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Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich’s series about brash and beautiful New Jersey bounty hunter(赏金猎人)Stephanie Plum has readers addicted. Start with One for the Money and follow the number titles to follow Stephanie’s adventures.

Jackson Brodie Mysteries by Kate Atkinson

Atkinson’s literary thrillers are will written, intelligent and suspenseful. Jackson Brodie is a detective who solves cases in Scotland and England, and the books also have plenty of personal details about Brodie. No need to read these novels in order, although there are some connections from book to book.

Alex Cross Novels by James Patterson

Patterson's Alex Cross series started with Along Came a Spider in 1993 and has been keeping readers entertained ever since. Patterson writes short chapters from several viewpoints, keeping the pages turning as readers solve homicides with this likable detective.

Kinsey Milhone Mysteries by Sue Grafton

Starting with A is for Alibi, Grafton has written an alphabet of mysteries starring detective Kinsey Milhone. These murder mysteries are fast and fun.

The Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris

Dead Until Dark is the first book in Charlene’s Southern Vampire series, which inspired the HBO TV series True Blood. These novels are fast and sexy, but well written and full of interesting characters. If you like vampires(吸血鬼) or supernatural elements in stories, this is the series for you.

1.If you are interested in books about adventure, you’d like to read _______.

A. Kinsey Milone Mysteries B. Alex Cross Novels

C. Stephanie Plum Novels D. The Southern Vampire Series

2.Which of the following is NOT the name of a book?

A. True Blood. B. Along Came a Spider.

C. One for the Money. D. A is for Alibi.

3.Whose books don’t need to be read in order?

A. Janet Evanovich’s. B. Kate Atkinson’s.

C. Sue Grafton’s. D. James Patterson’s.

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In many big cities, a lot of old people keep birds, cats, dogs and other animals in their houses. These animals are friendly to the old people and never leave them. So the old people love them and see them as their good friends or families.

It’s not difficult to keep these lovely animals at home. But you have to take them to animal hospitals to give them needles (注射), so they won’t get ill or they will make people ill. Now there are lots of animal food stores here and there. People can buy good animal food for their animals there. Old people can buy animal food on the phone or on the Internet. But it’s a little more expensive.

Sometimes it’s kind of dirty and dangerous to keep animals. They sometimes look dirty and smell terrible and can be dangerous. For example, an old woman in Shanghai lost her life on the street for her pet dog.

Maybe old people in big cities have many reasons to keep these nice and clever animals. They may feel lonely when their children leave. And these pets can be their great helpers. They are their good friends and help them in many things.

1.Old people love these animals because they are _________.

A. nice and lovely         B. can be great helpers

C. are not difficult to keep D. are friendly to them

2.If people don’t give the animals needles, the animals may ________.

A. be ill B. run away

C. not eat food  D. make people unhappy

3.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How to keep pets. B. Pet animals in big cities.

C. Old people and their pet animals. D. Friendly and nice pet animals.

On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that 42% of Americans could be overweight by 2030. Our expanding waistlines lead to not only a medical problem, but according to a recent article In The New York Times, it could also endanger personal safety in some situations—in an airplane crash, for example.

The New York Times’ Christen Negroni reports that engineers and scientists are questioning whether airplane seats are adequately constructed to protect overweight travelers. Government standards for airplane seat strength(强度)— first set moe than 60 years ago — require that the seats be made for a passenger weighing 170 pounds (77kg). Today, the average American man weighs nearly 194 pounds (88kg) and the average woman 165 pounds (75kg). Negroni reports:

“If a heavier person completely fills seat, the seat is not likely to behave as intended during a crash,” said Robert Salazar, the leading scientist at the Center for Applied Biomechanics at the University of Virginia. “The energy absorption that is built into the aircraft seat is likely to be overpowered and the passengers will not be protected properly.”

“Nor would the injury be limited to that passenger only,” Dr. Salzar said. “If a seat or a seat belt fails,” he said, “those people who are seated nearby could be endangered from ‘the uncontrolled movements of the passenger’.”

Most complaints about airplane seats focus on their lack of comfort and high ticket price, and whether overweight passengers should be made to buy two seats. But The New York Times’ article brings up another reason to feel anxious about flying. Investigators of the issue got in touch with the airplane seat and seat belt makers, but they refused to comment on the problem. Experts agreed that crash testing should be done with overweight dummies (人体模型). Both airplane seats and seat belts should be tested, they said.

Fortunately, however, according to Nora Marshall, a senior adviser at the National Transportation Safety Board, the board’s investigators have never seen an accident involving a commercial plane in which the weight of a passenger was a problem.

1.What is the article in The New York Times mainly concerned with?

A. The size of airplane seats and seat belts.

B. Safety of overweight airplane passengers.

C. Airplane crashes involving commercial planes.

D. A medical problem caused by being overweight.

2.Robert Salzar would probably agree that .

A. overweight passengers should buy two seats

B. the government should help produce safer planes

C. standards for airplane seat strength should be raised

D. passengers should know how to protect themselves

3.We can learn from the text that .

A. airplane seat makers have taken action now

B. there are few complaints about airplane seats

C. those seate near the overweight may suffer too

D. only a small number of airplane accidents involve the overweight

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Why Do Passengers Feel Anxious about Flying?

B. Will 42% of Americans Be OVERWEIGHT BY 2030?

C. When Will the Overweight Enjoy Their Flight?

D. Are Airplane Seats Safe Enough for the Overweight?

Over the years I have received many Christmas gifts. However, the best one I’ve ever received was presented by a________ I never knew his name and I only had______with him for less than 60 seconds, but the moment changed the_______I think about people and Christmas.

I______Black Friday sales. It’s often lots of people______the shops merely to pick up bargains. Their intentions are completely unrelated to the______time of year.

It was one Black Friday morning several years ago______my wife and I went to the local department store to purchase a child’s______for our son. W e stood with a very large crowd,_____ for the manage to blow the whistle. On hearing the______, people were all scrambling(争先恐后)to get the bargains. I______my opportunity and lifted one of the boxes containing bikes_______I felt some mild resistance. I looked______to see one of the largest gentlemen I’d ever seen in my life. “Frightening” was not the world to_______his presence. I unwillingly______the box but, to my surprise, he gently pushed it back in______direction. Our eyes made contact and he gave me a ____smile, saying, “Merry Christmas.” My wife and I went to the______and paid for the bike. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was much the best Christmas gift I’d ever received. A simple______of kindness from a stranger______all stereotypes(成见)and prejudices I may have had. I’ll never forget it.

1.A. friend B. colleague C. stranger D. brother

2.A. fun B. argument C. conversation D. contact

3.A. way B. habit C. attitude D. pattern

4.A. enjoy B. forget C. hate D. expect

5.A. breaking into B. crowding C. getting into D. wandering

6.A. joyful B. discouraging C. annoying D. busy

7.A. since B. when C. before D. until

8.A. toy B. book C. box D. bike

9.A. preparing B. looking C. waiting D. crying

10.A. whistle B. bell C. screams D. cheers

11.A. missed B. saw C. offered D. quitted

12.A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Occasionally D. Suddenly

13.A. down B. up C. through D. forward

14.A. introduce B. state C. describe D. say

15.A. take away B. take down C. put away D. put down

16.A. his B. its C. my D. another

17.A. friendly B. regretful C. frightening D. special

18.A. exit B. checkout C. store D. stand

19.A. act B. behavior C. word D. movement

20.A. deepened B. replaced C. cleaned D. removed

“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ____ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ____. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers _____money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ____ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ____ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’”another newsboy Chad told Jason. “____ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ____ out and get your money,” Chad said.

It was a new ____ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ____ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ____ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was___ a poor newsboy, he had been ____ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ____. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ____ smile that he sold sixteen dozen the day before. He added that Jason ____ money because he would not tell a lie. The boy

___ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” Jason felt hurt. A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ____.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.”

A week later Jason started his new ____. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.A. shops B. coins C. people D. copies

2.A. open B. heavy C. broad D. weak

3.A. instead of B. free of C. in search of D. in charge of

4.A. coat B. card C. flower D. cake

5.A. gave in B. broke down C. carried on D. moved off

6.A. difficulty B. failure C. goal D. trick

7.A. And B. But C. Since D. As

8.A. before B. since C. though D. unless

9.A. call B. take C. sell D. get

10.A. story B. idea C. battle D. task

11.A. bread B. nest C. seeds D. freedom

12.A. concerned B. astonished C. content D. determined

13.A. still B. already C. just D. also

14.A. taught B. offered C. awarded D. allowed

15.A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose

16.A. proud B. gentle C. fortunate D. modest

17.A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved

18.A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. glared

19.A. quietly B. gratefully C. fondly D. modestly

20.A. duty B. business C. discovery D. work

You may have done something wrong, but now you're willing to make things right. 1. If you want to make sure that your apology is effective and doesn’t cause even more hurt, follow the advice below to write a fantastic apology.

State what your letter is about. It’s a good idea to begin by letting them know that this letter is an apology. If you don’t want them to be confused about why you’re writing or what you’re going to say, say something like: “2.”.

State your mistake. Now that you’re apologizing, say what you’re apologizing for and why it was incorrect. 3.. By fully putting it out there in the open, the person that you’re apologizing to will know that you do really understand what you did.

4. This is one of the most important parts of an apology but can be the hardest to say. What you do need to do is admit your responsibility for your mistake openly and without reservation(保留). You might have had good reasons for doing what you did but that shouldn’t keep you from saying that your actions caused someone to get hurt.

Offer a solution that will lead to change. Just saying that you’re sorry isn’t really enough. What really gives an apology some power is finding a way to solve the problem in the future. 5.. When you offer a plan for change and how you’re going to go about it, this shows the person that you’re really serious about making the situation better.

A. I’m sorry if your feelings got hurt.

B. I want to write you a letter to apologize.

C. Accept responsibility.

D. Be very exact and descriptive.

E. An apology letter is a great way to start making amends(修补)for a mistake.

F. It is never too late to make an apology.

G. This is better, even, than just saying that it will never happen again.

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