As _____ beautiful movie about pain，struggle，hope and love，Slumdog Millionaire swept the ceremony with eight awards，including _____  prize for best picture.

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Most of us enjoy a lazy day when we can sleep in, and just relax a little―and our kids are no different. However, when the dog days of summer come, some teens take that one “couch out” day and stretch it over an entire summer break. Here are some tips to combat summertime teen laziness and keep your teen active and engaged.  

Communicate Expectations - Tell your teen in a non-threatening but firm manner that you will not accept their staying in bed all morning and afternoon. It is perfectly reasonable to ask that they get up at a decent hour. Explain that you want them to do more than merely watch TV, play video games, or visit social networking sites all day.  

Get Them Engaged - Whether you ask them to help you more around the house, participate in volunteer activities, or help them get a job, you want them to be engaged in something worthwhile. This may help them appreciate the joys of serving others that will last a lifetime, help them learn to manage money, and also help them realize the value of their time.  

Spend Family Time - Avoid giving lectures about what they should do during the summer. Instead, _______________________________. Take them shopping, go to a movie, or take time to learn or play a new sport with them. Not only will this help them be more active during the summer, it’ll also help get some much needed exercise, too. These are often great times to open dialogue with your teen about important issues.  

Parents all over the country complain that their teens get lazy during the summer break. But teens, just like toddlers （学步的儿童）, need guidance, clear communication, and reminders of your expectations in order to be successful. These tips should get you well on your way. Ask your teen if there are things they’d like to accomplish before school starts, and then help them to meet those goals.  

76. What is the main purpose of this passage? （Please answer within 10 words）  

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77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?  

The requirement for their children not to hang on in bed too late is quite necessary and acceptable.  

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78. Please fill in the blank in the 4^th paragraph with proper words. （Please answer within 10 words）  

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79. What do you think is the most meaningful way to spend your summer holiday? Why?    （Please answer within 30 words）  

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80. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.  

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I know that you’ve both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn’t make up for all the time we’ve been apart. I know how much I’ve missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.  

When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me――about how I’d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn’t seem so important anymore. And the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. I realized that my own life wouldn’t count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that’s why I wanted to be a candidate in the campaign: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.  

I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.  

71. Where is this passage taken from?  

A. A speech about running for President.  

B. An article about raising up children.  

C. A letter from a parent to children.  

D. A story about a teacher and students.  

72. What did the writer mainly care for when he was young?  

A. Great adventure.                                   B. Personal success.  

C. Presidential election.                             D. Family happiness.  

73. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that the author ____________.  

A. was an ambitious young man  

B. didn’t think his life counted much  

C. loved all the children but the girls  

D. thought the life was all about himself  

74. Which one is NOT right about the feeling of the author to the girls?  

A. Grateful.          B. Hopeful.                  C. Excited.            D. Beloved.  

75. According to the passage, the author will __________ in the near future.  

A. be a teacher in a new place  

B. make a plan for a campaign  

C. start a new life in the White House  

D. take part in a special movement.  

A $6 cardboard box that uses solar power to cook food, clean water and could help 3 billion poor people cut greenhouse gases, has won a $75,000 prize for ideas to fight global warming

The Box, named after the United Nations’ Kyoto Protocol that seeks to cut greenhouse gases, is aimed at billions of people who use firewood to cook. It can also make it easier to boil polluted water. The Kenyan-based inventor hopes it can make solar cooking widespread in the developing world, replacing the use of wood which is driving deforestation. Organized by Forum for the Future, the competition aims to support concepts that have “moved off the drawing board and demonstrated their feasibility” for reducing greenhouse gases.  

“The Kyoto Box has the potential to transform millions of lives,” said Peter Madden, the forum’s chief executive. The box is made from two cardboard boxes, which use reflective foil（箔）and black paint to maximize absorption of solar energy. Covering the cooking pot with a transparent（透明的）cover keeps heat and water, and temperatures inside the pot can reach at least 80C.  

The idea of cooking using the Sun’s rays has been around for centuries, and a number of organizations including Solar Cookers International are already supporting their manufacture and distribution in the developing world. The Kyoto Box also improves the health of villagers who do not have to spend hours taking in wood smoke, a major cause of respiratory disease（呼吸道疾病）.  

Many countries are looking for cheap green ways to stimulate economies mired in economic crisis. More than 190 nations have agreed to work out a new U.N. climate pact to succeed Kyoto at a meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009.  

66. What’s the main purpose of the Kyoto Box?  

A. To warn people of the dangers of global warming.  

B. To encourage more villagers to use firewood to cook.  

C. To earn money from rural areas in developing countries.  

D. To transform the lives of villagers in developing countries.  

67. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that _________.  

A. solar cooking is unlikely to be widespread  

B. the invention helps to preserve the forest  

C. Kyoto Protocol is mainly about green food  

D. greenhouse gases are mainly caused by firewood  

68. Which of the following is NOT true about The Kyoto Box?  

A. It is convenient and environment-friendly.  

B. It does good to the people’s health in rural areas.  

C. It makes it possible for more poor people to afford it.  

D. It was invented several hundred years ago.  

69. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.  

A. the cardboard box can be used to cure diseases  

B. more nations are interested in the invention  

C. black objects readily reflect more light  

D. the invention can accelerate economic crisis  

70. What would be the best title for the text?  

A. Solar-powered Cooker Wins Climate Prize  

B. Cardboard Box Boils Polluted Water Easily  

C. Alternative Energy Found in Rural Areas  

D. Meeting Held in Copenhagen in December  

Police in Hangzhou yesterday claimed to have arrested 11 people suspected of running an illegal gambling network.  

“The network acted as a bridge between Chinese gamblers and overseas casinos（赌场）,” said Wu Jun, spokesman for the public security bureau of Xiaoshan district, Hangzhou. “About 80 percent of the gamblers are local businessmen, and chances are that the money they bet came from their companies’ accounts,” Wu said. The underground gambling network was set up by a wealthy local businessman surnamed Li last year, he said. The gamblers could view real-time images of a casino in Philippines via the website and place bets through the agent’s account.  

Li registered with the website after coughing up a 5-million-yuan deposit last March. Every time a gambler won, 17% of the winning amount would go to the website as a fee. Li received 10% of the winnings as commission, while the person who introduced the gambler to the website got a 7-percent commission.  

Li ran the gambling network under a pyramid scheme. Gamblers were encouraged to bring in more people to join the website’s network in order to earn more commission.  

“Li had provided a convenient but illegal platform for wealthy businessmen, who wanted to gamble,” Wu said. “Otherwise they had to travel all the way to Macao to do so.” Under the current law, gambling is prohibited all over China, except Macao. “Setting up the gambling network is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done,” Li said. “The whole thing started as a joke, but the joke went too far,” he added. “I was not short of money, I was just being greedy.”  

According to Wu, the police uncovered the illegal network while investigating a local businessman, who fled without paying banks “hundreds of millions of yuan” worth of debt. The cops later discovered the man lost most of the bank’s money in Li’s virtual casino.  

61. What’s the main idea of the passage?  

A. More people are addicted to illegal gambling.  

B. Police uncovered an illegal gambling network.  

C. Money can be got through the illegal network.  

D. Mr. Li made gambling spread with the network.  

62. According to the passage, Li ________.  

A. set up the network with a deposit of 5,000,000 yuan  

B. didn’t express regret about what he had done  

C. started the network just because of lack of money  

D. could get a commission of 17% of the winning amount  

63. The underlined word “commission” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________.  

A. price for some goods  

B. salary one can get from a job  

C. money given to someone freely  

D. fees for one’s service in return  

64. Li ran the network under a pyramid scheme because _________.  

A. this scheme made the management much easier  

B. it could encourage gamblers to bring in more people  

C. this kind of management is popular nowadays  

D. running in this way can not be uncovered easily  

65. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.  

A. gambling is prohibited all over China except Macao  

B. Li had provided an illegal platform for some businessman  

C. being greedy is an evil sometimes leading to crimes.  

D. some gamblers probably use their companies’ money for gambling  

As Paige watched the other kids playing football in her local park she longed to join in. But at nearly nine stone （1stone equals 6.35 kilograms）, the 11-year-old was too big to enjoy her favorite sport, she was well on her way to being another overweight member of her family. Mandy, her mum was 17th 10 lb and Anne, her grandma 15th 10 lb.  

Mandy, 39, and Anne, 67, both have a sweet tooth and share a love of all things stodgy. Recent figures show that two-thirds of kids will be dangerously fat by 2050, and overweight kids often become obese adults and live shorter lives as they are at higher risk of everything from heart disease to cancer and type-2 diabetes. Mandy says she knew things had to change for her and her family. Mandy’s mum Anne had an even greater motivation for wanting to slim down. Last autumn Paige went along to the Slimming World to keep her mum and grand ma company. In the first week on the Slimming World eating plan, Mandy lost a whopping 9.5lb. Mandy asked Paige to join in. They believed the Free2Go plan is balanced and nutritious and doesn’t deprive Paige of anything.  

Supporting and encouraging each other the whole time, Anne, Mandy and Paige all whittled away their waistlines. Mandy says: “My back problems have cleared up.” Anne has also noticed a real difference in her health. She says: “I feel like I’ve got my old energy back.” Paige is almost as delighted with her new wardrobe as she is about her foot balling skills. Mandy adds: “I’m just so proud of Paige. I felt awful because I knew her weight problems were a result of my bad eating habits. But when I see her now it’s like she’s a different person.”  

56. This passage mainly tells about       .  

A. how to lose more weight  

B. the harm of being too fat  

C. the reason of being too fat  

D. slimming down of the family  

57. The passage tells us that the family became so obese mainly because       .  

A. they didn’t like sports  

B. they had bad eating habits  

C. they didn’t want to lose weight  

D. they suffered from being fat  

58. How much did Paige weigh when she was only eleven years old?  

A. About 57 kilograms.                              B. About 67 kilograms.  

C. About 77 kilograms.                              D. About 87 kilograms.  

59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?  

A. Overweight people usually live longer.  

B. Free2Go plan can’t make people healthy.  

C. Paige liked the game of football very much.  

D. Sweet food can make people suffer heart disease.  

60. What can we learn from the passage about Mandy?  

A. She once suffered a headache.  

B. She once suffered a backache.  

C. She once suffered heart-attack  

D. She didn’t like the Free2Go plan.  

As I entered the already crowded church, my stomach jumped. What if I ___36___ how to play my piece? What if I skipped a note? My parents gave me a look of ___37___ as I sat at my place. I kept looking over at my parents and they would smile back at me ___38___. Dad started to unpack the seen-too-often video camera. How I ___39___ that thing! He pulls it out constantly!  

This is my night, I thought to myself as Mrs. Depperman introduced the ___40___. This is the night I could really ___41___ them. I had to play perfectly. I noticed that we were all seated according to our ___42___ to play. I was number fourteen and there were 1, 2, 3...twenty-two students here, which ___43___ I was about in the middle. Well, that wasn’t so bad. I couldn’t ___44___ to hear the last two performers. They were ___45___ to be the best.  

I am next! I played the ___46___ of my pieces in my head. I was playing a sonatina and a contemporary piece. I knew them by ___47___, which helped. I can play them with my eyes closed. This should be ___48___, I thought, reassuring myself. It seemed as if I had gone through what seems to be permanent ___49___ this girl finished. Then it was my ___50___ ....  

I stood up, walked toward the piano, and placed my fingertips on the ivory keys. By now, the keys were ___51___ from the fingers before mine. I waited a couple of seconds and ___52___ into the deep waters of my piece. With each note my confidence grew. By the end of my piece, I ___53___ myself in Symphony Hall with the crowd roaring! I was completely ___54___ myself in my second piece. When I was finished, I stood up from the bench, smiled confidently, and bowed. I felt ___55___! I was actually proud of myself. My first recital went well.  

―What is your secret of success?  

―_______ is my efforts, not my intelligence that really ________.  

A. That; counts             B. It; counts          C. It; count         D. That; count  

Some foreign schools have a special unit ________ a child who has done wrong goes and gets advice for his problems.  

A. where            B. when             C. there              D. whenever