--Can I speak to Mr Wang?  

--Sorry, he' s out. Can I _____ a message?

How many people have I met who have told me about the book that they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far too many．

This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal （排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments．

We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families, always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do． Then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life．

    In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English：“Have a nice day!” They speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars． I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day．

How often do we say to ourselves, "I'll take up horse-riding （or golf, or sailing) as soon as I get a higher position," only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position．

    When I first became a reporter, I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper． At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal （反常的) mental state． How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area？I wanted to know．

Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it． In Fleet Street the man was under continual pressure． He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains．

1.The first paragraph of the passage tells us that           ．

    A．we always try to find some time to write a book

    B．we always make plans but seldom fulfill them

    C．we always enjoy many of life's best moments

    D．we always do what we really want to do

2.The underlined phrase "turn his back on" （paragraph 6) most probably means        ．

    A．leave for        B．return to        C．give up          D．rely on

3.The man （ paragraph 6) left his first job partly because he was           ．

    A．in an abnormal state                 B．under too much pressure

    C．not well paid                        D．not respected

4.What is probably the best title for the passage?

    A．Provide Homes For Our Family         B．Take Up Horse-riding

C．Value This Very Day                  D．Stay Alive

SATURDAY, June 16, 2009 (Health Day News) -- Following simple safety rules can help protect children from injury while they're having fun this summer, say experts from Safe Kids East Central and the Medical College of Georgia's Children's Medical Center

Here are some safety guidelines:

● When riding in a vehicle, children aged 12 and under should be secured in the back seat in a child safety seat, or safety belt that's suitable for their age and size. Children aged 4 to 8, or those weighing more than 40 pounds, should be in a car booster. Children taller than 4 feet 9 inches may use an adult seat belt

● Teach children never to play in or around parked cars. Never leave a child alone inside a car

● Never let a child under age l0 cross a street alone. Make sure all children know when and where to cross a street. Never let children walk alone at night

● Always supervise children at the playground or in the backyard. Make sure they play on a safe surface, such as rubber or free sand. Check that playground equipment is in good shape and safe.

● Children should attend swimming lessons with a qualified instructor, but don't assume that swimming lessons make children "drown-proof". They still need to be supervised when doing water-related activities

● Children should always wear proper protective equipment when using bicycles, scooters, inline skates and skateboards. Teach children the rules of the road

72. The best title for the passage is ___________

A. Some Safety Guidelines                                 B. Rules of the road

C. A Safe Summer Means More Fun for Kids     D. Safety Is Everything

73. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?

A. Car riding.     B. Swimming.           C. Climbing.        D. Skating

74. The underlined word "supervise" means_______

A. watch               B. advise                      C. direct             D. command

75. To have a safe summer we should do the following EXCEPT _________

A. never leave a child alone inside a car

B. teach children the rules of the road

C. allow children aged 12 and under sit in the back seat without safety belt

D. make sure children play on a safe surface

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the __1__, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and __ 2__ those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again __3__ at the pier（码头）waving good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of __4__, wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of __5__ in the new environment again.

Throughout the years of changing __6__, schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my __7_ and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while __8__ some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the __9__ which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. __10__ she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother __11__ managed to make each house the very home that is safe and __12__.

This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, __13__ with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to __14__ a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this __15__ into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to __16__ another part of the world. My mother __17__ each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a __18__ to rearrange furniture, make curtains and hang pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.

No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a __19__ attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so __20__all those years of my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.

1.                A．situation        B．case           C．matter    D．rule

2.                A．leave behind    B．leave out        C．leave off  D．leave for

3.                A．arriving         B．staring          C．standing  D．looking

4.                A．range          B．shape          C．sight D．control

5.                A．adapting        B．suiting          C．matching D．fitting

6.                A．names         B．jobs            C．addresses D．directions

7.                A．father          B．classmates       C．brother   D．relatives

8.                A．performing      B．seeking         C．waiting   D．applying

9.                A．programs       B．sacrifices        C．contributions  D．cooperations

10.               A．Once          B．While          C．When     D．Unless

11.               A．somewhere     B．somewhat       C．sometime D．somehow

12.               A．romantic       B．comfortable     C．mysterious D．wealthy

13.               A．generally       B．actually         C．especially  D．unfairly

14.               A．desert         B．pursue         C．affect D．limit

15.               A．lifestyle        B．value          C．journey   D．opportunity

16.               A．acquire        B．explore        C．occupy    D．realize

17.               A．met           B．greeted        C．agreed    D．suspected

18.               A．load           B．sadness        C．result D．challenge

19.               A．changeable     B．cautious        C．positive   D．negative

20.               A．experienced    B．brave          C．ordinary   D．annoyed

 ---I know you _____ for Shanghai. When shall I come to pick you up?

---The train _____ at 9:30, so you’d better come here at 8:30.