Reading

You’re not my friend! (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. How many social networking websites are mentioned?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2. You can add a new friend by _____.

A. calling the person on the phone

B. meeting the person face to face

C. inviting the person to dinner

D. sending the person a message

3. If you hit the “unfriend” button, you can _____.

A. remove a person from your friend list

B. share information with a person

B. send a person a friend request

C. send messages to a person

4. The phrase “fall out with” probably means “_____”.

A. break up with B. get on well with

C. make friends with D. fall in love with

5. “Unfriend” was chosen as the 2009 word of the year because of the following EXCEPT _____.

A. it is widely used on the web

B. it has important cultural meaning

C. it is a good way to solve problems between friend

D. it is understood and accepted by many people

Sickness can’t stop this brave girl (P3)

完成下面的任务：

Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)?

6. Greer wanted to give up because of her illness.

7. Greer faces her illness by bringing great fun to her life.

8. Greer became a champion in her first race.

9. Greer has won an award in every race this year.

Answer the questions:

10. What is Greer’s goal?

_____________________________________________

11. What does Greer’s mother think of her dream?

_______________________________________________

Translate the sentences:

12. I’ll keep riding until I can’t anymore.

_______________________________________________

13. When you grow up with a disease, I think it makes it easier to push through everything in life.

_______________________________________________

Hard way to success (P5)

Choose the best answer:

14. The author thinks being a waitress ______.

A. taught her many lessons B. was tiring and boring

C. made her a rich person D. gave her good grade

15. The author thinks she was confident because of _____.

A. Helen B. her parents C. Fred D. her teacher

16. Fred _____ to help the author.

A. paid her medical bills B. offered to lend her money

C. tried to persuade her parents D. opened a restaurant

17. Put the following events in the correct order:

a. I paid back Fred’s money.

b. I became a great broker.

c. I lost money in the brokerage house.

d. I borrowed money from Fred.

A. a-b-c-d B. d-c-b-a C. a-c-b-d D. b-d-a-c

18. The story mainly teaches us ______.

A. how to make money B. how to open a restaurant

C. the importance of trust D. the importance of money

A special day for giving thanks (P8) Fill in the information about Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day
started in	19. _____
date	the 20. _____ of November in the US; the second Monday in 21. _____ in Canada
activities and celebrations	★a time to 22. _____ with family and friends to give thanks for the year's 23. _____ ★a chance for kids to 24. _____ for a long weekend and enjoy 25. _____. ★delicious 26. _____: apples, oranges, corn and cranberry sauce. ★the most 27. _____ foods: roast turkeys and pumpkin pies
history	It has a history of 28. _____ 400 years in US. ★In 1620, more than 100 English 29. _____ to the New World, but half of them died 30. _____ enough fresh food. ★Then local Native Americans taught them 31. _____ hunt, fish and grow corn and other crops. ★After the first harvest, they invited the Native Americans to a dinner to 32. _____. ★In 1865, the US Congress made Thanksgiving a 33. _____.

Listening

初二英语听力测试（14）

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第一节：听下面两段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How many hours will the library be open?

A. 8 hours. B. 9 hours. C. 5 hours.

2. Does the woman like the program?

A. Yes, she does. B. No, not at all. C. Just so so.

第二节：听下面一段长对话，选择正确答案。该对话读两遍。

3. How does Alice feel?

A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Bored.

4. Alice is doing some _____.

A. reading B. writing C. farm work

5. How long does Alice work each day?

A. A morning. B.Two hours.

C. Almost half a day.

Key:

Reading

1?5 CDAAC

6?9 FTFT

10. Her goal is to become a professional racer at age 18.

11. She has great confidence in her. / She believes that her dream will come true.

12. 我会坚持骑下去直到再也骑不动了。

13. 如果你从小就生病，我觉得会更容易克服生活中的一切困难。

14?18 AABBC

19. North America

20. fourth Thursday

21. October

22. gather

23. harvest and peaceful life

24. get out of school

25. a great dinner

26. fruits and food

27. traditional

28. nearly

29. sailed

30. without

31. how to

32. thank them for their help

33. national holiday

Listening

1-2 BB 3?5 BCC