An important factor in determining how well you perform in an exam is the     of your mind.

A．case         B．circumstance           C．state              D．situation

--The government should consider the medical reform again and take measures to improve it.

--       . The medical services and efficiency are not good at the moment.

A．You are confusing me                                B．That’s all right

C．Go ahead                                                         D．I can’t agree more

— Have you completed the project?

— I’m sorry to tell you we      the plan when we found just how much it     .

A．have abandoned；costs                       B．abandoned；would cost

C．had abandoned；cost                          D．abandoned；cost

On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, _______the luggage _______ on the floor and _______ in the dark.?

A．left; lied; disappeared                      B．leaving; lying; disappeared

C．leaving; lie; disappearing                  D．left; lay; disappear

If he or she is not kind, charming and elegant, their physical beauty _______ becomes a mask that hides their ugly soul.

A．certainly        B．usually            C．especially           D．merely

The story of the missing taxi driver has _____ sympathy from the public.

A．aroused        B．attracted           C．defended           D．adopted

--They don’t have much in their house yet.

--____they are planning to live here only until Bob gets his degree, they don’t want to buy much furniture.

A．Since        B．While       C．Although           D．As long as

It was a five-cent Chinese Yuan coin that gave Tan Yuanyuan the chance to dance. Tan Yuanyuan was born into a traditional family in Shanghai, and the obstacles she broke 1   to become one of today’s most critically acclaimed ballerinas （芭蕾舞女演員）   2   at home. Her mother, who had wanted to be a ballerina, saw that her daughter’s physique, looks and determination fitted 3  into a ballerina’s profile and encouraged Tan to become one. “She wanted me to   4  her dream,” Tan told CNN’s Talk Asia. 5  her father, an engineer, had a different plan for his daughter. “He wanted me to become a doctor or an engineer, because I was a good student in school,” Tan said.

    Her father saw ballet  6  a Western art form inappropriate for a traditional Chinese girl and as a career that is  7  and short. The two settled their   8 with a flip of a coin that landed in favor of her mother’s wishes, and her father accepted the  9  as a matter of fate.

    The  10   between ballet and Tan began at the age of five, when Tan was attracted by the beauty of a performance of Swan Lake on TV.  11  from the fairy queen’s crown, the music and the ballerina’s movements  12  her. At age 11, Tan began her formal training at Shanghai Dance School and   13   four years later. But   14   Shanghai Dance School a year later than the other pupils made  15  difficult for Tan to catch up. “I wasn’t very good. I was always in the corner crying,” said Tan. Things took a   16   for the better in her third year when Ms. Ling, a new teacher, took   17  the class and “put her full time into our ballet training,” Tan added.

When asked about her   18  to be an incredible performer, she explained, “It is in Chinese blood to always try your best, and no matter  19 happens today, for example, even if your back   20   out or your foot is in pain or your toe is bleeding, you should always give the audience a perfect show.”

1.   A．in                          B．through                C．out                         D．away

2.    A．originated              B．set                    C．dated                      D．began

3.    A．certainly                B．beautifully            C．perfectly                 D．definitely

4.    A．fulfill                     B．make                  C．come                      D．approach

5.    A．And                      B．But                      C．So                         D．Hence

6.    A．to                         B．as                        C．in                            D．on

7.    A．unstable                 B．stable                   C．unlimited                 D．limited

8.    A．opinions                B．battles                  C．differences              D．fights

9.    A．success                 B．consequence    C．management             D．defeat

10.  A．relationship            B．connection           C．relative                    D．combination

11.  A．Apart                    B．Besides                C．Beside                     D．Except

12.  A．shocked                B．annoyed               C．impressed                D．frustrated

13.  A．attended                B．graduated             C．abandoned               D．worked

14.  A． joining                 B．join                      C．entering                   D．enter

15.  A．everything             B．that             C．this                         D．it

16.  A．round                    B．turn                    C．measure                 D．move

17.  A．over                      B．in                     C．up                          D．on

18.  A．goal                      B．direction             C．motivation               D．aim

19.  A．however                B．how                   C．whatever                 D．what

20.  A．runs                     B．goes                    C．gives                       D．tries

Tsai Chin-chung is one of Taiwan's most famous cartoonists, and his cartoons are enjoyed by people in many different countries in Asia. His books of cartoons have now become best sellers in Singapore, Malaysia, and even Japan.

As soon as he could hold a pencil or a brush, Tsai Chin-hung lived only for drawing. Every day he practised drawing people and things around him as well as characters and scenes from his favorite stories.

When he was only 15 years old, he left home to work for a publisher in Taibei. At first he was only 15 years old and he worked hard to draw pictures for books. But two years later he decided to leave his job as an artist who draws pictures for books and to work on drawing cartoon series. He made up his mind to succeed as a cartoonist even if it meant “l(fā)iving on instant noodles” in order to make himself famous.

Now nearly 50 years old, Tsai Chin-chung has achieved something unusual for a modern cartoonist. He has become extraordinarily successful at changing Chinese literature and philosophy （哲學） into humorous comic stories. In this way, he had made the Chinese classics known to thousands of people.

In recognition of his great achievement, several years ago Tsai Chin-chung was given a prize as one of the 10 Outstanding Young people of Taiwan. Since then, he has won many prizes and his cartoons have become popular in countries and areas throughout Asia, America and Europe. So far, he has published more than 20 comic books. Ten of these are about ancient Chinese philosophers, and the remainder are based on Chinese historical and literary classics（古典文學）.

Many of Tsai Chin-chung's books of cartoons and comics have now been published in English in countries and areas like Singapore. His books have also been translated into several other languages, including Japanese, Korean and Thai. Even publishers in countries like France and Indonesia have recently signed agreements for permission to publish his cartoon series.

1. Tsai Chin chung left his job because he        .

A．preferred drawing cartoons               B．wanted to go back to school

C．enjoyed drawing pictures for books        D．decided to learn how to cool

2. Tsai Chin-chung first became interested in drawing when he        .

A．left school                             B．was a very small child

C．was fifteen                            D．started to be a cartoonist

3. Half of the books he has published are about        .

                                 A．Chinese and foreign comic books 

                                 B．countries throughout Asia, America and Europe

                                 C．learning English and other foreign languages

                                 D．Chinese history and literature

4. As a result of his great achievements, Tsai Chin-chung      .

                                 A．traveled widely in Asia Europe              B．went to live in Singapore

C．won an important prize in Taiwan         D．made a lot if money

A senior United Nations Children's Fund （UNICEF） official on May.29 praised China for its remarkable achievements in children's welfare（福利）.

A.H.M. Farook, UNICEF's operations area officer for China and Mongolia said that “China can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.”

China's child population makes up one fifth of the world's total.

“The reason behind the tremendous（巨大的） achievement is China's long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society," he said.

“What's more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need."

The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Children's Welfare Home at the Shangri la Hotel, Beijing.

The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks（小吃）, sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “Share the Sunshine" party, as a prelude（前奏） to celebrations to mark the Children’s Day.

The Beijing children's Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949,has at present more than 400 children.

A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency （機構） spends 400--500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese worker earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year.

Gu Xiaojin, deputy secretary general of the China Youth Development Foundation （CYDF）,

said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the Chinese children.

She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling.

By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment（建立） of 2,074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1.25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms.

Three “Hope Stars" also attended the party. They were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further their nine-year compulsory（義務） studies in the poverty stricken regions. They will be torchbearers（火炬接力者） for the Chinese Team for the upcoming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.

1. Children can grow healthily and happily as long as______.

A．parents take good care of them both at home and in society.

B．the whole society care for children as well as their parents.

C．schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children.

D．Chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need.

2. CYDF collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of _____.

A．reducing dropouts                      

B．helping homeless orphans

C．supporting the Chinese Team for the upcoming Atlanta Olympic Games

D．establishing 2,074 Hope primary schools all over the country

3. We can infer from the text that_______.

A．every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each.

B．all the children in the poverty stricken regions of China are too poor to go to schools.

C．even since liberation the Chinese Communist Party has been concerned about the growth of the younger generation.

D．with the help of UNICEF officials, there are no more dropouts in China.