Tuesday the twelfth was my birthday. I  16 a day of cake and presents  17__     it turned into a day of mystery(神秘). Someone sent a bottle with a letter and a treasure map   18 . It said there was a treasure of over 20 million dollars. I didn’t know if it was a trick(恶作剧) or if I should   19  it. If it was   20  , it would be the best present I had ever got. I decided to  21 . Two of my friends came and we rented a truck.   22 , I thought about turning back twice during this trip, but I didn’t think it was a 23 decision for me to make. I   24 to give this trip twice the effort(努力) I had been putting in. This would take all my trust in order for me to find the  25  .

“The map says you have to turn when you see a large stone with a red circle,” said one of them.

“What do we do after the turn?” I asked   26 .

“It says we should see a tree. We are   27  to turn 20 meters north of it and dig.　

We got there and dug. We had   28  at first digging but we got better and worked very   29 . My trousers were dirty but I kept digging   30  I hit something. It was a large metal box. We   31  the lock and looked inside. There was a letter. It read:

　　“The lesson you have learned will be very   32  . If you put as much   33 in anything you do as you did in finding the   34  , you will have found the key to making over 20 million dollars.”

　　This was a trick from my parents. I thought I would never forget this   35    birthday present.

1.                A．expected       B．accepted        C．passed   D．planned

2.                A．or             B．but            C．and  D．so

3.                A．above          B．away           C．inside    D．nearby

4.                A．trust           B．forget          C．refuse    D．share

5.                A．common        B．easy           C．interesting D．real

6.                A．choose         B．try             C．ask  D．think

7.                A．Luckily         B．Finally          C．Probably  D．Actually

8.                A．wise           B．big            C．different  D．quick

9.                A．hated          B．failed          C．needed   D．remembered

10.               A．pleasure        B．truth           C．help  D．aim

11.               A．gratefully       B．sadly           C．angrily    D．seriously

12.               A．allowed        B．required        C．forced    D．encouraged

13.               A．training        B．experience      C．trouble    D．fun

14.               A．quickly         B．badly          C．tiredly D．carefully

15.               A．since          B．if             C．because   D．until

16.               A．repaired        B．opened        C．changed   D．cleaned

17.               A．valuable        B．necessary       C．satisfying  D．painful

18.               A．time           B．money         C．health D．energy

19.               A．bottle          B．map           C．letter D．tree

20.               A．pretty          B．perfect         C．special    D．expensive

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A severe heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures of almost 44ºC, the highest in 52 years, has killed at least 80 people this month, officials said on Sunday. The hot weather, which officials say would continue over northern, north-western and central India in the next 48 hours, also may have some impact on wheat production, exporters and flour-mill associations said.

　　New Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7ºC on Saturday, indicating a hot summer in the next two months in the nation's capital and other parts of northern and eastern India. The highest temperature in the past 24 hours was 47ºC at Ganganagar city, in Rajasthan state. Summer temperatures have been 4ºC-6ºC above normal over most parts of northern and central India since March, weather officials said.

　　In the eastern state of Orissa, authorities have decided to shut down schools from next Tuesday, advancing the annual summer holiday. Authorities said they were investigating reports of 53 deaths from various parts of the state.

　　"District collectors have been asked to investigate and submit reports on other deaths," Bhimsen Gochhayat, a government official said. Other deaths were reported from northern state of Uttar Pradesh and central Madhya Pradesh states.

　　India is expected to produce about 82 million tons of wheat in 2009-2010, but there could be a shortage of 1-1.5 million tons due to the heatwave, said Veena Sharma, Secretary General of the Roller Flour Millers Federation of India. "Most of the harvesting is over, but there definitely will be a slight shortage of 1-1.5 million tons due to the extreme weather conditions," she told Reuters.

India is relying on an abundant wheat crop to make up for a 14.2% drop in rice output, the major summer-sown food grain, marred by the worst monsoon （季风）in 37 years last year. Weather officials say with summer temperatures in India set to remain above average, there were hopes of heavy rains at the start of the monsoon season that will help early sowing of rice, soybeans and lentils. 

1. The purpose of the passage is ____________.

A. to tell a piece of news of a heatwave        B. to record the highest temperature in India

C. to report the deaths in the heatwave     D. to inform people of a drop of rice output

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The highest temperature in the history of India was 44ºC.

B. Schools were closed because of the hot weather throughout India.

C. India is expected to produce about 82 million tons of rice in 2009-2010.

D. India has a good harvest of wheat while the rice output is decreasing.

3. The underlined word “marred” in the last paragraph probably means “___________”.

A. reduced          B. damaged      C. blown            D. followed

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. A severe heatwave would continue over India.

B. At least 80% people were killed in the disaster this month.

C. A severe heatwave swept India with a great loss.

D. A slight shortage of 1-1.5 million tons is due to the heatwave.

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　　You've been away from us for three years; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.

　　On this special day for teachers across the country, I can 1 keep myself from telling your white lie to these who would lend me an ear.

　　Do you still remember the happy 2 about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your 3 . You , a beautiful young lady , 4 us that you would live in our village.

　　Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children 5 more time with their books 6 after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still 7 that one day you might leave. You 8 a smile all the time , which reduced to some degree （程度） their 9 of your leaving. You went all out in the 10 of your students , helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition （学费） . You often emphasized to us the 11 of one's life , so that must have been what you were 12 in those five years!

　　One cold morning when class began , you entered the room 13 you had been crying 14 . In your class , we 15 but looked away from four eyes. You 16 for some time as if you were 17 to find the right world… you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more….

　　On the following morning, we 18 you the very best and the villages gave you their 19 .The train took you away and your broken 20 .

　　The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.

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