Sometimes you can see beggars _____ people’s kindness to make money.

A. take advantage of B. make sense of

C. take charge of D. make fun of

—_____ you got Wang Feng’s autograph photo?

—Didn’t you know I went to his live concert? See? Easy!

A. How it was B. When it was that

C. How was it that D. When was it

All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It's the age when we have to deal with the most in our life. This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is . When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.

It's all not so about being a teenager though. We don't have to have our take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn't go before. We can have with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too to know what pleasure is! It’s a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to what is good for us, and make decisions without others.

But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue .” During this period, we are having much for our studies. If we don’t pass, we won't get jobs, and things will take a turn for the . With the present world economy in , we have to do really, really well in our 49 for a job. Adults say that their is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will what we become and how we lead our life in the future.

In conclusion, it is quite that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better. for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What’s more, we should understand the right of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.

1.A. chances B. changes C. feelings D. expectations

2.A. smooth B. practical C. demanding D. necessary

3.A. knowledge B. independence C. confidence D. responsibility

4.A. easy B. strange C. bad D. interesting

5.A. guides B. partners C. parents D. friends

6.A. fun B. trouble C. relation D. business

7.A. proud B. young C. smart D. mature

8.A. predict B. remember C. imagine D. understand

9.A. guiding B. helping C. inviting D. consulting

10.A. occasionally B. briefly C. forever D. naturally

11.A. pressure B. passion C. motivation D. panic

12.A. better B. worse C. fewer D. more

13.A. decline B. hope C. increase D. debt

14.A. contribution B. education C. application D. qualification

15.A. promotion B. work C. experience D. age

16.A. harder B. happier C. easier D. lighter

17.A. reflect B. confirm C. determine D. identify

18.A. vital B. urgent C. common D. unnecessary

19.A. Or B. Otherwise C. But D. Because

20.A. experience B. way C. condition D. power

Steve knew he’d been adopted as a baby, and when he turned 18, in 2003, he decided he’d try to track down his birth mother. The agency from which he’d been adopted gave him his mother’s name: Tallady. But online searches didn’t turn up any results about it, and Steve had to let it go.

In 2007, though, he searched for the name again online. This time, the search results included a home address near the Lowe’s store where Steve, then 22, worked as a deliveryman. When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss, his boss said, “You mean Tallady, who works here?”

Steve and Tallady, a cashier, had said hello to each other a few times at the store, but they’d never really talked. He hadn’t even known her name. Steve thought there was no possible way she was his mother though they shared the same name. For a few months, Steve avoided Tallady. “I wasn’t sure how to approach her,” he told a local reporter. Finally, the agency volunteered to arrange their reunion.

When Tallady realized that the nice guy she’d been waving at was his son, she sobbed. She’d always hoped to meet her birth son one day. Later that day, mother and son talked for almost three hours at a nearby bar. She’d given him up for adoption in 1985, when she was 23. “I wasn’t ready to be a mother,” she told him. Married with two other children, Tallady says, “I have a complete family now.”

1.Steve gave up the on-line search for his birth mother in 2003 because _____.

A. the agency didn’t give him any help

B. there was no information about his mother

C. his mother didn’t turn up online

D. he missed the information about his mother

2.What did Steve find about his mother online in 2007?

A. Her home address.

B. Her full name.

C. Her boss’s name.

D. Her new job.

3.Why Steve avoided Tallady for months?

A. Because she didn’t want to talk to him.

B. Because he wasn’t fully prepared for the reunion.

C. Because she was very difficult to approach.

D. Because he didn’t think she was his birth mother.

4.The best title for the text is _____.

A. The Love of Mother

B. An Unexpected Meeting

C. The Power of the Internet

D. An Unusual Reunion

More than half a century ago, there were 4, 000 drive-in movie theaters in the United States, and watching a movie from your car was a popular way to spend an evening. But with the number of drive-ins reduced to just a few hundred, outdoor movie has been popping up across the nation. Going to an open-air theater has become a modern summer pastime for an increasing number of movie fans.

In recent years, outdoor movie screenings have come up in parks, vacant lots and shopping malls around the nation. On average, about 1,000 people attend each movie night. It attracts a lot of young professionals, young workers and residents nearby. For some, the outdoor movies bring back the memories of the drive-in theaters of their youths. But for the majorities, they think it is comparable to the atmosphere of drive-ins, as they can bring friends, food, good wine, and watch the movie together.

The returning of Americans’ love affair with outdoor movies makes Stephen Bastas ever busier. His seven-member crew sets up screens in various locations mostly in the Washington area every day throughout the summer. They are doing pretty well and they hope to continue the trend. And it looks like they are going to. That’s because many fans say there is nothing like watching a movie on a breezy summer evening under the stars.

1.In the first paragraph, the author tries to tell us _____.

A. outdoor movies attracts more movie-lovers

B. summer brings back more drive-in movie fans

C. drive-in movie theaters have already disappeared

D. watching a movie from your car is becoming more popular

2.Most people choose to go to an outdoor movie mainly because they can _____.

A. have snacks before the movie

B. cheer up with young friends

C. bring back good old days

D. enjoy the casual atmosphere

3.From the text, we can learn that Stephen Bastas is most probably _____.

A. a movie maker

B. an outdoor movie fan

C. a movie director

D. an open-air theater operator

4.How does Stephen Bastas feel about the future of outdoor movie?

A. Optimistic. B. Amazed

C. Worried. D. Disappointed.

This message is to inform all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year. Santa knows you've been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earlier.

Eight post offices are organized across Germany to answer all letters children send. This year they plan to receive over 250,000 letters. Though the letters fly from over 80 different countries, Santa and his helpers can understand and make sure to answer all the letters.

In 1984, two children from Berlin sent their wish lists to Himmelpfort after spending vacation there. Their letters were answered by postal employees and later Himmelpfort increased its helpers to meet the needs of increased mail traffic. Year after year, Santa and his crew use an eco-friendly powered vehicle to collect the thousands of letters he receives from young boys and girls. The great news for this year is that if you come to the beautiful town of Himmelpfort, you can drop off your letter and visit Santa in person, from Tuesdays to Thursdays until Christmas Eve.

Santa does not currently have an e-mail, Twitter or a Facebook account. He believes in old-fashioned communication. So get out your paper and write your wish list. Just make sure your letter is clear so you can receive an official response, send your letters to:

Santa

Christmas Post Office

Himmelpfort, Germany 16798

1.This year Santa and his helpers _____.

A. are eager to receive more wishes

B. keep traveling around 80 countries

C. are able to receive kids’ letters earlier

D. answer most of the letters from kids

2.From the 3rd paragraph, we know that _____.

A. post offices send kids all the presents they ask for

B. children from Berlin like spending holidays in Himmelpfort

C. Santa uses a powered vehicle because of the heavy mail traffic

D. children can visit Santa in the flesh before Christmas Eve this year

3.Santa doesn’t have social communications online probably because he _____.

A. is not sure about the online security

B. trusts traditional ways of communication

C. prefers official and formal letters

D. thinks written letters are clearer than e-mails

4.This text is intended for _____.

A. tourists coming to Himmelpfort

B. teenagers preferring writing letters

C. parents preparing for Christmas

D. children planning to write to Santa

近日，是否要在中学进行英语口语考试的话题引起了学生们的热议，某中学生英语报也举办了以“Spoken English Test in Middle Schools”为主题的征文活动，请你根据下面所提示的内容，用英语写一篇短文向该报投稿。

1．简要介绍你们班同学目前英语口语水平；

2．说明你对中学英语口语考试的态度，并给出至少两个支持（或反对）的理由。

注意:

1. 词数120左右。短文的开头已给出（不计入总词数）；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Recently there has been a heated discussion among students about whether it’s necessary to have spoken English test in middle schools.

--Li Ping often watches _______ English TV news in her spare time.

---No wonder she has _______ command of English.

A. /; a B. an; the

C. the; / D. an; a

Sheldon could have defeated Howard in the match, but he _______ too careless at the last minute.

A. is B. was

C. has been D. had been

_______ I went to the South Lake in Hanzhong, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.

A. For the first time

B. The first time

C. At first

D. It was the first time