Impossible cases are not forever. While it is impossible for one person, it is possible for another. In a word, everything is possible.

Someone says, "Success belongs to those who can look at the complex challenges offered by the world as inspiration." So your challenges are golden opportunities for success. How can there be miracles if there are no obstacles? How will you chase the storm if there is no storm? You need challenges to reveal your ability. Success doesn't come out' of nothing; success comes from the problems you face. Those who refuse to give in

come out smiling.

Robert X. Perez says, "The seeds of success spring from failure's ashes. "Failure is not defeat; it is the pointer to do better than what you just did. You have to know that you are in a constant study of life. What you face is for your training. Samuel Aidoo says, "Each failure is simply another chapter in the story of our lives. To fail is to understand what not to do. Remember it and don't give up until your goal is achieved."

What do you do when you face difficulty? Yeah, life is difficult, but you do not give up.

Have a positive and calm outlook on your circumstances (状况) and make the best of them. You may learn something new. You can develop mental toughness. Mental toughness means to be able to see the long-term gains rather than be put off by short-term pains. Once you have this toughness, you have the winning edge(优势).

The only things in life you ever really regret are the chances you didn't take. You will regret when you see the consequences of not seizing the opportunities when they arose. Take chances every day!

1. The main point of the passage is that_________.

2. According to the author, success often comes to people who_________.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

4. From Paragraph 3 we can learn that_________.

5.By saying "How will you chase the storm if there's no storm?" the writer means_______.

Fun is, in fact, a word heard far more frequently in families today than in the past, when "duty'' and "responsibility" were often the words used.

Parents today are more youthful in appearance and attitudes. Their clothes and hair-styles are more casual, helping to bridge the divide. Those who are athletically inclined also enjoy Rollerblading, snowboarding, and rock-climbing with their children.

For the past three years, Kathy and Phil Dalby have spent at least one evening a week at a climbing gym with their three children. "It's great to be able to work together," Mrs Dalby says. "We discuss various climbs and where the hard parts are. Sometimes that leads to other Conversations. We're definitely closer."

A popular movement of parent effectiveness training in the 1970s has helped to reshape generational roles. The philosophy encourages children to describe their feelings about various situations. As a result, says Robert Billingham, a family-studies professor at Indiana University, "Parents and children began talking to each other in ways they had not before."

On the plus side, he adds, these conversations made parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to be aware of.

But Professor Billingham also sees a downside: Many parents started making decisions based on what their child wanted. "The power shifted to children. Parents said, 'I have to focus on making my child happy', as opposed to 'I have to act as a parent most appropriately'."

Other changes are occurring as the ranks of working mothers grow.  Time-short parents encourage children's independence, making them more responsible for themselves. "They'll say, 'We trust you to make the right decisions' (whether they're ready to assume the responsibility or not) ,"says Billingham.

The self-esteem movement of the past quarter-century has also affected the family dynamics (原动力). Some parents worry that if they tell their child no, it will hurt the child's self-esteem.

1.What's the trend in parent-child relationship mentioned in the passage?

2.Which of the following has NOT contributed to the change in the parent-child relationship?

3. What's Billingham's attitude towards parents who make children more responsible for themselves?

4.What will probably be discussed following the last paragraph?

5.What's the best title for the text?

Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.

"I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home. ' but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education," says Jacobs.

The Jacobs family, did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his' borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $ 20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.

With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the Jacobses. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.

At the same time, tuition (学费) continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147% . Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.

"If we go on this way for another 25 years, we won't have an affordable system of higher education," says Patrick M. Calan, president of the center. "The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt."

Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.

1.According to Paragraph 1. why did the plan of the Jacobs family fail?

2.How did the Jacobses manage to solve their problem?

3.Financial aid administrators believe that________.

4.What can we learn about the middle class families from they text?

5.According to the last paragraph the government will________.

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写在相对应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[ 1 ]There are a lot of questions about how to get the most nutrients out of the food we eat. Nowadays, many questions arise as we consider the effect of new technology on the quality of our food. Read on to find out how technology is affecting what you eat.

[2 ]Are microwaves a good way to heat up foods? Studies say no. Microwave cooking destroys some important nutrients in vegetables. Broccoli(西兰花), when being microwaved, loses 97 percent of its cancer-protecting antioxidants (抗氧化物) compared to steamed broccoli, which loses 11 percent.

[3 ]Freezing food is a way of maintaining water content levels and temporarily stopping the growth of microorganisms and bacteria. In general, it doesn't lessen nutritional value when the food is of peak quality. It is only when the food is stored for a long period of time that it starts to lose nutritional values of vitamins, especially vitamins B and C.

[4 ]In general, when you dry foods, you take the water content out. You don't necessarily destroy the nutriments, although in fruits, certain vitamins can be easily destroyed. Dried foods are nearby as beneficial as fresh foods, though you end up eating a higher quantity of dried foods than_____________.

[5 ]One of the biggest complaints about organic (有机的) foods is that they are more expensive than commercially grown ones. However, what you may be saving now on commercial products will surely be lost in health care later. Many scientific studies have shown up the negative effects of pesticides (杀虫剂) used on commercial crops. The primary reason for buying organic foods is that you can get nutrient-rich foods which aren't covered with dangerous chemicals.

1.What is the best title of the passage? (no more than 8 words)

___________________________________________________________________

2.Complete the following sentence with words from Paragraph 5. (no more than 4 words)

What people complain most about organic foods is that they have to pay more for them than______________.

_________________________________________________________________

3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)

________________________________________________________________________

4.Why does the writer advise people not to use microwaves to heat up food?

(no more than 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________

5. What does the word "it" (Line 2, Paragraph 3) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

________________________________________________________________________

全体高三学生目前正处在紧张复习迎考的氛围中。假如你叫李华，是江西泰和中学一名高三学生，面对目前的压力，想和父母说说知心话，请你用英文在你的博客上用书信形式表达出来。主要内容如下：

注意：1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。

2. 词数：120左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Beginning college is exciting: many of us can be easily excited by ___ details of running ______ well-balanced life.   

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

_____ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

    A. As               B. For              C. With             D. Through

— Is this Mr. White’s office, Mary?    — Yes, _____.    

A. that’s all right     B. it doesn’t matter   C. after you            D. please yourself

He hated wandering about and expected to find a ____ position in the civil service of government.    

  A. temporary      B. significant          C. proper           D. permanent

August 8th, 2008 is a special day, ____, I think, that will be remembered by the Chinese forever.  

A. one              B. what                 C. which                D. the one