—The government should think about the medical reform again and take measures to improve it.

—_________. The medical services and efficiency are not good at the moment.

A. You're confusing me    B. I cannot agree more  C. That's all right    D. Go ahead, please

Scientific research results can now be quickly _____ to factory production.

A. used                           B. applied                     C. tried                           D. practiced

It doesn’t matter to me____ I miss my train, because there’s another one later.

         A．that B．if         C．unless         D. when

It ___ the students in your class who came to see you then.

A. is   B.was    C. were      D. are

It rained heavily yesterday,___, he didn't turn up at the meeting.

A. As a result   B.As a result of   C.First of all   D. Instead of

In some cities , workaholism（废寝忘食工作）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual . They accept the lifestyle as      36     . Government workers in Washington , D. C. , 37      , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week . They don’t do this because they have to ; they do it because they       38    to . Workaholism can be a     39      problem . Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else , they      40     have no idea of how to relax ; that is , they might not     41      movies , sports , or other types of entertainment . Most of all , they     42      to sit and do nothing . The lives of workaholics are usually stressful , and this tension（紧张）and worry can cause      43     problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases .     44     , typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families . Their marriages may end in      45     as they spend little time with their families .

Is workaholism      46     dangerous ? Perhaps not . There are , certainly , people who work      47     under stress . Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work . They feel     48      is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy . For most workaholics , work and entertainment are the same thing . Their jobs      49     them with a challenge ; this keeps them busy and creative .

     50     do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much ? There are several      51     to work . Of course , it provides people with paychecks , and this is important . But it offers     52      financial security . It provides people with self-confidence（自信心）; they have a feeling of satisfaction       53    they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I      54     it” . Psychologists （心理学家）claim that their work gives people an identity （自身价值）. After they take part in work , they     55      a sense of self and individualism .

36．A．strange                  B．boring                   C．pleasant                 D．normal

37．A．for example           B．on the other hand    C．what’s more           D．after all

38．A．agree                     B．promise                 C．dare                      D．want

39．A．slight                     B．serious                   C．obvious                  D．difficult

40．A．still                        B．probably               C．certainly               D．mostly

41．A．afford                    B．enjoy                     C．watch                    D．allow

42．A．dream                    B．decide                    C．intend                    D．hate

43．A．physical                 B．cultural                  C．social                     D．mental

44．A．Therefore               B．However               C．Anyway                 D．Besides

45．A．happiness               B．silence                   C．failure                   D．surprise

46．A．sometimes              B．always                   C．seldom                   D．hardly

47．A．sadly                     B．differently              C．efficiently              D．slowly

48．A．study                     B．family                   C．life                        D．work

49．A．equip                     B．pack                      C．provide                  D．fill

50．A．When                    B．Why                      C．How                      D．Where

51．A．factors                   B．advantages             C．steps                      D．ways

52．A．no more                 B．more or less            C．no more than          D．more than

53．A．when                     B．before                    C．unless                    D．until

54．A．valued                   B．failed                     C．caught                   D．made

55．A．give                             B．lose                      C．get                        D．need

The English Corner in Zhongshan Park is where people         1.___________

go to practise their speaking English. Every Sunday afternoon   2.___________

they gather around, talk to each other in English. Among          3.___________

they are students, teachers, doctors, and so on. I first went to an 4.___________

English Corner when I was in Junior Grade Two. I went there on      5.___________

every Sunday and chat with some people in English. In the     6.___________

past three years I had never been absent. I’m sure I’ve made          7.___________

some progresses in my listening and speaking. And I have         8.___________

made many friends there. The English Comer is really good         9.___________

place. I hope that more friends will join in us.                   10.___________

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人). He’d  36   his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37    had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me  38   near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 39  , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that  40   me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d  41   done anything but go to school. So, at  24 I decided to drop out. 42  , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t  43   till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to  44  . I finished Havard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I  45  ,  “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”  At that time, Americans spent good  money on beer in  46    quality. Why not make good beer for 47  ? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become  48  . When I told Dad, he was  49  , but in the end he  50   me. I called my beer  Samuel Adams, 51   the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to start  the Boston Tea Party. 52   I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get  the 53   out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager（淡啤酒） won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My  54   to the young is simple: Life is very  55  , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

36.A.cost B.spent    C.taken   D.paid

37.A.like B.as if     C.so D.nor

38.A.anywhere       B.anyway       C.anyhow       D.somewhere

39.A.habits     B.teachers       C.grades  D.work

40.A.promised       B.convinced    C.advised       D.allowed

41.A.never     B.ever     C.always D.hardly

42.A.Fortunatnely  B.Obviously   C.Possibly      D.Surprisingly

43.A.assure     B.decline C.deny    D.wait

44.A.school    B.Colorado     C.my home     D.my decision

45.A.thrilled   B.stressed       C.wondered    D.sneezed

46.A.cheap     B.expensive    C.low      D.high

47.A.Englishmen   B.Europeans   C.the world    D.Americans

48.A.a lawyer B.a brewer      C.an instructor       D.an engineer

49.A.astonished      B.satisfied      C.interested    D.anxious

50.A.hated      B.supported    C.raised   D.left

51.A.for  B.at C.in D.after

52.A.Therefore      B.Otherwise    C.Also    D.Yet

53.A.price      B.name   C.company     D.party

54.A.advice    B.life      C.job      D.experience

55.A.hard       B.busy    C.short    D.long

北京市将举办主题为“Protecting Mother Earth”的中学生英语作文竞赛。你准备根据下列四幅图画写一篇“Story of a Tree”的英语小故事参赛。

注意：1.词数100左右。2.开头已为你写好。

Story of a Tree

Once there was a family living in a cabin(小木屋)under a huge tree.

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“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had ___36___ made a “motherhood contract(合同)”—declaring that for 70 days this summer he would ___37___  the care of their four children and all the housework. ___38___ he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he sighed, he was very confident.

After40 of the 70 days, he was ready to ___39___. “ I was beaten down, “ admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a ___40___ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being. ”

Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the married, Pat ___41___ a secretary to help put him through university. ___42___ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. ___43___ two years ago Pat went back to work. “ I had been ___44___ children so much,” she ___45___, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up. ” She continued to run the household, ___46___ -- until Bob sighed the contract.

Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were ___47___. For the last three weeks, the family ___48___ a lot--- sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

___49___ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean ___50___ the bed is made. “ I found ___51___ –I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to ___52___ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 53 side out so they would look clean. ”

Now that Bob has publicly ___54___  he was wrong, he is ___55___ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

36. A. only     B. just     C. nearly D. ever

37. A. stick to B. set about    C. think about D. takeover

38. A. If  B. As      C. Since  D. Although

39. A. carry on       B. give up      C. break down       D. find out

40. A. strange B. pleasant      C. difficult     D. serious

41. A. sent      B. employed   C. learned from      D. worked as

42. A. In time B. Before long       C. Since then  D. Later on

43. A. Then    B. Thus   C. So      D. Still

44. A. near     B. after   C. about  D. around

45. A. insists   B. sighs   C. jokes   D. apologizes

46. A. besides B. therefore    C. however     D. otherwise

47. A. terrible B. tasty   C. expensive   D. special

48. A. starved B. traveled      C. worked out D. ate out

49. A. Due to  B. As for C. Along with D. Except for

50. A. until     B. before C. if D. unless

51. A. an easier way      B. a cheaper way    C. a cleaner way     D. a harder way

52. A. receive B. welcome    C. greet   D. fetch

53. A. good    B. wrong C. right   D. opposite

54. A. admitted      B. suggested   C. agreed D. explained

55. A. operating     B. realizing     C. sharing       D. performing