--- Could you do me a favour?

   --- It depends on ______ it is.

   A. which          B. whichever         C. what            D. whatever

 --- Your job ________ open for your return.

   --- Thanks.

   A. will be kept   B. will keep         C. had kept        D. had been kept

 Women _______ drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those ________ don’t.

   A. who ; 不填     B. 不填 ; who        C. who ; who       D. 不填; 不填

 --- Where did you put the car keys?

   --- Oh, I ________ I put them on the chair because the phone rang as I ______ in.

   A. remembered ; come                  B. remembered ; was coming

   C. remember ; come                                       D. remember ; was coming

 ________ you have tried it, you can’t imagine how pleasant it is.

   A. Unless         B. Because           C. Although        D. When

 He found it increasingly difficult to read, _______ his eyesight was beginning to fail.

   A. and            B. for               C. but             D. or

 I can’t stand ______ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses _______ talking while she works.

   A. working ; stopping                                    B. to work ; stopping

   C. working ; to stop                                     D. to work ; to stop

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.  1, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was  2and ill.

My father was  3a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness  4all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  5. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started  6about life, and I told them about one of my  7. I said that we must very often give things up  8we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always  9that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  10up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up  11! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.  12, he answered his own question: “I  13the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also  14by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I  15remember his words and become  16. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  17to give up my small irritations. In this  18, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I  19what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one  20.

本文中作者通过和父亲的一次谈话感悟到了什么是生活中的得与失，以及该如何看待得和失，充满人生哲理。

1.A. Afterwards       B. Therefore       C. However       D. Meanwhile

2.A. tired            B. weak            C. poor          D. slow

3.A. already          B. still           C. only          D. once

4.A. took             B. threw           C. sent          D. put

5.A. impossible       B. difficult       C. stressful     D. hopeless

6.A. worrying         B. caring          C. talking       D. asking

7.A. decisions        B. experiences     C. ambitions     D. beliefs

8.A. as               B. since           C. before        D. till

9.A. suggests         B. promises        C. seems         D. requires

10.A. spoke           B. turned          C. summed        D. opened

如：There was a brief silence, then Gerald spoke up.；sum up 总结

11.A. something       B. anything        C. nothing       D. everything

12.A. Surprisingly    B. Immediately     C. Naturally     D. Certainly

13.A. had             B. accepted        C. gained        D. enjoyed

14.A. touched         B. astonished      C. attracted     D. warned

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

16.A. quiet           B. calm            C. relaxed       D. happy

17.A. ready           B. likely          C. free          D. able

18.A. case            B. form            C. method        D. way

19.A. doubt           B. wonder          C. know          D. guess

20.A. award           B. gift            C. lesson        D. word

How to Make a Budget (预算)

Most likely, you aren’t the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or getting a weekly allowance (零花钱) would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike, money is easy to spend. If you aren’t careful, it can be going in no time.

Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn --- and the sooner you start the better. Whether you are tracking your spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil --- and some self-control.

First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two columns (栏), list your sources (来源) of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount.

The left-hand total should be more than or equal to the right-hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget.

Budgets are not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, don’t write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less.

If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself!

1.Who is the passage written for?

   A. Children.      B. Parents.        C. Breadwinners.       D. Bank managers.

2.The purpose of making a budget is to help people _________.

   A. learn to be realistic             B. increase their saving

   C. manage their money well        D. test their power-control

3.What should people do when planning a budget?

   A. Fill in the expenses as they really are.

   B. Avoid spending money on expensive things.

   C. Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings.

   D. List income and expenses on two pieces of paper.

4.Which of the following budgets is effective?

I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember my mother’s words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”

AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.

We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.

I did not share my burden (负担) with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.

I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret. I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life.

I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn’t want to call attention to AIDS. I do.

1.What does Kerrel tell us about her father?

   A. He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.

   B. He depended on the nurses in his final days.

   C. He worked hard to pay for his medication.

   D. He told no one about his disease.

2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

   A. Kerrel couldn’t understand her teacher.

   B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.

   C. Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.

   D. Kerrel was too tired to bear her teacher’s words.

3.Why did Kerrel keep her father’s disease a secret?

   A. She was afraid of being looked down upon.

   B. She thought it was shameful to have AIDS.

   C. She found no one willing to listen to her.

   D. She wanted to obey her mother.

4.Why did Kerrel write the passage?

   A. To tell people about the sufferings of her father.

   B. To show how little people knew about AIDS.

   C. To draw people’s attention to AIDS.

   D. To remember her father.