If you are like most international students, you are probably pretty comfortable reading and writing in English, but not as comfortable with listening and speaking in the language.    36 

       Make friends with American students. Many international students end up making friends with a lot of — or only — other international students.   37   Hanging out with natives not only naturally pushes you to improve your spoken English, but also helps you pick up cultural and social information.

Learn from American friends. Tell your American friends that you are trying to improve your listening and speaking skills, and would like them to help you. If you pronounce a word incorrectly, or misuse an idiom, you want them to tell you.   38 

Increase your knowledge.   39   If you have known about the topics that are likely to be discussed in conversation, you have a much better chance of understanding people when they talk, and of being able to express yourself well.  

  40   If you have to explain something to someone, you have a strong desire to pronounce everything as well as you can, and find other ways to explain yourself. Finally, this becomes a good habit. Many people have asked me how I learned to speak English fluently, and I think it is because of my being a math teacher in college for years.  

A. I don’t think this is a good idea.

B. You will learn much faster this way.

C. If possible, become a teacher at your school.

D. It’s a win-win opportunity for international students.

E. Read books, keep up with news and watch popular shows and movies. 

F. It’s a good way to make some extra cash while improving your English.

G. Below are some tips to help you to improve your conversational skills.

86. At that time people would starve if food were difficult to find.

87. He had looked forward to meet her all day.

88. “Nothing could be best.” he thought.

89. Everybody has to eat, but do you eat healthy diet?

90. She ought to eat more vegetables, oughtn’t she to?

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pains, no gains". He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.

I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity(逆境) seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to meet with hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.

21. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often __________.

A. paid little attention to them

B. kept watering them every morning

C. talked to them to get their attention

D. beat them to make them grow deep roots

22. What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?

A. Strange and harmful.                          B. Interesting and funny.

C. Cruel and unacceptable.                    D. Original and reasonable.

23. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?

A. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.

B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.

C. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.

D. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.

24. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Prayers for my sons                    B. Doctor Gibbs and his trees

C. Growing roots                  D. Watering trees

假设你是李华，新年即将到临，你的英国笔友Jack和你交流新年的打算。你回信说你们搬入新校，为了更美好地建设“绿色校园”，你打算号召同学们一起努力：

1. 多植树，美化校园；

2. 回收废物（瓶子、报纸等）；

3. 节约能源。

     注意:

     1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；

     2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

     参考词汇：回收 recycle

Dear Jack,

Thank you for your letter and telling me your new plan of the year 2016. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                Yours,

                                                Li Hua                              

You drive down the highway with your family or friends in the car,camping equipment and spare clothes in the back.Your windows are down and the wind is hitting you in the face.These are the makings of a classic US road trip.

Road trips are quite common in the country,especially during the Thanks-giving holiday,which is the busiest travel time of the year in the country for families and friends who want to get together.

And for students,going on a road trip is traditional after graduating from high school or college with their schoolmates.It usually involves traveling great distances across the US and camping out whenever possible. Destinations are different depending on where in the country someone is located.But they all show the same kind of adventure.Popular spots to travel to include Yellowstone National Park,the Grand Canon.

However,the most famous of all road trip journey is travelling across the US on Route 66.Route 66 begins in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles.The route goes past many of the lesser-known states.However,it's the bizarre（稀奇古怪的）and wonderful small attractions that draw many road trippers to them.The attractions one sees on these trips are quite strange and very difficult to explain to non-American.They are filled with gas stations that still look like they did back in the 1950s and small restaurants known as "mom and pop restaurants" where you can eat a greasy cheeseburger with a delicious milkshake.Route 66 is also filled with quite unusual,but still fascinating wonders.

Deep down,US road trips show the spirit of freedom and openness.The idea is that if you have a car,you have freedom to escape,to discover,to find yourself,to lose yourself.It's a powerful call,one that is part of the US' identity and culture.It is a must-do for anyone who plans to spend time in the US to see the country and all of its wonders.An old saying—"It's not the destination,it's the journey"—best explains what the experience of a road trip truly offers.

1. The first paragraph is designed to       .

A. present the topic    B. list some facts

C. raise a question    D. give an example

2. What attracts US road trippers most on Route 66?

A. Lesser-known states.

B. Mom and pop restaurants.

C. Gas stations and delicious foods.

D. Strange attractions and fantastic wonders.

3. What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A. To introduce US road trips.

B. To spread American culture.

C. To stress the importance of a road trip.

D. To attract US road trippers to Route 66.

    About 12 years ago, I began making a series of dolls called “Wee Mountain Folk.” At first, I made them from cloth but then began using a kind of polymer clay（软陶）called cernit. The cloth dolls were beautiful, but it was impossible to get the level of detail（细节）I can get with clay.

First, I use wire（金属丝）to build the shape of the doll. Then I cover the head, hands, and feet around the wire using the cernit. Then I make the doll’s clothes myself, using lots of different materials. The completed dolls are fixed onto hardwood bases made by my father, Jim Logan.

Generally, the dolls I make show older people taking part in traditional activities. I’ve always had a great respect for the older generation.

    Inspiration for the dolls often comes from people I know. Once I was caught looking too closely at the wrinkles（皱纹）on the face of one of my mom’s friends. But I explained that her laugh lines made her more attractive.

    Now I work as a teacher’s assistant, and while I was raising my two daughters, Keri and Sheryl, I could work on the dolls only late in the day. The girls loved to come downstairs the next morning to see who’d arrived in the night.

    It’s the detail that I enjoy working on the most. I once made a fisherman doll for a lady to give her father, including a tiny creel – a basket used by fishermen for carrying fish. When the man got the doll, he immediately opened the creel to see what was inside. Luckily, I’d made a small fish out of cernit and placed it in the basket.

    Hopefully my story will inspire others to try their hand at doll making – I find it very relaxing and interesting.

24. The dolls called “Wee Mountain Folk” were      .

A. totally hand made

B. mainly made of cloth

C. usually small kids

D. often designed by the author’s father

25. Why did the author look closely at her mother’s friend’s face?

A. To guess her age.

B. To get creative ideas.

C. To give her a surprise.

D. To find out why she was so attractive.

26. The author’s daughters_____.

A. thought doll making was a waste of time

B. thought the dolls’ styles were too old

C. showed great interest in the dolls

D. paid little attention to the dolls

27. The author tells the story of the fisherman doll to show that_____.

A. it takes much effort to make a doll

B. it is difficult to satisfy everyone

C. the old also love her dolls

D. her dolls have fine details

Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese-style spelling bee(拼写大赛). In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.

Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy(书法)to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list. The result? It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.

But there’s still hope for the paint brush. China’s Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.

In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now?” we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin. “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture,” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up.” says the teacher.

12. Which of the following is closest in the meaning with the underlined sentence is paragraph 2?

 A. Ever Chinese can write Chinese characters easily, especially with computers

 B. Only with the help of computers can some Chinese people write Chinese characters

 C. Despite the help of computers, Chinese people have forgotten how to write

 D. Computers are the only means to rely on to write Chinese characters for many people

13. What can we learn about the Character Hero?

 A. It’s open to people of all ages and all walks.

 B. It’s the most-viewed TV programs in China.

 C. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.

 D. It draws great public attention across the country.

14. Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?

 A. Chinese people don’t refer to dictionaries very often.

 B. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.

 C. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.

 D. Chinese people needn’t write by hand as often with the help of technology.

15. According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is__________.

 A. necessary for adults to survive in China

 B. a requirement made by the Education Ministry

 C. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive

 D. an ability to be developed only when you are students

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；   

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I’d like to share a unforgettable experience with you. It happened in a warm Sunday afternoon in August. I go shopping with my cousin, Li Ming. When walk in the street, we found a young man, who was big but strong, stealing a woman’s wallet. We stopped her immediately. Though he stared at us angry, we didn’t feel frightened and tried to make him to realize his bad behavior. Because our bravery, he left without saying a word. The woman thought highly of us for which we had done. In my opinion, it’s our duty to fight against bad behaviors.

   There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held 61.__________(satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honor some famous people or important 62.__________(event), and to express people’s gratitude to the God for binging them a year of plenty. For example, in India, October 2 is 63. ____ national festival to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader 64.________ helped gain India’s 65.____________(dependence) from Britain. 66.___________(traditional), in China the Spring Festival, which 67.____________(celebrate) in January or February, is the most 68.____________(energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward 69______ the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festival, people 70.______ get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, forgetting all the daily struggle and demands for a while.

Many stories happened at the Children’s Medical Care Center,   41   deeply touched us. We saw a lot of children without hair because of their treatment. We played with them and taught them to draw pictures. They suffered great pains,   42   were very friendly. It was much easier to communicate with them than we   43   (expect).

One day, a girl suggested   44   (teach) us how to fold paper. She taught us   45   great patience, explaining each step slowly and clearly. Though we could easily do that, we still pretended (假装) to know nothing about it. We followed her and did everything she told us. Finally, when we finished our work   46  (success), she gave each of us   47   big hug. We could see the pride and happiness on her face. Her father was   48   thankful to us that he held our hands tightly, tears in his eyes. It was not until then   49   we knew the girl would receive an operation the next day.

    It was really a valuable experience to us all. We began to think about how to deal with the difficulties in life, because   50   (compare) with what these kids are going through, our “troubles” seem not worth mentioning at all.

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   21   her. One day, he went to the farmer to   22  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  23   . I’m going to release (释放)  24  bulls（公牛）, one at a time. If you can   25   the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

  26  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   27    the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   28     and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   29     that one of the next bulls had to be a better   30     than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   31    .

A few   32     later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   33     and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   34   and eyeing the young man. “What the next   35    was like? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He did nothing but wait silently.

It was quite some time before the door opened. A   36     came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   37     to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   38     at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   39    , the bull had no tail.

Life is full of opportunities.    40    catch the first one.

21. A. call             B. recognize      C. respect          D. marry

22. A. remember    B. copy          C. ask             D. answer

23. A. field           B. forest         C. river            D. building

24. A. two             B. three          C. four            D. five

25. A. see            B. cut             C. catch           D. discover

26. A. Immediately B. Quietly        C. Finally            D. Proudly

27. A. talking about       B. thinking of     C. looking for             D. waiting for

28. A. moved       B. opened              C. broke           D. closed

29. A. decided     B. noticed          C. suggested             D. learned

30. A. rule            B. help          C. choice           D. reason

31. A. get up        B. go back         C. fall down         D. pass through

32. A. seconds     B. days         C. hours           D. months

33. A. famous      B. big             C. short               D. beautiful

34. A. house        B. wall            C. ground           D. door

35. A. fish            B. horse         C. bird              D. bull

36. A. pity            B. shame               C. smile            D. tear

37. A. explained   B. said            C. sang            D. flew

38. A. jumped      B. escaped        C. stopped          D. shouted

39. A. surprising  B. surprise        C. surprised        D. surprises

40. A. Never         B. Often          C. Seldom         D. Always

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下便条。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧

），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

            2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Nowadays many singers and bands have little to do with good music. They know little about what good music mean. What is the cause? So far most of these singers have see music as a “job” because it is a good source of making money. And if you have good appearance and some expensive clothes to show off at your concerts, then you voice is not so important as it should be. The public will prefer to admire more about the most interested parts of your body and even forgot that you are there to show your music skills, not your dancing, which is important too, but not at such a high level. However, the young generation should be understand talent and a good voice matter more in their musical career. All the performances which have little to do with good music fail in be welcomed on stage. If a young man has a great voice and wants to become a successfully singer, he should take some special courses in this area because they will help him improve singing abilities.

English TV Guide for June 13

TVB Pearl

5:00 a.m.       Tiny Planets

6:15 a.m.       Putonghua Weather Report

6:20 a.m.       Financial Report

6:30 a.m.       Football Asia

8:00 a.m.       Delia School of Canada Presents: Science Minutes

9:20 a.m.       Prince Jewelry & Watch Presents: Swiss Watch Fairs 2007

ATV World

11:00 a. m.                  Financial news

12 p.m.         China News Report

12:15 p.m.      Financial news

5:35 p.m.       ATV Putonghua News

7:00 p.m.       Weather Report

11:00 p.m.      Late News

11:20 p.m.      Late Show With David Letterman

CCTV-9

7:00 a.m.                          Weather Report

8 a.m., 7 p.m.                        World Wide Watch

9:15 a.m., 3:15 p.m.             Travel in Chinese

9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m.              Nature & Science

9:55 a.m., 3:55 p.m.              Chinese Civilization

10:00 a.m.                 Financial Bulletin

11:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.              Around China

12 p.m.                        News Hour

1:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.               Travel in China

8 p.m.                    Asia Today

ESPN China

6 a.m., 7:30 p.m.       Sports center Asia

9 a.m., 9:30 p.m.       Sports center

6:30 a.m.           Table Tennis

8:00 a.m.           Badminton, BWF Super Series — Indonesia Open

9:01 a.m.           Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees

12 p.m.                 Triathlon, Ironman New Zealand

1:00 p.m.           Golf, Sports center at the U.S. Open Preview

2:01 p.m.           Soccer, Manchester United vs Liverpool

8:00 p.m.           Soccer, Tiger Fc Locker Room

8:30 p.m.           Golf, Sports center at the U.S. Open Preview

29. If you can’t listen to English, but you want to know about the weather conditions, you watch TV at the time __________.

A. 12 p.m.          B. 7:00 a. m.       C. 7:00 p.m.             D. 6:15 a. m.

30. If you are interested in Chinese Civilization, you’d better watch __________.

A. CCTV-9            B. TVB Pearl   C. ESPN China       D. ATV World

31. It seems that ESPN China is mainly about _________.

A. Music        B. Sports         C. TV play            D. Film            

The night started our ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara，our__36____，were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband，Pat，and I went to sleep___37 ____. __38_____after midnight，Jack quietly touched me. “Mommy，I want to stay with you. I promise I won’t take much room.” I shifted___39_____to make room. My son soon fell asleep.

An hour later，Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs. “Mommy，my____40_____is all stuffed up (堵住)．I can’t really breathe very well. Will you please____41____with me a little while？” Tara doesn’t often get up at night，_____42_____I decided to be there for her. She soon fell asleep. I returned to my own bed. I was determined to sleep. But to my____43____，I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed. He looked so____44____that I couldn’t remove him. Quietly and carefully，I lay down between_____45____and Jack.

I did manage to get some sleep____46____I heard Tara’s voice again. I returned to____47__ Tara. “Mom，please lie down with me a little bit. I had a bad dream，and I’m so____48___.”“Of course，honey. It was only a dream. Mommy’s here and_____49____is okay.” We fell asleep____50____each other’s arms.

    Even in my sleepy state，I thought of___51____these nights of merry­—go--­round (一连串的繁忙活动) will be over. In their place，my twins will be grown.____52____before I’m ready，our children’s rooms will be much too___53___and empty. So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’s merry­---go­--round  that I  remind____54___that these very days and nights are，in fact，“the good old days”，ever so____55____.

36.  A. sons            B．twins         C．daughters       D．students

37．A. downstairs      B．in                    C．out            D．upstairs

38．A. Sometimes      B．Every time      C．Sometime      D．Anytime

39．A .gently　        B．kindly        C．rudely          D．impatiently

40．A. nose           B．mouth        C．heart           D．eye

41．A. come          B．stay            C．talk            D．play

42．A. even though     B．so               C．no matter when  D．however

43．A. joy            B．anger       C．disappointment  D．surprise

44.  A.friendly 　     B．heavy             C．content        D．sad

45．A.my father     B．Tara               C．Pat           D．my mother

46．A .before　　         B．when             C．after          D．while

47．A. show off           B．look after       C．watch out      D．take care

48．A. scared            B．exciting          C．excited          D．scaring

49．A. something   B．anything    C．everything        D．nothing

50．A. over         B．on                  C．by              D．in

51．A. how often     B．how soon       C．how long          D．how much

52．A. No doubt     B．No wonder    C．No problem      D．No worry

53．A. noisy       B．quiet        C．still             D．calm

54．A.my children  B．my husband      C．my friend      D．myself

55．A. potential    B．precise            C．precious       D．previous

 More and more trees should be planted in spring to ________ sandstorms happening frequently. 

A. protect  B. prevent   C. keep    D. care 

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

One Sunday, I was doing my homework while it suddenly occurred to me that the next day was my mother’s birthday. However, I forgot it complete. I was sad because I didn’t prepare any present to her. At that moment, the idea of online shopping came to my mind. I search some famous shopping website where there were all kinds of dresses. Before I compared the prices of many dresses, I chose one which I thought my mom would like it and paid for it as soon as possible. The next morning I received a dress even without get out of my house. You see, online shopping has made our life convenient and colorful than before.

 Mary Allen was my best friend-like the sister I ever had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, and horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Mary and I kept in touch through letters and we saw each other on special occasions(场合)- like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back stamped "Address Unknown ".

Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill.

One day I was reading the newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman--Mary’s married name. "There must be thousands of Wagman. "I thought, but I wrote to her anyway.

She called as soon as she got my letter. "Mrs Tobin!" she said excitedly. "Mary Allen Wagman” is my mother.  Minutes later I heard a voice recognized immediately,even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives.

Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We don’t lose each other again.

23． I want to find Mary ______________ .

A. to share my stories             B. to share my sorrow

C. to fill the empty in my heart   D. all of the above

24．Which of the following is TRUE?

A. We never see each other again when I moved away when I was 13.

B. I find my friend in the newspaper

C. It is 40 years since we last saw each other

D. My friend’s husband is Mr Tobin

25．The best title of the passage is ________

A. My Good Friend        B. Friend Like the brother

C. An Important Friend   D. Friends Again- Forever

Honestly speaking, I would agree with Cathy, though not __________．

A．widely              B．entirely       C．possibly           D．finally

The teacher doesn’t permit ________ in class.                           

  A. smoke     B. to smoke       C. smoking    D. to have a smoke

._____ the right decision ____ the future is probably an important thing we will ever do in

our lives.

A. Making;  concerned                      B. Make ; concerning 

C. To make,  concerned                      D. Making; concerning