I will give you my friend’s address where I can be_________ if you have any problem．

A．arrived            B．accepted         C．received        D．reached

It was a warm evening and David Fajgenbaum, the 18-year-old freshman had just finished his first football practice at Georgetown University．He   1  his parents, letting them know how well things were going．   2  , in a soft voice, his father said, “Son, your mom has brain cancer．”

“I went from being happier than I’d ever been to total  3   ,” says David．Rushing home, he   4  he was dropping out of college to support his mother through her illness．But Anna Marie Fajgenbaum, just 52 years old,   5   her son return to Georgetown．

David threw himself into his studies and grew increasingly  6  , feeling he was the only person on campus with a  7   parent．One October evening when David was home visiting, Anna Marie woke up  8   ．She was anxiousabout David and his two sisters．

“Mom, I’m going to be   9  ,” David assured her．“And I’m going to help other kids cope with  10  ．” A smile spread   11  his mother’s face．He  12   a support group called Ailing Mothers and Fathers－based on his mom’ initials, AMF．

 13  Anna Marie died later that month, David started hearing from friends who’d never even known his mom was  14 ．Some had gone through the same experience．He invited five students who’d lost   15  or friends to his apartment to talk．They  16  to meet every other week and   17 what they were going through．They participated in the Ironman 10K for cancer research, walked to battle ALS, and ran to   18  lung cancer．

Now the support group has 2,000   19   on 23 campuses．“This organization,” says David, “is about one thing: being there for one another．  20   I see those initials, AMF, I see my mom．I know she would have liked that．”

1．A．called                B．visited             C．amazed        D．challenged

2．A．Firstly                B．Finally           C．Silently             D．Generally

3．A．failure             B．embarrassment  C．shock              D．awareness

4．A．demanded          B．concluded         C．promised        D．announced

5．A．insisted               B．suggested        C．recommended    D．preferred

6．A．annoyed           B．confused         C．isolated        D．pressed

7．A．sick              B．cruel            C．strict                D．single

8．A．laughing             B．weeping           C．lying                D．walking

9．A．crazy                B．upset                   C．curious           D．okay

10．A．loneliness           B．panic             C．loss                 D．puzzle

11．A．across             B．beyond          C．in                 D．from

12．A．tried on            B．decided on       C．carried on         D．acted on

13．A．Although           B．Until               C．Since              D．When

14．A．serious                B．anxious          C．ill                        D．awful

15．A．fathers            B．relatives          C．mothers             D．teachers

16．A．agreed              B．chose            C．refused            D．struggled

17．A．debate              B．share             C．consult              D．discover

18．A．predict              B．survive            C．defeat              D．prevent

19．A．assistants            B．candidates         C．applicants          D．participants 

20．A．By the time       B．Every time         C．Next time         D．The first time

In 1883, John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island．However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was impossible, but Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge．After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built．

The project started well, but only a few months later a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling．Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move．

 “Crazy men and their crazy dreams．” “It’s foolish to chase（追求） wild visions．” Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt the project should be abandoned since the Roeblings were the only ones to know how the bridge could be built．

In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged．

One day he was lying on his bed in hospital, seeing the sky and the tops of the trees outside, and a gentle breeze blowing the white curtains apart when an idea hit him．He decided to make the best use of the only finger he could move．Slowly he developed a code of communication with his wife．

He touched his wife’s arm with that finger, indicating that he wanted her to call the engineers again．Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do．It seemed foolish but the project was under way again．

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm until the bridge was finally completed．

1．Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

       A．They are curious and modest．

       B．They are stubborn and crazy．

       C．They are creative and determined．

       D．They are hardworking and courageous．

2．The underlined phrase “wild vision” in Paragraph 3 refers to “_________”．

       A．the end of failure                                  B．the building of the bridge

       C．the brain damage                                  D．the tragic accident

3．From the last two paragraphs, we can know that Washington ___________．

       A．communicated with his wife easily

       B．instructed the project in a unique way

       C．got his idea accepted publicly

       D．completed the bridge on his own

4．What can we learn about Washington’s wife?

       A．She contributed a lot to the bridge building．

       B．She discouraged her husband．

       C．She opposed building the bridge．

       D．She took charge of building the bridge．

5．The text suggests that “_________”．

       A．A lighted heart is a good medicine         B．Many hands make light work

       C．No pains, no gains                               D．Impossible is nothing

With Amazon selling more e-books than hardbacks, this may not seem like the best time to be having a book festival in San Diego County — let alone two．But that’s what book lovers have in store, with the San Diego City College International Book Fair concluding this weekend and the County Library Book Festival running all day Oct．9．

“Whatever the format, it’s still a writer putting pen to paper or tapping their fingers on keyboards,” said Liz Hildreth, co-chair of the library festival．“It’s still authors, still stories, still books．We hope what the festival tells us is that books are a real part of people’s lives．That books are still important．”

So important, organizers say, that one day they hope to rival （竞争） festivals in other places that routinely draw more than 100,000 people and feature hundreds of top writers across virtually every literary genre．

Now in its fifth year, the weeklong City College International Book Festival attracted about 150 people to its Sept．24 opening night．The featured author was Laurel Corona, a professor at the school who writes historical fiction．

 “Festivals are just fun, for readers and authors,” said Corona, one of the experts at the county library event．“They create excitement about books in general．People wander, discover authors they might never find otherwise．”

Moore Susan, community relations manager for the county library system, said going to festivals changed her view that “owning a book was enough．I went and heard authors like （children’s writer） Chris Raschka．He added depth and meaning to what I had read, brought new ideas forward that I had no clue about．”

“We’re doing it because we love books, we love reading, and because our customers are asking us all the time for author events,” Moore said．“People really do long to make those connections．”

1．Book festivals in San Diego _________．

      A．play a real part in local people’s lives    B．are organized by book lovers

      C．attract hundreds of top writers            D．are reader and author events

2．Which of the following is true of Liz Hildreth?

      A．He prefers e-books．                         B．He is a book lover．

      C．He writes historical fiction．               D．He is a professor of relations．

3．The underlined words “literary genre” in Paragraph 3 probably mean “_________”．

       A．theory of literature                              B．example of writers

       C．type of literature                                D．kind of readers

4．Readers in the festivals can _________．

      A．meet their favorite authors                   B．create scenes from the book

      C．read books on the stage                      D．put forward their new ideas

5．From what Moore Susan said we can learn that _________．

      A．she seldom goes to book festivals

       B．it’s easy to organize such activities

       C．book festivals in San Diego are popular

       D．it’s not the best time for book festivals now

Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty．In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old．

The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States．The Gallup（民意调查） Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008．At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry．They also asked about mental or emotional stress．

Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties．Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies．The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties．

Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older．One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．

Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry．

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single．But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age．

The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men．

1．What can be the best title of the text?

       A．Happiness Varies with Ages                   B．Experience More, Worry Less

       C．The Older, the Wiser                           D．Being Young, Being Happy

2．We can learn from the research that _________．

       A．only when people get older will they feel happier

       B．stress levels among the youngest are the highest

       C．older people tend to be grateful

       D．older people usually have no worries

3．According to the research, when people get older, _________．

       A．they miss the old days                        B．they are physically weak

       C．they have better self-control                  D．they are more emotional

4．What would the author probably talk about next?

       A．What influences happiness．                B．How to live better．

       C．How to keep happier．                        D．Why women are less happier．

5．The author is intended to _________．

     A．advise how to reduce stress                B．introduce a scientific finding

     C．describe the process of doing research                                 D．talk about human emotions

Europe’s first major university department to promote research into government and public policy will open in Oxford under new plans．

In a hugely significant move, Oxford University will create a new school of government in 2012 following a £75 million donation by Leonard Blavatnik, the American industrialist and philanthropist（慈善家）．The school is intended to train outstanding graduates from across the world in the skills and responsibilities of government．The move is being backed by world leaders including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton and Kofi Annan．

Andrew Hamilton, Oxford’s vice-chancellor, said: “The school represents a huge milestone in Oxford’s history．It will give tomorrow’s leaders the best of Oxford’s traditional strengths alongside new and practical ways of understanding and meeting the challenges of good governance．”

“The university has educated 26 British Prime Ministers and over 30 other world leaders, yet until now the major international schools of government have all been outside Europe, principally in the United States．”

Under plans, the Blavatnik School of Government will provide a series of practical courses leading to a Master’s degree．It will cover a range of subjects including the humanities, social sciences, law, science, technology, health, finance, energy and security policy．

Oxford said Mr Blavatnik’s donation was one of the most generous in the university’s 900 year history．The university itself will be investing an additional £26m in the school, as well as land in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, where the school will be located．

Lord Patten, Oxford’s chancellor, said: “This is a once-in-a-century opportunity for Oxford．Through the Blavatnik donation, Oxford will now become the world’s leading centre for the training of future leaders in government and public policy – and in ways that take proper account of the very different traditions, institutions and cultures that those leaders will serve．It is an important moment for the future of good government throughout the world．”

1．What is the text mainly about?

       A．Political leaders from Oxford．

       B．Traditions and strengths of Oxford．

       C．Oxford ways to train future leaders．

       D．Oxford school of government under plans．

2．The move is meant to ___________．

       A．provide varieties of courses                  B．promote popularity of Oxford

       C．find talented graduates in Europe           D．educate tomorrow’s political leaders

3．What can students learn in the new school?

       A．Politics and economics．                     B．Philosophy and humanities．

     C．Traditional and practical courses．        D．Modern science and technology．

4．Which of the following is true of the school?

       A．It is named after Leonard Blavatnik．

       B．It will not provide traditional courses．

       C．It is wholly financed by Leonard Blavatnik．

       D．It is the first international school of government．

5．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

       A．Public policy is the present focus．

       B．More world leaders will rise from Oxford．

       C．World leaders need to respect each other．

       D．Lord Patten has different opinions of the plan．

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[1]With the average number of children in a British family falling beneath an average of two, the population of the UK has been falling for quite a few years．This trend is quite worrying for the British economy．

[2]Why aren’t the British having as many children as they used to? Well, there is a range of reasons．One of them is that British people are now having their children at a much older age than previously．Most young people today want a well-paid job, so they have to go to university．After years of study at university, they need a few years of work experience to get a job they want．They might then get married, but it’s incredibly expensive to buy a house in the UK．That explains why British young people now don’t move out of their parents’ home until they are around 30 years old．It is not until that age that they can afford to have their home, get married and start thinking about having a child．

[3]So a British person manages to get a job, get a home and get married．Why isn’t he or she having at least two children on average? The main reason is that it is relatively expensive to bring up a child in the UK．Both parents need to work just to pay for their home and living expenses, they then need to pay someone to _____________________ during the day．Paying for this child care is always expensive．

[4]The recent financial crisis is making things even harder for families, since unemployment is rising and even fewer people can afford to have children．

1．What is the text mainly about? （within 10 words）

2．Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?

   British young people don’t have enough money for houses, marriage and raising a child until they are almost in their thirties．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words or expressions．（within 8 words）

4．What do you think the text will probably talk about next? （within 15 words）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph．

---Excuse me, where can I get             application form?

--- Go to             Window 10, please．

A．an; the         B．an; 不填             C．不填；不填              D．the; the

It was not until yesterday             they got the Shanghai Expo tickets．

A．that           B．when            C．while                D．as

--- I’m afraid that I can’t finish repairing this camera until tomorrow．

--- OK, there’s             ．

A．no problem          B．no wonder             C．no doubt          D．no hurry