LONDON Thursday July 26 (Reuters)----Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose（求婚）to her. The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction.

He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.

Anna , heartbroken when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat to find he had flown to London, told The Times :” It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.”

“He is the most romantic person I have ever known. I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive（冲动的）people. We are always trying to surprise each other.”

After an 11,000-mile flight across the globe, she was greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing there.

Eddy, a 27-year-old engineer, had taken a year off to travel round Australia. But he was missing Anna, a 26-year-old secretary, so much he got a job on a Sydney building site（工地） and started saving for a surprise.

He then flew home to Britain and went to her flat armed with engagement（订婚）ring, wine and flowers.

“I really missed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the time. I was so excited when she phoned me from Australia,” he said.

Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone. “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,” she said.

Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home. Eddy had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket.

1.What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?

A. Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.

B. Anna flew to Australia to Britain to propose to him.

C. Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.

D. Anna flew to Australia to Britain to marry him.

2.The underlined word “miss” in paragraph 2 most probably means ______.

A. fail to meet         B. fail to understand       C. escape from  D. long to see

3.Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he ______.

    A. was an engineer at this building site                B. wanted to travel round Australia

    C. hoped to make money from this job                D. needed money to pay his daily cost

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?

    A. Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.

    B. Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.

    C. Anna had a good time touring Sydney with Eddy.

    D. Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.

If you’re like most students, you probably read both at home and outside your home: Perhaps somewhere on your schoolyard and maybe even at work during your breaks. Your reading environment can have a great effect on your understanding, so give some thought to how you can create（营造）or choose the right reading environments. The right environment allows you to stay alert （专注的）and to keep all of your attention on the text, especially when it is both interesting and difficult.

When you’re at home, you can usually create effective conditions for reading. You might want to choose a particular place-----a desk or table, for example ----where you always read. Make sure the place you choose is well lighted, and sit in a chair that requires you to sit straight. Reading

In a chair that’s too soft and comfortable is likely to make you sleepy! Keep your active reading tools (pens, markers, notebooks or paper) and a dictionary close at hand.

     Before you sit down for a reading period, try to reduce all possible interruptions. Turn off your phone, the televisions, and the radio. Tell your family members or roommates that you’ll be busy for a while. If necessary , put a “Do not disturb” sign on your door! The more interruptions you must deal with while you read, the harder it will be to keep your attention on the task at hand.

1.The author believes that the right reading environment _______.

A. helps readers a little in their reading tasks

B. helps readers a lot in their reading tasks

C. can only be created at one’s home

D. can only be created outside one’s home

2.Which type of the following interruptions is mentioned in the text?

A. Dictionaries     B. Paper            C. Notebooks            D. Phone calls

3.What would be the best title for the text?

    A. What to Read                     B. The Ways to Reduce Possible Interruptions

    C. Creating an Effective Reading Environment    D. How to Read Fast

     In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their people has increased rapidly in recent years. Sadly, not everyone in these countries is so fortunate and many people in rich countries are homeless.

     The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty（贫穷）is undoubtedly one of the main causes. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening , but not always.

    Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them. Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a step-parent.

    Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public refuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police , being accused（指控）, whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging. There are many who disrespect homeless people.

    Some cynics（愤世嫉俗的人）declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?

1.According to the text, what causes some people to be homeless?

A. The increased standard of living         B. No government help

    C. Agreement with their parents             D. Lack of money

2.It can be inferred from the text that_______.

    A. you will not find homeless people in countries with a high standard of living

  B. the mentally ill live on the streets because they want the company of other homeless people.

    C. the unemployed who receive help may still be among the homeless

    D. the homeless are willing to live under a bridge or in a cardboard box

3.In paragraph 2, “a roof over their heads” most probably means _______.

    A. a home       B. a cap            C. a car            D. a covering

4.The author thinks that the homeless people are ______.

    A. admirable        B. respectable      C. troublesome  D. pitiful

Among rich countries, people in the Untied States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the Untied States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.

In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the Untied States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be greatly lower taxes in America, which increase the rewards（回报）to work. Another may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.

Longer hours do of course increase the GDP（国民生产总值）. So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.

It is not clear which of the two situation is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in its interest. It is too early to explain the different trends（趋势）in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the Untied States happiness had made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance（平衡）?

1.From the text we know that author ________.

    A. says nothing certain about which pattern is better

    B. prefers shorter working hours to longer ones

    C. believes that longer working hours is better

    D. thinks neither of the patterns is good

2.Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?

    A. Spain            B. America          C. Germany          D. France

3.In the last paragraph , the underlined word “which” refers to _______.

    A. family life      B. situations           C. other values     D. trends

4.What message can we get from the text?

    A. People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.

    B. Americans are happier than Europeans

    C. The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.

    D. Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

    A. Staying at Home                      B. Work and Happiness

    C. Work and Productivity                D. Americans and Europeans

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

__ Can I help you?

__ Yes, I’m looking for a sweater.

__       1.

__ I’m an extra large.

__      2.

__ Yes, that’s very nice.    3.

__ Certainly, there is a changing room over there.

__ Thank you.

__     4.

__ It’s too large. Do you have a large?

__     5.

__ Thank you. I’ll have it, please.

A. Can I try it on?

B. What size are you?

C. Yes, let me have a look.

D. How does it fit?

E. Yes, here you are.

F. How would you like to pay?

G. How about this one?

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出一个单词的正确形式。

1.We should make sure that the _______（事故）scene is no longer dangerous.

2.We had great difficulty in ________（呼吸），for the air is thin.

3.Well, you’ve acted _________（愚蠢地）and you will pay for it.

4.He was wearing dark glasses to _______（保护）his eyes from the sun.

5.Honestly I thought the fried chicken was ________（可口的）.

6.In __________（地理）lessons we learn about countries and people in them.

7.They got lost in the desert and ________（挨饿）to death.

8.The car was a ________（廉价货）at that price.

9.Their living conditions have been_________（改善）in the past few years.

10.Please give my ________（祝贺）when you see her.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：

如无错误，在改行右边横线上画一个勾（ √ ）；

如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\ ）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ ∧ ），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

注意：原行没有错误的不要改。

Dear Anish,

    Here are the information about Manchester University.                   1.______

It is about 200 miles far away from London, and it                      2.______

has a very big schoolyard. You can live in the school                       3.______

or near the school. They have all sorts of course.                          4.______

I’m sure you will find one you like it. I know you                         5.______

are particular interested in Human Rights. So I will                        6.______

see that there is anything on their website.                                7.______

I’ll send my friend Charlie meet you at the airport                        8.______

when you arrived. You met him a few years ago, but he                   9.______

has changed a lot since then. Both your aunt or I look                      10.______

forward to seeing you again.

  See you soon.

                       Pat

 暑假即将来临。你班同学讨论了假期计划，提出了不同看法。请根据提示写一篇有关讨论的英语短文，并谈谈你的看法。

注意：1. 短文必须写在答题卡的指定区域，词数80——120（不含已写好部分）。

      2．短文必须包括表中所列要点，可根据内容分段表达。

      3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

      4．参考词汇：眼界——horizon（或view）

 ---What a beautiful picture you've drawn!

   ---- ___________

A. Not at all.     B. Thank you.      C. You're great.   D. I'm proud of you.

 Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 4026 ______ off at 18:20.

    A. takes           B. took             C. will be taken    D. has taken