With the reform of educational system, the teachers_____ school I worked before have greatly changed their way of teaching．

A．in whose            B．whose       C．in which             D．which

I hadn't intended to get much from the business I ran the first year, while it_____ so well

A．went out       B．carried out         C．made out          D．turned out

We got to the airport early,_____ missing our flight．

A． in case of         B． instead of          C． for fear of          D．in search of

The stories of rescuing trapped strangers in the earthquake highlight the huge efforts_______ by Haitians themselves, as well as aid workers from around the world．

A．to be made          B．being made       C．having made           D．to have made

I wondered_____ that made him so upset．

A．how it was             B．which did it          C．what it was         D．who did it

They have made_______ a rule________ in the room．

A．this; not to smoke                                                                    B．it; smoking

C．it; to not smoke                                      D．it; not to smoke

My hearing is getting worse every day and I fear by the time I'm twenty-one I will be fully deaf．It scares me very much．

Being deaf affects me  1  you might think．I've met some people who have    2   at me because I have "ignored" them．But in  3  fact．I didn't hear them．In school I often get told off （責(zé)罵）for  4   too loud, when in reality I don't realize it because I can't hear myself well．It makes me feel really  5  ．I also can't participate in a lot of  6  , like canoeing or cross-country, because it's windy outside and this may affect my ears．I hate having to use these   7   and I often feel like   8   really gets me , so sometimes I feel a little bit lonely．

     I get questions all the time,   9   "Why are you deaf?" and "What's that thing in your ear?" Even my friends don't 100% understand．Today, one of them said to me．“So what's going to happen when you go  10   deaf?” It really got to me．What will happen when I go fully deaf? Will I have a   11   life? I don't think I will．

Looking back  12   my childhood, I would say it was pretty much non-existent．It was full of hospital  13   and operations for grommets （devices that let the ear breathe）- and to make it  14   I had eye problems as well! I am the only one in my whole family who has any medical   15   .

When I was a child．I   16   to wear my hearing aids．This wasn't because they made my ears sweaty（出汗的） like the doctors thought,   17  because I was ashamed of them．Funnily enough, it was a big computer store that helped me overcome this because a woman behind the  18   had her hair cut short to  19  her hearing aids．She helped me  20  my self-confidence and now I realize it's okay that I wear them．

1．A．no more than       B． more than         C．no less than        D．less than

2．A．shouted           B．glanced            C．laughed          D．looked

3．A．false              B．ideal               C．real             D．a(chǎn)ctual

4．A．telling              B．saying             C．speaking         D．working

5．A．experienced         B．excited            C．a(chǎn)shamed       D．a(chǎn)stonished

6．A．jobs              B．a(chǎn)ctivities            C．travels           D．situations

7．A．expressions         B．comments        C．remarks         D．excuses

8．A．everybody         B．nobody           C．somebody      D．everyone

9．A．like               B．a(chǎn)s                C．a(chǎn)s for            D．for

10．A．totally            B．perfectly           C．exactly           D．largely

11．A．common        B．usual             C．normal          D．formal

12．A．of               B．with              C．in              D．on

13．A．a(chǎn)rguments        B．a(chǎn)greements         C．statements        D．a(chǎn)ppointments

14．A．more             B．less               C．worse         D．better

15．A．troubles          B．problems          C．questions         D．illnesses

16．A．refused          B．decided            C．failed            D．chose

17．A．a(chǎn)nd              B．but               C．yet               D．but also

18．A．screen           B．time              C．a(chǎn)ccount           D．counter

19．A．show in           B． show out         C．show off          D．show up

20．A．hold up         B．build up          C．break up       D．bring up

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me．I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for love．It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share．

    When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend．We were shy and "too serious" about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors．We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let’s start with a train whistle today. ” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle．Then we would read them aloud．At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped．

When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend．He was in despair（失望）and I was in despair．But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time．We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things．We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted．We gave London to each other．

For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine．We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves．Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other's dreams．She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind．In my most interesting moments．I often think: "Yes, I must tell．．．．"We have never met．

It is such comforting companions I wish to keep．One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing（愈合的） silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend．

1．In Paragraph 3, "We gave London to each other" probably means_   ___

     A．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

     B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

     C．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

     D．we parted with each other in London

2．According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend_______.

       A．call each other regularly                   B．have similar personalities

       C．enjoy writing to each other                D．love to discover new things

3．In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to_______.

     A．seek professional help                      B．be left alone

     C．stay with her best friend                     D．break the silence

4．What is the best title for the passage?

     A．Unforgettable Experiences                  B．Remarkable Imagination

     C．Lifelong Friendship                       D．Noble Companions

How to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them．They'11 say," my destiny（命運）．I cannot change it．"

Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly．Your life depends on you, not on any other external（外部的）factor．

I know a woman who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it．Guess what her lifestyle is．She wakes up in the morning, goes to work comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, and then goes to sleep．Next day, the same routine cycle follows．

Huh! Is this what she calls "doing her best"'? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts for her heart that this is the life that has been intended for her, and that her luck can only change if God wills it．She hasn't realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams．

     Remember that you harvest what you sow．You have to get off the sofa, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone （unless it contributes to your success）, and get your mind and body to work! Don't expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it．If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; instead, learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem．It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively．

If someone's life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person．So it is with your own life．It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best．In other words, don't just stand （or sit ）there, do something to improve your life ．

1．According to the woman mentioned in Para3, her life  ________.

    A．doesn't need improving                     B．couldn’t be improved

    C．will be better some day                       D．will be worse in the future

2．What does the author think of the woman's life?

    A．Passive．          B．Positive．         C．Colorful．       D．Boring．

3．Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?

    A．Your temporary problem is not discouraging．

    B．Your luck can be changed by your efforts．

    C．You can only achieve success when God wills it ．

    D．You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends．

4．In Para．5, the author emphasized the importance of_______.

       A．hope for the best                             B．intention to succeed

       C．positive thinking                              D．positive action

Throughout the world, clothing has many uses．It is used to provide protection from the elements．It is also worn to prevent others from seeing specific parts of one's body．However, the parts of the body that must be covered vary widely throughout the world．Some clothing is worn to

provide supernatural protection．Wearing a lucky shirt to take an exam is calling for supernatural assistance．

People in all cultures use clothing and other forms of bodily decoration to communicate status, intentions and other messages．In North America, we dress differently for business and various leisure activities．North American women usually are much more knowledgeable of and concerned

with little difference in messages communicated by clothes than men．At times, this leads to silly mistakes of interpretation（解釋）of female intentions on the part of men．Of course．clothing styles also are intended to communicate messages to members of the same gender（性別）．

Long before we are near enough to talk to someone, their appearance tells their gender, age, economic class, and often even intentions．We begin to recognize the important cultural clues at an early age．The vocabulary of dress that we learn includes not only items of clothing but also hairstyles, jewelry, and other body decoration．In most cultures, however, the same style of dress communicates different messages depending on the age, gender．a(chǎn)nd physical appearance of the individual wearing it．

Putting on certain types of clothing can change your behavior and the behavior of others towards you．This can be the case with a doctor's white lab coat, or an army uniform．Most uniforms are clearly symbolic so that they can rapidly and unmistakably communicate status．For instance, the strange hairstyle and clothing of the English "punks" are essential aspects of their uniforms．

There are many forms of body decoration other than clothes that are used around the world to send messages．These include body and hair paint, and even body deformation．When doctors put braces on teeth, they are actually doing the same thing - deforming or reforming a part of the body

to make it more attractive．

1．What is the passage mainly about?

    A．Clothing and Culture                     B．Communication through Clothing

    C．Clothing and Social Behavior               D．Ways of Sending Messages

2．In North America men sometimes misunderstand women's intention because        .

    A．men are more careless than women

    B．women spend more time on their clothes

    C．men and women have different views on clothing styles

    D．men care less about the different messages communicated by clothes

3．From the passage．it can be inferred that__________.

    A．messages communicated by clothes are the same in different cultures

    B．words of dress are not enough to communicate different messages

    C．dress is better than language in communicating messages

    D．clothing plays an important role in social activities

4．What does the underlined word "essential" mean in this passage?

      A．beautiful         B．necessary        C．unimportant         D．common