We can see many examples in our life _____ positive thinking changes a person completely.

A. which B. that C. where D. while

We are now enjoying the cool air in the room . _____ ，the farmers are harvesting crops in the hot sun .

A. Therefore B. Besides

C. As a result D. In the meanwhile

Parents and children should communicate more to _____ the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.

A. open B. narrow C. widen D.leave

We are in great need of a more capable monitor , ______ with straightforward personality as well as good humor .

A. who B the one C. one D. which

.-- It’s no easy task to catch a ticket on a website that receives 1 billion clicks daily .

--I can’t agree with you more . There _____ be errors for every single step .

A. should B. must C. can D. will

-- How was your trip to London ?

-- Great . I was helped by an organization . Otherwise , I _____ it.

A.Wouldn’t afford B. hadn’t afforded

C.wouldn’t have afforded D.needn’t have afforded.

It should be _____ that the civil servant should be dismissed for drunk driving .

A. out of control B. out of practice

C. out of place D. out of question

--Jenny , I hate to say it , but you really must go ! --________.

A. All right ,if you insist B.Not likely

C. Mind your own business D. You must be kidding

Some years ago when I was in my second year in university,I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome' s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.

I Salome Bey,telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up,I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn' t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with," Can you tell me..." I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable (不可容忍的). I struggled for days draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn' t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me ! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn' t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment,I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and the editor's letter in disbelief:

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.

Shocked,it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly,I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson:You can't to doubt yourself.

1.A. joyB.speechC.voiceD. smile

2.A. active B.movedC. satisfied D. proud

3.A. visited B. emailedC. phonedD. interviewed

4.A. refusedB. agreedC. hesitated D. paused

5.A. repliedB. discoveredC. knew D. explained

6.A. seriously B.patiently C. nervouslyD. quietly

7.A. fooling B. blamingC. inviting D. urging

8.A. hardship B. failureC.pressure D. comment

9.A. on B.with C. by D. in

10.A.disappearedB.returnedC. spread D. improved

11.A. compare B.survive C. compete D. struggle

12.A. ignore B. deliverC. receiveD. face

13.A. repairing B.cleaning C. decoratingD. leaving

14.A. readB.saw C. found D. noticed

15.A. memorial B.private C. relevant D. reliable

16.A. broadcast B.publish C. create D. assess

17.A. prepare B.escape C. recoverD. concentrate

18.A. enjoyableB. energeticC. typical D. endless

19.A.success B.experience C. benefit D. accident

20.A. attempt B. pretendC. afford D. expect

There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little-known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, by 2020 there will be 1 billion, with over 700 million living in developing

countries.

It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.

What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk？ One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live ,the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability. Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state.

Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.

Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧視) in employment. Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country's development.

Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.

To achieve equality in such matters will take considerable time and effort. One thing is sure:there is no time to be lost.

1.The proportion of older people .

A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries

B. will increase much faster in China than in France

C. is one-seventh of the population in developing countries

D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020

2.According to the passage, which of the following are governments most worried about?

A. The longer life and good health of people.

B. The diseases and disability of older people.

C. The loss of taxes on older people.

D. The increasing respect for older people.

3.It is stated directly in the passage that older people should .

A. be treated differently in different cultures

B. enjoy a similar lifestyle

C. be valued by the younger generations

D. be ignored as society changes

4.Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem？

A. Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.

B. Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.

C. Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.

D. Providing free health care for sick older people.

5.The author concludes in the last paragraph that .

A. governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem

B. people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem

C. population ageing is a hard problem,but it needs to be solved urgently

D. much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem