--- Sorry for not answering your call. I ___________ a meeting.

--- It doesn’t matter.

A.had B.was having C.would have D.have had

—Sue feels stressed, and she doesn’t know ________ about it.

—She can get help from her friends, parents or teachers.

A.who to talk B.what to talk

C.what to talk to D.who to talk to

—Too bad weather! I don’t think I can go swimming tomorrow.

—If you________go, ________I.

A.don’t; neither do B.won’t; neither will C.don’t; so will D.don’t; neither will

—It won’t take long to clean up after the party if we all volunteer to help.

— That’s right. ________.

A.The sooner begun the sooner done B.Something is better than nothing

C.The early bird catches the worm D.Many hands make light work

— The railway station, please. I have to be there in ten minutes.

—________, but I’ll do my best.

A.No problem B.I can’t promise C.I can’t do that D.OK

For years, Peter Smith was disturbed by the memory of an accident that caused the death of one of his ___________, Oliver. After that, his wife left him and he ___________ his job. But suddenly the news about him_______. his wife came back and he found a new job.

One day he told me_______ had changed his life. “After the accident, I thought that nobody could forgive what I had done. The thought of my mistake _________ my smile. It put a _______ between my wife and me.Then I had a/an _______ visit from the person I was afraid most to see—the mother of the classmate who died. “Years ago,” she said, “ I found it in my heart to have forgiven you. So did Oliver and your friends.” She paused, and then said_______ “Peter, you are the one who hasn’t forgiven_______.” I looked into her eyes and found kindness. For the first time in my life I felt worthy to love and be loved.”

It is lucky of Peter to get forgiveness of his __________. But forgiving doesn’t mean denying(否认) what happened. Instead, it means __________them honestly, realistically.

Can a person be all-forgiving and still be human? A scientist spent four years in a prison camp(集中营) of Germany. His parents, his younger sister and elder brother were killed by Nazi. He has every reason to__________. Yet he is filled with a love of life that he passes on to everyone who knows him. In his book, he said “In the beginning, I was filled with hated. __________ I realized that in hating I had become my own__________. Unless you forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no meaning.” Forgiveness is truly the saving grace, which gives the people who make mistakes a chance to__________them.

1.A.teachers B.classmates C.workers D.officers

2.A.got B.left C.lost D.took

3.A.started B.changed C.worked D.went

4.A.what B.how C.which D.why

5.A.took away B.put away C.gave away D.threw away

6.A.bridge B.house C.wall D.door

7.A.unusual B.surprising C.unexpected D.friendly

8.A.seriously B.carefully C.directly D.sadly

9.A.myself B.himself C.yourself D.herself

10.A.excuses B.mistakes C.failures D.lessons

11.A.facing B.seeing C.finding D.receiving

12.A.forget B.forgive C.hate D.kill

13.A.Yet B.Only C.Still D.Then

14.A.classmate B.enemy C.friend D.teacher

15.A.avoid B.correct C.improve D.cure

TYPING

This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours .Bring your own paper.

Course fee（费用）:$125 Materials:$25

Two hours each evening for two weeks .New classes begin every two weeks. This course is taught by a number of professional business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.

Course fee:$75 Jan.4,7,11,14,18 Wed.& Sat. 9:00-11:30 a.m. Equipment fee:$10

David is a professor of Computer Science at Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in computer field.

STOP SMOKING

Do you want to stop smoking ? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.

Course fee:$30 Jan.2,9,16,23 Mon.2:00-5:00 p.m

Dr John is a practicing psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

1.How long will the STOP SMOKING course last?

A.For four weeks. B.For three hours. C.For a week. D.For twelve weeks

2.If you want to learn about computers and the same time you want to improve your typing, how much will you pay for it?

A.$200. B.$150. C.$235. D.$180.

3.What’s the special difference between the TYPING course and the other two?

A.You will pay less money. B.You will take a test after the course.

C.It takes less time. D.People with different skill levels may learn at different speed.

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called "Brownie". My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.

One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up (咬破) one of my Dad's shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, "Bad girl," she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course, she'd let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.

Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.

1.We can know that Brownie from Paragraph 2.

A.would eat anything when hungry B.felt sorry for her mistake

C.loved playing hide-and seek D.disliked the author's dad

2.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?

A.She was treated as a member of the family. B.She played games with anyone she liked.

C.She was loved by everybody she met. D.She went everywhere with the family.

3.Some people got frightened by Brownie when she .

A.smiled B.barked C.rushed to them D.tried to be funny

4.Which of the following best describes Brownie?

A.shy B.generous C.brave D.caring

Alice Munro is the first Canadian citizen to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Munro was born into a farming family in Ontario in 1931. The family was very poor.

Munro did a lot of physical work as a young girl. She started writing stories in her teens and studied journalism and English at the University of Western Ontario. She published in many magazines starting in the 1950s. in 1968, she published Dance of the Happy Shades, a collection of short stories. In 1971, she published a collection of stories Lives of Girls and Women, and in many of the stories she talks about her poor relationship with her mother.

Since her first book in 1968, Munro has won many awards, including the 2009 Man Booker International Prize, with the 2013 Nobel Prize as her biggest honor. But Munro doesn’t see herself as a talented writer.

“I have many notebooks that include this terrible clumsy(笨拙的) writing. I often wonder, when I look at these first drafts(草稿), if it was meaningful to do this at all. I’m the opposite of a writer with quick gift.”

“Alice Munro is mostly known as a short story writer and yet she brings as much depth, wisdom and precision(精确) to every story as most novelists bring to a lifetime of novels.” The Man Booker judging committee said.

Munro became world-famous for writing about everyday people. “Here we have a world prize being won by someone who writes about housewives in Vancouver(温哥华), booksellers in Victoria, bean farmers in Huron Country and accountants and teachers and librarians— common Canadian people, and she turns it into magic,” said Doug Gibson, Munro’s publisher.

“After many years, many collections and many wonderful stories, readers may feel they know everything about Alice Munro, especially as so many of her characters live lives similar to her own. In fact, we know very little about her. This is one of the reasons readers are crazy about Munro. This other reason is that she is so good.” said Anne Enright from Guardian.

1.As a Nobel Prize winner, Alice Munro is most famous for ?

A.The mystery of her personal life B.her hard childhood

C.writing short stories D.her quick gift for writing

2.What do we know about Munro’s writing?

A.It is full of depth and wisdom. B.It usually tells lifetime stories.

C.It only cares about the life of women. D.It is about wealthy and famous people.

3.Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened in Munro’s life?

a. She published Lives of Girls and Women

b. She won the Man Booker International Prize.

c. She studied at the University of Western Ontario.

d. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

e. She published Dance of the Happy Shade.

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

4.What does Paragraph 6 mainly talk about?

A.Magic created by Alice Munro. B.Characters in Munro’s stories.

C.Life of common Canadian people. D.Alice Munro’s special writing style.

Say you’re sitting around with some friends playing video games and someone mentions a game that happens to be one of your favorites. “Oh, that game’s easy. So not worth the time,” one of your friends says.The others agree. Although you enjoy the game quite a lot, not wanting to argue with them, you go along with the crowd.

You have just experienced what is commonly referred to as peer pressure（同伴压力）, also called peer influence. You will adopt a certain type of behavior, dress, or attitude in order to be accepted as part of a group of your “peers”. As a teen, you are likely to have experienced the effect of peer pressure in a number of different areas.

We are all influenced by our peers at any age. For teens, as school and other activities take you away from home, you may spend more time with your friends than with your family. As you become more independent, your peers naturally play a greater role in your life.

According to Dr. Casey from Cornell University, teens are very quick and accurate in making decisions on their own and in situations where they have time to think. However, when they make decisions in the heat of the moment or in social situations, their decisions are often influenced by factors like peers. In a recent study, teen volunteers played a video driving game, either alone or with friends watching. The researchers discovered that the number of risks teens took more than doubled when their friends were watching, compared with when they played alone. This shows that teens may find it more difficult to control risky behavior when their friends are around, or in situations where they are extremely angry. Just as people can influence us to make unwise choices, they can also influence us to make good ones. A teen might join in a volunteer project because his or her friends are doing it, or get good grades because his or her friends think getting good grades is important. In fact, friends often encourage each other to study, or try out for sports.

While we are always influenced by those around us, the decision to act or not is up to us. So when it comes to decision making, the choice is up to you.

1.According to the passage, Dr. Casey probably agrees that teens ____________.

A.like to play driving games with their friends

B.prefer situations where they have time to think

C.may take more risks when their friends are around

D.are slow in making decisions when they are on their own

2.The words “in the heat of the moment” in Paragraph 4 probably mean “_________”.

A.when teens avoid possible risks B.when teens trust their judgment

C.when teens lose control over their anger D.when teens give consideration to situations

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Teens are eager to be different from their peers.

B.Peer pressure has effects on both teens and adults.

C.Peer pressure does more harm than good to teens.

D.Tees think it challenging to get good grades at school.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Peer Pressure: Is It Necessary to Deal with It?

B.Peer Pressure: Is It Possible to Get Away from It?

C.Peer Pressure: Its Benefits to Teens and Friend Making

D.Peer Pressure: Its Influence on Teens and Decision Making