先阅读（A）（B）（C）三篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列五项任务。

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   Students these days often have a lot of   (1)  . Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes they have problems with their friends. What shall we do for them? Some people believe the   (2)  thing is to do nothing. Laura thinks problems and worries are   (3)   in life. She thinks talking to someone helps a lot. Unless we talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.

  Robert advises students about common problems. He thinks it is best not to run away from our problems. We should do our best to solve them. He thinks the   (4)  step is to find someone you trust to talk to. Students often forget that their parents are always there to help them. In English, we say that sharing a problem is like   (5)  it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem just by talking to someone about it.

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When you go to have dinner in a restaurant, do you finish the meal? Some people who have dinner in a restaurant prefer to leave some food. Others hate it. They think it is a great waste of food. Different people have different opinions about the problem.

We shouldn’t leave any food wherever we eat. Farmers work so hard in order that we can have enough food. Besides, lots of people in the world are feeling hungry all day now. However, some people will feel shy when the food is eaten up eating in a restaurant. If they invite friends to have dinner, they had better order enough food. If some food is left, they will feel that they are generous. Every coin has two sides. What’s your opinion about it.

                                                                                                                   (C)

Carly Rae Jepsen is a very popular singer from Canada. But several years ago, few people knew about her. Now, her song Call Me Maybe is very popular in the world, although she is 30 years old. Why did she become popular so soon?

The story started in January. Bieber heard Call Me Maybe on the radio and liked it very much. So he made a music video for it with his star friends. In the video, Bieber and his friends danced to the song and lip-synced(哼唱） to it. Then it became popular on the Internet. Jepsen’s name quickly became the talk of the town.

But Bieber’s help is not the only reason for Jepsen’s success; the song is sweet and Jepsen is also a good singer.

任务 1:用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

71 .s________ not having or lacking self-confidence

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

An Australian think we shouldn’t leave any food wherever we eat.   

An Australian think we shouldn’t leave any food(1) (2)where we eat. 

任务4：根据短文内容简答。

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任务5：阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

My name is Wang Ming. My birthday is on June 5^th. I am Chinese. I am a student. I study very hard. My favorite subject is English. I like it because I think it is useful. I can play basketball and volleyball, but not very well. I love swimming and I am good at it. Of all kinds of sports, I like tennis best. I think it is great fun. I’m one of the best students in my class. My teachers all say I am a good student. They all like me very much.

I love swimming and I ‘m good at it.  

I love swimming and I (1) (2)in it.

Do you want to see animals? Well, the New Star Zoo is really a good place for you. There are many kinds of animals in the zoo. Let’s see koalas(树袋熊)first. The koalas come from Australia. They are very quiet(安静的) and clever. People like them very much. The pandas from China are cute. Many people like these black and white animals. There’s a tiger withhertwo sons in the zoo. They are from the USA. They’re quiet and interesting, but they are dangerous. The giraffes come fromAfrica. They’re beautiful. The lions are also fromAfrica. They are really dangerous, too. Many people don’t like them. They always sleep in the day. 

You can also see many other kinds of animals in the zoo. Have a good time there.

Both the British and Americans speak English. However, there are several differences between American and British English. For example, the the word they use in daily life are not the same. The British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans call the second floor. Once you go to British and America, you may notice other differences. The British usually hide their feelings. They don’t often start a talk with strangers. On the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are more active and easier to talk with.

任务1：根据首字母提示及英文释义从短文中找出单词填写在横线上