Little Tom looks forward every winter to ________ on real ice, but his parents wouldn't like him ________ it.

A. skate；do

B. skating；to do

C. skating；doing

D. skate；doing

A person has to be sixteen to drive, seventeen to see certain movies, and eighteen to vote. People can get terrific discounts on all sorts of stuff－provided they’re over sixty-five. Everywhere we look there are age limits that define what people can and can’t do. But creativity has no boundaries, no limitations. Anyone can invent. And they do. Inventors are popping up at the youngest ages.

Sitting in the car waiting for her mom to return from shopping, Becky decided she might as well try to finish her math homework. But it was growing dark and getting hard to see the paper.

“I didn’t have a flashlight, and I didn’t want to open the car door because then the whole car would light up.” recalled Becky. “So I thought it would be neat to have my paper light up somehow, and that’s when the idea came to me.”

It isn’t every day that a ten-year-old invents a product eagerly sought by several businesses, but that’s exactly what Becky Schroeder did when she created a tool that enabled people to write in the dark. Her invention? The Glo-sheet.

That night Becky went home, trying to imagine different ways of making her paper glow in the dark. She remembered all sorts of glow-in-the-dark toys－like balls and Frisbees－and wondered how they were made. She was determined to find a solution. So they very next day, Beck’s dad took her on an outing to the hardware store. They returned with a pail (桶) of phosphorescent paint. She took the paint and stacks of paper into the darkest room in the house－the bathroom. There, she experimented.

“I’d turn on the light, turn it off, turn it on,” said Becky. “My parents remember me running out the room saying ‘It works, it works! I’m writing in the dark!’ ”

She used an acrylic board and coated it with a specific amount of phosphorescent paint. She took a complicated idea and made it work rather simply. When the coated clipboard is exposed to light, it glows. The glowing board then illuminates or lights up the paper that has been placed on top. Two years after her initial inspiration, in 1974, Becky became the youngest female ever to receive a U.S. patent.

She didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet. She didn’t need to. The New York Times wrote an article about an incredible invention－patented by a twelve-year-old, and the inquiries and orders streamed in.

1. From Paragraph 1 , we can draw a conclusion that _________.

A. it is illegal for one to drive under sixteen

B. people enjoy privileges when over sixty-five

C. one is never too old or too young to invent

D. people hate the limitations that define our behavior

2. What caused Becky to invent Glo-sheet?

A. She was trying to do homework when it got dark.

B. She was having trouble with math problems.

C. She was trying to earn some money.

D. She was working on a school project.

3. What is the meaning of the underlined words “phosphorescent paint” in paragraph 5?

A. paint that acts as a glue　　　　　　 B. paint that covers a mark

C. paint that becomes hard　　　　　　 D. paint that glows in the dark

4. What does it mean that Beck “didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet” according to paragraph 8?

A. She kept the original one for her own use.

B. Other people came to her for the Glo-sheet.

C. Becky’s father tried to sell the Glo-sheet.

D. She gave away patent to the government.

5. With which statement would Becky most likely agree?

A. Experience is needed to be a good inventor.

B. Only by inventing things can you know what people need.

C. Always try to sell patent rights to large companies.

D. You never know what you can do unless you try.

I’m surprised that you should have been fooled by such a/an      trick.
  A. ordinary       B. easy       C. smart        D. simple

— I just can’t stop worrying about the result of the job interview.

—_____. There’s nothing you can do now but wait.

　A. Relax 　　　 B. Go ahead　 　 C. Go for it　 　　 D. Good luck

―What do you think of store shopping in the future.（ ）

￣Personally, I think it will exist along with home shopping but _______.

A. will never replace　　　　　 B. would never replace　

C. will never be replaced　　　 D. would never be replaced

Cleaning women in big cities usually get _____ by the hour.

A. pay　 B. paying C. paid　　 D. to pay

It makes his life quite different　　 he has received higher education abroad．

A．that　 B．which　 C．what 　 D．how

Cyber Cafe computer centers are found in many cities around the world. Now, a few American high schools are opening these centers. For example, high school in the state of Maryland began operating a Cyber Cafe last March. All students at Bethesde-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda can use the Cyber Cafe. But school officials say I especially helps students who have no computer or cannot use the Internet at home. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

The officials say thirteen percent of the students at the school are from poor families. Many student have arrived in the United States from poor families. Many students have arrived in the United States from other countries only recently. Students in the school’s program for learning English speak twenty-three other languages.

The idea for a Cyber Cafe at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School began three years ago. A that time, officials were planning o restore the school building. Parents interested in technology proposed a Cyber Cafe.

They wanted this center even though schools in the area had suffered budget cuts. The community wanted to help. It wanted all students to have the best chances to learn.

Officials in the area supported the idea. So did an organization called the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Educational Foundation. The foundation includes parents, teachers, former students, and business, community and other leaders.

Over two years, the foundation collected money for a Cyber Cafe and other new computers. It received more than one hundred seventy thousand dollars. The Café now has sixteen computer, a printer and a device called a scanner . School official Ann Hengerer (HEN-grr-er) says students use the Internet to complete research. They also write homework and required papers on the computers. In addition, they can send and receive electronic mails. That is especially helpful for the many students who have family members in other nations.

The Cyber Cafe also serves a social purpose. Visitors can stop by for a drink of coffee, tee or hot chocolate. On Long Island, in School has six computers in is Cyber Cafe. One student at the school says students can start their homework even before they leave school.

1. What is the best of the passage?

A.    High school Cyber Cafe

B.    Cyber Cafe at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

C.    Cyber Cafe at Walter G. 0’Connell Copiague High School

D.    Cyber Cafe computer centers in many cities around the world

2. Which of the following statement is true?

A.    Only the students from poor families

B.    Only the students from other countries

C.    All the students at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High school

D.    Only the students who have no computer or cannon use the Internet at home

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.    Parents interested in technology proposed a Cyber Cafe.

B.    The community wanted all students to have the best chances to learn.

C.    Officials in the area supported the idea.

D.    The foundation didn’t support the idea until two years later.

4. According to the passage, we can conclude_____.

A. Poor students can benefit a lot.

B. all the students can benefit a lot.

C. Only rich students can benefit a lot.

D. Only the teachers can benefit a lot.

5. This passage may be adapted from a column entitled _________.

A. Education Report 　　　　　　　　B. In the Newspaper

C. Development Report 　　　　　　　D. Science Magazine

He will _____ our class to sing at the school singing contest.

A. take place of B. stand for　　　 　 C. represent　　 D. representative of

The head engineer is in ________ the project .

　 A. his charge of 　 B. the charge of

　 C. charge of 　 D. one’s charge