It’s the end of the month and I can hardly make ends meet.       , I would buy you a good gift for your birthday.

A. If any             B. If not                       C. If ever          D. If so

 —Oh, Jesus, I can’t cut the durian into two halves however I tried!
—Easy, boy! Why not use _______ knife?
A. a sharp               B. the sharper            C. a sharper         D. the sharpest

 —Shall I help you with your suitcase, lady?

—Thanks a ton. _______.

A. If you like                                B. Of course you can

C. That couldn’t be better                      D. It’s up to you

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June 1^st, 2011           Fine

   As the summer holiday is coming near, we had a discussion on how to spend the holiday in our class this afternoon.

中译英

51. 众所周知，中国是一个拥有悠久历史的国家。（使用定语从句）

52. 窗户被打破的那个建筑物是我妈妈的房子。（使用定语从句）

53. 我认识你正在寻找的那个男孩。（使用定语从句）

54. 他问我周五是否去参加那个晚会。（使用间接引语）

55. 老师说由于时间是有限的，我们应该好好利用我们它。（使用间接引语）

词语造句

41. be concerned about        42. join in           43. because of

44. such as                  45. be fond of        46. change one’s mind

47. make up one’s mind        48. play a part (in)    49. care about 

50. a (great) number of

Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experi­ment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.

Opposite to what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

36. During the test, those who were tested were given ________.

A. no breakfast at all                   B. very rich breakfast

C. little food for breakfast               D. different breakfast or none

37. The results of the test show that ________.

A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies

B. breakfast has little to do with a person s work

C. a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast

D. those working with brains should have much for breakfast

38. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don't eat breakfast, you will _________.

A. lose weight              B. not lose weight

C. be healthier           D. gain a lot of weight

39. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A. Poor breakfasts affect those who work with brains.

B. Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.

C. Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight losing.

D. Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.

40. According to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast, ___________.

A. he will fall ill                       B. he will fail to listen to his teacher

C. he will not make progress in his study    D. his mind will work more slowly

It is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures（手势）. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.

In the United States, nodding your head up and down means “yes”, while in some pats of Greece and Turkey, it means “no”. In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying “I heard you”.

Today in the USA, when someone puts his thumb up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Greece it is bad. Also putting your clasped（紧握的）hands up above your head means “I am the winner.” It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.

In the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger（食指）, and the other three straight means “Everything is OK.” In France, it means “You are worth nothing.”

It is also important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.

Besides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.

31. Which of the following is true?

A. People all over the world only communicate by words.

B. Many gestures either have different meanings or no meanings at all.

C. Gestures are the most common way to communicate.

D. People can talk about anything in another country.

32. In Greece nodding your head means “_________.”

A. Yes.                  B. No        C. I heard you                    D. I am the winner

33. Putting the thumb up should Not be used in _____.

A. Greece                     B. the USA              C. England                D. China

34. If you look down when talking to an American, it may means_____.

A. You are shy.                        B. You don’t like the topic.

C. You are trying to hide something.       D. Both A and C.

35. The main idea of the passage is that when you are in another country, _____.

A. it is important to know the language.

B .it is important to know what you talk about to a foreigner.

C. to know how to communicate without words is as important as to know the language.

D. to communicate through gestures is more important than to know the language.

A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior, "said a middle-aged man.

"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor.”

Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said, "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."

Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap interrupted, "I know his name. I call him Dad."

26. The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.

A. excited  B. pleased   C. interested         D. surprised

27. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the com­pany to ______.

A. make a demand for more buses

B. thank the conductor for his good service

C. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior

D. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor

28. Who was the three-year-old child?

A. A teacher.                       B. A strange passenger.

C. The conductor's son.              D. Not known from the story.

29. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the gentleman                 B. the conductor 

C. the middle-aged man           D. the three-year-old child

30. It is clear from the story that the conductor _______.

A. has changed his attitude towards his work

B. has now been kind and polite to all passengers

C. has not changed his rude behavior to passen­gers

D. has now been kind and polite to women with children

A Letter to A Student in Yushu

Dear friend,

When we learned over the radio and in the newspaper that Yushu was struck by 16.______ terrible earthquake on April 14th, 2010, we became very 17.________ (worry) and sad. It is said that thousands 18.______ houses 19._________(destroy) , so you can’t have your classes as usual at present. I wonder 20.___ ____ things have got better by now.

   Don’t lose heart and be strong-minded 21.______ you are facing the great disaster, for people all over China are standing by you. I’d like to send you some books 22._______ were bought last week. I hope they will be 23.________ (help) to your study. Please keep in touch with me 24.________ I will try my best to help you. I believe that you will overcome all the 25.____________(difficulty) and live a new happy life.

                                          Yours truly,

Li Ming