The sun ___ red.It __ in the east.

A. is…rise   B. is…rises   C. is…rising   D. will be…rise

The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars.

A. calculated     B. considered       C. completed       D. controlled

My younger cousin is now on ______ diet. She is trying to lose ________weight.

  A. /; /             B. a ; /              C. the; a            D. the; the

Cell phones _______ by more and more teens and many new functions _______ to them nowadays.

A. are using, have added                         B. is used, are adding

C. are being used, have been added         D. being used, were added   

He was not really in the mood for anything ______ it dawned on him that it had not been his fault.

         A. since                       B. when                               C. after                                D. until

Having said goodbye to their friends, they _______ for home.

    A. set about            B. set up         C set down        D. set off         

In order to direct Qinghai quake relief work , President Hu Jintao cut short his planned tour in America and set _______ heading home early. 

A. about                             B. off                           C. out                          D. up

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class．I can’t 1 36

what the it was about, but I have never forgotten the   37   I learned that day．

I was   38   that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right．The   39   decided to teach us a very important lesson．She   40   both of us up to the   41   of the class and   42   him on one side of her desk and me on   43   ．In the middle of her desk was a large, round object．I could   44   see that it was black．She asked the boy what   45   the object was．“White,” he answered．

I couldn’t believe he said the object was white,   46   it was obviously black! Another   47   started between my classmate and me, this   48   about the color of the object．

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been．We changed   49  , and now she asked me what the color of the object was．I  50  answer, “White．” It was an object with two   51   colored sides, and from his side it was white．  52   from my side was it black．

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must   53   in the other person’s shoes and look at the   54   through their eyes in order to   55   understand their view．

36．A．think          B．suppose    C．remind      D．remember

37．A．lesson       B．lecture      C．class          D．text

38．A．told   B．wished      C．convinced          D．allowed

39．A．officer       B．teacher     C．doctor       D．parent

40．A．told   B．came         C．brought    D．woke

41．A．back           B．front          C．middle       D．side

42．A．planted     B．placed       C．had    D．fixed

43．A．the other B．another    C．other         D．others

44．A．happily      B．fortunately        C．clearly        D．nearly

45．A．width         B．shape        C．color          D．size

46．A．when         B．unless       C．until D．if

47．A．fight           B．argument          C．conversation    D．game

48．A．time           B．year C．month       D．day

49．A．places         B．seats         C．attitudes   D．glasses

50．A．needed to          B．was able to       C．hoped to   D．had to

51．A．similarly    B．differently         C．beautifully         D．surprisingly

52．A．Still   B．Since          C．Only D．Also

53．A．seat B．stand         C．lie      D．put

54．A．situation   B．movement        C．condition D．behaviour

55．A．unexpectedly    B．suddenly   C．quietly       D．truly

Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !

    The summer holidays are upon us again Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

    The Age of the Dinosaurs’is the museum’s main attraction this summer．Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10：00am to 5：00pm Monday to Saturday，and from 12：00pm to 4：00 pm on Sundays in August．

Call 01733 864663 for details

    Saxon Youth Club

    School holiday fun：Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road．Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3：00pm．PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3：30pm and 6：30pm．

    Call 01 353 720274 for details

Houghton Mill   

    Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th．August．Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play．Gates open 5：30pro，performance 6：30pm—8：30pm．Tea room will be open until end of the interval．Adult ￡10．Child￡7．Family ￡20．

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157．

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

    Farmland Gaines：From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches，come and join the Farmland Team．Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner！No need to book，just turn up between 12：00pm and 4：00pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for children aged four and above，each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost￡7 per child．

    For further information，call 01223 810080．

If you are interested in cooking, you can go to          .

    A．Peterborough Museum               B．Houghton Mill

    C．Saxon Youth Club                        D．Farmland Museum

You want to watch the new play with your parents，so it will cost you            ．

    A．￡7                     B．￡17                   C．￡27                      D．￡20

Which of the following activities needs parents’company?

    A．Playing farmland games                    B．Watching a new play．

    C．Competing in spots activities．             D．Visiting the dinosaur exhibition．

If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19，he will have      activities to  choose from for himself．

A．one activity                               B．two activities       

C．three activities                             D．four activities

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1] Many people spend a lot of time making money because they believe the money itself will make them happy, or will guard them against things that will make them unhappy．They make great efforts to achieve that perfect relationship, the perfect house, the beautiful body, the approval of others, all in an attempt to be happy.

[2] Sometimes these things make people happy; other times, people stress over not having reached the goals, or reach them and find they’re still unhappy．Other times, people focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.

[3] Some experts studying human happiness and the factors that contribute to it have identified several key areas of life that seem to be more related to personal happiness．Some of them are the things like money, friends, health and living conditions; others are things you may not think of in your daily life, such as your neighborhood and sense of meaning in life.

[4] So while setting your goals, remember all of the areas of life that are important to you and find a balanced lifestyle including social support, personal development, physical health and meaningful pursuits(追求) besides career success and financial security．_____________, your attitude about life and the things that happen to you each day can also have a great effect on your level of happiness and life satisfaction．In addition to being optimistic, happy people tend to believe they are the masters of their fate, rather than the victims of circumstance．

[5] Explore the state of your life, assess how truly happy you are, and find a direction to work toward that will likely bring more happiness．Reach your goals, set new ones and live a life that truly makes you happy.

What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? (Please answer within 15 words.)

Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

It’s impossible for those that stick to one thing only to experience happiness from other things.

Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(Please answer within 5 words.)

Do you think money could bring true happiness? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)

Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.