(ill),Seth had a big head.Some students refused33(make)friends with Seth and often
laughed at him.Jerome34(certain)stopped them.
Seth's father thanked Jerome for 35(treat)his son nicely,"He is such a good child."
The two boys'story got popular quickly after Jerome's mother Susan shared it on the
Internet.“These boys didn't win but they were champions(冠军)，”said the mother.
四、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
根据短文内容，选择适当单词填空，每个选项只用一次。
valuable,proud,what,that,whether,refused,preferred,list,suggestion,ever
When I was about 14,I had a friend who liked to tell me my shortcomings ()For
example,I was very short,I was too 36,I wasn't a top student and so on.I became so angry
that I couldn't stand (her at last.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly and asked 37 the things she said were true or not.He said,
"Jane,haven't you38 thought about what you're really like Go and make a 39 of
everything she said and mark the points that are true.Pay no attention to the other things she
said."I did as he told me.To my great surprise,I discovered 40 about half the things were
true.Some were things I couldn't change,like being very short.But many were things I could
and I 41 to change.For the first time,I had a better understanding of myself.
I brought the list back to Dad.He 42 to read it."That's just for you,"he said."You
know the truth (about yourself better than any other person does.When something said
about you is true,you'll find that it will be 43 for you.Don't shut your ears.Listen to them
all,but only hear the truth and do 44 you know."
Dad's45 has returned to me at many important moments.In my life,I've never had a
better piece of advice.
五、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求回答问题。
Last summer I spent two weeks in Singapore with my sister.It was not easy to make the trip,
so I could hardly believe I was in Singapore when I got off the plane.
Many places in Singapore interested us.First,we visited Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird
Park.Both the places were very large and many animals lived there.So we had to spend a day
seeing all the animals.However,the most unforgettable event was the bird show in Jurong Bird
Park.The workers had trained the birds carefully for long so they could dance,sing and even
play basketball.The show was great,but I felt a little sad for the birds.I thought that humans
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