High school seems bigger. There are  36  kids and it’s a totally new environment. It could be a  37  time for new students,  38  ,in fact, it isn’t really that bad.

The first day of course is always terrifying, but, then again, the first day of middle school was probably the  39  .Of course you might get lost during the first few days  40  your classes, but after a while what seems like a large school really isn’t.

One thing that’s really cool about high school is that there are so many more classes that you can  41  .For example, if you like  42  ,there are many art classes. At the same time, there are  43  classes, which you can’t take in middle school  44  photography and psychology(心理学).There are many new things in high school that make it much more  45  .

In high school, you’re able to join more clubs, play more sports, and take part in more  46  ,and at the same time make new friends with kids with the same  47  as you. Also, these activities can give you a  48  to learn something that you might not have had the opportunity to learn in  49  .

High school is different  50  everyone, but there’s one thing that’s  51  .You’re going to have just as much fun here as you  52  before. But having fun isn’t enough though! You’re  53  so you have to be more responsible. Everything changes when you get  54  ,but the changes aren’t that bad. You  55  worry too much about growing up.

A. less	B. few	C. more	D. many
A. terrible	B. popular	C. good	D. worried
A. but	B. and	C. while	D. or
A. different	B. same	C. rich	D. difficult
A. attending to	B. looking for	C. finding out	D. knowing of
A. take	B. join	C. give	D. learn
A. dancing	B. sports	C. art	D. singing
A. other	B. another	C. others	D. the other
A. without	B. like	C. except	D. as
A. fun	B. boring	C. busy	D. tiring
A. activities	B. classes	C. lectures	D. groups
A. customs	B. classes	C. ages	D. interests
A. chance	B. time	C. place	D. space
A. your home	B. middle school	C. society	D. primary school
A. in	B. from	C. on	D. for
A. sure	B. certain	C. doubtful	D. believable
A. did	B. created	C. remembered	D. made
A. taking classes	B. growing up	C. joining activities	D. making friends
A. older	B. cleverer	C. taller	D. wiser
A. can’t	B. mustn’t	C. shouldn’t	D. won’t

A man who served 11 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife was officially cleared yesterday, walking free from Jingshan County People's Court—the same body that sentenced him to a 15?year jail term in 1998—as over 2000 local residents cheered.

“Police and other law enforcers made the errors,”39?year?old She Xianglin told China Daily, “I believe the law will punish them and give me a just result.”?

The original conviction came based on a confession which She said was extracted under police torture and the misidentification of a still-unknown woman's body.?

“The provincial Hubei government has sent a team of police, procurators and high people's court officials to investigate the case,” a spokesperson for the Jingmen government, which administrates Jingshan County, said yesterday.?

The miscarriage of justice only came to light when Shen's wife, Zhang Zaiyu, resurfaced late last month after being thought missing for 11 years.?

This was despite at least five letters from Zhang to her brother over the last two years, which he said he didn't report to police because he thought they were a hoax.?

Zhang disappeared in January 1994 from Yanmenkou Township, and 3 months later a body was found in a pond that her relatives positively identified.?

Local police arrested Shen for murder in April 1994,although questions had been raised about discrepancies between the features and clothes of the body and Zhang. Confirmation through DNA testing had not been attempted.?

　　Zhang Chengmao, Shen's lawyer, said yesterday he would seek State compensation “but we have not reached a figure yet”.?

When asked about compensation, Shen said, “My mother, who died from the stress of continually appealing, cannot be bought. Eleven years of freedom cannot be bought. Schooling of my daughter that was stopped because of poverty cannot be bought.”?

As for his wife, the man said he did not hate her at all. “If she had not reappeared, maybe I would have been wronged for life,” he said.?

He also said he did not plan to sue Zhang for bigamy, though she had remarried in Shandong Province without divorcing him.?

Why did She Xianglin served 11 years in prison?

A. Because She Xianglin was convicted of murdering his wife.?

B. Because the Police and other law enforcers made the errors.?

C. Because through DNA testing the dead woman was his wife.?

D. Because her wife was missing.

Which of the following is NOT true??

A. The miscarriage of justice only came to light when Shen's wife reappeared.?

B. The man said he did not hate her at all.?

C. Zhang Zaiyu wrote at least five letters to her brother over the last two years to hoax him.?

D. She Xianglin's mother died from the stress of continually appealing.

We can infer from the passage _______.?

A. She Xianglin will get State compensation?

B. She Xianglin's daughter dropped out of school because of poverty?

C. She Xianglin stayed in prison for 11 years?

D. who murdered the woman is known to all

The underlined word “cleared” in the first paragraph means _______.?

A. 清除      B. 宣告无罪     C. （天气）变晴    D. 移走物体

_______ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.

A. That              B. What              C. Despite what       D. Though what

　　Why doesn’t the unemployment rate ever reach zero? Economists, who generally believe that supply tends to meet demand, have long thought about this question. Even in good times, i.e. not now, there are people who can’t find work. And even in bad times, i.e. now, there are job openings. With over 14 million people out of work and looking for a job, you would think every available job would be filled. But that’s not the case. Not now and not ever.

　　On Monday, the Nobel Prize committee awarded the prize for economics to the three scholars who have done the most to explain this phenomenon. Two of the winners are Americans, Peter Diamond of MIT and Dale Mortensen of Northwestern. The third winner is Christopher Pissarides, who teaches at the London School of Economics and was born on Cyprus.

　　Like most of economics, what they have found about why the jobless and ready-employers don’t find each other seems obvious. You have to find out there is job opening you are interested in. Employers need to get resumes （简历）. It takes a while for both employers and employees to make the decision that this is what they want. And these guys came up with a frame-work to study the problem of why people stay unemployed longer than they should and what can be done about it.

　　So what would today’s Nobel Prize winners do to solve the current problem of the unemployed? And does the awarding of the prize contribute to the politicians’ lowering joblessness?

　　Speaking from his north London home, Pissarides told The Associated Press the announcement came as “a complete surprise” though his work had already helped shape thinking on both sides of the Atlantic.

　　For example, the New Deal for Young People, a British government policy aimed at getting 18-24-year-olds back on the job market after long periods of unemployment, “is very much based on our work,” he said.

　　“One of the key things we found is that it is important to make sure that people do not stay unemployed too long so they don’t lose their feel for the labor force,” Pissarides told reporters in London. “The ways of dealing with this need not be expensive training – it could be as simple as providing work experience.”

According to the writer, which is true about finding jobs?

　　A. It is always difficult to find a job.

　　B. Everyone can find a job in good times.

　　C. Contrary to popular belief, it is easier to find a job in bad times.

　　D. It is possible to find a job even in times as bad as now.

What is it that leads to their winning the prize?

　　A. They have found the reason for unemployment.

　　B. They have put forward a set of ideas to deal with unemployment.

　　C. They have found out why people don’t want to be employed.

　　D. They have long studied the problem of unemployment.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A. Pissarides thinks his work surprising.

　　B. The work of Pissarides has influenced many economists.

　　C. Some of the winners’ ideas have been put into practice.

　　D. It is probable that unemployed young people in Britain benefit from Pissarides’ work.

According to Pissarides, _________ is effrctive in dealing with unemployment.

　　A. spending large sums of money on training

　　B. teaching some knowledge of economics

　　C. providing work experience

　　D. keeping people unemployed for some time

Little_____ about her own safety, though she was in great danger herself.

A. did Rose care      B. Rose did care     C. Rose does care     D. does Rose care