(   )9. — Mr Lee said he 　　　　 teaching English because he loved children.

— Yes. And his love for children and teaching makes him a great teacher.

A. turned up       B. gave up

C. took up       D. set up

(   )10. — I have got used to living in this city. But I still miss my old friends in Taiyuan 　　　　.

— Old friends are best, right?

A. in time       B. at the same time

C. from time to time D. on time

(   )11. — Would you like to watch Transformer 4 in the IMAX theater with me?

— I’d love to, 　　　　 I have watched it twice. The movie is really a treat to eyes.

A. if       B. since

C. because       D. even though

(   )12. — Do you often e-mail your friends?

— No. I use WeChat more often, but I 　　　　 e-mail my friends.

A. have to    B. would like to

C. used to       D. get to

(   )13. — This place used to be full of trees, 　　　　 it?

— Yes. But now it has turned into buildings.

A. did   B. didn’t

C. was     D. wasn’t

(   )14. — I shall go on holiday to African countries next month.

— Really? Then don’t miss 　　　　. This is a wonderful country.

A.             B.              C.              D.

(   )15. — James, can you tell me 　　　　?

— Paul? I haven’t seen him for years. He used to be a shy and quiet boy.

A. what is Paul like       B. what Paul is like

C. what does Paul like     D. what Paul likes

二、 完形填空(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

People succeed and people fail. Some say nothing is    16    while some say they can’t. I believe where there is a will, there is a(n)    17   . If we work hard, we will succeed one day. I am    18    because Mr “I can’t” has been forgotten by me.

I will never    19    the day when I, a primary school student of Grade 3, together with my classmates buried (埋葬) Mr “I can’t”.    20    that day, our teacher asked us to write down all the things that we couldn’t    21   . We all did as she told us to. In a moment, our papers were    22     with a lot of “I can’ts”. Then we were told to fold the papers and hand them in. She put    23    in a box and led us to the farthest corner of the playground. She then asked us to dig a hole (挖洞) and bury the box. We couldn’t    24    her until she said “Goodbye, Mr ‘I can’t’”. Then she asked us to remember the day, to be confident and to decide our own future.

The lesson has left a(n)   25    impression (印象) on me. It makes me understand that one should have the courage to say goodbye to Mr “I can’t” and be self-confident if he wishes to achieve his dreams.

(   )16. A. successful     B. impossible

C. necessary      D. important

(   )17. A. way  B. idea

C. dream  D. circle

(   )18.A. tired         B. poor

C. relaxed D. confident

(   )19. A. miss  B. change

C. forget  D. remember

(   )20. A. On  B. With

C. In  D. At

(   )21. A. make  B. read

C. do  D. reply

(   )22. A. agreed B. cut

C. discovered D. covered

(   )23. A. it  B. that

C. them  D. theirs

(   )24. A. meet  B. understand

C. see  D. refuse

(   )25. A. deep        B. different

C. wrong  D. opposite