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All of our classmates are____（祈祷）for good weather for tomorrow’s picnic．
WANT TO HIRE A LONDON BUS?
London United Busways has been carrying Londoners by horse-tram, electric tramway and omnibus since 1894. Today, working for Transport for London, we have over 650 red London buses.
Getting married?
Why not hire a world famous Routemaster and make your wedding truly special? Our classic bus has been re-sprayed to its original condition and fitted out to look like it did in its heyday(全盛时期). Provided with a polite, fully trained driver and conductor and PA system, we can carry up to 70 of your guests.
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We carry fans to and from Richmond Station to Twickenham Stadium for matches and concerts throughout the year. We also operate services to the new Wembley Stadium. Download the pdf document for details of our Stadium Services.
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All the following are the advantages of a Routemaster EXCEPT ____.
A. being newly produced B. a fully trained driver
C. a PA system D. carrying up to 70 guests
If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?
A. A Routemaster. B. A Double Decker bus.
C. A Single Decker bus. D. A horse-tram.
We can learn from the passage that ____.
A. the buses can only be hired through the Internet
B. London United Busways has a history of more than 200 years
C. all the passengers on the Private Hire vehicles should be seated
D. London United Busways provides matches and concerts throughout the year
Where is the text most likely to be found?
A. In a local newspaper. B. In a traffic handbook
C. In a magazine. D. On a website.
Opening week specials at Munchies Food Hall
At the corner of Green and Brown Streets in the city
Monday 7th of January until Sunday, 13th of January 2008
Feast until you’re full ! Come down to Munchies this week to enjoy the special dishes on offer at all of our food outlets. Order from the following:
·Succulent chicken rice ·Spicy satay beef
·Delicious noodle dishes ·Plump park chops
·Seafood specialties ·Crunchy vegetables
·Sweet tropical fruit
Halal food is available at the stall Malay Food Heaven
Win Prizes and Gifts !
·Spend $ 20.00 or more and win instant prizes from our lucky draw box.
·Collect a free party balloon and whistle for each young diner.
·Enjoy a free meal if you are the first customer of the day at any of our stalls.
·Win a holiday to Western Australia. A free raffle ticket is given with every receipt. Just fill in your information and place your entry in the box provided.
Winner to be announced in The Straits Times on the 15th of January.
Join in the Fun !
Between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm each evening until the 10th of January, your favorite Channel 3 television actors and singers will entertain you:
·May Lee ·Jackie Chen
·Kim Yap ·Kamal
Autograph sessions will follow each performance ! And who will be our extra special mystery star? Come down on Saturday at noon to find out.
The prices at Munchies are__________.
A．lower than usual B．bargain prices for the opening
C．lower for two people D．lower if you spend $ 21.00
Everyone who eats at Munchies will receive a _________.
A．free raffle ticket B．lucky draw coupon
C．free meal D．balloon and whistle
I will find out who has won the trip to Western Australia when I _________.
A．watch Channel 3 television
B．come down to Munchies at noon
C．read The Straits Times on the 15th of January
D．attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall
One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21 for the night. “Could you give us a 22 here?” the husband asked.
The waiter, a 23 man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and 24 that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25 I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26 to sleep in my room? It’s not 27 a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28 for the night.”
When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple 30 . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best 31 in America. Maybe someday I’ll 32 one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33 .Then they drove away.
Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34 it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that 35 night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man 36 knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37 him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He 38 to a great new building there.
“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.
“You must be 39 ,” the young man said.
“I’m not,” said the elderly man.
The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first manager was George Boldt.
1.A.food B.shelter C.light D.space
2.A.room B.help C.bed D.chair
3.A.serious B.patient C.friendly D.careful
4.A.decided B.thought C.suggested D.explained
5.A.So B.And C.But D.If
6.A.ready B.glad C.grateful D.natural
7.A.clearly B.nearly C.exactly D.simply
8.A.calm B.special C.successful D.comfortable
9.A.easily B.politely C.give D.know
10.A. left B.agreed C.complained D.happened
11.A.hotel B.shop C.school D.restaurant
12.A.build B.keep C.find D.invent
13.A.checked B.excused C.smiled D.changed
14.A.expected B.realised C.discovered D.forgotten
15. A.bright B.warm C.cloudy D.stormy
16.本题有误A.ticket B.map C.form D.travel
17.本题有误A.met B.thanked C.missed D.watched
18.A.waved B.pointed C.moved D. returned
19.A.laughing B. arguing C.joking D.reporting
20.A.small B. common C. simple D.beautiful
It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!
Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.
As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched(丰富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.
We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. They might seem so huge at the time, but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps(碰撞) on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!
1.The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) roughly means things that ______.
A. are related to your studies
B. you easily achieve
C. make you happy
D. make it difficult for you to do something
2.How does the author now feel when remembering what her parents did for her in the past?
A. She is fearful B. She is grateful
C. She feels trapped D. She feels hateful
3.We can know from the last paragraph that _____________.
A. life without challenges is dull
B. life needs no pains but sunshine and happiness
C. we should give up faced with challenges as the future is ours
D. we shouldn’t easily pay a little hard work in growing up
4.The purpose of the passage is to tell readers____________.
A. life is full of hardships
B. growing pains can turn into growing gains in a positive way
C. everyone is painful in growing up
D. everyone should do what they don’t like when young
If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary, you will find it means “to brig into being to cause to exist something each of us does daily.”
We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sonses to become aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture（质地）, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.
A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. If we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun, the creativity is remaking or recombining（重组） the old in new ways.” For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.
A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to apply them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.
These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also involved in many of our day-to-day activities.
64．Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?
A．To prepare a meal.
B．To arrange the furniture in a peculiar way.
C．To buy some books from a bookstore.
D．To “write” a letter with the computer.
65．“There is nothing new under the sun.” (Par.3) really implies that ____.
A．a new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things
B．a new thing is only a tale
C．we can seldom create new things
D．we can scarcely see really new things in the world
66．What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into
practice?
A．It´s more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.
B．To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing.
C．A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.
D．One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.
67．The best title for this passage is ____.
A．How to Cultivate One´s Creativity
B．What is Creativity
C．The Importance of Creativity
D．Creativity, a Not Farway Thing
