( )13. Rick has ______ five pounds because of eating too much during the Spring Festival.

A. laid out B. turned on

C. cut out D. put on

( )14. The doctor warned us ______ more fruit and vegetables instead of meat.

A. to eating B. to eat

C. eat D. eating

( )15. —We’re going to have a party for mothers on Mother’s Day.

—______. May I join you?

A. No problem B. Have a good trip

C. Sounds like fun D. Sorry to hear that

二. 完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)

先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher asked 1 students to draw a picture of something that they were thankful for. People celebrated the holiday 2 turkey and other traditional foods of the season. So, most of her students’ pictures were about them.

3 , Peter drew a different kind of picture. Peter was a different kind of boy. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a 4 . Other students were all very interested in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed 5 . Another thought it was the hand of a policeman, because the police 6 and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God ... The discussion went on until the teacher almost 7 the young artist.

During the break, all children ran out of the classroom except Peter. The teacher came to Peter’s 8 , bent (俯身) down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy 9 and said in a low voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She remembered the times she took his hand and walked with him here or there. She 10 said, “Take my hand, Peter. Let’s go outside” or “Let me show you how to use your pencil.” Peter was very thankful for his teacher.

( )1. A. his B. her C. our D. my

( )2. A. at B. in C. for D. with

( )3. A. Anyway B. Then C. However D. Instead

( )4. A. head B. farmer C. hand D. policeman

( )5. A. sheep B. cows C. pigs D. turkeys

( )6. A. punish B. protect C. catch D. call

( )7. A. admired B. noticed C. forgot D. found

( )8. A. desk B. classroom C. house D. school

( )9. A. gave up B. dressed up C. looked up D. stayed up

( )10. A. still B. even C. often D. never

三. 阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)

❋ A ❋

There are many different kinds of festivals around the world. Here are four of them.

Saint Patrick’s Day in Ireland

Ireland is an island country. It’s in the west of Europe. There are wide green fields (田野).

Saint Patrick’s Day is on March 17. It’s an important holiday in Ireland. This holiday is to remember Saint Patrick. He did good things for the people of Ireland.

During the holiday, there are parades (游行) and lots of green. You can see people in green clothes, and you can even see green buildings.

Red Wednesday in Iran