一、词汇运用
1. Now some young people would like to stay (单身的) all their life.
2. Do you know why Mr Li is (反对) my plan?
3. The famous singer showed her (天资) for singing at a young age.
4. My (终身的) dream is to travel around the world and eat all kinds of tasty food.
5. After the cleaning, our group (归还) all the tools to the facility room.
6. The history of qipao dates from the early twentieth (世纪).
7. Mr Peterson has worked in the (印刷行业) for over 20 years.
8. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest (invent) in the world.
9. We are sure that these new (find) of medicine can save millions of lives.
10. Mr Lu built the website by (he) without others' help.

二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语,在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次
what success journey depend on in order not to
Everyone is born with the ability to learn, but how well you learn 1. your learning habits. Research shows that 2. learners have some good habits in common.
Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain (大脑) is more active and it is easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. 3. get bored, good learners often connect (把……联系起来) what they need to learn with something interesting.
It is not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way to study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review (复习) 4. they have learned.
Learning is a lifelong 5. , because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely.

() 1.— Mom, my teacher says I have a special ability for music!
— That's great! But remember: “ is nothing without hard work.”
A.Talent
B.Drive
C.Trouble
D.Score

() 2.Jack often takes part in volunteering activities. He thinks helping others is helping ______.
A.himself
B.myself
C.themselves
D.herself

() 3.In the basketball camp, the first lesson we had was to pass the ball from one to ______.
A.other
B.others
C.another
D.the other

() 4.He bought a TV on the Double 11th Shopping Festival ______ save money.
A.so that he
B.in order that
C.in order to
D.so to

() 5.James regrets (后悔) not paying enough attention in class. Now he has to ______ late to study for the test.
A.make up
B.stay up
C.give up
D.put up

() 6.Peter is ______ about Xi opera which is a local opera in Changzhou, so he asks lots of questions about it.
A.energetic
B.patient
C.curious
D.worried

四、还原信息
Zu Chongzhi is one of the greatest mathematicians in ancient China. He was born during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. His family were very talented. They had been studying maths and astronomy (天文学) for generations (世代). From a young age, Zu was taught natural science, astronomy, maths and so on. 1.
Zu was best known for his calculation (计算) of pi. According to historical records, he did all the work using nothing but wooden sticks. 2. No one at that time was able to calculate it more accurately (精确地) than Zu. The achievement (成就) has been accepted around the world. In order to remember Zu, some mathematicians have suggested calling pi “zulo” (祖率).
Zu was also famous for working out how to calculate the volume (体积) of a ball. 3. The two recorded their achievement in Zhuishu. The book was used as a maths textbook during the Tang Dynasty.
4. He worked out that a year should be 365.24281481 days long and created the Daming Calendar. But unluckily, the great mathematician never saw his calendar put into use. 5. Almost ten years later, the Daming Calendar was finally accepted.
A. Zu was also an inventor.
B. However, nobody paid attention to the result.
C. He did this with the help of his son Zu Geng.
D. Zu was successful not only in maths but in astronomy.
E. The little boy was interested in all of these subjects, especially (尤其) in maths.
F. After he died, Zu Geng kept on proving (证明) that the new calendar was more accurate.
G. It took him lots of time to work out the value—between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927.