-Susan, will you please go and empty that drawer?

-_______?

A. What for        B. What is it            C. How is it         D. How come

It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics （題目） , "The Art of Eating Spaghetti （意大利面條） " caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the1  of an evening at Uncle Alien' s in Belleville   2   all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat  3   spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic （外來的） treat in   4  days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and  5   of the grown-ups had enough experience to be  6   it. What laughing  7   we had about the  8   respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.   9 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to  10   it down simply for my own 11 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher.   12  , I would write something else.

When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no  13   left to write a proper com­position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to  14   my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the   15   papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition, “The Art of Eating Spaghetti'. "

My words! He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class.   17  laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show  18  , but what I was feeling was pure happiness,  19my words had the power to make people  20.

1. A. memory                  B. thought               C. knowledge            D. experience   

2. A. when                      B. where                C. since                    D. after            

3. A. cooked                    B. served                 C. got                        D. made           

4. A. their                        B. past                    C. last                       D. those           

5. A. none                       B. one                     C. earns                    D. neither         

6. A. careful about           B. good at               C. fond of                 D. interested in

7. A. speeches                 B. lessons                C. sayings                 D. arguments    

8. A. nearly                     B. naturally              C. officially               D. socially        

9. A. Especially                B. Probably             C. Suddenly               D. Fortunately  

10. A. settle                     B. put                     C. Bite                      D. let               

11. A. work                     B. story                  C. luck                      D. joy

12. A. However               B. Therefore            C. As for him            D. Except for that    

13. A. time                      B. excuse                C. way                      D. idea             

14. A. give up                  B. continue              C. hand in                 D. delay           

15. A. written                  B. graded                C. collected               D. calmly

16. A. laid                       B. fast                     C. publicly                 D. calmly         

17 A. People                    B. Nobody               C. Somebody             D. I                 

18. A. shock                    B. wonder               C. worry                    D. pleasure       

19. A. if                          B. for                      C. while                    D. although      

20. A. excited                  B. satisfied              C. think                     D. laugh           

Giving Back

Fair Way

The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong x>n one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. "No one would have known," said Wobum's instruc­tor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn't a difficult decision: "The prize wasn't ours to take."

Coin Stars

"College students are lazy, but they also want to help," says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her " Change for Change" effort has collected $40,000 for charities 慈善機(jī)構(gòu)） , which were decided upon by students.

Never Forgotten

A school in Massachusetts received a $ 9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took offi­cials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.

1. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?

A. Took photos of Doran.

B. Had a meeting with Doran.

C. Returned the prize to the organizer.

D. Apologized to Wobum High School.

2. Greg Rota's decision shows that he was _______.

A. honest         B. polite         C. careful       D. friendly

3. The underlined word "Change" in the second paragraph means _______.

A. Idea                        B. Decision      C. Cups          D. Coins

4. What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?

A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money.

B. They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him.

C. They dug out the records that were buried underground.

D. They decided to offer their students free room and board.

5. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because _______.

A. the school asked for it                

B. he had no need for that much money

C. the school had helped him in the past  

D. he wanted to be remembered by the students

When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible - and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. In­deed, research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite （胃口） and better sleep patterns. "People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness," says Dr. Freder­ic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. " So it can help save on the wear and tear on .our system and allow people to feel more energetic."

So when someone has hurt you, calm yourself first. Take a couple of breaths and think of some­thing that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don' t wait for an apology. "Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing," says Dr. Luskin. "They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time. " Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other person' s perspective 視角）. You may realize that he or she-was acting out of ignorance （無知） , fear - even love. To gain perspec­tive, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person' s point of view.

1. The text is mainly written to explain _______.

A. how to keep yourself from being hurt

B. how to stay mentally healthy

C. how and when to remain calm

D. why and how to pardon others

2 According to the writer, what is the right way to calm down after being hurt?

A. Try to figure out why you get hurt.

B. Write a letter to the person who hurt you.

C. Persuade yourself to accept what others have done to you.

D. Think about pleasant things and forget about the hurt.

3. Dr. Luskin advises us not to wait for an apology after being hurt because ______.

A. we are not patient enough

B. we' d feel worse accepting others' apology

C. people seldom want to apologize

D. people don' t mean it when they apologize

Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others.

The first is called the " tank test". A modem airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure （結(jié)構(gòu)）of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure （壓力） on a small window is like a huge foot that is try­ing to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. Vne pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger.

The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines （發(fā)動機(jī)） are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot' s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.

1. By doing the "tank test", the engineers can find out _______.

A. the amount of air in the plane               

B. the strength of the plane structure

C. the pressure inside and outside the plane     

D. the power of the airplane engines

2. What will happen to the plane under the "tank test"?

A. It will be broken.                 B. It will be made stronger.

C. It will be filled with water.         D. It will be tested by pilots,

3. According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?

A. The plane may explode in the air.           

B. The pilot may lose control of the plane.

C. The engines may be damaged.               

D. Too much air may get into the plane.

4. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Two Important Tests on Airplanes

B. The Importance of Flying Safely

C. The Danger of Testing Airplanes

D. How Airplanes Are Made and Tested

If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech "Information Age" demands people who are flexi­ble （靈活的） and who have good communication skills.

There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For exam­ple , a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature （特點(diǎn)） of the kind of high­ speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.

Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large per­centage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as "very important" by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.

Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technical­ly trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don' t regret their choice of study.

1. By saying that "you may have had the last laugh" in the first paragraph, the author means that you

may have _______.

A. shared the jokes with computer majors

B. earned as much as computer majors

C. found jobs more easily than computer majors

D. stopped joking about computer majors

2. Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates ______.

A. are ready to change when situations change

B. are better able to deal with difficulties

C. are equally good at computer skills

D. are likely to give others pressure

3. The underlined word "land" in the last paragraph probably means _______.

A. keep for some time                                     B. successfully get

C. immediately start                                        D. lose regretfully

4. According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs?

A. Willingness to take low-paid jobs.

B. Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge.

C. Skills in expressing themselves.

D. Part-time work experience.

Dear Ralph,

I’m a newcomer here of a small town. I would                     1. _____

describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates,           2. _____

it seems always difficult for roe to do things well as                3. _____  

them. I'm sure they will laugh to me and see me as                 4. _____

a fool. So I feel unhappy every day.                             5. _____ 

Besides, I have few friends. I don't know that they                  6. _____

don't like to talk with me. Sometimes, we talked to each other        7. _____ 

very well in class, but after class we become stranger at            8. _____

once. I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn’t            9. _____

seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do?             10. _____

假設(shè)你是李華，你在報上看到北京電視臺今年七月將舉辦外國人“學(xué)中文，唱中文歌”才藝大賽。你的美國朋友Peter正在北京一所大學(xué)學(xué)中文，你覺得他應(yīng)去試一試。請按以下要點(diǎn)給他寫信告知此事，并表示可以提供幫助。

比賽時間：7 月18日

報名時間：截止到6月30日

報名地點(diǎn)：北京電視臺

注意：

1.詞數(shù)：100左右

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫

3.參考詞匯：才藝大賽-talent show

Dear Peter,

                                                       Yours,

                                                          Li Hua

-Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide?

-Of course. _______ sir.

A. Make yourself at home B. Enjoy yourself

C. It doesn't matter           D. Take your time

When flint _______  to the market, these products enjoyed great success.

A. introducing                            B. introduced

C. introduce                             D. being introduced