—Do you like jazz?

—______. I prefer classical music.

A. Of course I do B. It's hard to say

C. It's not my cup of tea D. Don't mention it

The value of life lies not only in the final success, but also in the ______ of

achieving it.

A. project B. process C. program D. position

George, remember to wear more clothes when it gets cold, for the change in

climate may ______ your health.

A. affect B. prevent C. destroy D. reduce

This brand of knife is quite popular with customers, for it _____ well.

A. is cut B. cuts C. will be cut D. has been cut

The manager called her secretary in Miami yesterday, ______ her of number and

arrival time of his flight.

A. informing B. informed

C. to inform D. having informed

—The shoes are not the same as those show online.

—______? But I promise you a reply immediately.

A. How come B. Are you kidding C. So what D. Who says

I don’t think it is any use ______ them now. They are already on the way home.

A. to telephone B. by telephoning

C. telephoning D. for telephoning

In his letter was his promise ______ he would bring me some foreign stamps

when he returned from America.

A. what B. that C. which D. when

Her patience finally ______, and a fierce quarrel happened between her and her

husband.

A. gave in B. gave up C. gave away D. gave out

It’s all right to drink coffee ______, but don’t let it become a habit for it is not

good for your sleep.

A. occasionally B. frequently C. completely D. generally

It was more than two years ______ the man whose brain had been seriously

injured recovered with some consciousness.

A. since B. when C. that D. before

—Are you going to give up the project?

—No. I ______ a lot of time and effort in it, and I don’t want to fail.

A. invest B. have invested C. am investing D. invested

It’s necessary that not only ______ to see a doctor but also he should have a

good rest.

A. did Bob go B. Bob should go C. should Bob go D. Bob went

Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I ______ late for the flight yesterday.

A. will have been B. would be

C. should be D. would have been

Nowadays teenagers like to go to fast food restaurants, ______, as the name

suggests, eating doesn’t take much time.

A. which B. where C. that D. who

My husband, John always cares for older people and has helped out several elderly friends in the past, but this story is different!

Mr. Daves 16 the same lake as my husband for over 15 years and a friendship 17 . Mrs. Daves died five years ago. Mr. Daves, who had no 18 , was alone. He felt 19 , so John took Mr. Daves fishing with him every time he went. Mr. Daves was 80 years old but he was very 20 and never tired of beingwith John. A few years later Mr. Daves had a stroke (中风). As a result, he lost his 21 and couldn’t move his right side. Then he was put into a nursing home. Unable to communicate or 22 , Mr. Daves began to suffer from depression. John felt 23 for him. He finally got 24 from the nursing home to take Mr. Daves out for a ride. They were both 25 to be together again but it was very 26 for Mr. Daves to be lifted into John’s truck. John worried about this, 27 he still took Mr. Daves out about every ten days. John had gotten his truck a year earlier, and he 28 it. One day he sold it in order to 29 a van (厢式货车) that was equipped for a 30 . With the van, Mr. Daves could go out more 31 and it surely reduces Mr. Daves’ pain on their outings. They both enjoy their outing so much more. They are so 32 that the nursing home staff all believe that John is his son. Mr. Daves is now 85 but is still 33 life thanks to John. John 34 his favourite truck to help his friend. I hope he can be a(n) 35 for others to take similar steps to help those who are in need.

16. A. built                             B. crossed                             C. fished                                           D. watched

17. A. destroyed               B. developed                             C. disappeared               D. increased

18. A. house                             B. money                             C. children                             D. friends

19. A. strange               B. ill                                           C. weak                                           D. lost

20. A. energetic               B. young                             C. popular                             D. confident

21. A. speech                             B. mind                                           C. balance                             D. sight

22. A. hear                             B. walk                                           C. see                                           D. exercise

23. A. happy                             B. surprised                             C. sorry                                           D. lucky

24. A. information               B. instruction                             C. explanation               D. permission

25. A. worried               B. interested                             C. excited                             D. confused

26. A. wonderful               B. useful                                           C. painful                             D. boring

27. A. but                             B. and                                           C. so                                           D. unless

28. A. disliked               B. loved                                           C. fixed                                           D. decorated

29. A. buy                            B. borrow                            C. rent                                           D. make

30. A. bed                             B. desk                                           C. bicycle                             D. wheelchair

31. A. cheerfully               B. conveniently               C. difficultly                             D. carefully

32. A. close                            B. nice                                           C. glad                                           D. funny

33. A. living                             B. changing                             C. enjoying                             D. taking

34. A. gave back               B. tried out                             C. picked out                             D. gave up

35. A. hero                             B. example                             C. person                             D. teacher

Go to pot

This phrase was originally used in the kitchen. All of the leftovers (残余物) that weren’t good for anything else went to pot. That is, they were thrown into a big pot to make a stew (炖菜). Now when we say something has gone to pot, we mean it has not been taken care of and has gone bad. “Have you checked the garden recently?” Dan asked. “No,” Pete replied, “not for a week or so.” “You’d better get out there, or the weeds will take over and the whole thing will go to pot.”

Live and let live This saying means mind your own business and let other people live as they

wish to live. Kenya said to Daryl, “Look at those ugly shoes! You need to buy some new

ones.” “Kenya, I think these are cool shoes,” Daryl said. “I’m going to keep dressing the way I want to dress. As for you, you’d better learn to live and let live.”

Shipshape

When a ship is ready to sail, with all its decks cleaned and equipment in good order, it is shipshape. We use this saying to describe anything that is in perfect order. Mrs. Walters waved her hand around the messy classroom. The desks were covered with color1ed paper, paint, water and paintbrushes. “Listen up!” she called out. “Nobody goes to lunch until this room is shipshape.”

Through thick and thin If you’re riding a horse in the forest, it’s harder to ride through thick woods

than it is to ride through thin woods. But a determined rider will ride through thick and thin to get to his destination. We use this expression to describe someone who will persist through good times and bad. “Maleek and I are best friends,” Dwayne explained. “He’s stuck with me through thick and thin.”

36. According to the passage, Dan hoped Pete would ________.

A. go to the garden with him B. help him clear the weeds

C. visit the garden frequently D. take good care of the garden

37. How did Daryl feel about Kenya’s advice?

A. He thought it was interesting. B. He thought it was useful.

C. He rejected it. D. He doubted it.

38. Mrs. Walters asked the students to ________.

A. clean the classroom immediately B. paint some pictures before lunch

C. get ready for a painting lesson D. go to the art room after lunch

39. What does the underlined word “persist” in the passage mean?

A. Show little interest in something. B. Feel worried about something.

C. Get pleasure from something. D. Continue to do something.

40. If you always support someone, even in difficult situation, ________.

A. you help him through thick and thin B. your support goes to pot

C. your friendship is shipshape D. you live and let live

Many years ago, dogs and wolves were the same. But about 14,000 years ago, some wolves began to change. They were no longer as wild. No one knows exactly how this happened. Angus Phillips of National Geographic Magazine thinks it may have happened like this: “Some wolves moved close to human cooking fires after smelling something good to eat. Then they worked to get closer to groups of humans. They did this by being helpful or proving they would not hurt people. The humans might have used the wolves’ better hunting skills to help them hunt animals. The wolves could warn humans of danger at night.” “Over thousands of years, humans kept the large, rough wolves out of the human camps. This led to the development of different kinds of dogs that were more friendly to people. They began to look different than wolves. They were generally smaller than wolves, with a shorter nose.”

Through the late 19th century, humans would raise dogs for special skills they wanted, such as hunting, helping with the work on farms or protecting animals. Today, the most common use of a dog is for friendship. Some people even consider their dog to be a part of their family. Scientists are finding that dogs can even understand human emotions. Around the world today there are more than 400 million dogs. But their relationship with people is not always close. Some of these dogs become strays. They live on the streets and often eat garbage. Diana Bharucha, from Bangalore,

India, started a program called ‘Stray Dogs Free Bangalore.’ She says that dogs should have a home with a human master. Diana told the news-magazine Citizens Matters: “If the dog population continues to increase, they will go back to living in a group and turn wild. They will start hunting like wild animals which will be a danger for human life.” Humans are still learning how to live together with dogs. This relationship can be wonderful but difficult. But people will continue to share their lives with man’s best friend: the dog.

41. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ________.

A. the wolves’ great hunting skills

B. how some wolves developed into dogs

C. why some wolves got close to humans

D. the difference between wolves and dogs

42. The difference between most people’s keeping dogs in the past and now lies

in ________.

A. the method B. the place C. the number D. the purpose

43. The underlined word “strays” in the passage refers to dogs that ________.

A. have no home B. are abused by the family

C. get separated from others D. suffer from serious illnesses

44. What’s the purpose of “Stray Dogs Free Banglore”?

A. To control the dog population.

B. To prevent dogs turning wild.

C. To rescue dogs on the street.

D. To stop dogs being hunted.

45. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Wolves and dogs B. Dogs and humans

C. The kind of dogs D. The origin of dogs

My wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We have a yard a “rock garden”. There the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish. Very often when we have more flowers, Denise or I would plant them between the rocks, just to bring some color1 to the area. Last summer I found, in the rock garden, a tiny little plant that I could not immediately recognize. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was. Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. It looked thin and tall with only one head on it. I decided to baby it along and weed (除草) around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.If a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we aim to go and get what we need for growth. We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had faith in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what we are, then other things will begin to support us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to realize our goals.

46. The family planted flowers in the yard ________.

A. to attract visitors B. to remove the rocks

C. to please their neighbors D. to make the area color1ful

47. The author let the tiny plant continue growing ________ .

A. to see how long it could live B. to see how big it could grow

C. to find out what it actually was D. to know if his wife had planted it

48. The author think the sunflower was unusual because ________.

A. it was very thin and tall B. it had only one head on it

C. it grew on top of a big rock D. it began to grow under a rock

49. We can conclude from the passage that ________.

A. rocks cannot prevent us from success

B. we can get over difficulties if we trust ourselves

C. we should take good care of the rock gardens

D. sunflowers are able to grow everywhere

50. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Stand Tall Like the Sunflower B. The Sunflower and My Family

C. Being Proud of the Sunflower D. The Secret of the Sunflower

Do birds of a feather flock together? It certainly appears that they do. We are likely to hang around with individuals who are similar to ourselves. Poor people like to surround themselves with other poor people, and rich people with other rich people. Intelligent people associate with like minds, and artists typically seek out other artists. It appears that we all have comfort zones we attempt to stay within. Very stressed and poor people don’t feel comfortable associating with rich people. We owe it to each other to be successful because success breeds more success. And if we are not feeling successful, looking at who we have as friends and associates can tell us and others a lot about ourselves and why. The longer we associate with a group of individuals, the more our thinking processes become like theirs. A few years ago, a doctor friend of mine began associating with a new group of people. At the time, he had a successful practice and a positive and grateful attitude to life. However, within the first six months of his association with these individuals, his attitude and goals changed , he was angry at how things were and was dissatisfied with those who’d become his opposition. He became very stubborn. As a result his practice dropped in quality of service. His facial expressions often showed anger and stress. After about two years of association with this group, he learned some valuable lessons. He realized that always focusing on problems or being dissatisfied with others doesn’t lead to a rewarding life, nor does it solve as many problems as it creates. He decided that he’d rather get back into serving his patients. This doctor put his heart and soul into his practice, and his life changed. He began to attract people who focused on solutions instead of problems. His success was now more obvious than his stress － his achievement more obvious than his frustration. Whom we hang out with does make a difference. The old saying “If you want to soar (翱翔) with the eagles, don’t flock with the turkeys.” has a point.

51. What does the underlined part “birds of a feather flock together” in

Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Birds like to take a risk to fly high in the sky.

B. Birds are more likely to fly together than other creatures.

C. People of the same kind are found together.

D. People are more likely to have different attitudes to life.

52. We can infer from the passage that the individuals the doctor hung out with

were ________.

A. stressed B. successful C. patient D. rich

53. The author uses the doctor’s example to prove that ________.

A. bad luck never comes alone

B. success breeds more success

C. someone has no control over his own life

D. people are likely to become like those who they associate with

54. According to the passage, if we want to have a happy and satisfying life, we

should ________.

A. stay away from rich and successful people

B. change our attitudes towards problems

C. stop complaining and learn to forgive and forget

D. learn from some famous artists

55. The author uses the old saying in the last paragraph to ________.

A. show his great literary talent

B. make his article more persuasive

C. raise another similar question

D. suggest the end of his article

Afternoon tea, that most essential of English customs，is a ly new tradition, although the custom of drinking tea dates back to 3 BC in China. It was not until the mid 19th century that the concept of “afternoon tea” first appeared. Afternoon tea was introduced to England by Anna, the Duchess (公爵夫人), in the year 1840. The Duchess would become hungry and depressed and complain of "having that sinking feeling" around four o'clock in the afternoon. At the time it was usual for people to take only two main meals a day: breakfast and dinner at around 8 o'clock in the evening. The evening meal in her household was also served fashionably late at eight o'clock, thus leaving a long period of time between the two meals. The Duchess asked that a tray of tea, bread and butter and cake be brought to her room during the late afternoon. Later friends were invited to join her in her country house and this practice proved so popular that the Duchess sent cards to her friends asking them to join her for "tea and a walking". This pause for tea became a fashionable social event. During the 1880's upper-class and society women would change into long dresses, gloves and hats for their afternoon tea, which was usually served in the living room between four and five o'clock. Traditional afternoon tea consists of a selection of delicious sandwiches served with frozen cream. Cakes and cookies are also served. Tea grown in India is poured from silver tea pots into delicate bone china cups. Nowadays however, in the average suburban home, afternoon tea is likely to be just a biscuit or small cakes and a cup of tea, usually produced using a teabag.

56. Why is afternoon tea a ly new tradition of Britain? (No more than 10

words)

57. What does the underlined word “sinking” most probably mean? (1 word)

58. What does the traditional afternoon tea consist of? (No more than 10 words)

59. What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 8 words)

60. Do you like drinking tea? Why or why not? (No more than 20 words)

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Dear Susan,

I'm glad to hear that you'll attend the reception.

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

—Do you like jazz?

—______. I prefer classical music.

A. Of course I do B. It's hard to say

C. It's not my cup of tea D. Don't mention it

The value of life lies not only in the final success, but also in the ______ of

achieving it.

A. project B. process C. program D. position

George, remember to wear more clothes when it gets cold, for the change in

climate may ______ your health.

A. affect B. prevent C. destroy D. reduce