Returning from abroad, Miss Yu received from her lovely students a nice present to which a note was ______, saying “We love you!”

A. tricked        B. attached         C. explored         D. inspected

---Did you find your textbook this morning?

   ---Yes, it was in the classroom_____ we practiced singing.

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

When you leave school，you can breathe sigh of relief and leave learning behind，right？Wrong！Learning should last a lifetime. You exercise your body to stay strong，and you should exercise your mind to stay sharp.

An English idiom says，“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” But scientists have discovered that isn’t true. Older people can learn，and they should，in order to keep their brain active. Now a new trend has begun in several states in the US that encourages learning. Adults can attend One Day University. They can spend a Saturday or Sunday hearing four 70-minute lectures. Each one is given by a top university professor. One of the original participants said，“It’s like a health club for the brain.” Also，universities like MIT have made all of their courses and lectures available online for free！Libraries offer learning programs too. With so much available，there is no excuse not to learn!

Learning is a habit. Don’t leave it behind after you leave school. On the website lifehack.org，author Scott Young mentions several things to help you.

Always have a book. It doesn’t matter if you read fast or slow. Just read. If you read just one book a week，you’ll read 52 over the course of a year. Think of the knowledge you’ll gain!

Practice it. As you read，do something with what you’ve learned. Don’t just enjoy the mental exercise. Use the knowledge. If you read about painting，try it!

Make a “to learn” list. Compose a “to learn” list for yourself. Maybe you want to speak better English，play the piano，or cook French food. Whatever interests you，put it on your list and then make the time to do it.

Teach others. Whatever you learn，teach someone else. You’ll not only help others but also understand what you’ve learned.

What’s the best title for this passage?

  A．Make learning last a lifetime.

  B．What you should do after leaving school.

  C．Several tips on learning.

  D．A new trend in learning.

What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

  A．You don’t need to consider what you have learnt after graduation.

  B．You can relax as you have escaped from the hard life of studying.

  C．Leaving learning behind is what you should do after a break.

  D．You should have a good rest and then go on learning.

How many ways of learning for adults in the US are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

  A．One.   B．Two.   C．Three.     D．Four.

Which of the following is NOT a suggestion made by Scott Young in the passage?

  A．Keep learning as a habit.

  B．Always have a book.

  C．List what you want to learn.

  D．Teach others what you learn.

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。

Are you suffering a lot from test anxiety? Follow these tips to help you overcome it.

  1     Prepare for the test by developing good study notes. Pick out the main points of the information or follow a study sheet from the teacher. Know the who, what, when, where, why and how of any main ideas.

Pick out the key words in the main points. Write a very short description of each point next to the key words. You will now have two sets of study notes.     2     Use the second to review right before the test.

Teach yourself little memory tricks. Some people use mnemonic（助记符号）devices to remember facts. If there is a list of information, take the first letter of each word and make an interesting saying.

  3     Some people read all the questions first and then begin working. Others start with the first question and don’t look at the rest. They skip any hard questions and come back to them later.

Do some relaxation exercises like deep breathing. Some anxiety is normal going into a test.

  4    

Review the material one last time right before bed. We often remember things that we read or think about right before going to sleep.

   5     Make sure you go to bed early enough the night before the test. It is very difficult to remember anything when you are overtired.

A. Work out a plan ahead.

B. Get a good night's sleep.

C. Pay attention to the proper order of answering the questions.

D. Use the first detailed set to study the material.

E. Learn to develop a strategy for taking the test.

F. Always get as much sleep as possible.

G. Breathing deeply helps you calm yourself and concentrate on the test

---Excuse me, Dad, but I am going to the club to meet my friends in the football team.

---OK.       

A. Good luck     B. Have fun    C. With pleasure    D. Congratulations

—Do you ______ the idea of living a low-carbon life?

—It sounds tough, but it is a tendency.

A. subscribe to       B. apply to             C. approve to            D. adjust to

We all believe that ______2010 Shanghai World Expo must be ___success.

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

-  ______ Tom to be fit for the office, the boss ______ taking him on.

   A. Consider, considered              B. Considering, considering

   C. Considering, considered            D. Considered, considering

_______, Jack couldn’t get the door open. He had to dial 119.

A. As he might try    B. Try as he might    C. As might he try  D. Might as he try

Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia(痴呆) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones, U.S. reseachers reported on Thursday.

Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimer’s(早老痴呆症). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans.

“Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy are protecting the brain, including estrogen(雌激素), which we know has many neuroprotective effects,” Kinsley said.  

“It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” he added in a telephone interview. “They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”

Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimer’s and other forms of age-related brain decline.

“When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida.

“They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant—that is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alterations(改变) to the brain.”

How do scientists know “Motherhood may make women smarter”?

A. Some researchers have told them.

B. Many women say so.

C. They know it by experimenting on rats.

D. They know it through their own experience.

What does the phrase “litters of pups” mean in the second paragraph?

A. Baby rats.       B. Animals. C. Old rats.        D. Grown-up rats.

What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage?

A. Estrogen.                        B. The hormones of pregnancy.    

C. More exercise.               D. Taking care of children.

“It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals.” What does the sentence suggest?

A. The experiments on the rats have nothing to do with humans.

B. The experiments on the rats are very important for animals.

C. The experiments on the rats are much the same on humans.

D. The experiments on the rats are much the same on other animals.

Which title is the best for this passage?

A. Do You Want to Be Smarter?

B. Motherhood Makes Women Smarter

C. Mysterious Hormones  

D. An Important Study