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上海市闵行区2022-2023学年高一年级第二学期英语
期末模拟试卷
I. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Dear Sally,
I recently became engaged, I love my fiancé a lot but we are getting into a lot of arguments ____1____ our Wedding plans. I would prefer a small wedding, just our immediate family and closest friends. I think it is such a special moment and I only want the people who are most important to be near us. I don’t want to be surrounded by people not really ____2____(care) about us. He wants the whole world to be there--- the mail carrier, the baker, the butcher!!! My fiancé says a wedding day is ____3____(important) day in anyone’s life. He wants to share his joy with everyone.
It’s not a question whether we can afford it although I ____4____ worry about how much a wedding costs and I would rather save the money for a house. I dislike fighting but I just don’t feel comfortable with his plans.
——Nervous
Dear Nervous,
Planning weddings ____5____ be very stressful. Each person has clear ideas about ____6____ his or her “perfect” wedding would be. Each person has dreams and hopes for that day. Now it is a good time to practice compromising (妥协) with your husband-to-be. ____7____ one of you should be unhappy on your wedding day. If you get your way, your husband will be unhappy. If he gets his way, it sounds ____8____ you will be unhappy.
Why don’t the two of you talk about ____9____ compromise? Perhaps a medium-sized wedding? Perhaps two weddings--- a small intimate ceremony and a large reception? You ______10______(have) to compromise many times in your married life. You both can start now.
——Sally
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. N