One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it   31   several obstacles in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道).   32   one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide. After some   33 

thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   34   it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was   35   by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in   36   yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.  37   this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   38   on the earth, also shares human failings.

After some time the ant   39   reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   40   home. It was there that the ant met its   41  .How could that large feather possibly   42   such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this   43   and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the   44   and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   45   it began its journey and in the end the feather was   46   more than a burden. Isn’t our   47   like that?

We worry about our families; we worry about the   48   of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens—the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   49   that at the destination they are

  50   and we can’t take them with us.

1.. A. brought about        B. got over             C. came across      D. dealt with

2.  A. At               B. For              C. To               D. With

3.  A. brave                B. tiring               C. magic            D. short

4.  A. across               B. through          C. beside           D. behind

5.  A. frightened           B. attracted            C. annoyed          D. satisfied

6.  A. size                 B. height           C. depth                D. length

7.  A. Therefore            B. But              C. Moreover             D. Otherwise

8.  A. working          B. sleeping             C. living           D. walking

9.  A. probably             B. suddenly             C. easily               D. finally

10.  A. underground         B. lonely           C. comfortable      D. big

11.  A. partner             B. match            C. parent           D. friend

12. A. fit              B. fix              C. suit                 D. fill

13. A. decision             B. pleasure             C. trouble          D. matter

14.A. insect                B. problem          C. hole                 D. feather

15. A. after                B. until                C. before           D. once

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

17.A. study                 B. aim              C. dream            D. life

18. A. waste                B. lack                 C. worth            D. danger

19. A. think                B. find                 C. wonder           D. warn

20. A. bad              B. practical            C. useless          D. meaningful

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It is vital for us to have a good mood in our daily life.

If you o   a good mood, you will find everything is wonderful  76.          

in the world. Most     (重要), you will have an optimistic effect   77.          

       the people around you. We all will live a harmonious and   78.          

happy life. It is also good for your h     . However，sometimes   79.             

when you meet some      (困难)，when you quarrel with others   80.          

or when you         (无法)in doing something, you may  have   81.          

a bad mood. If so, you should get        of it as fast as possible.   82.          

As we all know, e          has its two sides. So you should think more   83.            

about         bright side. We are sure that everything will be all right with   84.            

time p      by. Remember: Only you can make yourself happy.  85.          

I hope that everyone has a good mood every day！

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Most American teenagers used to spend their summer vacations holding multiple jobs. However, with the increase in gas prices, teenagers chose to stay at home instead of going out of the town. “I wish the prices would         .The expense of driving to places is affecting our daily life.”said Alicia, still a senior at Enochs High School in Modesto, California.

     Alicia, who spent her summer at her dad’s house, said that there would be no point in getting a job. “The drive to my workplace is so long that I would hardly be making any profit because all my money would be going toward gas,”she said.

     Teenagers are now forced to give up the pleasure of driving around the town without purpose.“Instead of driving around looking for something to do, I now find myself planning the way in advance so I don’t waste necessary gas,” said Stephen Macko, a student at Davis High School in Modesto.

     What kinds of things are teenagers doing in order to conserve gas? Alicia saves gas by doing all of her things at one time so she doesn’t have to go home and leave again.

“I try to do it all in one trip so I don’t have to always be running around and wasting gas,”she said.“I know that when I go to lunch with my friends, we make sure to go somewhere near all of our houses so we save gas.” “But it’s hard, considering I drive a big truck. I also try to get a lift from my friends when they are going to places that I am going to.”said Stephen. Some try not to accelerate too much. Teenagers will have to continue changing their lifestyles unless the price of gas decreases. However, that might not be a bad thing.

1.What is the best title of this passage? ( Please answer within 10 words.)

2.Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. ( Please answer within 7 words.)

3.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.

4. Find a sentence in the passage to replace the following one.

There is such a long distance between my home and the workplace that I would make little money if I drive to work since the gas will cost all the money I earn.

5.List one example of what some teenagers do to save gas.

Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that fits the context.

Last month we finally got a chance to have a trip to E’mei Mountain, __48___ we had longed to do for ages. It was there ___49___ I was amazed by the most beautiful scenery I had ever seen!

The weather didn’t seem to welcome us when we got to West China’s Chengdu city --- it was quite wet and cold. On the coach heading to the mountain, I couldn’t help feeling disappointed. “What a bad day!” I said to myself when looking out of the window, “We may not be able to see a lot in the mountain. And ___50___ a pity it will be if we miss the sunrise next morning!”

The guide denied the possibility of a sunny day. “Actually, seldom ___51___ we have bright sunshine here, especially in winter.” he said.

Very early the next morning, amazingly, we got completely satisfied in a totally unexpected way. On the way up the mountain, we found everything was becoming white --- it was snowing! We screamed. Arriving at the top of the mountain, we found ___52___ in a white world that only existed in fairy tales. ___53___ could help describe what we saw. We were jumping, screaming, taking photos, trying to fill our eyes __54_____ everything we could see, because we knew that this was the ___55____ time to see such beauty of the nature, and probably, the only time in our lives.

1.The children’s mother was very c________ about their safety when they didn’t come back from school at the usual time.

2. I s________ from a bad cold the other day. It took me days to get rid of it.

3. He will g__________ from the Peking University in four years.

4.The boss was _______（完全地）satisfied with what the workers had done.

5.The teacher i_______ that we should hand in the homework at once.

6.He music is very popular with ________(青少年).

7.You must tell me which kind of _________(交通；运输) you prefer to use.

8.It is said that a group of ________(德国人) will pay a visit to our school this week.

9. I want to have a talk with her, but she i________ me and went away.

10.The boy fell in love with the pretty girl g_________(逐渐的).