认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

　　who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives? It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society．I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem．

　　First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees．To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose．But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs．

　　Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual(个人)．This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement．This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years．This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor．

　　In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly．This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions(养老金)．One further solution is that the government or social organizations set up some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent．

　　To sum up, all these measures have advantages and disadvantages．Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these measures may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．

请仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

　　Long ago, near the frontier lived an old man．One day he found his horse missing．It was said that the horse was seen 　　1　　 (run)outside the border of the country．The neighbors came to comfort 　　2　　 for the unfortunate loss．But the old man was 　　3　　 (expect)calm and said, “ It doesn't matter．It may not be a bad event; on the contrary, I think it can be a good one．”

　　One night the old man heard some noise of horses and got up to take a look．To his surprise, he saw another handsome horse besides his own．It was clear that his horse 　　4　　 (bring)a companion home．Hearing the news, the neighbors all came to say congratulations on his good luck．　　5　　 , the old man was very calm．He added, “It is true that I got a new horse for nothing, but it is hard to say 　　6　　 it is good or bad．It may be 　　7　　 unlucky thing．”

　　What he said turned 　　8　　 to be right．The son of the old man was very fond of the horse brought home, and one day, when he 　　9　　 (ride)the horse, he fell off the horseback and terribly hurt in the left leg．“Nothing serious, ” the old man said, “Perhaps it is going to be good．”

　　A year later, many of the youth were recruited(应征)to fight in a war, most of 　　10　　 died．The son of the old man was absolved(免除)from the army service for his disability, so he escaped death．

根据短文内容，从短文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．

　　There is an old European saying, “ there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes．”　　1　　 There is an ancient Chinese proverb,“The benevolent(仁慈的)see benevolence; the wise see wisdom．”When viewing the same activity, the kindhearted see kindness; the wicked(邪恶的)see wickedness．Each one observes according to one's own standards．

　　In real life, we may behave like the six blind man who touch the elephant to figure out what it looks like．We touch only small parts of the information, come away with a narrow and broken understanding, and jump at a quick conclusion．　　2　　

　　People have different family backgrounds, personal experiences, cultural customs and social economic situations．Reality is observed differently depending on one's viewpoint．As a result, what is considered as an absolute truth may be a half-truth．　　3　　

　　Everyone has blind spots in every aspect of life．　　4　　 We suppose we know all and we make good judgements．We have to accept the weakness of human observation．Don't judge by only a part of the object, but try understanding the whole, because the result might be false and one-sided．

　　The first step to ture wisdom is to recognize and accept one's own weakness．　　5　　 There is always something that we don't know or don't see．Even what you see isn't always what it seems．

A．And a half-truth may be a total life．

B．Understand we all have limitations．

C．However, we don't know our weakness．

D．People usually can't agree with each other．

E．Sometimes it's hard to make correct decisions．

F．That's because we believe we can easily discover the truth．

G．Everyone has his own understanding and his own taste．

根据短文内容，从短文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．

　　Maybe you are an average student．You probably think you will never be a top student．This is not necessarily so, however．　　1　　．Here is how：

　　(1)Plan your time carefully．When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do．After making this list, you should make a schedule(时间表)of your time．First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing etc．Then decide a good, regular time for studying．　　2　　．A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time．

　　(2)　　3　　．Look around the house for a good study area．Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials．No games, radios, or television!When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject．

　　(3)Make good use of your time in class．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says．Carefully listening in class means less work later．Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says．

　　(4)Study regularly．When you get home from school, go over your notes．Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class．If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material．This will help you understand the next class．　　4　　．

　　(5)Develop a good attitude towards tests．　　5　　．They help you remember your new knowledge．The world won't end if you don't past a test, so don't be overly worried．

　　There are other methods that might help you with your study．You will probably discover many others after you have tried these．

A．If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer．

B．And still it doesn't end．

C．Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to．

D．The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject．

E．Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment．

F．Find a good place to study．

G．Remember to put your books in order before leaving the room．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Sheela and Nisha had almost the same level of intelligence and came from similar family backgrounds．Sheela found it hard to memorise a poem for an oral test while Nisha did it without any difficulty．　　1　　 Why was there a difference?

　　The answer is ： Nisha just knew how to learn better than Sheela did．　　2　　 Here are four steps to better learning．

　　Preview the matter first．Scan or skim over a material quickly．Read the first sentence of each paragraph, glance at the table of contents and the preface．

　　　　3　　 Speed reading is fine for the easy material．But for more complex works, slower reading is much more effective．Good learners actively think about what they read and assimilate(吸收)it．

　　Be focused．To improve concentration and focus, fix a particular time and place for studying．Use a variety of methods, like writing down what you’ve read, taping it and then listening to it, making an outline or even drawing a diagram．　　4　　 It will improve your learning capacity(能力)．

　　　　5　　 Each person has his own way of learning．If given the pieces of an object to assemble(聚集), each of us uses a different method to arrive at the same result．Analyse your approach and follow the method that you feel most comfortable with．

A．Follow your own learnign style．

B．Slow down and read it aloud to yourself．

C．Take a break if you become too tense or tired．

D．Turn to your heroes or tutors for advice and follow their advice．

E．She increased the capacity of her brain by applying some skills．

F．She only scanned a new poem twice before reciting it from memory!

G．Nisha had a better intelligence than Sheela, which was not true in fact．

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在相应位置上。

　　I was feeling sad because my mother was out of job．It left me wondering 　　1　　 was going to happen to us．

　　I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking．Then I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic．I walked much 　　2　　 (slow)so I could find out where it was coming 　　3　　．Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her．She was singing songs 　　4　　 love and keeping on trying, and not underestimating(低估)the power within yourself．The way she was singing comforted me a bit．I stood there 　　5　　 (watch)her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that 　　6　　 must take courage to perform on her own in the middle of a crowd．

　　She must have felt my presence because she would occasionally look in my direction．By now I was telling 　　7　　 that if she could perform in front of hundreds of people 　　8　　 she didn't know, I could at least tell her how good she sounded．I walked over, 　　9　　 (put)some money in her carriage and said, "Thank you．I have been going through a rough time lately, but you've made me 　　10　　 (hope)again．"

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。(每空一词)。

　　Many people have trouble with reading．Reading is a process of the brain where you look at words on a page, and your mind sees the patterns of characters and understands the meaning in them．If you develop good reading skills, it'll be very helpful to your future．Aren't your school teachers always saying “Read more books! ”?

　　Read as much as you are able．Start with titles, names, or other larger print items that you may know or ever thought about．When you start getting bored or need a break, take one．Reading should be fun and enjoyable, don't force it．After your break, return to where you were, and continue．

　　Read the page carefully．Don't rush, take your time．Most people think that skimming the pages is a way of fast reading, but this definitely not true．

　　Use context clues to find out a word's meaning．Context clues are when a person figures out the meaning of a word by seeing how the word was used in a sentence．For example, you were reading the following sentence and wanted to know what “pessimist” means： My mother is always happy and optimistic, the total opposite of my brother, the pessimist．So from the sentence, you can gather that “pessimist” means the opposite of happy．If you find a really difficult word, use the dictionary!

　　Reread! If you don't understand what you are reading, read over the sentence(s)again．Try reading the words out loud to yourself．If you still don't understand something, ask a good reader nearby to explain the sentence(s)to you, or simply pick up a book that is easier to read and more proper to your reading level．Feel free to use your finger as a pointer．It will keep your eyes focused on the line you are reading, improving your understanding!

　　Keep reading! Try to read as much as you can in your free time．Reading will help you in lots of ways; your vocabulary will become larger and you will notice your grades change for the better in school．Have fun reading!

　　To get the most comprehension, avoid lying down while reading．While reading in bed can help you relax and fall asleep, you can remember more information by having a good posture(姿势)while reading．

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。选项中有两项多余选项。

－Good evening．Grandma's Restaurant．May I help you?

－Good evening．　　1　　

－Thank you．May I have your name, Miss?

－Mary Brown．

－　　2　　

－I'd like to order the “Free Matching Dinner for 2”．

－Yes, you may choose two soups, two drinks and four main courses from the menu．

－　　3　　

－Are you ready? What kind of soup do you want?

－Chicken soup and tomato soup．

－　　4　　

－I'd like a plate of noodles, two chicken wings, some beef and a bowl of rice．

－　　5　　

－Just a coke and some green tea, please．

－May I have your address, please?

－Sure, 6A Kingston Court, Belair Cardens, Shatin．

－Okay, your food will be delivered in half an hour．Thanks for calling．