The boy the teachers considered _________ was caught __________ in the exam, which surprised us very much.

A. to be the best; cheating         

B. as the best student; to cheat

C. being the best; cheating         

D. as a good student; to cheat

Many friends sent me e-mails to _________ me on the birth of my son.

A. celebrate                      B. reward 

C. express                       D. congratulate

_________ everyone can hear the speaker, there is no _________ in turning up the radio.

A. Even if ; point                  B. Now that; point

C. Now that ; need                 D. Even if; need

The two military exercises were similar __________ they were both intended to give a threat to a certain country.

A. to what                        B. for which

C. in that                         D. except that

It was the third time that the boy _________ late. So his teacher got very angry.

A. have been                      B. was

C. had been                       D. was being

Much ________ my surprise, every student looked at me _________surprise when I came into the classroom

A. in; to      B. to; by         C. to; in         D. in; in

I was surprised to know that ________ two top students were caught stealing in the supermarket. Worse still, _______ third one was found fighting with others.

A. the; a      B. the; the   C. \；a        D. \；the 

___________ is well known to us all is _________ Kobe has become one of the most popular NBA players.

A. It; that     B. As; that       C. What; what    D. What; that

A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was  46  ．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its  47  ，deep red in the middle， 48    fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the  49  and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．

The atmosphere  50   her．After all she had been through，this is what she  51  ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be  52  where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was 53 .

The sun had set by now and it was getting  54  ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 55  on until she saw her front door It seemed different.   56   had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was  57  : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed  58  ．She couldn't understand what was going on．

She entered the  59  ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)  60  written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went  61  ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her  62  room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her  63  looked so tired，as if she hadn’t  64  for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something  65  ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．

It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better  now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”

1.A．rising     B．setting      C．shining          D．smiling

2.A．shape      B．shadow       C．size             D．color

3.A．quickly        B．partly       C．softly           D．probably

4.A．waves      B．boats        C．trees            D．sands

5.A．relaxed        B．puzzled      C．disappointed     D．interrupted

6.A．understood B．considered   C．needed           D．regretted

7.A．discussing B．finding      C．asking           D．wondering

8.A．alive      B．asleep       C．missing          D．hardworking

9.A．sunny      B．warm         C．cold             D．cloudy

10.A．glasses       B．hat          C．skirt            D．jacket

11.A．Somebody    B．Nobody     C．Mother           D．Father

12.A．shocked       B．scared       C．exhausted        D．comforted

13.A．beautified    B．rearranged   C．deserted         D．destroyed

14.A．garden        B．bedroom      C．yard             D．house

15.A．book          B．note         C．article          D．poste

16.A．1ooking       B．working      C．fishing          D．sightseeing

17.A．own           B．parents’    C．sister’s        D．brother’s

18.A．gesture       B．body         C．face             D．eyes

19.A．studied       B．slept        C．exercised        D．moved

20.A．different B．new          C．precious         D．dangerous

After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said, ‘You have to let me in.’?”

Impressed—she was a National Merit(全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yaledid, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for The Yale Daily News “and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.

On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.

“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Ms. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it. ”

Ms. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was, absolutely who she was and what she believed in: cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism, her mother said.

1.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 we can infer that       .

A. Yale University was her last choice   

B. Yale must keep its promise to Marie

C. Marie Colvin was confident of herself  

D. Marie Colvin was good at persuading

2.Marie Colvin’s story suggests some of the best qualities of being a journalist are       .

A. patience and confidence     

B. honesty and curiosity

C. flexibility and creativity      

D. determination and courage  

3.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life?

a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.  

b. She was admitted to Yale University.

c. She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.

d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.

e. She began to take an interest in journalism.

A. d→e→c→a→b                B. c→b→e→d→a  

C. e→d→c→b→a                D. b→c→d→e→a

4.What can be the best title of the text?

A. Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area

B. Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case

C. Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria

D. Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest