The wallpaper gives a comfortable__________ (感觉).

―Is it _____ the bad smell that is difficult?（ ）

―Of course.

A. how getting rid of　　 B. got rid of

C. to get rid of　　　　 D. being got rid of

The weather was ________ cold that I didn’t like to leave my room.

A. really　 　　　　 B. such　 　　　　　 C. too　 　　　 D. so

It is not immediately clear _____ the financial crisis will soon be over.

A. since　　 B. what　　 C. when　　 D. whether

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently “Take this to the butcher (a person whose job is selling meat). And he’s going to give you your lunch today.”

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers

But, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it.

1. Why did the butcher give the dog meat every time it came ?

A. The dog would bite him if he didn’t give him meat.

B. There was always a piece of paper in the dog’s mouth

C. Mrs. Smith would pay him on time after the dog ate meat every time.

D. The butcher was very kind.

2. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it _____.

A. might do it much harm　　　 B. was worth many pounds

C. would help the butcher　　　 D. could do it much good

3. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog _____.

A. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith

B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

D. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith

4. At the end of the story, you’ll find that _____.

A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more

5. From its experience, the dog found that _____.

A. just a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

C. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

D. only the paper with Mrs. Smith’s words in it could bring it meat

He was not really in the mood for anything ______ it dawned on him that it had not been his fault.

　 A. since　　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　 D. until

—Could you tell me how to get to Victoria Street??

—Victoria Street?　　　 is where the Grand Theatre is.

A.Such　　　　　　　 B.There　　　　　　 C.That　　　　　 D.This

I don’t think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap after dinner. If you didn’t sleep for hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime. If you didn’t nap after dinner, you would not want to stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleeping pill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day.

You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your evening meal, engage in some sort of physical activity－a sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get together with friends for an evening of cards and conversation. Then go to bed at your usual time or a little earlier, and you should be able to get a good night’s rest without taking a pill.

If you can get into the habit of spending your evenings this way, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day. At first it may be hard for you to go to sleep without taking a pill. If so, get up and watch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy. If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do not take a sleeping pill. Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourself a few hours’ sleep that night, you will feel better in the morning than you usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be ready to sleep at an earlier hour.

The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinner and avoid taking pills.

1. According to the writer, it is difficult for you to go to sleep because　　　　　　 .

A.    you get the habit of staying up late

B.    you haven’t taken sleeping pills

C.    you sleep for hours after dinner

D.    you fail to do some exercises

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE if you want to get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening?

A.    Go to bed earlier than usual.

B.    Talk with friends after dinner.

C.    Stay with friends after dinner.

D.    Do some physical labor.

3. You feel tired all day probably because　　　　 　　.

A.    you stay up too late

B.    you get up too early in the morning

C.    you take sleeping pills

D.    you wake up too frequently at night

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.    You mustn’t take sleeping pills in order to get a good night’s sleep.

B.    You should stay up if you want to sleep effectively.

C.    Food is necessary at night if you fail to go to sleep.

D.    It is very important to get out of the habit of taking a nap after dinner.

5. We may infer that the author is most probably a 　　　　　 .

　 A. doctor　　　 B. reporter　　　 C. scientist　　　　 D. professor

Chinese people spent many years ______ freedom and in the end a new country was born.

A. fighting with　

B. fighting against　

C. fighting for　　

D. fighting ou

Teens' lives hit by economy

Some teenagers are crossing their dream colleges off their lists.Others are thinking of skipping their senior trips or reducing prom(毕业舞会)costs.Many are finding their work hours cut while their expenses rise.

　　 So，who exactly is punishing them？Is it their parents，teachers or employers？No，it's the economy.

　　 If you are like most teenagers，you probably don't understand what“recession”，“negative economic growth”and“subprime mortgage crisis(次贷危机)”actually mean.And you probably don't spend your days watching the ups and downs of the stock market.

　　 It's safe to say that most teens don't know much about the economy except for one thing：it's bad.But just how exactly is the economy affecting teens?

“The single largest thing I have noticed is the recession's ability to affect my college choice，”said Heather Richars from Downey High School in California，US.

“With the economic situation the way it is，I have thought less about going to a private or out?of?state university，and more about public schools in California，mainly because of the price of tuition，”said Richars.“I had been a fan of attending a private school up until this year.”

　　 The economy cuts into other areas of teenagers' lives，too.

　　 Joey Camarda，a student at Modesto High School in California，who works at an ice cream store，said，“Probably due to the economy，I have been getting less hours at my job，and because of that，I am not getting enough money to help pay for college.”

　　 Tara Mooney，a senior at Beyer High School，has also begun to notice that money is tight.

“Things are getting expensive，”she said.“When it comes to applying for colleges and wanting to go on senior trips，I have to pick and choose instead of doing it all.”

1．The purpose of writing the passage is mainly to tell us ________.

A．the economic recession has had a big impact on teens' work，life and study

B．teenagers are now having difficulty in deciding which colleges to apply for

C．teenagers don't know much about the economic recession

D．teenagers are considering giving up their senior trips to save money

2．Because of the bad economic situation，Heather Richars will most probably ________.

A．go to a private university

B．attend an out?of?state college

C．attend a public college in California

D．find a good university as he planned

3．How has Joey Camarda found the recession affects him?

A．He has to find more part?time jobs.

B．He has to help his mother do more chores.

C．He has found that he had more time to study.

D．His plan to pay for college will be hard to realize.

4．What can we conclude from the passage?

A．Parents punish their teens by giving them less money.

B．Most teens understand what negative economic growth means.

C．Teenagers are finding it harder to do what they want than before.

D．Teenagers have realized the importance of managing their own money.