When you go outing with your family, you must         it that you are safe.

A．make sure        B．see to              C．be sure     D．make

He probably got         out of the sounds the key made as he did those few times when the key actually found its way into the slot.

A．as pleasure much                                        B．as much pleasure

C．much pleasure                                            D．pleasure as much

--- Do you know my friend Harry?

--- You mean the guy who          in America for four years.

--- Yes, And later he went to Australia.

A．has lived   B．lives  C．lived  D．had lived

         has recently been done to provide more buses for people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.

A．That         B．What       C．Though what   D．In spite of what

You         the boys. Before you did that, as a matter of fact, they had regretted the fight and agreed to make peace.

A．needn’t have separated                                 B．mustn’t have separated

C．wouldn’t have separated                              D．couldn’t have separated

-- So how is your new roommate?

--- He really         . He is always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind him, he always makes rude remarks.

A．turns me off     B．turns me over   C．turns me down D．turns me out

        , where can we stay for a week?

A．Next is another hotel to it.                            B．Next to it another hotel is

C．Next to it is another hotel                             D．It is next to another hotel is

It displeases my parents when Richard and I stay out late at night. My parents don’t approve    .

A．of Richard and me staying out late at night.

B．of me and Richard staying out late at night.

C．to Richard’s and my staying out late at night

D．when Richard and me stay out late at night

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did last year. It was because of Ms. Vacirca 1   I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem   2   a big deal to some, but to me it is. I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her   3  .

I never really wanted to work for good   4   in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom   5   Ms. Vacirca caught me and yelled across the   6  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare – she would always   7   me with one foot out of the door, it never   8  . Even then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school. She would   9   everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in   10  .

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but   11   they knew that she was right and   12   for it. Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the years progressed, so did I. I know that it was because of her.

Even outside class, she was   13   as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my (and everyone else’s) life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

Ms. Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of   14   that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students   15   high, and so she   16   the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom   17   problems. When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready, I walked out of that test with my head   18  . I knew that I was a   19   and Ms. Vacirca had made me that way. I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would   20   her.

1．A．how                     B．what                   C．why                    D．That

3．A．students                B．children               C．classmates           D．family

4．A．grades                  B．salary                  C．life                      D．subjects

5．A．while                    B．until                    C．before                 D．unless

6．A．seat                      B．classroom            C．yard                    D．kitchen

7．A．see                       B．help                    C．catch                  D．beat

8．A．succeeded             B．stopped               C．helped                 D．failed

9．A．forbid                   B．let                       C．encourage           D．hope

10．A．peace                  B．confusion            C．surprise               D．home

11．A．inside                  B．outside                C．almost                 D．hardly

12．A．praised                B．scolded               C．blamed                D．respected

13．A．frightened            B．caring                 C．hard                    D．right

14．A．duty                    B．time                    C．foolishness          D．humor

15．A．jumped                B．grew                   C．scored                D．drank

16．A．expected             B．received              C．wished                D．hoped

17．A．previewing          B．reviewing            C．learning               D．making

18．A．high                    B．hanging               C．low                     D．down

19．A．failure                 B．student                C．success               D．hero

20．A．hate                   B．miss                    C．forget                     D．marry

When I was studying at Yale, some phenomena puzzled me greatly. I found that Chinese students or Asian students were very polite in class while American Students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students.

I was impressed by the role of the professor during the discussion. The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a researcher looking for answers to questions together with the students. He used many modal verbs—far more than I used in Beiwai. When answering questions, he usually said, “This is my personal opinion and it could be wrong.” Or “You could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting.”

In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct directions. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to the question. I still remember how frustrated they were when foreign teachers did not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much higher than that of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answers, they were sure about it.

Education in China is valued for united thinking. I remember American teachers who taught in our university complaining about the fact that Chinese students uniformly expressed the same idea in their English composition. The examinations in America usually do not test a student’s ability to memorize the material but his ability to analyze and solve problems. Education in America is valued not only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of developing critical thinking.

1．In the USA, when the students are in class, __      __.

       A．a Chinese student tends to be more lively

       B．an American student likes to make trouble

       C．a Chinese student likes to puzzle the teacher

       D．an American student tends to be active

2．A teacher in the USA prefers to be very ___    _ when he answers questions.

       A．sincere                B．direct                  C．self – confident   D．careless

3．What kind of teaching does the author prefer?

       A．To make students learn more.

       B．To improve students’ remembrance.

       C．To learn to solve problems by oneself.

       D．To give less tests to students.

4．The education in USA may produce more         graduates.

      A．productive       B．competitive      C．creative    D．imaginative