We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.

　　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east，the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.

　　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”

　　“I boiled (煮) it，as you said.”

　　“And what did you do with the water?”

　　“I threw it away, of course.” answered the old woman.

　　“Now you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

(    ) 1. Most of the people in Europe ________.

　　　  A. drank tea every day 300 years ago        B. drink tea every day

　　　  C. know nothing about tea               D. like to eat the tea-leaves

(    ) 2. One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ________.

　　　  A. countries in the west                   B. countries in the south

　　　  C. India or China                       D. a tea shop in England

(    ) 3. The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because ________.

　　　  A. the sailor told her to

　　　  B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea

　　　  C. she liked to show off (炫耀)

　　　  D. she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends

(    ) 4. At the “tea party”，________.

　　　  A. all the woman’s friends spoke highly of the tea

　　　  B. nobody knew what to do with the tea

　　　  C. the woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tea

　　　  D. the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

(    ) 5. What mistake did the old woman make? She ________.

　　　  A. boiled the tea                       B. did as the sailor said

　　　  C. poured away the water                D. didn't throw away the tea-leaves

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CCTV held a charity show in May to raise money for the earthquake-hit areas in Sichuan．Many famous stars took part in the show．（A）They didn't ask for any pay，they all did it for free．There were a lot of performances like singing，dancing and cross-talks（相声）．（B）The audiences （观众）were so excited that they clapped（鼓掌）their hands all the time．Almost everyone was moved to cry by a lot of sad or moving stories．During the performances，they donated money to the disaster areas（灾区）．The show was so successful．

Besides that，many other stars are doing things for disaster areas in many ways．Kungfu star Jackie Chan and the foundation（基金）named Hong Kong Emperor Group have together donated 10 million yuan．And he also sent his consolation（安慰）to the people in the disaster areas and encouraged them to hold on because “People all over the country are with you．” Xiao Ke，a songwriter，wrote and recorded a song “I Know Yon Will Come” to warm the hears of the people in despair（绝望）．CCTV's top show “The Same Song” also held a charity special to help them．

Both the ticket money and the donated money will be sent to the disaster areas．As the Chinese saying goes（C）“One in trouble，all to help．” I believe that the whole world will become better if everyone of US gives charity to others．

1．用without把（A）句的两个单句连成一个句子。

They did it _________ any _________．

2．把（B）句改写成意思相同的简单句。

The audiences were _________ _________ to clap their hands all the time．

3．将（C）句翻译成汉语。

4．用斜体句中的 “both…and” 仿造一个句子。

5．回答问题：What have you done to help people in the disaster areas?

We drink tea every day. But more than 400 years ago, most people in Europe(欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some had heard about it ,but very few knew what to do with it.

Here is a story about an English sailor（水手）who went to countries all over the world. He had been to China and India. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and invited them to a “tea party”.When her friends came to the “tea party”,the old woman gave them brown tea leaves. Her friends began to eat them of course, nobody liked the tea leaves. At that moment the sailor came in ,he looked at the table and said,“Mother, what have you done with the tea?”

“I boiled it, as you said.”

“And what have you done with the water?”

“I poured it out, of course.”answered the mother.

“Now you may throw away the leaves.”said the sailor.

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61. The mother_________.

A. boiled the tea and threw the leaves away

B. boiled the tea and poured the water out

C. knew more about tea than others

D. enjoyed herself very much

62. At the “tea party"__________.

A. everybody enjoyed the brown tea leaves

B. some of her friends enjoyed the brown tea leaves

C. nobody enjoyed the brown tea leaves

D. the old woman enjoyed the brown tea leaves

63. The son asked his mother to throw away the leaves, because__________.

A. his mother had treated (招待)her friends with the wrong thing

B. the tea his mother has made was too strong

C. he didn’t like his mother’s friends

D. he himself didn’t like the tea leaves

64. Where does the sailor come from?

A. America                   B. Canada                   C. Thailand                D. England

65. He had been to__________.

A. China and Australia                        B. Brazil and Chile

C. China and Brazil                          D. India and China

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  "What can you do when you have done nothing but mess up your whole  life  long?" These were the words I heard when I   36   the TV the other day. They were coming  from one of  the  talk shows   37 are so popular on TV  these days.  I started  to  turn the channel but  the words  I had   38   made me stop  for a moment.  I   39    the speaker of  them. He couldn't have been more  than 18 years old, but already he was writing off （认为……已失败） his life as a useless waste.

  I wanted to shout at him:" You're not   40    yet!"

  It is   41   sad that so many people cannot get beyond (摆脱) their pasts and live   42   the present. There are so many people like that talk show guest. There are people still  in  their  teen years   43    that their lives are over. There are people in their twenties who already think they have   44   the boat to success and happiness. There are people in their thirties and forties who sit around complaining that life has passed them by.  I want  to shout  to  them all:" Wake up! You're still  45  ! What have you done today?" If you want a happy  life, you can't dwell on(细想、纠缠于)your past   46  . If you want joy and love  in your  life, you have  to choose  them  today. God gives us a new chance at  life every  time we wake up in the morning. It is up to us to seize it.

  Today  47 be  the beginning of a new  life for each of us. We can choose  joy right now. We can share love today. We can  live  in delight starting at this moment. It doesn't matter how hard our past has been. Our present can be full of joy and our future can be full of 48   .  It doesn't matter  if we are eight 49   eighty--we can still make our  lives   50   . Life isn't over until your last heartbeat. Start today, then, to make your heart beat with joy, love, and light.

36. A. turned down B. turned off     C. turned on D. turned up

37. A. when    B. that    C. one      D. what

38. A. heard   B. found   C. seen     D. listened to

39. A. looked up   B. looked after     C. looked for D. looked at

40. A. death    B. dead    C. die D. died

41. A. so     B. so a    C. such D. such a

42. A. at     B. with    C. in D. to

43. A. think     B. thinking   C. thinks   D. to think

44. A. taken    B. caught    C. missed    D. lost

45. A. alive     B. living     C. lively     D. lovely

46. A. mistake   B. mistakes  C. wrong   D. ideas

47. A. must     B. mustn't     C. can't     D. can

48. A. pain  B. happiness      C. sadness D. challenge

49. A. and     B. to    C. or    D. between

50. A. wonder B. wondering     C. wondered D. wonderful