At first, I didn’t know what ____ Facebook was, and now I do know what it is. I have to say, it sounds like ____  huge waste of time.

   A./; the                                             B./; a                                              C. the; a                               D.a; the

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her free time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip (退稿条) from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and ruined hopes can surface.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?”
“No”, she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
67. What do we learn form the first paragraph?
A. Now too many entertainments take up too much time.
B. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.
C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her free time.
D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
68. What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.
69. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A. She had won a prize in the previous contest.
B. She wanted to share her stories with readers.
C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
70. What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.
D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

Karen, grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States, maintained high moral（道德的）standards throughout her youth. In 1984, at the age of 23, she married Bill. They

were blessed with two children, a boy and a girl.

       By 1991 their love had deepened, and they were happy. Later that year, Bill developed a white spot on his tongue. He visited a doctor.

       One day shortly after that, Bill called Karen to sit beside him. He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her. The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.

The family was tested, Bill and Karen’s results were positive. Bill had become infected before he met Karen then he passed the virus on to Karen. The children’s results were negative. Within three years. Bill was dead, “I don’t know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly. I cried many nights. He died three months short of ten years of our marriage,” says Karen. Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death, she is still alive. The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.

Karen is hut one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS, a figure larger than the combined populations of Australia. Ireland and Paraguay. According to one UN report, Africa has 21 million of these victims. By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 million and the disease will bring on the greatest disaster in human history. Of the world’s sexually active adults aged 15 to 49. 1 in 100 has already been infected with HIV. Of these, only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected. In some parts of Africa, 25 percent of the adults are infected.

Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in1981, about 11.7 million people have died of it. It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone, about 2.3 million people died of it. Nevertheless, there are fresh reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS. During the past few years, there has been a drop in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations. In addition, promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.

By telling the story of Karen , the author intends to             .

A．warn people against high risk behaviors

B．stress the importance of medical tests

C．express sympathy for AIDS victims

D．show the consequences of AIDS

The underlined part in Paragraph 1 most probably means “            ”.

A．were lucky in having

B．were asked to adopt

C．regretted having

D．gave birth to

Bill was suspected of being infected with HIV after            .

A．he got married to Karen

B．the family members were tested

C．Karen persuaded him to see the doctor

D．he found something wrong with his tongue

It can be concluded from the passage that            .

A．promising drugs will soon stop AIDS

B．the spread of AIDS could be controlled

C．it is hopeless to win the battle against AIDS

D．the death rate of AIDS patients has been reduced

How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the   1.  of many readers with this question. The    2.   news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month    3.   you win the lottery (彩票) or some prize.

We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to find out how they become   4.  rich, you will learn that they worked very    5.  for the money. That is what most   6.  have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went   7.  hardships before they succeeded    8.   .

There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it   9.    for themselves. In this article, I am going to    10. passion (热情) which I think is the most    11.   quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one was to   12.   the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.

Take J.K Rowling for    13.  . Her first Harry Potter was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which    14.  to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small    15. , which paid 15.000. and the  16. from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little  17.   of making a living by writing children’s books. If you want to make a million dollars, find something that    18.   you really passionate (热情的) and work hard at it. It doesn’t    19.   what it is. Let me know how you    20.   ! 

21.               A．consideration    B．attention       C．surprise   D．happiness

22.               A．disappointing    B．surprising       C．good D．funny

23.               A．if             B．although        C．unless D．when

24.               A．such           B．too            C．this   D．that

25.               A．happily         B．hard           C．long D．less

26.               A．teachers        B．rich           C．millionaires D．poor

27.               A．through        B．back           C．on   D．under

28.               A．at first         B．at last          C．by chance D．on end

29.               A．happen        B．cause          C．change    D．rise

30.               A．refer to        B．object to        C．talk about D．agree with

31.               A．good           B．interesting      C．exciting   D．important

32.               A．discuss         B．like            C．study D．visit

33.               A．granted        B．experiment     C．example   D．experience

34.               A．refused        B．agreed         C．promised  D．loved

35.               A．school         B．factory         C．bank  D．publisher

36.               A．praise          B．word           C．comment  D．advice

37.               A．chance         B．time           C．dollar D．energy

38.               A．makes         B．matter         C．drives D．forces

39.               A．care           B．matter         C．work D．tell

40.               A．begin          B．finish          C．go   D．understand

I just wonder _____ that makes him so excited?

A. why it does      B. what he does

C. how it is   D. what it is