五、选词填空。(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空,每个单词或短语仅用一次。
as often as offer in the face of plenty of have a go foreign look forward to pay attention to take part in from an early age
1. He’s my best friend. He often listens to me carefully and me help.
2. danger, he showed great courage.
3. When you travel to a country, you may not understand what they say.
4., she has showed great interest in science.
5. There is water in the bottle for the journey. You needn’t take any.
6. She meeting her old friends at the party.
7. I never rode a horse before, but I’d like.
8. I call my grandparents I can.
9. You need to your diet to keep healthy.
10. She the singing competition and won first prize.

六、阅读表达。(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)(2025·江苏盐城鹿鸣路初级中学调研)
阅读短文,根据短文内容用英语回答问题。
I am a Canadian. I started learning French when I was 10 years old. But all my experiences(经历) with the language were in the classroom. When I was 17, I flew across the country by myself for the first time! I headed for Quebec to live with a French-speaking host family, who didn’t speak any English. And I would learn French at a local school.
On the first day of school, the local school gave us students a test to determine(测定) our language level. We needed to only speak French all summer.
I made every effort to communicate(交流) in French by making new friends, seeing movies and even ordering food from restaurants. Though I couldn’t understand most of it at the very beginning, the experience was exciting and refreshing.
On weekends, my classmates and I took trips to different places. On one trip, we went whale watching on the St. Lawrence River. Even though it was raining, we could see huge whales swimming around our boat. The most wonderful part of our trip was a visit to Old Quebec. I walked along the stone street, took pictures of the European-style(欧式的) buildings, and learned some stories there.
Finally I succeeded. At the end of the summer, I was able to communicate pretty well. I couldn’t wait to go back to school and talk with my French teacher. Being lost in a French-speaking environment was a valuable learning experience. And it could be the main reason for my improvement(提高) in French.
1. When did the writer start learning French?

2. How did the local school determine the students’ language level?

3. Where did the writer take trips on weekends?

4. What did the writer think of the visit to Old Quebec?

5. What do you think is the best way to learn a foreign language?