She walked around the room with her nose in the air, pretending I didn’t ______.

A. live  B. exist    C. survive       D. breathe

A few days ago my family and I were out for an evening walk. As we headed home, dark  41   started rolling in and we knew we probably wouldn’t make it back without getting wet.  42   enough, the rain started falling just as we  43   our neighborhood. We all  44  down the street and into the house but when we got there I noticed that one of my sons was   45  . I went back out in the rain and found him   46   in an irregular pattern in front of the house. His face was one of  47   as he seemed to be going in circles. This is my child that usually hates getting  48  .

I shouted to him, “What are you doing?!!”

“I hate getting wet!” he  49   back.

“Then why are you running around in the  50   ? Hurry inside!”

“I’m trying to but I have to  51   the rain drops!”

He was getting more wet than any of the rest of us  52   he was trying to avoid the raindrops. As I went and put him  53   my arm and walked him inside, I realized that there is a good  54   in this story.

How often do you  55   life “avoiding the raindrops”? How often do you get so worried about the little  56  that might happen, the failures that you miss out on the great  57   that you could be having? We can spend all of our time running around in circles trying not to fail or we can accept that failure is going to come and  58   forward anyway. Any happy and successful person will tell you that the road to success is  59   with failures.

But every time you fail, you learn. Every time you learn, you improve. The more you improve, the more 60   you will be.

41. A. fog                          B. clouds                     C. mosquitoes                    D. smoke

42. A. Sure                        B. Anxious                  C. Strange                          D. Funny

43. A. surrounded               B. noticed                   C. crossed                         D. entered

44. A. paced                       B. escaped                    C. hurried                          D. advanced

45. A. missing                    B. outstanding             C. disturbing                      D. charming

46. A. jumping                    B. trembling                C. running                          D. sliding 

47. A. happiness                 B. pleasure                  C. excitement                     D. suffering

48. A. cold                         B. wet                        C. hungry                          D. thirsty

49. A. screamed                 B. waved                    C. turned                           D. looked m

50. A. distance                   B. darkness                 C. rain                               D. wind

51. A. collect                      B. experience               C. fight                              D. avoid

52. A. because                    B. though                    C. unless                            D. if

53. A. with                         B. under                      C. by                                 D. beside 

54. A. ending                      B. plot                        C. lesson                            D. theme 

55. A. care about                       B. rely on                    C. sort out                         D. go through

56. A. failures                     B. accidents                       C. emergencies                   D. disasters

57. A. pains                        B. dangers                   C. diseases                         D. adventures

58. A. float                         B. wander                   C. move                              D. flow

59. A. equipped                  B. paved                     C. buried                            D. covered

60. A. successful                     B. generous                     C. considerate                  D. intelligent

假如你是南阳一中国际班班长李华，你班同学打算明年申请到美国大学出国深造。班 级拟定于下周五下午 2 点到 4 点在校报告厅开班会，请你给你校外籍老师 Tom Smith 写封 信，邀请他来为大家答疑解惑，对如下要点进行介绍：

1. 美国大学的情况         2. 申请的渠道        3. 面试的注意事项  

注意：1.   词数 100 词左右   2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Smith,

How is everything going with you?                                                           

Sincerely Yours, 

Li Hua

A   21   thing happened   22  me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __23_ I drove to go for a look in the country.
 On the way back home, my   24   stopped. It was out of gas on a   25   road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone   26  could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile   27 I finally found a house near the __28__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
 I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __29_. She said, “I’ve been __30__ for you here for a long time. Come in.   31   is almost ready.”
 “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t   32   what she was talking about.
 “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You   33  tea,” said she.
 I quickly   34  that my car was out of   35  , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept   36  me Alfred and talking about how long it had been   37   she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I  38.
 Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my   39, he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t   40  anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.” 
21. A. happy   B. strange   C. Common   D. bad
22. A. on    B. in    Cupon     D. to
23. A. and   B. so    C. but     D. that
24. A. car    B. bus   C. bike    D. truck
25. A. narrow   B. lonely   C. crowded   D. busy
26. A. what   B. Whom   C. who   D. how
27. A. before    B. after    C. while    D. as
28. A. street  B. path  C. way  D. road
29. A. came  B. answered  C. opened  D. appeared
30. A. asking B. looking  C. calling  D. waiting
31. A. Gas  B. Coffee  C. Tea  D. Lunch
32. A. consider  B. understand  C. accept  D. think
33. A. like   B. love  C. used to like   D. liking
34. A. answered  B. explained  C. refused  D. promised
35. A. gas  B. tea  C. strength  D. energy
36. A. calling  B. call  C. to call  D. called
37. A. until  B. before   C. since   D. when
38. A. could    B. can   C. would   D. wanted
39. A. accident   B. incident   C. experience   D. surprise
40. A. hit   B. injury   C. hurt    D. frighten

________, the boys were shouting and singing.

A .Happy and excited    B. Happily and excitedly

C. Happily and excited   D. Happy and excitedly

The story took place in Europe in the days before automobiles ________ everyone used horses.

A. which         B. where       C. when             D. as

   Albert Einstein has a great effect on science and history. An American university president once said that Einstein had made a new outlook—a new view of the universe. It may be some time before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and so on，but even ordinary men now understand that the universe is something larger than ever thought before.

    By 1914 young Einstein had been world­famous. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties，little teaching and unlimited chances for study，but soon his peace and quiet life were broken by World War I.

     Einstein hated fighting and killing. The great suffering of the war affected him deeply，and he sat unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work. In the years following World War I，honours were increasingly put on him. He became head of the Kaiser Whihem Institute of Theoretical Physics.But he himself refused the effort to put him in a position far above other people. He was well known for his humble (谦逊的)  manners. He often said that his success would certainly have been achieved by others if he had never lived. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize，and he was honoured in Germany until the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.

29．The main idea of the first paragraph is________.

  A．the difficulty of Einstein's thought to others

  B．the feeling of an American university president towards Einstein

  C．the difference between science and history

  D．the change in human thought produced by Einstein

30．From the second paragraph，we know Albert Einstein________.

  A．enjoyed world popularity                   B．became head of a school

  C．was popular with his students                D．enjoyed studying wars

31．Which of the following statements about Einstein is TRUE?

  A．He achieved more than other scientists in history.

  B．Our ideas about the universe differ from one another because of him.

  C．He kept working until peace came in 1918.

  D．His research practically stopped during World War I.

32．In the years following World War I，________.

  A．Einstein's theory was soon accepted even by ordinary people

  B．more and more honours went to Einstein

  C．Einstein almost had no chances for his research

  D．Einstein was not honoured in Germany until the rise of Nazism

Life can be hard sometimes but it is you yourself who decide what kind of life you live. Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion. Like many young    21    , she had Olympic dreams,    22    a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games. The    23    didn’t stop her from going forward.  24   , she became interested in marathon swimming. A brilliant athlete, she was well-conditioned for spending    25    periods of time in the water. As a long-distance swimmer, she would compete    26    herself and the obstacles(障碍)   27    by distance, danger, cold, and exhaustion.

For ten years Nyad     28    herself to becoming one of the world’s long-distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario,     29   the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set     30    record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record

    31    swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.

Nyad    32    to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span(跨度) of water is less than 100 miles    33   , it is rough and dangerous. After battling the water for two days, she had to    34    for the sake of her own health and      35   . Even so, she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to   36   . For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reaching Cuba. That is    37    she defined(给……下定义) success. It did not    38     that her swim wasn’t completed; she believed she had touched the other shore.

When Nyad ended her    39   as a swimmer, she continued to try new things—travelling the world as a reporter, writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to    40    others, just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.

21．A．experts         B．athletes              C．coaches             D．challengers   

22．A．but                   B．unless             C．or                      D．and

23．A．excitement                                        B．engagement    

C．amazement                                     D．disappointment

24．A．Relatively        B．Besides           C．Instead              D．Otherwise

25．A．short             B．free                  C．long                D．bright

26．A．for                    B．by                   C．beside             D．against

27．A．spread              B．scattered          C．presented          D．found

28．A．put                 B．devoted          C．transformed   D．expressed

29．A．setting            B．enjoying           C．collecting         D．playing

30．A．other              B．one                   C．others               D．another

31．A．when              B．before               C．once                  D．until

32．A．managed         B．had                    C．attempted        D．continued

33．A．deep               B．wide               C．short              D．large

34．A．look up           B．shut up           C．give up           D．use up

35．A．safety             B．cost                 C．name               D．convenience

36．A．succeed            B．swim               C．compete          D．continue

37．A．where             B．because             C．why                   D．how

38．A．end                 B．matter                C．last                  D．know

39．A．interest            B．courage          C．career             D．pain

40．A．persuade         B．tell                  C．inspire             D．stop

概要写作Many of us do the revision work alone by shutting ourselves in a room with a book. Shutting yourself away can make you learn to hate studying. This leads to a situation where instead of being able to pay attention to your work, you are troubled by how unfair it is that you must study. When you hate your work, it’s very difficult to make yourself like and do the work. This can be part of a vicious cycle(恶性循环) that you are caught in an ineffective revision, your poor progress makes you dislike the revision work more.

Just being around other people really helps fight against feelings of loneliness and, thankfully, it’s perfectly possible to work with a partner. We just need to learn how to deal with distractions(使人分心的事物).

   It’s not necessary to avoid all people around, just people having nothing do. Studying in the same room with someone who is ironing(熨烫衣服) or working out is perfectly possible. People who are bored and has nothing to do, however, are terrible to work around. They often try to keep others in conversation.

   It’s also a good idea to avoid the company(陪伴) of people involved in activities that you like doing very much. Working while sitting next to someone playing video games is much more likely to end with a new high score in the game than a few hours of high quality revision.

   If being around others means working in a noisy environment, a pair of headphones and some background music can keep out even noisy children.

   When you’re studying for a big exam, it seems like your whole life is taken up with study. Friends and family can lessen feelings of isolation(孤立). And connecting with other people makes us happy, so it’s important not to give that up and to make sure that we take the time be with other people..

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 Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold  16   he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had  17   schooling, for being so poor, how could they  18  school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked  19  a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt   20   for himself. How he  21  to have the same chance! He decided to study by  22 .In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over , he 23  stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he 24   during the day. He worked 25    hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater 26   he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 27    him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the 28    one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he 29    a regular student of the school.

Robeson 30     through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the 31     of some university professors. They admired his talent 32     his diligence .To give him a good chance ,they hired him as a librarian and 33    him free guidance .Robeson felt 34  ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road35   success.

16. A. whether             B. which                 C. that                 D. what
17.A.many                  B. few                     C. little         D. much
18.A.buy                     B. afford         C. send              D. read
19.A.as            B. like           C. for               D. by
20.A.angry         B. ashamed       C. proud              D. sorry
21.A.hated         B. decided          C. wished   D. regretted
22.A.the teacher     B. himself        C. his parents         D. his schoolmates
23.A.could               B. ought to        C. should          D. would
24.A.had learned    B. has been taught  C. has heard          D. had been written down
25.A.very           B. so             C. too         D. quite
26.A.joy            B. interest         C. time            D. taste
27.A.allowed       B. agreed         C. let               D. refused
28.A.worst         B. only           C. last            D .laziest
29.A.had been      B. has been        C. is             D. was
30.A.learned        B. listened        C. mastered        D. struggled
31.A.notice         B. influence       C. eyes           D. attention
32.A.except for      B. according to    C. as well as         D. in spite of
33.A.taught         B. offered        C. lent             D. sent
34.A.sad           B. angry          C. happy      D. disappointed
35.A.leading to      B. coming from    C. made of           D. covered with

1. Tomorrow I’ll have my car___________ (repair)

2. Many leading scientists do not consider that _________ (scientific) can give absolutely reliable knowledge.

3. Most of artists___________ (invite) to the party were from South Africa.

4. The murder was brought in, with his hands___________ (tie).

5. With time________ (go) by, my memory seems to get worse.

6. Our teaching building is under ___________________ (construct),

7. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his ____________(contribute) to Quantum Theory.

8. The matter is ________ (link) to you.

9. Cars not only _____________ (pollution) the air in cities, but make them crowded

10. When another outbreak hit London in 1854, he was ready to begin his_________ (investigate)

   My 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole． Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety．
        Still, the firefighter's first words "You need to come up here to the Stillwater River" made me catch my breath, and his follow-up words gave me relief: “ Your son is OK．”
       When I got to the river, I immediately  saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine．
        I hurried over to him． "You OK?"I asked．
        “Yeah," was all he said． But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didn't get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest．
        The story was this: A woman was being swept under water． Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore．
         In an age in which the word "hero" is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son． The teens are stubborn and self-centred, but that didn't mean they have no desire to do good．
      Still shocked by my son's daring, I drove him home． Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him - but he had precious little to say． The only words he said were, “What's for supper?"
        I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been． The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story． But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day． Watching from the window,1 was reminded that still water often runs deep．
21．Why did the mother allow her son to swim there?
   A． He was an excellent swimmer．     B．The rocks can be of help if there's danger．
   C． He was old enough to swim．       D．The water of the river is shallow．
22．The underlined part "who tends to play his cards close to his vest" probably means
   A． Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids
   B． Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks
   C． Anton always has a desire to help others
   D． Anton seldom changes his mind
23．In the mother's eyes, what her son did was
   A． dangerous but interesting
   B． unexpected and courageous

C． meaningful but difficult
   D． awful and absurd
24． What might be the best title for the passage?
  A． Proud Mother     B． Anton, A Silent Boy
    C． A Good Deed         D． My Son, My Hero 

Many countries follow special customs when a child’s baby teeth fall out. Many of these customs tell stories about animals taking the teeth.

For example, Koreans have the custom of throwing the fallen tooth onto the roof of a house so that a magpie (喜鹊) can take the tooth away and bring a new tooth for the child. This custom is also followed by some other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam.

Other countries, though, have tooth customs about other animals. In Mexico and Spain, for example, it is thought that a mouse takes a fallen tooth away and leaves some money. But in Mongolia, it is dogs that take children’s teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture. It is believed that the new tooth will grow strong if the baby tooth is fed to a dog, so parents in Mongolia will put their children’s fallen teeth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.

In France and the USA, a child will put a fallen tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. It is thought that in the early morning, when the child is still sleeping, the Tooth Fairy will take the tooth away and leave something else under the pillow. What she will leave is hard to know. It is said that in France the Tooth Fairy may leave some candies; however, in the United States, she may leave money.

21．Koreans throw a tooth onto the roof of a house in order to __________.

A. get money        B. feed magpies

C. get candies       D. get a new tooth

22．In Vietnam, if a child’s tooth falls out, he or she will __________.

A. throw it onto the roof of a house

B. feed it to a mouse

C. put it in a piece of meat and feed the meat to a dog

D. leave it to the Tooth Fairy

23．From the last paragraph, we can know that in France and the USA _________.

A. a child will put his or her fallen tooth beside the pillow

B. the Tooth Fairy takes the fallen teeth away at midnight

C. the Tooth Fairy will leave some candies to the children after taking the fallen teeth away

D. no one knows for sure what the Tooth Fairy will leave to the children after taking the fallen teeth away

24．The passage is mainly about ___________.

A. customs about fallen teeth in western countries

B. customs about fallen teeth in different countries

C. stories about human teeth

D. stories about some animals

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last winter vacation, some of my classmate decided to travel with their friends, while I choose to take part-time job to gain experience and earn some money. I learned from my teacher that a nearby company was looking after students with good handwriting to write address on envelope. The pay were 10 cent per envelope. I headed for the company, feeling sure I would easy finish 300 envelopes in five hours and to earn the money. Actually, I only finished 200. Now, I fully understand how hard is to earn money. Getting out of the classroom is indeed necessary for we all.  

假如你是李华，某培训中心准备组织你校学生出国参加英语夏令营(English Summer Camp) ，夏令营活动安排如下：英国文化夏令营(The UK Culture Summer Camp)，美国语言夏令营(America Language Summer Camp)。 写一封申请信给该培训中心，报名参加其中的一个夏令营。信的内容必须包括：

1. 你感兴趣的夏令营。

2. 为什么想参加这个活动。

3. 对这项活动有怎样的打算和期待。

注意:

1. 词数100左右。

2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

   I am very glad that _____________________________________________________________

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                                                                     Yours truly,

                                                                     Li Hua

 “Which college are you going to?” Many high school students are often asked this question. For some, the answer is Harvard, Stanford, Princeton or another famous university. For others, it might be State U, a small liberal art college or even a community college. Whether high school students’ answer is a private top college or a large public university, it should be their best-fit choice.

   Admission rates to some of the country’s top university have been dropping for years now, with many admitting less than 10 percent of applicants. This makes these colleges all the more desirable to some applicants because they think being admitted to one of these highly selective colleges guarantees success.

    The truth is that name brand doesn’t make a college a good choice for you. Just ask one of the students who were admitted to all eight Ivy League colleges(常春藤名牌大学) this year. He turned them all down to attend the University of Alabama, which best met his financial and academic needs.

    Just like anything else in life, when something is good fit, it works. Students that attend colleges that match their academic, social and financial needs, while still providing an academically challenging environment, are more likely to graduate on time. On the other hand, students who attend colleges that are not good fit are more likely to struggle, feel anxiety and stress, and fail to get out in four years. In fact, some of the colleges with the highest graduation rates aren’t in the Ivy League.

    It’s good fit that leads to good outcomes—not the name of a school. Just look at some of the colleges with the highest starting salaries. Colleges like Montana Tech and Oregon Health and Science University are among the top 10 colleges with the highest early-career salaries--- with Stanford and the Ivy Leagues barely making the top 25.

    No single college is going to be a great fit for every student, and this especially applies to the Ivy Leagues and other well-known colleges. That a college just has a famous name doesn’t mean it’s going to guarantee success in college or your career.

24. What is implied in the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 ?

  A. Universities admit fewer and fewer students now.

  B. It’s more challenging for students to enter top universities now.

  C. It’s more challenging for top universities to admit students now.

  D. Some universities can admit just 10% of the students they should do.

25. Montana Tech is used as one of the examples to show that _______.

  A. not –so-famous colleges can also bring high early-career salaries

  B. many students attend it because it can bring them good outcomes

  C. no single college is going to be a great fit for every student

  D. top colleges are able to provide more competitive graduates.

26. What does the author mainly want to show?

  A. Well-known colleges are famous for a reason.

  B. Many students aren’t good at choosing a college.

  C. Students should go to colleges that fit them best.

  D. Students should choose a colleges with high admission rates.

There are many amazing places to visit in England.

The first place that you shouldn’t miss in England is London. The British Museum, which you can visit free of charge, has millions of exhibits featuring ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman artifacts. Another popular free place is the British Library and its collection of original manuscripts (原稿). The Changing of the Guard takes place at all the Royal Palaces with the most famous one of course being Buckingham Palace. But if the crowd there is too huge, you can check out a smaller ceremony at St James’ s Palace. With all the money you’ve saved, why not take a ride on the London Eye for the finest views in all of London?

The Lake District is the mountainous, northwest realm of England. in this area, you’ll find some of England’s highest mountains and its deepest and longest lakes. Here you can reconnect with nature while spending nights camping under the stars. If you prefer a more leisurely pace, you can explore the area’s nature reserves and historic homes by yourself. For the cultural tourists, there are summer theater performances and creative arts festivals.

Oxford is best known for is university, one of the leading universities in the world. Oxford is also a vast architectural museum which dates back to the arrival of the Saxons. Begin your treasure hunt with a tour of the university. Many of his university’s 11th-entury buildings are open to visitors.

1. When you travel in London, what can you do there?

A. See many original manuscripts in Buckingham Palace.  

B. Enjoy ancient Roman artifacts in the British Library.

C. Take a ride on the London Eye for free.

D. Enter the British Museum for free.

2. The Lake District would attract those fond of      .

A. history             B. science            C. nature              D. language 

3. Oxford is a better place for tourists to      .

A. make a lot of money

B. enjoy natural beauty

C. experience country life

D. appreciate ancient buildings

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词。

  删除：把多余的词用斜线    划掉。

  修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。

注意：

1.     每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.     只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Li Ming and Wang Ying are two students of Senior Three. They all work hard but they have different learning method. Li Ming often sleeps in class instead of listen to the teacher.As a result,he miss lots of points that the teacher makes and it usually takes him much time to finish his homework.But he has to stay up late and doesn︐t get enough sleep.However,Wang Ying has quite the different way of learning.She listens attentive and tries to catch everything that the teacher said in class.Because this,she spends less time doing her homework,which makes it is possible for her to go to bed early.

My friend Henry, with who I studied in the same class, didn’t like studying at school. That’s because he couldn’t go to high school. He had to return back to his hometown, where his father wished him to learn to manage our small shop. However, the young man was not interesting in it and didn’t do as his father said. He spends a lot of time reading and he also learned how to repair cars. Last month, I received an e-mail from him inviting me take my vacation on his hometown. I started off. Seeing that he was such successful, I said, “Henry, all road lead to Rome. You are great!”

      These are some signs that you can see on the roads of Great Britain.
Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign they must not go at more than thirty miles an hour.We see this sign when we get to parts of the country where there are many houses and other buildings, for example, when we are getting near a town. Thirty miles an hour is the speed limit. Number two is sign for the end of the speed limit.We are out of the town now and may go at more than thirty miles an hour.
Number three is a sign that we are near a crossroads, that is, a place where two roads cross. We must drive carefully.
    Number four is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully.
     Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six is a sign that the roads get narrow.Drivers must go slowly and carefully.
    Number seven has the word “school” on it.This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the a street or road. Perhaps there are children going to school or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly until they are past the school building.
    Number eight is a sign with the letter P on it. The letter P is for “parking.” A parking place is a place where drivers may leave their cars. If the driver of the a car wants to leave his car and go to the shops, he looks for this sign. Then he knows that he may leave his or her car there.

6.Who will most probably read the passage?
  A People who drive badly.  B People who are learning to drive.
  C People who drive well.   D People who drive carelessly.
7.When a driver sees the sign number one, he must           .
  A. always go at 30 miles an hour         B. go at more that 30 miles an hour
  C. not go at more than 30 miles an hour   D. stop 
8.A driver must drive carefully when he gets to             .
  A.  a bend    B.  a crossroads     C.  a narrow road    D.  all of them
9.If a driver wants to leaves his car and go to the shops,             .
  A. he can leave his car anywhere     B. he can leave his car at the gate of any shop
  C. he must look for the sign with the letter P on it

  D. he can leave his car at the side of the street.
10 .Now ,you- three drivers are driving side by side along the road,

   if you see theNo.six sign, you have to ____
  A. drive along one after one because the road is not wide enough

  B.drive more slowly because of the speed limit 

  C. drive more carefully because school children may cross the road 

  D. drive slowly beacause you have got to drive uphill