It was the first snow of winter—an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers． Up until now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today I would need some help．Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through first snow days many times, but I think she must still remember this one．
I managed to get into my wool snow trousers． But I struggled on my jacket because it didn't fit well．It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes． At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty． Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots(靴子）．
In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots．” I didn't realize at time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence（信心）．
I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot． Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the work． After much pushing, she managed to get the first one into place and then, with a sigh（叹气）worked the second one on too．
I said, "They're on the wrong feet．”
She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again．
"They're my brother's boots, you know," I said． "I hate them"．
Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn't an annoying（烦人的）little girl． She pushed and pushed, gently this time． With a greater sigh, seeing the end of her struggle with me，she asked, "Now, where are your mittens（连指手套）？’’
I looked into her eyes and said, "I didn't want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots．”

1. 1.

   The little girl was more satisfied with her＿．

   1. A.
      trousers
   2. B.
      jacket
   3. C.
      boots
   4. D.
      hat
2. 2.

   Miss Fmlayson had difficulty with the girl's boots mainly because＿．

   1. A.
      the girl got them from her brother
   2. B.
      the girl put something in them
   3. C.
      they were on the wrong feet
   4. D.
      they did not fit the girl well
3. 3.

   Why does the author Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

   1. A.
      Because the little girl was in her brother's clothes．
   2. B.
      Because it was the most exciting day of the winter．
   3. C.
      Because the little girl played a trick on her．
   4. D.
      Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf．
4. 4.

   We can learn from the text that Miss Finlayson         

   1. A.
      was losing confidence in the little girl．
   2. B.
      gradually lost patience with the little girl．
   3. C.
      became disappointed with the little girl．
   4. D.
      was getting bored with the little girl．

    I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.

I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows(誓言) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends , and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.

So here’s what I want to tell you today: Get a life. A real life , not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck , the larger house.

Get a life in which you are not alone .Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure; it is work. Pick up the phone .Send an e-mail .Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.

It’s so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It’s so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.

I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to looked at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part , by telling others what I had learned.

By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.

64．The best title of this passage probably is _____．

       A．Love your friends                           B．Live a real life

       C．Don't waste time                            D．Be a good mother and wife

65．How did the author form her view of life?

       A．Through social experience.                B．By learning from her friends.

       C．Through an unfortunate experience.   D．From her children and husband.

66．By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live" in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to _____.

       A．make a living rather than live a real life

       B．work rather than enjoy life

       C．waste a lot in life

       D．forget the most important lessons in life

67．What's the author's attitude toward work?

       A．Do it well to serve others.

       B．Earn enough money to make life better.

       C．Try your best to get higher position and pay.

       D．Don't let it affect your real life.

68．It can be inferred from the passage that＿,

       A．the author is a success in personal life

       B．the author didn't try her best to work well

       C．the author spent all her time caring for her children

       D．the author likes traveling very much

There are ten＿＿＿teachers and two hundred＿＿＿students in the school．

A．women； girl B．woman； girls  C．women； girls D．woman； girl

—Where do you think＿＿he＿＿the computer?

   — Sorry. I have no idea.

A. has ； bought    B.／ ； bought      C. did ； buy    D. had ； bought

The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008，mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat.

World food prices have dropped since early 2008．Prices of major crops have decreased by more than half from their height earlier last year. But they remain high compared to earlier years．

But FAO official Hafez Ghana says lower prices have failed to end the food crisis（危机）in many poor countries．"For millions in developing countries," he says, "getting enough food every day to live an active and healthy life is a distant dream.”

The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health．Today, two-thirds of the world's undernourished people live in just a few countries. These are India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and so on.

A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty.

In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of the people who continually go hungry fell from 34% in 1997 to 30% in 2008．But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets．These were set by the 1996 World Food Summit and the Millennium Development Goals．The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana.

The FAO says some countries in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam have made progress in hunger reduction goals．But South Asia and Central Asia haven't, and North Korea is still in hot water.

31. What FAO official Hafez Ghana says implies ＿．

A. it's easy but takes long to provide people with enough food

B. enough food can make people more active and healthier

C. there is difficulty solving the food shortage in a short time

D. people in developing countries will never get enough food

32. Ghana has reached the targets of hunger reduction mainly because of ＿．

A. the still high food prices                      

B. the donation of developed countries

C. the two targets of hunger reduction      

D. the growth in agricultural production

33. The underlined word "undernourished" in Para. 4 probably means ＿．

A. hungry and unhappy                       B. unhealthy for lack of food

C. not fat because of poverty               D. undeveloped and poor

34. Which country has not made progress in hunger reduction?

A. North Korea    B. Thailand      C. Vietnam     D. Ghana

35. What is the best title of this passage?

A. The food production of the world

B.    The hunger reduction target of the FAO

C.    The food shortage around the world

D.    The solution to the global food shortage