Every farmer knows that weather _____ farming.

A. plays a part in                B. takes part in

C. makes use of                 D. gets along with

Never has he _____ such pains since his childhood.

A. gone through                 B. gone against

C. gone into                       D. gone after

 Nobody knows the man killed in the accident, so it is difficult for the police to find out his _____.

A. thought      B. height  C. weight              D. identity

 As we all know, many Chinese words have come into English, ______ typhoon, tofu and kung fu.

A. for example            B. that is 

C. such as                  D. so as to

 _____, the great mother, in order to save her sick child, kept waiting for four hours in the heavy snow.

A. It depends                     B. Take it easy

C. Believe it or not       D. It is OK

假如你李蕾，现在给你美国的朋友Tom写一封e-mail，在信中你要介绍一下你在新学期的学习和生活情况，要点主要如下：

1介绍一位你喜爱的老师；

2介绍一下你的新同学；

3课余活动：体育活动、阅读、上网查阅资料；

4欢迎他来你们学校

*词数120词左右

1. Your friend ________________.(你的朋友来上学时心情很不好)

2. I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve ______________________everything_____________________.（我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事情都无比狂热。）

3. I __________________________until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself.(我熬到11点半故意不睡觉，为的是独自好好看看月亮。)

4. But as the moon gave ___________________light, I_______________open a window.(但是因为月光太亮了，我不敢打开窗子。)

5. I ____________________at dusk when the window was open.(我碰巧在楼上，窗户是开着的。)

6. ______________________in a year and a half that I’d seen the night__________.(这是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚。)

7. Mother asked her if she was very hot _______________________.(妈妈问她穿这么多衣服是不是很热。)

8. It _____________________German than the English we speak at present.(当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础，而我们今天所说的英语不是。)

9.________________________,there is no such thing as standard English.(信不信由你，没有什么标准英语。)

India is a developing country. It has thousands of years of tradition and culture. Different types of people live in India. In the old days the educational institutions (教育机构) were called "ashramam" and teachers were "gurus". A guru was a respected person in society.

Now we are living in the technological world. Big changes are occurring in people’s living. The influence of television, telephone, radio, computer, Internet and mobile phones is very strong in everyday life. But even today, teachers are role models for students. Teaching is still a respectable job. But there are great changes in the education system.

One of the most obvious changes is that the influence of Western culture has increased. We are paying too much attention to doing business, just like the Western world. Teachers are likely to to be influenced by this too, but it is not good. Teachers are nation builders. The development of any country depends upon its education system. All types of development are possible through education.

Another change has happened in the curriculum (课程). The curriculum connects the teacher and the student. While education is about learning, curriculum means the situations in which one learns. When we say that education deals with "what", then curriculum deals with "how" and "when". But at the moment, it is hard to say whether the curriculum is playing such a role.

68. In India, an ashramam was _________.

A. a teacher who was respected by people

B. a person who worked for the government

C. a place where students were taught

D. a place where tradition and culture developed

69. Which of the following is NOT a reason to change people’s lives in India?

A. TV.     B. Computer.        C. Mobile phones.   D. Tradition.

70. In modern society, teaching is considered as a job that __________.

A. is respected   B. brings good luck  C. is hopeless       D. connects with the fashion

71. What is the author’s attitude towards educational change in India?

A. He likes it.                                           B. He is annoyed at it.

C. He is indifferent (冷漠的)to it.          D. He is worried about it.

 According to some researchers, you should not praise children for everything that they do. It does not help them build self-confidence.

Most parents and teachers agree that praise can help increase children’s self-confidence —the more, the better. However, according to some researchers, only proper praise is good for children. If adults praise everything children do, it makes children look for praise all the time, not trying to do their best. "Teachers should not say things like 'good job’ or 'nice work’ whenever a child does anything. They should encourage them to continue to improve," some researchers advise.
     Another idea is that children with high self-confidence are happier, and do better at school. About this, Marshall Duke, a researcher in children, says, "High self-confidence brought in by too much praise does not make children happier, get more, or become able to do more. Finding a child’s advantages (强项) and developing them can help build confidence more than too much praise can." Praise also loses its effect (影响) if it is given equally to all students.
     "It’s important to tell children the truth about what they’ve done. Honest feedback (反馈) is far better than empty praise," Duke adds. "People have got into the habit of not telling children when they’re wrong. That makes it hard for them to deal with difficulties when they grow up. That’s just how the world is."

64. According to some researchers, if parents praise their children too much, their children will ______.

A. always look for praise             B. increase self-confidence

C. become strong                        D. do better in their studies

65. In order to help children build self-confidence, some researchers advise parents to ______.

A. make them live more happily           B. let them do more difficult work

C. help them do better in school           D. encourage them to improve

66. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Praise makes children become successful.

B. Children don’t know what they’re really good at.

C. The same praise for all children has no meaning.

D. Duke thinks praise is more important than finding children’s strengths.

67. The underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refers to _________.

A. the effect          B. the praise    C. the advantage            D. the confidence

60. From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. cats would rather play alone than with others

B. cats were born to play tricks on their owners

C. many people think dogs are man’s best friends

D. cats sleep less than any other animal does

61. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Cats are very easy to be kept as house pets.

B. Cats need more time to do exercise than dogs.

C. Cats are afraid of going out alone.

D. Cats don’t like to clean themselves.

62. The passage tells us that if a cat is left alone at home, it will ________.

A. stay in its little box           B. destroy the furniture

C. be quieter than usual         D. do its usual activities

63. In the last paragraph, we can learn that cats are _______.

A. playful       B. cute   C. polite D. noisy