Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this ___2___ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”

The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”

Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer travelling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return. 

Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.

1. A. sorry               B. successful            C. first           D. wonderful

2. A. dance               B. moment               C. show            D. party

3. A. voice               B. face                    C. dress            D. life

4. A. think of                   B. bring back             C. go back          D. come back

5. A. age                       B. friend                 C. mother                  D. teacher

6. A. musician           B. pop star                 C. lady                    D. girl

7. A. French              B. music                  C. piano              D. dance

8. A. actress               B. student                 C. singer           D. dancer

9. A. prepared           B. learning               C. driven           D. waiting

10. A. some               B. any                      C. no              D. enough

11. A. eight                B. eighteen                C. eighty           D. eighty-eight

12. A. lucky               B. sure                    C. afraid          D. fond

13. A. fill                      B. live                    C. lead            D. take

14. A. heard            B. knew                  C. talked            D. thought

15. A. saw off           B. learned from         C. heard of        D. met with

16. A. love               B. feeling                 C. music          D. touch

17. A. assistant          B. teacher                 C. wife            D. student

18. A. him               B. engineering           C. herself         D. music

19. A. certainly          B. possibly                C. only            D. mainly

20. A. thought           B. hope                 C. purpose        D. will

Getting a new PC is one thing, Keeping it running smoothly is quite another. While a personal computer should continue to perform well for years, users know that system unsteadiness does exist Yet you can reduce it to the smallest amount by following the tips below .

First, put in as little software as possible. You’11 have fewer software –related problems and a system that is easier to manage.

Second, you should ensure that you have as much memory (RAM) in your PC as you need If you run  Windows 98,your computer should have as least 128 megabytes (MB)of RAM and more You can also get by with 128 MB of RAM if you use Windows NT or Windows2000,but these operating systems will run much more smoothly if you have 256 MB of RAM or more.

Third, make sure you buy good hardware. Noname products may be cheaper and sometimes just as good as named-brand products, but name-brand products usually became well-known because of famous companies because Windows will more often support the hardware that you buy ,If you are starting out with to have been tested thoroughly with your operating system, and you will generally experience fewer problems.

Fourth, do prepare for disaster .No matter how well your system runs when you get it ,the day will come when it will need to be replaced .Hopefully, you will replace it because technology has become outdated, but you may need to replace it also because the hard drive crashes or you begin experiencing problems that no one can figure out .That’s why it ‘s important to you’re your important to copy your important information regularly. Whether you use a tape backup device or a CD-RW drive, it’s important to make a regular backup plan and stick to it .

If you want to use Windows2000,but your computer only has 64MB.What will you have to do?

A. Change its RAM for at least 256MB,   B. Put in good software in your computer.

C. Enlarge its memory to at least 128 MB  D. Buy another new computer to match it .

How many pieces of advice on buying good hard-ware does the writer give us ?

A. Three        B. Two        C. One          D. four

It can be inferred from the passage that……

A. your computer will save the important information when its hard drive crashes

B. Your computer might lose all the information it stores when it crashes .

C. You must not put in much software.

D. You’d better use 128 MB of Ram if you run Windows NT.

the best title of this passage would be “……”

A. the Tips You must Follow

B. How to Start out with a Computer

C. How to Use your PC Better

D. How to Keep Your PC Stable

what does the underlined word “it ”(paragraph 1)refer to ?

A. System unsteadiness         B. personal computer

C. To perform well             D. Getting a new PC

单词拼写  根据所给句子和汉语注释或英文首字母拼写单词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

1. He had decided to settle p________ in France and never go back to his hometown any longer.

2.She wore a pair of sunglasses and had her hair cut, so she was almost beyond my r________.

3.Before l________, the Chinese people lived a hard life and hardly had any freedom.

4.It feels very cold today. It is reported that the temperature can reach m________ 20 ℃.

5. She has been o________ with housework the whole morning and has no time to prepare for the examination.

6.Sometimes your c________ can make you become stronger because you must try your best to defeat them.

7.The next day the young girl w________ what she said to the manager and said sorry to him.

8.She decided to be a ________（体贴的）wife after being married.

9. Going away to college has made me ________（自立）and self-confident.

10.Don’t be ________（武断）to make any decision, otherwise you’ll regret it.

 

    People can enjoy visiting some major imperial temples where emperors worshipped nature on various sacred days·

    Temple of Moon(Yuetan)-   

Built in 1530，the roughly 8 hectare Temple of Moon，or Yuetan Park，to west of the imperial city was the site of imperial sacrifices to the moon.

In the past decades, bushes and fruit trees have been planted here．In 1969，a 180 meter--all television broadcasting tower was erected in the park，taking up about one eighth of its total space·

    Opening hours：6 am～9 pm

    Location：6 Yuetan Beijie，Xicheng District．Buses to get there：15，19，823．

    Temple of Earth (Ditan)

    The Temple of Earth，or Ditan Park，near the North Second Ring Road，is where emperors prayed to the earth for favorable weather and national prosperity．Built during the Ming Dynasty in 1 530，it is the only existing place to worship the earth．

   The surrounding areas have become an open space for people to engage in leisurely activities．Since the late 1980s，traditional temple fair have been held here regularly during the Chinese lunar new year．

    Opening hours：6 am～9 pm

    Location：A2 Di’anmenwai，Chaoyang District．Buses to get there: 104，108，116，or take the subway to get off at Yonghegong to go north.

    Temple of Sun (Ritan)

    The Temple of Sun，or Ritan Park，in eastern Beijing，is located near the

Jianguomen area and adjacent(邻近的)embassy district．It is a short walk from

the Yong'anli subway station on the Line 1．The altar(祭坛)was built in l--…-30

as a place for emperors to make ritual sacrifices to the sun．

    It features expansive gardens and a small lake．A mural (壁画)wall．The park’s main scenic attraction now，was a piece of artwork created about 20 years ago to draw more sightseer．The park is also known for its blossoming lotuses．

    Opening hours：6 am～9 pm

    Location：6 Ritan Beilu，Chaoyang District．Buses to get there：1，4，28，43，

57．120．

What kind of people is the text mainly written for?

  A．Parents．    B．Students．    C．Tourists．  D．Teachers-

You can take a No．______ bus if you want to visit The Temple of Sun

  A．19          B. 104           C．108       D．120

If you want to worship the earth，you must go to _____.

  A．Yuetan Park  B．Ditan Park    C．Ritan Park  D．Beilu Park

The purpose of building a mural wall in Ritan Park was to    ．

  A．defend the park

  B．prevent people from coming into．the park

  C．attract more sightseers

  D．make ritual sacrifices to the sun

BORDER CROSSINGS While there are no restrictions on the amount of money that you can bring across the border, you must report to both the US and Canadian border services amounts equal to or greater than $10, 000． PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS（免税）ON PURCHASES AMERICANS RETURNING TO THE US Less than 48 hours: $ 200 US 48 hours or more:  $ 800 US duty-free personal exemption． next $ 1．000 US at 3% Including up to 100 cigars and 100 cigarettes． CANADIANS RETURNING TO CANADA Less than 24 hours: $ 50 CAN 48 hours or more:  $ 400 CAN Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes． 7 days or more:    $ 750 CAN Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes． DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR BORDER CROSSING LAND OR SEA TO THE US（INCLUDING FERRIES） A valid passport or passport card, or a NEXUS card． （A NEXUS card is a Trusted Traveler Program that provides quick travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers through special lanes．） A recent Washington State, New York or BC driver’s license． Note: Children 15 years of age and younger require only a birth certificate or copy．（Certified copies are not required but are advised．） AIR TRAVEL TO THE US A valid passport, an Air NEXUS card, or a U. S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document．

If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?

       A．$ 800 CAN.       B．$750 CAN.         C．$ 400 CAN.        D．$ 50 CAN.

For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1, 600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?

       A．$ 24 US.          B．$ 48 US.          C．$52 US.            D．$ 200 US.

What documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child carry when they drive a car from Canada to America?

       A．A BC driver’s license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate．

       B．An Air NEXUS card, a U．S．Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate．

       C．Two valid passport cards and a certified copy of a birth certificate．

       D．A NEXUS card, a U．S．Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document．,and a certified copy of a birth certificate．