As we know，English is （61）w used around the world．But can all English speakers understand each other all the time？Of （62）c not．（63） （甚至）the same word can have many different meanings．Sometimes the meaning can change，depending on the country where it is （64） （说）．For example，there are differences between British English and American English．Also，Australian English is a little different from British English．If you want to succeed in making （65）y understood，you need to know some of these differences．
There was a boy who was forced to a boarding（寄宿的）school by his parents．Before being sent away，this boy used to be the （66）b student in his class．He was at the top in every competition．But things changed after he went to the new school．His grades started（67）d g ．He hated being in a group．He was （68）l all the time．He felt he was worthless and that no one loved him．
His parents began to worry （69）a him．But even they did not know what was wrong with him．So his dad decide to visit the school and have a （70）t with him by himself．
They sat on the beach near the school．The father started asking him （71）q about his classes，teachers and sports with a smile on his face．After some time his dad said kindly，"Do you know （72）w I am here today，my dear son？"
The boy answered back （73）q ，"To check my grades．"
"No，no．"his dad replied calmly，"I am here to make you （74）u that you are the most important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don't care about grades．I care about you．Nothing could be more valuable than your （75）h ．You are my life!"
These words made the boy's eyes filled with （76）t ．He hugged his dad happily．They didn't say（77）a to each other for a long time．
Now the boy knew there was someone in the world who cared about him deeply．He meant the world to someone．From then on，the boy felt confident in his life again．
阅读理解填词．先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式．单词的第一个字母已给出．
Henry was a kind，good boy．His father was dead，and his mother was very poor．He had a little sister about 2 years old．He wanted to help his mother because she could not （76）a
earn enough money to buy food for his little family．
One day a man gave him a dollar for （77）r the pocketbook which he had lost．Henry could have kept the pocketbook because no one saw him when he found it．But his mother had taught him to be
（78）h ，and never to keep what did not belong to him．So he gave the pocketbook back to the man．
With the dollar he bought a box，three （79）b ，and some shoe polish（鞋油）．He then went to the （80）c of the street，and said to everyone whose boots did not look （81）n ice ．"Polish your boots，please？"
He was so （82）p that gentlemen soon began to notice him，and to let him polish their boots．The first day he （83）c over 50cents，which he gave to his mother to buy food with．When he gave her the money，she cried with joy and said，"You are （84）a ，good boy，Henry．I didn't know how I could earn enough to buy bread，but now I think we can （85）m to get along quite well．"
Henry worked after school every day．He earned almost enough to support his mother and his little sister．
The teacher advised the couple to talk with their son i person．
It is very common for people who buy property（房产）or move into a new apartment or house to hold a housewarming party． The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate this person on their new home． As a tradition， guests should （1）b a gift to the party． Decorations（ 装饰品）for the new house， such as pieces of art or potted plants， are good housewarming parties． You can also bring food or drinks to share with the （2）o _____ guests． The host or hostess of the party will give all the guests a tour of their new home． Sometimes， because housewarming parties usually happen shortly after a person moves into their new home， guests may be asked to help unpack boxes． This isn't common， though．
A long time ago， people would bring firewood to （3）t friends' new homes as a gift．This is where the name "housewarming" comes from． This allowed their friends to keep their homes（4）w for the winter． These days， most homes have central heating， so firewood isn't needed．
Cindy and Anna were best friends． They were always happy together，but one day they couldn't agree on w（1） to do．
"Come on， let's play chess，" Anna said．
"I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．"We always do what you want to do，Anna．It's my turn to make a d（2） ，" Cindy was getting a little unhappy and went away， leaving Anna alone．
The next day at school， their teacher Mrs．Stone asked for their n（3） ．Anna looked quite worried because she didn't find her notebook．
When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally t（4） Mrs．Stone she had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag．"Thank you for being honest， Cindy，" said Mrs．Stone．
Later， Mrs．Stone asked the two girls together and helped them realize that it was a good i（5） to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．
In some western countries， some people don't like the number 13 because they think 13 is an unlucky number． For example， they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor． One evening， Mr． Smith asked some friends to get （1）t ogether ． When all of his friends arrived， he asked them to sit at the table for （2）d inner ． He began to （3）c ount the people． Suddenly， he cried out ， " Oh， there are thirteen people here! " Everyone's face looked pale （4）e xcept Mr． Brown． He said with a smile ， " Don't worry， my friends． My wife will have a baby in a few weeks． So we have （5）f ourteen people here． " All of the friends became happy again． " Congratulations ! " they said to Mr． Brown． They all had a good time that evening．
Have you ever heard of the train No.6063？It links（连接）thirty﹣eight （1）s along the way from Baoji of Shanxi to Guangyuan of Sichuan．It passes by twenty﹣four schools，so there are always many students taking the train．The students live in mountainous areas．And they need to take the train （2）b schools and homes every week．It always takes a long time for them to go to school and go home on the train．In order to help them，the head of the train Xiang Fei decided to do something for the children．He and other workers （3）s several hours turning one of the carriages into a special student carriage．There are big desks and a library．Many kind﹣hearted people gave away （4）o 300 new books to this library．Students can read all kinds of books，do their homework and talk with students from other schools on the train．
Save Our Environment
There is no doubt that global warming has become one of the biggest problems we face today． So it's important for us to protect our environment．
As middle school students， what can we do？ First of all， try to take bicycles and public transportation to school instead of cars （1）b it will make less CO2（二氧化碳）． It can not only good for our health， but also make it possible for us to get closer （2）t nature． Then， it's necessary to （3）p up rubbish and put it into dustbin（垃圾桶）． Planting more trees can also help a lot． However， we should never forget to turn off the lights when we leave the class room． （4）B ， why not reuse water and paper to live a low﹣carbon life？
I think it's everyone's duty to help our Earth． And even the simplest activities can make a real（5）d to our environment． So don't put it off! Let's do what we can to protect our home． I believe we will make our world more and more beautiful．
China has a long tradition of tea﹣drinking．However，coffee has become a more p（76） opular choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the big cities of China．
Su Beibei from China has been living in the United States for eight years．"I used to be a tea drinker before I came h（77） ere ，"she said，"Many people around me are coffee drinkers．So，I like coffee more than tea now．"
Yang Lin is in Shanghai．She says she drinks both for different r（78） easons ．She and her workmates like staying in a cafe （咖啡馆）and drinking coffee．So，it is a social event f（79） or her．She says tea is more about family memories．The smell of tea r（80） eminds her of her warm family．
Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life．Some p（79）____ read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning； others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is h（80） in the world．
Sometimes，we do not have enough time to read all the news c（81） ，so we just take a quick look at the front page．At other times，we may be so busy t（82） we only have a few minutes to look at the names of the passages．
Newspapers can be f （83） everywhere in the world．We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities，but in some mountain villages we can see f（84） newspapers．
Some newspapers are published once a week，b（85） most of the papers are published once a day with many pages，some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers．Some like world news，and others prefer short stories．They just choose what they are i（86） in．
Today newspapers in English have the largest number of r（87） in the world．The English language is popular，and m（88） Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily and 21st Century．They bring us more and more messages together with the Internet．
根据短文内容和首字母提示，把文中所缺词语补充出来，使短文完整、正确、通顺．（没空限填一词，并将该单词的完整形式填写在答题卡内相应编号后的横线上）
Boys and girls，
May I have your attention，please？I have some important information for everyone．
As we know you may be very tired after the exam．（81）S there will be a visit tomorrow．We will spend the day in the West Park，a wonderful place to have a good（82）r ．The park is about six kilometers away（83）f the school．We'll see some beautiful houses and lakes．There are also many trees and flowers there．We can climb the mountains in the morning．After lunch we can go fishing by the lake or do（84）o things you like．
We will leave at 8：30 in the morning on foot and return at 5 o'clock in the afternoon by bus．I （85）s that everyone should bring a sunhat as the weather will be very hot．And also don't forget to put on your sports shoes．
That's all．Thank you．
There are lots of extreme（极限） sports we can do today， and rock climbing is one of them． Many people enjoy rock climbing． And it is （1）b more and more popular．
You can do it indoors on （2）s walls or outdoors on real mountains． There are many（3）a of rock climbing﹣ ﹣it is fun and it also helps people forget their （4）w ．
The most important equipment（装备） to have （5）i good shoes． They need to be half a size （6）s than usual， so they aren't easy to fall off． The next thing you need is a harness（安全带）． This （7）a you to move freely， but will hold you （8）u _____if you fall．It's important to know how to use your equipment．If you start to learn it，it's best to have lessons．People with （9）e can help you a lot when you are learning to climb．
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages． （10）C ，however，must be careful not to pollute the environment． Sometimes they leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb． They should take it with them and throw it away．
Smartphones and e﹣readers have become more common in recent years． Some people think that the days of paper books will be gone． But recent surveys have shown that traditional books are still popular （1）
a readers．
Research company Nielsen found that in the UK， sales of e﹣books are （2）f while sales of paper books are rising． More surprisingly， it's young people who are buying the most physical books． Another survey of university students from the United States．Slovakia（斯洛伐克） and Japan also showed that 92 percent of （3）t preferred paperbooks．
So what is（4）b paper book comeback（回归）？
The most popular reason given was： I like to hold the product．It' s true that paper books bring a very different reading experience． Slovakian students said that they liked the smell of paper books． Other students said that they could get a （5）s of accomplishment （成就） when they finished reading a paper book．
Paper books can also be very personal objects to lovers of reading． Many people like to sign their name on the（6）i cover． If the cover gets bent（ 弯曲）or there is a stain （污点） made on the pages from coffee， all the better． The （7）a make the book even more personal． It's as if readers of paper books make friends with them．
This" friendship" people（8）d with books isn' t just sentimental（情感的）． Research has shown that readers remember more information reading from paper books （9）t e﹣books． People also more （10）e end up with headaches or sore eyes while reading e﹣books．
So why not pick up a book and start reading？
Ali and Albert were brothers．Their parents （1） away early and left them a cow．The brothers were going to share the cow．Albert is an （2） [' ɒnɪst] man and he listened to everything that his elder brother said．But Ali was cunning（狡猾的）．
One day，Ali said，"I will be very （3） （公平的）with you，Albert．You take the front part of the cow and I will take the hind（后面的）side of the cow．Each of us can use （4） we get．But we can't kill it．"
Albert gave the cow grass and water every day．The cow made lots of milk．Ali （5）s the milk and got a lot of money．But he did not share the money with Albert．Albert felt a bit（6）u ．
A （7） （邻居）knew about this and said something to Albert．The next day，when Ali was milking the cow，Albert hit the cow in the head．The cow started （8）k ．Ali shouted to Albert，"Don't you see me milking the cow？"
"The front part of the cow is （9） ， and I can do anything I want．"Albert said angrily．
Ali knew he was wrong and said sorry to Albert． From then on， the brothers fed the cow（10） [ tə' geðə] and shared the money fom selling milk． Both of the brothers lived happily after that．
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