Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties:

You're on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He's dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, "I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school." Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school?

I've asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.

1.Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?

A. Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.

B. Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.

C. Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.

D. Most of the people have the same answer.

2.What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______.

A. not a true story B. a true story

C. a strange story D. just a joke

3.Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.

A. he wants to find the answer for a research

B. he is interested in such a question

C. he likes to make fun of people at parties

D. he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something

4.Which of the following decisions is most likely NOT correct?

A. You give the money to your friend's son.

B. You give the money to your son for medical school.

C. You keep the money for your future medical care.

D. You keep the money for your friend's son.

Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.

In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.

Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with the beak (喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive（遠(yuǎn)古的） birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.

During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A．Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.

B．The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.

C．Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.

D．The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.

2.Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that____ ．

A．they look like young cuckoos

B．they have claws on the wings

C．they eat a lot like a cow

D．they live on river banks

3.What can we infer about primitive birds from the text?

A．They had claws to help them climb.

B．They could fly long distances.

C．They had four wings like hoatzins.

D．They had a head with long feathers on the top.

4.Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?

A．To find more food.

B．To protect themselves better.

C．To keep themselves warm.

D．To produce their young.

Earthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly（有規(guī)律的）.Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的）. The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska．

Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal．Around 2,000 people died．

In 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake．

One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976．It killed a large number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．

Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．

1.Earthquakes happen .

A．in all the places in the world

B．only in the countries that have a lot of mountains

C．regularly in most places in the world

D．only in a few places along the coast

2.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？

A. 1964; Alaska. B. 1556; China.

C. 1923; Japan. D. 1976; China.

3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true？

A．The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.

B．Earthquakes often come unexpectedly （出乎意料地）．

C．Earthquakes can cause fires．

D．People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come．

4.What may be talked about in the sixth paragraph？

A．How do earthquakes worry people？

B．What will people do to prepare for earthquakes？

C．How can we save people when earthquakes happen？

D．How do earthquakes happen？

The World's Largest Insect

This giant insect can be used as a toy.

A child ties one end of a string to a stick and the other end around the "neck" of an insect. Holding the stick, the child lets the insect go. With a loud whirring sound, the insect takes off, pulling the string in a large curve over the child's head. The child laughs as the stick jumps around. The child is African, and the toy is the African Goliath beetle, the largest insect in the world.

The Goliath is a true insect because it has six legs and a body that is divided into three parts. Like all beetles, it has two pairs of wings. The front pair are thick and stiff and protect the back pair, which are soft. It is these soft back wings that make the beetle fly forward. They also cause the loud whirring sound the beetle makes when it flies. To steer, the beetle twists and turns its legs the same way you steer a bike by turning its front wheel.

African children often use the Goliath beetle as a toy. Although it is over 15 centimeters long, it is quite harmless.

1.The African Goliath beetle is _______.

A. the world's largest insect

B. a toy used in many parts of the world

C. the only insect found in Africa

D. the world's smallest insect

2.What made the whirring sound that the child heard?

A. The curved string.

B. The beetle's soft wings.

C. The beetle's six legs.

D. The beetle's body.

3.We know the Goliath beetle is a true insect because it _______.

A. makes a whirring sound when it flies

B. has both soft and hard wings

C. has six legs and a body with three parts

D. can fly

4.When flying, the Goliath steers by_______.

A. turning its soft back wings

B. twisting and turning its hard front wings

C. twisting and turning its legs

D. twisting and turning its whole body

The people below all want to book a day out by train. After the description of these people, there is information about six days A---F. Decide which day would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1---5 and then mark the correct letter (A---F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one day which you do not need to use.

1.Mrs. Williams and her friend enjoy visiting old buildings especially in large city centers, but they are not free on Saturday as they have to work.

2.Jean Paul loves the countryside and is keen on taking photographs, so he is looking for a trip which will give him both possibilities.

3.Jancis and Tony would like a trip on a river that does not leave London before nine o’clock as they hate getting up early like most young people.

4.Sarah and her brother love eating on a train and want a trip that includes three meals. They are on holiday in June and would also like to visit a museum.

5.Tim is looking for a Saturday trip but he must be back in London by 21:00 so that he can catch the last bus home. He is interested in boats and sailing.

A: SUNDAY 1 JUNE

Train leaves London at 7:00 and breakfast is served as we head north. Arrive Durham after a light lunch and visit this city full of history with its famous castle and cathedral. Travel by coach to the open-air Museum of Northern Life just outside Durham. Leave Durham Station for the journey home arriving in London after dinner on board at 22:00.

B: SUNDAY 23 JUNE

Try a Sunday luxury day out! Train leaves London about 9:00 and breakfast is served on the journey. Transfer to a comfortable coach at Repford Station which takes you straight to the famous Shockton House built in the heart of the city in the sixteenth century. Arrive back in London at 21:00.

C: SATURDAY 31 AUGUST

New route for 1997. Train leaves London about 8:30. Breakfast and a light lunch will be served on the journey and the train will run slowly over the most beautiful parts of the route. Leave the train in the Lake District and take the opportunity to photograph the countryside. Dinner will be served during the journey back, arriving in London at 21:30.

D: SUNDAY 9 JUNE

This trip is especially for photographers. Leaving London at 9:30 for the Museum of Photography in the west country. Lunch is served on arrival at the Museum and after a short talk by the Museum Director you are free to enjoy the exhibitions in the afternoon. Train arrives back in London at 20:00.

E: SATURDAY 8 JUNE

Train leaves London about 9:15 with breakfast served on the way. At Chepstow we transfer to coaches and drive to the lovely Wye Valley where there will be a boat waiting to take you on a river trip. We will stop on the way for a short walk. Dinner will be served on the return trip, arriving back in London at 21:30.

F: SATURDAY 22 JUNE

A day trip to the coast! Train leaves London at 8:00 and breakfast is served before you arrive at Poole Harbour. There you have the rest of the day to watch the ferries or take a fishing trip. Supper is served on the return journey arriving back in London at 20:30.

文中有10處錯(cuò)誤，要求你在錯(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2. 只允許修改10處，多者(從11處起)不計(jì)分。

I have learnt English for a long period, so I often make mistakes when speak the language. I wonder what will happen if I will meet with a native speaker . The English corner is the place which I can practice my speaking English. In a real situation, I can talk to others about whatever I want to say. In this way, I am sure I will speak English quite good very soon. What’s more, it offer a chance for me to make friends. I can meet various kind of people. Gradual we come to know each other and to become friends.

假定你是某一英文報(bào)紙的記者，請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列表格，以A Big Forest Fire為題,寫一篇簡(jiǎn)單報(bào)道，詞數(shù)100左右。

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There are sixty minutes in ______ hour.

A. 不填 B. the C. a D. an

Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple Computer, passed away ______ October, 2011.

A. at B. on C. in D. by

— Would you like a cup of coffee or tea, Linda?

— ______. Just a glass of water, please.

A. Both B. None C. Either D. Neither