他们虽然碰到了困难，但他们终究还是成功了。

He has _______ all his strength without doing anything useful.
  A. cost        B. paid       C. spent        D. taken

This new model of car is so expensive that it is________the reach of those with average incomes.

A．over B．within

C．beyond D．below

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential (必要的)for a healthy mind and body.

　　 Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital (有必要的) to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

　　 The amount of stress a person can stand depends very much on the person himself. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously important for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more early days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises (危机) we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but how little the stress is, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we

need to find ways to deal with it.

1. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because

A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves

　 B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health

　 C. they are traveling fast all the time

　 D. they are becoming busier with their work

2. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his__________.

　 A. not fearing stress　　 B. knowing the art of relaxation　

　 C. high sense of responsibility D. having control over performance

3. Which of the following statements is true?

　　 A. We can find some ways to avoid stress.

　　 B. Stress is always harmful to people.

　　 C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

　　 D. Different people can withstand different amount of stress.

4. The underlined words "such a reaction" refer back to

A. asking a choice between "flight or fight"

B. "reaction to stress both chemically and physically"

C. "responding to crises quickly"

D. "losing heart at the signs of difficulties"

5. In the last sentence of the passage “do so” refers to__________.

A. "expose ourselves to stress"B. "find ways to deal with stress"

C. "remove stress from our lives"D. "establish links between diseases and stress”

He found the maths problem easy ________.
A．to work out 　　B．to be worked out　　 C．to be working out D．worked out

American English has changed ______ the centuries. There are several reasons ______ this.

A．over；for 　 B．for；with 　　 C．in；of 　　　　　 D．during；about

It’s high time you had your hair cut ; it’s getting _______ .

A. too much long　　　 B. much too long

C. long too much　　　 D. too long much

---You haven’t been to Beijing, have you?　

---______. And how I wish to go there again.

A. Yes, I have.　 B. Yes, I haven’t　 C. No, I have　 D. No, I haven’t

The Orkney Islands are about 14 kilometres from the north coast of Scotland. They are mostly low-lying, except for Hoy which has the highest sea cliff(峭壁) in Britain. The 　1 and the climate are good in Orkney, 2 there are a lot of farms.

To get to Orkney you have to fly or go by 3 . Ships bringing passengers come from Aberdeen every week. They also bring food, machines and so on. Most Orkney farmers 　4 cows or sheep. Because of this, grass is the most 5 crop on the islands. One of the islands has sheep which 6 sea plants 　7 grass---they are 8 , but very strong and healthy.

Many people in the Orkney Islands are fishermen. Some go a long way out to 9 to catch large fish, 　10 others catch 11 like crabs(螃蟹) and lobsters(龙虾)，near the shore. The islanders 12 the crab meat and then pack it and send it to the 13 . They do not cook the lobsters. They send them 14 to restaurants in many of the large 15 of Europe. Most of the islands have their own 16 but of course some of them are very small---with only one group of children from five to ten years old. In fact there are 17 young people at all on the quietest islands. Usually they go the main town of Kirkwall, 18 modern lives.

Some people come from other parts of Britain to find a 19 life on the islands. Everyone is very friendly and they all know each other. Things are changing slowly, but the old way of life 　20 continues.

1．A．land　　　 B．hill　　　　　 C．mountain　　　 D．forest

2．A．yet　　　　 B．but　　　 C．or　　　　 D．and so

4．A．feed　　　 B．buy　　　 C．kill　　　　　 D．like

5．A．useless　　 B．harmful　 C．important　　 D．unimportant

7．A．instead of　　 B．instead　 C．for 　　　 D．with

8．A．small　　　　 B．big　　　 C．large　　　　 D．tall

9．A．field　　　　 B．sea　　　 C．sky　　　 D．space

10．A．when　　　　 B．since　　　　 C．while　　　　 D．for

11．A．birds　　　　 B．tigers　　　　 C．lions　　　　 D．shellfish

12．A．cook　　　　 B．burn　　　　　 C．sell　　　　　 D．buy

13．A．desert　　 B．ship　　　　　 C．island　　 D．mainland

14．A．alone　　　　 B．alive　　　　 C．about　　　　 D．asleep

15．A．libraries　　 B．lakes　　　　 C．cities　　　　 D．banks

16．A．zoos　　　　 B．colleges　　　 C．schools　 D．universities

17．A．very few　　 B．a lot of　 　 C．a great many D．a number of

18．A．live　　　　 B．to live 　 C．living　　 D．lives

19．A．happy　　 B．busy　　　　　 C．quiet　　　　 D．noisy

20．A．also　　　　 B．still　　　　 C．never　　　　 D．nearly

The camera isn’t good enough; I want to change ______.

A. another　　　　　　　　　 B. a good one

C. it with another　　　　　 D. it for another