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一、 閱讀理解。

A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted （后悔） and would have done anything to have taken the words back. What she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman herself was hurt for the pain she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done， she went to an old， wise man in the village， explained her situation， and asked for advice.

Listening to her， the old man could feel the younger woman’s pain clearly and knew he must help her. He also knew he could never alleviate （減輕，緩和） the pain， but he could teach. He knew the way out would depend only on the character of the woman herself. He said， “Tonight， take your best feather pillows and put a feather on the doorstep of each house in the town before the sun rises.”

The woman hurried home to prepare for her chore， even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long， she worked hard alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting light， she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose， she returned to the old man.

“Now”， said the wise man， “go back and refill your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps， then everything will be as it was before.”

“You know that’s impossible！The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps！” the young woman was surprised.

“That’s true，” said the old man. “Never forget， each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken， no matter how much effort you’re willing to make， and how heart broken you feel， they can never be returned to your mouth. Choose your words well and take care not to speak without any thinking especially to those of you love. ”

（ ）1. After the young woman hurt her friend， __________.

A. her best friend decided not to speak to her any more

B. she wanted to make up what she had done

C. an old man offered to help

D. she bought a beautiful feather pillow for her friend

（ ）2. The old man thought __________.

A. he could help to get back the young woman’s best friends

B. he couldn’t deal with the young woman’s problem alone

C. the young woman should give up her best friend and find a new one

D. the young woman could learn something from his advice

（ ）3. Why did the old man ask the young woman to refill the pillow？

A. Because he wanted her to think about what she did carefully.

B. Because he thought it was the duty for her to do that.

C. Because the feathers were too beautiful to lose.

D. Because she had to be made to do some hard work.

（ ）4. According to the writer， if you say unkind words to your loved ones， __________.

A. lots of people will be hurt except you

B. you can take back what you’ve said quickly

C. nothing can be done to stop hurting your loved ones

D. they’ll want feather pillows to have a good sleep

（ ）5. What is the best title of this passage？

A. Feathers in the wind. B. Speak without thinking.

C. The art of speak. D. Between words and feathers.

二、 書面表達(dá)。

根據(jù)提示內(nèi)容，寫一篇英語短文。

要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 你有位同學(xué)名叫小英，她家里十分貧窮，父母負(fù)擔(dān)她的學(xué)費(fèi)都很困難；

2. 但小英同學(xué)從不放棄學(xué)習(xí)，認(rèn)真刻苦，學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)優(yōu)秀，而且樂于助人，大家都很喜歡她；

3. 明天就是她的生日，老師和同學(xué)們決定給她一個(gè)驚喜，共同為她慶祝，同時(shí)給她一些幫助，讓她度過一個(gè)有意義的難忘的生日；

4. 簡(jiǎn)介以上情況，并談?wù)勀銥樗账鞯拇蛩愫蜏?zhǔn)備。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)60～80詞；

2. 文中不得透露個(gè)人姓名和學(xué)校姓名。不要逐條翻譯。

參考詞匯：

schooling 學(xué)費(fèi)； give up 放棄

第九期答案

1. B 文章講述了小鷹在雞群中成長(zhǎng)卻一心想要飛翔的故事，文章的標(biāo)題應(yīng)為“追逐夢(mèng)想”。

2. A “soar”原意為“高飛”，根據(jù)上下文可推測(cè)是“飛翔”的意思。

3. D 根據(jù)文章第一段“One day there was an earthquake and one of the eggs...”可知，答案選D。

4. B 根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句可知答案選B.

5. C 根據(jù)文章最后一段最后一句“Finally， after a long life as a chicken， ...”可知答案選C.

One possible version：

Hey， boys and girls. Let me introduce David to you. David comes from London， capital of England. It is a beautiful city. He likes music because he thinks it can make him relaxed. He came to China during this summer vacation. He likes Chinese food very much. He thinks it’s very delicious. It can help him keep healthy. Also， he enjoyed lots of fantastic sights in China during this trip. And he took many photos. He hopes to be a great photographer one day.