Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.

A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, and then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and cure her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.

1. By saying "Only in opera do people die of love.", the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. giving love is better than receiving love

B. love in opera is better than that in real life

C. people are too greedy to have enough love

D. to die from love is no better than to die from no love

2. From the passage we can infer that ________.

A. the woman must have thought about asking for a salary raise for a long time

B. the boss of the woman must be a kind person

C. the woman was a courageous person

D. the husband must have got the news before his wife got home

3.The husband prepared a festive meal in order to _______.

A. show how good he was at cooking

B. celebrate her wife’s success in raising the salary

C. thank her wife’s boss for raising her salary

D. show how deeply he loved his wife

4.What Mother Teresa said means that _________.

A. loving your family is more important than promoting world peace

B. loving your friends is to promote the world peace

C. everybody can promote the world peace by loving his own family without measure

D. no matter what life throws in our direction, our family is always our first concern

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76    Spanish people drink coca cola, wear blue jeans, watch Hollywood movies, listen to American music, and eat fast food, and they do all these things daily.

     I think that Aerican movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the entertainment programs and documentaries we watch on TV are from America, and most of the movies we go to are made in Hollywood.

      77   Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from country of the European Community.

     American culture is very much a part of Spanish life. It's certain that many things from America are as much a part of their lives as Spanish things. For example, coca cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product.   78       

     However, it’s different with western fast food. For example, I don’t think McDonald’s is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be the life style of the Spanish people     79      

     On the other hand, it may be that McDonald’s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas. It’s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald’s, and they are more popular among the Spanish children than among the adults. 80   

A.  In any case, it’s obvious that American culture is more and more a part of our lives every day.

B.  The Spanish people usually go out to eat.

C.  I’ve known coca cola my whole life.

D.  The spanish people normally eat at home

E.  In the past few years, our country has brought in many American movies.

F.  In the past few years,  the government has tried to protect Spanish movies.

G. The influence of America is increasing in my country.

请认真阅读下面各小题，并根据提示写出正确的单词。
【小题1】I have to believe that encouragement is so _____________ (强有力的) that it can change a person.
【小题2】 I’m g___________(感激的) to my teachers’ help.
【小题3】I’ve known Lucy for years. __________(实际上)，we have been good friends since our childhood.
【小题4】The people ___________(受伤) in the accident were sent to hospital without delay.
【小题5】 Every year, many natural ___________(灾难) happen all over the world.
【小题6】Lucy! I’m sorry I didn’t r___________ you. You’ve had your hair cut.
【小题7】Father is thankful to me for p____________ him to give up smoking.
【小题8】Some people hold a wrong a___________ towards the disabled.
【小题9】She refused to give the taxi f________ because of the delay.
【小题10】He b________ into tears at the news that both of his parents died in the Yushu earthquake.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
We’ve heard it before － we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents －children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will   _31  with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early   _32 . In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules（日程表）are as  33  as those of an adult’s.
I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in  34  in which I was working with adults. I have had to learn to think and  35  like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting（反思）on the  36  eighteen years － thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what  37  I have yet to achieve.
We are expected to work hard, get excellent  38 , be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do  39 . The list goes on and on. But the  40  is clear: We live in a society today that is  41  our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy-free. We are expected to  42  the strict school rules and to excel（擅长）in everything we do.
I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they  43  me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a  44  lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had  45  to his house. We were talking about the  46  he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I  47  my basketball hoop（篮圈）. ”Then he threw a basketball to me.
I hadn’t  48  a basketball in five years.
We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 5 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time  49  like children. Then I realized something: I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have  50_   once in a while.
31. A. argue                  B. disagree               C. satisfy                  D. discuss
32. A. age                        B. stage                    C. year                     D. grade
33. A. certain            B. busy                    C. careful                        D. perfect
34. A. companies           B. factories                   C. positions              D. offices
35. A. study                  B. speak                   C. work                    D. act
36. A. last                        B. other                    C. rest                      D. coming
37. A. purposes             B. success                C. goals                    D. jobs
38. A. textbooks            B. grades                  C. teachers                D. schools
39. A. in life             B. in time                        C. for ages                D. for ever
40. A. information     B. message               C. notice                  D. idea
41. A. ruining           B. correcting             C. envying                D. shortening
42. A. respect            B. accept                  C. learn                    D. follow
43. A. inspired                 B. disappointed         C. affected                D. frightened
44. A. valuable                 B. serious                    C. important             D. useful
45. A. walked          B. flown back           C. gone back             D. driven
46. A. furniture             B. improvements       C. equipment            D. arrangements
47. A. moved            B. fixed                    C. sold                     D. broke
48. A. played            B. caught                  C. seen                  D. held
49. A. laughing             B. shouting               C. running                D. shooting
50. A. a rest                  B. a talk                   C. fun                      D. sports

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The influence of America is increasing in my country. Spanish people drink Coca Cola, wear blue jeans, watch Hollywood movies, listen to American music, and eat fast food, and they do these things every day.
I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the programs and documentaries (纪录片) we watch on TV are from America, and most of the movies we go to see are made in Hollywood.
In the last few years, the government has tried to protect the Spanish movies. Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from other countries in Europe.
American culture is a part of Spanish life now. It’s certain that many things from America are as much a part of people’s lives as Spanish things. For example, Coca Cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product. I’ve known about Coca Cola for my whole life.
However, it’s different with Western fast food. For example, I don’t think McDonald’s is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be the lifestyle of the Spanish people. The Spanish people normally eat at home.
On the other hand, maybe McDonald’s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas. It’s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald’s, and it is more popular among the Spanish children than among the adults. In any case, it’s obvious that American culture is becoming more and more a part of our lives every day.
60. From the first paragraph we can know that ____.
A. the influence of America on Spain can be found everywhere
B. most Spanish people don’t like to listen to their own music
C. fast food spreads from Spain to the United States
D. some Spanish actors go to America to improve their acting skills
61. What plays an important part in the spreading of American culture in Spain?
A. American novels.        B. Hollywood movies.
C. McDonald’s.           D. American music.
62. Why does the author think that McDonald’s is not as successful as it is in other countries?
A. Its fast food contains too much fat.
B. He thinks it is unhealthy.
C. Spanish people seldom eat out.
D. Spanish adults don’t like its fast food.
63. What do you think Spanish tapas might be?
A. The name of a drink.      B. The name of a restaurant.
C. A clothing brand.         D. A certain kind of food.