The price of the goods in this shop is too high. I can buy only half the goods I bought in that shop and I’m paying ________.

A. as three times much B. as much three times

C. much as three times D. three times as much

Cold ______ the night air was, he slept soundly because he was so tired after working for a whole day.

A. although B. while C. however D. as

I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite because there is a short cut(捷徑)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the . So I always try to through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white .

She was short and and had white hair. She was walking as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.

She slowly placed her walking stick the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚著)on it with her right hand. She bent down and the rubbish. She clearly found it and it took her a while. She some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then walking. It all took her great effort（努力）.

There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does about it. I was moved to this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it ! I haven’t been able to thinking about that all day.

I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.

1.A. hard B. early C. easily D. late

2.A. rubbish B. boxes C. bottles D. paper

3.A. walk B. pass C. go D. rush

4.A. so B. until C. whenD. because

5.A. back B. act C. markD. color

6.A. bike B. stick C. dogD. umbrella

7.A. weak B. rich C. cleverD. sad

8.A. quickly B. happily C. angrilyD. slowly

9.A. at midnight B. at noon C. at lastD. at first

10.A. in B. around C. againstD. under

11.A. searched for B. threw away C. reached forD. looked at

12.A. unable B. difficult C. different D. impossible

13.A. picked up B. dropped down C. put in D. lifted up

14.A. warm B. help C. supportD. hide

15.A. continued B. started C. enjoyedD. remembered

16.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

17.A. feel B. see C. have D. let

18.A. busy B. beautiful C. dirty D. clean

19.A. keep B. stop C. mind D. regret

20.A. wall B. desk C. ground D. Classroom

Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All his family often went hungry(挨餓.) He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr. Baker was happy. One day Mr. Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse.

A few days later a yellow horse came in his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr. Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the beast ran much faster than he. He tried his best, but could not catch up with it. The next morning, when Mr. Baker was working in his field, he saw the yellow horse pulling carriage on the road. He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up.

The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?”

“It has nothing to do with you, ” Mr. Baker said angrily. “The beast knows why I’m beating him!”

1.What was Mr. Baker?

A. A driver        B. A doctor    C. A keeper        D. A farmer   

2.Why was Mr. Baker happy at first?

A. Because wheat was doing well.

B. Because he would soon get a good harvest.

C. Because he found out the beast that ate up his wheat.

D. Because his family would not grow any more wheat.

3.Mr. Baker tried his best to catch the horse to ____________.

A. sell it for some money            

B. beat it up(痛打)

C. make it work for him              

D. find out the owner of the horse

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The horse knew that it had done wrong.

B. The horse had nothing to do with the driver.

C. The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up.

D. The horse belonged to the driver.

Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities（設(shè)施） to the full.

Dining Room

Breakfast is served in the dining mom from 8 to 9:30 a.m.. Alternatively, the room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m., if you place an order for it by telephone. In this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch: 12:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Dinner: 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Telephone:48752

Room Service

This operates 24 hours a day. Phone the Reception Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.

Telephone:48759

Telephone

To make a telephone call, dial 0 for Reception and Laundry (洗衣店), and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths(電話亭)near the Reception Desk. Early calls should be booked with Reception.

Shop

The hotel shop is open for souvenirs（紀(jì)念品）, gifts and toiletries（化妝品）from 9 a.m. to 5:30p.m.

Telephone:48687

Laundry

We have a laundry on the premises（附屬）and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to phone the laundrymen to collect them.

Telephone:48867

Bar

The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.. The Reception staff will cash cheques and exchange money in many foreign currencies（貨幣）.

1.The announcement(通知) mainly gives us information about ________.

A.facilities in the hotel

B.providing passengers all kinds of service

C.the ways of serving

D.carrying out the promise of the hotel

2.The card in a bedroom of the hotel is announced that ___________.

A.you should keep silence when walking past the room

B.the passenger of the room is taking a rest

C.the waiters mustn’t enter the room

D.any visitors won’t bother the hotel guest

3.You have arrived to stay at the hotel at 2 a.m., and want a snack(快餐), What should you do ?

A.Go to the hotel shop.B.Go to the hotel bar.

C.Give a message to the waiter.D.Phone Reception

The airline lost your baggage. The hotel laundry(洗衣房) ruined your favorite shirt. The taxi driver overcharged you. When you're abroad, sometimes things go wrong. Now you can do something about it! Use these tips when you want to express an effective complaint in English.

No matter how unfair the situation, it's best to phrase your complaint politely. In English, you'll sound more polite if you use indirect language. Here are some examples:

“I'm sorry to bother you...” Starting a complaint like this puts the listener who may have heard many complaints that day at ease. Use this phrase if the situation isn't that serious. For example, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I wanted a baked potato, not fries."

“Can you help me with this?” Everyone would much rather be asked to do something than told! So try phrasing your complaint as a request for help: "Can you help me with this? My shirt came back from the laundry without buttons."

“I'm afraid there may be a misunderstanding.” This is a polite way of saying, "Your information is wrong. Please fix it now." You'll most likely use this phrase if you made reservations(預(yù)定) for a flight, hotel or restaurant, and when you arrive, it's not what you expected. For example, "I'm afraid there may be a misunderstanding. I requested a non-smoking room."

“I understand it's not your fault...” Often when you make a complaint, you deal with a person who was not directly responsible for the problem. But the problem isn't your fault, either! This phrase is helpful when you need swift action. Tell the person you're dealing with you understand they're not at fault and then directly state the problem: "I understand it's not your fault, but the airline promised they would deliver my baggage yesterday."

“Excuse me, but I understood that...” Using this phrase lets the person know you're well-informed and are suspicious they might be trying to take advantage of you. Don't say, "Hey! You're trying to cheat me!" Instead, start indirectly by stating what you know to be true: "I understood that the taxi ride to the airport was only 25 dollars." Then give them an opportunity to do the right thing.

1.What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. To give an introduction of life abroad.

B. To give suggestions on how to learn English.

C. To offer advice on giving complaints in English.

D. To offer guides to those who travel around the world.

2.According to the passage, if we meet an unfair situation, we’d better .

A. state our complaints politely

B. go for the police immediately

C. use indirect language to hurt people

D. fight against the one who is responsible

3.Why should we start a complaint with polite phrases?

A. Because the situation is never serious.

B. Because the listener may not speak English.

C. Because it can help solve the problem more easily.

D. Because we should be always in good manners abroad.

4.Several effective complaints in English are mentioned above EXCEPT .

A. “Can you help me with this?”

B. “I understand it's not your fault.”

C. “Hey! You’re trying to cheat me!”

D. “I'm afraid there may be a misunderstanding.”

How many of us have heard that question, "Where was GOD when the World Trade Center(世貿(mào)中心) and the Pentagon(五角大樓) were attacked?" Well, I know where my GOD was the morning of September 11, 2001, and He was very busy!

He was trying to discourage anyone from taking these flights. Those four flights together held over 1000 passengers and there were only 266 aboard.

He was on 4 commercial flights giving frightened passengers the ability to stay calm. Not one of the family members who were called by a loved one on one of the hijacked(被劫持的) planes said that passengers were screaming in the background. On one of the flights he was giving strength to passengers to try to overtake the hijackers.

He was busy trying to create obstacles(阻礙) for employees at the World Trade Center. After all, only around 20,000 were at the towers when the first jet hit. Since the buildings held over 50,000 workers, this was a Miracle in itself. How many of the people who were employed at the World Trade Center told the media that they were late for work or they had traffic delays.

He was holding up 2-110 story buildings so that 2/3 of the workers could get out. I was so amazed that the top of the towers didn't fall when the jets crashed. And when they did fall, GOD made them fall inward, as many more lives would have been lost.

So when anyone asks, "Where was your GOD on September 11," you can say "everywhere"! And yes, although this is without a doubt the worst thing I have seen in my life, I see God's miracles in every bit of it. I can't imagine going through such a difficult time and not believing in GOD – life would be hopeless. So shines a good deed in a weary world!

1.In what way the author tried to prove his point in the passage?

A. By telling a story. B. By giving examples.

C. By answering questions.D. By performing experiments.

2.Which one of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A. There were three planes together hijacked in the attack.

B. The passengers on the planes were not frightened at all.

C. Many people working at WTC were delayed by traffic jams on Set. 11.

D. Many more people were killed in the buildings than we could imagine.

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Miracle” in the context?

A. something funnyB. something important

C. something reliableD. something unbelievable

4.Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

A. Everyone has a GOD.

B. Where was the GOD?

C. Never forget September 11.

D. September 11 – A Disaster To America.

七選五

There is an English saying:“___1..__.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. __ 2._____.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3.__. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. _____4..____.

___5.._______. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

A. Laughter can prolong one’s life.

B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.

C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.

D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.

E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.

F. Laughter is the best medicine.

G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health

完成句子（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

1.To be honest, a lot of people becoming rich and famous.(attach)

說實(shí)在的，很多人把名和利看得很重要。

2.After that, the Amber Room remains a mystery.(happen)

從那以后，琥珀屋發(fā)生了什么仍然是個(gè)謎。

3.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event competitors. (admit)

只有達(dá)到他們各自項(xiàng)目統(tǒng)一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)員才將會(huì)被接受為競(jìng)賽者。

4.A decision that we will begin a computer teaching experiment in our school. (make)

已經(jīng)決定我們將會(huì)在學(xué)校開展計(jì)算機(jī)教學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)。

5.They produced a new record in 1996, their former time as a real band.(which)

1996年他們發(fā)布了一張新唱片，以此來慶祝他們之前作為一支真正樂隊(duì)的時(shí)光。

6.The painting is w___________ one thousand dollors.

7.It seemed as if as soon as one problem was solved a new one a______.

8.The ball miss the __________(球門) by a few inches.

9.The boss e____________ about 20 more people to work for him yesterday.

10.What do you think is the best ____________(品質(zhì) )?

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that can never fly.

注意：1. 無須寫標(biāo)題，不得照抄英語提示語；

2. 除詩歌外，文體不限；

3. 文中不得透露個(gè)人姓名和班級(jí)名稱；

4. 詞數(shù)為120左右。