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You can most probably read the passage in a ___________.

A．newspaper       B．travel guide      C．reference book D．textbook

How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?

A．$6.46                     B．$l0. 20            C．$l3.96                    D．$l9.8

Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?

A．Off the Beaten Path.                     B．Container Gardens by Number.

C．l80l Home Remedies.                    D．Best Weekend Projects.

What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To share his opinion about the books with readers.

B．To advise readers to read more in spare time.

C．To share the pleasure of reading with readers.

D．To advise readers to buy their books.

I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.

　　Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion.

　　Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.

I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”.

But in memoir（回忆录） after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.

       The way people stick to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually reduces their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain must be equated with unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

       As a result, many people avoid the very endeavors that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, and self-improvement.

What does the author want to tell us? He wants to tell us              .

       A．he lives in Hollywood, so he feels not happy

       B．the true meaning of happiness

       C．in fact, famous people are not very happy

       D．happiness is not equal to fun

What is many intelligent people’s viewpoint about happiness?

       A．Happiness just means having fun.   B．Happiness is not equal to fun.

       C．Happiness means doing what you like.   D．Happiness means being rich.

What does the underlined word “equate” in the second paragraph mean? It means     .

       A．compare          B．think

       C．similar or connected D．match

According to the passage, the author may agree         .

       A．amusement park can bring us happiness

       B．fun will bring some happiness to us

       C．pain will bring us happiness

       D．efforts can bring us happiness

Sitting by her Pinocchio lamp, she smiled at me as her tiny hands' shadow danced on the bedroom wall．"A rabbit!" she laughed with all the delight of a four-year old．Her blue eyes shone with pride as she showed me the animated image she had created．"Daddy, will you show me how to make a tiger?" she asked．"Sure," I said, "and then we'll read a story and tell your angels goodnight．"To my youngest daughter, that meant her bedtime prayer．

       Today my daughter is seven, and I no longer get to read the story．She reads it to me, complete with expressive accents for the story characters．

       To say I'm proud of our relationship would be an understatement．We have shared days of joy as well as tragedy．Our time together has strengthened the relationship of love and special "life stuff" that is all our own．

       I am richer for having planted the spirit of trust in this gentle little person; we have grown together spiritually, learning much from each other．The special times we spend together, like nights by a Pinocchio lamp, create memories that we will treasure for the rest of our lives．

       So it is with all of our relationships．The trust factor is vital for relationships to develop．Think of one of your fondest memories, and you will no doubt find a remarkable relationship at its center--one with a spiritual quality that shines outward from the heart．

       Time together, caring acts, and unconditional love build trust．I suggest that we each spend plenty of time with our personal "Pinoechio lamps"--those special ways that we choose to strengthen our relationships．

       Relationships take time to develop and maintain．It is not always easy, but the results are priceless．"Nights by a Pinoechio lamp", wherever those might be for you, will create enduring relationships of golden "life stuff", spiritual gifts that no one can take away．

The underlined words in the third paragraph refer to all EXCEPT ______．

       A．hands' shadow dancing on the wall

       B．reading bed stories

       C．sharing each other's tragedy     

       D．praying to the angels for goodnight

Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

       A．The author thinks the relationship with his daughter is so simple that he can't describe with plenty of words．

       B．If you take time to attempt to build relationship, you will find it easy to get the satisfactory results．

       C．Plant the spirit of trust into others and you will create valuable memories for each other．

       D．It's not worth spending time developing relationship if you meet the failure at last．

Why does the author write the passage?

       A．To recall his fondest memories．

       B．To stress the importance of trust in building relationships．

       C．To explain how to create valuable memories．

       D．To tell the readers how to educate children．

Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

       A．Life Stuff Of Your Own    

       B．Nights by a Pinocchio Lamp

       C．Unconditional gifts---Love

       D．A spiritual quality shining outward from the heart

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

    删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

    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 Fangfang,

       I’m sorry to learn that you were not getting on well with your English study recently．I’d like to give you some advice on learning English．

    First of all, you should be confidently in yourself, which is first step in learning English well．Secondly, you’d better make friends with the students who are good at English, so they are very likely to helping you when you meet difficulties．Thirdly, learning English well is a long process．Remember: to reward yourself when you have made progress, that will inspire you greatly．Anyway, you must work hard on English and never give up learning it．Just believe in yourselves．Where there is a will, there is a way．

       Hope my suggestions will give you some of help．

Sincerely yours,

Li Ming

--Kathy and her sister are so alike．

    --Yeah, I can’t tell one from ________．

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

I have no idea ______ the journalist could have got his information from.

       A．that   B．why  C．why  D．where