8、It is not rare in ________ that people in ________fifties are going to university for further education.

A．90s, the        B．the 90s, the        C．90’s, their        D. the 90’s, their

7、1．在国外

A．aboard         B．abroad         C．board           D. broad

2．适应，改编

 A．adore          B．adopt          C．adapt            D. adjust

3．优点，好处

 A．afford          B．profit          C．benefit          D. advantage

4．欺骗

A．cheat           B．cheap          C．check           D. cheer

5．食堂，餐厅

A．canteen         B．captain         C．capital          D. candy

6．毕竟

    A．above all        B．at all           C．all around       D. after all

7．（感到）厌烦的，无聊的

 A．bore            B．bored          C．boring          D. border

8．教育，抚养

 A．bring back       B．bring up        C．break out       D. break down

9．要求，需要

 A．call for          B．call in          C．carry on        D. carry out

10．负责，主管（主动意义）

 A．make certain        B．for certain       C．in the charge of  D. in charge of

6、I met this guy who told me an amazing story. He was  1  Scotland on a motorbike by himself. One late afternoon he was on the road between Aberdeen and Elgin. He was travelling along, miles from any village, when he saw a really  2_   girl standing by the road, hitchhiking （搭车）. Anyway, he stopped and said he would give her a  3  to Elgin. She got on and he drove off. He said he  4  having her on the back, as it was nice  5  . But after a time he forgot that she was there. Suddenly he  6  but he realized that he couldn't feel her knees  7  against him! He  8  behind him but...she wasn't there.

He said he felt frightened  9  his life! He felt cold all over. He thought she must have  10  off the back. So he turned round and  11  back along the road. He didn't find her. He went to see if she had crawled （爬） into a field or something. But he didn't find her. So he began to think that she might have been  12  by someone else.

    Anyway, he drove on towards Elgin and didn't see anyone  13  he came to a pub. He decided to  14  so that he could talk to someone and he thought he ought to tell  _15 . He went into a pub and talked to the barman. He told the barman what had happened. He said the barman didn't seem to be at all  16 . He just carried on  17  the glasses.

Then the barman said, "You're not the  18  person to come in here and tell the same  19 .That girl you think you picked up  20  seven years ago... in a motorbike accident. "

1．A．touring      B．searching       C．defending            D．circling

2．A．poor       B．attractive       C．tall                  D．terrible

3．A．help        B．lift              C．service             D．trip

4．A．chose            B．came           C．meant                D．liked

5．A．business    B．event           C．company            D．action

6．A．thought      B．Considered     C．remembered          D．called

7．A．pressing   B．turning          C．going                  D．running

8．A．looked       B．took           C．fell                  D．seized

9．A．out of        B．in case of       C．in place of              D．to the best of

10．A．jumped  B．kept              C．kicked               D．fallen

11．A．raced       B．walked          C．got                        D．watched

12．A．picked up B．searched for    C．taken away           D．brought back

13．A．when       B．until     C．although                D．since

14．A．wait      B．enter            C．stop                 D．march

15．A．someone B．nobody        C．the father                   D．the police

16．A．worried    B．surprised       C．moved                D．satisfied

17．A．breaking   B．waving         C．knocking            D．drying

18．A．first      B．Last               C．Right                D．honest

19．A．story     B．message        C．lie                   D．truth

20．A．was saved  B．ran away    C．died                         D．left

5、The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up（混合）and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor（幽默感）, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：“Don‘t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

1．The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_______.

　  A．writing　　     B．using it　　     C．listening　　    D．learning grammar

2．What should you do in learning English?

　  A．Be careful not to make any mistake.　　    B．Write as quickly as you can.

　  C．Speak English as much as you can.　 　    D．Laugh more often.

3．When people laugh at your mistakes, you should______.

　  A．not care　　    B．be happy　　   C．feel worried　 D．be unhappy

4．When you make a mistake, you should______.

　   A．keep quiet　 B．get angry　       C．be kind　　     D．keep your sense of humor

5．The story tells us:“________”

　  A．Only foolish people make mistakes

　  B．Few people make mistakes

　  C．People never make mistakes

　  D．There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes

4、There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmest. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C．It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.

1．How many states are there in the U. S. A．?

A．Five          B．Forty- Five.      C．Fifty         D． Fifteen.

2．Which state is the largest in population?

A．California.     B．Rhode-Island.    C．Alaska        D．Los Angeles.

3．Which state is the coldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?

A．Rhode Island.   B．Seattle.         C．San Francisco.  D． Alaska.

4．Which of the following is true?

A．The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.

B．Washington is the most important and the largest city.

C．New York is the largest city in the United States.

D．Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.

5．Why is Washington, D. C．the most important American city? Because ___.

A．it is the largest city                           B．it is the largest in population

C．it is the most beautiful city                     D．it is the capital of the United States

3、There is a definite（绝对的） possibility that the climate（气候） of the world may be changing. Some scientists imagine that this could even mean the beginning of another ice age. The effects of such a change in climate on the human population of the world would be startling（惊人的）.

Recent research suggests that the general warming trend（趋势） of the past hundred years or so may be coming to an end. During the past ten years, meteorologists tell us the average temperature of the earth has dropped about one degree Fahrenheit. This does not seem like much, but it could have effects on wind and rain patterns which influence the overall weather picture. If these patterns（形式） change a lot, it could mean that certain regions of the world may continue to have long droughts（干旱） while others will possibly suffer from widespread flooding.

What regulates（调节）the climate is not exactly known. Meteorologists believe that clouds may be an important factor（因素） in regulating the amount of solar（太阳的）heat held by the earth, which in turn determines the temperature of the planet. Another possibility is that man’s industrial and agricultural methods may be affecting the natural weather patterns. However, the weather is not understood well enough for scientists to say for certain what is happening to the climate and what side effects this will actually have on the word’s population.

1．According to the text, the climate of the world seems to ______.

A．be getting colder

B．be getting warmer

C．remain the same in the past ten years

D．have good effects on the world’s population

2．According to what you have read, which of the following is true?

A．Man’s activities have no effect on the climate.

B．Another ice age will come soon.

C．People don’t care about the changing climate.

D．Scientists are not yet sure about the reason for the changing climate.

3．A meteorologist is a person who ______.

A．reads weather forecasts on radio or television

B．thinks there will be another ice age

C．studies and knows about the weather

D．believes there will be widespread flooding

4．Which of the following may be factors that affect the natural weather patterns?

A．Clouds

B．The amount of heat the earth receives

C．Man’s industrial and agricultural methods

D．All of the above

5．A best title for the text would be ______.

A．Droughts and Floods           B．Meteorologists 

C．Changing Climate             D．Solar Heat

2、翻译词汇。

1．advise    ________

2．collect    ________

3．bleed     ________

4．behave    ________

5．anxious   ________

6．in brief            ________________

7．apologize to sb. for… ________________

8．take care of         ________________

9．on one’s behalf      ________________

10．make a breakthrough ________________

1、1．我会尽我最大努力来帮助你。

I’ll ________ ________ ________ to help you.

2．这个男孩属于一年级歌唱队。

The boy ________ ________ the singing group of Grade One.

3．你走得太快了，我赶不上你。

You walked so quickly that I can’t ________ ________ _______you．

4．我不能同意你的意见。

I can’t ________ ________ your opinion.

5．带把雨伞去，以防下雨。

Take an umbrella ________ ________ it rains.

6．妈妈允许我星期天看电视。

My mother ________ me ________ watch TV on Sunday.

7．学生们应专心致志地学习。

Students should ________ themselves ________ their study.

8．她突然哭起来。

She ________ ________ tears.

9．请往水里加些盐。

Please ________ some salt ________ the water.