It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?”
I said       , “ Of course!”
“Why are you in college at       an age?” I asked.
She joked, “ I’m here to meet a      husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously,” I asked.
“ I always       of having a college education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me .
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from     .
At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to       at our party. I’ll never foget what she
taught       .
“We do not stop playing becasuse we are old; we grow       because we stop playing. Here are the     of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every_______. You’ve got to have a dream. When you        your dreams, you die!”she said.
“There is a big         between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to       , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t have regrets for what we did,      rather for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week       graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

小题1:	A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly

小题2:	A．so B．this C．such D．that

小题3:	A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short

小题4:	A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed

小题5:	A．another B．the other C．the others D．others

小题6:	A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss

小题7:	A．us B．her C．him D．them

小题8:	A．young B．old C．tall D．thin

小题9:	A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys

小题10:

A．week B．month C．year D．day

小题11:

A．lose B．have C．keep D．like

小题12:

A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem

小题13:

A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy

小题14:

A．because B．so C．though D．but

小题15:

A．in B．after C．during D．before

Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth.
“ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don't think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said.
小题1:To be a cake-taste is to _________________.

A．sell different cakes	B．make different cakes
C．taste different cakes	D．buy different cakes

小题2:The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”

A．quickly	B．luckily
C．lovely	D．terribly

小题3: Which of the following is TRUE ?

A．Laura is very heavy because of her job.

B．Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard.

C．Laura often works for a long time every day.

D．People all think Laura’s job is very tired.

Can you imagine （想象）keeping an alien (外星)dog as a pet? This is what happens in CJ7—a wonderful movie made in China. Maybe some of you saw it. It came out in January, 2008. The movie is about a poor man Ti, his son Dicky and their alien dog CJ7.
Dicky, a 10-year-old boy, lives a poor life with his father Ti, a worker. One day,his father finds a ball in the trash (废物)and he gives it to Dicky. The ball becomes a cute alien dog. It’s a small dog with big eyes and green hair. It can talk and do magic（魔法）. Soon the dog comes to love Ti and his son. It goes to school with Dicky. It makes him laugh, but it makes trouble, too.
When Ti falls off a building and dies, CJ7 saves his life. Because the dog loses all its power(能量), it becomes a doll. But Dicky still wears the dog around his neck. He hopes that CJ7 will come back to life one day.
小题1: Dicky’s father finds CJ17 in the ________.

A．classroom	B．street
C．trash	D．tree

小题2: This passage tells us CJ17 can _______.

A．help do some housework	B．talk and do magic
C．sing and dance	D．help Dicky do homework

小题3: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．CJ17 becomes a doll in the end.

B．CJ17 never makes trouble.

C．CJ17 doesn’t like Dicky’s school

D．CJ17 makes a lot of money for Dicky.

When the plane was waiting at the airport，a big snake climbed up the steps and into the plane. It went to sleep under the pilot’s(飞行员) seat. Nobody noticed. Soon the passengers(乘客) get on the plane and it took off. A little girl called Mary took out a whistle(哨子) and began playing. But none of the passengers liked the music. They got the stewardess(女乘务员)to ask the girl to stop.
The sound of the plane’s engines(发动机) woke up the snake. It put its head out and looked around the captain’s(机长的) room. When the captain saw the snake, he was so frightened that he could hardly breath. He was so afraid that he could not control(控制) the plane. The plane began to swing（摇晃）from side to side. The stewardess told the passengers what was happening and ask them to calm down. Mary was not afraid. She ran to the captain’s room with her whistle and began to play the slow tune(曲子). At once the snake followed her. The girl returned to her seat and the snake lay on the floor beside her. Dancing to the music.
When the plane landed the airport the snake was taken in a net to a zoo near Mary’s house. She often went to visit the snake.
小题1:________ saw the snake climb into the plane.

A．Somebody	B．Nobody
C．Anybody	D．Everybody

小题2:Mary________  playing her whistle after the stewardess asked her to stop.

A．didn’t stop	B．went on
C．was still	D．stopped

小题3:The plane was in danger because________.

A．there was trouble in one of the engines

B．the pilot suddenly fell ill

C．the capital was so frightened by the snake that he could not control the plane

D．the snake killed the pilot

小题4:The snake________ the music Mary was playing.

A．liked	B．didn’t enjoy
C．was frightened by	D．became afraid of

小题5:It was________ who saved all the people’s lives in the plane.

A．a brave man	B．stewardesses
C．Mary	D．the captain

Nothing was going right for Dr. Turner at the hospital. He made a mistake while operating on a patient. He felt sure he was no longer trusted and decided to change his job. One day he learned from the paper that a doctor was looking for a partner(合作伙伴). The doctor, whose name was Johnson, lived in Thorby, a small town in the north of England.
A few days later Dr. Turner went to Thorby, and arrived at Dr. Johnson’s home early in the afternoon. Though old and a little deaf, Dr. Johnson still had a good brain. He kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people. When they turned to the question of partnership, it was already seven in the evening. Dr. Johnson invited Dr. Turner to have dinner with him in a restaurant before catching the train back to London. Dr. Turner noticed that Dr. Johnson was fond of good food and expensive wines. They had an excellent meal. When the bill was brought, Dr. Johnson felt in his pocket. “Oh, dear,” he said. “I’ve forgotten my money.” “That’s all right,” Dr. Turner said. “I’ll pay the bill.” As he did so, he began to wonder whether Dr. Johnson was worthy of trust.
小题1:Dr. Turner knew that a doctor was looking for a partner from______.

A．the Internet	B．the newspaper
C．the radio	D．the magazine

小题2: Dr. Turner decided to leave his present job because_______.

A．he had never been trusted

B．it needed too great skills

C．he believed it offered little hope for his future

D．he thought the hospital would like him to leave

小题3:The two doctors spent most of the afternoon talking about_______.

A．things of no interest to Dr. Johnson

B．things of no importance to Dr. Turner

C．health matters

D．food and drink

小题4:The story suggests that_______.

A．Dr. Johnson did not like Dr.Turner

B．The two doctors would become friends

C．The two doctors would not work together

D．Dr. Turner decided to stay at his present job

小题5:The words did so in the last sentence mean_______.

A．caught the train back to London	B．felt in his pocket
C．paid the bill	D．said those words

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors （家庭教师）， cards， special learning centers—in short， everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day，little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread（铺开）out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating， he went back to his room， without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise， little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity（好奇心）. She went to his room and asked，“Son, what was it？ Was it the nuns（修女）？”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，“No.”
“Well then，”she asked again，“WHAT was it？”
Little Tommy looked at her and said，“Well, on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed（钉）to the plus sign（加号），I knew they weren't joking.”
小题1:Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school？

A．Because he could eat well there.

B．Because he could earn more about nuns.

C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

小题2:Tommy‘s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

A．was still the same as usual	B．ate so much at dinner
C．kissed her hello after school	D．worked hard but said little

小题3:“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

A．用功	B．捶书
C．发泄	D．振作

小题4:The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail	B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign	D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others

小题5: From the passage， we can infer（推断）that _______.

A．teachers should be strict with their students

B．mistaking（误解）might do good sometimes

C．a catholic school is much better than other ones

D．nuns are good at helping children with their math

通读下面短文掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
It was the golden season. I could see the   leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a harvest season, ____ for me, it is an annoying(恼人的) season. I was     for the Postgraduate Entrance Examination. But so many unhappy things made me so tired, so I decided to have a walk along the Yanjiang Road in my university.
“Autumn is a lonely season and life is uninteresting. The days in this season always ___me down”, I thought when the sound of a guitar flowed into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was lost in playing her guitar. She was a beautiful girl,    when the wind blew her long hair. I had never seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.
Lost in the music, I did not      that I had been standing for so long. But it did not seem to disturb(打扰) her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. She was the only performer and I was the only    . During the rest of the days in the season, life became     and I could review the courses carefully.
Autumn was      over. One day, when I was enjoying the beautiful music, the sound suddenly stopped. To my surprise, the girl came over to me.
“You      like the music,” she said.
　“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a    expression appeared on her face.
　“I came here just to have a rest because I      in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed(失望的). And it was your listening every day that     me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”
“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a    autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the      to know each other and we should be good friends.”
She smiled and I smiled in that beautiful autumn..

小题1:	A．yellow B．green C．new D．empty

小题2:	A．then B．while C．and D．or

小题3:	A．going B．waiting C．preparing D．caring

小题4:	A．gets B．get C．to get D．is getting

小题5:	A．mainly B．specially C．mostly D．especially

小题6:	A．understand B．realize C．remember D．consider

小题7:	A．audience B．artist C．reporter D．dancer

小题8:	A．boring B．interesting C．sad D．dull

小题9:	A．nearly B．hardly C．already D．just

小题10:

A．may B．would C．can D．must

小题11:

A．excited B．angry C．sad D．worried

小题12:

A．failed B．sent C．broke D．took

小题13:

A．moved B．encouraged C．wondered D．saved

小题14:

A．short B．meaningful C．relaxed D．successful

小题15:

A．space B．gift C．chance D．luck

A ship met a storm at sea and only two of the men were able to swim to a small, deserted island. Not knowing what else to do, they agreed to pray(祈祷) to God on opposite sides of the island.
Of course, the first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit tree on his side. But there was nothing on the other man’s side.
Later the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he could leave the island, and the next morning he found a ship.
The first man decided to leave alone. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice, “Why are you leaving your friend on island?”
“My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one that prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered.”
“You are wrong!” the voice said. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of our blessings.”
“Tell me”, the first man asked, “what he prayed for?”
“He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”
For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of others’ prayers for us
小题1: The first man decided to leave alone because he thought ________.

A．the second man didn’t like him

B．the second man didn’t want to leave

C．he was the one that prayed for the ship

D．the second man’s prayers were all answered

小题2: The underlined word “blessings” means _______ in Chinese?

A．祈福	B．同意
C．善良	D．责任

小题3: The first man could get all the things because ________.

A．God was kind to him	B．the second man prayed for him
C．God thought he was unlucky	D．the second man prayed for nothing

小题4:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．How to live on an island	B．Two men on a ship
C．How to pray	D．A friend’s prayer

Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big      in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something      in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her.      the woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to      out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked     . To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she     .
That evening the old man came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was      in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted at them    , “the box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That’s important!”
小题1:. A. mirror                    B. box                C. suitcase
小题2:. A. expensive            B. dangerous               C. terrible
小题3:. A. So                   B. But                C. And
小题4:. A. carry                B. put                 C. find
小题5:. A. inside                 B. outside                C. through
小题6:. A. agreed              B. accepted             C. failed
小题7:. A. something               B. nothing           C. somebody
小题8:. A. angrily                 B. happily                 C. freely

It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. My family did not know how long he would        in the world. I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him. As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he        to me. Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him.
   I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room. I found him in a semi-conscious state(半清醒状态). On my knees, I said softly, “Hello, Grandpa.”
Still feeling shy, I        not to leave his bedside without letting him know. While I asked about how he was, he told me, “I’ll be fine, Henry.” although we both knew that wasn’t     . Then he asked me with a smile        I was doing.
Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much       . I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him. As I found all the courage(勇气) I had, I hold his hand tightly. I
   out, “Grandpa. I just want to let you know how much I love you. I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure.” By this time, tears were rolling down my face. All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know, became       .
Smilingly, he said, “I know. Thank you for telling me that. All I have on this planet is my family and my love for       . If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family, your mother, your father, and your brother. That’s all I want of you.”
What I learned that day        my whole life.
From then on, I began telling people how much I love them, care for them, and respect them. I get in touch with, for example, my babysitter, my barber, to        my appreciation. I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless. I wake up every morning and list everything I’m thankful to in my life.
小题1:.

A．keep

B．stay

C．leave

D．stop

小题2:.

A．talked

B．helped

C．wanted

D．meant

小题3:.

A．But

B．When

C．Before

D．Because

小题4:.

A．told

B．wanted

C．decided

D．expected

小题5:.

A．true

B．right

C．correct

D．certain

小题6:.

A．how

B．what

C．when

D．why

小题7:.

A．moved

B．agreed

C．carried

D．surprised

小题8:.

A．got

B．cried

C．walked

D．stood

小题9:.

A．open

B．free

C．closed

D．hidden

小题10:.

A．us

B．him

C．you

D．Them

小题11:.

A．finished

B．increased

C．improved

D．changed

小题12:.

A．show

B．tell

C．know

D．understand