--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing．

--- Yes, _________  news came as ________ shock to us all．

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell．Upon its    36   everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David

David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so   37   for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David  38 ．I can still remember he was always   39   a smile and willing to help．He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He   40   just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home

Weeks passed and the   41   over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break．I smiled in   42   as the last of them hurried out of the door．Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk．

"I have something for you．" he said and   43   from behind his back a small box．  44   it to me, he said anxiously, "Open it．" I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing．I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, "The box is nice, David, but it's   45 ．"

"Oh no it isn't" said David．"It's full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there．"

Tears filled my eyes   46  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning   47  the little empty box set on my desk．

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context．

Visit the Edinburgh Festival

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival．For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from 1. over the world．They come to Edinburgh  2. the biggest arts festival in Britain．During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from  3.  morning till late at night．You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets．One of the best parts of the Festival is the "Fringe", 4.  students do comedy shows in small halls and cafés．

5.   of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians．This year, you can see over five hundred performances  6.   actors from more than forty countries．

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in Edinburgh 7.  it is in London．Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, 8. why not book your hotel now?

Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty．In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old．

The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States．The Gallup（民意调查） Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008．At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry．They also asked about mental or emotional stress．

Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties．Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies．The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties．

Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older．One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．

Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry．

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single．But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age．

The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men．

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

2.We can learn from the research that _________．

3.According to the research, when people get older, _________．

4.What would the author probably talk about next?

5.The author is intended to _________．

Directions: Read the following passage．Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．

A migraine headache（偏头疼） can cause disabling pain．People may not feel back to normal for hours or even for days．

Migraine headaches are most common among young adults and middle-aged people．In the United States, about eighteen percent of women and six percent of men report having migraines．

People who suffer from migraines can find that different "triggers" in different people may get a headache started．Stress can act as a trigger．

Many migraine sufferers say hot weather and low barometric pressure（气压） can act as triggers, but researchers say they did not have much scientific evidence of that-until now．

In a new study, a team examined the medical records of seven thousand hospital patients．The patients had visited the emergency room at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, because of a headache．More than two thousand of them had been found to have a migraine．

The team then compared those records to weather conditions in the twenty-four hours before the hospital visits．For every increase of five degrees Celsius in air temperature, the patients had a seven and one-half percent higher risk of migraine．Decreases in barometric pressure two to three days before the visit also appeared to cause headaches．

A separate study has found that age, gender and where a person has extra body fat may affect the risk of migraine．It found that overweight people between the ages of twenty and fifty-five may have a higher risk．On average, those who were larger around the middle were more likely to have migraines than those of the same age with smaller waistlines（腰围）．

Experts suggest that losing weight in the stomach area may help younger people who experience migraines, especially women．Doing exercises regularly is also helpful to reducing migraine headaches．

Title: 1.

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● Not feel back to normal for hours or even days．

People suffering from it Young adults and 4.

5._______6.    Hot weather→ every increase of five degrees Celsius: seven and one-half percent higher risk of migraine

7.           → decreases two to three days before the visit appeared to cause headaches

A separate study    8.         and where a person has extra body fat→ overweight people between twenty and fifty-five have a higher risk

9.     ● Lose weight in the stomach area．

●10.       ．

Directions: Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

Scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage．But what's the best age to wed?

When Avril Lavigne announced she was splitting from her husband, comments from her friends suggested that she was only 21 when she tied the knot and later she said that she realized she'd been too young to make such a life-altering decision．Could fellow young celebrity divorcées（离婚者） Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, and Britney Spears have also hit the same age-related issue?

The Magic Number

There are practical reasons for the mid-20s dividing line, and most of them boil down to two biggies: education and money．

It turns out that the more years of higher education a woman has under her belt on her wedding day, the lower the chances that she'll get divorced ．．．and by 25, you're more likely to have earned a degree or two．Educated women tend to be more confident about who they are and less willing to settle for a man who doesn't meet their standards．

Odds（可能性） are that by 25 you're also supporting yourself, so there's less incentive（刺激; 鼓励）for you to rush into marriage because you're seeking financial security from him．But the marriage-related benefits of working and having money of your own go beyond feeling secure．Learning to budget your cash carefully when you're single will help you avoid financial problems-one of the main causes of couple fights-for the rest of your life．

Knowing the Real You

At 25, you've had time for some crucial life experiences, including a relationship or two that may have improved your Mr．Right radar．You've probably dated enough to have a better idea of what you don't want in a man, which makes it easier to know what you can live with and can't live without．

Perhaps the most important aspect of waiting is that you'll know what your goals and values really are．While you don't want to marry someone just like you, marriage is a lot easier if you two share a similar outlook on life．

Twenty-four and already married to the man of your dreams? Don't worry: Many young marriages survive．But given the choice, you might consider putting off the big day until your mid-20s or later．

1.What main factors influence the mid-20s dividing line? （No more than 3 words）

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2.According to the author, why does a couple probably fight？（No more than 4 words）

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3.How do you know what you don't want in a man? （No more than 5 words）

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4.What suggestion does the passage mainly give? （No more than 10 words）

近年来选秀类的电视节目吸引了很多人的注意力。有的在校学生为了实现自己的明星梦辍学参加。请谈谈你对这一现象的观点。

注意: 1．题目自拟，包括以上全部要点可适当发挥，使上下文连贯。

2．词数: 120词左右。

 Sustainable development is long-term ________which focuses on the environment and  ________ natural resources.

A. plan; preserve                                         B. plan; preserving

C. planning; preserving                                   D. planning ;preserve

A giant helium(氦) balloon is telling residents of Paris how good or bad the air quality is. When it’s good, the balloon ----measuring 22 meters wide and 32 meters high---shines green. _________, it’s red.

A. Though terrible           B. Whenever good            C. If worse           D. When bad

Playing QQ’s “Happy Farm” by planting, watering, fertilizing, spraying, harvesting and selling of virtual vegetables, fruits and flowers, we can find out _____ all the excitement is about.

A. that                    B. if                      C. what                        D. when