Nine out of 10 people have run up unsecured debt and many fear they will never be able to pay back what they owe, a survey has claimed.

       Around 89% of people aged between l|8 and 35 said they owed money on a credit card, loan or overdraft, the research showed．

       A third of people admitted they did not think- they would ever be debt-free, 54% of whom said they would always need to borrow money in order to fund the lifestyle they wanted．

       One in five of these people also claimed they were not worried about the possibility of their debts being passed on to their next of kin if they died before they were repaid．

       Just over half who owed money said they did not feel in control of their debt, with 8% admitting they had needed to ask for help with repayments from a friend or family member．Eight out of 10 people also told the research for discount website MyVoucherCodes．co．uk that they thought it was too easy to borrow money through their bank or on credit cards．

       Farhad Farhadi, MyVoucherCodes．co．uk’s personal finance expert, said: "The majority of British adults owe money m some way, shape or form, but to see that almost a third think they'll never be free c ^ from debt is quite alarming．

       "When borrowing money from any source, how you are going to repay it should always be in the back of your mind．

       "A lot of people don't-really think about 'die consequences of borrowing money and it can be easy to get complacent, but keeping it all under control should be a priority from the off．Only borrow what you really think you can afford to pay back．"

The best title for this passage is_________．

       A．I'll die in debt, say one in three     B．Desperate British

       C．The beginning of the end          D．Borrowing money from any source

Which of the following is NOT true?    

       A．Most British adults are in debt in some v/ay．

       B．It is hard for the British to borrow money through their bank．

       C．Lots of people do not take repaying money seriously．

       D．This passage is a warning for the British．

What does the underlined phrase mean?  

       A．end with                B．from the start  

      C．ever since              D．fore ever

What does Farhad mean by saying "the majority of British adults owe money in some way, shape or form"? 

       A．It is natural to owe money m Britain so there in no need to worry．

       B．It is natural to owe money in Britain as long as you are in control．

     C．It does not matter to owe money in Britain if you are rich enough．

       D．It seems that the British enjoy owing money in some way．

A young man rushes about a small room, hiding himself behind a chair, jumping on the desk, jabbing (刺) the air with his pencil. To an outsider there appears to be no __1__ for these strange acts. However, he is the __2__ of an experiment in hypnosis (催眠). Being hypnotized, the young man has __3__ the suggestion that there is a fierce dog in the room. So he acts as though there were.

According to the popular conception of hypnosis, a hypnotized person is in a __4__ like sleepwalking－seemingly awake yet out of touch with his or her normal __5__ awareness and self-control. There are, however, enormous __6__ between the sleepwalker and the hypnotized person. First, the sleepwalker, __7__ the hypnotized person, pays no attention to other people and doesn’t take instructions. Second, the sleepwalker doesn’t remember sleepwalking, while the hypnotized person __8__ everything that went on under hypnosis.

Obviously, sleep and hypnosis are different. But what exactly is hypnosis? Psychologists still don’t have a firm answer to this question. Although hypnosis has been already successfully __9__ to a large range of medical uses, there is little clear agreement as to how hypnosis works. Only when scientists can understand this, can the full potential (潜能) of hypnosis in medical treatment be __10__.

A. reason     B. purpose      C. doubt  D. evidence

A. species    B. target  C. subject       D. aim

A. received  B. accepted     C. admitted     D. believed

A. time B. course C. development      D. state

A. awake     B. waking       C. sleepy D. sleeping

A. influence B. relations     C. similarities D. differences

A. unlike     B. like     C. for      D. with

A. forgets    B. destroys     C. enjoys D. remembers

A. come       B. put     C. turned D. changed

A. exploited      B. saved  C. made  D. kept

Everyone makes mistakes in life, but for whales and dolphins, the “mistake” of landing on the shore costs the highest price---their lives.

People living along the coast of Australia and New Zealand have been shocked and saddened by the number of whales and dolphins that they have found on their beaches recently. Since November 28^th, 96 whales and dolphins have died in Australia and 53 whales died in New Zealand. Although 20 whales were saved, some of these were not expected to live, as they were too weak to swim with the others back to sea.

Bob Brown, leader of Australia’s Green party, said the mass beaching was caused by the recent “sound bombing” of the ocean floor between the two countries. This is a method of testing for oil and gas reserves (储藏量).

But mass beaching of whales has long puzzled scientists. Typically most members of the stranded (搁浅) group will appear to be perfectly healthy. “Some researchers believe that close relationship within the group causes the problem, if one gets into trouble, the others will not leave” said Shery Gibney, a leading biologist in New Zealand. “Some will come in and try and assist it; if they get trapped on the beach, then more will come.”

Another common theory is that the whales’ navigation (导航) system are thought to break down in some way. It has been said that whales follow electromagnetic (电磁的) patterns in the sea-bed. The whales can get confused because these patterns sometimes change. That would be a bit like a new roundabout (环状交叉路) being built on a road you were used to driving on. You might be confused for a minute when you come to it for the first time, and you might even take a wrong turning before getting back on your route.

A different idea is that when whales chase fish for food they end up in shallow waters because they are not paying attention to where they are going.

And yet, from time to time a group will swim on purpose into shallow waters and end up on the beach, where they die. If returned to the sea, some whales often show great determination in restraining themselves.

________ whales and dolphins would probably die in this mass beaching along the coast of Australia and New Zealand.

A. Less than 100      B. Less than 150     C. More than 150      D. 149

Which of the following can be used to explain the term “sound bombing”?

A. The terrible sound that is caused in the war between two countries.

B. Human activities that aim to explore the ocean floor.

C. The loud sound that whales and dolphins make.

D. The earthquakes that happen on the ocean floor.

Which of the following couldn’t probably lead to the mass beaching of whales?

A. A change in the electromagnetic patterns that whales follow.

B. New roundabout being built on a road.

C. Their full attention to the search for food.

D. Exploiting natural resources in oceans.

The passage is mainly about _______.

A. that whales and dolphins may make mistakes as well as human beings

B. how scientists have found the reasons for the mass beaching of whales

C. how human beings make use of the ocean resources

D. why the mass beaching of whales happens

Over the past 20 years, AIDS and war have claimed the parents of 2．4 million Ugandan children．When Alexis Hefley first visited the country,, in 1993, she saw the children's sorrow, but the former Texas banker also spotted "a world of possibility"．She watched as they danced for tourists to earn money, and she had a thought: If people in America could see them perform, they'd support them too．                   

The children's passion and talent inspired Hefley to work with the kids at an orphanage（孤儿院）in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, to organize a traveling dance troupe（团）．The goals: to give the problems in Uganda a human face, to raise awareness and to raise money．

The first tour touched down at six American cities in 1994．Today, the 22-member troupe, known as the Spirit of Uganda, travels across America every two years．The young performers bring their energy and joy to audiences across the U．S．and help support hundreds of Ugandan orphans back home．Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U．S．colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it．

Photojournalist Douglas Menuez first photographed the troupe in 2006 -?a project that led to his new book, Transcendent Spirit, from which these images are drawn．At each performance, the dancers' faces show pure joy, quite an achievement given the hardships they've faced．"They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez．"They embrace beauty and good in the world．" As one dancer puts it, "People think we have lost our parents．We've had so many problems．But then they see us perform．They see our smiles．And they learn that life goes on．"

What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?     

       A．How miserable Ugandan orphans' life is．       

       B．How the dance troupe was set up．

       C．How the young dancers earned money．        

       D．How the orphans lost their parents．|

What do we learn about the Spirit of Uganda?            

       A．It was started by a journalist．

       B．It travels across the U．S．annually．

       C．It consists of two dozen performers．

       D．Its dancers have chances to study in the U．S．

In the eyes of Menuez, the young performers are_____． 

       A．beautiful            B．talented    C．optimistic      D．humorous

What might be the most suitable title for the passage?      

       A．Ugandan orphans turn tragedy into dance         

       B．Transcendent Spirit: A close look at Uganda           

       C．AIDS and war are claiming people's lives                 

       D．Lots of people are helping Ugandan orphans    

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的崔家选项。其中有两项为多余选项。

         The sevens Cs of a good letter

    What is the secret of writing a good letter ? Here are two main ones.

Don’t try to be fancy .Don’t try to impress your reader .You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.

     Clear .Use short ,direct sentences . _71____  Talk as if the reader were right there with you. Above all,don’t use an introduction .

     Correct .__72___ Don’t guess ,even for spelling .Refer to your dictionary .If you need to, check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to .

    Complete. Don’t scatter our points ._73____  This is good organization too.

    Courteous（恭敬的）. Be friendly rather than overly casual.Peesent yopur information nicely even if you are complaining about something .In all letters , treat them as you want them to treat you .

    Concise (简明的). Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.

   Conversational .  This is really the secret of good writing ._74____

Such a letter has a natural,friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally .

   Considerate.__75____Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know.Try to be helpful .This will build good feeling toward you.

   The sevens Cs are about writing letters.But how about school papers ?

Use the seven Cs.Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You will be surprised. You’ll almost instantly become a good writer.

And you might even enjoy writing from now on.

 Just “ talk ”to the person.

 Think of the readers’ point of view as you write.

 Make them easy to understand.

 Include long sentences in your letter.

 Make sure what you say is correct.

 Writing should not be taken too seriously.

 Finish one point completely before going on to the next.