fairy tales, short stories, and most _ all, poems. Gao said she _ (begin) poem writing when she was in primary school. Once the teacher asked the class _ (write) a composition called "If I were " Gao h

47、ad an idea, "_ not make it a poem?" That was her first poem, and it won a lot of compliments (稱贊) from both her teacher _ classmates. So far, _ (hundred) of her poems have come out."Writing poems is not _ (difficulty) at all. Just express _ (you)what you do, what you see or what you t

48、hink." said Gao. "I don't have enough life experience, so I write about _ (natural), about things I feel inside."（十八）I will take a trip to Shanghai with my mother and brother during the winter holiday. It will take us more than two hours _ (fly) to Shanghai from our home in Shenzh

49、en. We will stay in a large hotel there. On the _ (one) day, we will stay in the hotel and have _ rest. On the second day, we _ (go) to Nanjing Road. It's the _ (busy) street in Shanghai. When we get there, we will see lots of people. We want to walk from one shop to another. I will buy a new coat for the coming Spring Festival. My brother will buy some clothes for _ (him), too. On the third day, my mother will take my brother and me to Jinjiang Entertainment Centre. There are many