Organizing for a smooth journey takes a lot of planning．Just a bit of foresight will help you truly 　11　 and enjoy what holidays have to offer．

Before you travel, you need to first　 12 your needs．Sit down together with the people with whom you will be traveling．What are the needs this trip 　13 ? Rest, cultural discoveries, work, or sports? Then, set a（n）　 14 for yourself．Vacations that far exceed （超出） the money available will give you stress, which is 15　 to what you're looking for． 　16　 think over all those important　 17　 you need, and begin early the　 18 needed to obtain them before leaving．Whether it is your passport, an international driving license, traveler's checks, or train tickets, all these need time to be 　19 　for．

During the journey, enjoy yourself! There are so many people who　 20　 all that they've left back home．What can you do anyway, sitting on your island paradise ? You can solve problems, if any, when you　 21 ．Learn to awaken your 　22 ．Listen to new songs of birds．Touch the　 23　 and warm sand．Watch a sunset splitting itself into all kinds of colors．Delight in the good 　24　 of the food on your plate． 25　 every second available to you and consider yourself blessed to be there at that time．

If you were 　 26　 abroad, when you come back, visit your doctor without delay．Above all, don't　 27　 the end of the holiday．That'll cause you to lose whatever good you got out of it．28 you were lucky to have had one, and continue to live a better life．29 is stopping you from choosing to continue life a little slower, a little 30 ．and much happier!

11．A．study　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．relax　　　　　　　　　　 C．hide 　　　　　 D．understand

12．A．plan　　　　　　　　　　　 B．meet　　　　　　　　　　　 C．list 　　　　　　　　　　 D．realize

13．A．lies in　　　　　　　　　　 B．calls for　　　　　　　　　 C．results in 　　　　　　 D．waits for

14．A．budget　　　　　　　　　 B．order　　　　　　　　　　　 C．date 　　　　　　　　　 D．intention

15．A．sensitive　　　　　　　　 B．opposite　　　　　　　　　 C．similar 　　　　　　　 D．obvious

16．A．Especially　　　　　　　 B．Therefore　　　　　　　　 C．Finally 　　　　　　　 D．Still

17．A．meetings　　　　　 B．tools　　　　　　　　C．clothes 　　　　　　　 D．documents

18．A．steps　　　　　　　　　 　 B．movements　　　　　　 C．classes 　　　　　　　 D．incidents

19．A . paid　　　　　　　　　　　 B．applied　　　　　　　　　　 C．arranged 　　　　　　 D．begged

20．A．tell about　　　　　　　　 B．worry about 　　　　　 C．talk about 　　　　　 D．learn about

21．A．leave　　　　　　　　　　 B．come　　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay 　　　　　　　　　 D．return

22．A．emotions　　　　　　　　 B．happiness　　　　　　　　 C．senses 　　　　　　　 D．memory

23．A．soft　　　　　　　　　　　 B．wet　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．hot 　　　　　　　　　　 D．special

24．A．qualities　　　　　　　　 B．tastes　　　　　　　　　　　 C．designs 　　　　　　　 D．feelings

25．A．Make the most of　 B．Get prepared for　C．Be engaged in　 D．Get hold of

26．A．nervous　　　　　　　　 B．violent　　　　　　　　　　 C．ill 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．sad

27．A．judge　　　　　　　　　　 B．affect　　　　　　　　　　 C．trust 　　　　　　　　　 D．destroy

28．A．Expect　　　　　　　　　 B．Admire　　　　　　　　　 C．Admit 　　　　　　　　 D．Find

29．A．Everything　　　　　　 B．Nothing　　　　　　　　　 C．Anything 　　　　　　 D．Something

30．A．calmer　　　　　　　　　 B．longer　　　　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　 D．wealthier

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things off!” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 　11 .

These 　12 may come from stories about us that have been 　13 for years — often from as far back as childhood. These stories may have no 　14 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will 　15 have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations 　16 my development? I was never 　17 to work on cars or be

18 tools. When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 　19 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 　20 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 　21 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob 　22 me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 　23 and told him about my poor 　24 on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 25 is it that you can solve complex mathematical problems, but you can’t solve 　26 mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I wasn’t 　27 from some sort of genetic defects. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 　28 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 　29 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 　30 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost anything we choose.

11. A. yourself　　　　　　　　　 B. myself　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　 D. others

12. A. instructions　　　　　　 B. suggestions　　　　　 C. expectations　 D. comments

13. A. published　　　　 B. repeated　　　　 C. spread　　　　　　　　　 D. added

14. A. cause　　　　　　　 B. meaning　　　　 C. basis　　　　　　　 D. excuse

15. A. always　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　 D. still

16. A. change　　　　　　　　　 B. improve　　　　　 C. polish　　　　　　　　　　 D. affect

17. A. expected　　　　　 B. demanded　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

18. A. across　　　　　　　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　 C. around　　　　　　　　　 D. for

19. A. however　　　　　 B. therefore 　　　 C. meanwhile　　　　　　 D. obviously

20. A. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. turned　　　　　　　　　　 C. settled　　　　　　　　　 D. put

21. A. negative　　　　　 B. objective　　　　 C. passive　　　　　 D. subjective

22. A. asked　　　　　　　 B. blamed　　　　　 C. advised　　　　　 D. taught

23. A. occasions　　　　 B. trainings　　　　 C. experiences　　　　　 D. journeys

24. A. behavior　　　　　 B. explanation　　　　　　 C. attitude　　　　　 D. scores

25. A. When　　　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　　 C. Which　　　　　　　　　　 D. What

26. A. advanced　　　　 B. simple　　　　　　　　　　 C. chief　　　　　　　 D. current

27. A. suffering　　　　　 B. resulting　　　　 C. arising　　　　　　　　　 D. coming

28. A. receive　　　　　　　　　 B. suspect　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　 D. adopt

29. A. weakening　　　 B. shaking　　　　　 C. wakening　　　　 D. strengthening

30. A. As a result　　　 B. On the contrary　　 C. In addition　　　　　　 D. At the same time

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11-25各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并把答案根据题号涂到答题卡上。

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with 　 11　 problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog. In many ways, a diary and a blog are very 　　12　 . So, what makes blogging different from writing in a(an) 　 13　 diary?

The biggest difference is that blogging is much more 　14　 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of 　15 that she does not want to 　16　 .

It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog 　17 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her blog. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. When I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 　18　 in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 　 19 that my sister might read it!

　 The biggest 　 20 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 　 21　 about her in my diary, she would never know. 　22　 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend

might read her blog and get angry.

There are also 　　23 to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,” 　24　 would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly respond and tell her how much they like her. Blogs help people stay in 　 25　 with her friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.

11. A. the same　　 　　 B. troublesome　　 　　 C. difficult　 　 D. daily

12. A. familiar 　　　　 B. special　　　　　 C. similar　　 　 D. different

13. A. personal　　　 　　 B. ordinary　 　　　　 C. common　 　 D. traditional

14. A. attractive　　　 B. public　　　 　　　　 C. convenient　　　 D. quick

15. A. thoughts　　 　　 B. puzzles　　 　　　　 C. mysteries 　 D. secrets

16. A. tell　　　　　　 B. share　　　　　　 C. publish　　　 D. solve

17. A. instead of　　　 B. as well as　　　　 C. in favor of　 D. in spite of

18. A. only　　 　　　　 B. already　　 　　　　 C. still　 　　　 D. never

19. A. angry　 　　　　 B. concerned 　　　　 C. glad 　　　 D. worried

20. A. problem　　　 　　　　 B. doubt　　　 　　　　 　　C. trouble　　 　 D. mistake

21. A. hard　　 　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　 C. mean　　　　 D. funny

22. A. Besides 　　　 B. However　 　　　 C. Therefore　 　 D. Then

23. A. reasons 　　　 B. disadvantage　　　 C. shortcomings　 D. advantages

24. A. everyone　　 　 B. no one 　　　　　 C. anyone　　　 　 D. someone

25. A. friendship　　 　 B. contact　　　 　　　 C. public 　　　 D. mind

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　There is a small island, which is part of New Zealand, named Boarland．It was named Boarland because a lot of boars, large wild pigs, live on the island．

　These boars 　1　 to be a big problem．They often ran 　2　 the village and 　3　 farms．Sometimes they attacked people．

　Finally, the government sent a letter to a famous 　4　 , Peter Thomassen．The government said that they would 　5　 $10, 000 if he could 　6　 the boars．

　Thomassen 　7　 the offer and came to Boarland the following week．He said that he would solve the problem of the boars within two 　8　 ．He didn't carry a gun with him．He spent the first whole week 　9　 watching the boars very carefully．

　After that he made a 　10　 that the boars liked to eat a special kind of corn．They seemed to prefer eating the corn 　11　 all other foods．During the second week Thomassen got several large bags of the corn and carried them into the forest．He put several pieces of corn in an open field 　12　 the boars lived．At first 　13　 of the boars would eat the corn．However, after a few days, some of the 　14　 boars began to go near it．A few of them ran to the corn, ate a few pieces and then ran back into the forest． 　15　 more and more boars began to eat the corn．After a month most of the boars were eating the food Thomassen had 　16　 ．Only a few were still 　17　 the village farms．

　At the end of five weeks Thomassen went to the village and asked the people for 　18　 to build a fence．They wanted to go with him, but he told them not to 　19　 him．

　During the sixth week, he started to build a very 　20　 fence around the open field．Of course, each day he brought more corn to the field．The pigs didn't seem to 　21　 that he was building a fence and they were happy because every day they received their favorite food 　22　 having to work for it．

　Little by little the fence became higher and higher, and then one day he built a 　23　 and slowly closed it．In the middle of the eighth week, he went to tell the villagers he had solved the problem．This time the villagers followed him to the woods．They saw a fence one metre high, and the pigs were 　24　 , and they didn't seem to be 　25　 at all．

　Thomassen explained,“Please feed them some corn every day and they'll never disturb you again．”He reveived his money because he had solved the problem．