The apartment caught fire last night. Fortunately, most of the people there _______ escape.      

    A. could     B. were able to    C. meant to      D. tried to

On _______ side of the river there are a lot of trees.

    A. both               B. any                 C. either             D. neither

I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we _______ fine.

A. look out          B. stay up         C. carry on        D. get along

If you are having trouble falling asleep, you are in good company. About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleeping too little can lead to a higher risk of becoming fat and getting depressed(沮丧的). But before you go to a doctor for advice, it is worth examining your sleeping habits one more time. Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.

Setting a Bright Alarm Clock

     The light of your bright alarm clock can prevent you from falling asleep. You can make your room as dark as possible. Cover the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cellphone alarm may also do the trick.

Counting Sheep

When you just can’t fall asleep, it’s useless to stay in bed to count sheep. If you’ve been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you get up to do some reading or watch TV for a while. Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you’ll be going back to bed really tired.

3. Exercising Late at Night?

       Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours. That’s why you don’t want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Fierce(剧烈的)  physical activity raise your body temperature and pumps your energy level—both are bad for a good night’s sleep.

What can we learn from the first sentence of the passage?

    A. It’s not good to fail to fall asleep at night.

    B. People in a good company often have sleeping problems.

    C. There are many people who have sleeping problems.

    D. You should find someone to talk to if you can’t fall asleep.

The underlined part “hitting the sack” in the last paragraph means “______”.

    A. going back home              B. going to bed

    C. going to the gym              C. falling asleep

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    A. The bad results of getting too little sleep.

    B. Why the bright alarm clock keeps you awake.

    C. What to do if you can’t fall asleep after 30 minutes.

    D. Why watching TV and reading books make people sleepy.

By writing the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us _______.

    A. why so many people can’t sleep well at night

    B. how to enjoy a good night’s sleep

    C. that sleeping problems are troubling more and more people

D. that people may solve their sleeping problems by some habits 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs.           Some people are compulsive (难以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.

           Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don’t need. Even though they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.

The question is: why do they have this addiction? There isn’t a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something.          

Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can bring out problems. Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot.          They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have.       

A. Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is difficult to get rid of.

B. Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity.

C. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty.

D. However, in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.

E. People addicted to computer games consider the games as great ways to amuse themselves.

F. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt(破产) and get sent to prison.

G. It can also cause financial problems.

I think exercise is the ideal way to relieve ______ after a hard day.

       A. version     B. tension      C. tense       D. starvation

Depression is the leading cause of suicide, __     __ in turn is the third leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds in the United States．

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

If he comes back from work, I’ll tell him when       and visit him.

A. will you come        B. do you come      C. you come     D. you will come

Though bought several years ago, the computer is still in good ____.

A. situation   B. condition   C. standard     D. position

—Remember the first time we met?

       —Sure. You ____in the supermarket.

A. shopped                  B. have shopped          C. had shopped           D. were shopping