—How do you _____to her unkindly behavior? —Only silence.

 Which of the following is wrong?

 A．react B．answer C．reply D．respond

We can't _____ one to ch ange the habits of a lifetime in a short time.

A. hope    B. wait    C. expect    D. imagine

Carl is starting college in September. ______, he’s traveling around Europe.

    A. Therefore       B. Meanwhile      C. Though           D. However

--- Be sure to get there on time, ______ you?

   --- Of course, we ______.

   A. will; will              B. are; shall 

   C. will; do                D. can; must

Children under 12 years of age in that country _____ be under adult supervision when in a public library.

A. must B. may C. can D. need

It’s you, Tom! I never dreamed ______ you here.

   A. to meet               B. meeting             C. of meeting                D. meet

The name “cowboy” conjures up many different images from movies, songs and TV. These imagined cowboys range from white-hat-wearing heroes to gun-shooting hooligans(流氓).But, cowboys are actually real people from US history.?

When the US Civil War ended, many soldiers had no place to call home. So, they began to drift to the country's rural West. Ranchers(农场主) hired these men to take care of the cattle and work around the ranch. When the ranch owner wanted to sell the cattle, the cowboys would round up the herd from the open prairie(牧场) and drive the cattle miles to the market.?

With the invention of barbed wire(铁丝网),the cowboy era(1865-1890) began to come to an end. But people in the East had always been curious about their lifestyle. Many country/western songs during this time tried to capture the true cowboy spirit. Newspapers published cowboy tales in serial form and adventure novels followed. The bigger the fiction, the better the sales. These novels often portrayed cowboys as cruel and violent men. Cowboys carried the bad reputation for many years afterwards.

When movies began to be popular in the 1920s,the cowboy image changed again. Now, a cowboy became the great white knight(骑士) that loved his horse more than the beautiful ladies he rescued. As the cowboy of the “Old West” spent more time with his horse than the ladies, this era's image was not entirely false.

Then, in the 50s,Hollywood began producing so-called “spaghetti westerns(意大利西部片)”.They earned the nickname because Italian companies financed the films and TV shows. This started the decade's “Cowboy Craze”.While this didn't last long, it made modern country/western music, fashion and dance extremely popular.?

In recent years, with the help of musicians, radio stations and bars, cowboy nostalgia(怀旧情绪) has returned. Even though his image is still changing—somewhere between ballad singing country boy and bar?room fighter—there's one thing for sure, you can't keep the cowboy down.?

During “the cowboy era” mentioned in the story, _______.?

A. the cowboy often came to the rescue of ladies in newspaper tales?

B. the distant Wild West appealed to people in the East?

C. cowboys were shown as cruel and violent men on the silver screen?

D. country music started the cowboy craze which swept the whole country

By saying “you can't keep the cowboy down”,the writer means that _______.

A. cowboys are real people in history   B. cowboys still fascinate people?

C. you can't make cowboys unhappy     D. you can't grasp the cowboy spirit?

Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?

A. The cowboy has been presented in different lights in different eras.?

B. Cowboys are gun-shooting hooligans, without doubt.?

C. Cowboys have always been a passing phenomenon.?

D. Cowboys enjoy Italian foods, for example, spaghetti.

1.在几个月的严格保密之后，北京在2008年奥运会开幕前的1000天对外宣布了奥运会吉祥物（mascot）——五个福娃（FUWA）。?

2.五福娃具体体现了中国受欢迎的四种动物——鱼，熊猫，藏羚羊（Tibetan antelope）和燕子，以及奥林匹克火焰。其名字分别为贝贝，晶晶，迎迎，妮妮，欢欢。组在一起是“北京欢迎你”。?

3.设计者们说没有一种单一的形象能够代表中国博大精深的文化（profound and diversified culture）。所以他们设计了五个吉祥物而不是一个。?

根据以上内容，写一篇有关北京奥运吉祥物面世的报道。词数：100～120。（要包括以上内容要点，不要逐句翻译）。?

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You can _______ respect from the students _______ that way.?

A. earn; by     B. get; in C. earn; in      D. receive; of?

Don't drink coffee before going to bed, _______ it will keep you up all night!

A. or       B. and     C. since   D. for