On our first anniversary,Jack bought a bottle of Casaque,an expensive cologne（古龙香水）for me."We agreed to save the money for your postgraduate education",I said somewhat half-heartedly as I took it out from a beautifully-wrapped packet."I am unable not to give something_41_to the world’s most beautiful bride,honey!"I held it to my_42_,and smelled the most pleasant flavor I could ever_43_.Looking down at my_44_blue jeans and ugly, ragged tennis shoes,I wondered if I could ever be worthy of it.But I would_45_.I used only a little of it every time _46_Jack graduated and our life was financially easier.It’s a_47_the foolish love of a young husband.

Then one day three-year-old Jim was sitting on the floor_48_the empty cologne bottle His lips wet,he was making a(n)_49_face.He drank my_50_cologne!"Jack,come quick,"I cried,"can cologne_51_my baby?Jim drank the rest of it!""It's mostly just alcohol,honey,"Jack_52_me.Little Jim was fine,and my concern for my child was_53_.I now felt _54_to see the empty cologne bottle.

A few weeks later,Jack bought another bottle of my beloved cologne.I_55_it as much as I had done to the earlier one._56_,it became three-quarters empty.I thought it best to buy mother_57_.But the shop assistant told me that there wasn’t even a maker of that brand any more.

Now I only use my special cologne on very important occasions,because there will be_58_to replace it when these last few precious_59_are gone.But from the bottom of my heart it's not three-quarters empty but still one-quarter full.Perhaps if I'm very careful,I can_60_using it for the rest of my life.

41.A.special                 B.terrible               C.practical                   D.cheap

42.A.nose                   B.eye                    C.hand                        D.mouth

43.A.afford                   B.imagine              C.touch                       D.describe

44.A.clumsy                B.unique                      C.faded                       D.stylish

45.A.act                             B.try                    C.insist                        D.withdraw

46.A.unless                  B.even if                      C.until                         D.even after

47.A.cost                     B.consequence       C.standard                   D.symbol

48.A.looking for           B.holding              C.reaching for              D.filling

49.A.amused                B.excited              C.awful                       D.happy

50.A.precious                      B.poisonous          C.dangerous                 D.magical

51.A.attract                  B.hurt                   C.frighten                    D.please

52.A.criticized              B.encouraged               C.educated                   D.comforted

53.A.relieved                B.increased            C.confirmed                 D.developed

54.A.grateful                B.nervous             C.heartbroken                     D.desperate

55.A.resisted                 B.wasted                     C.protected                  D.prized

56.A.So                        B.Still                   C.Otherwise                 D.Therefore

57.A.bottle                   B.brand                 C.flavor                       D.color

58.A.some                   B.none                C.another                     D.more

59.A.quarters                      B.packets              C.drops                       D.shops

60.A.turn to                B.devote to        C.count on                 D.decide on

To prevent the deserts coming near, China has planted billions of trees---to replace destroyed forests and as barriers against the sand. This isn’t a cure, though, say experts, as thirsty trees can make the problem worse by taking in groundwater.

“Planting trees is one way, but it isn’t that simple. It doesn’t solve the basic issue of water resources,” says Wu Bo, a professor. “We need to calculate how much water the trees will absorb, or else it could have a negative effect.”

Villagers in Zhengxin have taken on this challenge, with limited success. When the irrigation channels began to run dry, Lu Xianglin switched from wheat to cotton on his land. He also planted trees to protect his fields from sandstorms. He says he still gets good yields（产量） using flood irrigation and earns a good income for his family.

Other farmers haven’t stuck it out（坚持到底）: about one in three have left Zhengxin in the past 10 years after their wheat crops died. Young people who can find jobs in the towns rarely return.

Last week, Mr Lu joined the other men in his village on a government-arranged trip to see the land that has been set aside for their relocation, nearly 40 miles to the south. The next day, he was back, shaking his head at the plan. The idea of uprooting his family troubles him, as does the idea of giving up the land that fed his forefathers. He prefers to stay and keep up the fight.

“With enough water, this problem can be solved,” Lu says. “We can plant trees and grass, and they will grow bigger. That will stop the desert.”

Experts say that farmers could switch to drip irrigation （滴灌）to lessen their water intake for growing crops. Elsewhere in the region, farmers have built brick greenhouses as part of a plan to grow vegetables using less water. Roadside signs urge farmers to “Save Water, Protect the Environment”.

28. The negative effect of planting trees in deserts is that __________.

   A. it can make groundwater become less   

B. it can prevent the sand moving freely

   C. it can stop crops growing well          

D. it can get the soil to become poor

29. Why did Mr. Lu NOT accept the idea of relocation?

   A. Because the plan of relocation will cost him much money.

   B. Because his family had trouble moving away.

   C. Because he was reluctant to give up his land.

   D. Because he would rather stay than fight against the deserts.

30. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. The deserts drive more and more people to leave their homes for their lives.

   B. People have no means to fight against the land becoming desert.

   C. Water is the biggest barrier for people to stop the desert.

   D. Planting trees cannot solve the problem of desertification of farmland.

31. What advice is given by experts to save water?

   A. To plant more trees.        

B. To build greenhouses.

   C. To change crops.          

D. To use drip irrigation. 

Scientists have found that the risk of getting cancer and heart disease is reduced when we take part in physical activity—and now they've found cycling to work is one of the best activities to do this.

The study linked using two wheels with a halving of the risk of cancer and heart disease.It also showed that walking had some benefits over sitting on public transport or taking the car.Cycling to work is already popular in many cities across the world.Some authorities have built cycle lanes.as well as providing secure places to lock them up.Some companies provide facilities for their employees to get changed and cleaned up when they arrive at work.It all makes good sense—according to people surveyed in this study,regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%,the incidence of cancer by 45% and heart disease by 46%.      

Cycling to work is quicker and cheaper than using public transport.While going to the gym to lose a few pounds takes effort and commitment,cycling has just become part of the work routine.Clare Hyde from Cancer Research UK says,"This study helps to highlight the potential benefits of building activity into your everyday life."

Of course,any exercise is good for you but it's thought that cycling is better than walking because the activity is longer and more intense.Dr.Jason Gill,from the University of Glasgow,said,"You need to get to work every day so if you build cycling into the day,it essentially takes willpower out of consideration."You don't need to wear skin-tight lycra clothes,as long as you wear the most important accessory,a helmet.

28.The passage mainly focuses on       .

A.the benefits of cycling                                B.the advantages of sports

C.the changes of lifestyle                                          D.the prevention of cancer

29.What can we learn from paragraph two?

A.Walking is similar to sitting in a bus.             B.Cycling to work has gained popularity.

C.Cycling to work causes more spending.                   D.City governments need more bicycles.

30.What is the advantage of cycling to work compared to going to the gym?

A.It is longer and more intense.                       B.It helps to lose more weight.

C.It can be part of daily life.                                   D.It is quicker and cheaper.   

31.According to Dr.Jason Gill,       .

A.cycling is the only exercise beneficial to health        B.walking is more tiring than cycling to work

C.cycling to work requires expensive accessories              D.willpower is not a problem if you cycle to work

 The white building, _______threats to pull it down, is now a private house in the possession of a retired professor.

  A. to survive              B. survived        C. surviving        D. having survived

Like many thickly populated urban neighborhoods, Lincoln Park also has rats. A lot of rats. “Every night when I walk down the sidewalk, I see rats, ” says 36-year-oId Kelly McGee, who has come to accept this aspect of city living. “It’s an urban area; I don't know what else we can expect.”

McGee lives just down the block from the old Children's Memorial Hospital, which is about to be torn down as part of a massive redevelopment project. “Construction all over the city often disturbs rats that are living underground,” says Lincoln Park’s City Council representative, Alderman Michele Smith. “Every developer has to do active rat reduction on site, ”Smith says. Already, there are poisonous and inviting food boxes all around the old hospital complex. But the developer of the hospital site still warned residents in a recent community meeting that when digging begins later this month, the rat problem could be awful.

Victoria Thomas, who lives a few miles north of Lincoln Park in Chicago’s Lake View neighborhood, says she tried everything from underground fencing to poison traps to wipe out rats, but nothing worked until she got some cats. From the first day she got the cats, Thomas says the rats started to disappear.

“The cats will kill off a great deal of the initial population of the rats, ”says Paul Nickerson, who manages the Cats at Work program for Tree House Humane Society. “And through spreading their pheromones, a chemical produced by an animal, the cats will keep other rats from filling their absence.” Nickerson says that is what makes the cat program so successful in keeping rats away for the long term. ” The rats are far from stupid. They smell the cats’ pheromones so they’ll stay out of the cats’ territory(领域).”

After Smith highlighted the program in a recent newsletter, Nickerson and Tree House Humane Society have been getting lots of calls from people seeking their own cat colonies. That means a lot more wild cats that might otherwise be killed out of pity will be cared for while doing something that they love: hunting rats.

33. What is McGee’s attitude towards the rat problem?

A. Indifferent         B. Tolerant         C. Annoyed        D. Frightened

34. What does the underlined word in the last but one paragraph refer to?

A. Rats’ stupidity.                        B. Tree House Humane Society.

C. Cat’s nature of killing rats.               D. The smell of cat’s pheromones.

35. What does the last paragraph suggest?

A. The program is a win-win thing.          B. Cats should be taken good care of.

C. Wild cats are more skilled at hunting.      D. It’s important to keep the ecological balance.

Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment. 
    My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table. 
    I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.
    I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being. 
32. Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule? 
A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated. 
B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working. 
C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better. 
D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone. 
33. The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ______. 
A. keep her appointment with the eye doctor
B. meet her father who was already an old man
C. join in the holiday celebration of the company
D. finish her work before the deadline approached
34. The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. abandoned             B. lacked              C. avoided           D. wasted

35. What is the best title for the passage? 
A. The Emotional Well-being    
B. The Two Saddest Words
C. The Most Useful Rule     
D. The Peace of Mind

Jack Armstrong sat up in the secondhand hospital bed that had been placed into a corner of his home in Cleveland. Jack had been in the military for five years when the war in the Middle East started. He’d survived his first tour in Afghanistan and earned a Purple Heart. After that he’d weathered several tours of duty in Iraq, one of which included the destruction of his Humvee while he was still inside. That injury had won him his second Purple. And he had a Bronze Star on top of that for rescuing three fellow soldiers and nearly getting killed in the process. After all that, here he was, dying fast in his house in Ohio.

His goal was simple: just hang on until Christmas. He sucked greedily on the oxygen coming from the line in his nose. Jack knew that one day soon it would be turned off because he’d be dead. Before Thanksgiving he was certain he would last another month. Now Jack was not sure he could make another day.

But he would.

“I have to.” He thought to himself.

“Jack, Jack honey?”

His wife Lizzie was bending down in front of him. She was still beautiful, though her looks had taken on a fragile edge. There were dark circles under her eyes and recently stamped worry lines on her face. Jack was the one dying, but in a way she was too.

His youngest child, Mike, toddled(蹒跚) in and climbed on his dad’s lap, resting his head against father’s sunken chest. Jack slowly slid his arm around his two-year-old son. Little fat fingers grasped his forearm, and warm breath touched his skin. It felt like the sharp point of needles, but Jack simply gritted(咬紧) his teeth and didn’t move his arm because there wouldn’t be many more of these embraces. He slowly turned his head and looked out of the window, where the snow was steadily falling. It was truly beautiful.

He took his wife’s hand.

“Christmas,” Jack said in a breathless voice. “I’ll be there.”

“Promise?” said Lizzie, her voice beginning to break.

“Promise.”

24. What made Jack win his highest military award?

A. Saving his fellow soldiers.

B. Driving a damaged Humvee.           

C. Surviving his Afghanistan tour.     

D. Being in the military for five years.

25. What did the author mean by saying that Jack’s wife, Lizzie was dying?

A. She was full of regrets.

B. She was defeated by life.

C. She suffered the same disease.           

D. She experienced worry and sadness.

26. How did Jack feel when Mike grasped his forearm?

A. Encouraged.             B. Relieved.          C. Painful.         D. Comfortable.

27. What does the whole passage mainly tell us?

A. Jack’s survival in several wars.                    

B. Jack’s struggle against the illness.

C. Jack’s family’s strong love for him.                   

D. Jack’s faith in medical treatment.

Had it not been for the haze(雾霾) weather phenomenon, there _____ fewer car accidents in Beijing then.

   A. were        B. would be       C. may be      D. would have been

Everyone wants to be happy, but not everyone can make it. Do you want to have a good mood every day? If so, the following steps will be useful to you.

Be grateful.

___16___ They can be simple things like the purple flower on the sidewalk, the beautiful sunset, and the hot shower you take every day. When you have a grateful heart, you’11 cherish them and be naturally filled with happiness.

___17___...

When you put your mind, heart and soul into what you’re doing, you’re creating a happiness state—called the “flow”. When you’re living in the flow, you’re less likely to mind what others may think about you, and less bothered by unimportant things. The result? More happiness, of course!

Become a problem solver.

Happy people are problem solvers. ___18___ Instead, they face up to the challenge and channel their energies into finding a creative solution. By becoming a problem solver, you’ll build up your self-confidence and your ability to accomplish whatever you determine to do.

Practice forgiveness.

Hatred and anger are forms of self-punishment. When you forgive, you’re    actually practicing

kindness to yourself. ___19___ Everyone makes mistakes. It’s through our mistakes that we learn and grow to become a bigger and better person.

Give back.

Doing good is one of the surest ways to feel good. According to Harvard, when people do good, their brains become active in the very same reward center that is stimulated when they experience other rewards. ___20___

A. Go with the flow.

B. Focus on what you are doing.

C. And most importantly, learn to forgive yourself.

D. When they face a challenge in life, they don’t fall into a sad state.

E. When they meet with difficulties, they will solve them on their own.

F. So It’s not a surprise that people who care more about others are happier.

G. Slow down, look around, and pay attention to the little details in your life.

It was a lovely Sunday morning. I had  41  to take my daughter to the local playground while my wife  42  at home with the youngest. The moment we got there, my daughter  43  for the swings and asked for a push. As I was helping my daughter to go higher and higher, I noticed another little girl trying  44  to get her own swing going.

I gave my daughter one big  45  and then walked  46  to her asking if she needed any help. She said “yes!” I soon had her feet  47   towards the clouds while she laughed happily.  48  we returned home, I was  49  worn out, but my  50  were still flying higher than those swings.

Two years later, I went to  51  my kids as usual after a long-day hard work from the local grade school. I stood exhaustedly watching for my children  52  suddenly I felt two tiny arms  53  around my stomach. I looked down and there was the little girl from the playground  54  towards me. She gave me one more big hug before heading off to  55  her school bus. As I watched her back, I didn’t feel quite so tired  56  and my spirits were once again soaring in the heaven.

In this life every single bit of love we  57  finds its way back to us again. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom in the soul  58  it was planted. It may take seconds or it may take years. The law of love is never broken  59 . What we sow, we harvest. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the joy we  60  will always come back to bless us. 

41. A. preferred                B. tried                      C. intended                  D. volunteered

42. A. left               B. stayed                C. wanted                   D. felt

43. A. headed              B. ran                        C. walked                   D. turned

44. A. in need             B. in wonder              C.in peace                   D. in vain

45. A. hug               B. push                     C. ball                      D. smile

46. A.       forward             B. away              C. over                              D. down

47. A. lifting               B. taking                   C. flying                     D. running

48. A.       By the time      B. Up till now         C. At a time                 D. So far

49. A. mentally            B. physically              C.       especially              D. totally

50. A. hearts               B. minds                C. spirits                     D. brains    

51. A. pick up             B. look for              C. watch out               D. attend to

52. A.       when             B. while                    C. before                    D. as

53. A. wrap                B. pat                     C. look                              D. walk

54. A. showing up       B. smiling up          C. pointing out             D. running out

55. A. find                        B. search                   C. catch                      D. drive

56. A.       once more         B. much more            C. no more                  D. any more

57. A. seek                        B. share                    C. have                       D. hold

58. A. when               B. what                     C. which                     D. where

59. A. already             B. though                  C. however                 D. still

60. A. enjoy                B. possess              C. own                              D. create

When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station．When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street．But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University．And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.

Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination．Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents．There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house．Liz was the only member of the family who had a job．Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old．The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life．Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

Liz went back to school．She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless．At night, she lived on the streets．“What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being．I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on．She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”．She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University．But Liz decided to leave her top university for a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS．“I love my parents so much．They are drug addicts．But I never forget that they love me all the time.”

Liz wants moviegoers （影迷） to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”．

56．In which order did the following things happen to Liz?

a．Her Mum died of AIDS．

b．She worked at a petrol station．

c．She got admitted into Harvard．

d．The movie about her life was put on．

e．She had trouble finding a place to sleep．

   A．b, a, e, c, d          B．a, b, c, e, d                 C．e, d, b, a, c   D．b, e, a, d, c

57．What decision did Liz make that changed her life?

A．To write Breaking Night.

B．To go to the best university.

C．To live through the difficult time.

D．To live a different life from her parents’．

58．When she wrote, “What drove me to live on … I had only experienced a small part of the

   society”, she meant that ________.

A．she had little experience of social life

B．she could hardly understand the society

C．she would do something for her own life

D．she needed to travel more around the world

A Guide to the University

Food

The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.

If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.
Relaxation

The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.

Health

Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.

Academic Support

All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.

Transportation

The TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping center, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.

28. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?

  A. Do homework and watch TV       B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts

  C. have meals and meet with friends    D. Add money to your ID and play chess

29. Where and when can you cook your own food?

  A. The McMillan Hall , Sunday.           B. The Lower Café, Sunday

  C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday         D. The Globe, Friday

30. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre  _________.

  A. is open six days a week              B. gives advice on mental health 

C. trains students in medical care        D. offers services free of charge

31. How can you seek help from the Writing Center?

  A. By filling in a sign-up form             B. By applying online

C. By calling the center                D. By going to the center directly

 ________, I'm glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you.

A. In case           B. In a way           C. In return        D. In relief

Six Sigma is a process that helps companies focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and services．The word“sigma”is a statistical term that measures how far a given process falls short of perfection．The central idea behind Six Sigma is that if a company can measure how many “defects”they have in a commercial production process，they can systematically figure out how to get rid of the problems and get as close to“zero defects”as possible．

Training and teamwork are fundamental elements of the Six Sigma methodology．In other words，companies need to have their team leaders and team members trained to carry out the Six Sigma processes．They must learn to use the measurement and improvement tools．They also need to learn communication skills necessary for them to involve customers and suppliers and to serve their needs．

Six Sigma was developed in 1986 by Motorola，an American telecommunications company．Engineers in Motorola used it as an informal name for a plan to reduce faults in production processes．A few years later，Motorola extended the name“Six Sigma”to mean a general performance improvement method，beyond purely“defect reduction”in the production process．In 1995，Jack Welch，CEO of General Electrics(GE)，decided to adopt Six Sigma in GE；and by 1998 GE claimed that Six Sigma had brought about over three-quarters of a billion dollars of cost savings．

By 2000，Six Sigma was effectively established as an industry in its own right，involving the training，consultancy and practicing of Six Sigma methodology in all sorts of organizations around the world．Organizations as diverse as local governments，prisons，hospitals，the armed forces banks，and multi-national corporations have been adopting Six Sigma for quality and process improvement．

32．According to the passage，what is“Six Sigma”?

A．A digital device to speed up production processes．

B．A set of techniques for quality and process improvement．

C．A program for training business leaders and employees．

D．A near-perfect process in business communication．

33．The underlined word“defects”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______．

A．faults    B．ideas    C．measures   D．products

34．Which of the following best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Team leaders are responsible for training．

B．Measurement and improvement tools must be used．

C．It’s necessary to learn communication skills．

D．It’s important to have a well-trained team．

35．Which of the following is true?

A．Six Sigma was invented by Jack Welch．

B．Six Sigma has existed for about 30 years．

C．General Electrics began to adopt Six Sigma in 1998．

D．Six Sigma is adopted only by international corporations．

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注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Lucy,

I am very glad to hear from you. In your letter, you asked me about gyms in our city.

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                                                                                  Yours,

                                                                                  Li Hua

 ______ of the time _______ used up.

   A. Two thirds; are                   B. Two thirds; has been  

C. Two third; is                     D. Two thirds; have been

    No trip to South Korea is complete without a visit to its fascinating theme parks.  For those who assume that amusement parks are just playgrounds teeming with kids, South Korea’s theme parks are sure (25)______(change) their minds.

With their charming garden plantations, hot springs and exciting rides, they offer travellers a romantic and exciting getaway.  Within the appropriate driving distance from the Korean capital Seoul, there are three theme parks worth (26)______ (visit)—Lotte World, Everland and Seoul Land.

Everland, the (27)______(large) theme park in South Korea, covering various areas like Festival World, Caribbean Bay and Speedway.  It is such (28)______  huge park that you will have to plan in advance where you are investing your time there. 

Lotte World, (29)_____ designer was determined to create a wonderland for fun-seekers, consists of Lotte World Adventure, and movie theatres. You (30)______ also take part in activities such as ice-skating or bowling there.

(31)______ travellers want, South Korea is there to provide. Hop on a heart-stopping ride, amuse yourself in one of the theme parks or simply enjoy a relaxing hot spring bath.  Come and visit South Korea now!

Below is an entry taken from an English dictionary．

46. “Be careful not to scratch the furniture”most probably means “Be careful not to           ”．

    A. remove any marks                     B. damage its surface

    C. make any noises                      D. change its position

47. The word "scratch" in "It took us some time to scratch the paint from the wall.” has the same meaning as

in“       ”．

    A．We scratched some of the dirt away.     

B．The car's paintwork is badly scratched

    C．The dog kept scratching at the door to go out    

D．She scratched at the insect bites on her arm.

48. “She had scratched because of a knee injury” might imply that “She couldn't        ．

    A．take part in a race                  B．cancel a prepared activity  

    C．make a living                        D．make enough money

49. When the French girl says “I learned German from scratch for six months”, she means she        ．

    A．had previously well prepared         B．was unsatisfied with her German

    C．knew no German before that           D．found few materials available

 At a young age, Darrius Simmons fell in love with the piano. As he watched others play, he was    1    by the joy the piano gave them. He wanted to experience that, too, but knew for him it would be a/an    2   .

“I decided at age 10 that I wanted to learn how to play the piano,    3    it was going to take a little bit    4    work for me to learn,” Simmons says. “I knew most people had 10 fingers while I had four, yet I was pretty    5    I could make it work.”

The Warren, Ohio teenager was born with a genetic    6    called ectrodactyly (先天性缺指畸形). He has three fingers on his right hand and    7    finger on his left. But it didn’t    8    Simmons from following his    9   . With no formal training, Simmons taught himself by ear how to play the piano. He practiced and practiced, finding a way to    10    the keys with four fingers while mastering the pedals with his prostheses(假肢).

Simmons knew he would have to    11    his own style of playing. “I couldn’t base it    12    the technique of somebody who has 10 fingers. It just wouldn’t    13   .” He says. “That’s    14    it was hard for me to take piano lessons. It’s very    15    for somebody who has learned how to play with 10 fingers to adjust and teach me with only four.”

The now 18-year-old not only learned how to play and read music but also began composing.

His mother, Tamara Simmons, isn’t surprised by Darrius’    16   . She knows how focused and    17    he can be.

From mastering music to beating    18    challenges, Darrius Simmons sets out to    19    the world. “I like to be somebody’s    20   ,” he says. “If I play in front of a whole crowd and I see one person smile, that’s a job well done.”

1．A．frightened         B．amazed                   C．interested               D．disturbed

2．A．challenge          B．opportunity             C．fortune                   D．trouble

3．A．while                B．but                         C．and                        D．therefore

4．A．more                B．much                     C．fewer                     D．less

5．A．surprised           B．worried                  C．sure                       D．glad

6．A．condition          B．environment           C．situation                 D．tendency

7．A．one                  B．two                        C．three                      D．five

8．A．encourage         B．prevent                   C．remove                  D．change

9．A．actions              B．roads                      C．instructions             D．passions

10．A．reach              B．repair                     C．remove                  D．clean

11．A．adopt              B．abandon                 C．develop                  D．change

12．A．by                  B．in                          C．through                  D．on

13．A．support           B．run                        C．operate                   D．work

14．A．why                B．because                  C．when                     D．whether

15．A．easy                B．tough                     C．funny                     D．stupid

16．A．ideas               B．creations                 C．difficulties              D．achievements

17．A．kind               B．determined             C．talented                  D．generous

18．A．spiritual          B．mental                    C．physical                 D．emotional

19．A．please             B．persuade                 C．inspire                   D．cheer

20．A．partner            B．symbol                   C．aim                        D．motivation