—What do you think of the girl？

—Not only ______ hard but also _______ very charming.

A．does she work, is she                B．she works, she is

C．does she work, she is                D．she works, is she

Miss Lovely began to work in our office last year. She thought she was__1__and hardly talked with us. Her house was a little far from our company and she had to go to work __2__ every day.

　　Of course, she had to spend a lot of __3__on this. She decided to have her own car, and began to __4__how to drive two months ago. Now she was able to drive, but had to__5__a licence before she could buy a car. It took her a week to__6_the traffic regulations. She was sure she would__7_the examinations.

　　It was finally time for her to take the examinations yesterday. Miss Lovely didn't come to work.We__8   she would drive her new car to our company this morning. But to our__9__she came here by taxi and didn't tell anybody about it. None of us asked her the__10_but her face clearly showed she had__11__in the exams.

　　This afternoon one of our workmates told us __12__had happened to the girl when she was__13_. Yesterday the chief examiner had asked her some questions, but she could answer only a __14__. For example, "Would you run over a man or a dog if you see them both in the middle of the__15_?"

　　"Of course I'd run over the dog, sir", Miss Lovely answered without __16.

　　"I'm sorry to tell you, Miss Lovely," the examiner shook his__17_and said, "you have to take the examination again!"

　　"I don't think my answers were__18  , sir," the girl said in a hurry. "I__19_ run over a man, you know!"

　　"I agree with your__20_, Miss Lovely," the chief examiner said with a smile. "but why not brake (刹车)?"

1．A．old             B．foolish        C．clever           D．kind

2．A．by taxi         B．by train       C．on foot          D．by plane

3．A．time            B．money          C．energy           D．room

4．A．teach           B．plan           C．operate          D．learn

5．A．find            B．apply for      C．look for         D．make

6．A．learn           B．forget         C．teach            D．break

7．A．take            B．prepare        C．explain          D．pass

8．A．suggested       B．described      C．thought          D．replied

9．A．surprise        B．joy            C．anger            D．pleasure

10．A．name           B．reason         C．rule             D．notice

11．A．believed       B．heard          C．found            D．failed

12．A．why            B．how            C．what             D．when

13．A．ill            B．alone          C．in               D．out

14．A．few            B．several        C．all              D．lot

15．A．room           B．playground     C．hospital         D．road

16．A．asking         B．thinking       C．discussing       D．advising

17．A．foot           B．nose           C．ears             D．head

18．A．wrong          B．correct        C．right            D．true

19．A．can            B．need           C．can't            D．needn't

20．A．car B．opinion C．fact         D．purpose

Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for fooD．Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership (伙伴关系) which is good for both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together.

    Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other.  This is so in the corals (珊瑚) of the seA．In their skins they have tiny plants which act as “dustmen”, taking some of the waste products from the coral and giving in  return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from receiving light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.

1．Some birds like to sit on a sheep because _______.

A．they can eat its parasites

B．they enjoy travelling with the sheep

C．they depend on the sheep for existence

D．they find the position most comfortable

2．The underlined word “they” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to _______.

A．birds and parasites                  B．birds and sheep

C．parasites and sheep                  D．sheep, birds and parasites

3．We learn from the text that corals depend on plants for _______.

A．comfort            B．light C        C．food             D．oxygen

4．What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?

A．Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence.

B．Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily.

C．Some plants depend on each other for food.

D．Some animals live better together.

Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.

The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in beD．This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.

As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.

The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I am very sorry about this.

Much love, Susan.

P.S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!

1．Susan wrote home ________.

A．to tell her parents about the fire  

B．to ask for a million dollars

C．to tell her parents she had failed her exams

D．to tell her parents she had to leave school

2．Susan told her parents about the fire ________.

A．to warn them about what the principal would do

B．to make them feel worried

C．to make them less angry at her real news

D．to make them laugh

3．How true was the letter before the P.S.?

A．Partly true.              B．All true.

C．Completely untrue         D．The story doesn’t really tell us.

The bicycle is the common sight in our daily life, as a great many Chinese use one every day. But you may not know its role in strengthening international relations, as it did in the case of US President George W. Bush's visit to China last November.

President Bush arrived in Beijing on November 19, 2005 after he finished the APEC meeting in South KoreA．He met with Chinese top leaders and achieved agreements on trade, Taiwan issue and more.

Although Bush' s trip was short as 40 hours, he managed to spare a moment to do some cycling. On November 20, he rode up and down a steep path at Laoshan Olympic Mountain Bike Course in Beijing's suburbs.

Six young Chinese cyclists accompanied the president, who was dressed in a Chinese training uniform with the "Beijing 2008" logo (标志). He did not go along the arranged route and chose a more zigzag(曲折的) hiking path.

"How do you say, 'take it easy on the old man' ?" Bush joked to his partners before setting out.

"Compared with my bike path on the Crawford ranch (农场) , this one is greater and really difficult," said Bush when his 45-minute ride endeD．He said he will come to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games.

This is not Bush's first cycle ride in Beijing. In 1975 at the age of 29, he visited the Chinese capital for the first time, when his father was head of the US liaison office (联络处) in Beijing, which Bush described as "fantastic".

However, observers said Bush's ride is much more than just his favorite pastime. It expressed friendliness with people in China, where the bicycle is an important part of life and culture.

According to the Washington Post, one of the major newspapers in the US, this was a specially arranged activity by the US Government, for they want to send the Chinese a sign of friendship. "The president is by no means hostile (有敌意的) to China," it said.

1．What is the first paragraph mainly about? ______.

A．The bicycle is the common sight in our daily life

B．Every Chinese has at least one bicycle

C．Bicycle can play a role in improving relationship between nations

D．President George W. Bush is fond of cycling

2．President George W. Bush went cycling ______.

A．up and down a path on Laoshan Mountain

B．wearing a T-shirt with the "Beijing 2008" logo

C．accompanied by six young Chinese policemen

D．along a more challenging way without arrangement

3．Bush said "take it easy on the old man" to his partners probably because ______.

A．he wanted to make them easy

B．he wanted to make a joke about them

C．he wanted to tell them it would be a more zigzag hiking path

D．he wanted to show them it would be a easy task for an old man

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the article? ______.

A．Bush will come to Beijing to take part in the Olympic cycling games in 2008

B．Bush's first cycle ride was in 1975

C．Bush's ride is more a sign of friendship than just his favorite pastime

D．Bush's ride was specially arranged by the Washington Post

It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they always want to control them; that they do not trust them to deal with problems; and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.

Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes, hairstyles, and musiC．Actually this is not what they really intend to do. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepteD．So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or clothes or hairstyles make their parents angry, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are better, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.

Sometimes you do not obey orders, and are proud because you do not want your parents to say yes to what you do. If they do, it looks as if you are unfaithful to your own age group. But in that case, you will probably think that you are the underdog: you can’t win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents’ control. If you plan to control your life , co-operation can be part of that plan. You can persuade others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. Get them to feel your sense of responsibility and initiative so that they will allow you to do what you want to do.

1．The first paragraph is mainly about ________.

A．children’s complaints about their parents

B．misunderstandings between children and their parents

C．the control of the parents over their children

D．children’s ability to deal with problems

2．The underlined word “irritate” in this passage is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．to make someone excited              B．to make someone angry

C．to please someone  D．to comfort someone

3．Children choose to have certain strange clothes and hairstyles because they _______.

A．want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own

B．have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste

C．have no other way to enjoy themselves better

D．want to make their parents angry

4．Children do not want their parents to say yes to whatever they do because they _______.

A．have already been accepted into the adult world

B．feel that they are better in a small way than the adults

C．are not likely to win over adults

D．have a desire to be independent

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___1____ This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall.

___2___ He decided to turn his little school house into a dormitory (宿舍楼) for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. ___3___ This was the first hostel (青年招待所).

Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country. ___4___

Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question perioD．___5___ For this reason, a few weeks spent ‘hosteling’ can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.

A．In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation.

B．People can stay in the hostel if they brought enough equipment with them.

C．One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places.

D．As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby.

E．For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside.

F．More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.

G．This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.

Reading ______ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried that they will admit.

A. behind             B. between         C. along            D. among

Anyway, I slowly_________ the shock and tried to persuade myself that life begins at my age.

A. got over        B. put up            C. came over        D. dealt with

With a lot of mathematical problems __________, Marry went to bed.

A. solve              B. solved            C. solving       D. to solve