_____ the teacher's suggestion, Tom finally found a way to settle the problem.

   A. Following    B. To follow    C. Follow   D. He followed

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

Sept. 7th, Tuesday Cloudy

 I watch TV until 12 o'clock last night, so I had no                      

time to go over my lessons. I got up very late this morning                

that I had to hurry school without breakfast, yet I was late                

of the first class. When I entered the classroom, the maths                 

teacher had to stop explaining a problem, and all my classmates             

fixed their eye on me. My face turned red. Something                            

more worse happened to me in the English class. The teacher              

asked me to recite the text, but I could speak nothing but                

sorry, for I did not spend any time prepare my lessons. The              

teacher looked at me with his coldly eyes. What a terrible              

day I had! I Will never do anything like that again.

One day my teacher said, “ Life is a game of chess, and the other player is time.” From that moment, I knew I had to enjoy my life. Do not waste time, because, you know, time will not come back. You cannot buy it. It is one of those things in life that you must really, really value.

   When you see an opportunity, take it. You might not get it back. Never let an opportunity pass. And if it is too hard, remember that in the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.

   Remember, you cannot choose how you' re going to die, or when. You can only decide how you' re going to live. Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Don' t just think of the present, but also think of your future. Your future is yet another chapter in your life and another way to live it.

   Every single living thing has a purpose in life. "The purpose of life is a life of purpose," said Robert Byme.   

Learn to use time wisely, take opportunities, and enjoy life. We can discover the meaning of life in three different ways: (1) by doing a deed;  (2) by experiencing a value;  (3) by suffering life. So, what are you buying with yours?                               

The underlined part suggests that___________.

A. if life is a game of chess, time is also a game of chess 

   B. if life is a game of chess, both you and time are the players

   C. if life is one player in a game of chess, time is the other player

   D. if time is a game of chess, both life and you are the players

According to the author, what can you decide?

   A. How you die.    B. How you live.   C. When you die.     D. When you succeed.          

This article is most probably from__________.

   A. an explanation of time in the universe           

   B. an essay about time and life                    

   C. an argument that time is the most important thing in life

   D. a description of an important class

读写任务 (共1小题,满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Hi, I am Mike. I just went through my first year of college. The toughest part on me at fir

st was the general adjustment.1 went to a very small high school where my mom was a teacher and she did practically everything for me. But at the college I needed to know some basic life skills. such as balancing a check—book, laundry, and the things you have to be able to handle that I never thought of in the high school! It was really tough for me at first and I got badly homesick.

Once that first semester was over and I got used to the college life, I loved it—good facilities, helpful instructors. and a good library. The Students’ Union organizes various parties every week. I also go to cinemas and concerts, and often spend Saturday nights in pubs and clubs.

One thing I think is important is to get yourself active in things. I was on the dance team in college and met a ton of people that way ··· it was so much easier to make friends when you had a common ground.

[写作内容]

学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动，你参加其中的“大学校园生活”讨论。听完Mike的发言之后，你准备写一份发言稿，题目是“Preparing Myself for College Life”，内容要点包括：

1. 以约30个词概括Mike的发言要点；

2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你理想的大学生活，内容包括：

 (1) 对中学生活的感受；

 (2) 理想的大学生活；

 (3) 中学生活和大学生活的差别，以及你打算如何适应。

[写作要求]

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep  36   . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her  37  with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she  38   other old folks like her. By talking with them，she  39   two things. Old people had abilities that were not  40   .  But old people also had some   41   . She found a new purpose for herself then.  

Through the years，she   42   to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new  43   ： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”， which was about   44   old . She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being  45   .  

Anna Douglas uses her   46   ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands  47   problems begin. For example，one of her   48   said that his grandchildren  49   the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas  50   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.  

“It's important to know  51   about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and   52   is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，”she continues. “Never try to   53   your grandchildren or other young people. Never   54   your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do.   55   ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”

36. A. free         B. rich         C. powerful         D. busy

37. A. service      B. money        C. students         D. books

38. A. observed     B. met          C. comforted        D. answered

39. A. recognized   B. followed     C. enjoyed          D. demanded

40. A. studied      B. agreed       C. gave             D. used

41. A. mistakes     B. problems     C. questions        D. characters

42. A. had          B. ought        C. was              D. used

43. A. subject      B. life         C. way              D. plan

44. A. getting      B. respecting   C. employing        D. supporting

45. A. unknown     B. refused      C. misunderstood    D. discouraged

46. A. thinking    B. working      C. writing          D. leading

47. A. that        B. when         C. why              D. whether

48. A. visitors    B. readers      C. listeners        D. friends

49. A. got         B. entered      C. left             D. passed

50. A. invented    B. chose        C. suggested        D. imagined

51. A. everything  B. something    C. anything         D. nothing

52. A. listening   B. speaking     C. pleasing         D. advising

53. A. praise      B. scold        C. trouble          D. encourage

54. A. speak out   B. give up      C. get back         D. stick to

55. A. Commonly    B. Surprisingly C. Happily          D. Naturally