America has long been considered the land of opportunity(机遇)by those from other countries. Americans, too, believe that the United States gives almost limitless opportunity for those who want to open business on their own.

　 Today, Americans are still fond of trying their hand at becoming small business people, even though only one out of two survives in the first two years. Many of these people start their business for the wrong reason: to get away from the paper work of their present jobs or to exchange the responsibility(责任)of their present jobs for free life styles. But more, not less paper work and responsibility come with the ownership of a small business .

　 Not all small businesses succeed. Fifty percent of the 4,550,000 that start in the United States ever fail(失败). Still ninety-five percent of businesses in the U.S. can be regarded as small, and these businesses altogether produce forty percent of America’s total national products.

1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

　 A. People from other countries and Americans think there are a lot of opportunities in the

　　 U.S.

　 B. Only the Americans think the U.S. can give them many opportunities.

　 C. Both people from other countries and Americans believe they have many opportunities in

　　 the U.S so that they can do whatever they like.

　 D. People from other countries and Americans all think the U.S. the place where they can

　　 realize their dreams.

2. From this passage, we know that ____.

　 A. many people from other countries think that in the past there were many opportunities in

　　 the U.S. but not now

　 B. now Americans don’t believe the U.S. can give them a lot of opportunities

　 C. people from other countries still think they have more opportunities in the U.S. than in

　　 their own countries

　 D. Americans think they have more opportunities to start their own business than those from

　　 other countries

3. According to this passage, many American people like to start their own business because

　 ____.

　 A. they want to become rich soon

　 B. they not only dislike their present job but also want a free life style

　 C. they don’t want to do paper work

　 D. they want to have more chances

4. From this passage, we can get the idea that ____.

　 A. it is easy to do business successfully in the U.S.

　 B. it is easy to start a business but hard to make it successful

　 C. there are more big businesses than small businesses in the U.S.

　 D. only big businesses can succeed in the U.S.

Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology ______ so rapidly.　

A. is changing　　　　　　　　　　 B. will change

C. will have changed　　　　　　　　 D. has changed

We are often warned by our teacher not to waste time, because tine lost will never return. I think it is quite true. What does time look like, nobody knows, for we can’t see it and no amount of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的),so we have no imagination about it.

Time passes very quickly . Some students say they don’t have enough time to review all their lessons. It is because they don’t know how to make use of their time . They waste it in going to theatres, cinema and parks, and doing their useless things. Why do we study every day? Why do we work? Why would so many people rather take buses instead of walking? The answer is very simple, we wish to save time because time is precious.

Today we are living in the twenty-first century .We look upon time as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must devote our time and energy to our study so that we maybe able to serve the people in the future. Laziness is the thief of time for it not only brings us failure, but also does harm to us. If it is possible for us to do our work today, let us do it today and don’t leave it until tomorrow.

Remember that time is much more valuable than money.

1. Why is time abstract?

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2. What should we do since time lost will never return?

3. Why is laziness the thief of time according to the passage?

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4.Why would so many people rather take buses instead of walking?(prefer…to …改写此句，句意不变)

5. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, let us do it today and do not leave it until tomorrow.(将此句翻译成汉语)

If you can be there at three, you can help me to select the clothes and I can tell you some news ____.

A. meanwhile　 　 B. though　　　　　 C. as well　　　　　 D. therefore

The man showed us so heavy a stone ______ no man can lift.

　 A. that　　　 B. as　　　　　 C. which　　 D. and

众所周知，2008 年奥运会将在北京举行。为了办好这次国际盛会，北京市将进一步改善环境，修建更多的体育场馆。与此同时，提高市民的素质和修养也势在必行，因为文明的举止在国际交往中非常重要。作为年轻人，我们自身也存在着一些不文明的行为。请列举你所观察到的一些不文明行为（三种以上），并就此做出评论或提出建议。

注意：1. 生词已经给出

2. 不要逐字翻译

3. 词数在100 以上

参考词汇: 修养culture；举止behave v. behavior n.； 草坪 lawn

-Thank you very much.?　-You are welcome. I was _____ glad to help.

　 A. too much 　 B. only too

　 C. not so 　 D. very much

If you go by　　 train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get　　 fast one.

A、the; the　　 B、/;a　　　　 C、the; a　　　　　 D、/;/

—Where shall we go to spend the weekend?

—Nowhere________，anywhere you like.

A．in all B．in general　　 C．in case D．in particular

---Rose, mind your step! Aunt Jane slipped over on the wet floor and broke her leg yesterday．

--- ___　　　 ．

A．It’s none of your business　　 B．It doesn’t matter to me

C．Thank you for your reminding　 D．I will remember your words