The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ___________ (41) you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ___________ (42) not to take the test.

Many students jumped up to ___________ (43) the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the ___________ (44) students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last ___________ (45).” Two more students decided to go.

Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the ___________ (46). There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ___________ (47) an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test ___________ (48) any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ___________(49) in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).

The same is ___________ (50) in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ___________ (51) both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ___________ (52) from events in their lives, and have become ___________ (53) people.

Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you ___________(54) that you have some limits (限制). However, there is ___________ (55) you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.

1. A. luckily       B. terribly     C. quietly          D. hard

2. A. dislike       B. help         C. prefer           D. start

3. A. thank     B. praise           C. fight            D. criticize

4. A. following B. relaxing     C. worrying     D. remaining

5. A. chance        B. trouble          C. test         D. idea

6. A. results       B. presents     C. papers           D. essays

7. A. given     B. sent         C. discovered       D. received

8. A. where     B. that         C. what         D. when

9. A. confident B. necessary        C. mysterious       D. convenient

10. A. unusual      B. impossible       C. true         D. special

11. A. broken off   B. dreamed of       C. learned from D. cared about

12.A. and       B. or           C. but          D. so

13.A. ruder     B. cuter            C. worse            D. better

14.A. decide        B. forget           C. realize          D. imagine

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

The Internet is very important in our life. But do you know about the history of it? The use of the Internet was based on the computer, which was invented in 1946. In the 1960s, the scientists started to study the Internet. At first, only the army could use it to save, send and receive information. In the 1970s, the Internet came into offices, banks, hospitals and so on, while common (平常的) people couldn’t use it. In the 1990s, the Internet became popular all over the world. Now most people can use it to do lots of things anytime and anywhere.

1.What was the use of Internet based on?

_____________________________________________________________.

2.What did the scientists start to do in the 1960s?

_____________________________________________________________.

3.Could common people use the Internet in the 1960s?

_____________________________________________________________.

4.When did the Internet become popular all over the world?

_____________________________________________________________.

5.What did the army use the Internet for?

___________________________­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________________________________.

Hands play an importanty part in our daily life.But do you know which of your two hadns you use more?Very few people use both hands epually well.Most of us are right-handed.Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed.New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands,but in about two years they usually use their right hands.Scientists don’t know why this happens.

Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world.Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other,but it can be either hand.There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.Next time you visit a zoo,watch the monkeys carefully,you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands.But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-hadned people.We live in a right-handed world.

1.How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?

A.5%.                   B.50%.                C.95%.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?

A.公正地              B.均等地               C.平凡地

3.New-born babies can use __________.

A.both of their hands    B.neither of their hands    C.their right hands

4.Which of the following is true?

A.There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.

B.There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.

C.There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.

5.“We live in a right-handed world.”means __________.

A.Most people use their right hands better.

B.Few people use their right hands better.

C.Half of the people use their right hands better.

根据句意，选用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。

1. After a ____________, both sides reached a final agreement.

2. Japan is to the ____________ part of China.

3. To live ____________, you should change your lifestyle and diets.

4. Scientists are always trying to discover the ___________ world to human beings.

5. Audrey Hepburn, who died in her __________, devoted all her life to charity.

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, egg, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully.
The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight(增加体重) instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
【小题1】During the test, the people were given ________.