_{The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean，so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever．He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him．}

_{The next morning he said to the men，“Have you provided me with that sunset?”}

_{“No，sir，” the men answered．}

_{The director was angry．“Why not?”  he asked．}

_{“Well，sir，” one of the men answered，“we’re on the east coast here，and the sun sets in the west．We can get you a sunrise over the sea，if necessary，but not a sunset.”}

_{“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted．“Go to the airport，take the next flight to the west coast，and get one.”}

_{But then a young secretary had an idea．“Why don’t you photograph a sunrise，” she suggested，“and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”}

_{“That’s a very good idea!” the director said．Then he turned to the camera crew and said，“Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”}

_{The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director．“Here it is，sir，” they said，and gave it to him．He was very pleased．}

_{They all went into the studio．“All right，” the director explained，“now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye．Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”}

_{The “sunset” began，but after a quarter of a minute，the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.}

_{The birds in the film were flying backwards，and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.}

_{1．One evening，the director sent his camera crew out ________.}

_{A．to film a scene on the sea}    

_{B．to find an actor and an actress}

_{C．to watch a beautiful sunset} 

_{D．to meet the audience}

_{2．Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?}

_{A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.}

_{B．Because he was angry with his crew.}

_{C．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.}

_{D．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.}

_{3．The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ________.}

_{A．it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine}

_{B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening}

_{C．it was more moving than a sunrise}

_{D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset}

_{4．After the “sunset” began，the director suddenly put his face in his hands ________.}

_{A．because he was moved to tears}

_{B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards}

_{C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined}

_{D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine}

 Although this medicine can cure you _______ your illness, it has a bad effect ____you.

A. of; on      B. for; on      C. for; in    D. of; at

The Princess and the Frog is a fairy music that ____ the days when Walt Disney was a person，not a brand． （　　）

A．was dated back to    B．has been dating from

C．dates back to     D．had dated from

Crying marriage?  61   (surprise), isn’t it? Factually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and   62  (remain) in

 fashion   63   the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still 

observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a   64   (necessary) to marriage procedure.

It is very much   65   same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, 

every bride had to cry at the wedding.   66  , the bride’s neighbors would look down upon   67   

as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there 

were cases  68 which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.

In a word, crying at wedding is a   69   by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding 

through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the   70   (arrange) marriages of the old days of 

China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and 

even their miserable life.

 He found it increasingly difficult to read, ________ his eyesight was beginning to fail.
A. though                     B. for                          C. but                                D so

Lost  iPhone

Unexpectedly, I lost my white iPhon5s in Midtown on Friday night,. It had a blue green cover on it. There are many pictures of my son on it, and I’m heartbroken，Please return, no questions asked. Reward.Reply to: -2652255359@craigslist.org

Do you need a babysitter that you can trust?

My name is Tina. I am a responsible babysitter that you can trust. If you are looking for someone dependable and affordable I am that person! I HAVE MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE (including disabled children) !  I am a retired Home Health Aid and absolutely love children. I work with my sister Iris who has also 20+years as a teacher’s assistant. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETINC YOU! Available 24 hours and flexible with fees! I am fully bilingual—Spanish/English. Please email me or call 712-867-7688.

I babysit only at home

I accept children from all ages. Fee starts from $100-$150 a week depending on the hours. 

I am very flexible and my fee can change. Feel free to contact me via email or on my cell phone 566-67-1873 and we can work something out.

Part-time Chinese Babysitter Wanted

Part-time Chinese speaking babysitter needed to assist with one-year-old twins and to perform some light house work as needed. Assistance needed Fridays and occasional weekends. Please provide your salary expectation. College students are welcome to apply.

Reply to:comm-encbq-2652113885 @craigslist.org

4. Who posted the lost and found information?

A . A mother      B. A kind woman   C. A heartbroken girl     D. A parent

5. If you want to send your kids to the babysitter’s home, you can find one in______.

  A. Ad 1          B. Ad 2           C. Ad 3                D. Ad 4

6. What do we know about Tina?  

   A. She can speak two languages.         B. She lives alone now.

   C. She takes care of children over 3.      D. She used to be a teacher’s assistant. 

7. An applicant accepted by Ad 4 will have to         .

   A. be able to speak two languages         B. be a college graduate

   C. work every weekend                 D. look after two children

 I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we 　　　 well. 

A. look out        B. stay up     C. carry on         D. get along

Teens Spring Events at San Francisco Public Library

GREAT TEEN BOOK SWAP

Sunday,March 19,2017-2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

FREE hook!Just leave us a review.

Here's how it works: Every Thursday,the librarian will bring out several books and allow teens the chance to look through them for one that you'd like to keep.You will,in turn,swap us a review of the book by the end of the month.

For ages 12-18.

For more information,contact Dorcas at dorcas.wong@sfpl.org.

THE MIX BOOK CLUB!

Sunday,March 19,2017-4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Teens aged 13-18 are welcome to The Mix at SFPL Book Club!We read a different book each month that you help choose.This month we're reading The Sun is Also A Star,by Nicola Yoon.New members and drop-ins are always welcome!

For more information,please e-mail catherine.cormier@sfpl.org or call (415)557-4404.

THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY BY HENRY JAMES

Sunday,March 19,2017-6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Please join Chinatown's World Literature Book Club for an enjoyable discussion of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.This famous novel follows the young,free-spirited heiress,Isabel Archer,as she travels from New York to Europe.

CARTOONING & GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP

Saturday,March 25,2017-2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Join teaching artist and cartoonist Aaron Southerland for a cartooning and graphic novel workshop.Students will learn to create their very own cartoon and comic characters through advanced drawing techniques.

This is a Reading,Writing & Poetry program from SFPL.We love reading/sharing/creating words.

21.What will teens have to do at GREAT TEEN BOOK SWAP?

A.Exchange a book of their own.                                 B.Look through some books they keep.

C.Share a review of the book they choose.                 D.Contact Dorcas at dorcas.wong@sfpl.org.

22.What can we infer about THE MIX BOOK CLUB?

A.This event takes place 12 times a year.                   B.Only those who book seats are welcome.

C.Writers read their books to participants.                  D.Nicola Yoon,a writer,will help choose books.

23.What will happen at Chinatown's World Literature Book Club?

A.Drawing contests.         B.Writing.                                C.Character creating.       D.Discussion.

24.What is mentioned in each event?

A.Teens' ages.                  B.Names of the books to be read.   C.Book reviews.               D.Opening and closing hours.

 He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found         of them again.

A. neither     B. either     C. each     D. all

At the graduation ceremony, the headmaster required the graduates to raise their competitive _______ in modern society.

A． spirit                    B． intention

C． ambition             D． awareness

1 have to remind myself that some birds are not meant to be caged.Their feathers are just too bright.And when they fly away, the part of you      _knows it was an offence to lock them  up does feel happy.

A.that              B.who               C.where

  Greg Kloehn , an artist in Oakland ,California is using his skills to help the homeless. He builds very small shelters that make life on the streets a little more comfortable. The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.

   Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses. Several are on the roadside near an active railroad. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops at one to visit Oscar Young. The two men hug. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects her possessions.

   In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist also attaches a small electrical device to the house. The device is powered by the sun.

   Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man.

   Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors.

24. What are the advantages of the small shelters

①.saving power and energy     ②.decorating the streets where they are

③.protecting possessions of the homeless   ④.earning fame for Mr. Kloehn

A. ①④         B. ①②         C. ③④         D. ①③

25. We can learn from the passage that

   A. Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20 tiny houses

   B. the shelters are immovable

   C. the government has got involved in the action

   D. an act of kindness has made people simple and grateful

26 . What kind of person is Greg Kloehn

    A. modest and funny                   B. kind and creative

    C. generous and rich                   D. helpful and  proud

27. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. An artist makes a living by designing small shelters.

   B. A more comfortable shelter on the streets.

  C. An artist creates homes for the homeless.

  D. Helping others makes the world more beautiful.

You ______ write the poem down. Our teacher will give us a copy soon.

A. mustn’t         B. can’t         C. shouldn’t     D. needn’t

  After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled(回忆), Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said , ‘You have to let me in .’ ”

“Impressed--she was a National Merit (全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil--Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.

On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled(炮击) the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.

“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Mrs. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”

    Mrs. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was , absolutely who she was and what she believed in :cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” “So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism,” her mother said.

21. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can infer that ________ .

A. Yale was her last choice

B. Marie Colvin was confident of herself

C. Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin

D. Marie Colvin was good at persuading

22. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life ?

a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.

b. She was admitted to Yale University.

c. She studied in Brazil as an excellent student.

d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.

e. She began to take an interest in journalism.

A. d→e→c→a→b                     B. b→c→d→e→a

C. e→d→c→b→a                     D. c→b→e→d→a

23. From the last paragraph, we can know that Mrs. Colvin ________.

A. dislikes the choice of her daughter. B. cares little about her daughter.

C. knows her daughter very well.              D. doesn’t fully appreciate her daughter.

24. What can be the best title of the text ?

A. Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area.

B. Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case

C. Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest.

D. Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria.

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.  不规范答题者不给分。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Lily，

I am so pleasant to have a word with you about what you are going through right now. It is natural that people often miss your parents the first time they leave home. The fact is you cannot live with your parents forever. Most people had to leave home for higher education or employment. It is important that you should realize that present separation contributes to the healthy and optimistic personality.

You need to make friend in school and share ideas with those live closest to you now. Because you will still，miss your parents，your new friends will bring happiness and joy to your new life. Beside，I suggest that you enjoy yourself by taking an active part in various activities in school，from whom you will get much pleasure.

Wish you happiness every day.

Faithfully yours，

Editor

 To make a good speech you must first 　　　 your ideas very carefully. 

A. organize    B. settle     C. report                 D. speak

     It is very important for us to practice our English listening unless we want to

learn and use English well. Here I want to recommend an useful English

programme—VOA Special English.

     There are several reason why do I think VOA Special English is good for

beginners.

     Firstly, the vocabulary of VOA Special English is strict limited in 1500 basic

 words used by Americans. Most students may have such a vocabulary.

     Secondly, the sentence structures using in VOA Special English is quite simple，

making it easy to understand.

     Last but not least, the broadcasters of VOA Special English spoke very slowly,

much slowly than Standard English.

A. Control of Respiration

B. Basic tips for preserving cut flowers

C. Role of Respiration

D. Most Important Aspect of Flower Care

E. Need for Clean Water

F. Ways of Stopping Respiration

61. __________

       While everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around his house, few people know how to keep them for as long as possible. This may be done by keeping in mind a few simple facts. The key to keeping fresh cut flowers for a week or more without floral preservatives (which contain biocides that kill bacteria and fungus) is to keep the water fresh and the stems free of air pockets so they can continue to draw up water.

62. __________

       An important thing to remember about cut flowers is that they are sensitive to temperature. For example, studies have shown that cut carnations(康乃馨) retain their freshness eight times longer when kept at 12℃ than when kept at 26℃. Keeping freshly harvested flowers at the right temperatures is probably the most important aspect of flower care.

63. __________

       Flowers are not intended by nature to live very long. Their biological purpose is simply to attract birds or insects, such as bees, for pollination (授粉). After that, they quickly dry up and die. The process by which flowers consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide, called respiration (呼吸), generates the energy the flower needs to give the flower its shape and color. The making of seeds also depends on this energy. While all living things respire, flowers have a high level of respiration. A result of all this respiration is heat, and for flowers the level of heat relative to the mass of the flower is very high. Respiration also brings about the eventual death of the flower. Thus the greater the level of respiration, the sooner the flower dies.

64. __________

       How, then, to control the rate at which flowers die? By controlling respiration. How is respiration controlled? By controlling temperature. We know that respiration produces heat, but the reverse is also true. Thus by maintaining low temperatures, respiration is reduced and the cut flower will age more slowly.

65. __________

       Another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is the quality of the water in which they are placed. Flowers find it difficult to “drink” water that is dirty or otherwise polluted. Even when water looks and smells clean, it almost certainly contains harmful substances that can endanger the flowers. To rid the water of these unwanted substances, household chlorine bleach (含氯漂白剂) can be used in small quantities. It is recommended that 15 drops of chlorine bleach (at 4% solution) be added to each liter of water. The water and solution should also be replaced each day.

    I enjoy  61__  (climb) mountains whenever I can find the time to do so．Tom and Mike are my best friends，both of  62 ___ also like sports．Two years ago，the three of us  ___63 (go) up to Mt．Lushan. Instead of taking a bus，which is  64 ___ (comfortable)，we preferred to climb．We started from the foot of the mountain early in the morning， 65 ____ (chat) all the way．After about one and a half ___66__ (hour) climbing，we saw two mountain paths before us．We could not decide ___67 ___to choose．In the end，we took the right path，thinking that might be a short cut．But we were wrong．We could not find our way out，  _68 ___(lose) in the mountain．We had to use our hands and feet to make a way．We began to cry for help  __69 __nobody answered．It was not until darkness  __70__  (fall) that we found a right path leading up to a paved road．

 I’m very lucky to have a comfortable life, ______ there’s always food on the table, heat in the winter, and, above all, love in the house.

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