Our water supply has been ____ because they are repairing one of the main pipes．

A．cut off         B．cut up          C．cut away         D．cut out

There are differences about how ____ we stand to someone we are talking to．

A．closely          B．close          C．closed          D．closing

Dogs have a very good ____ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake．

A．view         B．feeling        C．sense          D．idea

In her shows, Oprah has helped thousands of men and women ____ things that bother them in life．

A．come up with                                      B．go on with

C．keep up with                                      D．come to terms with

It was a year since Susan, 34, became blind．She was   1   thrown into a world of darkness, anger, and self-pity．

       Once so independent, Susan now felt   2   , knowing that her sight was never going to return．But her husband Mark was determined to help her gain the   3   to become independent again．

       When Susan felt ready to   4   to her job, Mark accompanied（陪伴） Susan to and from work each day．Mark knew it was only a matter of time   5   Susan was able to ride the bus by herself．He believed in her．

       Two weeks passed and Susan decided to   6   the trip on her own．

       Monday morning arrived, and for the first time they went their   7   ways．Four days passed smoothly．    8   Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual．As she was   9   her ticket money to get off the bus, the driver said, "How I envy（羨慕）you．"

       "What do you mean?" Susan asked．

       The driver answered, "Every morning for the   10   week, a fine looking gentleman has been standing across the corner  11   you get off the bus．He makes sure you cross the street

   12   and enter your office building．Then he blows you a kiss and walks away．" Tears of  

  13   streamed down Susan's cheeks．

       She was lucky, for he had given her a gift more powerful than   14   , a gift she didn't need to see to believe—the gift of love that can brighten darkness．

1．A．naturally                B．carelessly           C．nervously           D．suddenly

2．A．helpless                B．angry                 C．surprised           D．pleased

3．A．energy                 B．confidence          C．hope                  D．comfort

4．A．go                       B．come                  C．return                 D．get

5．A．before                 B．after                  C．since                 D．when

6．A．take                      B．manage               C．operate                D．try

7．A．special                 B．separate            C．common           D．usual

8．A．At                      B．By                     C．On                    D．In

9．A．spending               B．costing                C．paying                D．taking

10．A．late                    B．following           C．half                  D．past

11．A．noticing              B．watching           C．seeing                D．helping

12．A．safely               B．quietly                C．carefully           D．quickly

13．A．sadness              B．bitterness           C．happiness           D．pain

14．A．work               B．eyesight         C．courage          D．help

During summer vacations, I would work at a hospital for pets, so I'd seen a lot of dogs．Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I'd ever seen．Thin curly hair barely covered her sausage-shaped body．Her bugged-out（凸出） eyes always seemed surprised．And her tail looked like a rat's tail．

She was brought to the hospital because her owners didn't want her anymore．I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though．"No one should judge her by her looks," I thought．She was quite fit and didn't need any treatment．So I advertised Minnie in the local paper: "Funny-looking dog, well behaved, needs loving family．"

When a young man called, I warned him that Minnie was strange looking．The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather's sixteen-year-old dog had just died．They wanted Minnie no matter what．I gave Minnie a good bath and fluffed up（使松散）what was left of her poor hair．Then we waited for them to arrive．

      At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet's．Two kids raced to the door．They took Minnie into their arms and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car．I hurried behind them to see his reaction（反應）to Minnie．

Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and touched her soft hair gently．She moved her mouth over his face．Her rat tail moved from side to side ．so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body．It was love at first lick（舔）．

1．The dog's owner didn't like the dog probably because of____．

       A．the dog's curly hair                             B．the dog's personality

       C．the dog's poor health                            D．the dog's strange look

2．From the passage, we know the dog was ____ to see her new owner．

       A．pleased              B．surprised             C．disappointed              D．frightened

3．What would probably happen after grandfather saw the dog?

       A．Grandfather would hate the dog's personality．

       B．Grandfather would feel sad at the dog's rat tail．

       C．The dog would be cared for by grandfather．

       D．The dog would have to wait for another family．

A Mumbai based but British made movie, Slumdog Millionaire took the most Oscars in Hollywood last week．Starring a cast（演員陣容） of unknown actors, the movie won eight awards including best picture and best director．

The movie follows the life of an 18-year-old boy who's grown up in the slums（貧民窟） of Mumbai, India．The boy ends up winning money and love when he makes it onto a popular TV game show．

In spite of the film's success at the Academy Awards, Indians have mixed feelings about Slumdog．The argument about how the movie portrays（描述） India began when it hit cinemas．

The film is set in the poor and cruel society of one of Mumbai's slums．In one scene, the hero jumps into a smelly open-air toilet to run after a pop star．That world, though real to hundreds of millions of Indians, is very different to how modem India sees itself．Many Indian audiences feel uncomfortable with the film's portraying of India as a slum land．

Several well-respected local Indian filmmakers have said the story has been tailored for western audiences．Veteran Bollywood star, Amitabh Bachchan, said the film portrayed India as a "Third World, dirty developing nation．"

Even some of those who like the movie are unhappy with its title．People who live in slums have taken to the streets with signs that read: "Don't call us dogs" and "I am not a slum dog．"

"It's understandable why people are unhappy with the title," Indian author Chitra Divakaruni told the New York Times．"In Indian culture being called a dog is extremely rude．It is often used in films to describe evil people．"

However, others have been more positive．The Wall Street Journal in New York described  Slumdog as "the world's first globalized masterpiece（杰作）"．

1．Many Indians are unhappy with the movie because ____．

      A．it is not made by Indians      B．it portrays a wrong picture of India

      C．it too far from their life           D．it describes a dirty and poor India

2．From Paragraph 5, we can learn some Indian filmmakers may think the movie____．

       A．has been cut by westerners

       B．has described western life

       C．has been made to win the western awards

       D．has been made to meet the taste of westerners

3．The main message of the passage is that ____．

       A．Indians have mixed feelings at the movie

       B．The movie won eight Oscars awards

       C．India is a Third World developing country

       D．Westerners like movies portraying slums

4．____ thinks highly of the movie．

       A．Some well-respected local Indian filmmakers

      B．The Wall Street Journal in New York

      C．The people who live in slums in Mumbai

      D．Indian author Chitra Divakaruni

I'm one of those people who are terrible at saying no．I spend too much of my time doing things I'd rather not be．I get things done, but it's not always the best I can do, or the best way I can spend my time．That's why my newest goal, both as a professional and a person, is to be a quitter．

Being a quitter isn't being someone who gives up, who doesn't see important things through to the end．I want to quit doing things that I'm asked to do, for no other reason than I'm asked to do it．1 want to be able to quit something in mid-stream, because I realize there's nothing good coming from it．

A friend of mine once told me that "I knew I was an adult when I could stop reading a book, even after getting 500 pages into it．" Strange though it sounds, we all intend to do this．We get involved in something, realize we don't want to be a part of it, but just keep doing it．

What I advise is to quit as often as possible．If you're stuck doing something, and don't really want to do it anymore, step back for a second．Ask if you really have to do this, and what value is being produced from your doing it．Don't think about the time you've put into it or how much it's taken over your life．If you don't want to do it, and don't have to do it, don't do it．

By quitting these things, you'll free up time to do things that actually do create value, for yourself and for others．You'll be able to begin to put your time and effort into the things you'd actually like to do．

Let's learn how to say "no" at the beginning, or in the middle．Let's see to it that we're spending our time creating value, rather than worsening our losses．Let's be quitters together．

1．From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3, we can see the friend of the writer seems to believe ____．

       A．adults should always finish books completely

       B．adults should stop reading after getting 500 pages

       C．adults can stop reading if there's no value

       D．adults can stop reading if he gets the main idea

2．The underlined phrase "free up time" in Paragraph 5 probably means"____"．

       A．give somebody extra time                     B．make bad use of time

       C．takes somebody more time                   D．spend less time

3．The best title of the passage should be ____．

       A．Stop Doing Things                               B．Try to Be a Quitter

       C．Learn to Say No                                  D．Create Our Value

Money, jewels and important documents（文件）are not the only valuables placed in banks these days．____1____There're ten breast banks set up across the United States, where mothers can donate（捐贈）their extra milk for other women's babies．

Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies．The World Health Organization says it is the only food that babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases．2     

Sometimes these premature babies（早產兒） must stay in hospital for many weeks．

____3____ Doctor James Cameron who treats newborns at Lutheran Children's Hospital in Fort Wayne, India says: "The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom's able to make that help provide immunity（免疫）．It's very important for the health of newborns．

___4____ Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters（公升） of breast milk．They freeze the milk and take it to the station．There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers' milk．Then, the milk is heated to kill bacterial（細菌）．After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful．The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank．The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies．To ensure the quality of the breast milk, donors must obey certain requirements，too．____5___

A．More mothers are willing to donate breast milk．

B．Donors are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol

（酒精）．

C．The working process（程序） is strict．

D．Some mothers store their breast milk in banks．

E．Breast milk is almost like medicine．

F．Breast milk is babies' main food．

G．Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early．

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只寫一詞）

1．The temperature of greenhouses is          （控制）with computers.  

2．I thought I knew the way, but          （不知怎么地）I got lost.

3．Hard working          （條件）are a test to one’s character.

4．The doctor is busy          （檢查）the students’ eyes.

5．Experts are          （樂觀）about the future economy in China.