My sister, as well as her classmates who_______ late for class , ________ criticized by their head teacher.

   A. were, were     B. was, was      C. were, was      D. were, was

 To begin with, we learn how to______ our body when skating.

   A. balance       B. keep        C. hold           D. get

 News came from the school office______ Wang Lin had been admitted to Beijing University.

   A. which        B. what         C. that           D. where

 -------- I am thinking of the test of tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

--------- ________________! I am sure you’ll make it.

A. Go ahead    B. Good luck       C. No problem       D. Cheer up

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Many years ago, a salesman opened a bag of things from Scotland and found a card at the top. It  1, “Expect a Miracle（奇迹）.” “What does that mean?” he thought, and then  2it into his pocket.

That night he showed it to his wife. “Look at this, dear. What do you think it means?”

    “Maybe this is what we need,” she said. “Our 3are so great that they are too much for us. If we start   4great things instead of the worst, miracle may 5.” They decided to try changing their thinking for a few days, starting with their    6problems. Then something changed. Not only did they find their problems    7be worked out, but they also started   8a lot of money.

    To make miracles happen, you have to start by expecting them. That way your   9can become focused in positive (积极的) ways. There are    10coincidences（巧合）, and all kinds of happy experiences   11one after another. 

    One becomes hopeful and optimistic(乐观的). Little problems began   12, while the big ones become much easier to work out. Success is not    13you thought it was.

    A positive thinker first sets clear and proper goals(目标). Then he goes to work, and   14working. He never gives up. His dreams are sure to come true, and    15they do, a miracle happens.

Miracles come in all    16: big, medium-sized, and small. Start expecting the small ones, and work your way   17to the big. Think positively,   18yourself and work hard. You’ll find yourself    19by how meaningful and   20your life has become.

1.A. wrote              B. read            C. told                 D. expressed

2.A. set                B. sent            C. spent                D. put

3.A. problems           B. questions            C. suggestions          D. advice

4.A. imagining          B. realizing            C. suggesting           D. expecting  

5.A. take in           B. take up              C. take place          D. take over   

6.A. smallest           B. biggest              C. difficult            D. easy     

7.A. would              B. could                C. should          D. might

8.A. making             B. taking               C. finding              D. doing   

9.A. suggestion          B. money               C. ability              D. trust

10.A. harmful               B. strange              C. useful               D. embarrassing

11.A. live              B. stop             C. work             D. follow   

12.A. losing            B. disappearing         C. growing              D. displaying     

13.A. as soon as       B. as long as           C. as far as            D. as well as

14.A. keeps on         B. keeps up             C. keeps out            D. keeps from   

15.A. while                 B. before           C. until                D. when

16.A. shapes            B. types                C. sizes                D. kinds

17.A. up                B. out                  C. off                  D. for     

18.A. think of              B. take care of        C. speak out            D. believe in 

19.A. bored                 B. surprised            C. upset                D. puzzled   

20.A. dull             B. careful            C. lively             D. unloving 

Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are slightly over 30 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc., come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French-Canadians live in the province of Quebec.

Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.

However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today there are only about 350 000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27 000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

1.About       live in Quebec.

  A. 30% of the French-Canadians

  B. 45% of the Canadians

  C. 29 000 000 people

  D. 9 000 000 French-Canadians

2.The underlined word “origin” in Paragraph One means      .

  A. 血统         B. 后裔

C. 先驱         D. 猿人

3.About 23% of people came from      .

  A. China         B. England        C. France

  D. some other countries except France and Britain

4.Which of the following is true according to this passage?

  A. There are 27 000 Canadian-Indians in Canada.

  B. More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France in recent years.

  C. There are nearly 30% of the populations whose parents or grandparents come from France.

D. There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada.

Festival activities program

TIME AND PLACE

October 24~30:  9:00 a.m. ~4:00p.m

Oct.25~29:  12:00 p.m~9:00 p.m.

At Kerry Centre Hotel

Classroom area

1) English Taster Lesson

2) Food health-keeping method presentation Computer area

3) E-Photography and Techno Music

4) Education Software Demonstration

Internet Training area

SINA and Capital on- Line will provide Internet training for the public. The focus(焦点) will be on browsing the Internet; how to find useful information on the web and how to design an elementary Web page

Foyer activity area

5) The students from Beijing TV University for the Aged will provide calligraphy (handwriting demonstration)

6) Children activities Lectures

21st Century, the educational weekly of China Daily, will invite experts from English- speaking countries to hold lectures from 18:30 to 20:30 on Oct. 27 to 29 and in the daytime on Oct. 30.

1.A 70 -year- old teacher wants to see how to use writing brush well. He should go to ________.

A. Classroom area                     B. Computer area

C. Internet Training area                 D. Foyer Activity area

2.A person who is interested in internet can go to ____________.

A. Computer area at 9 .m. Oct. 30

B. Internet Training area at 11 a. m. Oct. 24

C. Classroom area at 8:00 p. M. Oct. 26

D. Lectures at 9:00 p. m. Oct. 29

3.The students of English Department have a chance to learn English at __________.

A. 9:00~9:45 a .m. Oct. 27             B. 15:00~15:45 Oct. 30

C. 17:15~18:00 Oct. 28                D. 12:00~12:45 Oct. 25

4.The underlined word "browsing" in the passage probably means ____________.

A. seeing everywhere

B. going here and there

C. staring everywhere

D. reading here and there in book, etc  

In the 1880s, Mark Twain established and operated his own publishing firm. He also became interested in various investments, especially an elaborate typesetting machine. He lost almost $200,000 in investments in the machine between 1881 and 1894. Also, his publishing company declared bankruptcy (破产) in April 1894. Thus, in January 1895, Mark Twain found himself publicly shamed by his inability to pay his debts.

Mark Twain eventually recovered from his financial difficulties, through his continued writing and a successful lecture tour in 1895 and 1896. During this much-publicized tour, Twain lectured in such places as India, South Africa and Australia. By the time he returned, he had become an international hero. Twain enjoyed this attention, and his habits of smoking cigars or a pipe and wearing unconventional white suits contributed to his showy image. He also made use of his position as a public figure to criticize the US foreign policy.

Although he was recovering from his financial problems by 1898, Mark Twain had begun to experience tragedy in his personal life. Suzy, his oldest daughter, died of meningitis (脑膜炎) in 1896, while her parents and sister Clara were abroad. In 1903, Mark Twain sold the beloved house in Hartford, which had become too closely associated with Suzy’s death. His wife, Olivia, who had developed a heart condition, died on June 5, 1904. His youngest daughter, Jean, died on Dec. 24, 1909.

1.Which is not the reason why Mark Twain found himself in debt?

A. Because he devoted all his energy to his writings.

B. Because his publishing firm bankruptcy.

C. He lost almost $ 200 000 in investments in the machine between 1881 and 1894

D. Because he lost a large quantity of money in various investments.

2.How did Mark Twain pay off his debts?

A.  By borrowing money from the bank.

B.  By investing in foreign countries.

C. By writing articles and a successful lecture tour.

D. By printing his own articles and selling them for money.

3.It can be inferred that Mark Twain ________________.

A. hated smoking cigars

B. liked wearing black clothes

C. hated the US foreign policy at that time

D. hated giving lectures in the foreign countries

Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

    Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East Indian Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

   At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British drink tea without milk.

   At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

1.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

A. The British got expensive tea from India. 

B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.

C．The British were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D．It was not until the 17th century that the British had tea.

2.Tea became a popular drink in Britain_____________.

A．in eighteenth century      B．in sixteenth century

  C．in seventeenth century      D．in the late seventeenth century

3.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because_____________.

A．it tasted like milk               

B．it tasted more pleasant

C．it became a popular drink

  D．Madame de Sevigne was such a lady with great social influence that people tried

   to copy the way she drank tea

4.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly

due to the influence of　________.

A．a famous French lady        B．the ancient Chinese

C．the upper social class      D．people in Holland

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The history of tea drinking in Britain     B．How tea became a popular drink in Britain

C．How the British got the habit of drinking tea   D．How tea-time was born

I went over to my grandmother’s house today and she didn’t have time for me. You see, the lady’s husband downstairs died and my Grandmother wanted to make some cookies for her. My grandmother did not analyze (分析) how the lady treated her, or if the lady needed any cookies, or even if the lady would like the cookies. She didn’t think how much the lady has done for her. She simply began baking.

My Grandmother turned 94 last week and this I believe is her secret to life. My grandmother is generous (慷慨) and hard-working in a way that is rare for our time. She lives by a simple belief: if someone needs your help, you help. Never mind all the analyzing and thinking whether the person deserves or appreciates the help. My grandmother doesn’t sit around thinking about who might be making use of her: she simply does what is needed.

At 94, she is busy in life. She is making a blanket for a new great grandchild, and worries that I don’t have enough kitchen towels for my home. She always brings soup to a sick neighbor, and teaches the new wife of her cousin (who is 88) how to cook Italian food.

My grandmother had every right to give up, but she didn’t — and amazingly life did bring her good things, like a husband with twinkling blue eyes who was much ahead of his time and believed that men should do an equal amount of cooking and cleaning in the home, three beautiful children (my father and two aunts), 22 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. My grandmother is not afraid to give someone she barely knows a bowl of soup. She never keeps herself out of the world.

1.The reason why my grandmother made cookies for the lady downstairs is that ________.

A. she thought the lady was too busy

B. she would make them as thanks to her

C. she thought she should do something for the lady at the special time

D. they had had an agreement before

2.In the writer’s opinion, ________.

A. my grandmother has a secret way of living

B. my grandmother does everything on careful consideration

C. few people are as generous as my grandmother now

D. my grandmother will get something in return

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. My grandmother cares for her children even some strangers.

B. My grandfather does not treat women in an unfair way.

C. This is a family in which there are nearly 30 people now.

D. My grandmother never keeps everything for herself.

4.We may infer from the text that the writer ________.

A. thinks his grandmother is living a tired life

B. thinks his grandmother is doing what she should do

C. thinks his grandmother should not be so kind

D. is proud of his grandmother