10．Different countries and cultures celebrate New Year in different ways．Many countries still follow the lunar calendar，meaning that th eir new year often starts in late January or in February．New Year celebrations for some countries （like China，Vietnam and Korea） last not one day，but up to two weeks!
   In the U．S．，many people attend New Year parties．They drink champagne，dance，and cheer at the stroke of midnight．Fireworks，which in olden times scared away evil spirits，are very popular throughout the U．S..U．S．residents often make one or more New Year's resolutions，such as promising to quit smoking，lose weight，stop drinking．Most of these resolutions last little longer than a month．
   In the southern U．S．，many people eat black-eyed peas for good luck in the new year．In Mexico and Venezuela，many people wear red or yellow underwear for good luck．In Brazil，residents wear red white clothes for good luck，and in China，they wear red clothes and give children red envelops with money in them．In Iran，people wear brand new clothes on the first day of the new year．
   In Scotland，homeowners open the front door at midnight to let in the new year，and open the back door to let out the old year．In Switzerland，people kiss each other three times at midnight．In Spain，people eat 12 grapes-----one per chime----as the clock chimes midnight．In Japan，they ring a bell 108 times to get rid of the108 bad desires that people have．In Korea，they ring a bell 33 times in honor of 33 ancient soldiers．
33．How do Americans celebrate their New Year？D
A．T hey kiss each three times at the stroke after midnight．
B．They use fireworks to scare away evil spirits．
C．Men and women make New Year's plants together．
D．Many people attend New Y ear parties．
34．In which countries is red regarded as a lucky color？B
A．Mexico and Brazil．B．Mexico and China．
C．Venezuela and Brazil．D．China and Iran．
35．The best title for the passage would be"C"．
A．Different customs around the world
B．New activities in America and Europe
C．New Year celebrations around the world
D．Different countries have different customs．

9．

Opening week specials at Munchies Food Ha ll At the corner of Green and Brown Streets in the city Monday，7th of January until Sunday，13th of January 2008 Feast until you're full!Come down to Munchies this week to enjoy the special dishes on offer at all of our food outlets．Order from the following： ●Succulent chicken rice●Spicy satay beef ●Delicious noodle dishes●Plump pork chops ●Seafood specialties●Crunchy vegetables ●Sweet tropical fruit   Halal food is available at the stall Malay Food Heaven． Win Prizes and Gifts! l  Spend 20.00 or more and win instant prizes from our lucky draw box． l  Collect a free party balloon and whistle for each young diner． l  Enjoy a free meal if you ar e the first customer of the day at any of our stalls． l  Win a holiday to Western Australia．A free raffle ticket is given with every receipt．Just fill in your information and place your entry in the box provided． Winner to be announced in The Straits Times on the 15th of January． Join in the Fun! Between 7：00 pm and 8：00 pm each evening until the 10th of January，your favorite Channel 3 television actors and singers will entertain you： ●May Lee●Jackie Chen ●Kim Yap●Kamal Autograph sessions will follow each performance!And who will be our extra special mystery star？Come down on Saturday at noon to find out．

29．Munchies Food Hall does NOT sellA．
A．lamb        B．beef             C．pork             D．chicken
30．The prices at Munchies areD．
A．lower than usual                   
B．bargain prices for the opening
C．lower for two people                   
D．lower if you spend＄21.00
31．Everyone who eats at Munchies will receive aA．
A．free raffle ticket                     
B．lucky draw coupon
C．free meal                          
D．balloon and whistle
32．I will find out who has won the trip to Western Australia when IC
A．watch Channel 3 television       
B．come down to Munchies at noon
C．read The Straits Times on the 15th of January
D．attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall．

8．When I was a child，I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city．We lived on a farm and，in the winter especially，we were quite cut off from the outside world．As soon as I left school，I packed my bags and moved to the capital．However，I soon discovered that city life has its problems too．
One big disadvantage is money---it costs so much to go out，not to mention basics like food and housing．Another disadvantage is pollution．I suffer from asthma（哮喘），and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside．Then there is the problem of travelling round．Although I have a car，I seldom use it because of the traffic jams．One choice is to go by bicycle，but that can be quite dangerous．
Of course there are advantages．First，there is so much to do in the city，whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment．Besides，there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position．Finally，if you like shopping，the variety of goods is very surprising---and，what is more，shops are often only a short walk away．
Is life better then，in the city？Perhaps it is，when you are in your teens（十几岁） or twenties．However，as you get older，and especially if you have small children，the peace of the countryside may seem preferable．I certainly hope to move back there soon．
25．What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child？C
A．Staying on the farm                  
B．Moving to the countryside
C．Leaving home for the city            
D．Running away from the school
26．Which of the following is true about the writer？D
A．He is very old now．
B．He is in good health．
C．He prefers driving a car．
D．He lives in the city now．
27．In the passage，the writer tries toA．
A．express his opinions about way of life   
B．describe his life in the countryside
C．show an interest in the outside world    
D．persuade the reader to live in the city
28．How is the passage mainly developed？B
A．By inferring              
B．By comparing    
C．By listing examples           
D．By giving explanations．

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As a famous saying goes，time is money，which shows the important of time．Time is valuable but limited．When time is gone，they will never come back．
How a pity it is that many of us make poor use of time．We spend much time play games and chatting online．We don't realize wasting time are equal to a waste of our life．As the result，we will regret having achieved little one day．However，we should get rid the habit of wasting time．Do not put off that what can be done today until tomorrow．Laziness will not only brought us failure，but also lead us to poverty．

6．We are what we eat because what we eat every day has （61）a great effect on our health．Therefore，we should make every effort to change our bad eating habits．（62）as we all know，baked or fried foods may be （63）tasty （taste） but eating too much of them will （64）probably （probable） result in some illnesses．Moreover，some food that costs us a great deal of money and is not healthy is junk food．
Compared with people in the West，Chinese people used（65）to eat （eat） more grain and vegetables，but （66）less （little） meat，which is a good eating habit．However，things are quite different now．With the rapid economic （67）growth （grow） of our country，now we are also eating a lot of food that is high in sugar and fat．We （68）are taking （take） the risk of eating out without considering the balance of our diet．
The food we choose affects our health，so we must keep it （69）in mind that the food we choose should give （70）us （we） the nutrients （营养物） we need．

5．Regarded as one of the English language's most gifted poets，John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery，human nature，and philosophy．Although Keats didn't receive much formal literary education，his own studies and passion brought him much success．Additionally，his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly．
Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower，middle-class family，the young John didn't attend a private school，but went to a public one．His teachers and his family's friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies．After his father's death in the early 1800s，followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis （肺结核），he began viewing life differently．He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on．
At around the age of 16，the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor．However，his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy，especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser．He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816，entitled O Solitude!If I Must With Thee Dwell．Within two monthOs in 1817，Keats had written an entire volume of poetry，but was sharply criticized by a magazine．However，the negative response didn't stop his pursuit of rhythm （韵律）．
John Keats'next work was Endymion，which was published in May 1818．The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy's hope to overcome the limitations of being human．Following Engymion，however，he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella．During this time，John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences．He would have to have the"knowledge"associated with his poems．His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned．However，a bout （发作） with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821．

31．John Keats'attitude towards life changed because ofB．
A．his early education from school           
B．the deaths of his parents
C．Edmund Spenser's poetry                
D．the criticism of a magazine
32．What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother？C
A．They read many books．
B．They had a bad childhood
C．They died of the same disease．
D．They showed strong interest in poetry
33．What do we know from the passage？B
A．Keats received little education at school．
B．Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor．
C．In 1816Keats spent two months writing a poem．
D．Endymion was about a real love story．
34．While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first，John Keats wasA．
A．determined       B．experienced    
C．knowledgeable    D．impatient
35．What can we infer from the passage？D
A．Keats'family must have been very poor when he was young．
B．Edmund Spenser was the greatest poet in Keats'time．
C．It is likely that Keats rewrote his poem Isabella．
D．The poem Hyperion wasn't completed by Keats．

4．It was a dreadfully cold and cloudy afternoon．I was on the bus with my children，aged four and two，heading home when it started to rain．I realized this would mean a wet walk home （16）from the bus stop．
（17）Although/Though/Whilemy house was merely two blocks away，it was not a pleasant walk with one small boy asleep in the pram （手推婴儿车），the other one in a raincoat and no umbrella for myself．A pick-up truck passed us on the road．I tried to thumb a ride but failed．My little boy woke up with a start and began to cry．I（18）was convinced  （convince） that thins might become worse and nobody would bother to help on such a terrible day．
A few minutes later，（19）another truck drove by，but to my surprise，I saw it （20）pulling （pull） back and the driver looking directly at us．
A young man put the window down．"Hey，here's an umbrella for you，please take （21）it．"He called out．
I stood there （22）astonished （astonish），barely believing that the man（23）whose existence was unknown to me only moments ago，could be so （24）considerate （consider）．"Come on，give this to your mummy，"he said to my older son．I accepted the offer and expressed my gratitude to him．
This man might have needed the umbrella for himself later during the day but preferred to give it to me．It was a lesson to me （25）that it's possible to give without expecting anything in return．

3．It was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work．
One morning，in addition to his usual lunch bag，Molly handed him a second paper bag．This one was worn and held together with staples （订书钉）．
"Why two bags？"her father asked．"The other is something else，"Molly answered．"What's in it？""Just some stuff．Take it with you．"
Not wanting to discuss the matter，he put both bags into his briefcase，kissed Molly and rushed off．At midday he opened Molly's bag and took out the contents：two hair ribbons （丝带），three small stones，a plastic dinosaur，a tiny sea shell，a small doll，and 13pennies…The busy father smiled，finished eating，and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket，Molly's stuff included．
That evening，Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper．"Where's my bag？""What bag？""The one I gave you this morning．""I left it at the office．Why？""I forgot to put this note in it，"she said．"And，besides，Daddy，the things in the sack are the things I really like-I thought you might like to play with them．You didn't lose the bag，did you，Daddy？""Oh，no，"he said，lying．"I just forgot to bring it home．I'll bring it tomorrow．"While Molly hugged her father's neck，he unfolded the note that read："I love you，Daddy．"Molly had given him her treasures-all that a 7-year-old held dear．
Love in a paper bag，and he missed it-not only missed it，but had thrown it in the wastebasket．So he went back to the office．Just ahead of the night janitor （看门人），he picked up the wastebasket．He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully．The bag didn't look so good，but the stuff was all there and that's what counted．

67．Why did Molly give her father a second bag？C
A．She enjoyed playing with her father．
B．She didn't want to keep the things in the bag．
C．She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father．
D．She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things．
68．How did father deal with the bag after he opened it？D
A．He kept it in the drawer．
B．He took it back home．
C．He put it on his table．
D．He threw it into the wastebasket．
69．After father heard what his daughter said，he feltC．
A．sad                 B．surprised     
C．regretful           D．satisfied
70．Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage？A
A．Love in a paper bag．
B．Two bags．
C．Father and daughter．
D．An important journey．

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1．People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother's Day，on the second Sunday in May，and Father's Day，on the third Sunday in June．These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents．They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens．They give love and care．These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers．More mothers now work outside the home．More fathers must help with child-care．
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways．On Mother's Day people wear  carnations．A red one stands for a living mother．A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services（宗教仪式）to honor parents．It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves．On these days，families get together at home and in restaurants．They often have outdoor BBQs for Father's Day．These are days of fun and good feelings and memories．
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts．Children make them in school．Many people make their own presents．These are valued more than the ones bought in stores．It is not the value of the gift that is important，but it is"the thought that counts"．Greeting card stores，florists，candy makers，bakeries，telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays．

60．Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents？C
A．Parents bring children．
B．Parents give love and care to children．
C．Parents pass away before children grow up．
D．Parents educate children to be good persons．
61．What do you know from the passage？A
A．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past．
B．Mother's Day and Father's Day are both in May．
C．Not all the children respect their parents．
D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home．
62．Which do you think is right about"carnation"？B
A．It only has two kinds of color．
B．It's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes．
C．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May．
D．It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother's Day or Father's Day．