The young scientist has made such great achievements in his chosen field ______ nobody else can make.

A. that B. as C. which D. what

Don't worry. It's just a regular blood test. It'll finish within seconds.

A. other than B. rather than

C. no more than D. much more than

-- How wonderfully Huang Bo performed at the 2014 Spring Festival Gala!

--Yes, It _________ my memories of his films.

A. called on B. called in C. called off D. called up

--When were the soldiers sent to the earthquake-stricken area?

-- _______ the earthquake broke out.

A. Shortly B. Unfortunately C. Straight D. Directly

Surfing: It's Not Just for Boys Anymore

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would : surfing. But isn't that a boy thing? Some people . Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my , there's nothing like it. It involves body, , and soul. There's sand between my toes and cool, salt water all us. The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that , becoming one with the , is like I'm weightless.

The one thing I can from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the "best surfer" because the ocean an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it from any other sport.

I've to tell every girl I know to do something that people don't think girls can do. It's part of being human to advance to new , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start the limits of things boys and men used to dominate（主宰）？

There're women side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to , and they will.

1.A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize

2.A. wonder B. understand C. replyD. believe

3.A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell

4.A. wave B. storm C. sail D. boat

5.A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie

6.A. work B. study C. holiday D. life

7.A. mind B. effort C. healthD. time

8.A. along B. above C. aroundD. by

9.A. beach B. water C. boardD. lake

10.A. sky B. world C. earthD. ocean

11.A. take B. get C. makeD. keep

12.A. catches B. includes C. offersD. collects

13.A. sharp B. great C. hard D. calm

14.A. known B. right C. far D. different

15.A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised

16.A. levels B. points C. stepsD. parts

17.A. reaching B. accepting C. pushing D. setting

18.A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working

19.A. of B. from C. on D. with

20.A. think B. succeed C. perform D. feel

I decided to have dinner in the hotel, for I arrived late one night on a business trip. As I was finishing my meal, an elderly couple came in to dine. They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces. They sat three tables from me. I was amazed at the love they showed for each other. It seemed to strike home all the more, because it was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in my heart.
My waiter was also their waiter. As I paid my bill, I inquired as to what their bill was. He informed me, and I gave him $40 to pay their bill. He asked if I knew them and I told him "No, I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other," and then I departed.
The next day I entered the restaurant to dine before my departure. After I had been seated, the waiter who served me the night before told me that the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant.
When the elderly couple went to pay for their meal, they were informed that it had been paid. When they inquired who had done this, the hostess told them they had no idea who I was, just retelling what I said.
The couple were amazed. They looked around, asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together, paid their bill and departed, saying "Love begets(產(chǎn)生) Love" to the amazement of the hostess and waiter.
I smiled and said "That's nice," and proceeded to order my meal.
About 45 minutes later, I finished my meal and was about to head out, but my waiter was nowhere to be found. I waited and waited and finally walked over to the hostess stand and explained that I needed to pay for my meal and hurry to the airport. She smiled and explained that I would not have to pay for my meal, because both the waiter and she felt compelled to pay my bill due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couples.
When I told her that they didn't have to do that, she said with a smile "Love begets Love."

1.The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to .

A. suggest love never dies

B. share an interesting experience

C. encourage us to help people in need

D. prove a show of love really makes a difference

2.Why did the elderly couple pay the bill of the two young couples?

A. Because they were always ready to help poor people.

B. Because they were happy to pass the love they gained.

C. Because they invited the young people to the meal.

D. Because they didn’t want to take the advantage of the writer’s generosity.

3.What can be inferred from the story?

A. The love between the elderly couple deeply touched the writer who was single.

B. The young couples paid the bill of other customers in the restaurant.

C. The waiter left on purpose and made the writer stay alone to test him.

D. The writer did all this to prove his belief in love.

4.Which of the following proverbs can best explain the theme of the story?

A. A good beginning makes a good ending.

B. Where there is love, there is life.

C. Love me, love my dog.

D. As a man sows, so shall he reap (收獲).

Different exercise types have different purposes and different benefits. One type of exercise may not accomplish all goals of being physically fit: a healthy heart, strong muscles and bones, and safety from injury. As a result, it is important to do enough types of exercise to have all the physical benefits. Here is a quick check sheet.

Aerobic Exercise: To have a strong and healthy heart, you need to do aerobic exercise. This means that you need to exercise yourself enough so that your heart rate, while exercising, is 65 percent to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate. If you don’t get your heart rate up within this level—you just aren’t working hard enough. Whatever you do, your heart rate needs to be 65 percent to 85 percent of your MHR for 20 to 30 minutes, at least 3 times a week. Typical types include:

* Running

* Walking (at least 4 to 4.5 mph)

* Swimming

* Bikingk3s5u

* Elliptical Training

* Yoga

Strength Training: To keep your muscles and bones strong, you need to do strength training. This comes in a variety of forms. Whatever you do, however, you need to train your muscles enough so that they are really tired by the end of each session. To see real benefits, make sure you are strength training 2 to 3 times a week for about 30 to 40 minutes. Typical types of strength training include:

* Weight Training

* Yoga

* Resistance Training

* Plyometrics

Flexibility Training: To keep your body flexible, reducing risk of injuries and pain in your joints and muscles, you need to do flexibility training. You should always aim to stretch every muscle after any exercise routine. Typical types of flexibility training include:

* Stretching

* Yoga

* Pilates

So next time you think that yoga 5 times a week will be enough, think about what it is really doing. Is it getting your heart rate up? Are you making up your strength? Are you keeping your muscles flexible?

1.If your purpose is to _______, you can choose swimming as your exercise form.

A. keep muscles and bones strong

B. build a strong and healthy heart

C. keep body flexible

D. reduce risk of injuries and pain in joints and muscles

2.After reading this passage, we know that ________.

A. Yoga is really better for people than running

B. The three kinds of training have links with one another

C. Flexibility training helps you build up your muscles

D. The more exercise you do, the better

3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to “session” in Paragraph 3?

A. meeting B. gathering C. term D. period

4.The paragraph following this article may discuss_______.

A. how to build up our strength

B. how to choose an exercise type

C. how to find a good workout dealing with two or three of these goals

D. how to be more flexible

Julie was preparing for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water. Panic moment! She quickly picked up the wet phone and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked. Her first reaction? She got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new model at full price.

A new study finds that fear of losing your phone is a common illness. About 66 percent of those surveyed suffer from nomophobia or “no mobile phone phobia”. Interestingly, more women worry about losing their phone than men.

Fortunately, there’s a solution.

The first step is to figure out if you have nomophobia. Checking your phone too often is one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you can’t conduct business or go about your routine when the fear becomes so severe.

Do you go to unusual lengths to make sure you have your phone? That’s another sign of a problem. If you find you check your phone plenty of times per hour, or a total of an hour per day, there may be a problem.

Some of the treatments are similar to those for treating anxiety attacks: Leaving the phone behind and not checking e-mail or text messages, and then learning to tolerate the after anxiety. Even if this leads to a high level of worry and stress, the solution is to push through the fear and learn to deal with not having your phone.

Of course, there are also technological alternatives. Luis Levy, a co-founder at Novy PR, says he uses an application called Cerberus that can automatically track the location of his phone. To find it, he can just go to a Web site and see the phone’s location.

He also insures his phone through a service called Asurion. The company’s description of its product reads like a prescription for anxiety: “60 million phones are lost, stolen or damaged each year. You’ll have complete peace of mind knowing that your phone is protected and you can quickly reconnect with family, friends and work, as soon as the very next day!”

1.Why does the author mention Julie’s experience in the first paragraph?

A. To inform us that mobile phones are useful.

B. To introduce the topic for discussion.

C. To warn us that we should be careful.

D. To tell us we should get phones ready for a trip.

2.The underlined word “nomophobia” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. Fear of losing mobile phones

B. Habits of using mobile phones

C. Eagerness for new mobile phones

D. Independence of mobile phones

3.Which of the following is a way to treat nomophobia?

A. Avoiding using phone for some time

B. Learning more about modern technology.

C. Protecting one’s phone against any damage.

D. Not using a mobile phone in one’s daily work.

4.Why can the service called Asurion help to treat nomophobia?

A. It lets you know other people also lose their phones.

B. It will give you a new phone through insurance.

C. It enables you to reconnect with your acquaintance.

D. It gives you a prescription to treat nomophobia.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Solutions to nomophobia.

B. New mobile phone technology.

C. Disadvantages of mobile phone.

D. Attitude toward mobile phone.

The candidate who is longing for election to the highest office in the United States must be native-born American citizen who is at least 35 years old and who has lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The election course is complicated, and the road to the Oval Office is long.

Potential candidates must present papers stating their intention to seek their party’s recommendation; delegates(代表) then choose from among those running some months later at the national conferences. Before that, however, each state holds a primary election that determines how the state’s voters want the party’s delegates to vote. Methods of choosing the delegates vary from state to state. At the conferences, there are speeches and often heated discussions. It may take several rounds of voting before delegates can agree on a candidate. On the final day of the meeting, the presidential candidate announces his or her choice for vice president.

Election Day, by law, is the Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November. On this day, registered voters may cast their votes for president, vice president, and candidates for other federal state, and local offices. The popular vote, however, does not determine who will be president. The president is chosen by a vote of the Electoral College, a group of 538 citizens from the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are chosen to cast votes for the president and vice president.

The rules for choosing electors, as with the delegates, vary. Each state also decides whether its electoral votes must reflect the popular vote. The number of electors in each state is determined by the number of representatives and senators that a state sends to Congress and, therefore, may change every 10 years, depending on the results of the United States census (人口普查). The winner must get at least 270 of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets in December of the election year. The election results are not official, however, until the following January, when Congress meets in a joint conference to count the electoral votes.

At the end of the road to the Oval Office is the swearing-in ceremony, at which the new or reelected president takes the oath of office on January 20.

1.Which of the following is not a requirement for candidates for the presidency of the USA?

A. Minimum age of thirty-five years old.

B. Native of the United States of America.

C. Bottom residency of fourteen years in the State

D. Previous experience in an elective office.

2.According to the passage, we can conclude that _______.

A. ways to select the delegates of each state are very much the same in the USA.

B. the candidate who wins the popular vote will be the winner of the election

C. the change of a state’s population barely has effects on the presidential election.

D. the presidents of the United States are theoretically picked by the citizens directly.

3.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. The Various Ways of Presidential Election in the USA

B. The Qualifications for Being the President of the USA

C. The Process of the Election for the President of the USA

D. The Rules for Choosing Presidential Candidates in the USA

China’s new term, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary. The word caught the attention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC’s recent program on influential Chinese words. “If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words,” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team.

In Chinese tu means uncouth (笨拙的) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China’s countryside. The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple’s new gold-colored iPhone, which is loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold.” The word is now also used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words — dama and hukou — which may also make it into the dictionary.

People can have an intuitive (直觀的) grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin, Kleeman said, adding that people avoid using an English word to keep the original meaning.

“We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,” she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, which means “connection”; Taikonaut, a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.

The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months. “It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the time,” according to a statement from ex-chief-editor John Simpson.

1.Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. Dama and hukou have made it into Oxford English dictionary.

B. Some influential Chinese words appeared on one of BBC’s recent programs.

C. tuhao refers to people who have both the cash and the class.

D. John Simpson thinks that it is not good to break old rules.

2.What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?

A. Give orders to others. B. Get ready to help others.

C. Go on a diet. D. Put on weight.

3.Tuhao becomes more popular in September partly because ______.

A. it is very likely to appear in Oxford English Dictionary

B. it is often used by the online community

C. people use Chinese pinyin to keep the original meaning

D. Apple launched a new gold-colored iPhone

4.The main idea of the text is that ______.

A. tuhao may end up in Oxford English Dictionary

B. sometimes pinyin makes Chinese words better understood

C. tuhao has a new meaning at the present time

D. Oxford English Dictionary Includes new words faster than before