根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

There is an English saying that goes, “he who laughs last, laughs the hardest.” High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days. , because he was always the smallest in his class and was laughed at because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron’s basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime(两个加时赛)， with three seconds left, he rebounded the ball and passed it----to the wrong team!

Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People, graces (荣登) the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood’s most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman described Efron as “arguably the biggest teen star in America right now.” Simply google “Zac Efron”, and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.

Efron was born and raised in California. According to Efron, “he would flip out (发疯) if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown.” It was his father who encouraged him to act. He also took singing lessons. He graduated high school in 2006 and was accepted at the university of Southern California to study film. But he put it off----why study movies when you can star in them. Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank.

A. He owed it a lot to his father that he succeeded.

B. But history, as they say, is a thing of the past.

C. He took part in school performances and acted in a local theater.

D. When he was young, Efron was an unqualified basketball player.

E. He took school seriously.

F. They scored and his team lost the game.

G. As a young boy, Efron was picked on(欺负) by his classmates.

阅读下列材料, 从所给的四个选项(A、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ) 中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The people below are needed to take part in a sport. After the description of these people, there is information about four sports(A-D). Decide which sport would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 58-61 and then mark the correct letter(A-D) on your answer sheet.

1.Bob is a very active man. He is very strong and healthy. He’d like to take part in an exciting sport. But he is afraid of water.

2.Simon is very fat. He would like to lose his weight. But he is not interested in double quick and excitement activity. He enjoys water sports.

3.Mathew hates to take part in the violent sports. He is in poor health. He wants to build up his body.

4.Jack is brave and risky and a good swimmer. He enjoys water game. He looks for excitement with his friend when they are on holiday.

Unemployment will certainly be in double-digits next year--and may remain there for some time. And for every person who __1_ as unemployed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ household survey, you can bet there’s another either too __2__ to look for work or working part time who’d rather have a full-time job or else taking home less pay than before. And there’s yet another person who’s more fearful that he or she will be the __3__ to lose a job.

__4__, 10 percent unemployment really means 20 percent underemployment or anxious employment, all of which translates __5__ into late payments on mortgages, credit cards, auto and student loans, and loss of health insurance. It also means sleeplessness for tens of millions of Americans, and, of course, __6__ purchases.

Unemployment of this magnitude and duration also translates into ugly __7__, because fear and anxiety are __8__ grounds for the political resentment against immigrants, blacks, the poor, government leaders, business leaders, Jews and other easy _9__. It’s already started. Next year is a mid-term election. Be prepared for worse.

So why is unemployment and underemployment so high? And why is it _10__ to remain high for some time? Because, as noted, people who are worried about their jobs or have no jobs, and who are also trying to _11__ from under a pile of debt, are not going to do a lot of shopping. And businesses that don’t have customers aren’t going to do a lot of new _12__. And foreign nations also suffering high __13__ aren’t going to buy a lot of our goods and services. And without customers, companies won’t __14__. They’ll cut payrolls instead.

This brings us to the obvious question: Who’s going to buy the stuff we make or the services we provide, and therefore bring jobs back? There’s only one __15__ left: The government.

1. A.  keeps to     B. sticks   to          C. shows up     D. attaches

2. A. discouraged       B. timid                C. sure         D. upset

3. A. first         B. next             C. last         D. only

4. A. On the other hand B. By contrast          C. As a whole       D. In other words

5. A. enormously        B. definitely           C. exactly      D. directly

6. A. fewer         B. more             C. better           D. worse

7. A. economics     B. trades               C. politics     D. industries

8. A. necessary     B. fertile              C. scarce           D. heated

9. A. opponents     B. targets              C. victims      D. potentials[来源:]

10. A. due          B. able             C. equal            D. likely

11. A. get out          B. get around           C. get into     D. get off

12. A. programming  B. planning         C. investing        D. advertising

13. A. signature        B. unemployment     C. crisis           D. inefficiency

14. A. rent         B. run              C. sell         D. hire

15. A. manufacturer B. applicant            C. buyer            D. employer

In a six-week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive(认知的) skills didn't get any smarter.
More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week. They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn't play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet and answering general knowledge questions. All participants were given a sort of I.Q test before and after the experiment.
Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn't do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet. On some sections of the test, the people who surfed the Net scored higher than those playing the games.
"If you're (playing these games) because they're fun, that's absolutely fine," said Adrian Owen, the study's lead author. "But if you're expecting (these games) to improve your I.Q., our data suggests this isn't the case," he said during a press briefing on Tuesday.
One maker of brain games said the company's games have been proven to boost brain power.
"Their conclusion would be like saying, 'I cannot run a mile in under 4 minutes and therefore it is impossible to do so," Aldrich said in a statement.
"There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world," said Art Kramer, who was not linked to the study and has no ties to any companies that make brain training games.
Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can spark(激发) new connections between nerves and produce new brain cells. "Fitness changes the building blocks of the brain's structure," he said.
【小题1】. It can be inferred that the online brain games mentioned in the text are_____________.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

There is an English saying that goes, “he who laughs last, laughs the hardest.” High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days. 1., because he was always the smallest in his class and was laughed at because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron’s basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime(两个加时赛)， with three seconds left, he rebounded the ball and passed it----to the wrong team! 2.

3. Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People, graces (荣登) the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood’s most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman described Efron as “arguably the biggest teen star in America right now.” Simply google “Zac Efron”, and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.

Efron was born and raised in California. 4.According to Efron, “he would flip out (发疯) if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown.” It was his father who encouraged him to act. 5.He also took singing lessons. He graduated high school in 2006 and was accepted at the university of Southern California to study film. But he put it off----why study movies when you can star in them. Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank.

A. He owed it a lot to his father that he succeeded.

B. But history, as they say, is a thing of the past.

C. He took part in school performances and acted in a local theater.

D. When he was young, Efron was an unqualified basketball player.

E. He took school seriously.

F. They scored and his team lost the game.

G. As a young boy, Efron was picked on(欺负) by his classmates.