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     Mistakes are common in our life. But attitudes on them may make a difference.

I still remember how my spoken English improved. At the beginning, I always kept

silently in the oral class to avoid to making mistakes. Before long my teacher knew

about my situation. He encouraged me to speak out that I wanted to speak. Whenever I

made mistakes and felt discouraging, my teacher and classmates will help me find out

how I could avoid it in the future. Practice makes perfect. With time went by, I built up

my confidences, and now I can talk fluently in English. Just as saying goes, mistakes are

where success lies. We just need to learn a lesson from the mistakes.

A storm swept through several villages in Texas last week, destroying sixteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

"I was eating with my wife and children," he said, "when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened."

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

"There was no time to take anything," she said, "A few minutes later, the roof came down."

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelter.

21. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?

    A. 7.         B. 15.         C. 16.        D. 38.

22. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

    A. He was in bed.                       B. He was on the roof.

    C. He was outside the house.            D. He was inside the house.

23. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

    A. Good Soldiers                          B. Clever People

    C. A Terrible Storm                              D. A Lucky Woman

 The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than         in the newspaper.

A. it               B. those            C. one                  D. that

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

A. Once                B. Since

C. Though              D. Unless

Book 1

The Moustache Grower’s Guide

Written by Lucien Edwards

    This guide, with tons of pictures and tips from professional competitors, will help men everywhere achieve the moustache of their dreams. Included are instructions for how to grow and keep 30 classic and modern moustaches. Crustache or Pyramid looks sharp with skinny jeans and glasses.

Book 2

Moonwalking with Einstein

Written by Joshua Foer

As a science reporter covering the US Memory Championship, Foer became attracted by the secrets of the competitors, like the present world memory champion, Ben Pridmore. With the help of experts, Foer learned how to transform the kinds of memories he forgot into the kind his brain remembered naturally. The skills he mastered made it easier to remember information, and Foer’s story shows that the tricks of the masters can be mastered by anyone.

Book 3

Vaclav and Lena

Written by Haley Yanner

    It introduces us to Vaclav and Lena, two Russian kids who, even as teenagers, recognize that they’re in love with each other. The pair dreams of performing a magic show on the Coney Island, but just as they’re set to make their first performance, Lena disappears. In the years that follow, Vaclav never stops wondering where Lena could be. Then on her seventeenth birthday, the truth is uncovered.

Book 4

The Art of Instruction

Written by Katrien Van

Wall charts were fundamental tools of classroom instruction throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collected here for the first item in one book are over 100 of these wonderful educational posters in the history of science, art, and design.

Book 5

The Hunger Games

Written by Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Longago the districts started war on the Capitol and were defeated. And each district had to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called The Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen–year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The rules and level of audience participation may change but one thing is sure to continue: kill or be killed.

29. According to the passage, Crustache and Pyramid are _____.

A. the names of two men        B. two types of moustaches

C. two clothing brands          D. two professional competitors

30. What can we know from the text?

A. Book 3 introduces the first successful magic show of a young couple.

B. Ben Pridmore suffers greatly from his poor memory.

C. Joshua Foer is the present world memory champion.

D. There are a great many pictures in Book 1 and Book 4.

31. Which of the following words best describes Katniss Everdeen’s feeling?

A. Ashamed     B. Hopeless     C. Regretful     D. Relieved

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

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

Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum.  Every night, he would hand me his     21    and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”
    I was    22    to do it. At age five , this dull task brought me such   23   . I would excitedly turn the tap     24    and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would    25   affectionately(亲切地) at me and place the comb on his wallet.

Two years later, Dad started his own   26    , which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to    27   .  Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became  28   with him for placing our family in trouble. With   29   , an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home   30   .  As usually I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said ,“Hey, would you help me   31    my comb?” I looked at him a while, then  32  the comb and headed to the sink.

It hit me then: why, as a child,   33   Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to   34    the evening with Mum and me. It    35    a happy and loving family.

I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and   36   placed his comb on his wallet. But this time , I noticed something     37   . Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled,    38    his smile was still as    39   as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good   40  for his family.

21. A. bag	B. wallet	C. comb	D. brush
22. A. annoyed	B. relieved	C. ashamed	D. pleased
23. A. joy	B. sadness	C. courage	D. pain
24. A. out	B. over	C. in	D. on
25. A. stare	B. smile	C. shout	D. laugh
26. A. family	B. business	C. task	D. journey
27. A. progress	B. change	C. improve	D. form
28. A. satisfied	B. delighted	C. mad	D. strict
29. A. time	B. patience	C. speed	D. ease
30. A. occasionally	B. early	C. frequently	D. rarely
31. A. sharply	B. repair	C. clean	D. keep
32. A. dropped	B. took	C. handed	D. threw
33. A. watching	B. letting	C. helping	D. hearing
34. A. find	B. lose	C. waste	D. spend
35. A. affected	B. broke	C. meant	D. supported
36. A. firmly	B. hurriedly	C. casually	D. carefully
37. A. different	B. exciting	C. interesting	D. urgent
38. A. for	B. or	C. so	D. yet
39. A. convincing	B. heartwarming	C. cautious	D. innocent
40. A. origin	B. life	C. reputation	D. education

Though they met for the first time，they talked ________ they were good friends.

A．even if     B．as if     C．even though      D．if only

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

Forgiveness

To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

 16   Try the following steps.

Calm yourself. 17   You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature or someone you love.

Don’t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. _18__Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain.Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the help, beauty and kindness around you.

 19 If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.

Don’t forget to forgive yourself. _20__ But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.

A. Why should you forgive?

B. Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

C. How could you start to forgive?

D. Try to see things from your offender’s angle.

E. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

F. To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique.

G. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.

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

BUS SERVICE

New York City — Brennan, New Jersey (Trip time: 30 minutes each way ) Timetable 

●Buses leave the Railway Station, New York 7:00 a.m. and every half-hour thereafter(此后) until

11:30 p.m. (7 days a week).

●Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m. to 10:40 p.m. (7 days a week ).

●Evening rush hours(5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) buses leave the Railway Station, New York every 15 minutes (Monday — Friday).

●Holidays: buses leave every hour on the hour time, each direction.

All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York, or at the Brennan Station Window before boarding buses.

9. What time does a bus leave New York for Brennan every Thursday?

A. 10:20 a.m.    B. 6:30 a.m.

C. 6:45 p.m.    D. 4:40 p.m.

10. Which is the latest bus you should take from Brennan if you have to arrive at the Railway

Station,  New York before 4:00 p. m. on Monday?

A. The 3:20 p. m bus    B. the 3:00 p. m bus

C. The 3:30 p. m bus    D. The 3:40 p. m bus

11. What time does a bus leave Brennan for New York on Christmas Day?

A. 1:00 p. m    B. 9:40 a. m

C. 3:15 p. m    D. 8:30 a. m

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.