After retiring from office, Rogers ________ painting for a while, but soon lost interest．

A． gave up                B． moved up              C． took up          D． put up

We should fight _______ our own weak points _______ a bright future．

A． against; for           B． for; with            C． against; against          D． for; against

All the preparations for the eco-travel _______, and we’re ready to start．

A． have been completed                             B． complete

C． are completing                                          D． is completed

When the spaceship separated from the rocket, he suddenly got _______ feeling of soaring into _______ space because of the zero gravity．

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

Lack of social communicative abilities, Gary is going to have problems finding a job ________ he gets his A levels．

A． when         B． even if          C． because        D． until

—Why don’t you ______ to a more effective method to learn English?

—Well, I am thinking about it．

A． switch on              B． switch over             C． switch off            D．switch through

The World Expo is coming．My cousin in Shanghai _______ as a volunteer in 2010．

A． has been working                              B． has worked

C． works                                             D． is going to work

He lost his arms in an accident that killed his father．Since then, he has had to depend on the 1    of his younger brother． For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years． Except for writing with his toes, he was completely 2    to do anything in his life．

As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of     3    and they would often quarrel．Then one day, his younger brother wanted to    4    from him, living his own life． So he was heart-broken and didn't know what to do．

A similar misfortune befell （降臨于） a girl, too． One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness,    5   ． So her father went out looking for her mother．She tried to prepare meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene （煤油） light on the stove，resulting in a fire which took her hands away．

Though her elder sister showed her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to be 6    independent． And most of all she learned to be self-reliant（靠自己）． Once she wrote the following in her composition：“I am    7   ． Though I lost my arms, I still have legs． Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     8    ．”

　　One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to a television interview program．The boy told the TV host about his  9  future at being left on his own, while the girl was full of  10 for her life．They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes．The boy wrote：My younger brother's arms are my arms;     11    the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart．

They had both endured （忍受） the same sufferings, but their different    12   determined the nature of their lives． It is true that life is unpredictable．Disasters can strike at any time． How you deal with misfortune is the true    13    of your character．If you choose only to    14    or escape from the suffering, it will always follow you wherever you go．But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a    15    on which new hopes will arise．

1． A． comfort                B． hands                    C． advice                   D． arms

2． A． active                   B． unable                   C． keen                   D． skilful

3． A． problems               B． thoughts                C． tastes                    D． events

4． A． suffer                   B． leave                   C． separate                D． differ

5． A． recovered            B． returned                C． retired          D． disappeared

6． A． simply                  B． completely        C． possibly                D． partly

7． A． lucky                    B． happy                   C． stressful                D． relaxed

8． A． break                    B． beat                      C． fly                        D． imagine  

9． A． uncertain               B． bright                    C． awful                    D． remote

10． A． pressure              B． confidence            C． regret                   D． doubt

11． A． for                      B． so                        C． while                    D． and

12． A． attitudes          B． hopes              C． characters        D． experiences

13． A． meaning              B． value           C． power              D． test

14． A． protest                B． complain        C． struggle             D． involve

15． A． disaster               B． career                   C． fortune                 D． forecast

Television has changed our lives in many ways．Many people now spend more time watching TV than doing anything else．Researchers in the USA has estimated （估計(jì)）that when most students leave school they have spent 11,000 hours in the classroom and 22,000 hours watching television．But what effect does this have?

    Benefits （好處）of television:

    1． Television helps us to learn more about the world and to know and see many new things．Television can often present information to us in a more effective way than books．It can also make things more memorable．

    2． It entertains （使歡樂(lè)）us．It is an enjoyable way to relax． For millions of people around the world, television is a source of companionship and helps them to cope with everyday life．

    3． It has increased the popularity of sports and arts．

    4． It has made us aware of our global responsibilities．In 2000, for example, 1．5 billion people in 147 countries watched a TV pop concert and helped to collect more than ＄100 million for people in Africa．

    Dangers:

    1． Television can make us passive （消極的）．We don’t have to think and our brains become lazy．

    2． It encourages us to buy things that we don’t need, and can make us unhappy with our own life．

    3． It takes time away from activities such as reading, conversation, and games．

    4． It gives a false picture of society． A study in 2003 showed that people who watch a lot of TV are more afraid of crime．They also think that there is a lot more crime than there really is．

5． Some critics （批評(píng)家）say that television make people violent．A ten-year study in the United States showed that children who watch violent television programs are more likely to be violent themselves．

1． What’s the proper description of the time American students spend on TV and study?

A． They spend twice as much time on TV as in the classroom．

B． They spend twice as much time in the classroom as on TV．

C． They spend as much time on TV as in the classroom．

D． They spend less time on TV than in the classroom．

2． The underlined word “memorable” is closest in meaning to _______．

A． enjoyable to remember                        B． difficult to remember

C． interesting                                  D． meaningful

3． Why does the author say that watching TV too much gives a false picture of society?

A． Because watching too much TV may make people more passive．

B． Because people who watch a lot of television are less afraid of crime．

C． Because watching violent television programs may make children more violent．

D． Because people who watch too much TV may think there is more crime than there really is．

1． Where will Jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?

A． In some local offices in the US．

B． In an ESL organization in China．

C． In a preparation program in Denmark．

D． In an exchange student center in Africa．

2． Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?

A． One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries．

B． One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases．

C． One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English．

D． One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program．

3． What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?

A． To interview people online．                 B． To do some house work．

C． To offer advice on Child Aid．             D． To provide language exercises．