Michelle was a student at University of California, Los Angeles. She is here to tell us how she feels about the city.

What were the best things about Los Angeles?

       One of my favorite things about Los Angeles is the weather. I hate the cold and it never really gets that cold there. Plus, most of the time it’s usually sunny, which is good because I love going to the beach during the summer. There’s so much to do at the beach, but my favorite thing in L.A. was having a picnic on the sand with my friends.

What were the worst things about being there?

       I disliked having to drive everywhere to get around because the city is so spread out. Los Angeles has a lot of traffic and sometimes it takes a long time to get somewhere close by just because the streets are so crowded. Also, a lot of people complain about the pollution.

Did you have any problems there?

       Just the normal problems of living in any city, like watching out for pickpockets (扒手). Some people think Los Angeles has a lot of crime, but I think it’s as safe as any other city. Also, many people think driving is difficult because there is a lot of traffic and road rage (路怒症), but it just takes a little practice and a lot of patience.

What are the people like in Los Angeles?

       There are all types of people in Los Angeles since the city is pretty diverse. For the most part, though, most of the people are friendly, calm and relaxed. Some people say that everyone in Los Angeles is beautiful, but I think that’s just a stereotype (模式化的印象).

Would you go back to Los Angeles?

       Certainly. Los Angeles is one of my favorite cities in the world. I love the fact that it has all the nightlife and shopping of a big city, but also has access to beaches, parks, mountains and other places you can’t usually find in large cities. Between the weather and the beaches and all the fun things to do, it’s a great place to be.

28. We can learn from the text that Michelle _____.

A. hates the heavy traffic in Los Angeles           B. dislikes the cold weather in Los Angeles

C. thinks Los Angeles is small and crowded            D. enjoys driving everywhere in Los Angeles

29. What’s Michelle’s impression of the people in Los Angeles?

A. They get angry easily.             B. All sorts of people live there.

C. They are patient and amusing.       D. Everyone is kind and beautiful.

30. How does Michelle find Los Angeles?

A. Safe but noisy.             B. Relaxing but busy.

C. Polluted and dangerous.      D. Diverse and interesting.

31. We learn from the text that _____.

A. Michelle was born in Los Angeles        B. Michelle loved the life in Los Angeles

C. Los Angeles has many traffic accidents D. Michelle has no plan to return to Los Angeles

My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said: “My ears, Mommy.” She said: “No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.” Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer. So this time I told her: “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me: “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

   Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was “No. But you are getting smarter every year, my child.” Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me: “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

   I was shocked when she asked me this now. She told me: “This question is very important, especially at this moment. How you answer it can truly shows whether you have learned about life. For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you were wrong and I have given you an example why. But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson.”

  I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said: “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” “Is it because it holds up my head?” I asked. “ No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry,” she replied:“ Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

21. The mother ask the question again after the grandfather died because _____.

A. the answer was a way of honoring the grandfather.

B. at that moment, other body parts were less important.

C. the answer needed to be given to all members of the family.

D. at that moment the answer seemed especially true.

22. The underlined word “contemplated” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.

A. tested out      B. thought about     C. made up        D. adjusted to

23. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. The author was becoming smarter by answering the question.

B. The mother wanted the author to be both loving and loved.

C. The mother was trying to train the author to think on his or her own.

D. The author didn’t think the mother’s answer was correct.

24. The best title for this article might be ______.

A. The Most Important Body Part       B. The Importance of family

C. The Importance of the Shoulder      D. A Life-long Question         

I was doing a big clean-up recectly and my kids were helping.One of my sons  41  a knotted handkerchief

with an old dark brown coin inside, which immediately   42  me of another time．

In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger.a hot African country. The climate and beggars were biggest and most  43  complaints.Street beggars would continually shout”Gift!Gift!”

One day，a friend and I  44   for neighboring Burkina  to work in a health clinic．Arriving by taxi at our destination ,we began to  45  .I had a large  backpack and a smaller daypack.Out of the darkness,a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without  46 ,one of the men grabbed my daypack  as the motorbike swept close by．Within seconds ,they were  47  up by the night .The bag had my passport，money，and other  48  precious to me．I was in deep trouble.  

In the weeks that followed, I cautiously  49  the rest of my valuables and regarded all  50  with suspicion .All I wanted was to leave this place．

Then,walking through Burkina’s streets one day，I met an old woman “Gift!Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough! I was  51  of the country．Its poverty ,its thieves,and the heat,I told her   52  ，“ I have no  ‘gift’,,I have no money. A thief stole all my money two weeks ago and now I can’t get out of your country.I cannot give you 53 . The beggar woman listened attentively.Then she smiled  54 she reached into her dress.   

“Then I will give you a   55 ,” she announced．Kindly，she placed an old ,dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it  56  ．It was small amount of money -but for this woman ,the coin represented a meal.In that moment ,I felt  57 ,Though poor,she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then the   58   beauty of the people there and appreciated deeply the quiet  59 of the poor.I hope never to part with the cion  she gave me . With one small coin,she   60  my belief completely.

41.A.came across          B.sought for          C.fixed on       D.made out

42.A.recalled                    B.reminded                C.informed                D.warned

43.A.consistent                       B. Instant                   C.urgent                    D.constant

44.A.sent                          B.went                              C.headed           D.called

45.A.move                        B.unload                    C.run                  D.work

46.A.warning                    B.thinking                  C.calling             D.planning

47.A.turned                             B.disappeared           C.swallowed       D.come

48.A.precious                   B.expensive                      C.various            D.serious

49.A.buried                             B.saved                     C.carried            D.guarded

50.A.thieves                     B.locals                     C.beggars          D.women

51.A.tired                         B.seared                   C.proud              D.aware

52.A.sadly                        B.calmly                     C.angrily             D.patiently

53.A.nothing                     B.something              C.everything       D.anything

54.A.until                          B.as                           C.while               D.after

55.A.gift                            B.coin                        C.hand                      D.favor

56.A.with joy                     B.in anger                 C.with fear          D.in shock

57.A.proud                              B.ashamed                       C.grateful           D.disappointed

58.A.specific                     B.available                       C.unexpected     D.untouched

59.A.race                         B.respect                   C.origin              D.dignity

60.A.held                          B.created                  C.changed                D.ruined

How to Become Cleverer?  Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.

“That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”

“Really?”

“Of course.  It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.

A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.

“Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.

“Not in my head,” said the boy.

The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.

21. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.

A. enjoy it                     B. wanted to taste it

C. took it as a good medicine      D. was a foolish boy

22. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.

A. buy a fish head                B. ask the fisherman a question

C. buy a whole fish               D. A and C

23. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A. A good meal          B. The raw fish head

C. Nothing             D. What had happened

Perhaps you have heard the expression- when in Rome, do as the Romans do. So when you want to do business in France, you have to get to know French culture, to make marketing plans, and to run your business by local laws.

   16   The French take great pride in their language, so anyone who does not speak it may run the risk of being disrespected by his French colleagues or business partners. Also, another reason why learning French is important is that it is a great way to show every possible French business partner that you care and respect their country’s culture and language.

The first thing you should do when meeting someone new is to shake his hand firmly and always look the person in the eye. In social meeting with friends, kissing is common.

Use first names only after being invited to.    17   The French will sometimes introduce themselves using their surname first, followed by their first name.

Dress well.   18   Your business clothing is a reflection of your success and social status. Always try to be tasteful and stylish. Women are advised to dress simply but elegantly. Wearing make-up is practised widely by businesswomen.

The French are passionate about food, so lunches are common in doing business in France, which usually consist of an appetizer, a main meal with wine, cheese, dessert and coffee, and normally take up to two hours.     19  

Do not begin eating until the host says “bon appetite”. Pass dishes to the left, keep wrists above the table and try to eat everything on the plate.   20  This may suggest that you find the food tasteless. If eating in a restaurant, the person who invites always pays.

A. The French draw information about people based on their appearance.

B. This is a time for relationship building.

C. Remember to be as polite as possible.

D. Language should be the focus of anyone planning to do business in France.

E. Be careful with adding salt, pepper or sauces to your food.

F. Use Monsieur or Madame before the surname.

G. Make an appointment with your business partner in advance.

In a land often shaken by earthquake, how have Japan's wooden pagodas（佛塔）remained standing for centuries? Japanese scholars have been confident for ages about their resilience（抗震性）.

For centuries, many believed the resilience of pagodas is caused by its big central columns known as shinbashira which actually does not carry any weight at all but is hanging down loosely from the top of the pagoda through the middle of the building. The weight of the building is supported entirely by twelve outer and four inner columns.

 And what is the role of the shinbashira, the central column? Mr. Ishida, known as ‘Professor Pagoda’ has built a series of models and tested them on a ‘shake-table’ in his laboratory. In short, the shinbashira was acting like a big pendulum（钟摆）.Under pressure, a pagoda’s loose floors could be made to move back and forth independently. Viewed from the side, the pagoda seemed to be doing a snake dance—with each floor moving in the opposite direction to its neighbors above and below. The shinbashira, running up through a hole in the centre of the building, made it unlikely that individual floors moved too far because, after moving a certain distance, they banged into it, transmitting energy away along the column. 

Another strange feature of the Japanese pagoda is its shape, with each floor being smaller than the one below, In other words, a five-storey pagoda contains no column that travels right up through the building. More surprising is the fact that the individual storeys of a Japanese pagoda are not actually connected to each other. They are simply put on top of another like a small hill of hats.

The extra-wide eaves（屋檐）also play a part. Think of them as a balancing pole of tightrope –walkers. The bigger the mass at each end of the pole, the easier it is for tightrope walker to maintain his or her balance. The same holds true for a pagoda.

28.Shuzo Ishida performs experiments in order to       .

A. put the pendulum into practice.

B. gain insight into the “shake-table” model.

C. learn about the function of the shinbashira.

D. locate shinbashira’s exact position in a pagoda.

29.The underlined word “loose”in paragraph 3 can be replaced by        ?

A. lost                    B. relaxed                            C. base                         D. shakable

30. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the article?

A. Some columns may extend from the bottom to the top of a pagoda.

B. The functions of extra eaves and balancing poles are similar.

C. The storeys of a Japanese pagoda aren’t built firmly.

D. Pagodas’s amazing resilience has long puzzled scholars.

31. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How Shinbashira Plays Its Role                       B. Why Pagodas Do Not Fall Down

C. Distinct Features of Japanese Architecture        D. Shuzo Ishida, a Famous Engineer

41. Brian Blakey has a good wife, ________ whom he couldn't live this lifestyle.

42. Usually, it is not until two o'clock in the morning ________ he switches off TV.

43. He ______________ (suffer) lots of hardships before he became a football star.

44. So fast _______light travel that it's difficult for us to imagine its speed.

45. —Could you be here a bit earlier next time? I can't stand ________ (keep) waiting.

—Sorry, Lucy. I was caught in heavy traffic.

46. _________(suppose) it rains，can we play the match indoors?

47. _______ (feed) up with the long and boring argument, some people slipped out of the hall before    

   the meeting was over.

48. In her spare time, she does_______ (volunteer) work.

49. The top one-third of all high school ______ (graduate) are entitled to an education at California

   State University.

50. The UN was supposed to give aid to ______it was most needed.

    A young boy was sleeping one night, when suddenly a sage (智者) turned up. The sage showed him a large   41   in front of his room and asked the boy to push against it with all his  42    .

    So the boy did this day after day. Every night when the boy returned to his room. sore and  43  . feeling his whole day had been spent in vain.

Since the boy was showing discouragement, the neighbor said to him, "You have been pushing 44   the  rock for a long time and it hasn't moved. Thus. the task is impossible and you are a failure." These words 45   the boy very much.

    Then the neighbor  46    ,"Why do you kill yourself by doing this? Just give the minimum  effort and that will be 47  , " That is what the boy   48   to do, but he decided to take his troubled  49  to the sage.

    "Sir," he said, ' I have. 50   long and hard, putting all my strength to do what you have asked.  51   , after all this time. I haven't even  52    the rock by half a millimeter. What's wrong with me?  Why am I  53  ?"

The sage responded, "My boy, when I asked you to do it and you   54   . I told you that your  55   was to push against the rock with all your strength. Never did I ask you to move it. Your task was to push. Look at yourself; your arms are  56  , your back shiny and brown, your hands are callused (使生茧）from constant    57 . Your abilities now surpass what you  58    have. It is  59   that you haven't moved the rock. But your task was to push and to   60   your faith. You have done a good job."

41． A. rock        B. hill           C. box           D. tree

42． A. pain        B. sense           C. wealth           D. strength

43． A. turned out        B. worn out           C. worked out           D. sold out

44． A. in        B. for           C. against           D. behind

45． A. encouraged        B. improved           C. discouraged           D. delighted

46． A. added        B. booked           C. parked           D. excited

47． A. fit        B. enough           C. unique           D. secure

48． A. planned        B. worried           C. fascinated           D. contained

49． A. signs        B. thoughts           C. symbols           D. advances

50． A. explained        B. guessed           C. described           D. labored

51． A. Therefore        B. Yet           C. Meanwhile           D. Besides

52． A. confused        B. threw           C. moved           D. kept

53． A. stealing        B. apologizing           C. complaining           D. failing

54． A. doubted        B. stopped           C. accepted           D. imagined

55． A. dream        B. task           C. trade           D. design

56． A. strong        B. weak           C. short           D. long

57． A. attack        B. tremble           C. horror           D. pressure

58． A. came to        B. used to          C. preferred to           D. stopped to

59． A. pitiful        B. true           C. possible           D. simple

60． A. admit        B. break           C. exercise           D. promise

I wish that you ____ (not have) such a bad headache because I am sure that you would have enjoyed the concert

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 When I was a child, I spent more than ten years learn the violin．Therefore, I couldn't understand "real music"．After I  graduated at high school, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we all thought it was cool．l will never forget the day on that we went to buy guitars in the guitar store． There I saw a guitar player playing the guitar, which I really enjoyed．He became my the first guitar teacher．It took me such a long time choose a guitar among several wonderful model．Now the guitar is the most importantly part of my life and I practice it every day.

Is It Worth Buying Organic Food?

   Organic food, grown without artificial chemicals, is increasingly popular nowadays. Consumers have been willing to pay up to twice as much for goods with organic labels (商标). However, if you think paying a little more for organic food gets you a more nutritious and safer product, you might want to save your money. A study led by researchers at Stanford University says that organic products aren’t necessarily more nutritious, and they’re no less likely to suffer from disease-causing bacteria, either.

   The latest results, published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine, suggest that buyers may be wasting their money. “We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier,” says Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler from Stanford. “So consumers shouldn’t assume that one type of food has a lower risk or is safer.”

   For their new study, Smith-Spangler and her colleagues conducted a review of two categories of research, including 17 studies that compared health outcomes between consumers of organic against traditional food products, and 223 studies that analyzed the nutritional content of the foods, including key vitamins, minerals and fats.

   While the researchers found little difference in nutritional content, they did find that organic fruit and vegetables were 20% less likely to have chemicals remaining on the surfaces. Neither organic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough to go beyond food safety standards. And both organic and traditional meats, such as chicken and pork, were equally likely to be harmed by bacteria at very low rates. The researchers did find that organic milk and chicken contained higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease. However, these nutritional differences were too small, and the researchers were unwilling to make much of them until further studies confirm the trends.

   Organic food is produced with fewer chemicals and more natural-growing practices, but that doesn’t always translate into a more nutritious or healthier product. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that “whether you buy organic or not, finding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste.” Fresh food is at least as good as anything marketed as organic.

28. The new research questions whether organic food __________.

   A. should replace traditional food                 B. has been overpriced by farmers

   C. is really more nutritious and healthier         D. is grown with less harmful chemicals

29. Smith-Spangler and her colleagues found that __________.

   A. organic food could reduce the risk of heart disease

   B. traditional food was grown with more natural methods

   C. both organic and traditional food they examined were safe

   D. there was not a presence of any forms of bacteria in organic food

30. Which of the following is relatively healthier according to the passage?

   A. Organic chicken and pork.                          B. Organic milk and chicken.

   C. Traditional chicken and pork.               D. Traditional fruit and vegetables.

31. What is the author’s attitude toward organic food?

   A. Grateful.           B. Doubtful.      C. Unconcerned.         D. Approving.

As the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.

 Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer form it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely are doing nothing either.

 Paralyzed (使失去活力) by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell (魔咒).

 According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the world’s population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, less healthy and less happy than those who don’t delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.

 Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is non sense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.

 Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent（过失的） in a society that thinks of speedy action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.

 Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.

29．Which behavior belongs to procrastination?

A. Never dream away the time.

B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.

C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.

D. Always wait to work until the “good mood” or “good time”.

30．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.

B. Speedy action is considered as a moral standard in the society.

C. procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.

D. Procrastination is common among people.

31．What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A. Ways to handle the study pressures.

B. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.

C. More examples to illustrate procrastination

D. Measures to deal with procrastination.

There are many ways to fame. Whatever your own recipe(秘诀) is, if you want to make it really big, don’t follow in anyone else’s footprints.   36 

1.      Do something unusual

       Celebrity(成名，名人) is all about standing out from the crowd.   37   Charles Blondin started it all off 150 years ago. He walked a tightrope(钢丝) across the Niagara Falls to the American side, in front of over 10,000 breathless viewers. After his success, Blondin crossed the Falls many more times in a variety of ways: in chains, on a bicycle, and once, blindfolded.

2.      Discover something

       The bad news is that there are no countries left to discover. The good news is that in the rainforests of Brazil, there are about three million unnamed types of beetles(甲壳虫). One of them could be yours.   38   Though no one will enjoy hearing your name, you will be famous at least until someone comes along and discovers a cure.

3.      Appear on reality TV

         39    The growth of “reality TV” shows like Big Brother which star ordinary people, means that anyone can possibly become a star.   40   While the show is being broadcasted, you’re the biggest star on earth, but once it is over, your glamour disappears, and the life of being a nobody is waiting round the corner.

A. Make someone remember you.

B. What really counts is to explore a unique path.

C. Or discover a deadly disease and give it your name.

D. They bring you fame at the speed of light, but it fades just as fast.

E. Do something out of the ordinary and you’ll get your piece of fame.

F. Try attending an event that gives a speech on something you don’t know much about.

G. There have never been more chances for ordinary people to become famous.

The British sense of humor differs from other countries ___1___ it is generally more negative. When it comes to ___2___ (make) the British laugh, there is nothing ___3___  effective than a socially inappropriate joke.

Popular British comedy shows such as Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and the Office are ___4___(full) of sarcasm (讽刺), teasing and self-deprecation (自嘲). It reflects the culture where mocking（嘲笑）, moaning（呻吟） and ridicule is part of everyday life.

___5___ most British people don’t take these jokes too ___6___ (serious), foreigners are often puzzled by them. A recent survey found that most foreigners ___7___ visited Britain found that the British are “arrogant (傲慢的)”, unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor.

Do foreigners not understand British humor ___8___ are the British just not so funny ___9___ they think they are? McKinstry certainly thinks the British are funny. “Accusing the British ___10___ having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce that its cars are down-market.

When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper (护士助手) at a local hospital in my town. I volunteered about 30 to 40 hours a week during the summer.

       Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never has any visitors, and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even though he responded with only an occasional hold of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma (昏迷).

       I left for a week for a vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was gone. I didn’t have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many questions unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighth-grade year.

       Several years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I realized who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was alive! I got up the nerve to ask him if he was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he replied yes. I explained how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking to him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever received.

       He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose (昏睡的), he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive. Then he told me about his life. We exchanged a hug, said our good-byes and went our separate ways.

       Although I haven’t seen him since, he fills my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death. As importantly, he has made a great difference in my life. I will never forget him and what he did for me: He made me an angel.

25. When the author volunteered at a local hospital, she        .

A. mainly helped the nurses with their paper work

B. made up her mind to become a nurse herself one day

C. spent most of her time taking care of a man in a coma

D. became friends with Mr. Gillespie’s visitors

26. The author didn’t ask where Mr. Gillespie had gone because        .

A. she knew for sure that he had recovered

B. she feared that he might have died

C. she forgot all about him when she returned to the hospital

D she had been concerned that he might stay in coma forever

27. Judging from the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author continued her volunteer work in the hospital until eighth-grade.

B. Mr. Gillespie recognized the author’s voice the moment he met her.

C. No one in the hospital believed that Mr. Gillespie would recover from his  coma.

D. The author met Mr. Gillespie at a gas station several years later.

28. Which of the following statements best summarizes the point of the story?

A. If you spread happiness you will be happy yourself.

B. Those with faith in themselves will succeed.

C. Respect people and they will try hard to improve.

D. Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

假设你是李华，请你给你的美国笔友Tom写一封电子邮件，介绍你校最近举办的“校园创客作品展评”（Makers on Campus）活动。要点如下：

       1.目的：提升学生的创新意识；

       2.展出作品：创意新颖的发明、设计及文学作品；

       3.活动情况：同学们积极参加，活动很成功。

注意：1.词数100左右；

      2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

Yours,

Li Hua

 You _____ follow me. I know the way home.

      A. don’t have to           B. shouldn’t     

C. mustn’t                D. can’t

 Claire went into the city and bought curtains,     , a carpet and bedding.

A. cushions     B. carriages     C. cupboards     D. conflicts

Five Ways to Control Your Anxiety

How can you find some enjoyment and keep your anxiety in control? Try the following five steps for a less anxious you.

Stop comparing yourself to others.

When you compare your life to others’, you are giving up your power. People have success or failures at different points in their lives. You might think others have better lives, but you don’t have the full story. Next time you begin to compare yourself to someone else, tell yourself this, “I only compare me to me.” __36.___

Be grateful.

Gratitude is the secret to a happier, less anxious you. __37.__ When you practice gratitude, you start training your brain to pay attention to all the wonderful things about your life and doing so improves your mood little by little.

__   38___ .

Going after perfection sets you up to feel defeated. Accept that you will have days that are far from perfect and learn to laugh at the funny things that go wrong at the wrong time. Life is so much more enjoyable when you expect less of it.

Move your body. ___39.___

I’m sure you’ll feel better--especially if you exercise regularly. Doing exercise will give you a sense of achievement that you can use to deal with other difficulties in your life.

Connection with other people.

If you struggle with anxiety, you may not feel like putting yourself into social situations, but isolating(使孤立)yourself socially is the worst thing you can do. Connecting with others can help you realize everyone has struggles and that people are there for you.  ____40.__ Connection can help you improve your mood.

A. Forget perfect.

 B. Don’t forget perfect..

 C. It is scientifically proved that exercise can improve your mood.

 D. See a friend, call a family member or just smile at strangers passing by.

 E. Pen and paper can provide you with a special place to express your feelings.

 F. When you take time to enjoy all the good things, you can’t help but feel good.

 G. Only by competing with yourself to be a better you can you get where you want to be.

 The young man bears himself with wisdom and courage. Several times already he ______ particularly valuable to the company.

   A. is proving           B. is proved        C. has been proved     D. has proved