You sayyou’re not feeling well． ________, I won’t insist on your going withus．


  1. A.
    In that case
  2. B.
    Meanwhile
  3. C.
    This is
  4. D.
    Anyhow

Just as I________ the house it began to rain．


  1. A.
    left
  2. B.
    was leaving
  3. C.
    had left
  4. D.
    would leave

I don’tthink I’ll need any money but I’ll bring some ________


  1. A.
    at last
  2. B.
    in case
  3. C.
    once again
  4. D.
    in time

We all have weaknesses and strengths, no matter who we are. Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some struggle to manage their money properly. Some people are hopeless communicators and struggle with relationships.
Many people accept it as just bad luck, but not everyone. Some people facing huge limitations still manage to achieve surprising things. They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their possibilities.
I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a severe stutter(口吃) as a child. Instead of allowing this to limit him, he chose to work hard to overcome it. He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand. Not only did he become successful, but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others regularly.
Lots of people face far more significant limitaions than you do. They may be missing limbs or are born into extreme poverty. But no matter what the limitation you will always find people who have overcome it. Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs and yet is an inspirational speaker and also a very good wrestler. Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles, came from a very poor background. He was constantly plagued with illness as a child and spent large amounts of time in hospital. Mark Inglis lost both of
his legs below the knees in a mountaineering accident, but has since climbed Mt Everest.
Most of us will never have to face the challenges these people faced. Yet most of us will never achieve to the degree that these people have either, unless we choose to. If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without legs, _________ ?

  1. 1.

    What is the main idea of Paragraph 1? (Within 8 words.)
    _______________________________________________________

  2. 2.

    Which sentence in the text is the cloest in meaning to the following one?
    All of the people don’t think it unlucky to have weaknesses, although many may think so.
    _________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________

  3. 3.

    List three people who rose above their weaknesses according to the text. (Within 8 words.)
    ①_________________ ②______________ ③________________

  4. 4.

    Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words. (Within 6 words.)
    _________________________________________________________________

  5. 5.

    Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.
    _________________________________________________________________

What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work .So it is important to do well at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. Knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.?  
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metal work or cookery(烹饪术)and look for a job where you can improve these skills.?  
If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.?  
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle(运用)tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work..

  1. 1.

    Which of the following best sums up the first paragraph??  

    1. A.
      The importance of doing well at school.
    2. B.
      Using school performance to help to choose a career.?
    3. C.
      The importance of being good at all subjects.?
    4. D.
      The indirect value of schoolwork. ?
  2. 2.

    The writer thinks that for a student to have a part-time job is probably _____.  

    1. A.
      a waste of time that could have been spent on study?
    2. B.
      useful for his future work?
    3. C.
      a good way to earn extra money?
    4. D.
      a good way to find out his weak points ?
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, if a student’s school record is not good, he ____.  

    1. A.
      will be a complete failure in his future work?
    2. B.
      will not be able to find a suitable job?
    3. C.
      will regret not having worked harder at school?
    4. D.
      may do well in his future work ?
  4. 4.

    Which subject is supposed to have no direct value for job hunting??  

    1. A.
      Mathematics.
    2. B.
      English.
    3. C.
      Technical drawing.
    4. D.
      History. ?
  5. 5.

    The whole passage centers on ____.?  

    1. A.
      choosing a career according to what one is skilled in?
    2. B.
      acquiring knowledge by working hard at school?
    3. C.
      finding one’s strong and weak points?
    4. D.
      developing one’s abilities useful in school work ?

Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, even adults?
They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Films Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.
“What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.
The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B.B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke.” Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants’ feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.
The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and full-length film whose title is Pressures.

  1. 1.

    Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival ____.

    1. A.
      is organized by a middle school
    2. B.
      is as famous as the Toronto Festival
    3. C.
      shows films made by children
    4. D.
      offers awards to film school students
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?

    1. A.
      It helps young filmmakers to make money.
    2. B.
      It provides arts projects for young people.
    3. C.
      It’s a media arts and leadership-training group.
    4. D.
      It’s a national organization for young people.
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to _____.

    1. A.
      short trousers
    2. B.
      short kids
    3. C.
      short films
    4. D.
      short stories
  4. 4.

    Movies to shown in the festival ____.

    1. A.
      cover different subjects.
    2. B.
      focus on kids’ life
    3. C.
      are produced by Global Action Project
    4. D.
      are directed by Ms. Gardner
  5. 5.

    At the end of this film festival, there will be ____.

    1. A.
      various awards
    2. B.
      “red carpet” interviews
    3. C.
      an open reception
    4. D.
      a concert at Lincoln Center

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport feel it very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men and women? For many children it means starting school work very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.?
Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development—and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. can all be very expensive.?  
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.?

  1. 1.

    This article is most probably taken from________.?

    1. A.
      a letter
    2. B.
      an advertisement?
    3. C.
      a personal diary
    4. D.
      a newspaper article?
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in a sport _______.

    1. A.
      feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sports men or women
    2. B.
      try to get financial（财务的）support from the government for their children’s training
    3. C.
      have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods?
    4. D.
      prefer their children to be trained as young as possible
  3. 3.

    The underlined phrase“to take a second place”means_________.?

    1. A.
      to repeat the activities at some other place?
    2. B.
      to become less important?
    3. C.
      all things considered, they are of poor quality?
    4. D.
      to happen again

Here are some advertisements taken from a newspaper.
(1) Dear Drew Carter,
Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you!
Love,
Dad and Mom and many friends.
(2)Lawlis-Clarke
The Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleased to announce the engagement(订婚) of their daughter Diane Susan to Mr.Robert Brent Clarke,son of Mr.and Mrs.James Clarke of Herford,Texas.
A spring wedding is planned in Houston.
(3) Isbell-Foss
Mr.and Mrs.Davis K.Isbell announce the marriage of their daughter Dang to Mr.Stanley Foss,son of Mrs.John Sipe of Ada,Minnesota.
The wedding will be early April at Abiding Love Lutheran Church.
(4)  Story-Kurio
Miss Stephanie Story and Mr.Warren Kurio were married February 5,at half past seven o’clock in the evening at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas,Texas.The bride(新娘) is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Herbert Brule Story Jr.of Dallas.The groom(新郎)is the son of Mr.and Mrs.Gerald Stanley Kurio of Austin.

  1. 1.

    What would be the best title for the first advertisement?

    1. A.
      We Love You
    2. B.
      Happy 1st Birthday
    3. C.
      One Year Old
    4. D.
      Our One-Year-Old Son
  2. 2.

    Lawlis and Clarke are going to get married_________.

    1. A.
      in a church
    2. B.
      where Clarke’s parents live
    3. C.
      against their parents’ will
    4. D.
      to Lawlis’s parents’ joy
  3. 3.

    Who got or will get married in spring?

    1. A.
      Not only Lawlis and Clarke but also Isbell and Foss.
    2. B.
      Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Isbell and Foss.
    3. C.
      Either Isbell and Foss or Story and Kurio.
    4. D.
      Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Story and Kurio.

Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers.Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and sportswomen? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young.And going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place.It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.
Another problem is of course money, In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and sportswomen.If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc.All can be expensive.
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age.Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed.Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training when young that you can reach the top as successful sports person.It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

  1. 1.

    Where can we most probably find this passage?

    1. A.
      An advertisement.
    2. B.
      A diary.
    3. C.
      A newspaper.
    4. D.
      A notice board.
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined phrase “to take a second place ”in the first paragraph mean?

    1. A.
      to become less important
    2. B.
      To put it at another place
    3. C.
      To happen again
    4. D.
      They are the most important of all the things
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      It’s easy to make a decision when your children want to take up sports.
    2. B.
      Most of the students may become top sports men after a long period of training.
    3. C.
      Early training may damage young muscles.
    4. D.
      It’s not very expensive for parents to support their children’s development in sports.

Lucky is the man who has no “skeleton in his closet”. When a man has done something in his life that he is ashamed of, that he wants to hide, he is said to have a “skeleton in his closet”. Some people may have more than one skeleton.
As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.
Before 1932, English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse(尸体) of an executed(处决) criminal.
But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.
We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor would keep his skeleton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.
After a time, people began to suspect(怀疑) every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase “a skeleton in the closet” took on a broader, more general meaning to describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.
One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man’s guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.
Baizac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet.
The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.   

  1. 1.

    Which of the following situations is suitable for using the phrase “skeleton in the closet” ?

    1. A.
      You have stolen something precious and don’t want it discovered.
    2. B.
      You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for research.
    3. C.
      If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the skeleton secret.
    4. D.
      You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep other from discovering it.
  2. 2.

    From the text we know that there are _______ theories about how the phrase “skeleton in the closet” came into being.

    1. A.
      one
    2. B.
      two
    3. C.
      three
    4. D.
      four
  3. 3.

    In Chinese the world “skeleton” means _______.

    1. A.
      尸体
    2. B.
      标本
    3. C.
      收藏
    4. D.
      骷髅
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is right according to the text?

    1. A.
      In the 20th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy(解剖) in the development of medicine.
    2. B.
      The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeleton as possible.
    3. C.
      The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctors.
    4. D.
      It was legal that corpses of anybody were cut open for scientific examination in history.
  5. 5.

    From the story Balzac told we know that the wife’s lover must have become _______.

    1. A.
      a corpse
    2. B.
      a phrase
    3. C.
      a skeleton
    4. D.
      a secret
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