They no longer have to ______ large numbers of temporary workers to do the harvesting.

A. take on   B. hire on  C. work on  carry on

But the unpleasant feeling of coldness disappeared at the _______ of his students pouring out of their classroom to give him a warm, wordless welcome.

A. sight                 B. scene                C. view                 D. sign

A terrible earthquake struck Wenchuan, Sichuan Province on May 12th,_____more than 60,000 deaths.

A. caused       B. having caused    C. to have caused   D. causing

Take care! There is a nail______of the chair.

A. sticking out       B. putting out  C. standing out       D. giving out

       As far as we know, half of Canadian teenagers do not get enough sleep on school nights, _____?

A. do they                                                B. don’t they

C. don’t you                                      D. isn’t it

你的同学小英上个星期六的晚上参加同学的生日聚会，因为没有按时回家，父母很生气，于是发生争执，小英为此很烦恼。假设你是小英的好友李华，请你按以下一要点给她写一篇120词左右的英文书信：

要点：1. 简单概括写信的原委； 2. 表明自己的立场； 3. 提出建议。

注意：信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数

Dear Xiao Ying,

I have heard that you had a quarrel with your parents last week.                          

Best wishes

                                                                                             Yours sincerely,

 Li Hua

A healthy diet is not only about following strict diets or preventing yourself from the food you love. It's more about eating right, feeling great about yourself and staying fit and healthy. You can achieve this by following some basics and including them in your daily diet as well. However, before kick starting a healthy diet to lose weight plan, make this clear – don't expect an overnight success. Though a healthy diet for a healthy weight loss goal can be set in weeks, it will be more rewarding, if you can stand the changes in the long term.

The best healthy diet plan to lose weight should ensure that your body refuses the large amount of proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins. The healthy diet plan to lose weight fast should also include fruits and vegetables. For losing weight effectively, it's important to focus on a diet plan that suits your lifestyle and the one you can stand for a long period of time.

　 A healthy diet to lose weight should ensure our well being. Following a healthy diet also lowers the risk of developing diseases like cancer. A healthy diet for losing weight should include a variety of healthy foods that provides the necessary nutrition to our body.

The best and easiest way to lose weight is to combine a healthy meal plan with physical exercise. Make exercise a necessary part of your life. An hour of exercise every day will help you lose weight without having to cut down on your favorite foods. A good exercise program should include exercises like jogging, bicycling, swimming, etc. at least 4 days a week. Thus, following a healthy lifestyle in addition to a healthy diet to lose weight will help you lose it in a natural way.

A suspected killer wolf caught by police is to be given a DNA test after a man said it was his pet dog, a husky.

The white animal was caught on March 23 at Nanshahe town in Tengzhou, Shandong province, and identified by a local zoo as a 5-year-old she-wolf.

Police believe it was responsible for attacks on seven people, two of whom died.

But a local man surnamed Wang claimed it was his pet dog Lady that he had reared for two years, and who was gentle in nature.

"We have invited experts from some universities in Shandong, and they will professionally determine whether it's a wolf or a dog," a wildlife protection officer said on Monday.

Xing Hao, a local zookeeper, told reporters: "Its cry is like that of a wolf. Its tail is also straight, not sticking up like a dog, and its ears are upright. All these indicators are in line with a wolf's characteristics."

But Wang disagreed. "It's not a wolf but my dog. I recognized her at a glance from a news photo," Wang told China Daily.

"Her name is Lady and she is very gentle. I have raised her for nearly two years. At around 11 am last Friday, she ran away from home and never came back."

Wang said he now works in another city in Shandong and was only told of events by friends on Friday night. "I recognize my Lady," he said. "I hope I can get my pet back as soon as possible. During her capture, she was hurt badly both physically and mentally. She's very scared of people," he claimed, relying on reports from family and friends who went to see the dog on Saturday."

Wang has contacted local police and the zoo. "It's quite understandable for local departments to do this, as they want to protect local people," Wang said.

72.   The local police caught wolves because        .

A. they are a threat to people                B. they are like a wild dog

C. they attacked on other wild animals        D. they are needed by a local zoo

73.   We can know from the passage that        .

A. the animal was about 2 years old when it was captured.

B. the animal had attacked altogether 2 people before it was captured.      

C. the man claimed that the captured animal had been raised for 2 years.

D. the man claimed that the captured animal ran away from his home 2 years ago.

74.   A dog is different from a wolf in the following EXCEPT        .

A. its cry        B. its ears           C. its fur          D. its tail

75.   According to the report, which of the following is expected to happen?

A. The captured animal will be killed.

B. The captured animal will stay in a zoo.

C. The captured animal will be sent back to its owner.

D. The captured animal will receive an identification test.

A "talking kitchen" teaches students how to cook French and speak French. Researchers at New Castle University in the United Kingdom have developed the French Digital Kitchen. Professors Paul Seedhouse and Patrick Olivier led the project. Professor Seedhouse told us that it works like a satellite navigation（导航）systemin a car.

The kitchen equipment and tools use motion sensor（动作传感器）technology. The sensors help a computer guide the students through instructions in French.

The system can tell whether you've done what you were asked to do or not. For example, the system tells you to take some butter and cut it with a knife. There's a sensor on the package containing the butter so it can tell where the butter's being moved. The sensor in the knife not only knows that the knife is moving, but it also knows what motion the knife is making. So it can know whether the knife is cutting or not. And it doesn't go on to the next step of the program unless you've done what it senses you've done.

Students can ask the computer to repeat the instructions or translate them into English. There are vocabulary lessons before and after the cooking.

Professor Seedhouse says the French Digital Kitchen turns the process of learning language into a real-life experience. "Here you're taking it out of the classroom and you're actually using the language to produce something which you can eat at the end of it. It's very enjoyable."

The system could be available for sale by the end of 2012. Adding the technology to a new kitchen could add about ten to twenty percent to the building costs. The researchers have also been given money to develop programs in six other languages, including English, Italian and Spanish.

68.   The “talking kitchen” developed by New Castle University is mainly aimed at        .

A. helping students who love French foods

B. helping house owners prepare their meals

C. helping learners who study French as a foreign language

D. helping housewives who want to learn cooking French foods

69.   The third paragraph mainly tell us        .

A.what the system is                  B. how the system works

C.what a motion sensor is              D. how the system was invented

70.   What does the underlined word “it” (in Para 5) refer to?

A. French food.                          B. French language.

C. The process of cooking and learning.       D. The process of listening and translating.

71.   What would be the best title for the passage?        .

A. Learn While Eating.               B. A Talking Kitchen.

C. A New Trend of Kitchen.           D. Kitchens Become Classrooms.

Empty nest syndrome refers to the grief that many parents feel when their children move out of home. This condition is typically more common in women, who are more likely to have had the role of primary care giver. Unlike the grief experienced when, for example, a loved one dies, the grief of empty nest syndrome often goes unrecognised, because an adult child moving out of home is seen as a normal, healthy event. Besides, in many cases, empty nest syndrome is compounded (混合) by other difficult life events or significant changes happening around the same time, such as retirement or menopause (更年期).

Research suggests that some parents are more susceptible (易受影响的) than others. People who are full-time parents are more often affected than people who also have other duties to perform, such as paid employment. Parents who worry that their children aren’t ready to take on adult responsibilities tend to experience more grief. People who suffer the most from empty nest syndrome tend to have things in common. They found moving out of home a difficult and emotional experience or their marriage is unstable or unsatisfactory.

Parents experiencing empty nest syndrome of course face new challenges. They need to establish a new kind of relationship with their adult children. They have to become a couple again, after years of sharing the home with children. And it’s not an easy job to fill the emptiness in the daily life created by absent children. Also, it can be difficult to find understanding from others, who consider children moving out to be a natural, healthy event.

Although many parents face the grief of empty nest syndrome, help and support is available.

64.   The writer implies that empty nest syndrome tends to        .

A. be a hidden problem             B. happen after retirement

C. happen among single women      D. be seen as a healthy event

65.   The problems of parents experiencing empty nest syndrome come from the following EXCEPT         .

A. absent adult children          B. financial pressures

C. a different family life          D. lack of understanding

66.   What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Problems many parents are facing.

B. Independent children moving out of home.

C. Difficult life events adults are experiencing.

D. Significant changes happening in many families.

67.   What would most probably be discussed in the following paragraph?

A. Dangers of empty nest syndrome.

B. Preparations for new challenges in life.

C. Other difficulties old parents are facing.

D. Tips on dealing with empty nest syndrome.