D． Some families in Trashi Thongmon don't have computers or smartphones．

29．（10分）A most valuable player （MVP） award （奖） was what I hoped to get． If I had won one， others would have considered me to be the best player on the team．

Back in Grade 6， soccer became my favorite sport． At the beginning， I wasn't the best player on the team． After a lot of hard work， by the end of the year， I felt that I was the most valuable player． As the soccer season went on， our team made it to the playoffs （季后赛） and we finished second． The next evening， there was a dinner party at school． Most people received awards for outstanding performances （表现）． Everyone on the team felt that I would receive the MVP award for I got the most goals． However， at the end of the party， the coach stood up and said， \is Kenny．\． Later， the coach came up to me and explained， \， you were the best player on the team， but you didn't pass the ball． You were out there for yourself but not for the team． You have to realize （意识到） that soccer is a team sport．\

That night， I did receive an award． It was the most improved player award． I learned that a team sport was not just about \； it was about \． Now I am in Grade 9and the captain of the school soccer team． I am both a better player and a better captain．

根据材料内容选择最佳答案．

（1）The underlined word \ \． A． 优秀的 B． 执着的 C． 感人的 D． 动人的

（2）Why didn't Jimmy get the MVP award？ A． Because he made little progress． B． Because he wasn't the best player．

C． Because he didn't pass the ball to the other members． D． Because the soccer coach didn't like him．

（3）How did Jimmy feel when he heard that Kenny won the MVP award？ A． Excited． B． Afraid．

C． Relaxed． D． Surprised．

（4）Which of the following is TRUE？ A． Jimmy began to play soccer in Grade 6． B． Jimmy's team got first place in the playoffs． C． Kenny got the most goals in the soccer game． D． Kenny didn't expect that he would get the MVP award． （5）What does the passage mainly tell us？ A． How to become a good player． B． The importance of teamwork． C． How to pass the ball to others well． D． The secret of taking up a new hobby．

30．（10分）A 19﹣year﹣old chef runs one of the most popular restaurants in New York． Although Flynn McGarry is still a teenager， he is hardly a newcomer． （1） McGarry's been making headlines since 2012．

McGarry's restaurant， Gem， opened in downtown Manhattan earlier this year． It already appears to be a success．（2） And he often serves dishes himself．

The boy first took up cooking because he didn't like his mother's food． At age 10， McGarry began teaching himself to cook through some of the world's most complex （复杂的） cookbooks．

（3） And soon enough， news of McGarry's talents in the kitchen got around town． At 13， he served full tasting menus to paying customers （客户） at his mother's dining room table． At 15， McGarry landed on the cover of The New York Times magazine．

（4） He starts every weekday morning at 9 am at the Union Square farmer's market to pick up his ingredients （材料） for the day．

McGarry once dreamed of opening his own restaurant． （5） As head chef， business owner and manager of Gem， it's easy to forget that McGarry is still younger than most of his staff （员工）．

根据材料内容，将A﹣E五个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确． A． Later those lessons turned into dinner parties for friends and family．

B． Now he's done that before he's left his teen years． C． McGarry not only runs the kitchen but also the dining room． D． McGarry works seven days a week now． E． In fact， he became famous at a young age． 五、词语运用（10小题，每小题10分，共10分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整．每空限填一词，每词限用一次．方框中有两个词是多余的．

31．（10分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整．每空限填一词，每词限用一次．方框中有两个词是多余的．

medicine about but Henry me well suggest so tooth food terrible lie Henry and Charlie worked in a shop． These days Henry didn't come to work． Charlie was a little worried （1） him． He wanted to know why Henry didn't come，（2） he went to visit him． When he got there， he met （3） wife （妻子） at the door． \？\． \，\． \？\

\． What's more， he can't sleep （4） all the night．\

Charlie went into the bedroom and saw his friend （5） in bed， crying loud in pain （疼痛）． \？\．

\， I didn't． My wife bought some （6） for me and I took some just now． \ Charlie （7） that Henry should go to see a doctor． \， I think．\ \，\． \（8） stomachache， The doctor cut （切） off part of my stomach． Two weeks ago， I got a bad toothache and the dentist pulled out （拔出） one of my （9） ． Who knows what the doctor will do with （10） head this time．\

六、补全对话（5小题，每小题10分，共10分）根据对话内容， 在空白处填入一个恰当的句子， 使对话完整、通顺．

32．（10分）A： What present did you get on your birthday， Paul？ B： A new smartphone． A： Sounds great．（1） ？

B： My parents． But they said I could only use it at home． A：（2） ？

B： For an hour， from 9 to 10 pm after I finish my homework． A： It seems that they don't want you to spend too much time on it． B： That's right．（3） ？

A： I often visit news websites． I'd like to know what's going on in the world．（4） ？ B： I often go shopping and chat with my friends online． A： I think everyone needs a smartphone．（5） ． B： Yes， it is becoming more and more important． 七、书面表达（15分）

33．（15分）Teacher： Some students spend too much time watching TV． It's not a good habit because they won't have enough time to study and it's bad for their eyes． Those students should break this bad habit． But what should they do？ Tell me your ideas in the next class． 请你针对老师提出的问题写一篇小短文，给出你自己的建议． 提示：

1． 制定计划：每天看电视不超过一个小时； 2． 想看电视的时候，选择阅读或是听音乐来代替； 3． ……

要求：要点齐全，可适当发挥，使文章结构完整，语义连贯；70词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）．

It is a bad habit to watch too much TV， but do you know how to break the bad habit？