I just can’t understand ______ that makes so many young people addicted to playing online games.

A. what it is    B. what is it    C. why it is    D. why is it

According to the situation, they found three different ______ to the problem.

A. means               B. approaches           C. ways                   D. methods

Getting off the bus, she found her hand bag ________.

  A. cut                       B. was disappeared     C. losing       D. being missed

BEIJING, Sep. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The extra-large model baby in the Spain Pavilion（館） was “conceived”（構(gòu)思）by a Spanish filmmaker, Shi Yingying reports.

Visitors admiring the 6.5-meter-high giant baby, Miguelin, in the Spain Pavilion may be surprised to realize that it was not the concept of a famous designer or a group of groundbreaking engineers. It came from one filmmaker’s interpretation of the meaning of “Better City, Better Life”.

Spanish director Isabel Coixet developed the idea after being asked to contribute to Expo 2010 Shanghai.

“They asked me to do something to tell the Chinese audience about Spain in the future and the first thing jumping to my mind was a baby,” said Coixet. “If we really fight to have better cars, better cities and better lives, it’s for them - for our children.”

Despite her Spanish heritage, Coixet doesn’t focus on making Spanish films or using Spain as the setting. Fans of her various award-winning films, including My Life Without Me, The Secret Life of Words and Elegy, may not even be aware of Coixet’s Spanish background.

“The borders between countries are just illusion（假象）,” said Coixet. “Some directors feel really comfortable telling stories that belong to their territory.”

But Coixt feels the opposite: “I'm more comfortable outside my country. It gives me a strange freedom.”

One of her favorite things about being a director is the freedom. “The thing is that the world is wide and this freedom lets you make films everywhere,” she said.

Coixet’s curiosity took her latest exploration and movie work to Japan. In the movie Map of the Sound of Tokyo, the Catalan actor Sergi Lopez is the owner of a wine shop in Tokyo, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi is a young woman who works both as a fishmonger and as a hired killer.

The conflict of the two people's very different worlds and the tango-like relationship they develop is just one representation of what Coixet is able to produce by mixing cultures.

While she doesn’t know if she will shoot a film in Shanghai, two things have caught her attention: Shanghainese women and crickets（蟋蟀）.

After just arriving in the city, she was surprised by the mix of old Chinese culture in a booming chief city “Behind the skyscrapers, there is a flower and bird market with heaps of crickets and birdcages in,” she said. “I'm totally amazed with the city.”

The huge baby represents the idea that ______________.

  A. our children are the new generation full of imagination.

  B. our children will develop the friendship between China and Spain.

  C. our children are our future.

  D. our children will understand the meaning of “better city, better life”.

We learn from the passage that Coixet’s award-winning films were set ____________.

  A. only in Spain.                              B. only in Japan.

  C. mainly in the countries outside Spain.      D. mainly in the countries within Europe.

According to Isabel Coixet, a flower and bird market behind the high rises_______________.

  A. shows people in Shanghai are living a rich life spiritually and materially.

  B. reflects prosperity of the market.

  C. indicates the Chinese people are leading a rich life.

  D. represents the traditional culture of China.

From the passage we can learn that ____________.

  A. Isabel Coixet is dissatisfied with the design of the extra-large model baby.

  B. A mix of different cultures is reflected in Isabel Coixet’s films.

  C. Isabel Coixet feels less comfortable while making films all over the world.

  D. Isabel Coixet designed the huge baby according to the requirement of a group of engineers.

The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:

       “I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”

       “I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”

       But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”

       I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.

       Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (責怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.

       This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (標準) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.

       Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. Friends are the most important in one’s success

B. A friend in need is a friend indeed

C. How to make friendship last for ever

D. You are who your friends are

The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.

A. they’ll help you achieve your goal

B. they’ll push you ahead                   

C. they’ll influence you

D. they’ll cover your shortcomings            

The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.

A. young people have greater chances of succeeding

B. the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor

C. people have poor taste in music

D. people have different attitudes towards the same thing

By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.

A. arrange the time with your friends properly

B. improve a lot in making more friends

C. come to the right way of making friends

D. develop a better relationship with your friends

The passage is mainly written for ______.

A. people wanting to succeed             B. musicians                           

C. managers                                    D. negative people        

   The education of _______young is always _______ hot and serious topic in modern society.

A. the; /                    B. a; the               C. /; the                         D. the; a

The old woman lives ______ in a _____ village, but she doesn’t feel ________.

A. alone; lonely; lonely                    B. alone; alone; lonely          

C. lonely; alone; lonely                 D. lonely; lonely; alone

His story is ______ his own experience when he was studying in Harvard University.

   A. based on   B. based in   C. basing on   D. basing in

It was ______ the old clock that the old man spent the whole morning at home.

A. repairing         B. repaired    C. to repair  D. in repair

School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very   36   of the crowded bus because of my anxiety(焦慮) to go home. Sitting there makes me  37   like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the   38  , tried to break the uncomfortable   39    by starting a conversation. I tried to mind my manners and politely   40   her, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   41 , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   42  , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from fighting the tears, she       43  , “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve   44   lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was shocked. My   45   ached for her. And this reminded me of the great   46   my own mother was thrown into when her father   47  . I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to   48   that.

Suddenly I   49   Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of   50   and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish(自私). I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no   51   to Janie   52   she was a bus driver. I had judged(評價) her by her   53   and brushed her off as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in   54   else’s world, and may not even be   55  . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

A. front              B. end            C. side              D. middle

A. stand for           B. stand up          C. stand out         D. stand by

A. doctor             B. driver            C. teacher        D. classmate

A. mood              B. condition        C. atmosphere    D. occasion

A. listen to            B. argue with       C. explain to       D. talk to

A. however            B. instead          C. therefore         D. otherwise

A. surprise         B. particular        C. purpose           D. silence

A. replied             B. shouted          C. cried               D. spoke

A. totally              B. already           C. completely       D. heavily

A. leg               B. stomach         C. heart              D. head

A. pain               B. respect         C. happiness        D. disappointment

A. was lost            B. was away         C. died                    D. was sick

A. go against         B. go for           C. go by              D. go through

A. realized            B. recognized      C. argued                  D. explained

A. family            B. school        C. friend           D. job

A. money             B. attention      C. respect          D. time

A. unless             B. though          C. because            D. while

A. voice               B. job                  C. family            D. look

A. anyone            B. someone         C. everyone       D. nobody

A. happy             B. smart         C. important       D. useful