Fortunately, someone who happened to be passing by called the fire department

? ________the fire broke out.

A.hurriedly????????????? ????????????? B.quickly? C.instantly????????????? ????????????? D.shortly

We regret to inform you that there are no tickets ??? for Friday’s performance.

A.available? B.useful? C.convenient????????????? ????????????? D.affordable

Now I come here at the ??? of Mr.Smith to assist him finishing the work.?

A.requirement????????????? B.remark??? C.demand????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.request

She made a ??? in our plan to play basketball when it started to rain.

A.turn????????????? ????????????? ? B.switch??????????? C.point????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.exchange

-- I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?

??? -- Not at all. ___________________.

A. I’ve no time?? B. I’d rather not?? C. I’d like it?? D. I’d be happy to

When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’11 most certainly be right．”It made a deep? ? ? on me．and since then, for the past 33 years，I have? ? ? in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， ? ? I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a? ? ? ，I know I need to change something．

??? Remembering that I’ll be? ? soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big ? ? in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， ? only what is truly important

??? About a year ago I was? ? ? with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs? ? ? order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I? ? with that diagnosis all day． ? ? ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is? ? ? with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

??? ? ? wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all ? ? ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of ? ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to? ? ? for the new．Right now the new is you, but someday not too? ? ? from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．

??? Your time is? ? ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be? ? ? by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner ? ? ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart

1.A. impression???? B. curse?????????? C. decision??????? D. joke

2.A. seen?????????? B. looked????????? C. found?????????? D. 1ost

3.A. would????????? B. should????????? C. might?????????? D. could

4.A. hurry????????? B. 1ine??????????? C. moment????????? D. row

5.A. successful? ??? B. rich??????????? C. dead??????????? D. frustrated

6.A. apologies????? B. fortune???????? C. impressions???? D. choices

7.A. proving??????? B. leaving???????? C. confirming????? D. telling

8.A. diagnosed????? B. cured?????????? C. treated???????? D. round

9.A. on???????????? B. for???????????? C. in????????????? D. at

10.A. met??????????? B. got???????????? C. did???????????? D. 1ived

11.A. However??????? B. But???????????? C. Therefore?????? D. So

12.A. incurable? ??? B. curable???????? C. fatal?????????? D. changeable

13.A. Anyone???????? B. Someone???????? C. No one????????? D. Everyone

14.A. want?????????? B. avoid?????????? C. share?????????? D. escape

15.A. destination??? B. 1ife??????????? C. science??? ???? D. disease

16.A. make up??????? B. make for??????? C. make our??????? D. make way

17.A. distant??????? B. short?????????? C. long??????????? D. away

18.A. 1imited??????? B. rare??????????? C. enough????????? D. 1ost

19.A. wasted???????? B. cheated???????? C. excited???????? D. trapped

20.A. voice????????? B. love??????????? C. direction?????? D. confusion

Advertising gives useful information about which products to buy. But modern advertising does more than gives news about products and services. Today’s advertisements, or ads, try to get consumers to buy certain brands. Writers of advertising are so skillful that they can, sometimes persuade a consumer to wear a certain kind of clothing, eat a special kind of cereal, or see a movie. Consumers might never even want a product if they did not see or hear advertisements for it.

　　For example, you probab1y do not need the newest cereal in the supermarket. There are probably many cereal brands on your kitchen shelves. You may not have space on a shelf for another. But if you see ads about a new cereal that is your extra-tasty and has a free prize in the box, you may want it.

??? Advertising must get attention. To be effective, it must be exciting, entertaining, or provide some pleasure. The secret of writing good advertising copy is to offer a good idea as well as a product. The idea is what the ad is really selling. One example is an ad that says eating a certain cereal will make a person do well in sports. That cereal brand may sell better if consumers think it offers strength and energy.

1.What is discussed in this passage?

A. The content of modern advertising.　　

B. The skills of modern advertising.

C. The results of modern advertising.　　

D. The writing of modern advertising.

2.According to the passage, a good advertisement should     ____________.

A. be both persuasive and effective　

B. give people useful information

C. show people a product　　????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. show people a new idea of a product 

3.From the passage, we know that ___________________ .

A. modern advertising has less effect on customers 　　

B. once customers see ads about a new cerea1, they are sure to buy it

C. cereal can make people strong

D. cereal is a kind of food which is popular among people 

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Customers can easily be persuaded by advertisements.

B. Customers should be persuaded by advertisements.

C. It’s impossible for customers to buy a product without advertisements.

D. Customers buy products according to their demands rather than the advertisements.

Do you know how to use a mobile phone without being rude to the people around you?

　　Talking during a performance irritates (激怒) people. If you are expecting an emergency call, sit near the exit doors and set your phone to vibrate (振动). When your mobile phone vibrates, you can leave quietly and let the others enjoy the performance.

　　Think twice before using mobile phones in elevators, museums, churches or other indoor public places—especially enclosed spaces. Would you want to listen to someone’s conversation in these places? Worse yet, how would you feel if a mobile phone rang suddenly during a funeral! It happens more often than you think. Avoid these embarrassing situations by making sure your mobile phone is switched off.

　　When eating at a restaurant with friends, don’t place your mobile phone on the table. This conveys the message that your phone calls are more important than those around you.

　　Mobile phones have sensitive microphones that allow you to speak at the volume you would on a regular phone. This enables you to speak quietly so that others won’t hear the details of your conversations. If you are calling from a noisy area, use your hand to direct your voice into the microphone.

　　Many people believe that they can’t live without their mobile phone. Owning a mobile phone definitely makes life more convenient, but limit your conversations to urgent ones and save the personal calls until you are at home.

1.What should you do when you need to answer a phone call during a performance?

A. Call back after the performance.??? B. Answer it near the exit door.

C. Talk outside the exit door.??????????? D. Speak in a low voice.

2. Putting your mobile phone on a restaurant table may make your friends think_____.

A. you prefer to talk to your friends at the table??

B. you value your calls more than your friends

C. you are enjoying the company of your friends

D. you are polite and considerate of your friends

3.When you are calling in a noisy area, you are advised to _____.

A. use a more sensitive microphone?????????

B. shout loudly into your microphone

C. go away quietly to continue the phone call??

D. use your hand to help speak into the phone

4.The author implies that the use of mobile phones in such places as museums should be_____.

A. limited??? B. expected??????? C. encouraged??????? D. recommended

When a rare disease ALD threatened to kill the four-year-old boy Lorenzo, his parents refused to give up hope. Doctors explained that there was no cure for ALD, and that he would probably die within three years. But Lorenzo’s parents set out to prove the doctors wrong.

The parents devoted themselves to keeping their son alive and searching for a cure. But doctors and the families of other ALD patients often refused to take them seriously. They thought the efforts to find a cure were a waste of time, and drug companies weren’t interested in supporting research into such a rare disease.

However, the parents still refused to give up and spent every available hour in medical libraries and talking to anyone who would help. Through trial and error, they finally created a cure from ingredients (调料) commonly found in the kitchen. The cure, named "Lorenzo’s Oil", saved the boy’s life. Despite the good results, scientists and doctors remained unconvinced. They said there was no real evidence that the oil worked and that the treatment was just a theory. As a result, some families with ALD children were reluctant to try it.

Finally, the boy’s father organized an international study to test the oil. After ten years of trials, the answer is: the oil keeps ALD children healthy.

1.Doctors said that Lorenzo might die within three years because_____ .

A. they had never treated the disease before????

B. Lorenzo was too young to be cured

C. no cure had been found for ALD????????????

D. ALD was a rare disease

2.The families of other ALD patients thought that _____ .

A. the research for the new cure would cost too much money

B. the efforts of Lorenzo’s parents were a waste of time

C. Lorenzo’s parents would succeed in finding a cure

D. Lorenzo’s oil was a real cure for ALD

3. Scientists and doctors believed that Lorenzo’s Oil_____.

A. was really effective???????????????????? B. was a success story

C. only worked in theory?????????????? D. would save the boy’s life

4. From the passage we can conclude that_____.

A. doctors remain doubtful of the effectiveness of the cure

B. many ALD patients still refuse to use the oil

C. various cures have been found for ALD

D. the oil really works as a cure for ALD

The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, and pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably(不可避免的) brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (义务), self - improvement.

Ask a bachelor(单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates （解放）money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

1.According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because _______ .

A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities

B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single

C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage

D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement

2.From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .

A. hatred　　 B. misunderstanding　??? C. prejudice　　D. ignorance

3.What is the author trying to tell us?

A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.

B. One must know how to attain happiness.

C. It is important to make commitments.

D. It is pain that leads to happiness.