Another Way to Study English: Online Movie Rentals

It is generally accepted that the best way to learn a language is to totally involve yourself in its culture by living in the country where it is spoken.     51     . Fortunately, many aspects of a country's culture have made their way to our lives in the form of various media and entertainment outlets(娱乐场所). Have you heard of online movie rentals? If not, there might be an option for you to increase your language skills and enjoy some entertainment at the same time.      52       

Most companies require customers to operate on the following model:
●Select and sign up for a payment program online, which will determine how many movies you can rent and hold at any one time.
●       53       . You can look up movies by title, actor or director. Then movies will be sent to you within 1-3 days, and shipping is covered by the company.
●Watch the movies, often with no late fees. If you haven't finished on time, you can delay returning.
●      54       . The envelope is prepaid and provided by the rental service.

●Check the sites for specific and up-­to­-date details because new companies and terms of service are always changing.

Once you receive the movies, how can you improve your language skills with them? Well, just sitting in front of the TV with a drink in one hand isn't a bad way to relax, but you won't learn much. You should take notes of new expressions while watching a movie. Write them down and look them up in a good English­-English dictionary to understand their possible meanings.       55        . If you don't know how to use words, learning vocabulary will lose all meaning.
  A. Return the movies in a return envelope.
  B. Watch movies as long as you have nothing to do.
  C. Please make the best use of time to watch movies.

D. Then, think of some sample sentences for each word.

E. Choose the movie you want to watch, generally 1-3 at a time.

F. But many find packing up and moving to a country is not a practical option.

G. Now, more companies are offering customers the chance to rent movies online

Once when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, “In this basket, there is a loaf (一条面包) for each of you.   51   it, and come back to me every   52   at this hour till better times come.”

The hungry children   53   eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread,   54    each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even   55   the good gentleman. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not   56   or struggle with the rest, but remained   57   modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the   58   loaf, which alone was left in the basket,   59   the gentleman's hand, and went home.

The next day the children were as   60   as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the   61   of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the   62   open, and then many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much   63  , and said, “Take the money back to the good   64   at once, for it must have got into the loaf   65  . Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick!”  

But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's   66  , he said, “No, no, my child, it was no   67  . I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to   68   you. Always be as contented (满足的), peaceable, and   69   as you now are. Go home now, and the   70   is your own.”

51.A. Take          B. Buy          C. Order            D. Smell 

52.A. month         B. week         C. day          D. year

53. A. stood            B. sat          C. gathered     D. looked 

54. A. but          B. so           C. since            D. because 

55.A. hearing       B. thanking     C. thinking     D. looking 

56.A. play          B. laugh            C. quarrel      　　D. speak 

57.A. crying            B. standing     C. quarreling   　　D. singing 

58.A. best          B. oldest       　　C. largest      　　D. smallest 

59.A. kissed        B. took         C. seized       　　D. waved 

60.A. hungry        B. angry            C. eager            D. rude 

61. A. size         B. number       C. length       　　D. amount 

62.A. letter            B. bread            C. basket       　　D. bag 

63.A. surprised     B. pleased      C. terrified        D. excited 

64.A. policeman     B. teacher      C. gentleman    　　D. child 

65. A. by accident  B. by heart     C. by hand      D. by itself 

66. A. letter       B. note         C. money        　　D. message 

67.A. luck          B. use          C. good         D. mistake 

68.A. test          B. reward       C. thank            D. attract 

69.A. careful       B. grateful     C. beautiful        D. enthusiastic

70. A. loaf         B. basket           C. world            D. money 

 —Was ______ Bill, ______ played basketball very well, ______ helped the blind man cross the road?

—Yes, of course. He is always ready to help others.

A. it; who; that B. this; who; that C. which; that; that D. it; that; who

The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan

The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often    51    about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.

All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted (领养) by a family in town who   52   that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this   53  girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.

But how could I help her   54   in with us? There had to be a     55   .

One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had  56   her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n)    57    copy.

I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming   58    show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had   59   . “Why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted  60  the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough    61  . Could you help me, Suzy?”

On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s  62  were everywhere——all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.

“And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a(n)  63  award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students    64  them.”

 I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw   65   well?”

       Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “   66   this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a  67  , too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student——Suzy Khan!”

    Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.

     I  68  , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never    69    anything in her whole life.

       Everyone started to   70   their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.

51. A. joked                           B. cared                    C. trains                          D. worried

52. A. reported                      B. decided                 C. complained                 D.questioned

53. A. rich                             B. proud                        C. tiny                            D. popular

54. A. come                     B. fall                         C. fit                          D. tie

55. A. manner                  B. pattern                         C. choice                         D. way

56. A. read                       B. taken                     C. opened                        D. put

57. A. free                             B. perfect                   C. final                       D. extra

58. A. are                         B. talk                              C. quiz                            D. talent

59. A. colored                       B. written                         C. carved                         D. drawn

60. A. at                                B. after                     C. for                              D. around

61. A. room                     B. time                       C. paper                          D. interest

62. A. gifts                            B. books                         C. photos                        D. posters

63. A. special                         B. academic                    C. national                  D. royal

64. A. painted                  B. found                          C. printed                        D. collected

65. A. very                       B. that                             C. quite                       D. too

66. A. If                           B. Though                       C. Unless                    D. Since

67. A. prize                      B. rank                            C. rest                         D. place

68. A. replied                   B. realized                  C. remembered           D. regretted

69. A. offered                  B. valued                    C. owned                    D. controlled

70. A. clap                       B. wave                           C. raise                       D. shake

Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life. __41__ is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person___42___ can share all our ___43___(sad) and double all our ____44____(happy). In time of trial(尝试) , he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and ___45_____. (comfortable).

 ____46____（know） how ___47___ (value) friendship is, we should be very ___48____(care) with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character ___49___ our friends, but we must try to avoid ___50___ (make) friends with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.

Secret codes（密码）keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.

    People have used secret codes for thousands of years.   36    Code breaking never lags（落后）far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.

    There are three main types of cryptography.   37   For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”

      38   You might represent each letter with a number, for example. Let’s number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read “135520135.”

    A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book.   39   For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.” The message “Bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.”   40    However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.

  A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book.

  B. In any language, some letters are used more than others.

  C. Only people who know the keyword can read the message.

  D. As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.

  E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.

  F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.

  G. Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.

 Many excellent graduates are writing ______the advertisement for the position as an English teacher in our school.

   A. in honor of               B. in favor of

   C. in return for              D. in response to

September 21, 2050----At a press conference today it was announced that the first tourist heading for Mars will be the 38-year-old US businessman Patrick Clifford. He will leave the earth in the  launching window of June 2052 and set his foot on the surface of Mars in November, together with the other 6 astronauts assigned for the mission to further explore the planet.

Patrick has now two years of training ahead of him to get ready for the trip. Not only will he spend five months in getting to Mars, but another 600 days there before he can go back home.  Patrick was of course very excited, “ This has been my dream since I was four, and seeing the first man on Mars 20 years ago made me realize that it was possible.”

To be able to pay the $ 1. 3 billion for his ticket for the trip Patrick sold his majority stake (股份) in the company his father had built. “I know that my father would have been proud of me if he had still been alive today, he knew what this means to me”, says Patrick. There is no risk though that you will find Patrick begging in your street corner when he comes back, but it is said that he was paid twice as much for his part of the company.

So, how is he going to spend his 600 days on the red planet? “Well, since I don’t have a job when I get back after selling the company, I have plenty of time to come up with a new business idea”, he says and laughs. If he brings a shovel（铁锹）he can start building the first hotel there, but maybe he shouldn’t expect too many guests until someone can offer a cheaper ticket.

13.How long will Patrick Clifford be away before he comes back?

A. About five months     B. About two years   C. About 600 days     D. About 750 days

14.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 means that          .

A. the trip will turn Patrick into a beggar   

B. Patrick will get much money from the trip

C. we needn’t worry about Patrick’s economic condition

D. it’s likely that Patrick will be very poor after he comes back

15.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Patrick is an optimistic man

B. A total of six people will go to Mars

C. Patrick’s father felt excited at the news  

D. Patrick will spend all his money on the trip

Wouldn’t you want to travel more often without breaking the bank? If you are interested, read on to find out how you can do simple things to save money next time you go on vacation.

Airfares

Plan in advance and visit discount websites to see if there are better deals. If you are planning to stay in two countries and an airline makes you change planes on those countries anyway, you might be in luck. Check pricing on the flights to see if you can stay a few days at the country of the flight change instead of changing planes right away since airlines often let you do that for the same price.

Accommodations

Sometimes the smaller towns close to where you are going have hotels that are much less expensive. If you don’t mind the 15-minute ride, you might just save a large amount of money. Home exchanges are pretty cool and popular especially in Europe. If you are of the adventure type, this could be exciting and refreshing. Sometimes smaller hotel chains are willing to give you free upgrades or even free nights. If you are staying at a destination for at least a few days, consider a vacation home instead of hotels. They are often more comfortable and your cost will probably be cheaper.

Eating

Figure out where you will be and eat before you actually go out. Avoid breakfast from the hotels because chances are good that the breakfast from the hotel is expensive and isn’t great. It probably pays to walk out the front door in the morning and find a local cafe. You might just discover the local favorite unexpectedly. Want a breakfast that costs nothing? Ask for some bread to-go at the restaurant the night before. In addition, fancy lunches are often much less expensive than dinners. If you eat a big lunch and a light dinner, it’s also healthier.

21. The text is mainly about ______.

   A.trips in different countries           B. tips on economical travel

   C. dos and don’ts during a trip         D. budgets for a package holiday

22. What kind of travelers will choose a vocation home?

   A. Those who dislike small hotel chains.

   B. Those who want an adventure trip.

   C. Those who plan to live in one place for few days.

   D. Those who don’t mind long-distance trips.

23. To save money on eating, you are expected to ______.

   A. eat more for dinner than lunch

   B. have three meals in the hotels

   C. buy bread from restaurants

   D. try a local cafe for breakfast

The sharing economy has grown in recent years to include everything from apartment sharing to car sharing to community tool sharing. Since 2009, a new form of sharing economy has been emerging in neighborhoods throughout the US and around the world—— Little Free Library. The libraries are boxes placed in neighborhoods from which residents can withdraw (取出) and deposit (存入) books. Little Free Libraries come in all shapes and sizes. Some libraries also have themes, focusing on books for children, adults, or tour guides.

   In 2009, Tod Bol built the first Little Free Library as a gift to his mother, who was a devoted reader. When he saw the people of his community gathering around it, exchanging conversation as well as books, he knew he wanted to take his simple idea further. “I think Little Free Libraries open the door to conversations we want to have with each other,” Bol said. 

Since then, his idea has become a movement, spreading from state to state and country to country. According to Little FreeLibrary.org, there are now 18,000 of the little structures around the world, located in each of the 50 US states and 70 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.

   The Internet has helped to spread Little Free Libraries. But an Atlantic article says the little structures serve as a cure for a world of e-reader downloads. The little wooden boxes are refreshingly physical and human. For many people, the sense of discovery is Little Free Libraries’ main appeal. “A girl walking home from school might pick up a graphic novel that gets her excited about reading; a man on his way to the bus stop might find a volume of poetry that changes his outlook on life,” says the Atlantic article. “Every book is a potential source of inspiration”.

28. How do Little Free Libraries get their books?

A. The communities bought them.               B. Tod Bol donated them.

  C. US government provided them.                  D. Citizens shared them.

29. Why did Tod Bol want to build more Little Free Libraries?

  A. They can offer neighbors more chances to talk.  B. He was inspired by the sharing economy.

  C. He wanted to promote his idea worldwide.      D. They are a gift to please his mother.

30. What does the author of the Atlantic article believe?

  A. Little Free Libraries are more popular than e-reader downloads.

  B. E-reader downloads are undoubtedly beneficial.

  C. Little Free Libraries are physical and human.

  D. The Internet has helped to spread Little Free Libraries.

31. Little Free Libraries attract readers most in that ________.

  A. they are in various shapes and sizes           B. they are located all over the world

C. they connect strangers together                  D. they may give readers a sense of discovery

One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. “Brutus was not an honorable man,” he said. “He was a traitor（叛徒）. And he murdered someone in cold blood.” The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty when other options were available to him. He made a bad decision, they said—at least as it was presented by Shakespeare—to take the lead in murdering Julius Caesar. And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior. “You have to endeavor,” the executives said, “our policy is to obey the chain of command.”

During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare’s wisdom for profitable ends. None more so than husband and wife team Kenneth and Carol Adelman, well-known advisers to the White House, who started up a training company called “Movers and Shakespeares”. They are amateur Shakespeare scholars and Shakespeare lovers, and they have combined their passion and their high level contacts into a management training business. They conduct between 30 and 40 workshops annually, focusing on half a dozen different plays, mostly for corporations, but also for government agencies.

The workshops all take the same form, focusing on a single play as a kind of case study, and using individual scenes as specific lessons. In Julius Caesar, for example, Cassius’s sly provocation（狡诈的挑唆） of Brutus to take up arms against Caesar was a basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organizing.

Although neither of the Adelmans is academically trained in literature, the programmes, contain plenty of Shakespeare tradition and background. Their workshop on Henry V, for example, includes a helpful explanation of Henry’s winning strategy at the Battle of Agincourt. But they do come to the text with a few biases (偏向): their reading of Henry V minimizes his misuse of power. Instead, they emphasize the story of the youth who seizes opportunities and becomes a masterful leader. And at the workshop on Caesar, Mr. Adelmans had little good to say about Brutus, saying “the noblest Roman of them all” couldn’t make his mind up about things.

Many of the participants pointed to very specific elements in the play that they felt related. Caesar’s pride, which led to his murder, and Brutus’s mistakes in leading the traitors after the murder, they said, raise vital questions for anyone serving in a business: when and how do you resist the boss?

66. According to paragraph 1, what did all the executives think of Brutus?

A. Honorable.        B. Superior.         C. Cruel.          D. Rude

67. According to the passage, the Adelmans set up “Movers and Shakespeares” to ________.

A. help executives to understand Shakespeare’s plays better

B. provide case studies of Shakespeare’s plays in literature workshops

C. guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare’s plays.

D. give advice on leadership by analyzing Shakespeare’s plays

68. Why do the Adelmans conduct a workshop on Henry V?

A. To encourage masterful leaders to plan strategies to win.

B. To highlight the importance of catching opportunities.

C. To illustrate the harm of prejudices in management. 

D. To warn executives against power misuse.

69. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A. Shakespeare has played an important role in the management field. 

B. executives feel bored with too many specific elements of Shakespeare’s plays.

C. the Adelmans will make more profits if they are professional scholars.

D. the Adelmans’ programme proves biased as the roles of characters are maximized.

70. The best title for the passage is _____.

A. Shakespeare’s plays: Executives reconsider corporate culture

B. Shakespeare’s plays: Dramatic training brings dramatic results

C. Shakespeare’s plays: a lesson for business motivation

D. Shakespeare’s plays: An essential key to business success

Goal setting seems to be a hot topic, yet it’s easy to know but difficult to practice.

People set goals, work hard at them for even a few months, and then   41   them. Next year, they set the   42   goals. But why do so many people do it? They may be making goals too 43 . But that isn’t to say that they aren’t  44  goals. They need to be broken apart into smaller and   45   pieces. Make spoon-size goals and you’ll accomplish them  46  .

Many people are probably unwilling to   47   you to reach your goals. They’re   48  with you when you have your own goals. They may even be enthusiastic about your   49   to change something or accomplish something new.  50  , as you change and accomplish, they may not like it. Why? It’s usually because your changes and accomplishments   51   them that they could be doing it, too    52   they aren’t!

You may have filled your  53  with so many things that there’s little  54  for your goals to grow. We must be careful not to confuse busyness with   55 ，as goals are always achieved step by step. Be  56  about how you use your time and what you focus on. Success often comes when you know what to  57 , rather than what to include in your life.

Goal setting is like the pig and chicken walking out early one morning. The chicken became really   58   when she saw a sign:“Ham ＆ Eggs, ＄20.99”. She said to the pig, “Look, we’ve got double billing again.” The pig said,“That’s  59 for you to say! For you, it’s all in a day’s work. For me, it’s total commitment.” Goal setting is all in a day’s work. Goal   60 is total commitment.

41．A．leave                 B．forget          C．change       D．store

42．A．opposite       B．common       C．valid            D．same

43．A．general       B．strict            C．vague                 D．realistic

44．A．simple        B．reliable         C．achievable          D．clear

45．A．equal                 B．specific        C．regular        D．unusual

46．A．slowly                        B．accurately   C．easily                 D．immediately

47．A．follow                 B．specific        C．force          D．support

48．A．familiar               B．happy         C．careful        D．patient

49．A．desire               B．means      C．skill             D．energy

50．A．Therefore         B．Besides     C．However      D．Otherwise

51．A．remind          B．convince    C．inform              D．warn

52．A．and               B．or                C．but           D．for

53．A．notebook         B．file             C．case         D．schedule

54．A．room             B．hope                  C．aspect             D．doubt

55．A．process                B．progress    C．aspect             D．promotion

56．A．optimistic          B．curious        C．doubtful     D．selective

57．A．leave out         B．figure out     C．take out      D．send out

58．A．confused               B．upset                  C．excited       D．worried

59．A．strange                B．natural        C．necessary          D．pitiful

60．A．development      B．assessment      C．management       D．achievement

Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.

34. Mr. Scott hasn’t got a telephone in his new garage because _______ .

A. it isn’t far from his old garage, so he doesn’t need one

B. he has twelve pigeons

C. he can’t get one              D. it’s too expensive

35. Mr. Scott keeps pigeons because ______ .

A. he uses them to send messages   B. it’s his hobby

C. he has two garages             D. he likes them

Ancient Rome was one of the world’s most powerful emprises more than 2,000 years ago. Italy is shaped like _____41_____ boot. The Roman’s ideas about roads, laws, government and buildings still influence us today.

The Colosseum in Rome _____42_____ (build) during the time of the Roman Empire, in the first century A.D. It could seat about 50,000 people, _____43_____ went to see fights between animals and people. It is a popular tourist attraction today.

Italy is well-known for its _____44_____ (designer), who create cars, handbags, clothes, shoes and other items that are in demand for their style and fine workmanship. Today, the economy of Italy is _____45_____ (strong) than in the past. Manufacturing and tourism are the main sources of income. There are some big companies, but Italy has many smaller companies, too. Italy _____46_____ (be) a member of the European Union, a group of countries _____47_____ (join) together for better trade. The currency, _____48_____ money, they use is called the “euro”. Food and eating good meals are _____49_____ great importance to Italians. Popular foods include pasta, risotto, minestrone and pizza. McDonald’s is also popular there. Many families still eat their main meal in the middle of the day. The family is very _____50_____ (importance) to the Italian way of life.

 The girls' eyesight _______ after working long hours in front of the computer.     

 A. failed                      B. hurt         C. cost                      D. injured 

_{The old man _______ his load on the ground and _______ down to have a rest.（   ）}

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

     A   41   came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to   42   that shirt away, but gave it to her   43  .” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

     I   44   the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her   45  , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s   46   was something greater.

     The next morning she   47   with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to   48   a university.

      After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are   49  , aren’t you? I think I have a   50   for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of  51  .” Mom accepted the opportunity very   52  .

     For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling   53  . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal   54   in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you   55   the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working   56   over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you   57   be the teacher of this class.”

     My mom spent more than 20 years there.   58   her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the   59   comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle   60   situations and never give up.

41. A. noise                      B. tune                                C. sound                           D. voice

42. A. throw                    B. take                                C. carry                            D. get

43. A. otherwise               B. anyhow                          C. instead                          D. actually

44. A. settled                    B. pushed                            C. presented                      D. put

45. A. teacher                         B. director                     C. employer                      D. adviser

46. A. success                        B. encouragement           C. purpose                        D. victory

47. A. went                      B. met                                C. worked                         D. stayed

48. A. visit                      B. continue                          C. attend                           D. prepare

49. A. serious                   B. fortunate                         C. careful                          D. responsible

50. A. career                    B. position                           C. duty                             D. part

51. A. judging                   B. learning                           C. obeying                         D. imagining

52. A. patiently                 B. eagerly                            C. successfully                  D. skillfully

53. A. guilty                     B. frightened                        C. upset                            D. ashamed

54. A. looked up                B. went up                          C. took up                         D. showed up

55. A. believe                    B. protect                            C. receive                         D. treat 

56. A. action                     B. intention                          C. spirit                            D. attempt

57. A. must                      B. ought                              C. might                           D. should

58. A. At                          B. On                                 C. During                          D. With

59. A. worthless               B. thoughtless                      C. hopeless                       D. helpless

60. A. strange                   B. different                          C. dangerous                     D. challenging

 Body positions are part of ________we call “body language” and people give _______much more by their gestures than by their words.

   A. which, out             B. what, away        C. the things what, away    D. what, in

1 The fish can grow to a _________________(long) of four feet.

2 It is _________________ (consider) of you not to make a loud noise while the baby is asleep.

3 Those who feel content _____________ their present life will be happier than others.

4 If you don’t mind my saying so, I think you could ___________(handle) that better.

5 It ___________ (occur) to him that he had forgotten an important meeting.

6 Not _______________(receive) a reply, he decided to write a letter again.

7 Police have found ______________ appears to be the lost statue.

8 The discovery of new evidence led to the thief ___________________(catch)

9 Tom was about to close the window ____________ his attention was attracted by a bird.

10 Your speech was heard by a group of five judges, all of ________ agreed that it was the best one this year.

     假设你是李华，你的表弟王强进入高二以来，感觉到学习压力剧增，一时难以适应。在月考来临之际，请你结合自己的学习生活，用英语给表弟写一封建议信。要点包括：

1、根据自身的能力制定时间表，并且有效地去完成。不要做你处理不了的事情，这样会让事情变得更糟糕。

2、到户外呼吸新鲜空气，多听你喜欢的音乐。

3、放声歌唱也可发泄（vent）你的消极情绪。

4、可向你的好朋友倾诉。  

5、其它

注意：1、 字数100左右；2、 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3、 开头与结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Wang Qiang,

How are you doing recently? I’m writing to give you some suggestions on study and life. 

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Different individuals are fitted for different ways to relieve pressure, so you should try them yourself and find the effective ways that suit you most.

                                                             Yours,

                                                                  Li Hua