Coin confusion
Rachel looked through troubled eyes at her sister and said, "I wouldn't have thought Eric would be a thief." Her sister Sarah replied, "Whoa, that's a      accusation to make against your best friend!"
Rachel remembered two days ago when she had brought out her coin collection for Eric to     . At the end of that day, Rachel's mother asked her to do her a favor, so she asked her friend," Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?" Eric said, "Go ahead. I’ll clean up here,"      at the piles of coins on the floor.
When Rachel returned, it never occurred to her to     her coins until two days later that she realized some quarters were      .
Sarah said, "Why don't you just ask him?"
"Ask him what? Hey, best friend, did you       my coin collection?" Rachel thought for a moment,        if that would be a good idea. The theft of her collection left her with a feeling of        "How could I have misjudged my friend's       ?"
The next day Rachel went to Eric's house. Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn't be       . In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind,      Eric had obviously stolen from her. Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric     ,"I can't stand it anymore!" Rachel was astonished at hearing her own      burst forth from her friend! Instead of sounding     , Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.
"Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can't wait." Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the     . Laid out in front of her were all of the quarters from her coin collection. Each quarter was in its own      in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.
Rachel felt      rush over her neck and ears. She said     , "Thank you! This means... a great deal to me." She was grateful that Eric had cut her      before she said something she would     . Eric was exactly the type of person she wanted as a friend!
小題1:
A．repeated B．falseC．baselessD．serious
小題2:
A．cleanB．storeC．chooseD．see
小題3:
A．workingB．gesturingC．playingD．glaring
小題4:
A．seekB．selectC．checkD．collect
小題5:
A．destroyed B．messedC．missingD．decreasing
小題6:
A．replaceB．stealC．pickD．remove
小題7:
A．deciding B．knowingC．a(chǎn)skingD．minding
小題8:
A．stupidity B．a(chǎn)bandonC．failureD．betrayal
小題9:
A．favourB．characterC．a(chǎn)ppearanceD．method
小題10:
A．stillB．confidentC．generousD．silent
小題11:
A．whenB．soC．a(chǎn)fterD．if
小題12:
A．expressed B．condemned C．yelledD．a(chǎn)rgued
小題13:
A．purposeB．choicesC．desireD．thoughts
小題14:
A．shockedB．curiousC．guiltyD．cruel
小題15:
A．jarB．boxC．canD．bag
小題16:
A．spotB．formC．conditionD．style
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)irB．heatC．windD．sweat
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)bsentlyB．unwillingly C．weaklyD．fearfully
小題19:
A．offB．downC．inD．up
小題20:
A．suspectB．explodeC．tolerateD．regret

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:A
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:D
文章大意：Rachel把收集的硬幣拿給自己最好的朋友Eric看, 后來(lái)硬幣少了一些。她認(rèn)為是Eric偷的, 但事實(shí)并不是她所想的那樣。
小題1:選D�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)“I wouldn’t have thought Eric would be a thief, ”可知她姐姐認(rèn)為這是對(duì)她最好的朋友的一個(gè)很嚴(yán)重的指控。serious嚴(yán)重的; repeated重復(fù)的; false錯(cuò)誤的; baseless沒(méi)根據(jù)的。
小題2:選D�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。她把收集的硬幣拿給Eric看。see看; clean打掃; store貯藏; choose選擇。
小題3:選B�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)Go ahead. I’ll clean up here可知Eric應(yīng)該指著地板上那堆硬幣。gesture做手勢(shì), 用動(dòng)作示意; work工作; play玩耍; glare怒目而視。
小題4:選C�？疾槌ＷR(shí)。只有檢查才會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)一些硬幣不見(jiàn)了。check檢查; seek追求; select選拔; collect搜集。
小題5:選C�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)上文I wouldn’t have thought Eric would be a thief可知她以為Eric偷了她的一些硬幣, 因此用missing。
小題6:選B。考查詞語(yǔ)復(fù)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)下文Eric had obviously stolen from her可知。steal偷; replace代替; pick摘; remove拿下, 去除。
小題7:選A�？疾榍昂笳諔�(yīng)。Rachel想了一會(huì)兒, 在判斷那是不是一個(gè)好主意。decide判斷; know知道; ask問(wèn); mind介意。
小題8:選D�？疾槌ＷR(shí)。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知最好的朋友偷了她收集的硬幣的想法應(yīng)該給了她一種背叛的感覺(jué)。betrayal背叛; stupidity愚蠢; abandon放任; failure失敗。
小題9:選B�？疾槌ＷR(shí)。朋友偷自己的東西應(yīng)該是人格問(wèn)題。character品質(zhì); favour恩惠; appearance外貌; method方法。
小題10:選A�？疾榍昂笳諔�(yīng)。根據(jù)上文Eric was acting funny sort of nervous中的nervous可知Eric好像無(wú)法平靜下來(lái)。still平靜的; confident自信的; generous慷慨的; silent沉默的。
小題11:選A�？疾檎Z(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu)。當(dāng)看到Eric顯然是偷了她的硬幣卻又在假裝好心的時(shí)候, Rachel很生氣。when當(dāng)……時(shí)候, 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。
小題12:選C�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)Rachel was astonished at hearing her own burst forth from her friend! 可知Eric突然大喊道: “我再也忍受不了了! ”yell大喊; express表達(dá); condemn宣判; argue爭(zhēng)論。
小題13:選D。考查詞義辨析。Rachel在聽(tīng)到自己的想法被Eric說(shuō)出來(lái)時(shí)很驚訝! thoughts想法; purpose目的; choice選擇; desire欲望。
小題14:選C。考查對(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。Rachel一直認(rèn)為Eric偷了她的硬幣, 所以在她看來(lái), Eric應(yīng)該羞愧。guilty羞愧的, 內(nèi)疚的; shocked震驚的; curious好奇的; cruel殘忍的。
小題15:選B�？疾槌ＷR(shí)。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知硬幣通常裝在box里面。
小題16:選A�？疾樵~義辨析。spot本意是“地點(diǎn)”, 在這里指每個(gè)硬幣都在新的收集盒里放在單獨(dú)的地方。form形式; condition條件; style風(fēng)格。
小題17:選B�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。當(dāng)Eric說(shuō)出真相時(shí), Rachel意識(shí)到自己誤解了他, 感到很慚愧, 因此感覺(jué)自己的脖子和耳朵燥熱。
小題18:選C。考查對(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。由于羞愧所以說(shuō)話應(yīng)該虛弱。weakly虛弱地; absently心不在焉地; unwillingly不情愿地; fearfully可怕地。
小題19:選A�？疾楣潭ù钆洹８鶕�(jù)上文Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric, “I can’t stand it anymore! ”Rachel was astonished at hearing her own burst forth from her friend! 可知她很感激在她說(shuō)出會(huì)讓自己后悔的話之前Eric打斷了她。cut off表示“打斷”, 符合語(yǔ)境。
小題20:選D。考查對(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解和詞義辨析。regret后悔; suspect懷疑; explode爆炸; tolerate容忍。她很感激在她說(shuō)出會(huì)讓自己后悔的話之前Eric打斷了她。
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But on Friday nights,  I was____ hungry. My grandmother would take me to her home for the weekend. When we____, there was always a pot of something cooking on the stove. She taught me how good it felt to be cared for, and how to care for myself and others through____. My grandmother was always____ of my parents’ strange eating habits and ____ on processed diet foods, and made it her duty to teach me how to ____ myself.
After my third-grade year, my dad changed his jobs. ____ as I was, I had to move away from my hometown, Chicago, and leave my grandmother and her delicious food behind. I felt extremely lonely and lost, and I____ my grandmother terribly. My grandmother knew just how I felt------ and she knew the ____: Every week, she would send me a card with a $20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market. Her____ filled my body and soul.
Now I’ve grown to better understand my father’s struggles with____. Today, he weighs 220 pounds. Food is no longer a barrier that keeps us____, but a bridge that keeps us connected. There’s nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weight-loss____. And now I am the one____ sending recipe cards to my father’s house, just as my grandmother did for me.
小題1:
A．put offB．set outC．gave upD．ended up
小題2:
A．changingB．expandingC．decreasingD．disappearing
小題3:
A．faultB．difficultyC．interestD．pride
小題4:
A．consisted ofB．differed fromC．belonged toD．made up
小題5:
A．followB．a(chǎn)ccompanyC．stopD．notice
小題6:
A．forgotB．desiredC．provedD．pretended
小題7:
A．undoubtedlyB．especiallyC．evenD．never
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．a(chǎn)greedD．returned
小題9:
A．creativityB．guidanceC．cookingD．observing
小題10:
A．enviousB．skepticalC．proudD．fond
小題11:
A．judgmentB．influenceC．dependenceD．impression
小題12:
A．feedB．relaxC．convinceD．enjoy
小題13:
A．EmbarrassedB．UnfortunateC．AshamedD．Unwilling
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ppreciatedB．missedC．imaginedD．responded
小題15:
A．cureB．reasonC．feelingD．rule
小題16:
A．expectationsB．recipesC．promisesD．words
小題17:
A．healthB．moneyC．weightD．promotion
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)partB．downC．upD．out
小題19:
A．problemsB．a(chǎn)nxietiesC．benefitsD．victories
小題20:
A．completelyB．casuallyC．regularlyD．gradually

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Valentine’s Day, for many couples, means cards, flowers, and candlelight dinners. For most couples it also means withdrawing money at the ATM to express their love. Fortunately, there are ways to save money by saving energy — even during the date — so you can spend the money you save on the things that really matter to your sweetheart. Here are five easy tips for those couples out there who want to save energy and save money:
A fireplace is always a perfect background to set up holiday decorations because of the space it provides, in addition to the grand role it plays in the house as being an important part of each room. If you plan on spending your Valentine’s Day near the fireplace, be sure to prevent the heat loss and make sure of the chimney efficiency. If you never use your fireplace, plug and seal the chimney flue.
If you plan on having a nice, romantic dinner at home and want to set the mood with proper lighting, use energy efficient light bulbs that save you money, and look for bulbs that are lower in lumens. Lumens tell you the brightness of the bulb. The lower the lumens, the weaker the light.
For those who plan to cook that romantic dinner, there are some simple energy efficient ways you can prepare that meal. For example, did you know that if you’re baking in a china or glass dish, you can typically set your oven for 25 degrees less than the recipe calls for? Learn more about saving energy while cooking.
For those couples who would like to have a movie night, plug your TV and DVD into an electronic power strip to save money on your gas of the car. By plugging in electronic devices into a power strip and turning it off when not in use, you can save up to $100 per year.
If you plan on going on a romantic “escape” from your house by car, be sure to check out these tips to reduce fuel consumption and costs.
小題1:How do most people spend their Valentine’s Day according to the passage?
A．They make green trips by riding bikes or walking dogs.
B．They go to visit their parents or grandparents together.
C．They stay at home making delicious food for lovers.
D．They spend money creating romantic environment.
小題2:What does the author advise you to do when you use a fireplace that night?
A．Try to burn less wood by covering the chimney.
B．Try to use more wood to produce more heat.
C．Try to hold more heat by using it effectively.
D．Try to make the room wetter than usual.
小題3:What does the author advise you to do if you choose to have dinner at home?
A．Choose the bulbs without lumens.
B．Choose the bulbs with lower lumens.
C．Choose the small bulbs with higher lumens.
D．Choose the colorful bulbs as many as possible.
小題4:How should you cook meals according to the author?
A．Adjust electricity amount according to different dishes.
B．Set the oven for 25 degrees higher than required.
C．Try to cook all kinds of food with a china dish.
D．Try to bake some cakes in a glass dish.
小題5:What is the greenest way for you to see a film on Valentine’s Day?
A．Just watch a DVD at home.B．Just see the film in the running car.
C．Go to the nearest theatre by bike.D．“Escape” from your house by car.

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Rockwatch—The Best Club on Earth
If you are young and interested in geology(地質(zhì)學(xué)), then Rockwatch is the club for you. When you apply for membership, you'll receive a Rockwatch Rox file each. It has the information and top tips you will need to start enjoying geology. It's designed to serve as your own field notebook as well.
In it you will find your
·membership card
·full­colour minimap
·thumbs­up guide
·fact cards
Rockwatch Magazine
Our lively magazine is mailed to members three times a year. They can read reports and news from around the world, and articles on everything from diamonds to dinosaurs, earthquakes to erosion(侵蝕)．
Rockwatch Events
With each magazine you will receive a Rockwatch events calendar. Rocky activities suitable for families are listed and include road shows and guided walks.
The Rockwatch Rock Artist
Are you an artist, or a photographer? This is your chance to turn Rockwatch Rock Artist of a year and win amazing prizes in our annual competition.
Special Offer
Rockwatch members can have specially discounted Wildlife Watch membership. Wildlife Watch is the biggest environmental action club for young people, with 100 groups across the country. You can join both clubs together by filling in the boxes in the membership form.
小題1:Rockwatch Magazine mailed to its members tells about things related to ________.
A．geologyB．a(chǎn)griculture
C．politicsD．economics
小題2:What activities are specially arranged for Rockwatch members interested in photography?
A．Guided walks.B．Rocky activities.
C．Yearly competitions.D．Academic workshops.
小題3:When applying for Wildlife Watch membership, a Rockwatch member can enjoy ________.
A．free membershipB．a(chǎn) special discount
C．a(chǎn) Rock Artist prizeD．guided road shows
小題4:You may join both Rockwatch and Wildlife Watch clubs by ________.
A．calling the two clubsB．providing references
C．a(chǎn)pplying separatelyD．filling in one form

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