Fears are something we all have. You need to face your fears and to get over them. However,it's easier (41) 　than done. Running away from your fears doesn’t make them leave It just makes them (42) …than ever. We're never going to be (43) fearless everything we do, but we can at least be more fearless and 　(44)

　 What are the fears that scare you much? Check what they are and get them (45) in the open. Are they things (46) height or snakes? Are you afraid to talk to girl or boy?

Ar. you so 　(47)　 that you are fearing on saying the wrong thing? These are common fears that (48) your daily lives.

　 Before you can face them, you need to learn more about 　 (49)　 makes you fearful of these situations Communicating your fear one way. Other people may be able to(50) 　your anxiety(焦虑）because they know something you don’t. It could he from 8 past (51) , something that you could never forget and has made you fearful (52)　 then

To face fears, you have to (53)　 in something. It's a very healthy way of letting you feel as if nothing can go (54) When you feel that way, you may he able to think (55) about your fears. You will be able 10 believe that everything will be okay. Everything does end up being okay.

41. A called　　　　 B. acted　　　　 C. dreamed　　 D. said

42. A. louder　　　　 B sillier　　　　 C. brighter　　 D. bigger

43. A. similarly　　　 B. specially　　　 C. completely　　 D. strongly

44. A. honest　　　　 B. confident　　　 C. patient　　　 D energetic

45. A. out　　　　 B. below　　　 C. about　　　 D away

46 A. like　　　　　 B. behind　　　　 C. among　　　 D above

47. A. free　　　　 B; shy　　　　 C. polite　　　 D. peaceful

48. A. wonder　　　　 B. pretend　　　 C. influence　　　 D. save

49. A. who　　　　　 B. why　　　　　 C where　　　　 D. what

50. A. remind　　　　 B. realise　　　 C. represent　　 D. receive

51'. A. season　　　 B. expression　　 C. subject　　　 D. experience

52. A. before　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. after　　　　 D .until

53. A. believe　　　 B. suggest　　　 C. dream　　　 D. succeed

54. A. guilty　　　　 B. wrong　　　 C. direct　　　 D. correct

55. A. mostly　　　　 B. fairly　　　　 C. differently　　 D. gently

?David has made great progress recently.　　

?________, and ________.

A. So he has; so have you

B. So he has; so you have

C. So has he; so you have

D. So has he; so have you

America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today,10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society (社会) in many ways —education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the growing of America has made us a very different society —one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.

A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position (职位、地位), marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.

Many people say, ‘I am much younger than my mother—or my father—was at my age.’ No one says ‘ Act your age’ any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.

1．It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ______.

　　　 A. has made people feel younger

　　　 B. has changed people’s social position

　　　 C. has changed people’s understanding of age

　　　 D. has slowed down the country’s social development

2．The underlined word ‘one’ in the first paragraph refers to____.

　　　 A. a society　 　 B. America 　 C. a place 　　 D. population

3．."Act your age " in the last paragraph means people should ______.

　　　 A. be active when they are old

　　　 B. do the right thing at the right age

　　　 C. show respect for their parents young or the old

　　　 D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age

4．If a 20-year-old man becomes general manager of a big company, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ______.

　　　 A. normal 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wonderful 　　　

　　　 C. unbelievable 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. unreasonable