Every year, billions of kilograms of fresh produce are wasted in the United States. Meanwhile, millions of poor Americans go hungry, without access to healthy and affordable meals.

Evan Lutz is enthusiastic about correcting that social injustice. And he combines that goal with enthusiasm for business, Lutz is CEO and founder of Hungry Harvest, a business which collects and sells “ugly” produce. These are fruits and vegetables that most food companies would throw away. More than six billion pounds are wasted each year due to surface imperfections.

So I’ll give you an example.” Lutz says, “ If you go to a grocery store you will see all the produce lineup shiny, perfect, of the same size and color. But on a farm, everything doesn’t grow the same way. So all that stuff that doesn’t grow the same way often gets thrown out. And what we do is take all that normally gets thrown out because of its odd size or shape, box it up and deliver it to our customers once a week.”

For Evan Lutz, giving back to others came from his upbringing.

“When I was growing up my parents taught me the values of giving back, and giving is a lot more powerful than receiving. We sell produce with a purpose and that doesn’t just mean we reduce food from going to waste. We lire people that were formerly in prison or were formerly injured or sick living in homeless shelters. They really wanted to get back on their feet for a second chance in life.”

Evan Lutz is really happy to be realizing great mission that he thinks can really revolutionize the food industry in America.

25. The social injustice in Paragraph 2 refers to the fact that_______.

   A. vegetables and fruits that don’t taste good get wasted.

   B. much produce gets wasted while many Americans starve

   C. grocery stores only sell produce of the same size

   D. poor Americans can not afford healthy food

26. What business does Hungry Harvest mainly do?

   A. Deliver food for free

   B. Raise money for the poor

   C. Collect “ugly” produce and sell it.

   D. Buy “ugly” produce and process it.

27. Why does Evan Lutz hire those people mentioned in Paragraph 5?

   A. To lower labor costs    B To increase productivity

   C. To offer them a job     D. To enjoy a better reputation

28. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

   A. Creating More Jobs for the Less Fortunate

   B. Putting Healthy Food on Dinner Table

   C. Making Profits from Shiny Produce

   D. Giving Unused Produce a Purpose

A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she __16__ play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill._17__  she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and  __18__  all day about how wonderful and exciting   __19__ must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some  __20__  skill and sensibility(识别力)，she __21__ her mother for a bike ride __22__ the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, __23__ her keeping close to the house and not __24__ too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew __25__ where she was heading! __26__ the hill and across the valley, she rode to the __27__ of the golden house.

__28__ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path __29__ to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she __30__ that all the windows were __31__ and rather dirty.

So __32__ and heart－broken，she didn't go any further. She __33__，  and all of a sudden she saw an amazing __34__．There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she__35__that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

16．A. might        B．should      C．would        D．must

17．A. Unless       B．Although    C．Since         D．But

18．A. dreamed      B．worried     C．asked         D．shouted

19．A .this          B．that         C．it            D.  which

20．A. different      B．scientific    C．musical        D．basic

21．A. begged       B．blamed      C．invited        D．paid

22．A .inside        B．outside      C．through       D．along

23．A. insisting on    B．relying on   C．arguing about   D．wondering about

24．A. traveling      B．running     C．riding         D．walking

25．A. madly        B．rapidly      C．exactly        D．possibly

26．A. Over         B．Down       C．Around       D．Beside

27．A. windows      B．steps        C．center        D．gate

28．A. Until         B．As          C．While        D．Because

29．A. getting        B．introducing   C．leading       D．moving

30．A. felt           B．learned       C．concluded    D．found

31．A. transparent     B．bright        C．plain        D．wide

32．A. anxious       B．angry         C．serious      D．sad

33．A. turned around   B. cheered up    C．settled down   D．dropped in

34．A. hill           B．valley        C．background   D．sight

35．A. imagined      B．decided       C．realized      D．guessed

A. positive   B. tear       C. secure     D. frustrated   E. reduced  F. stick

G. separate  H. deserved   I. stillness    J. score        K. pulled through

  A family is not a compromise, or a second best, it is a magical identity that makes us more together than we can ever be apart. So please – do not break this family apart. In human relations it’s almost never a good thing to turn away from each other, to put up walls, or to __41___ new lines on the map. Why would we take one Great Britain and turn it into __42___ smaller nations?

What is that an answer to?

How will that help the ambitious young people who want to make their mark on the world or the pensioner who just wants security or the family relying on jobs make in the UK? Let no-one fool you that ‘Yes’ is a __43___ vision. It’s about dividing people; it’s closing doors; it’s about making foreigners of our friends and family. This isn’t an optimistic vision. The optimistic vision is of our family of nations staying together there for each other in the hard times coming through to better times.

We’ve just __44____a great recession together. We’re now moving forward together. The road has been long but it is finally leading upwards and that’s why I ask you to vote No to walking away. Vote No and you are voting for a bigger and broader and better future for Scotland and you are investing in the future for your children and grandchildren. So this is our message to the people of Scotland.

We want you to stay. Head and heart and soul, we want you to stay. Please don’t mix up the temporary and the permanent. Please don’t think: I’m __45____ with politics right now, so I’ll walk out the door and never come back.

If you don’t like me – I won’t be here forever. If you don’t like this Government – it won’t last forever. But if you leave the UK – that will be forever.

Yes, the different parts of the UK don’t always see eye-to-eye.Yes, we need change – and we will deliver it. But to get that change, to get a brighter future, we don’t need to__46____ our country apart.

In two days, this long campaign will be at an end. And as you stand in the __47____ of the polling booth, I hope you will ask yourself this. Will my family and I truly be better off by going it alone? Will we really be more safe and __48____? Do I really want to turn my back on the rest of Britain, and why is it that so many people across the world are asking: why would Scotland want to do that? Why? And if you don’t know the answer to these questions – then please vote No.

At the end of the day, all the arguments of this campaign can be ___49___ to a single fact. We are better together. So as you reach your final decision, please don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t be a proud Scot and a proud Brit. Don’t lose faith in what this country is – and what we can be. Don’t forget what a great United Kingdom you are part of. Don’t turn your backs on what is the best family of nations in the world and the best hope for your family in this world. So please, from all of us: Vote to __50____ together. Vote to stay. Vote to save our United Kingdom.

Last March my dad told us that there was a chance he would be deployed （部署，派遣）overseas. My brother and I didn't think anything of it and forgot his   41  . Two weeks later, Dad didn't come home on time. We didn't think it was serious  42  it wasn't the first time. We waited, and  43  at midnight Dad came in. We asked where he'd been. He just     44   , “I am leaving tomorrow for Afghanistan（阿富汗）.”
   Hearing that, we were in  45  , thinking that this could not be happening to us. But when he started  46   his desert uniforms we knew it was for real.
   He sat us all down and my brothers and I had a discussion about  47   we were going to do while he was away. And then we  48   and helped him get ready. We  49  his uniforms and talked more about what we needed to do. We didn't get to sleep   50   4 a.m. Therefore, my dad called school to  51   we were not going to be there that day.
   We took off for Madison  52  he would check in and get ready to leave. When we got there the official told us that he  53   leave until 5 p.m. We had our last  54  together and then headed to the airport. We were told it was time to leave. We hugged him and said    55  . 
   “ 56  is going to happen to me, and I love you,” he said. Then he was  57  . We left the airport not saying anything to each other.
   My dad is  58  gone, and he won't be home for a while. He talks to us  59  on the phone. I hope that my story makes you think about your own family now and what  60  to you. 

41. A. promise           B. words                               C. birthday                D. appointment

42. A. when                B. though                         C. that                        D. since

43. A. finally               B. gradually                      C. constantly                    D. actually

44. A. whispered              B. wept                             C. replied                  D. screamed

45. A. excitement             B. shock                                  C. relief                            D. peace

46. A. packing           B. wearing                        C. searching                    D. mending

47. A. how                  B. when                                   C. whether                D. what

48. A. woke up          B. cheered up                        C. stayed up                     D. turned up

49. A. removed         B. ironed                                 C. sewed                          D. chose

50. A. until                 B. over                             C. in                           D. after

51. A. confirm            B. announce                           C. deny                      D. explain

52. A. when                B. that                               C. where                           D. why

53. A. couldn’t           B. wouldn’t                       C. needn’t                 D. mustn’t

54. A. meal                 B. weekend                      C. talk                        D. lesson

55. A. apology           B. hello                             C. thanks                   D. good-bye

56. A. Anything          B. Everything                          C. Nothing                 D. Something

57. A. missing                   B. gone                             C. lost                        D. puzzled

58. A. still                   B. even                             C. ever                      D. yet

59. A. seriously         B. frequently                           C. loudly                           D. occasionally

60. A. belongs                  B. appeals                        C. counts                   D. happens       

With the year coming to an end, a vacation is inescapable. Travelling in winters is never easy. Though air travel might sound as the most convenient way for winter travel, it also has its own shortcomings. The season of cold sometimes interrupts your travel plans.    36   We bring to you tips to keep in mind if you are air travelling in winters.

Early flights are on time

Early morning flights have been found to be more on time than the ones later in the day.    37   Any delay in the flight schedule during the day leads to a series of delay, the best way to avoid it is to fly early.

   38   

Partner airlines can help you in times of delayed flights. Some airlines work in association with its partner airlines. In case your flight gets cancelled or delayed you can ask for a seat in the partner airline, provided that your airline supports it.

Join a club

   39   When your flight gets delayed for hours you can access those clubs in the airport rather than being stuck in the terminal. Also, accessing to different travel agents is easier from the clubs as they assist you with various options available.

Consider a travel agent

At times when you are stuck with situations where your flight is delayed or cancelled, instead of dealing directly with the airline staff, it is best to lay the responsibility on your travel agent.    40   

A. Remember to phone bravely

B. Partner airlines can help

C. A member of a club is the best choice for most flyers on the whole

D. Flights get cancelled or delayed beyond what you have to deal with

E. Though you would have to wake up very early, yet it would rid you of a lot of troubles.

F. Your travel agent will act on your behalf and solve the issues so you needn’t solve the issues yourself.

G. Joining a club will surely make you pay some money, but if you are a frequent flyer, it is the best choice for you

Don’t __ that all those who get good grades in the entrance examination will prove to be most successful.

A. take as granted       B. take this for granted

C. take that for granted D. take it for granted

Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock(有现货的), the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”

Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

46. The underlined sentence “the price is a secondary consideration” in the first paragraph means when a man is shopping ______.

　A. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear

　B. he buys whatever he likes without considering its value

　C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things

　D. he often buys things without giving the matter proper thought.

47. What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants?

　A. He buys a similar thing because of the color he wants.

　B. He usually does not buy anything.

　C. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.

　D. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.

48. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?

　A. Men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do.

　B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.

　C. The time they take over buying clothes.

　D. Men go shopping based on need, but women never.

A pill that creates the desire to exercise?

Scientists have discovered a compound that could make sit-ups and StairMasters as attractive as snacks and the sofa.

36．   Obesity-related conditions (heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer) comprise (包含) the nation’s leading causes of death. When it comes to the competition between food and exercise, food clearly wins the blue ribbon.

But it’s not for lack of desire. Type in “motivation to exercise” in Google and prepare yourself for 61,900,000 results. It’s just hard to get into the rhythm of going to the gym. So hard, in fact, that people often opt (挑选) for wacky (古怪的) weight loss fads (黄素腺嘌呤二核苷酸) (diet goggles, anyone?) and questionable diets instead (hello, feeding tube diet).   37．

But as researchers are struggling to create safe and effective weight loss drugs, what if there was a pill to make you want to work out?    38．    A team of Swiss researchers found that when a hormone in the brain called erythropoietin (Epo) was elevated (提升) in mice, the mice were more motivated to exercise.

“Here we show that Epo increases the motivation to exercise,” said Max Gassmann, D.V.M., a researcher involved in the work from the Institute of Veterinary (兽医的) Physiology, Vetsuisse-Faculty and Zurich Center for Integrative (综合的) Human Physiology at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.

Pop a pill and champ at the bit to hit the gym?   39．   , obviously, but also mental health disorders for which exercise is known to improve symptoms.

“If you can’t put exercise in a pill, then maybe you can put the motivation to exercise in a pill instead,” said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., editor-in-chief of The FASEB Journal, which published the research.

“As more and more people become overweight and obese, we must attack the problem from all angles. Maybe the day will come when gyms are as easily found as fast-food restaurants.”

40．

A. But they are in their own ways.

B. Or, they simply surrender to obesity.

C. More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese.

D. As science fiction seemingly comes to life, it may become a reality.

E. This would have remarkable benefits for a wide range of health problems—obesity

F. Some people are very glad to be flattered by others due to overweight and fat

G. Now if they can just come up with a pill that motivates you to clean the house.

As children，we grow up thinking that our parents are heroes and perfect，but as time goes on we come to realize that they are just as human as we are. However，a change in your knowledge of your father doesn^’t have to be the end of your strong connection to him.

*  36   You thought that you knew exactly who your father was. Now that something has changed that，you feel shock and loss. Whatever has caused this change in your knowledge has caused your father to never be the same in your life.   37 

 * Handle the anger. When the shock of this change of view wears off，you may slide into anger. Feeling angry at this point is natural but it is important that you deal with it appropriately and constructively. You don^’t want to damage your other relationships，for example.

* Take some time to look in the mirror. This is a time for self-reflection. Has your father really changed? If so，why are his changes so hard for you to accept compared to those of other people in your life？  38 

* Communicate. When you have a firm handle on your emotions，you need to communicate

With your father. You need to speak to him about how you are dealing with this big change.  39   He may not even be aware of the change，because to himself he is simply human. Discuss things honestly.

   * Rebuild. The relationship you and with your father as a child is gone.   40   Accept that it is gone and start building a different relationship with him. If you give it a chance，your new relationship will be truer，deeper and more loving than the one you had before.

A. Does it make sense to hold on to your childish belief that he is perfect ?

B. Acknowledge the shock.

C. Most importantly，you need listen to him.

D. Speak to a third party to get a different point of view of him.

E. The longer you hold on to it，the harder it will be to build something new.

F. Ignoring or hiding from your pain isn^’t going to help anything.

G. A father is the first male relationship we have in our lives and so is part of who we are.

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注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

3.开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr.Smith,

I've read your advertisement for an assistant teacher for a children's winter camp.________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________                 

Yours,

Li Hua

 Obviously, strengthening strategic partnership is consistent with the ______ interests of the two countries and their peoples.

      A. traditional       B. potential                                       C. fundamental           D. secure

 _______ I went to the South Lake in Hanzhong, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.

    A. For the first time   B. The first time       C. At first             D. It was the first time 

Sleeping in is one of the best parts of the weekend. After a long, exhausting work week, sometimes all you want to do is sleep. On Friday night, you slide under the covers, smiling in anticipation. Now you can finally catch up on your sleep.

Except you can’t. When you open your eyes Saturday morning, it’s still early. If this were a weekday, you’d be up before your alarm. So what’s the deal?

We hate to break it to you, but you’ve pretty much done this to yourself. Your body is very good at recognizing patterns and adjusting accordingly. If you’ve got a 9-to-5 job, you’re getting up early five days a week. This effectively sets your body clock to wake you at a certain time each day. You can shut off your alarm clock, but your body clock will just keep ticking.

There’s another reason that you probably don’t want to think about: You’re just not as young as you used to be. We need less sleep as we get older. Babies need between 16 and 20 hours. Teenagers should (but often don’t) get nine hours a night. Younger and middle-aged adults need eight. In general, the older you get, the harder it is to snooze the day away.

Even if you do manage to sleep in, you may never fully catch up on your sleep. If your body needs eight hours every night and you only get six or seven from Monday to Friday, you’d have to sleep an extra five to ten hours on Saturday to make it up. And experts say even that may not be enough.

The bottom line: Sleep when you can, and enjoy those extra weekend morning hours. Who doesn’t want a longer weekend?

29. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1?

   A. You know that you will oversleep on Saturday morning.

   B. You needn’t get up early on Saturday morning, so you will have a better sleep.

   C. Since you don’t work on Saturday, you needn’t go to sleep as usual.

   D. You know that even though you needn’t get up early on Saturday morning, you will wake

as usual.

30. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

   A. If you have a 9-to-5 job, you are likely to develop a flexible body clock.

   B. Once you have set your body clock, it is not easy to change it.

   C. The author will not break the pattern, but you will do it yourself.

   D. If you adjust your body clock accordingly, you are healthy.

31. Which of the following is the reason why you can’t sleep in on weekends?

   A. You are not willing to admit that you are old.

   B. You need to relax on the weekend.

   C. Your body clock still works on weekends.

   D. You can never get enough sleep.

32. Which is the best title of the passage?

   A. Why can't I sleep in on weekends anymore?

   B. Why can’t I catch up on my sleep?

   C. How to turn off my body clock on Saturdays?

   D. How to get more sleep on Saturday mornings?

Little Tom was frozen with fear when the accident happened, so he just gave some ________answers when asked about what he witnessed.

A. concrete         B. abundant       C. apparent        D. vague

  Alex London Research Laboratory (ALRL) is part of Alex Co., Ltd., a major Australian medicine-making company. Opened in 1992, ALRL specializes in the development of new medicines for the treatment of heart diseases．

   A position is now open for a Research Operations Manager(ROM) to support our growing research team at the new laboratories in Hatfield，due to open in the autumn of 2010．

   Reporting to the Director，you will help set up and run the technical and scientific support services of our new laboratories now under construction．You will be expected to provide expert knowledge about and be in charge of all areas of ALRL’S Health and Safety，and to communicate (沟通)with support employees at ALRL’S laboratories based at University College London．Working closely with scientists and other operations and technical employees，you will manage a small number of research support employees providing services to help with the research activities to be carried out at the new laboratories．

  Candidates(申请人) will have experience of both management and research support／technical services．Knowledge of research operations and excellent communication skills are necessary. Education to degree level is also desirable．

    If you are interested in this position，please send your CV(简历)to Alex London Research

 Laboratory，University College London，Hatfield，London，W1E 6B7 or by email to ALRL@alex.co.uk．

   For more Information．please visit www.alex.co.uk．

29． What can be learnt about the new laboratories from the text?

    A. They have not yet been set up．

    B. They are in Hatfield，Australia． 

    C. They belong to University College London．

    D. They are new workplaces for Australian researchers only．

30． What are the duties of a ROM，according to the text?

A. a，b，c．    B. a，b，d．

C. b，c，d．    D. a，c，d．

31． What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The technical skills of a would—be ROM．

B. The practical experience of a would—be ROM．

C. The personal information of a would—be ROM．

D. The necessary requirements for a would—be ROM．

32． What is the purpose of the text?

A. To describe the job of a ROM．

B. To provide information about ALRL．

C. To announce an open position at ALRL．

D. To make known the opening of the new laboratories．

— Let’s go and have a good drink tonight.

   — ________ Have you got the first prize in the competition?

  A. Thanks a lot.                             B. What for?

  C. Yes, I’d like to.                            D. Why not?

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco，California is one of the world's most beautiful bridges. It is also one of the most visited places in the world. Vehicles cross the bridge an average of 41 million times each year. More than 1800 hundred million vehicles have used the bridge since it opened more than 70 years ago.

   The bridge was painted “International Orange” because that color went well with the natural surroundings. The color also is easier to see in the heavy fog that often covers the area. But the Golden Gate Bridge was not named for its orange color. It was named for the body of water that it crosses，the Golden Gate Strait.

   The Golden Gate Strait is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County，California. Planning for the bridge began in the 1920s when the area around San Francisco was growing. People living in the area needed another way to get to the city besides small ferries(渡船)．

   Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer for the project. Work began in 1934.Mr.Strauss demanded the strongest safety protections in the history of bridge building. These included the first use of “hard hats” to protect the workers' heads and special glasses to protect their eyes.

   A special safety net was suspended(挂)under the bridge. This net saved the lives of 19 men during the construction. However，11 other workers were killed when they fell from the bridge through the net. Still，this was a new safety record for the time.

   The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937.It extends 1280 meters across the water. The total length is 2737 meters. It was the largest suspension bridge(吊桥)in the world until 1964.That is when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in New York City. Today，the Golden Gate Bridge is the ninth longest suspension bridge in the world.
4.The Golden Gate Bridge was named after ________．
   A．the local climate                        B．the color of a paint
   C．the strait it crosses                      D．its natural surroundings
5.The purpose of suspending a special safety net is to ________．
   A．protect the environment                  B．make construction easier
   C．prevent workers from falling              D．save building materials from falling
6.What do we know about Joseph Strauss?
   A．He attached importance to the workers' safety.
   B．His safety measures were not of practical value.
   C．He built the first suspension bridge in the world.
   D．He demanded strong measures to ensure the safety of the bridge.
7.The passage is written to ________．
   A．invite readers to San Francisco           

B．introduce the Golden Gate Bridge
   C．describe how the Golden Gate Bridge was built
   D．tell the story of an engineer called Joseph Strauss

That night, Joe came home very late, dragging his  41  feet, obviously tired. He then sat down by the window,  42  his head.

Hearing her husband, Kay  43  out of the kitchen, but to her  44 , Joe sat, without  45 . Usually, when he came home, he would greet her with a  46  or a hug. Immediately Kay  47  something unusual. She went over to Joe and asked, "Tell me, my dear, what's the  48  news?"

“Well, I have to say that things are not in our  49 . It seems that I have no  50  of defeating my opponent. He's much more  51 , for he's been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he's done a  52  job. Many signs show that he's in the  53  .”

“Oh, well, I still believe you have your own  54 . You're in your forties—the  55  age for a man. You're new, so people have reason to  56  you to do better. So let's go to the voters and tell them, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he'll show you who's the better  57  .’ ”

Their next three weeks were spent visiting different neighbourhoods, going to all kinds of parties, making speeches at universities and gatherings.  58  Jody and Juile, their small children, went from door to door,  59  their request "Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!" The night before the final vote, the whole Hart family were too anxious to sleep. As the final result was declared, their hearts in their mouths, they all  60  and burst into tears.

Joe Hart had become head judge of the state of Texas, USA.

41.A.heavy                  B. long                       C. light                D. slow

42.A. lifting                 B. hanging                   C. raising             D. combing

43.A. stole                   B. watched                  C. rushed             D. walked

44.A. anger                B. joy                         C. surprise           D. disappointment

45.A. hope                  B. moving                   C. patience           D. smile

46.A. sign                   B. wave                      C. word               D. kiss

47.A. sensed               B. said                         C. knew               D. learnt

48.A. lucky                 B. terrible                    C. good                D. horrible

49.A. favour                B. way                        C. place               D. sight

50.A. chance               B. thought                   C. hope                D. wish

51.A. equal                  B. experienced             C. lovely              D. fit

52.A. good                  B. poor                       C. unsatisfactory   D. vital

53.A. success              B. office                     C. lead                 D. post

54.A. chances             B. reasons                   C. rights              D. advantages

55.A. youngest            B. lucky                      C. best                 D. older

56.A. force                 B. expect                    C. order               D. ask

57.A. choice               B. friend                     C. leader              D. person

58.A. Although            B. Therefore                C. As                  D. Even

59.A. asking                B. saying                     C. repeating          D. offering

60.A. left                    B. cried                       C. laughed            D. jumped

A great many parents send their children to pre-schools --- educational programs for children under the age of five. It has been said that this is the time period when the brain does over fifty percent of its growing. This could mean that the learning process should be introduced during these years.

However, the views that different societies hold regarding the purpose of early childhood education are not same. Whereas Chinese parents tend to see preschools primarily as a way of giving children a good start academically, parents in the United States regard the primary purpose of preschools as making children more independent and self-reliant.

Preschools can operate under a guiding philosophy of play-based or academic learning. Play-based programs are guided by the central belief that children learn best through play. Play is thought to build children’s interest and love of learning. Academic programs emphasize reading, math and science, and use structured, teacher-directed activities to promote foundational skills in these areas. In the United States, the best-known program designed to promote future academic success is Head Start. The program, which stresses parental involvement, was designed to serve the “whole child”, including children’s physical health, self-confidence, social responsibility, and social and emotional development.

A recent evaluation suggests that preschoolers who participate in Head Start are less likely to repeat grades, and more likely to complete school in future. Furthermore, graduates of Head Start programs show higher academic performance at the end of high school, although the gains are modest. In addition, results from other types of preschool readiness programs indicate that for every dollar spent on the program, taxpayers saved seven dollars by the time the graduates reached the age of 27.

Not everyone agrees that programs that seek to enhance academic skills during the preschool years are a good thing. In fact, according to developmental psychologist David Elkind, United States society tends to push children so rapidly that they begin to feel stress and pressure at a young age. Elkind argues that academic success is largely dependent upon factors such as inherited abilities and a child’s rate of maturation, which parents can do nothing about. Consequently, children of a particular age cannot be expected to master educational material without taking into account their current level of cognitive(认知的) development. In short, children require development appropriate educational practice, which is education that is based on both typical development and the unique characteristics of a given child.

Why Are Teenagers Always Hungry?

Teenagers who have high activity levels tend to experience more hunger attacks and have higher caloric intake demands. Teens involved in  61  (exhaust) physical activities, such as team or individual sports, skateboarding, or physical labor may need as much as 3,500 calories per day. Many active teens eat large main meals with a lot  62  (small)snacks in between meals. As long as  63  teen’s diet includes plenty of protein, healthy fats, fruit and vegetables, there is no need  64  (worry) about how often their hunger demands

    Some teens are hungry all the time  65  they lack self-control and eat because it is fun, tasty, and relaxing. Comfort foods, such as chips, cookies, and high-fat pre-packaged foods are convenient and  66  (enjoy) because they don’t require preparation and contain appetizing salts, fats and sugars. Some teenagers get in the bad habit of binge (暴食)eating-eating  67  (usual) large amounts of food even when they feel full. Teenagers  68  binge eating problems often feel powerless to stop eating while they  69  (do) it, and feel ashamed afterwards. Parents can help by establishing eating guidelines, purchasing healthy foods and  70  (consult) medical professionals when binge eating become routine.