——I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day.

——Yes，_____ news came as _____ shock to all of us.

A．the;theB．a;/

C．the;aD．/;a

Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company，______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.

A．earnsB．earning

C．earnedD．to have earned

A huge amount of oil was spilt on the East Sea，the causes of ________ are still under investigation．

A．itB．thatC．whichD．whom

——These grapes look really beautiful．

——They ______！See the price，$3．99 a pound．Very expensive，aren’t they！

A．wouldB．couldC．mightD．should

I fell asleep while working on this paper ______ the computer on．

A．asB．forC．overD．with

_____ in the woods，the two girls were frightened and kept crying．

A．Having lostB．Lost

C．To be lostD．Being lost

My son has gone abroad．I’m looking forward to him ______．

A．returnB．to return

C．returningD．returned

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You Can’t Be Replaced

As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down．I was rebellious（叛逆的）on the outside，________ on the inside I wanted people to ________me．

Once I left home to hitchhike（搭便车）to California with my friend Penelope．The trip wasn’t ________ and there were many times I didn’t feel safe．One situation in particular left me ________for still being alive．When I returned home，I was different —not so outwardly（外表上）sure of myself．

I was happy to be home．But then I noticed that Penelope，who was ________ with us，was wearing my clothes．And my ________ seemed to like her better than me．I wondered if I would be ________ if I weren’t there．

I told my mom，and she explained that________ Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could ________ me．I pointed out，“She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been．” My mom said these were wonderful ________ but I was the only person who could fill my ________ ．She made me realize that even with my ________，—and they were many—I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced．

I became a searcher，________ who I was and what made me unique．My ________of myself was changing．I wanted a solid base to start from．I started to resist pressure to ________ in ways that I didn’t like any more，and I ________ who I really was．I came to feel much more ________ that no one can ever take my place．

Each of us holds a unique place in the world．You are ________ no matter what others say or what you may think．So ________ about being replaced．You ________ be．

1.A．and B．but C．as D．for

2.A．leave B．replace C．receive D．like

3.A．easy B．hard C．fun D．long

4.A．wonderful B．careful C．grateful D．helpful

5.A．playing B．eating C．staying D．traveling

6.A．family B．friends C．relatives D．neighbors

7.A．loved B．mentioned C．cared D．missed

8.A．since B．as C．while D．unless

9.A．scold B．compare C．replace D．match

10.A．qualities B．girls C．people D．times

11.A．character B．role C．task D．form

12.A．faults B．advantages C．manners D．pities

13.A．looking for B．looking back C．seeking out D．giving up

14.A．picture B．view C．sense D．idea

15.A．think B．learn C．change D．act

16.A．hated B．celebrated C．wished D．expected

17.A．sure B．doubtful C．happy D．lonely

18.A．lovely B．sure C．wonderful D．special

19.A．talk B．forget C．care D．argue

20.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．needn’t

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A

It’s interesting that technology often works as a servant for us，yet frequently we become a servant to it．E-mail is a useful tool but many feel controlled by this new tool．The average business person is getting about 80 e-mails per day and many feel that about 80% of the messages in their “Inbox” are of little or no value．

So，I have four suggestions to help you to become better at “Erasing E-mail”．

1．Get off the lists．The best way to deal with a problem is to never have it．If you are receiving a lot of unwanted e-mails，ask to be removed from the various lists．This would include your inclusion in unwanted lists．

2．“Unlisted address”．Just as you keep an “unlisted” telephone number that you share only with those whom you want to have direct access to，you might want to get a separate e-mail address only for the important communications you wish to receive．

3．Check it once or twice per day．Many I speak with are becoming chained to their email server，monitoring incoming email continuously．Maybe this is because e-mail creates its own sense of urgency，but most of the communications are not all that urgent．I respond to them a couple of times per day．

4．Deal with it．As you open each e-mail，do one of the following:

a．If it requires a quick response，respond to it and delete it．

b．If it requires a response but is not the best use of your time，try to find someone else to do it．

c．If it is going to take any serious amount of time to respond，schedule it for action in your Day Planner and then download the message，save it，or print it out for future action．

I personally receive about 250 e-mails per day and by practicing the suggestions above，I can handle that volume in about an hour，taking advantage of this fantastic tool but not being controlled by it to make sure I’m doing more important tasks in my day．

1.If you get unwanted e-mails，the best you can do is to ________．

A．make a list of them

B．put them into unwanted lists

C．send them to a special address

D．ask to be deleted from different lists

2.For the important communications，the writer suggests that you ______．

A．have a direct access for them

B．have several e-mail servers for them

C．get a separate e-mail address for them

D．get an unlisted phone number for them

3.To avoid being chained by the coming e-mails，what you can do is to ________．

A．respond urgent ones only

B．reply to all of them at the same time

C．handle them a couple of times daily

D．keep replying to e-mails all day long

4.To deal with an e-mail you get，you can do the following EXCEPT _______．

A．responding right away if it’s urgent

B．downloading every e-mail before you reply

C．scheduling it for later reply if it takes much time

D．asking someone else to reply to it if it’s not at your convenience

D

Trapped on the 37th Floor

Melinda Skaar wasn’t expecting any phone calls．Skaar was working late in her office at the First Interstate bank of California．By 10:45 that night she was almost ready to go home when the phone rang．

Picking it up，she heard a guard shouting．“There is a fire！ Get out of there！”

Skaar didn’t panic．She figured that it was just a small fire．Her office building was huge．There were 62 floors and her desk was on the 37th floor．

Skaar called out to office mate Stephen Oksas，who also stayed late to work．But when they got to the hallway，they were met by a cloud of black smoke．Rushing back，Skaar shut the door and filled the space at the bottom of the door with her jacket to keep the smoke out．

Then they called 911．Before they could call their families，however，the line went dead．That meant that they were completely cut off from the outside world．All they could do was wait and hope someone would come to rescue them．

Minutes ticked by．Smoke began to float into the office．Soon it became hard for them to breathe．

Looking around，Skaar noticed a small workroom．It seemed to have cleaner air．So they crowded there．That helped for a while，but in time even the workroom was filled with deadly smoke．

Hopeless，they tried to break the windows，but the glass was not breakable．Everything they threw at just bounced back．

Defeated，they struggled back to the workroom．They felt weak and dizzy ．Soon Skaar found Oksas had passed out．

As Skaar and Oksas lay near death，rescuers were rushing to find them．At last，at about 4 a．m．，firefighters found them．

Skaar and Oksas knew they were lucky to be alive．“Sunday is my birthday，” Skaar told a reporter．She would be turning 29．But she knew she had already got the best present possible——the gift of life．

1.What did Skaar and Oksas do when they were stopped by the fire？

A．They called their families．

B．They waited where they were．

C．They tried to run down the stairs．

D．They rushed back and shut the door．

2.The first sentence of the passage is to ____________．

A．introduce Skaar

B．get the reader’s attention

C．explain the cause of the event

D．tell the background information

3.The following helped Skaar and Oksas survive the fire except _____________．

A．calling 911 for help

B．breaking the windows to get some fresh air

C．crowding in a small workroom for clean air

D．shutting the door and keeping the smoke out with a jacket

4.What can we conclude from Skaar’s action in the fire？

A．She is cleverer than Oksas．

B．She was trained as a firefighter．

C．She remained calm in the face of danger．

D．She had had the experience of being caught in fire．