_____ the dull story, he left the hall without ____ anyone .

         A. Tired of …to tell     B. Tired from…telling

C. Tired from…to tell    D. Tired of …. telling

Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television．And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style．But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows．

    Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk"．The topics on his show are as surprising as can be．For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level．Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives．

    Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top．But Oprah goes in the opposite direction．The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life．Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors．

    Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society．Jerry ends every show with a "final word"．He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show．Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable．

    Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone．The show's main audience are middle-class Americans．Most of the people have the time, money and ability to deal with life's tough problems．Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society．These are 18-to 21year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug．They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation．

Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are____．

    A．more interesting         B．unusually poplar

    C．more detailed        D．more formal

Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows ______．

    A．remain interested in them

    B．are ready to face up to them

    C．remain cold to them 

    D．are willing to get away from them

Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

    A．A new type of robot．    B．National hatred．

    C．Family income planning． D．Street accident．

We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____．

    A．have become the only ones of its kind

    B．exploit the weaknesses in human nature

    C．appear at different times of the day

    D．attract different people

Scientists are convinced        the positive effect of laughter       physical and mental health.

    A．of; at   B．by; in   C．of; on   D．on; at

Jr. Parkinson stood up and left the room, ____ the door behind him.

A. closing              B. closed      C. close            D. to close

I’ve got so many problems _______ today that I’m afraid I won’t have time to have lunch.

A. to handle    B. handle    C. handling    D. handled 

--- Could you be so kind as to pass me the cell phone?

    ---           .

    A．With pleasure    B．A pleasure   C．Yes, please  D．Go ahead

STAGE

We can learn from the text that________．

  A．story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s Theater

  B．the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

  C．on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose

  D．the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call_______to book a ticket．

    A．86531043       B．65250123   C．66037255     D．65071818

According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

 A．The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it．

 B．Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artis

C．Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country．

D．The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts．

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）

—Peter, are you planning to drive at Robert’s Driving School?

—Yes.   1    .

—Is it expensive?

—Well, it depends.    2    .

—I see. And is the teacher’s car new?

—Yes, but it’s not a big car, and parking is easy.

—Good.    3    .

—I failed it last week.

—Oh what a pity.    4    .

—The traffic lights were red but I didn’t see them and I couldn’t brake in time.

—    5    . You can take the test again. Tell me about your teacher. Is he friendly?

—He’s OK. He’s quite young and kind, but my father will give me my next lessons. He’s cheaper.

Mum disliked ______ when I behaved badly in front of the guests.

 A. this            B. that         C. one              D. it

So much of interest ______that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

A. offers Beijing    B. Beijing offers      C. does Beijing offer   D. Beijing does offer