The lack of eco-friendly habits among the public is thought to be a major _____of global climate change.

A.result　　 B.cause　 C.warning　　 D.reflection

A young father was visiting an old neighbor． They were standing in the old man's garden， and talking about children． The young man said， “How strict should parents be with their children？”

The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one． “Please untie（解开）that string，” he said． The young man untied it， and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side． “Now tie it again， please，” said the old man， “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”

The young man did so． Then the old man said， “There，it is the same with children． You must be strict with them， but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone， you must tie the string tight again． But when you find that they are ready to stand alone， you can take the string away．”

1．The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． how to take care of young trees　 B． how strict parents should be with their children

C． how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D． how to tie and untie the string

2．The young man untied the string ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． in order to throw it away　　　　　 B． so that both of the trees would grow straight

C． only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

D． in order to let the old man teach him

3．When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． When the old man has left　　　　　　　　 B． After you have untied it

C． When the young man has untied it next time

D． When the young tree grows strong enough

4．At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

B． that he should always be strict with his children　　 C． that he should be hard on them

D． that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

5．In the story the relation（关系） of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ＿＿.

A． the young father to the old neighbor　　　　　　　

　B． parents to their children

C． the old neighbor to the children of the young father　　

D． grown ups to their parents

The chances of discovering life on Neptune are about a million _____.

　　A. at one 　　　B. for one　　 C. to one 　　　D. against one

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he prospered by selling his small but genuine collection of early U. S. autographs. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen（减少）the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation. Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals. In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny's financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring 126 from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

1. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?

A. There was a greater demand there than in America.

B. There was less chance of being detected there.

C. Britain was Spring's birthplace.

D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.

2. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for_____________.

A. Southern money　　　　　　　　　　 B. signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

C. Southern manuscripts and letters　　　　 D. Civil War battle plans

3. Robert Spring spent 15 years______________.

A. running a bookstore in Philadelphia　　　　　 B. corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson

C. as a forger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as a respectable dealer

4. According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to ____________.

A. sharp-eyed experts　　　　　　　　　　　 B. persons who aren't experts

C. book dealers　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. owners of old books

5. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?

A. The only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson.

B. A little-known girl who sold her father's papers to Robert Spring.

C. Robert Spring's daughter.

D. An imaginary person created by Spring.

Bad habits, _____ formed, are diffficult to give up.

A. and 　 B. once　 C. for 　 D. but

Many lifestyle patterns do such 　　　　 great harm to health that they actually speed up 　

　 　 weakening of the human body.

　 A．a; /　　　　　　 B．/; the 　　　

C．a; the　　　　　 D．/; /　

I think you should change your casual ________ towards your diets to keep healthy.

A. manners　　　 B. view　　　　　 C. way　　　　　 D. Attitude

At this time of last year, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from _____ effects the people are still suffering.

　 A. that　　　　 B. whose　　　 C. those　　　　 D. what

　　　　 has helped to save the drowning girl is worth praising.

A.Who　　　　　 B.The one　　　　 C.Anyone　　　　 D.Whoever

--- How are things with you?

　 --- ________. I now make enough money to pay bills and keep food on the table.

　 A. From bad to worse.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Can’t complain.

　 C. Too bad.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Too good.