12．My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home．this morning，We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center．When we got there，a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans．Luckily，we were able to use the 2 remaining machines．
     Of course，there were others that came，but when they saw the two，families with garbage bags full of recycled things，they quickly left．However，one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry．So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans．Of course，she was grateful，and it felt good to let her go ahead of me．But that was not the whole story．
      My daughter and I continued to work through the bags，but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full．My daughter was left with nothing to，do．The other family was still  using the other two plastic recycling machines，but it．seemed that they were almost done．I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done．But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness．He offered to let us go ahead of him．I was really surprised，because we had more than 5 bottles，but he didn't seem to mind．I happily acceptedit．
      It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn．It was small，I didn't expect it，but it surely brightened up my day．
46．What can we learn from Paragraph l？C
A．The writer did collecting every morning．
B．The writer usually had 6 bags of cans to recycle．
C．There were four recycling machines in all．
D．Most people did recycling in the morning．
47．Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first？B
A：Because there were many other families there．
B．Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry．
C．Because the writer wanted to hear a story．
D．Because the woman was very grateful．
48．Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time？A
A．Because her daughter's machine stopped working．
B．Because the other family was still using the machines．
C．Because she let the other family use her machine first．
D．Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first．
49．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 3 refer to？B
A．The kindness
B．The offer
C．The machine
D．The 5 bottles．
50．Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage？D
A．A good name is sooner-lost than won
B．A little is better than none．
C．All men cannot be first
D．One good turn deserves another．

11．-We have missed the train!
-______．There'll be another in ten minutes．（　　）

	A．	That's fine		B．	Never mind
	C．	With pleasure		D．	Don't mention it

10．It seemed like there were quarrels every evening．My children were always fighting over something．They never agreed on who had last washed the dishes，or who had last picked the，TV program．I was tired of constantly being a judge．
One day，I thought over what my life was like before marriage．I recalled my high school days when the terms"Odd（奇数的）"day/and"Even"day meant something．My class schedule changed by turns between"O"days and"E"days．On O days I might attend Physics and Maths．And on E days I'd go to another elective class，such as First aid or Art．
So I explained our new system to the children．"Jolee，you were born first，"I said．"Is one an odd number or all even one？"
"It's odd，Mom．"
"And A1，you arrived second．Is two odd or even？"
"It's even，Mom．"
"Ok，so Jolee，from now on，every odd day is automatically your own special day．That means you get to pick what to watch，or which board game to play．Al，the same applies to you on even days．"
He thought about it a minute，then said，"But there are more odd days than even ones in some months．Jolee will get‘her day'two times in a row when a month ends in 31，and the next one begins with a one．"
"True，"I said，"but that also means she'11 be taking the smelly，disgusting rubbish out，washing the dishes，and doing other less-enjoyable things two more days in a row，and you won't．It's part of life's give-and-take．"
For the first few days after that，whenever one kid shouted，"Mom!"I'd just call out，"Whose day is it？"That settled it．Soon．the quarrelling ended．
Ah，the complete joy of peace and quiet！
41．What made the writer bored？C
A．Programs on TV．            
B．Washing the dishes．
C．Her children's quarreling． 
D．Her dull marriage．
42．What can we learn from Paragraph 2？C
A．The writer's life before marriage was happy．
B．The writer's grades were，good at high schoo1．
C．The writer's class schedule changed every day．
D．The writer's favorite subject was Physics and Maths．
43．Which of the following statements is true according to the text？D
A．Al is cleverer than her sister Jolee．   
B．Jolee likes doing housework better．
C．Neither of the children likes the new system．
D．Both children have their privileges in turn．
44．The underlined word"give-and-take"can be replaced byA．
A．pay and reward                 
B．success and failure
C．joy and pain               
D．work and rest 
45．What's the best title of the passage？B
A．An interesting conversation       
B．The end of family quarrels
C．Equal pay for equal work            
D．Distribution of housework．

9．-Thompson doesn't like horror movies．
-They make me feel terrible at night．（　　）

	A．	How come？		B．	Me neither
	C．	Why not？		D．	Can't agree more

8．Every summer，many tourists come to this island _______________ the coast of France to cool themselves．（　　）

A．

on

B．

along

C．

off

D．

at

7．Miranda was sure it was one of her companions，but was not sure ______________．（　　）

A．

either

B．

that

C．

who

D．

which

6．-What happened to Tony？
-but in brief，he has been arrested．（　　）

	A．	I've no idea		B．	You are kidding
	C．	It's a long story		D．	I'm sorry to hear that

5．-Did you watch the game between Taishan and Guo'an on Sunday morning？
-No，I __ my lessons for the coming exams．（　　）

A．

was preparing

B．

prapared

C．

had prepared

D．

have prapared

4．The doctor says she'll never fully recover  ______ she survives．（　　）

A．

in case

B．

as though

C．

even if

D．

so that

3．Oxford is not far from Stratford，so you can easily visit  ______  in a day．（　　）

A．

either

B．

neither

C．

all

D．

both