Unfortunately, the computer system ________ suddenly while they were searching for some information on the Internet.

A. broke up B. broke down

C. broke away D. broke out

I can ______ the house being untidy, but I hate it if it's not clean．

A．come up with B．put up with

C．turn to D．stick to

--- What time is it?

--- I have no idea. But just a minute. I ________ it for you.

A. check B. checked

C. will check D. would check

His laziness ________ his failure; that is to say, his failure _______ his laziness.

A. resulted from; resulted in

B. resulted in; resulted from

C. as a result of; as a result

D. as a result; as a result of

--- How did you like Nick’s performance last night?

--- To be honest, his singing didn’t ________ to me much.

A. appeal B. belong C. refer D. occur

It is required by law that a driving test _______ taken before a man gets a license.

A. was B. be C. were D. is

Have you ever considered what it would be like if you are not able to smile? I hadn't ____ that, up until a few months ago, when I found that I ____ couldn't. Well, I'm exaggerating (夸張) a little bit ... I ____ smile, but only with one side of my face!

I went to the___, and was diagnosed(診斷) with Bell's Palsy—a disease of the muscles on one side of the face. As you could ____， this was quite a shock to me，and made me very ____．Although this was a major bomb that was dropped on my life, my story is not about how ___ life is, but about how I face the sudden ____ falling on me.

Anyway, ____ is a part of everyday life for me. “Losing” half my face temporarily caused me to think “What is a smile？”According to the dictionary，a smile is a ____ expression for pleasure, characterized(特征是) by the turning up of the corners of the mouth，____ what about the cause? What is ____ the smile that causes us to show this expression?

After ____ about this for a while, I came up with the ____ that a smile is not only characterized by the upturning of the corners of the mouth, but also by what a person does, says and thinks. This gave me hope, as I ____ that smiling is not just an outward expression, but an inward ____．

With this in mind, I set about ____ how to smile with my life through my ____， not just with my face.____，sometimes I send my friends Smile Cards with a chocolate bar or bookmark, letting them ____ a true smile.

1.A. thought about B．stuck to C．fought for D．dreamed of

2.A. certainly B．a(chǎn)ctually C．hardly D．obviously

3.A. needed B．would C．should D．could

4.A. doctor B. nursery house C．government D．Bookstore

5.A. ask B．behave C．plan D．imagine

6.A. excited B．puzzled C．upset D．a(chǎn)shamed

7.A. hard B．boring C．short D．interesting

8.A. fortune B．challenge C．duty D．job

9.A. sleeping B．working C．smiling D. eating

10.A. facial B．body C．mental D．happy

11.A. because B．so C．but D．or

12.A. behind B．a(chǎn)gainst C．before D．towards

13.A. working B．thinking C．reading D．speaking

14.A. agreement B．conclusion C．a(chǎn)nnouncement D．condition

15.A. doubted B．hoped C．insisted D．realized

16.A. decoration B．a(chǎn)ttitude C．pattern D．a(chǎn)ttraction

17.A. learning B．suggesting C．consulting D．predicting

18.A. speeches B．promises C．a(chǎn)ctions D．opinions

19.A. In fact B．For example C．As a result D．By the way

20.A. discover B．remove C．convey D．experience

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.

But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.

For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting (省略) breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.”

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly little, and most of the recent work involves children, not grown-ups. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”

1. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.

A. several studies have been done in the past few years

B. eating little in the morning is good for health

C. the omission of breakfast has little effect on one’s work

D. grown-ups have especially made studies in this field

2. The sentence in paragraph 3 “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means _______.

A. people without breakfast can improve their work

B. having breakfast does not improve work, either

C. not giving people breakfast improves work

D. people having breakfast do improve their work, too

3. The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______.

A. stories, poems, play, etc

B. the films about the breakfast

C. newspaper articles or novels

D. written works on a topic

4. What is implied in the passage is that _______.

A. Breakfast does not affect work

B. Dr Polite works at Market Research Corporation

C. Not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

D. Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in Chicago

5. The main idea of the passage is that _______.

A. breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health

B. breakfast is not as important as we thought before

C. breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car

D. a good breakfast used to be important to us

Have you ever thought of joining a book club and buying new books through the post? Here at the International Book Club, we already have many members buying books from us by mail.

Immediate benefits：

●As a special offer, you may choose any reduced­-price books from our new members' book list, to the value of $6 in total (plus postage and packing). By doing this, you will save pounds on the publishers' prices.

●Tick the box on your form to order a free watch.

●If you reply within seven days, we will send you another free gift carefully chosen from our book list by our staff.

●Order a DVD from the many on offer in our list, at half the recommended retail price.

●When you've joined：

As a member, you'll enjoy savings of between 30% and 50% off the publisher's price on every book you buy, and what's more, they'll come straight to your door. Your free club magazine arrives once a month, to keep you up­-to­-date with the latest best­sellers. This means that every year we offer over 1,000 books to choose from. On the Internet, you can find all our titles for the year on our exclusive members' website.

Being a member：

All we are asking you to do while you are a member is to choose four books during your first year. After that, you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.

In each of our monthly club magazines, our experienced staff choose a Club Choice book — a work of fiction or a reference title which they feel is particularly worth buying, and which is offered at an extra-­special price. However, if you do not want this book, just say so in the space provided on the form. We will always send the book if we do not receive this.

So, return your application form today, but hurry — it's not every day we can make you an offer like this. To apply to become a member, all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the envelope supplied.

Before you know it, your books will be with you. Please don't send any money now, as we will send you your bill with the books. And remember, you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered. You should then either return the books or send your payment.

1. Which of the following doesn't belong to the benefits of being a club member?

A．Order a free watch.

B．Get a gift for nothing.

C．Get four books for free in the first year

D．Order a DVD at a low price.

2. Every month the club provides a free club magazine in order to ________.

A．let readers know the number of books to be sold

B．a(chǎn)ttract more and more readers to join the club

C．make readers know the club's development

D．keep readers well informed of recent best­selling books

3. If a book is worth $100, how much will a member probably save if he buys one?

A．$40. B．$60. C．$20. D．$70.

4. What should you do if you want to join the book club?

A．Just send the club an email.

B．Ask other club members to recommend you to the club.

C．Fill in an application form and return it to the club.

D．Apply for a membership card.

5. After you get your books, you should ________.

A．choose whether to keep them or not after you read them carefully

B．decide whether to keep them or not within a certain period of time

C．express your idea in the space provided in the book

D．send money to the club at once

Famous centenarians (百歲老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who stand still, die." is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It's down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others."

Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens.

Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation.

Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder (膽囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic.

Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role".

Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She's convinced that humans grow on challenges.

With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers.

1. From the first two paragraphs, we can see ______.

A. being active at 102 is achievable for everybody

B. Oliveira owes his long life to his mother’s help

C. social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior

D. being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character

2. How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

3. By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?” in paragraph 5, Heesters shows us he ________.

A. wants to sit or lie in comfort

B. is waiting for people to pick him up

C. is willing to work till he dies

D. prefers to give performance at home

4. In the passage so many examples were given to show ________.

A. old age is a big problem if you want tosucceed

B. old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot

C. old people should never think of themselves as old

D. as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic

5. In the writer’s opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not ________.

A. pessimistic B. intelligent

C. positive D. diligent