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Kalong Community Centre provides enrichment activities at reasonable rates. This December holiday, Katong CC has packed a complete and dynamic series of holiday activities for kids. From discovery science, street magic to speech & drama camps, we have it all!  Bring out the natural creativity in your child. We have Baking Workshop (5 years & up) on 17 December 09. Discover that little magician of yours with our IKIDS-Street Magician: Building Confidence courses on 11 December 09 (7-12years) Future Doctors-to-be with our Lollipops Life Science: The Little Doctor course on 9 December 09 (5-10 years) and The Little Cell Biologist course on 13 December 09(5-10 years) Get professional advice from a certified image consultant@ Kids’ Dining Etiquette course (6-14 years) on 3 December 09. Now you can bring your kids to your wedding anniversary dinner without worrying about them making a scene. Fun in Mandarin on 2 December 09 (3-6 years) caters specifically to pre-school kids                                                                              Due to overwhelming demand, we have arrested 3 extremely popular kids’ camps (6-12 years) this December holiday! Fairytale Holiday Chinese Camp 28-30 November 09 Magic Moments English Speech & Drama Camp 2-6 December 09 and Magic Moments Mandarin Speech & Drama Camp 9-12 December 09.   Materials for all activities will be provided. Register before 27 October 09 to get a free gift! Bring your kids down to Katong CC and experience learning the fun way!

第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36－55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you  36  speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of  37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of  38  things, but his promise to tell the truth 39  him.
Once a man came to a  prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad  40. Which one of them should  I  41  first？”The prophet said, “Give up telling  42  first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the  43  he made with the prophet.  “44  tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out  45？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If  I tell the truth,  46  will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be  47  for stealing.”
So the man  48  not to steal that night, and  gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he  49  drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will  50 me, because a Muslim is not  51  to drink wine.” And so he gave up the  52 of drinking wine.
In this way,  53  the man thought of doing something bad, he  54  his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very  55  person.
36、A、always                    B、hardly                    C、sometimes        D、never
37、A、time                  B、money                    C、trouble            D、energy
38、A、great                  B、bad                        C、strange            D、stupid
39、A、educated             B、bothered             C、tested              D、saved
40、A、habits                     B、friends                    C、purposes          D、collections
41、A、take in                B、bring back                 C、give up            D、depend on
42、A、stories                B、truths                        C、reasons            D、lies
43、A、plan                   B、secret                        C、promise           D、mistake
44、A、Because              B、Unless                    C、Since               D、If
45、A、stealing              B、drinking             C、walking           D、dancing
46、A、none                  B、someone                 C、anyone            D、everyone
47、A、controlled           B、admired                  C、punished          D、killed
48、A、refused              B、tried                  C、decided            D、agreed
49、A、talked about        B、felt like            C、adapted to(适应)  D、broke down
50、A、understand              B、like                    C、hate              D、respect
51、A、allowed             B、encouraged             C、invited             D、advised
52、A、chance                    B、disadvantage       C、adventure      D、idea
53、A、wherever            B、whenever            C、whatever          D、however
54、A、forgot                    B、doubted                  C、regretted          D、remembered
55、A、good                  B、attractive            C、practical     D、generous(慷慨的)

阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly.But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight.I could hardly stay above the surface.

Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.

With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them of quickly while I swam for both of us.

Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.

But we were in serious trouble.The crew（船员）might not have noticed our disappearance.

And if they had,they could not return because the rudder（舵）had broken.Counsel thought of all this,and calmly made his plans.We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible,because we had no other hope of safety.I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time.This was how we did it:While one of us lay on his back,quite still,with arms crossed and legs stretched out（伸直）,the other would swim and push him along.We changed every ten minutes or so.In this way we could swim for hours,perhaps till daylight.The crash（破裂声）of the ship and the whale（鲸）had appeared at about eleven o’clock.We had about eight hours to swim before daylight.This seemed possible,if the sea remained calm.

1.What happened to the man who told the story?

2.Why did the two men cut their clothes?

3.What does the word “still” in the last paragraph mean?

4.n order to save their strength,______.

5.Which one of the following is true?

Healthy people with stressful jobs who work long hours but get little satisfaction from what they do have twice the risk of dying from heart disease as satisfied employees, according to a study. Job stress has been known to cause heart problems in people who already have cardiovascular disease (心血管病). Finnish scientists have now shown that even in healthy people the pressures of work can take their toll. High blood pressure, lack of exercise, smoking and being overweight contribute to heart disease—a leading killer in many industrialized countries.

 But Mika Kivimaki, of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and his colleagues, who studied the medical histories of 812 healthy Finnish men and women in a metal industry company over 25 years, said job stress also plays an important role.

 Workers who had the highest job-related stress levels at the start of the study were more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according to the study published in The British Medical Journal. Work stress involves too much work as well as a lack of satisfaction and feeling undervalued and unappreciated. Many people work long hours but if the effort is rewarding the stress is minimized.

 The British Heart Foundation said the results support earlier research showing that people in jobs with low control, such as manual(体力的) workers, could be as great risk of heart disease than other employees. “ It is advisable for people to try to minimize levels of stress at work and for employees to allow people to have more control at work and to be rewarded for their successes,” the foundation said in a statement.

1.Healthy people may die from heart disease of ____________.

A. too much job stress    B. working too hard    C. feeling valued      D. being satisfied

2.Which one of the following is NOT right according to this passage?

A. High blood pressure is likely to cause heart disease.

B. Being overweight may cause heart disease. 

C. Job stress is most likely to cause heart disease.

D. Working long hours must cause heart disease.

3.The underlined word “minimized” in the third paragraph means “_________”.

A. increased            B. reduced            C. raised            D. cured

4.The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to _________.

A. advise people not to work long hours  

B. suggest that everyone be satisfied with everything

C. ask us to learn to enjoy ourselves   

D. tell us that job stress threatens our health nowadays.

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I      36    you, but you must be hungry. Please   37    and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house    38   ?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her    39    came home, she told him what had happened. “   40     them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house    41    ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said    42     one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and    43     your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was    44    . “How nice!” he said. “Since that is    45     , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife    46    . “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own    47    , “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us    48     our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite    49     to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our    50    .”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.

The other two also got up and    51     him.    52    , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men replied together, “If you    53     Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but    54     you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him.    55     there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

36. A. like                    B. know                C. recognize          D. need

37. A. go out                B. get away           C. get up               D. come in

38. A. home                  B. room                C. family               D. office

39. A. friend                 B. father                C. brother              D. husband

40. A. Go tell            B. Do tell                     C. Go ask                     D. Do ask

41. A. one by one          B. one after anotherC. alone                D. together

42.A. laughing at          B. looking at          C. pointing to        D. staring at

43. A. argue with          B. discuss with       C. debate with        D. quarrel with

44. A. overjoyed           B. surprised           C. excited              D. worried

45. A. the situation     B. the position              C. the case             D. the point

46. A. agreed                B. appreciated        C. nodded              D. disagreed

47. A. suggestion           B. plan                  C. solution             D. explanation

48. A. discuss            B. take                  C. consider            D. ignore

49. A. Success           B. Wealth                     C. Love                 D. them

50. A. friend                 B. relative             C. son-in-law         D. guest

51. A. followed             B. stopped             C. honored            D. pleased

52. A. Pleased           B. Surprised          C. Delighted          D. Disappointed

53. A. invited            B. Invite                C. had invited        D. have invited

54. A. when                  B. while                C. if                      D. since

55. A. Wherever            B. However          C. Whenever          D. Whatever