Fei Xiang, whose English name is Kris phillips, is a Chinese American. He is nearly two meters tall, with blue eyes, looking like an Asian. Though he was born in Taiwan, he grew up speaking Chinese to his mother and English to his father and students at Stanford University in California. Later he returned from abroad to Taiwan and become a singer. In

1986, Fei Xiang visited the mainland(中国大陆)and turned into a pop star there. He was well known among the young people and his songs were widely accepted such as “Fire in the Winter”, “Clouds of My Homeland” and so on

He left the mainland for New York four years later. There he worked as a lowly member. He lived a quiet life in New York, for only a few people know his name. Now phillips is planning to end his six—year stay in the USA and return to the mainland and his recording career（生涯）. His new project is to introduce the mainland to the music of the Broadway stage（白老汇戏剧艺术）, including the song “Maria” from “West Side Story”.

46. Kris phillip’s mother is _________and his father is________.

A. Chinese, American B. Chinese, Chinese C. American, Chinese D. English, American

47 .Mr Kris phillips became famous as big pop star________.

A. in the United Stares B. in the place where he was born C. in the mainland D. at Stanford University

48. What’s the order in which phillips did the following things?

A.made a decision to return to PRC(中国)

B.learned Chinese from his mother and English from his father

C.was widely welcomed by the young people

D.worked as a lowly member

E.became a student at Stanford University.

A. b e c d a B. e b d c a C. d e b a c D. c a b e d

49. Fei Xiang is best known China for_______.

A.his plan to interoduce the mainland to the music of Broad way stage

B.“West side story”

C. his perfoemace(演出)

D. his special nationlity(国籍)

50. Which of the following is true?

A.Fei Xiang’s parents are both teachers.

B. Fei Xiang lived in the mainland for four years.

C. Fei Xing is regarded as a big pop star both in America and China.

D. Fei Xiang returned to the mainland in 1896.

Once there was a very brilliant，creative and educated man. He gained much while traveling throughout the world. __26__ he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident，leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so depressed __27__  he was afraid he would spend his life __28__ and would no longer be able to spend his life in a(n)__29__ way.

One day，he remembered how he had always loved getting __30__.He realized that he still had partial function of his right __31__ and could write with __32__.Then，he had an idea，“Why not write to other people who need encouragement!”

He __33__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in __34__.Many of them had the hope of regaining their __35__.Others would keep feeling depressed and remain in prison for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to reach them. __36__ he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be __37__.However， __38__would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.

Filled with the intention，the man began sending __39__ messages of God’s love，hope，strength，and encouragement. He wrote twice a week，testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words，__40__ his experience，sense of humor，optimism，and faith.

It was __41__ to write those letters，especially without hope of any __42__. Frequently，he felt discouraged，wondering if anyone __43__ read his letters. However，this was his __44__ chance，so he determined to continue.

At last，he received a letter from the prison officer，which said，“Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to __45__！”

We all have unique experiences，abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

26. A. Unfortunately  B. Immediately   C. Slowly         D. Quickly    

27. A. who         B. which         C. what           D. that

28. A. writing      B. suffering       C. weeping         D. wandering

29. A. formal      B. regular         C. comfortable      D．meaningful

30. A. presents     B. letters          C.e­mails          D．prizes

31. A. foot        B. leg             C. hand            D．arm

32. A. affection    B. caution          C. difficulty        D．confidence

33. A.estimated    B. doubted         C. assumed         D. wondered

34. A. churches    B. prisons         C. hospitals         D. charities

35. A. phones      B. letters         C. freedom          D. room

36. A. So         B. Or            C. And              D. For

37.A. reasonable   B. acceptable      C. comfortable      D. forgettable

38. A. they        B. it             C. he               D. she

39.A. weekly     B. daily           C. one-way          D. round-way

40.A. sharing      B. learning        C. gaining          D. enriching

41. A. free         B. smooth          C. easy             D. difficult

42. A. reply        B. success         C. help             D. progress

43. A. curiously     B. patiently       C. carefully        D. actually

44. A. extra         B. few             C. only             D. many   

45. A. ruin          B. pieces          C.  ground          D. bottom

________ I'm concerned, the plan they put forward at the meeting last week was not practical.

A. As far as                                                           B. In my opinion that

C. As is known that                                                D. Even if

They were forced to meet his requirement that they ________ at the port immediately.

A. arrived   B. would arrive    C. to arrive            D. should arrive

I recommended ________ an English­Chinese dictionary, which I thought would be of great help to his study.

A. buying　　B. bought         C. to buy            D. he bought

 Last year, this area was struck by a strong typhoon, from________effects the people are still suffering.

A. that       B. whose         C. its                 D. what

 A bank is the place ________ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

A. when        B. that         C. where        D. there

As time goes on, the climate is warmer and warmer and many rivers and lakes ________.

A. are drying up                                                     B. are dried in

C. are being dried off                                             D. are drying on

 ________ the same question for many times, the singer was absolutely impatient.

A. Being asked                                                       B. Having asked

C. Having been asked                                             D. To be asked

 Mr. Green has ________ daughter who has a gift for painting.

A. a eight­year­old                            B. a eight­years­old

C. an eight­year­old                           D. an eight­years­old