More and more people think it necessary to study in an English-speaking country and it didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in UK.

Having been in the school for 2 months, I’m getting used to school life, and I am starting to make the most of my time in here. School starts at 9 o’clock every morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 o’clock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays we have short days, in which we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 o’clock. After lessons, we have two hours of activity time, when you can choose from a wide range of activities, including all the major sports, such as rugby and football, and also the minor sports such as basketball and tennis.

As a boarder( 寄宿者)，the quality of food is something I consider very important, and Merchiston has not let me down. The school kitchens are run by a professional food company, and the quality of food is very excellent and also they take the healthy diet very seriously: I remember once I was once asked to take more salad for my meal by a member of the kitchen staff(员工) for I didn’t have enough vegetables. This brings another point of being a boarder: you need to learn how to look after yourself and be responsible(负责) for yourself. One of the huge advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we don’t have to pull ourselves out of bed as early as the day pupils!

1.The passage mainly tells us about _______.

A．the author’s school life in the UK as a boarder.

B．the author’s opinion of the school life in the UK.

C．the differences in school life between China and UK.

D．the boarder life in a Britain middle school.

2.According to the second paragraph, we can learn that the author _________ .

A．has not enough time to study              B．likes to play tennis and basketball

C．went to the school two months ago          D．finishes school at 4 o’clock

3.How many lessons do the students have every week in this school?

A．15               B．45               C．27               D．18

4.The underlined words “let me down” in the last paragraph means _______.

A．made me disappointed                   B．made me pleased   C．encouraged me  D．amazed me

5.As a boarder in the school, the author ___________ .

A．is not used to the food there               B．has learned to have healthy diets

C．is specially taken good care of              D．sleep as much as the day pupils

Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually   21  for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.
All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form   24  her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.
__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.
So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.

Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually   21  for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.

All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form   24  her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.

__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.

So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.

1.                A．luckier         B．quicker         C．busier    D．harder

2.                A．worry          B．pain           C．noise D．fear

3.                A．reported       B．suggested       C．noticed   D．heard

4.                A．led            B．bothered       C．blamed   D．attacked

5.                A．never          B．almost          C．still  D．again

6.                A．give           B．practice        C．direct    D．pass

7.                A．schedules       B．experiences     C．data D．poisons

8.                A．hearing         B．asking          C．caring    D．talking

9.                A．performing      B．finishing        C．failing    D．changing

10.               A．difficult        B．strange         C．necessary  D．hopeful

11.               A．opportunity     B．choice         C．expectation    D．sign

12.               A．promised       B．annoyed        C．fooled D．surprised

13.               A．plan           B．continue        C．happen   D．pretend

14.               A．voice          B．calls           C．treatments D．happiness

15.               A．disappointed    B．friendly        C．sure  D．silent

16.               A．Because        B．If             C．Though    D．But

17.               A．followed        B．left            C．lost   D．gone

18.               A．disturbing       B．relaxing        C．satisfying  D．challenging

19.               A．memories       B．hopes          C．rules D．excuses

20.               A．bill            B．card           C．problem   D．mail

A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.”  1   teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily    2   .

It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a   3   friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on the   4   for each of us to think carefully about the   5   of friendship we want.

To most of us, friendships are   6   very important, but we need to have cleared in our  7 the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or   8  at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the   9   ? For some people, many friendships on the surface are   10   enough and that’s all right. But at some point,  11   to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The   12   of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the   13    way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken(进行)slowly and   14    only if there are signs of interest and action in return.

What are some of the   15   of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much time. Another “   16    difficulty”is the selfishness to take actions too soon. Deep relationships   17   one “possesses”the other, including his time and attention.  18   , friendships in return. In other words, you must give as much as you take.  19    there is a question of taking care of them.  20   you spend reasonable time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away.

1. A. Knowledge　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Practice

C. Experience　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Success

2. A. understood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. formed

C. realized　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. produced

3. A. true　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   B. common

C. short　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. whole

4. A. hope　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. difference

C. need　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. courage

5. A. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B. length

C. warmth　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    D. value

6. A. made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. considered

C. explained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　    D. reminded

7. A. hearts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. thoughts

C. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. minds

8. A. remained　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. left

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　    　　   D. stayed

9. A. mud　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B. surface

C. ice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    D. feet

10. A. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. easy

C. quite　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    D. not

11. A. it needs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. we need

C. one needs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    D. they need

12. A. spreading　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. sharing

C. seeking　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. showing

13. A. easiest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. latest

C. worst　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    D. surest

14. A. watched over　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. turned away

C. broken down　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    D. carried on

15. A. difficulties　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. differences

C. advantages　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    D. types

16. A. actual　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    B. rough

C. upset　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    D. major

17. A. require　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. request

C. depend　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　      　　D. suggest

18. A. Surprisingly　　　　　　    　　　　    B. Fortunately

C. Similarly　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　    D. Frequently

19. A. Finally　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　    B. Gradually

C. Obviously　　　　　　　　　　    　　　　    D. Curiously

20. A. Though　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. Unless

C. Since　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　    D. When

It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a   3   friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on the   4   for each of us to think carefully about the   5   of friendship we want.

To most of us, friendships are   6   very important, but we need to have cleared in our  7 the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or   8  at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the   9   ? For some people, many friendships on the surface are   10   enough and that’s all right. But at some point,  11   to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The   12   of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the   13    way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken(进行)slowly and   14    only if there are signs of interest and action in return.

What are some of the   15   of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much time. Another “   16    difficulty”is the selfishness to take actions too soon. Deep relationships   17   one “possesses”the other, including his time and attention.  18   , friendships in return. In other words, you must give as much as you take.  19    there is a question of taking care of them.  20   you spend reasonable time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away.

1. A. Knowledge　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Practice

C. Experience　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Success

2. A. understood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. formed

C. realized　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. produced

3. A. true　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   B. common

C. short　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. whole

4. A. hope　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. difference

C. need　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. courage

5. A. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B. length

C. warmth　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    D. value

6. A. made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. considered

C. explained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　    D. reminded

7. A. hearts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. thoughts

C. actions　　　　&nb

sp;　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. minds

8. A. remained　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. left

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　    　　   D. stayed

9. A. mud　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B. surface

C. ice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    D. feet

10. A. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. easy

C. quite　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    D. not

11. A. it needs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. we need

C. one needs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    D. they need

12. A. spreading　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. sharing

C. seeking　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. showing

13. A. easiest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. latest

C. worst　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    D. surest

14. A. watched over　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. turned away

C. broken down　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    D. carried on

15. A. difficulties　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. differences

C. advantages　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    D. types

16. A. actual　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    B. rough

C. upset　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　    D. major

17. A. require　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　    B. request

C. depend　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　      　　D. suggest

18. A. Surprisingly　　　　　　    　　　　    B. Fortunately

C. Similarly　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　    D. Frequently

19. A. Finally　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　    B. Gradually

C. Obviously　　　　　　　　　　    　　　　    D. Curiously

20. A. Though　　    
;
　　　　　　  　　    B. Unless

C. Since　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　    D. When