__1__  Many things can become distractions (分散注意力). Your ability to focus your mind,
emotions and physical movements will directly influence your success. Staying focused on the
task at hand can be easier said than done. Here are some powerful techniques that can help you
improve your ability to focus.
For physical control, it helps to have a constant exercise schedule. __2__ Exercising helps you
gain better command of your body, and even goes beyond the body, giving you more flexibility
not just physically but also emotionally and mentally.  When you feel more comfortable in your
body, you increase your selfconfidence, which helps you feel more relaxed.
For mental control, meditation (沉思；冥想) does the task. __3__  It's easy to get distracted
by things in your background, but in order to perform well you have to maintain a high degree
of focus. When you relax your thoughts it trains your mind to deal effectively with outside
distractions so you can stay centered on what matters most at the moment.
__4__ It prevents you from overreaction and also from overacting. When your emotions settle
down, you gain greater awareness of the environment you're in, and feel calm and in control.
__5__ The good thing is that selfcontrol can be developed.  Start exercising frequently, get
yourself into meditation, and start to feel positive changes in your career and your life in general.

A. In short, focus requires selfcontrol.
B. There are many benefits of exercising.
C. Generally speaking, you need to practise a lot.
D. There are still some disadvantages of exercises.
E. Your emotions are well served by meditation as well.
F. Focus is an important part of success and achievement in general.
G. It helps block out all the noise and activities that are going on around you.

    Pregnancy(妊娠) and childbirth kill more than 536,000 women a year. More than half of the
cases happened in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. In fact, most of the deaths
are preventable with basic medical care.
    The five leading causes are bleeding, infection, high blood pressure, longtime labor and bad
abortions (流產(chǎn)). Mothers' deaths from such causes were largely reduced nearly a century ago
in developed countries.
    Experts say that what kill many women are "the three delays",   the woman's delay in deciding
to go to the hospital, the time she loses traveling there and the hospital's delay in starting treatment.
Only about 15 percent of births have dangerous complications(并發(fā)癥)．
    Women lack education and information about birth control. Husbands and inlaws may decide
where a woman gives birth and insist that she stay at home to save money. However, there is no
single solution to a problem with so many factors shortages of doctors, nurses, drugs, equipment,
roads and transportation-though hospital officials are trying many things now.
    One stopgap measure to solve the problem for the present has been to train assistant medical
officers, to perform certain operations. Some African countries are now struggling to train more
assistants and midwives(接生婆), and provide places for pregnant women to stay near hospitals.
    But there is a long way to go. Only 20 percent of women in the continent give birth at the hospital.
More than 50 percent stay at home to give birth, and the rest go to local clinics that cannot handle
emergencies.

1. Which is not included in the five leading causes of women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth? 

A. Infection.
B. High blood pressure.
C. Traveling long distances.
D. Bleeding.

2. The underlined word "stopgap" probably means "________" in     the passage.

A. final      
B. temporary
C. effective    
D. instant

3. What can we learn from this passage? 

A. Most problems that cause women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth can be treated or
prevented.
B. Developed countries should help African countries reduce mothers' deaths.
C. The husbands in poor countries should take responsibility for their wives' deaths.
D. The governments of African countries have to take more effective measures to save pregnant women.

4. What is the author's attitude towards the future of preventing women's deaths during pregnancy and
childbirth?

A. Positive.                
B. Negative.
C. Objective.                
D. Subjective.

     根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項.選項中的兩項為多途選項.    
     Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so. "Health is the greatest wealth," wise
people say.     1  .
     If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad
cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctor.
     The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your
heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed.   2  . The only thing you have to do is to
follow his advice. 
       3  .
     An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there
was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good
rest.   4  . In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: "Eat at pleasure, drink with measure
and enjoy life as it is. " The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke
more than one cigarette a day.
     A month later the gentleman came into the doctor's office.    5   . He thanked the doctor and said tha
t he had never felt a healthier man.
     "But you know, doctor," he said, "it's not easy to begin smoking at my age"
A. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.

B. You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.
C. After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine.
D. All these will cost a lot of money.
E. He looked cheerful and happy.
F. He was more worried about his illness.
G. Speaking about doctor's advice, I can't help telling you a funny story.

     Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to play some basketball in between hitting
the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between
exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Oregon Health and
Science University, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can
make blood vessels(管), including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr. Cameron
claims this allows people who exercise to concentrate better. As she says, "While we already know
that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can really cause physical changes in the brain."
     The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities
that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who
are less physically active. With babies, even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes,
a pediatrician(兒科醫(yī)生), believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities
that children have in elementary school or high school can be traced back to a lack of movement as
babies. "Babies need movement that stimulates their five senses. They need to establish a connection
between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to associate physical
activity with higher learning," says Margaret.
     Older people can beef up their brains as well. Scientists from 11 universities studied a group of
seniors ranging in age from seventy to seventy-nine. Their study showed a short-term memory increase
of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very
difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for infants (嬰兒), exercise
for older people should involve some complexity. Learning some new skills or motions, such as with
yoga or tai-chi, helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long
time.
     For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main goal
is to increase the brain's flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as three hours of exercise
a week.

1. What is the best title of this passage?

A. How to exercise
B. How exercise helps the brain
C. How to get good scores on a test
D. How the brain can change

2. According to the reading, what is the connection between exercise and brain development?

A. Exercise makes us stupid.
B. The brain needs special mental exercise.
C. The more exercise, the bigger the brain.
D. Physical exercise helps us think better.

3. Why does the author think that yoga is fit for seniors?

A. It is easy to learn.
B. It can be done in groups.
C. It does not increase the heart rate.
D. It includes learning new motions.

     Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict
what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected. When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant(抑制藥),damaging eyesight, judgement and
coordination(協(xié)調(diào)),slowing down reaction time and greatly increasing the risk of accidents. Even below
the drink driving limit, driving will be affected.
      Alcohol may take a few minutes to be absorbed into the bloodstream and start action on the brain.
Absorption rate is increased when drinking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinks mixed with
fruit juice. To get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process and it is not possible to speed it up
with any measures like taking a shower or having a cup of tea or coffee.
     The present Road Traffic Ordinance states clearly that the limit of alcohol concentration is:
     ● 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood; or
     ● 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath; or
     ● 67 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of urine(尿液).
     Drivers who cause traffic accidents, or who commit a moving traffic offence or are being suspected of
drink driving will be tested.
     Any driver found drinking beyond the limit will be charged. The driver declared guilty may be fined a
maximum of HK $25,000 and be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and punished for 10 drivingoffence points; or temporarily banned from driving.
     The same punishment applies to failing to provide specimens(樣本) for breath, blood or urine tests
without good excuse.
      Drink driving is a criminal offence. Be a responsible driver, think before you drink. For the safety of
yourself and other road users, never drive after consuming alcohol.

1. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.
A. the introduction of driving skills
B. the damage of drinking to your body
C. the effect of drinking on driving
D. the process of alcohol being absorbed

2. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to "________".
A. alcohol   
B. absorption
C. blood  
D. process

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Drinking below the drink driving limit has no effect on driving.
B. Alcohol is taken in more quickly when drunk with fruit juice.
C. Having a cup of tea helps to get rid of alcohol from the body.
D. 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of breath is below the drink driving limit.

4. A driver suspected of drink driving________.
A. should provide specimens for testing
B. will be forbidden to drive for 3 years
C. will be punished for 10 drivingoffence points
D. should pay a maximum fine of HK$25,000

    Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.
    Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in
the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on
the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
    Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never
be any more.
     Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every
animal has its place in the balance of nature (生態(tài)平衡). Destroying one kind of animal can create many
problems.
     For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鷹), the farmers stores of corn and grain
were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down
their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖) quickly.
     Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know
about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
     Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid (禁止) the killing of any animals or plants
on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

1. Animals are important to us mainly because ____.

A. they give us a source of food
B. they are beautiful and lovely
C. they keep the balance of nature
D. they give us a lot of pleasure

2. What has happened to the animals on the earth?

A. Hundreds of kinds of animals have disappeared forever.
B. Many kinds of animals have died out.
C. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.
D. All kinds of animals are in danger.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People care much about animals because they need them.
B. Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more.
C. Killing all rats and mice may cause some problems.
D. People must not kill any animals.

4. What can we infer from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger?

A. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.
B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.
C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.
D. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.