An Indian villager recently traveled more than a thousand miles to the BBC office in Delhi in an unusual quest to claim millions of rupees( 卢比 ) he believed he had won in a BBC lottery.

"The message said I had won the BBC's national lottery for 20 or 30 million rupees($ 319,000 or $ 478,000). I was asked to send my details so that they could send me the money," he said.

Malbisoi, a 41-year-old unemployed Indian villager with little formal education, was unable to understand that this was a cheating message and that he was being "scammed(诈骗 ) " But Malbisoi got in touch with the scammers over the past two years, begging them to send him the promised funds.

"The caller said he was the BBC's chancellor. He promised me a large sum of money but said I would have to first send 12,000 rupees so that he could transfer the money into my account. I told them I was very poor and that I didn't have any money to give them. He said then they couldn't pay me any money, but over a period of time, we kept negotiating(谈判 ) and they finally asked me for 4,000 rupees," he said. Malbisoi said he was unable to pay even that amount.

India is one of the world's fastest growing mobile phone markets with 890 million cell phone users. In India, scammers use more text messages than e-mails to target their victims, because the reach of the mobile phones is much wider than computers.

Malbisoi returned home safely, although empty-handed, after two days in Delhi. But I was not sure I was able to convince him that the "BBC chancellor" he had been speaking to was in reality a scammer.

21. Malbisoi traveled to the BBC office in Delhi to      

    A. report a scam                                B. ask for support     

    C. beg for some help                      D. get some prize money

22. Someone sent the message to Malbisoi with the purpose of      

    A. laughing at his poverty                   B. playing a joke on him

    C. getting his personal details                D. cheating him of some money

23. Why do scammers prefer to use text messages?

    A. Because text messages cost less money.

    B. Because text messages spread much faster.

    C. Because text messages can reach more people.

    D. Because text messages are much more convenient.

24. What do we learn about Malbisoi?

    A. He lived near Delhi.                  B. He was very simple-minded.

    C. He liked buying lottery tickets.         D. He sent 4,000 rupees to the scammer.

 When my mother came into my room, I pretended ________ my English book.

  A. to be reading            B. to read        

  C. to have read          D. reading

   The National Gallery

Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.

The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).

21. In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?

   A. The 13th.   B. The 17th.         C. The 18th.     D. The 20th.

22. Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?

  A. In the East Wing.                                B. In the main West Wing.    

  C. In the Sainsbury Wing.                       D. In the North Wing.

23. Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?

  A. Piccadilly Circus.              B. Leicester Square.                    

  C. Embankment.               D. Charing Cross.

What I need is ___ book that contains ___ ABC of painting.

   A. a; /       B. the; /       C. the; an       D.a; the

77．Many a performer _______________ （disturb）to hear the result of the competition yesterday.

78．Not only all the students but also the teacher _________________(observe) the star move up to now.

79．______________ (rid) each person in the world of hunger is the dream of all the nations.

80．It is no good _________________( focus) your attention on such a meaningless thing for 3 hours.

81．Tom’s ________________(star) in the movie astonished many people around him greatly.

82．The stranger entered the office without ___________________(invite) to it.

83．I failed in the last exam. I really regret not __________________ (study) hard.

84．When he came into the sitting room, he found his father ________________ (entertain) his guests to some fruit.

85. __________________(struggle) for two decades, Mr Smith is a successful businessman.

Nowadays, many teenagers spend too many time on computers. The number of students who come to school in the morning are already completely exhausting. The cause of this is staying late at night playing computer games and chat with their friends online. Most of them don’t realize just how damaging to their healthy this is, let alone the effect it has on their grades. I recently read an article about the damage that playing computer games are doing to kids. The article claimed for that lots of the games kids play are extremely harmful. It said that at best they are turning teens into dull people which have no social life and at worst into potential killer!

下面十个句子，每句中有一处错误。错误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。

51. With a variety of goods to choose, the supermarket is popular among consumers.

52. Most parents are generous when it comes to educate their children.

53. Now, the people are richer than before, most of them can drive their private cars.

54. Should the weather fine, we might go on a trip.

55. How I wish I could drive a spaceship travelling in the space.

56. What time flies? It’s time that we worked harder.

57. Hardly I collected the papers when the bell rang.

58. He was struck by the beauty for the first time he saw her.

59. As known to us, English poetry has different forms.

60. It’s a fact that the post-90’s generation have some weaknesses. Some of them, for example, relying on their parents too much.

 ______ scientists have learned a lot about the universe, there is much we still don't know.

A. Once                B. Since

C. Though              D. Unless

I don’t want the children _________out in such weather.

A. take                B. to take       C. taken         D. taking

You say he works hard. ______ , and ______.

A．So he does; so you do         B．So he does; so do you

C．So does he; so do you         D．So does he; so you do

Many Chinese youth enjoy American country music or Western pop songs. They drink Coca-Cola,   41  at McDonald’s, and watch Hollywood’s   42   movies. Western popular culture has established   43   in Asia.

In the same way, some Chinese culture has become very fashionable in the West. Westerners have always appreciated delicious Chinese   44  . But the current interest in   45   culture extends   46   the food. Some of today’s latest trends among Westerners are   47   from China and have made their way in the West. Here are some   48  .

Starbucks coffee is popular in Asia,   49   bubble tea（泡泡茶）has recently become the new   50   drink in North America. It has   51   in coffee shops and teahouses all over the US and Canada. Although this Asia drink started out as simple iced tea that is shaken to produce   52  , bubble tea can now mean a variety of Asia tea beverage（饮料）. The fact is   53   more and more Americans are willing to drink bubble tea now.

Most Westerners can’t   54   Chinese characters(汉字). But today Chinese   55   are quite popular among Western youth. Characters can be seen on T-shirts, baseball caps, jewelry and many other items,   56   many Westerners think Chinese characters look cool, even if they don’t know what they mean.

Until recently, Westerners considered tofu an exotic（外来的）Asia food. But as its health   57   have become   58   known in the West, tofu can be found in many Western   59  . Western cooks now use this food in ways that Chinese cooks probably   60  dreamed of.

41.A. cry        B. laugh      C. work    D. eat

42. A. oldest    B. funniest   C. latest  D. silent

43. A. concepts B. thoughts   C. roots   D. ideas

44. A. cooking   B. cook    C. cooker D. cooks

45. A. American     B. Chines    C. Western D. Canadian

46. A. on        B. under      C. beyond  D. across

47. A. brought      B. borrowed   C. caught D. lent

48. A. countries    B. places C. names   D. examples

49. A. and       B. but       C. however      D so

50. A.  popular    B. hot   C. cold    D. bitter

51. A. come  B.  appeared C. disappeared D. opened

52. A. coffee          B. tea       C. bubble  D. ice

53. A.  that        B. what       C. which   D. why

54. A. write        B. spell   C. speak      D. read

55. A. characters B. lifestyles C. traditions D. cultures

56. A. although B. otherwise C. because D. however

57. A. harm      B. disadvantages    C. uses  D. benefits

58. A. good   B. better     C. hardly D. best

59. A. hotels    B. houses C. shops   D. kitchens

60. A. never      B. usually      C. forever D. ever

 --- What’s the event like?

   --- Several witnesses’ ______ differed from the official version.

A.      accounts                 B. opinions                  C. suggestions                   D. explanations

     Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith and me. So I asked him, "Keith, have I done anything that really  41   your feelings?" Instantly, he said, "Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special   42   that I really wanted and you   43  gave it to me." The   44   was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I   45   , "Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologize for?" Again, his   46   was immediate: "Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the   47   because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and   48   in a hurry. Remember?"    "Well, you hurried away and   49   the suitcase." I couldn’t believe he   50   all the details! "After you left Mom at the hospital, you came back and you were   51   to see that the suitcase had been opened and   52   was thrown all over the place. And you   53   me." "And you didn’t do it?" I asked. "No, I didn’t. We were just searching for our gifts." My heart sank. I felt   54   . I hugged Keith and asked him to   55   me. His honesty made me think of my other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the   56   question. Kevin’s answer was as instant as his   57   had been: "Last Christmas you   58   us a special toy and you never bought it for us."   59   Christmas had past, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The   60   thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise all too lightly and didn’t keep it as their father.

     41. A. embarrassed B. hurt         C. ruined           D. expressed

     42 A. candy            B. book         C. picture      D. toy

     43. A. never       B. seldom       C. hardly           D. ever

     44. A. warning         B. message      C. evidence     D. fact

     45. A. complained  B. apologized   C. continued        D. explained

     46. A. suggestion B. reply            C. action           D. blame

     47. A. hospital        B. church       C. school           D. garden

     48. A. settled down    B. went on      C. set off      D. got up

     49. A. replaced        B. forgot           C. brought      D. missed

     50. A. reminded        B. imagined     C. discovered   D. remembered

     51. A. angry           B. worried      C. confused     D. satisfied

     52. A. nothing         B. somebody     C. everything       D. nobody

     53. A. minded      B. punished     C. ignored      D. educated

     54. A. terrible        B. hopeless     C. inspired     D. encouraged

     55. A. support     B. criticize        C. threaten     D. forgive

     56. A. easy            B. direct           C. same         D. funny

     57. A. mother’s       B. brother’s       C. sister’s        D. father’s

     58. A. bought     B. borrowed     C. left             D. promised

     59. A. Though      B. Because      C. Since            D. Until

     60. A. strange     B. interesting      C. important        D. difficult

 Granny walks to the nearby park every day, ______ do many old people who live in my    district.

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

Everyone needs friends．There is an old saying，"Friends are God's way of taking care of us．"But how do you find real friendship and keep it？

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends．Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree．You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow．

First，you should choose a friend．What makes a good friend？It is not because a person has money or good looks．A good friend should be kind and patient．For example，if you have a bad day，a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help．To make a friend，you cannot be too shy．You should make each other happy and share your lives．

But things cannot always be happy．Even the best friends have fights．What should you do when you have a fight with your friend？You have to talk to him or her．When there is no one around，have an honest talk．If he or she doesn't want to talk，you could write a letter．

There are three steps to being friends again：

Tell him or her how you are feeling； say what your friend has done wrong，and explain why you did this or that．Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life．

36．Sally wants to tell students the ways to　   ．

A．find friends        

B．plant trees      

C．get happy      

D．keep fit

37．What makes good friends？A good friend should　   ．

A．be lovely and cool                    

B．be kind and patient

C．have lots of money                    

D．have good looks

38．According to the text，you can　   　 your friend after a fight．

A．buy a present for                     

B．never say a word to

C．have dinner with                     

D．write a letter to

39．What is the best title of the text？　   　

A．Teenagers and friendship               

B．The good friends around you

C．The trouble of growing up              

D．The care and keeping of friends．

Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity—or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we’re getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That’s a different story.

Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”.

Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination (歧视). In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely—even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.

Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why? People are living together. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹) are “in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers (消费者).

28. The main idea of the third paragraph is________.

   A. the golden years can make the old earn lots of money

   B. many old people in America are leading a hard life

   C. the old in America have to retire at the age of 65

   D. American social security benefits are not good

29. From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by________.  

A. serious                     B. bad                  C. disappearing slowly              D. growing fast

30. From this passage we can know________.  

A. in America, growing up is not a wonderful process

   B. in America, growing up is as wonderful a process as growing old

   C. in America, growing up is a wonderful process, while growing old is not

   D. in America, growing old is a wonderful process, while growing up is not

31. What should be mentioned in the following paragraph?

   A. The public will change their attitude towards old people.

   B. People will provide more services to the old in their communities.

   C. Companies will soon produce more goods for old Americans.

   D. The government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the people.

As we know, it is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken is no  ___36____. Several decades ago he made a mistake — a (n) ___37____ mistake, though.

On a cold Saturday, Grandpa was building some wooden cases for the clothes his  ___38____ was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in Congo. On his way back home, he  ___39____ into his shirt pocket for his glasses, but they were gone. So he drove back to the church. His search proved___40____. When he ___41____ replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and ___42____ into one of the cases. His new glasses, having ___43____ him ＄20, were heading for Congo that morning! He had to drive home ___44____.

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report at my grandfather’s church, which Grandpa also attended.

The director said, “I must thank you for the ___45____ you sent last year. The bandits (土匪) had just swept through the orphanage, ___46____ everything, including my glasses. ___47____I had the money, there was simply no way of ___48____ the broken pair of glasses.   ___49____not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases ___50____ . When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

Then, with the ___51____, he continued: “When I tried ___52____ the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! It was amazing!”

The people listened, ___53____ for the miraculous glasses. But the director must have ___54____ their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their  ___55____ of things to be sent overseas. But Grandpa was sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face.

36．A. similarity        B. success         C. luck                    D. exception

37．A. perfect         B. foolish           C. formal            D. common

38．A. factory       B. church          C. family            D. country

39．A. turned        B. reached         C. filled              D. put

40．A. proper        B. reasonable        C. useless            D. necessary

41．A. mentally        B. physically         C. softly             D. directly

42．A. fallen          B. jumped         C. forced            D. broke

43．A. offered       B. spent           C. paid              D. cost

44．A. disappointed     B. pleased          C. nervous                 D. satisfied

45．A. cases          B. clothes          C. glasses            D. wishes

46．A. cutting          B. destroying        C. defending         D. recording

47．A. Unless         B. As long as        C. Until              D. Even though

48．A. replacing        B. selling            C. wearing                 D. changing

49．A. Except for       B. Along with       C. Rather than       D. As for

50．A. disappeared      B. flew            C. arrived            D. broken

51．A. preparation       B. regret           C. satisfaction      D. wonder

52．A. out            B. over            C. for                     D. on

53．A. sorry          B. happy          C. bored                   D. stressed

54．A. confused       B. connected        C. combined         D. compared

55．A. case           B. order           C. list               D. search

 Ray Kurzweil is a computer scientist and an employee of Google,        specializes in Internet-related services.

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

How to Be a Winner

Sir Steven Redgrave

Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

    “In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病) . Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it----the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”

Karen Pickering

Swimming World Champion

“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success—you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. “Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”

Kirsten Best

Poet ＆ Writer

“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological tool.”

25. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

   A. Difficulties influenced his career.

   B. Specialists offered him medical advice.

   C. Training helped him defeat his disease.

   D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win.

26. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

   A. Her training schedule.            B. Her daily happenings.

   C. Her achievements.               D. Her sports career.

27. What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?

   A. Ways that help one to focus.

   B. Words that help one to feel less tense.

   C. Activities that turn one’s attention away.

   D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

28. According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?

   A. Courage.                       B. Devotion.    

   C. Hard work.                     D. Self-confidence.

假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom来信询问最近中国各地，尤其是北京，雾霾天气严重的情况。请你给Tom写封邮件。内容包括：

1. 对雾霾天气的情况描述
2. 雾霾对健康，生活及交通等的影响
3. 你的看法或建议

要求：120字左右（已给出部分不计入字数）
雾霾天气: the hazy weather   雾霾: haze  (n.)
Dear Tom,
I’ve received your letter and thanks for your concern.

_______________________________________________________Yours, Li Hua