Directions：After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct．For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The Koran

Most religions have some kind of holy text on which the religious beliefs are based．For Christians this text is the Holy Bible; for Jews it is the Torah and for Muslims it is the Koran.
Muslims believe that the Koran1.(consist) of revelations from God to Muhammad during the years 610 to 632 when Muhammad died．These revelations were written down by those 2. were close to him during this time and for several years after his death．They were gathered into the text 3.(know) as the Koran during the years 630 to 650.
The interpretation of the Koran has always been a difficult task, even for Islamic scholars．For example, the meanings of some words are determined by dots above the vowels(元音)．In ancient Arabic, however, very often these dots 4.(omit)．As a result some letters looked identical．Thus, the meanings of these words depended in many cases 5. the memories of the men who had written them．Early Muslims had to try to get the exact meanings of the words 6.these people died and it was too late.
Unlike the Bible, in which the events are provided in time order, there is no reference to7.things occurred in the Koran．In any case, unlike the Bible, most the suras - sections - are composed of orders and warnings．Unlike in the Bible, there are very few stories in the Koran．
Muslims believe that by 8.(recite) the book, they create a holy atmosphere, and there are many Muslims who have learned the Koran by heart.

.Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
At 1:30 p.m．on March 31, 1981, John Hinckley Jr．stepped from a crowd of onlookers and tried to kill Ronald Reagan, the president of the United States．Although he failed, he did cause injury to the president．The crime was committed in clear view of many people．__________, at the end of his trial, Hinckley was found not _________ by reason of insanity(精神失常)．Instead of prison, Hinckley was sent to a mental hospital, where he remains.
The judgment in Hinckley’s case did more than annoy a few people．It ______ a nationwide debate about whether people accused of a crime can claim they were insane when they did it．If they were capable of _______ and then committing a crime, how could they later claim to have been insane? One starting point is to identify what insane means in a U.S．court of law.
Very young children cannot be ______ if they do not know right from wrong, because they cannot be held morally responsible for their actions．For most people, moral responsibility comes with age and maturity．Psychologists, however, say that there are some adults who cannot recognize right from wrong．Since these adults cannot tell the ______, they should not be held morally responsible for their actions．In a U.S．court of law, an adult like this may be considered insane．Hinckley was judged insane because _______ determined that his mind was not functioning like a(n) _______ adult’s so he had no idea what he was doing．Instead of spending the rest of his life in prison, Hinckley would be committed to a mental hospital, where he could be treated for his illness.
People who are against the use of an insanity defense say that criminals like Hinckley do know what they are doing．_____ of the insanity defense say that everyone who commits a serous crime like Hinckley’s could be said to be mentally ill．Otherwise, the person would not commit the crime _______．There are many people who struggle with severe mental illness who do not commit crimes．The illnesses should not be used as a(n) ______ for violent behavior.
People who _______ the insanity defense believe that mental illnesses are not always treatable．Psychologists have been able to detect patterns of behavior．These mental detectives have _____ evidence that a person can be insane but seem normal．Hinckley and others with ______ conditions suffer from delusions(错觉)．Even though people with delusions may seem normal, the world does not appear to them as it does to other people．Therefore, experts say, such people cannot be held to the rules of behavior other people are held to．Their punishments should be _____.
1.A． Therefore B． However C． Otherwise D． Moreover
2.A． hurt B． healthy C． safe D． guilty
3.A． kicked off B． cleared up C． let out D． put away
4.A． confessing B． starting C． planning D． discovering
5.A． sentenced B． punished C． annoyed D． defended
6.A． insanity B． truth C． responsibility D． difference
7.A． judges B． psychologists C． experts D． detectives
8.A． mature B． independent C． normal D． capable
9.A． Opponents B． Onlookers C． Victims D． Researchers
10.A． on the contrary B． by this means C． in the first placeD． at the same time
11.A． example B． excuse C． defense D． idea
12.A． study B． refuse C． transform D． support
13.A． destroyed B． compared C． examined D． gathered
14.A． realistic B． ordinary C． similar D． treatable
15.A． severe B． negotiable C． acceptable D． legal

Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

Death is a serious theme worthy of great poets．For example, John Keats’s ‘When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be’ and John Donne’s ‘Death, Be Not Proud’ both discuss death in reflective ways．However, the imagery(意象) in these poems shows that while Keats believes that death can only destroy, Donne believes that death can be overcome.
Keats is afraid of death, because to him death means the loss of those things that make his life worth living: ‘On the shore/ of the wide world I stand alone, and think/ Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink.’ Earlier in the poem, Keats says that he hopes this ‘Love’ will be a ‘high romance’ with a ‘fair creature.’ He also says that he hopes the ‘Fame’ he seeks will be the result of the ‘high piled books’ produced by his ‘crowded brain.’ In other words, Keats’s fear is that death is a ‘nothingness’ that will arrive before he can finish his life’s work or find his true love.
Donne has a different attitude toward death, and so the imagery in his poem is different, too．To Donne, death should ‘be not proud,’ because it is not ‘mighty and dreadful.’ Unlike Keats, Donne sees death as weak and merely a ‘slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men.’ He also says that death is like ‘rest and sleep’．Donne believes that we will all wake from the sleep of death to everlasting life, just as we wake from our normal sleep to our everyday lives．In fact, Donne believes that it is death itself that will die: ‘One short sleep past, we wake forever,/ And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.’
Keats and Donne both know that death is a prat of life, and both poets use powerful imagery to talk about that difficult theme．The differences in this imagery show two very different attitudes toward the subject, one of which is much more positive than the other．Which poet to believe is up to the reader to decide.
Not surprisingly, the readers’ own experiences may play a part in the way they respond to these poets’ approaches．Like the two poets and their beliefs, contemporary readers also may be divided on the subject．This may explain why Keats’s and Donne’s poetry remains fascinating years after their won deaths.
1.According to the passage, ________ makes Keats’s life worth living.
A． expressing his grand passion for poetry
B． walking on the shore with a pretty lady
C． defeating nothingness with his true love
D． pursuing the fame of being a romantic poet
2.In Donne’s poems he believes that death is ________ .
A． generally powerful and terrible
B． only a ceaseless sleep
C． merely the loss of work and love
D． hardly worth the fear
3.Contemporary readers may view the two poets’ serious subject differently because ________.
A． they are attracted to the two poets’ everlasting opposite beliefs
B． they are divided naturally by their positive or negative personalities
C． their own life experiences affect the understandings of the poems
D． their preferences for the poets’ strong imageries are various
4.Which of the following best describes the main writing style of the passage?
A． Analysis．
B． Argument．
C． Comparison．
D． Reasoning.

Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

LT123 Workshops

‘I’m pleased to say that 2015 is our third year sponsoring the IATEFL information desk．This year, we are running three workshops covering some of the key areas of our wide-ranging special skills: testing, editing and vocabulary．We how to see you.’

—— Russell Whitehead Director

Vocabulary testing: why, what and how? By Felicity O’ Dell & Russell Whitehead
Saturday 11th April 3:50-4:35 pm Charter 4
Should vocabulary be one of the language features that we test and, if so, why? What vocabulary - and what aspects of vocabulary - should we focus on in our tests? What methods can we use to test vocabulary?
We will discuss answers to these questions, considering the strengths and weaknesses of different types of vocabulary test for different teaching contexts.
There’s something missing from your project - the editor! By David Baker & Fiona MacKenzie
Sunday 12 April 10:25-11:10 am Charter 8
Big publishing companies no longer offer the single route to publication．Whether you are self-publishing, a teaching institution developing its own materials, or a digital start-up, in a highly competitive environment it isn’t enough to write something and just put it out there.
Quality still matters - you can’t afford to forget one of the key roles in successful publishing.
Vocabulary levels: which words are at which level? By Stephen Bullon
Monday 13th April 1:35-2:20 pm Charter 8
While students develop their competence in the four skills and in their ability to master grammatical structures, they are together building their vocabulary.
We will try to establish the standards involved in selecting appropriate vocabulary at the various levels students pass through: frequency, teaching requirements, and register are all factors that need to be weighed in the balance.
LT123 is the new name for Language Testing 123, and we are proud sponsors of the 49th Annual
International IATEFL Conference and Exhibition.
Manchester, April 2015.

1.To help improve vocabulary teaching and testing, the workshops will focus on ________．
A． how to employ more scientific methods in vocabulary testing
B． how to test vocabulary as the most important language feature
C． what advanced standards to set for the students of different levels
D． what to be concentrated on rather than four basic language skills
2.From this handout we can know that ________．
A． the audience are editors in the field of language teaching
B． the director of LT123 will be talking in one of the workshops
C． some publishing companies will sponsor similar workshops soon
D． each workshop lasts 45 minutes in the same meeting room
3.What is the purpose of this handout?
A． To sell newly published books on language testing．
B． To get the audience informed of the events
C． To show the breakthrough in vocabulary teaching．
D． To attract the attention of the host of 2015 IATEFL.

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.今年除夕你计划在哪里过？(plan)
2.下雨天上海的道路总是比平时更拥堵。(than)
3.是一个外国人不顾自己的安危救了那个轻生的男子。(It)
4.那天傍晚我一走出校门就遇到了一个多年不见的小学同班同学。(No sooner)
5.无论谁想要成功必先明白这个道理“成功来自艰苦的付出和坚持不懈”。(Whoever)

The child of today owes much of its pleasant school life to the work of Maria Montessori and others who felt as she did．

Maria Montessori was born in 1870 in northern Italy． Both her parents were well educated．

While Maria was a student, she took great interest in the study of the particular nature of the child's mind． It came to her that small children should have freedom to learn．

Maria became a doctor and a professor at Rome University．In 1907, after working with backward students, she was given a chance to try out her ideas on children．There were sixty children, aged three to six, in the Children's House．The rooms were bright and colorful．Maria let the children make their own choice of what they wanted to do and work with their own speed． They became busy, peaceful and happy．

Maria Montessori was one of the world's great teachers．She traveled in Europe, America and Far East．She thought that true education, providing(提供) for the real needs of the child, would produce wise and happy grown-ups and therefore a peaceful world． Her original way of education has changed our whole idea of what childhood is．

Maria Montessori died in Holland at the age of eighty-two．

1.The short passage is mainly about_________．

A． the education of backward students

B． a new idea of education

C． the importance of proper education

D． the life of Maria Montessori

2.Maria traveled a lot in the world to ________．．

A． teach the backward students

B． enjoy her life in real nature

C． spread her ideas of teaching

D． study the situation of education

3.In what way did Maria teach the children in the Children's House?

A． She taught them the best way of learning well．

B． She let them learn in a very pleasant way．

C． She taught them by showing them how to do things．

D． She just let them choose the most interesting subjects．

4.We learn from the passage that ________．

A． Maria left her homeland in order to study abroad

B． Maria didn't get married

C． Maria's own parents were her teachers

D． Maria fully understood the child's mind

1.You can call Zhang Ying if you want to _________________．

A． sell a bike

B． buy a bike

C． have your bike repaired

D． borrow a bike

2.If you want to find a job, and you can speak English, you can call ____________

A． 843-429065

B． 228-940605

C． 843-316065

D． 422-389506

3.One of the reasons why Li Ming wants someone to share his room is that __________．

A． he wants to live near the campus

B． he wants to improve his English

C． he wants his washer, dryer and kitchen to be used

D． he wants someone to use his kitchen

4.Robert Waller wishes to rent a room__________________．

A． near the school

B． far away from the school

C． inside the school

D． outside the city

Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance．He thought the car would _____, as the lights had turned red． _____, the car was going too ____ and Tom soon _____ that it couldn’t stop in time．He _____ to move out of its _____ but it was too late．Tom was ____ down by the red car and lay _____ dead on the road． Passers-by ______ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was _____for．The driver of the red car didn’t stop, ____one of the men had written down the _____ of the car, which he _____ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）．

At the same time, Tom was taken to the ____ and his parents were called for．They were very _____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his ___．For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _____ die．But on the fourth day Tom ____ and spoke softly．His parents were _____．The police by then had _____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last．

1.A． start B． stop C． move D． break

2.A． Unfortunately B． Obviously C． Besides D． However

3.A． fast B． slow C． far D． late

4.A． understood B． realized C． knew D． recognized

5.A． tried B． managed C． failed D． was able

6.A． road B． path C． door D． way

7.A． put B． knocked C． laid D． thrown

8.A． almost B． already C． still D． obviously

9.A． slowly B． calmly C． quickly D． carefully

10.A． looked B． called C． sent D． asked

11.A． but B． and C． or D． so

12.A． type B． name C． number D． address

13.A． took B． gave C． posted D． sent

14.A． station B． school C． hospital D． home

15.A． angry B． sad C． surprised D． disappointed

16.A． head B． side C． body D． hospital

17.A． must B． might C． could D． should

18.A． felt sick B． got up C． fell asleep D． woke up

19.A． surprised B． calm C． glad D． puzzled

20.A． noticed B． grasped C． heard D． followed

Dear Tom,

How are you doing? You 1.(ask) me in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation．

I am sorry that I didn’t reply 2.delay．How I wish I 3.(read) and reply your email as soon as I received it．4., I was busy preparing for my final exam at that time,5.is vital for me．As a result, I had no choice but6.(focus) on my study completely．I believe that if you7.(be) me, you would make the same choice。

By the way, I have a busy schedule for my summer vacation．First and foremost, I would do a part time job, so that my interpersonal skills8.(improve)．Additionally, I will take a short trip to Beijing to take a summer course in the New Oriental School．Last but not9.(little), maybe I will work as a volunteer for the school as a teaching assistant．

These are my plan for the summer vacation．What’s yours? I am looking10.to your earliest reply．

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing． His mother took him to see the famous showman, P．T．Barnum． Mr．Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show．He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together．

He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb．He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes． When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads．To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England．

During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people．He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall．Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money．By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich．He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five．

Fortunately for Tom, Mr．Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well．One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher．Tom was able to win her love, and they married．

The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town．They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests．Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage．The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut．

Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war．Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings．In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun．

1.The underlined words "talk of the town" means________．

A． it was in the newspaper

B． it was the most popular topic

C． people spread bad rumors about it

D． it was discussed in a city meeting

2.What does the author think about Tom's wedding?

A． Tom and Lavinia were stupid．

B． People gave it too much of their attention．

C． It was funny and ridiculous．

D． It helped people cheer up in a dark time．

3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A． Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine．

B． People are always disappointed during war time．

C． Entertainment can serve an important purpose．

D． People should be married when they are small children．