根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的正确形式（每空限填一词）。

1. As we all know, Nelson Mandela was once s_______________ to 27 years in prison.

2. On the top of the high mountain, they found the air was hard to b____________.

3. He is not a Chinese but he can speak Chinese f_____________.

4. Most scientists present at the meeting voted a_____________ the plan for it would be                    harmful to the air.

5. They all b__________ out laughing at the funny joke.

6. She is so generous that she gives the poor food and clothing and asks for nothing in r________.

7. After the earthquake, the whole city lay in r__________.

8. A majority of people like to play o__________ rather than stay indoors when it is fine.

9. People in all countries hope for a p_____________ world instead of one filled with wars.

10. We need more e___________ to prove that he is the thief.

  Carla, Philip, Tracy and Monika are four students studying at London School of Business and Finance. At the beginning of the term, they are to choose their own course(s). Read the course descriptions and match them with the needs expressed by the four students marked 57-60.

57. Carla: I feel like increasing skills in business English to find an nice job.

58. Philip: I want to improve my exam results to enter a British university next year.

59. Tracy: I’d like to gain more help from a teacher to improve my English more quickly.

60. Monika: I really need to improve my English speaking skills to communicate more freely.

When I was nine years old I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back of a children’s magazine. I thought to myself I could do this. I begged my mother to let me send for the kit (配件). Two weeks later the kit arrived. The next three hours later, I returned home with no card and a pocket full of money shouting, “Mama, all the people couldn’t wait to buy my cards!” A salesperson was born.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in the dark hall listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyone’s spirits up to ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler,” I replied. A dream was born.

Recently, I began pursuing my dream of motivating（激励）others. I realized that everything I had achieved — a good education, the successful sales career, speaking appointments, training and managing for a major fortune 100 company as a senior manager— had prepared me for this moment. I told my boss I would leave the company though I might not reach such a height(高度) in career. He told me to move on and he believed I would succeed.

Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I quit(辞掉) my job, my husband was laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new home and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage (抵押) payment and now we were done to no income. I even planned to turn back to my former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was sure that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward instead of ending up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.

When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles（奇迹） really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. We didn’t miss a mortgage payment. And I was able to book several speaking appointments with new clients (客户). I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my workmates and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she marked, “The world always makes way for the dreamer.”

53．Why was the kit sent for?

A. Selling greeting cards.                                   B. Collecting greeting cards.

C. Buying greeting cards.                                  D. Sending greeting cards.

54．When did the author decide to become a motivational speaker?

A. After buying a new home by mortgage.

B. After leaving her secure position in the company.

C. After finding a job in a major fortune 100 company.

D. After listening to Mr. Ziegler’s inspiring speech.

55．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. She was once an excellent manager.

B. She left her post at the height of her career.

C. She was not sure whether the former company could accept her.

D. She didn’t miss paying the monthly mortgage payment.

56．What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?

A. Carry on with your dreams and you will be successful.

B. You will succeed if you have dreams.

C. The world is full of people with dreams.

D. Everyone will realize their dream in the world.

 Going Zero Waste means more than dealing with the rubbish we create. It means reducing it, too. People who go Zero Waste are careful about what they do. They never take more than they need, they reuse plastic bags, and they make good plans not to buy more than necessary before going shopping.

Kamikatsu, a Japanese village, has already gone Zero Waste. The 2,000 villagers recycle everything possible. There are 34 different boxes at the recycling center! The villagers sometimes just feel unhappy about what they have to do, but they also see the good side.

Let’s think about how to enjoy a Zero Waste Christmas. By sending recyclable cards, we can help our friends and family reduce(减少) waste. And wouldn’t it be better to enjoy the spirit of Christmas with a real tree that can be re-planted in spring?

Going Zero Waste requires us to think more about what happens before and after we act. It is not always easy. But just think how good it would be, both for ourselves and for the earth we live on, if we never had to waste anything.

49. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to __________.

  A. a plastic bag    B. the rubbish    C. a difficult thing   D. going Zero Waste

50. Which of the following is a way of going Zero Waste?

  A. Plant trees at Christmas.

  B. Using plastic bags when shopping.

  C. Sending recyclable cards for Christmas.

  D. Buying things when you are very hungry.

51. What is the purpose of this passage?

  A. To persuade people to reduce waste.

  B. To teach people how to enjoy Christmas.

  C. To introduce the life of Japanese villagers.

  D. To tell people how to deal with difficulties.

52. How is the passage developed?

  A. Topic--Examples--Discussion       B. Examples--Argument--Topic

  C. Topic--explanation--Argument      D. Examples--Explanation--Discussion

In today’s world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people’s health. However, not all know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human, too.

People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf(耳聋的). Today, however, scientists believe that 10% of workers in Britain are deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people, for these young people like to listen to “pop” music and most of “pop” music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet plane or machines will make people’s life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad. It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝） can cause deafness.

Nowadays the governments in many countries have made laws to reduce or control noise and make it less than 85 decibels. In China, the people’s government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also the noise pollution problems.

45. In the world today, not every person knows        .

  A. water pollution    B. air pollution   C. harmful pollution   D. noise pollution

46. Today scientists believe that        .

  A. 90% of all the workers in Britain are not suffering from noise

  B. 10% of all the workers in Britain are working in noisy places

  C. 10% of all the workers in Britain are deafened by the noise where they work.

  D. 90% of all the workers are free from any noise

47. Those who        usually have poorer hearing.

  A. weave cloth              B. sell newspapers 

  C. like listening to music      D. often travel by plane

48. According to the passage, a continuous noise       can make you deaf.

  A. in working places          B. of less then 85 decibels

  C. of over 85 decibels         D. of only 85 decibels

When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink or white. He took care of them with much love and devotion. Every day he came home from work, he would enjoy watching them. And he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”

One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnation from their stems（枝干）one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that dad would be very pleased to see them that way.

When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely speechless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When dad arrived, he went as usual straight to watch the flowers. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was shocked at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbors’ children who could have done it. Then he looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to tell the truth no matter what, said, “No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.”

Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have better flower than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged（拥抱）dad strongly.

41. How did Clemence feel when she had the carnations cut?

A. Lucky.　　　　　 B. Helpful.　　　　　　 C. Upset.　　　 D. Worried.

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

A. No one knew what my sister had done with the carnations.

B. My younger sister told my father the truth about the carnations.

C. Dad had thought one outsider had cut the flowers from the stems.

D. Dad asked my sister to help arrange the carnations on the ground.

43. What caused my younger sister to smile and hug dad strongly?

A. Mom’s help.　 B. Mom’s words.　　 C. Dad’s silence. 　　　 D. Dad’s love.

44. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. My Neighbors B. Telling the truth　 C. Growing Carnations　 D. Dad’s Best Flower

There lived a poor farmer. He had a beautiful white horse. Many people offered him much money to buy the horse. But he wouldn’t 21 it. The villagers told him, “You are so 　22 . You have such a precious horse.” The farmer said, “It is true that my horse may bring me a 　 23 . But we can’t say it is good luck or bad luck because nobody knows what will happen tomorrow.” The villagers didn’t like his 24 .

One day the horse just 　25 . They searched everywhere. But the horse was not found. The villagers told the farmer, “You should have sold that horse. It is such bad luck that the horse was stolen.” The farmer replied, “It is true that my horse is 　26 . But we can’t say it is good luck or bad luck because nobody knows what will happen tomorrow.” The villagers still didn’t like his answer.

After a few days, to the great 　27 of all the villagers, the horse came back to the farmer and 　28 a dozen white horses from the forest with it. The villagers all gathered 　29 the farmer and said he was so lucky. The farmer offered the same reply. The villagers thought the man was 30 .

One day the farmer’s youthful son was riding one of the horses. 　31 he fell off the horse and seriously broke his legs. The villagers came to 32 the farmer, “We are really sorry for you. It’s such bad luck that your only son has become disabled now.” The farmer 33 replied with the same word. The villagers really got mad and they didn’t 　34 him.

A few months later, suddenly the king of a neighboring country 35 the farmer’s own country. In order to win the war the king of the farmer made a(n) 36 that all the youth of the country should 37 the army, except 　38 people. The villagers were all in 　39 . They came to the farmer and said, “You are a lucky man. 40 you can see your son alive.” The wise farmer kept on giving the same reply. And the story never ended.

21. A. raise　　　　　 B. sell　　　 C. have　　　　　 D. control(控制)

22. A. right　　　　　 B. fine　　　 C. lucky　　　　 D. careful

23. A. fight　　　　　 B. faith(信念) C. failure(失败)　 D. fortune(财富)

24. A. result　　　　 B. reply　　　 C. horse　　 　　 D. excuse

25. A. died　　　　　 B. deserted(遗弃)C. walked　　　 D. disappeared

26. A. missing　　　 B. losing　　　 C. taken　　　　 D. left

27. A. disappointment B. happy　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. sadness

28. A. accepted　　　 B. brought　　 C. got　　　　 D. received

29. A. around　　　　 B. in　　　　　 C. to　　　　　 D. of

30. A. excited　　　　 B. puzzled　　 C. crazy　　　　 D. proud

31. A. Luckily　　　 B. Suddenly　　 C. Immediately　 D. Gradually

32. A. comfort　　　 B. talk　　　 C. remind　　　 D. warn

33. A. never　　　　 B. already　　　 C. seldom　　　 D. still

34. A. enjoy　　　　 B. understand　 C. help　　　　 D. tell

35. A. treated　　　　 B. cheated　　　 C. blocked　　　 D. attacked

36. A. announcement　 B. debate　　　 C. appointment　 D. expression

37 .A. Attend(参加)　 B. take part　　 C. serve　　　　 D. join

38. A. young　　　　 B. old　　　　 C. disabled　　　 D. perfect(完美的)

39. A. sorrow(悲伤)　 B. happiness　 C. trouble　　　 D. joy(高兴)

40. A. At last　　　　 B. At most　　 C. At first　　　 D. At least

-- Hi, Timmy. I’m going to Kitty’s party.　　

--________.

A. Have fun 　　 B. Take care　 　　C. No problem 　　D. Best wishes

 The number of people invited ____ fifty, but a number of them ___ absent for different reason.

  A. were; was     B. was; was       C. were; were     D. was; were

In order to get good marks, he has changed his attitude ______ study.

  A. about         B. of           C. to          D. on