"Come in, Kim. Have a seat, please." Said Bill Williams, the manager. This was Kim's first experience with
an assessment. After only six months he was due for a raise if this assessment was satisfactory.
     "Kim." Began Bill Williams."I am very pleased with the quality of your work. I have nothing but praise for
your devotion and your hard work. My only concern is that you are not active enough in putting forward your
suggestions."
     "But," replied Kim."I have always completed every assignment you have given me. Mr. Williams."
     "I know that, Kim. And please, call me Bill. But what I expect is for you to think independently and
introduce new ideas. I need more input from you-more feedback on how things are going. I don't need a"yes
man". You never tell me what you think. You just smile as though everything is fine."
     "But," said Kim. "I feel that since you are my superior, it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to
do."
     "I'm not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we could do. To make suggestions. I
employed you because I respect your experience in this field, but you are not communicating your thoughts to
me."
     "Yes, I see. I'm not accustomed to this, but I will try to do as you say. Bill."
     "Good, then, I expect to hear more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an
idea with me." "Yes, of course. Thank you, Mr. Will… Bill." 。

1. Kim is the sort of employee who ______.

A. does not speak out his own ideas.
B. is not devoted to the job.
C. laughs too much over work.
D. can not finish his work on time.

2. The word "presumptuous" in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to"______.".

A. full of respect
B. too confident and rude.
C. lacking in experience
D. too shy and quiet

3. From this passage we can learn that ______.

A. Kim has been invited to take charge of the staff meetings
B. the manager appreciates those who just do what he tells them to do
C. the manager is pleased with Kim's hard work and his suggestions
D. Kim is likely to have a higher salary if he can pass the assessment

     Some weird, wild and wonderful stories coloured the news in 2010:
     ●A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its vehicles for people looking for a partner.
"Even love at first sight is possible on the bus," said a spokesman for the British owned Arriva company to
explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat" sign.
      ●Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Verona, Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin
among the items on display. The phones will help "the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried alive
by mistake.
      ●Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year's football World Cup for his perfect record in
predicting game results, died peacefully in his sleep in an aquarium.
     ●A Kuwaiti MP proposed state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in order to reduce the large
number of unmarried women in the oil-rich emirate (酋長(zhǎng)國(guó)).
     ●A Frenchman who lost all his arms and legs in an electrical accident successfully swam across the
Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years.
     ●A set of dentures (假牙) made for Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill known as "the
teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly 18,000 pounds at auction (拍賣).
     ●A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera deserting a cat in a
rubbish bin. She was fined 250 pounds after admitting gui1ty.
     ●Two Australian men needed surgery after shooting each other in the buttocks (臀部) while drinking to
see if it would hurt.
      ●The BBC apologized "sincerely" after a radio announcer jokingly said that Queen Elizabeth II had died.

1. According to the text, we know that _____.

A. the Frenchman lost his arms while crossing the Channel
B. Winston Churchill's teeth saved the world
C. the British woman was fined for abusing animals
D. Queen Elizabeth II died but the BBC announced jokingly

2. The first news tells us that _____.

A. we must take the special bus to find our lovers
B. we are likely to chance our future partner on the bus
C. we can find all the seats are covered in red cloth
D. the bus driver can help those desiring to marry

3. It is implied in the text that _____.

A. the Italy golden coffin was designed to aid those buried
B. the Kuwaiti proposal aimed to reduce the number of unmarried women
C. netizens were in favour of the British woman' abusing animals
D. two Australian men shot each other to catch others' eyes

4. Which of the following is true of Paul the octopus?

A. It was shot to death.
B. It died painfully.
C. It is a talking fish.
D. It won fame during the World Cup.

5. This text may be found in which part on the Internet?

A. Amusement
B. Shopping
C. Education
D. Sports

     A couple of months ago, I asked to go to Wuxi. With my parents' 1.________ (許可), I went there by bus
and visited lots of beautiful parks. 2.________ impressed me most was the visit to the Taihu Lake. Never
3. ________ I seen such a large lake in my life. I boated on the lake and walked 4. t ________ the parks along
the shore. The air 5. ________ so fresh, the flowers were so charming and the stone were so beautiful. I
6. ________ (爬) the high HuiHills. Each step I took brought me 7. c________ to the top of the hill. What
beautiful sights and waters! I was 8. ________ (吃驚) to see wild geese playing  joyfully 9. a________ the
waters of the Wuhu Lake. I enjoyed my trip 10. ________ much that I even didn't want to leave when my
holiday ended.

     "BANG!" the door caused a reverberation (回聲). It was just standing there, with father standing on one
side, and I on the other side.
     We were both in great anger. "Never set foot in this house again!" stormed father. With tears welling up
in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.
     The street lights were shining, causing rather sad feelings. I wandered aimlessly.
     A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another
space: happy and care-free.
     But now...I don't know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in
our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me. Whenever he do something
wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there
is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
     I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As 
I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me
company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still
on.
     I thought to myself:"Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?"
     In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they
were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. I can't stand his outrageous (蠻
橫的)words:"I can't throw you away, let alone these old papers!"
     All the lights were off except father's.
     Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn't know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never
showed any mercy or any moment of regret. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep
and then tucking (幫助蓋被子) me underneath the covers.
     This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has
become his second nature.
     The light was still on. "Am I wrong?" I whispered, maybe... With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I
had never been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks.
I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love-it's second to
none.

1. Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
    a. I opened the door and entered the house.
    b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
    c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
    d. I thought of my father's kindness towards me.
    e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A. b,e,d,c,a
B. b,e,c,d,a
C. b,e,a,c,d
D. b,e,c,a,d

2. What made the writer think of his childhood?

A. The sight of the street lights.
B. The sight of the empty street.
C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.
D. The sight of light in his own house.

3. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?

A. Perhaps the father is getting older and older.
B. Perhaps the son has already grown up.
C. Perhaps they never agree with each other.
D. Perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

4. What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?

A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.
B. The father is actually kind to his son.
C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.
D. The father is always finding fault with his son.

      Horror gripped (緊握) the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle.
Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing (子彈等在空中掠過的聲音) over his head, the soldier
asked his lieutenant (陸軍中尉), if he might go out into the"No Man's Land"between the trenches to bring
his fallen comrade back.
     "You can go," said the lieutenant, "but I don't think it will be worth it. Your friend is probably dead and
you may throw your own life away."The lieutenant's words didn't matter, and the soldier went anyway.
     Miraculously he managed to reach his friend, hoisted (扯起) him onto his shoulder, and brought him
back to their company's trench. As the two of them tumbled in together to the bottom of the trench, the
officer checked the wounded soldier, then looked kindly at his friend. "I told you it wouldn't be worth it, "
he said. "Your friend is dead, and you are mortally wounded."
     "It was worth it, though, sir," the soldier said.
     "How do you mean'worth it?'"responded the lieutenant. "Your friend is dead!"
     "Yes sir," the private answered."But it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive, and I
had the satisfaction of hearing him say,'Jim, I knew you'd come.'"
     Many a time in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on how you look at it. Take up
all your courage and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not regret not doing it later in
life.

1. What's the lieutenant's attitude towards the soldier's saving his friend?

A. Negative.
B. Positive.
C. Neutral.
D. Supportive.

2. The underlined word "Miraculously" can be replaced by _____.

A. Happily
B. Excitedly
C. Surprisingly
D. Disappointedly

3. According to the soldier, why did he say "It was worth it."?

A. Because the soldier saved his friend in time.
B. Because the soldier successfully brought his friend back.
C. Because what he did will bring him great honor and make him get promoted in his later life.
D. Because his friend was still alive when he reached him and he didn't make his friend disappointed.

     Several years ago I worked in an office, which I had a locust tree growing outside the window. It had
grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the
office seem dull, unfortunately this happened to be the room assigned to me and I was depressed by it for
quite some time. 　　
     When the first spring came, everything was green except the locust tree. Secretly, I was very happy
because I had thought it had died. 　　
     One morning when I opened the window for fresh air, I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet scent
floating into my office but I couldn't name it. Suddenly, I realized it was the locust tree! The tree that I
thought dead was blossoming in full glory. 　　
     From then on, I usually came to the office very early to see dew forming on the locust tree blossoms
and every year was eager to see spring again. 　　
     During summer, the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight, but allowing
enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn, the leaves turned into many different colors. Its beauty
touched my soul. Many times I thought to take photos but never did. Then I had to leave in a hurry. Later
in life it became a great regret that I had not done so. 　　
     Actually, many times in our lives, we think we own something, therefore we don't cherish it. We don't
feel regretful until we lose it one day! Moreover, sometimes, we have to accept the things we don't want
and need to discover the hidden beauty to find unexpected joy!

1.The author of the passage employed a writing way ______.

A. of holding and releasing
B. that released first, then held
C. that held first, then released
D. that was not holding or releasing

2. What the author wanted to tell us is "______".

A. Don't delighted for what you have got and not feeling pity on the lost
B. Think twice before you leap
C. Treat everything calmly
D. Cherish what you've owned

3. The reason the author came to the office early is ______.

A. to enjoy the dew
B. to finish her work early
C. to do some cleaning
D. to avoid the burning sun

4. The underlined word "so" in the fifth paragraph perhaps refers to ______.

A. that I couldn't see the tree any longer
B. that I should have taken some photos
C. that I had to leave
D. that the tree died

     About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a
Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE,
which was only two months old. 　　
     He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought
he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and-WHUMP!-it hit the
Jag's shiny black side door! SCREECH…!!!! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the
kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who
are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!" Building up a head of steam, he went on."That's my new
Jag, that brick you threw is going to cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?" 　　
     "Please, mister, please… I'm sorry! I didn't know what else to do!" begged the youngster. "I threw
the brick because no one else would stop!" tears were streaming down the boy's face as he pointed
around the parked car."It's my brother, mister," he said."He rolled of the curb (路沿) and fell out of his
wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman, "Would you please help me
get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me." 　　
     Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his
throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and
wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the
younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home. 　　
     It was a long walk back to the black, shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE-a long and slow walk. Josh
never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life
so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming
at you.

1. The boy threw a brick at the businessman's car because ______.

A. he wanted to ask for some money
B. he envied the brand-new car very much
C. the businessman drove at a high speed
D. he wanted to get help from the driver

2. Which of the following is the right order of the story?
a. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh's car.
b. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.
c. The younger brother begged Josh for help.
d. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.
e. Josh shouted at the younger brother.

A. b, a, c, e, d
B. a, c, d, b, e
C. b, a, e, c, d
D. a, c, b, e,d

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Josh was a kind-hearted man.
B. The two kids were Josh's neighbors.
C. Josh would accept the money from the kids.
D. Josh's new car broke down easily.

4. According to the passage, we must ______.

A. try to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
B. drive fast in a neighborhood street that is dangerous
C. try to get ready for the trouble in your future life
D. protect oneself from being hurt