In the botanic garden we can find a（n）______of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.

A. species        B. group           C. amount               D. variety

LONDON — Life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent(永久的) fast-forward.

Their full school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough. But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.

Often, the exhausted family doesn't get home until 7 pm. There is just time for a quick supper before homework. In today's world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line.

Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright. It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.

“Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress,” says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.

Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. It's a very serious problem. Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities. They include sports, language, music and math classes for children as young as four.

“There is a new parenting trend(趋势) under way which says that you have to tap all your child’s potential(潜能) at a young age; otherwise you will let him down,” says Terry Apter, a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist(青少年精神病专家).

“It isn't entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously(以前) seen as strange behaviour is now well accepted.”

1. From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that _______.

A. Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons

B. Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job

C. Hagner is interested in sports and music

D. Hagner busies herself by following a trend

2. British parents, as the writer described in this passage, _______.

A. treat their children as sports players

B. pay no attention to their children's lessons

C. bring up their children in a simple way

D. give their children little time to develop freely

3. The writer's opinion about after-school clubs is that ________.

A. activities in the country are too competitive

B. children should attend four clubs at a time

C. some clubs result in competitive pressures

D. clubs should have more subjects for school children

4. The last paragraph tells us that in Britain _______.

A. parents used to take their children to every club

B. parents used to be wise on how to raise children

C. parents have all benefited from children’s clubs

D. parents have come to know the standard of education

Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.
There are four parts in the book :
Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages .
Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people . For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal (正式的) English in biography (传记) . There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading .
Part 3 is Places: In this part , too many different kinds of English are shown , some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard . There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.
Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part . There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.
You can do these tests in any order you like , or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text .
I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.
【小题1】We can find the introduction to a product in __________.

A．Part 1

B．Part 2

C．Part 3

D．Part 4

【小题2】 Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?

A．A letter of complaint	B．A computer handbook
C．A letter to a friend	D．A story of a president

【小题3】 The passage is most probably written for ____________.

A．test designers

B．students

C．test-takers

D．teachers

【小题4】 What is the best title of the book?

A．Test Your Reading

B．Help with Your Writing

C．Learn Different Kinds of English

D．Practise English in Different Ways

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.                              

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.                                                

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.                                                               

People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.                                                  

A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves                                       

B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health      C. they are travelling fast all the time                                                    

D. they are becoming busier with their work  

According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.   

A. not fearing stress                                                  B. knowing the art of relaxation         

C. high sense of responsibility                                   D. having control over performance   

Which of the following statements is true?  

A. We can find some ways to avoid stress. 

B. Stress is always harmful to people. 

C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.  

D. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress.  

In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______. 

A. "making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"                                                         

B. "reaction to stress both chemically and physically"                                                      

C. "responding to crises quickly"

D. "losing heart at the signs difficulties" 

In the last sentence of the passage, "do so " refers to ______.     

A. "expose ourselves to stress"                               

B. "find ways to deal with stress" 

C. "remove stress from our lives"                   

D. "established links between diseases and stress"

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I  26  to some degree, though I sometimes do want to  27  them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his      28  and how much they know about football apart from  29  goals. It seems funny that we are  30  for things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are  31 , but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s     32  .

We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn't amount to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “Don't judge a book by its cover.” We  33  not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good  34  and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say  35  about Beckham’s good looks.

If we close our eyes, falling in deep thought, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a  36  meaning. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with  37  things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first  38  has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant  39  we realize that and make some changes.

It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it pains us, we will finally prove how much we have  40  up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have become.

A. like                      B. agree                    C. hope                D. think

A. ask                B. tell                          C. teach             D. doubt

A. skills                 B. fame                   C. team                D. appearance

A. kicking          B. hitting                  C. scoring             D. controlling

A. thankful         B. crazy                       C. curious             D. anxious

A. uncertain              B. unhappy                  C. displeased     D. careful

A. aims                     B. qualities                  C. pleasures          D. truths

A. dared                 B. would                     C. could                     D. should

A. thinking         B. character              C. looks                D. ability

A. more                  B. something             C. less                  D. no

A. clear                   B. puzzling                  C. moving            D. valuable

A. material              B. deep                     C. surface             D. pleasant

A. conclusion         B. experience                   C. lesson               D. impression

A. since                   B. although                  C. unless               D. before

A. given               B. sent                         C. built                 D. grown