I was riding along the road when I heard someone shouting behind me. It was a young shepherd (牧羊人). He was running across a field, and pointing at something.

I looked and saw two wolves running across the field. One was fully grown, the other was a cub. The cub had on his back a lamb (羔羊) which had just been killed, and he had the leg in his mouth. The old wolf was running behind.

As soon as I saw the wolves, I joined the shepherd and started in pursuit (追击), setting up a shout.

When they heard, some peasants started out also in pursuit, with their dogs.

As soon as the old wolf caught sight of the dogs and the men, he ran to the young one, snatched (攫取) the lamb from him, threw it over his back, and both wolves increased their pace and were soon lost from view.

Then the shepherd began to tell me how it happened. The big wolf has sprung (跳跃) out from the valley, seized the lamb, killed it and carried it off. The old wolf allowed the young wolf to carry the lamb, but kept running a short distance behind.

But as soon as there was danger, the old wolf stopped giving the lesson, and seized the lamb himself.

1. What is a cub?

A. It’s an old wolf.　 　 B. It’s a young wolf.　 C. It’s a strong wolf.　 D. It’s a big wolf.

2. The old wolf seized the lamb for himself because __________.

A. the cub would not carry it any longer 　　　　B. the cub was too tired　

C. there was danger　　 　　　　　　　　　　D. the cub would not learn

3. What is the passage about?

A. How a young wolf carried a lamb.

B. How the wolves escaped.

C. How some peasants tried to catch the wolf.

D. How an old wolf taught its cub..

We have every reason to believe the print media are usually more 　　 and reliable than Internet.

　 A．accurate　　 B．ridiculous　 C．urgent　　　 D．shallow

--How often do you visit your grandparents in the village?

　 --I feel ashamed．__________.

　 A．Very often　　　　　　　　　 B．By accident

　 C．Every now and then　　　　　 　 D．All of a sudden

The ________ (神情) in her eyes told me that something was wrong.

Jenny　　　 have kept her word．I wonder why she changed her mind．

　 A．must　　　　 B．should　　　　　 C．need　　　 D．would

I feel it is your husband who _______ for the spoiled child.

A．is going to blame　 B．is to blame　 　　 C．is to be blamed D．should blame

假如你是李晓华，住在兴宁。你的加拿大笔友Bob来信谈到了他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家乡兴宁的情况。请你用英语写一封回信。回信须包括下表中的内容:

注意:

1.回信中不能使用“兴宁(Xingning)”以外的地名。

2.词数100左右。信的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇:　 经济economy （n.）

Dear Bob，

It’s very kind of you to write to me and let me know about your beautiful city. Now I’d like to tell you something about my hometown Xingning.

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Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Xiao Hua

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I stood up to 1 when a gentle hand 　2 my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady looking up at me with a 　3　 .

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a 4　 ?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze (an act of pressing).

“Why are you in college at such a young, 　 5 age ?”I asked. “I always dreamed of having a 　6　 experience and now I’m getting 　7 !” she told me.

Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she 　8 her wisdom and 　9　 with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a (an) 　 10 icon（偶像） and she easily made friends wherever she went.

At the 11 of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. When she was 　12 , frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 13 and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we 14 old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying 　15 , being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find 16　 every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you 　17 .”

One week after graduation Rose died 　18 in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught us by 　 19 that it’s never too late to 20 all you can possibly be.

1. A. look around 　　　 B. look back 　　　 C. look down　 　 　 D. look up

2. A. hit 　　　 　 B. felt　 　　　 　 C. touched 　　　 D. knocked

3. A. surprise　　　 　 B. smile 　 　 C. wonder　 　 D. pleasure

4. A. hand 　　　　 B. welcome 　　 　 C. hug 　　 　　　 D. gift

5. A. innocent 　　 B. golden 　　　 　 C. happy 　　 　 D. valuable

6. A. college　 　 B. junior high school 　 C. senior high school 　 D. primary school

7. A. it　　　　 　 B. that 　　　　 　 C. one　 　　 　 D. them

8. A. shared　　　　 B. told 　　　　 　 C. learned 　　 　 D. debated

9. A. course 　　　 B. experience 　 　 C. degree 　　　 　 D. happiness

10. A. old 　　　 　 B. great 　　 　　　 C. campus 　 　　　 D. outgoing

11. A. end 　　 　 B. middle 　 　 C. beginning D. top　

12. A. invited　　　　 B. appearing C. speaking 　　 D. introduced

13. A. nose 　　 　　B. face 　　　　 C. throat　 　　 D. eyes

14. A. look 　　　　 B. prove　　　　 C. grow 　　 D. stay　

15. A. healthy 　　 B. young 　 C. cheerful 　　 D. rich　　

16. A. humor　　　　 B. goals 　　　　 C. dreams 　　　 D. jokes

17. A. lose 　　　 B. fail　　　　　 C. die　　　　 　 D. disappoint

18. A. hopefully 　　　 B. peacefully 　 C. fortunately 　 D. bitterly

19. A. experience　 B. example　　　 C. pleasure　 D. courage

20. A. be 　　　 B. achieve 　　　 C. gain 　　 　 D. do

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.

But __1__ a few of them are very __2__. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. about 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ___3___ language. Many millions are ___4__ to do so.

Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ___5___. Have you ever __6___ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?

“Learn English in six month, or your __7___ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes __8___ you master your English in a month. __9___ the first day your ___10___ will be excellent. Just send ...” Of course, it never ___11___ quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should __12___ that we all learned our own language well when we were ___13___. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ___14___ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ___15___ in it all the time, just imagine how much ___16___ that gets!

So it is ___17___ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ___18___ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ___19___ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ___20___. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1. A. not 　 　　 B. quite　 　 C. only　 　　 D. very

2. A. difficult　 　 B. important C. necessary D. easy

3. A. native 　 B. foreign C. useful 　　 D. mother

4. A. learning　 　 B. enjoying　 C. trying 　　 D. liking

5. A. questions　 　 B. problems　 C. ideas　 　　 D. answers

6. A. found　 　 B. watched C. noticed D. known

7. A. knowledge　 B. time　 　 C. money　 　　D. English

8. A. make 　 B. help　 　 C. let 　　 D. allow

9. A. From 　 B. On 　 C. Since　 　　 D. After

10. A. spelling　 　 B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation

11. A. happened　 B. know　 　 C. seemed D. felt

12. A. know　 　 B. remember　 C. understand D. think

13. A. students　 　 B. children　 C. babies 　　D. grown-ups

14. A. Imagine　 　 B. Mind　 　 C. Do 　　 D. Think of

15. A. using 　 B. thinking　 C. trying 　　 D. practicing

16. A. time　 　 B. money　 　 C. language　 D. practice

17. A. hard　 　 B. easy　 　 C. funny　 　　 D. silly

18. A. depends　 　 B. tries　 　 C. has 　　 D. takes

19. A. uses　 　 B. takes　 　 C. gets　 　　 D. costs

20. A. do 　 　　B. work　 　 C. help　 　　 D. master

Do you know when and where the first republic ______ ?

A. turned into reality 　 B. existed

C. come into action 　 D. came into being