In order to finish the work time,the man in charge decided to______some more workers.

1. A.
   give up
2. B.
   take on
3. C.
   look after
4. D.
   find out

In this lecture ,I can only give you a purely ______view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future .

1. A.
   private
2. B.
   personal
3. C.
   unique
4. D.
   different

In Greek mythology（神话）, the gods punished Sisyphus by forcing him to roll a rock up a steep hill for eternity（来世）. But he was probably better off than if they’d forced him to sit and stare into space until the end of time, conclude the authors of a new study on keeping busy. They found that people who have something to do, even something pointless, are happier than people who sit around.
“The general phenomenon I’m interested in is why people are too busy doing what they are doing in modern society,” says Christopher K. Hsee, of the University of Chicago. “People are running around, working hard, the way beyond the basic level.” Sure, there are reasons, like making a living, earning money, and so on. But, Hsee says, “I think there’s something deeper: We have extra energy and we want to avoid idleness.”
In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. Not everyone chose to go to the faraway location. Two-thirds chose the lazy option. Yet those who chose to stay busy by going to the faraway location were found to be happier than those who had stayed put.
But if the chocolate bars offered at the  two locations were different, they were more likely to choose the far location—because they could make up a good and acceptable reason for the trip, Hsee and his colleagues say.
Hsee thinks it may be possible to use this principle—people like being busy, and they like being able to show being busy right or reasonable—to benefit society. “If we can find a way for idle people to engage in activity that is at least not harmful, I think it is better than destructive business,” he says. Hsee himself has been known to  give a research assistant a useless task when he doesn’t have anything to do, so he isn’t sitting around the office getting bored and depressed.

1. 1.

   The author starts the passage with the Greek mythology story to ________.

   1. A.
      make it easier to understand the passage
   2. B.
      draw readers’ attention to Greek culture
   3. C.
      show Greek people enjoyed being busy
   4. D.
      bring about the subject of the passage
2. 2.

   According to Hsee, people are busy in modern society because they want to _________.

   1. A.
      make others think they are not lazy
   2. B.
      keep their energy at the basic level
   3. C.
      earn more money to support their family
   4. D.
      avoid the state of having nothing to do
3. 3.

   The underlined phrase “stayed put” in Paragraph 3 probably means __________.

   1. A.
      remained there
   2. B.
      kept occupied
   3. C.
      got around
   4. D.
      stayed awake
4. 4.

   How does Hsee’s assistant probably feel while performing a task?

   1. A.
      Blue.
   2. B.
      Empty.
   3. C.
      Contented.
   4. D.
      Trapped.

In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal：A dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give happiness to people’s lives. Some people regard their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to become the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf people. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, animals are brought into hospitals for “visit”.
Americans hold “Be---Kind-to-Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pets shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First, think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. Also, be sure to keep your pet from those unwanted babies.
f you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, don’t kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to stop them. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves

1. 1.

   “A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” means that__________

   1. A.
      pets have the right to inherit (继承) money
   2. B.
      money can give pets happiness
   3. C.
      it’s the best way to spend money
   4. D.
      some pets are treated as children
2. 2.

   Why are dogs brought to hospitals?

   1. A.
      Because they are ill and need to see doctors
   2. B.
      Because they can make the patients happier
   3. C.
      Because they can find out the problems of the patients
   4. D.
      Because doctors can do experiments on them
3. 3.

   What’s the most popular activity in the “Be-Kind-to-Animals Week”?

   1. A.
      Holding a pet show in the week
   2. B.
      Playing with pets the whole week
   3. C.
      Cooking delicious food for pets
   4. D.
      Making friends with other people’s pets
4. 4.

   What’s the passage mainly about?

   1. A.
      A lot of people are interested in dogs
   2. B.
      Dogs can help people do many things
   3. C.
      Pets are lovely and need care and protection
   4. D.
      We have done a lot of things for pets
5. 5.

   The words“man’s best friends”shows____________

   1. A.
      the friendship between people
   2. B.
      the friendship between people and animals
   3. C.
      the friendship between animals
   4. D.
      the friendship between men and women

In 2003, the government banned Internet cafes from receiving customers under18. However, Shanghai plans to bring online games as well as cartoons and comics to its schools. “The influence of online games on young people cannot be ignored, ”said Weng Tiehui, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (SMEC). “We should choose the right game for them as online games are becoming part of their life.”

School teachers shared the same idea. "My students are like studying machines who are busy with homework all day," said Chen Hong, who is a teacher of Chinese in Shanghai Weiyu Middle School . "We should find ways to let them relax and online games may be a good way to do this."

"In role-playing games, you imagine yourself as a hero who fights against outlaws and saves their victims," said Shen Xia, a teacher from Shanghai Hongxing Middle School. "That is a good feeling for a kid. They gain success and confidence from the game. But the important thing is to make sure they don‘t become escapists, mixing up reality and the imaginary world. "

"Multi-media has proven to be an effective teaching tool. Students enjoy learning something while they are playing games,' said Yan, an expert on education from the Shanghai Educational Press Group , "Online games will be a new teaching method in which they can learn at the same time as entertaining themselves. "

"I have dreamed that one day students will have courses via online games, "Yan added.

"The idea is practical, "Li Lijun, director of the Public Relations Department of Shanda, China’s online game giant; told the Shanghai Star. “If it proves to be successful, it will start a revolution in educational theory and practice. "  

The above writing is most likely to appear in _________.

   A. an official paper  B. a government notice  C. a newspaper  D. a meeting memo (备忘录)

According to Weng Tiehui, deputy director of the SMEC, __________.

   A. it is not practical to forbid young people playing online games completely

   B. online games have strong influence on young people so they should be banned

   C. young people can't go without online games which are becoming part of their life

   D. internet cafes should be allowed to receive customers under 18

According to the teachers and experts, online games have the following advantages EXCEPT that _____.

   A. online games will let their students relax after busy work

   B. online games will make their students become a hero

   C. online games wilt bring good experiences to their students

   D. online games will become an effective teaching tool

What is the purpose of the above writing?

   A. To inform its readers of some information.

   B. To argue about the advantages and disadvantages of online games.

   C. To give some comments on online games.

   D. To give a support to online games.

What can be inferred from the above writing?

   A. Hopefully, young people in Shanghai will be playing online games at school.

   B. Online games will bring success to young people in Shanghai.

   C. Young people in Shanghai are having courses via online games.

   D. School teachers have opposite opinions about online games.