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A mother is devastated, crying, yelling all she can in that dark corner. There was nobody tohear her yell and not a soul to calm her, because outside her house is a long winding lonely road.The wind was at rest and the leaves didn't rustle, silence filling the air. Loneliness was alreadykilling her，but no one knows what made her cry.

Losing something you love with all your heart isn't really the pain you can ever overcome.Radha lost her baby, her only means to live. She saw her child getting killed and the accidentwas terrible. One lonely night, she was walking down the street to get a breath of fresh air withher child hugged tight in her arms.

The whole time she walked with her child in her arms. The only thing that worried her wasAryan's future. She was imagining and feeling every day of the child’s growth, and figuringwhat she would have in store for him. But who knows what's in store for us tomorrow? Life canchange in a second.

On that deserted road, were a few streetlights barely enough? It was this one light that couldbe seen from a distance, but as it came closer it got brighter and brighter. That light changedRadha's life into darkness forever. A speeding car came down that road. The driver came at aspeed of 110 kmph throwing beer bottles out of his half open window. He was definitely drunk,and the speed took everything in its path. Just then, there was a loud cry, and silence set in again.

But the mother wasn’t hurt. She opened her eyes, unable to focus her eyes, and didn’t seeAryan. After a few minutes when her sight cleared up she looked all over in a panic for her baby,but alas! ... The child hadn’t even seen life.

Simply, don't drink and drive. You could take a life, but kill a number of people.

1.The word“devastated” in Paragraph 1 would probably mean____________ .

A. worried B. scared

C. heart-broken D. weather-beaten

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE of Radha?

A. She had expected much of Aryan.

B. She got her eyes injured in the accident.

C. She was hit by one bottle on the arm.

D. She had everything ready for Aryan's future.

3.The last sentence underlined implies that __________.

A. drunk driving is absolutely forbidden

B. drunk driving is certain to kill a lot of people

C. the driver killed Aryan and his mother

D. there is more than one victim (受害者) in a car accident

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Death of a Miserable Child

B. The Price for Another Man's Mistake

C. A Sad Mother on a Windy Night

D. Overspeeding from Drunk Driving

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Simon：Linda, do you know when the visitors from China are coming?

Linda: We offer them three __1.__ (choose): the end of March, the middle of April and the beginning of May, and they chose the earliest __2.__， which is good actually with exams _3.__ (come) up in May.

Simon：Right. And how many are coming? Did you say about 8?

Linda：Yes, they said 8 at first, but 4._ (change) to 6 this morning.

Simon: Good, we have 5 weeks to prepare. Here are my suggestions. On the first day, a welcome party, then they can visit __5.__ schools in the district on the second and third days.

Linda: We've got to remember this group wants to look at how the Internet is being __6.__(use) in the classroom. That's _7.__ they are coming for.

Simon：Exactly, __8._ I want to ask Mr. Todd to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the third day.

Linda：That will fit in very __9._(nice).

Simon：And on the last day, they would do some sightseeing. We could take them on the tour of London, but many of them may have been there already, and Scotland will be too far away.

Linda: Why not take them for a walk along the coast? It should be 10. (interest).

Simon：Good idea! Linda. I'm sure they'll like it.

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From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. 1.

The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.

2. Your level of self-esteem(自尊) is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are the perennial(长期的) victims. They are leaves tossed(摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. 3.

Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. 4. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent on our level of confidence.

If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks(挫折).

In short, in all areas of your life, you are responsible. 5. .

A. Failure is the mother of success.

B. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success

C. Successful people realize that they are responsible.

D. Developing confidence is the key to future success.

E. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.

F. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe.

G. You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem.

King's College Summer School is an annual (每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King's College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.

M ore information is as follows:

Application (申请) date

●Students in New York should send their

applications before July 18, 2007.

●Students of other cities should send their

applications before July 16, 2007.

●Foreign students should send their

applications before July 10, 2007. Courses

●English Language

Spoken English: 22 hours

Reading and Writing: 10 hours

●American History: 16 hours

●American Culture: 16 hours

Steps

●A letter of self-introduction

●A letter of recommendation (推荐)

﹡The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. Cost

●Daily lessons: $200

●Sports and activities: $100

●Travels: $200

●Hotel service: $400

﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.

Please write to:

Thompson, Sanders

1026 King' s Street

New York, NY 10016, USA

E-mail: KC-Summer-School@yahoo.com

1.You can most probably read the text in ________.

A. a textbook B. a newspaper

C. a travel guide D. a science report

2.Which of the following is true about King's College Summer School?

A. Only top students can take pa rt in the program.

B. Only the teachers of King' s College give courses.

C. King' s College Summer School is run every other year.

D. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

3.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school ________.

A. $200 B. $400 C. $500 D. $900

If you miss this chance, it may be years __________ you get another one.

A. after B. when C. before D. since

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How to prepare for the SAT or ACT

Plan your study

You will need at least 6-8 weeks of preparation time. 1. .—Therefore, it is better to work on them first. However, do not spend too much time trying to master them as you might loose out (松懈) on preparing for those topics that you know well. Prepare a daily schedule and set a target to keep yourself motivated and focused. This is the most efficient way of studying.

Read books and obtain study material

There are many books that provide tips, tricks, study guides, and practice problems. You can either buy one or borrow it from your local library. 2. . The ACT for Dummies and The SAT for Dummies are highly informative and provide a lot of tips and tricks to deal with the exam. However, mostly refer to the official SAT and ACT books.

Yes! Make sure you know all the rules and regulations well while preparing for it. You shouldn’t have to waste even a second on reading the rules again and again. 4. , know the rules of each section. This will save time which you may need in solving some tough questions.

Review basic algebra

5. , review the basic algebra problems. They will come handy while solving problems. Go through the sample tests papers to get an idea of the kind of questions that are asked.

A. Whichever test you prepare for

B. Then you know your weaknesses well

C. It is quite an important time for any exam-taker

D. If you’re not a math person

E. Read all those instructions first

F. You can also check out Amazon for the books as well

G. Know your test well beforehand

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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There are various reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell a story and describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. Others try to convey certain emotion. Poets use different forms of poetry to express them. The nursery rhymes may not make sense of and even seem contradictory. List poems have a flexible line length and repeating phrases what give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. The cinquain and haiku can give clear picture use the minimum of words. English speakers also enjoy some forms of Asian poetry--Tang poems from China in particularly. With so many different forms of poetry to choose, students may eventually want to write poems of their own.

People hold different views on what or how much homework should be. It is partly due to(由于) the fact that people can’t seem to agree on the purpose of homework.

Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce (巩固)what is learned in school. And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework. Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn’t have time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things. Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it’s the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school.

However, many parents seem to have different ideas. Elisa Cohen, who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn’t like the fact that third-grade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year. She said, “They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate (交替的) ways of thinking about books, reading and writing.”

Some education reformers (改革者), such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence, think that Cohen is on the right track. But it’s often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks.

1. How many opinions do the teachers have on “homework”?

A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.

2. According to the experts’ opinions, ___________.

A. what Cohen’s thinking about is correct

B. teachers shouldn’t work too hard or too long

C. teachers should give necessary work to the students

D. teachers should let the students repeat what they didn’t have time to get in class

3.What’s the problem with Elisa Cohen’s twins in writing about their book report?

A. They find homework really hard.

B. They simply copy one repeatedly.

C. They get different ways of thinking about their work.

D. They aren’t given much thinking about what they read.

4.Some education reformers think we should improve our school education by_____.

A. increasing homework B. changing schools

C. changing teachers D. reducing homework

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