is a good of exercise for both the young and the old.

He accidentally _____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.

A. let out                      B. tried out                   C. ran out                            D. made out

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Confucius’s Analects is like KFC or McDonalds in China now.

B. 19-year-old Zhang was angry because a hacker stole his “gold”.

C. The Trojan is a new online game.           

D. The garden is run by a university.

We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. there are four gardens in Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.

B. No one likes Yu Dan’s explanation of Confucius’s Analects.

C. Yu Dan won’t show up on CCTV any more for explanations of Confucius’s Analects.

D. Some people make money by stealing online gamers’ game credits and selling them.

Where is Roger Williams Park?

A. It’s in England.                      B. It’s in Providence.    

C. It’s in a botanical center.               D. It’s in a famous zoo.

You are very likely to read the passage in ______.

A. a biology textbook    B. a fashion magazine    C. a newspaper       D. a book review

  下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。

  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写上该加的词。

  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

  修改：在错的词下面划一横线（_），并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

  注意：1  每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2     只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Jin Jing,

    Your problem is common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advices can help you. First in all, believe in yourself. Your greatest problem is that you don’t have self-confidence. The first thing you must do is to smile at your classmates. One smile speaks loud about your wish to make the friends than any word. Your smile will show that you are friendly to him. Next, trying talking with a student who is as shy as you or who share the same interest with you. You can discuss your studies with a classmate, and you can also talk about your hobbies as well. Unless someone is in trouble, you should be ready to help him or her. Once you have confidence, you can make as many friends as possibly．

                                                                                                             Yours，

                                                                                                               Lily

I consider________ a great honor that I have been invited to give a speech.

A. it                       B. that                  C. this                     D. what

No matter how frequently _______, the boy was always in low spirits.

  A. encouraged          B. encouraging     

C. to be encouraged      D. was encouraged 

Who are these people rushing by you on the street? More than 250 million people now call Amer??ica" home" , but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you, look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States，have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become "Americans"is really not true. In fact, what exists in Ameri??ca is - more often a kind of “ side - by - side" living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their own customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives such as in schools，business，and sports一but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This “ side - by - side" living has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas ’ dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her own familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspaper.

More than 250 million people call America ”home" because       .

they have their houses there

they settle there now

they want to make their home there

they like that land very much

Side - by - side living style means     .

A . to make friends with native people

B . to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas

C . that the groups of people live nearby

D . that they get closer to American society

According to the passage, people in the USA    .

A share American customs and cultures

B live in a kind of side - by - side society

C keep their own customs and habits firmly

D make no choice to accept American customs

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A They always stick to their own customs and habits.

B Side - by - side living style is not suitable.

C They face the society they are not familiar with.

D The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A  Advantages and Disadvantages

B  Different Customs and Habits

C  Home for the People

D  Side - by - Side Living Style in America

We are going to spend the Spring Festival in Guangzhou，     live my grandparents and some relatives.    ??

A. which   B. that   C. who       D. where

A fire broke out last night, ____ three children and two adults.

A. killed   B. killing  C. kill     D. to kill

I woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied.

However, it seemed that day wasn’t a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs one of my stiletto heels(细高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match the red shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.

On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients(客户) that morning.

Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future commercial(商业的) project. However, when I was going to present(介绍) it to the clients, I found that I left the plan I had made the night before at home. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a draft(草稿) of it in my office.

At last, the presentation came to an end and it proved to be a success. But I had to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents.

Which of the following is NOT the reason for the writer’s being late for her work?

She got up late in the morning.

She changed her purse and other little things.

One of her shoe heels broke.

She had to wait for her friend for half an hour..

According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?

Her boss was very angry with her.

She often arrived at her office on time.

She left her plan on the bus.

She was nervous at the meeting.

What did the clients think of the writer’s presentation?

   A. Dull.     B. Just so-so.   C. Excellent.   D. Terrible.