— Goodbye, John. Come back again sometime.

— Sure. ________.

A. I did　　　　　 　 B. I do　　　　　 　　 C. I shall　　　　　 　 D. I will

—How about 　　　　 Christmas evening party?

—I should say it was 　　　　 success.

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

1. 我很擔心在新學校的我的兒子，因為他從來不知道怎么照顧自己。(concern)

2. 比起下大雨的時候出去，我更愿意在家里呆著。(prefer)

3. 他正在試著勸他買這輛車，但是失敗了。(persuade)

4. 因為這次嚴重的地震，整個村莊被徹底摧毀了。(destroy)

5. 當媽媽沖著自己大嚷的時候，這個小嬰兒感到很害怕。(frighten)

6. 他放棄了他的工作，并下定決心一生投身于科學當中。(devote)

7. 處于困境時我們不應該失去信心，因為我們的朋友是我們可以尋求幫助的人。(turn to)

8. 這個項目的花費從1990年起開始急劇增長。(increase)

9. 他目前失業(yè)了，因此我不知道他怎么買得起新車的。(afford)

10. 我不能為我所做的向你道歉。 (apologize)

Find out proper titles for each paragraph.

Marriage, like other social instructions, is showing the strains of modern life. While more Americans are getting married today than ever before, the divorce（離婚） rate is also on the rise (one divorce for every three marriages last year). Why should this be so, and what can we do to change this?

For most women, life is easier and more comfortable than ever before. Convenience foods from the supermarket are easy to shop and cook. Household appliances(電器) like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have made housework much easier to do. Released from the housework, many wives have found jobs outside the home.

Families, too, are simpler today. In America, it is not a habit for parents to live with their married children. For example, the parents retire to Florida or Arizona and the young people, after they marry, go wherever their jobs or their interests take them.

Young adult women have new freedom, too. While attending college, they often live away from home, sometimes far from their parents or their relatives. After college, they move to the city, find a job, and set up “bachelor(單身)” apartment. This is the time of women’s liberation(解放).

But all this freedom has had an unforeseen effect on marriage. Men and women, no longer dependent on each other for food and maintenance, find it harder to accept the responsibilities or the misunderstandings of married life. When happiness becomes less, many couples decide to stop their marriage through divorce.

Have you ever played the video dance game? Now such games are used to help lose weight!
　　Like many other teenage boys, Jones loved sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight a trouble. His doctor wanted him to lose 50 pounds so that he may catch up with the football game by the end of summer.
　　Jones chose the popular dance Revolution video game at home to increase his activity. He had lost about 10 pounds by changing his diet. Now, after two weeks playing the game, he has lost another 10!
　　The health study is being done by an insurance(保險) company, which hopes that game will lead to better health and lower costs. “Obesity claims(肥胖索賠) last year cost us $77 million. We have to cut those costs”, said a member of the insurance group. The company provides a game console(游戲主機), a dance mat and software for the six-month, $ 60,000 study.
　　The study is more than commercial thing of an insurance company. It is widely supported by physical education and health professionals.
　　In West Virginia, 43% of the nearly 6,000 children examined for heart disease risk were considered over-weighted; more than 25% were too fat. “We are in a crisis of childhood obesity not only in West Virginia but in America,” said a researcher.
　　Researchers are looking at the potential for improving effects by using the game. A teacher in West Virginia has been using the video game in her classes since last fall. She reported that the game does improve heart health as well as eye-hand coordination, and her students take the video game as a great alternative to jumping rope or ball games.
　　The US Education Department is putting the game in 20 schools to control childhood obesity. Well, are you going to try such a game to dance away your extra weight?
　　52. Jones’ main problem was that _____.
　　A. he was too short 　　　　　　　　　　　B. he was over-weighted
　　C. he lacked the skill in football　　　　     D. he didn’t keep a healthy diet
　　53. The underlined part is trying to tell us _____.
　　A. the study is more important than the money of the insurance company
　　B. the study is only an insurance company’s business
　　C. the study involved many insurance companies
　　D. it’s not only the insurance company that is concerned about the study
　　54. It can be inferred that _____.
　　A. in West Virginia 25% of the children were too fat
　　B. the government and society think highly of the game
　　C. the teacher is a success in using the video game
　　D. the US Education Department is promoting the game all over the country
　　55. The most suitable title for the passage is ______.
　　A. Dance Away Your Weight 　　　　　　　B. Play the Video Dance Game
　　C. Solve the Problem of Obesity 　　　　    D. A Magic Video Dance Game
                      

Exploring Caves—Suit up with a helmet and light, and take Cave Crawl(爬行). Bring your own knee pads. Learn about equipment used by cavers and rules for safe cave exploration. Spend the morning viewing stalactites — rock formations that hang from the ceiling — and their opposites, stalagmites（石筍）.

Cave Alive—Take a look and learn about bats, salamanders, and other interesting creatures that grow up in caves. See crickets, crayfish, and even beetles. Learn why bears like to live in caves.

Fossils—Learn how remains of ancient plant and animal life became set in rocks, and discover how they provide clues about Earth’s history. Examine fossils in the cave.

Caves—Learn how changes in underground rock formation cause openings and caverns to develop. Find out how acidic water dissolves（溶解） limestone to create caves.

Manners—Learn how to preserve and protect beautiful, interesting, and educational caves. Learn why bats should not be disturbed when they are hibernating. Never go caving alone. Take nothing but pictures; leave nothing but footprints.

JOIN TODAY. RECEIVE THESE EARLY BIRD BENEFITS:

§           A membership card.

§           A membership certificate.

§           A Caves and Caverns activity book.

§           A newsletter with games, activities, and special offers.

THAT’S NOT ALL. MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVE:

§           Free unlimited admission to Echo Cove Cave.

§           One-week Echo Cove Youth Camp enrollment(注冊)at half price.

§           Ten tickets for you and your friends to a private “off the beaten track” tour of the cave.

§           Two free admission tickets to Echo Cove Cave for friends or family members.

Admission to “Caves Around the World” lectures given by world famous cavers every month.

49. If you are interested in rock formations, which activities are the best choices?

A. Caves and Fossils.                                B. Fossils and Manners.

C. Caves and Exploring Caves.                   D. Exploring Caves and Manners.

50. If you are members’ friends, what benefits can you receive?

A. Two free lectures every month.    B. A membership card and certificate.

C. Favorable price for Youth Camp.  D. Two free tickets to Echo Cove Cave.

51. The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to________.

A. join the Cave Club                                        B. enjoy the underground world

C. work as volunteers                                      D. protect the educational caves

 Around the World by Wheelchair

Rick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. When returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine (脊柱). This 15-year-old young man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs. However, he didn’t give up. Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. At the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. His tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. In this Man of Motion World Tour, he wheeled 24,901.55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.

Bad weather and difficult, rocky roads often provided challenges for Rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. He was determined to succeed. Even mountains did not stop Rick Hansen. He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and several other major mountains in the world. He even wheeled himself along the Great Wall of China!

“Never Give Up On Your Dreams” was his motto and he hasn’t given up yet. He completed his world tour raising $24 million. He continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. He is a true Canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.

45. What happened to Rick after the accident?

A. He lost the ability of living.               B. He had to spend his life in hospital.   

C. He couldn’t walk any more.             D. He couldn’t do sports any more.

46. When did Rick begin his tour around the world?

A. At the age of 15.                                     B. Soon after the accident.

C. A year after the accident.                         D. At the age of 27.

47. Why did Rick take his tour around the world in his wheelchair?

A. To gather money for the spinal cord research.  

B. To learn about the people of other countries.

C. To travel to different countries for fun. D. To take photos of beautiful mountains.

48. From the passage we can see Rick is a(n) ________ person.

A. unhappy         B. determined       C. careful      D. quiet

People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1994，when she starred in National Velvet—the story of Velvet Brown，a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race．At first，the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet．However，they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months！Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress．

Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932．Her parents，both Americans，had moved there for business reasons．When World War II started，the Taylor’s moved to Beverly Hills，California，and there Elizabeth started acting in movies．After her success as a child star，Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress：Butterfield 8（1960）and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf？（1966）．

Taylor’s fame（名聲）and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry，so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies．In 1963，she received ＄1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time．

Elizabeth Taylor is a legend（傳奇人物）of our time．Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet，she has been lucky：she has beauty，fame and wealth．But she is also a hard worker．Taylor seldom acts in movies any more．Instead，she puts her time and efforts into her businesses，and into helping others—several years ago，she founded an organization that has raised more than ＄40 million for research and education．

41．The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she________．

A．was small in size                                 B．was too young

C．did not play well enough                       D．did not show much interest

42．What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both_______．

A．popular all their lives                            B．famous actresses

C．successful when very young                D．rich and kind-hearted

43．Taylor became Best Actress at the age of_________．

A．12．               B．28                          C．31                          D．34

44．In her later life，Elizabeth Taylor mainly _________．

A．does business and helping others  B．turns herself into a legend

C．collects money for the poor  D．takes up research and education work

I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there’re __21__ ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of __22__. One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. __23__ doing this one day, I __24__ a young homeless man. He was often __25__ the magazine at the train station.

He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his birthday was __26__ mine. It meant that we were born in the same __27__.

I met him last year __28__ after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without __29__, I asked if he had had a good day. He __30__ and said that he hadn’t really celebrated. I felt so __31__.

I just couldn’t bear the thought of this nice, young man being __32__ on his 25^th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn （紗線） basket. Luckily for me, I had enough yarn __33__. I set to work and knitted （編織） a __34__ for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty __35__ I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be __36__ when he got it.

I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had __37__ to meet him so I had __38__ the scarf and a piece of my own birthday cake around with me. He was very __39__ with these gifts and so was I. The __40__ in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!

21. A. correct　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　　 D. cheap

22. A. work　　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　　　　　　 D. experience

23. A. In　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　 D. By

24. A. happened to meet B. got on with C. got to know D. would like to introduce

25. A. selling　　　　　　　　 B. reading　　　　　　 C. releasing　　　　　 D. buying

26. A. close to　　　　　　　 B. similar to　　　　　 C. near to　　　　　　　　　　 D. equal to

27. A. hospital　　　　　　　 B. city　　　　　　　　　 C. day　　　　　　　　　 D. month

28. A. long　　　　　　　　　 B. shortly　　　　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. only

29. A. preparing　　　　　 B. permitting　　　　 C. greeting　　　　　　 D. thinking

30. A. looked up　　　　　 B. turned up　　　　　 C. looked down　　 D. got down

31. A. foolish　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　　　　 D. bored

32. A. calm　　　　　　　　　 B. unbelievable　　　 C. alone　　　　　　　　 D. hungry

33. A. used　　　　　　　　　 B. done　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　 D. produced

34. A. scarf　　　　　　　　 B. cap　　　　　　　　　 C. sock　　　　　　　　 D. glove

35. A. though　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

36. A. different　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　　　　 D. clean

37. A. expected　　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　　　 C. promised　　　　　 D. agreed

38. A. made　　　　　　　　 B. thrown　　　　　　 C. received　　　　　 D. carried

39. A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　　　 D. frightened

40. A. light　　　　　　　　　 B. move　　　　　　　 C. shock　　　　　　　 D. tears

 I hope you can            a better plan than this.

A. come up with     B. combine with

C. put up with       D. be associated with