My name's Mary. I'm thin. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend is Li Mei. She comes from China. She is taller than me. And she has longer hair. She is much more outgoing than me. She often tells jokes. Her favorite thing is reading books; my favorite thing is drawing. But we have one thing in common. We both like playing ping-pong. She plays better than me. We often help each other and learn from each other. 答案: 6~10. ACBBA

Ⅱ. 单项选择(20分)

1. I think the Internet is really useful. We can get lots of　　　　　from it.

A. thing　　 B. message　　 C. idea　　 D. information

【解析】选D。考查名词。lots of其后跟可数名词的复数或不可数名词, thing, message和idea是可数名词, information是不可数名词。

2. (2013·海南中考)I hope everyone can care about　　　　　the environment and stop　　　　　things.

A. protecting; wasting B. protecting; to waste

C. protect; waste D. protect; to waste

【解析】选A。考查固定搭配。care about doing sth. 关注做某事; stop doing sth. 停止做某事。句意: 我希望每个人都能关注保护环境并且停止浪费东西。

3. (2013·湖州中考)-How do you like the short play?

-Funny, 　　　　　the music of it is not so good.

A. so B. though C. or D. because

【解析】选B。考查连词辨析。句意: --你觉得这个短剧怎么样? --有趣, 尽管它的音乐不是那么好。so"因此"; though"尽管"; or"或者"; because"因为"。

4. Betty is　　　　　. She likes talking and making friends with others.

A. shy B. quiet

C. serious D. outgoing

【解析】选D。考查形容词辨析。shy"害羞的"; quiet"安静的"; serious"严肃的"; outgoing"