It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to 36 it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a _37_ part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is _38_ ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually _39_ to book a table. In _40_ case, Thursday is not a busy evening.

When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely __41_ . I___42__but not a singletable was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. "A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. "It was like an invasion (侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly_ 43_ ."

The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are about to _44_ ." he said, "Just hold on and you'll  _45 _a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people_46  the corner table paid their  _47_ , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.

__48__ our table was almost out of sight. We tried to draw the attention of the waiter _49_ sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, was busy  50_ the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very _51_ with life. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our _52_ .

A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had _53_ for us.  54_ a little sorry he told us that there was  _55_ left. "All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet (煎蛋卷) !"

Greece today is a small country in southeastern Europe. The population is about nine million, and the capital city is Athens.

   High mountains with rich, fertile land between them cover northern Greece. The hilly southern part is a peninsula called the Peloponnesus. Hundreds of islands surround the mainland. The largest island is Crete.

    No part of the nation is far from water. The Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea carved deep bays and gulfs into the long coastline. Greece has been a seafaring nation for centuries, and Greece is very well known for its shipping industry.

    More than three thousand years ago, the Greek people developed a very sophisticated society. They have a great civilization, one of the greatest that the Western would have ever seen. Greek architecture, thinking and art influenced other languages, including English. For example, the English words alphabet, democracy, and arithmetic come from Greek.

    Today Greece is one of the most popular nations with the tourists who visit Europe. Thousands of people are attracted to the country because of its beautiful scenery, magnificent ancient buildings, and its excellent summer weather.

A good title for this reading passage is _______

The Earliest Civilizations              B. The Influence of the Sea on Greece.

C. The Small but Important Nation of Greece  D. The Ionian Sea

The underlined word “carved” means _______

A. cut, made      B. said, told         C. lost, wasted       D. attracted

We may conclude that most of the food is grown in the _______.

A. north       B. east         C. south            D. west

Hills can be found _______.

A. in the southern part          B. on the Peloponnesus

C. both A and B               D. in the Aegean Sea

The Greeks had a great civilization around _______

A. 5000B.C.       B. 3000B.C.      C.1000B.C.     D.2000B.C.

How Much to Tip

You’re out to dinner . The food is delicious and the service is fine . You decide to leave a big fat tip . Why ? The answer may not be as simple as you think .Tipping , psychologists have found , is not just about service . Instead , studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiter’s choice of words , to how they carry themselves while taking orders , to the bill’s total . Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they pocket by the end of the night .“Studies before have shown that mimicry brings into positive feelings for the mimicker ,”wrote Rick van Baaren , a social psychology professor . “ There studies show that people who are being mimicked become more generous toward the person who mimics thorn .”

So Rick van Baaren divided 59 waiters into two groups . He requested that half serve with a phrase such as “ Coming up ! ” Those in the other half were instructed to repeat to orders and preferences back to the customers . Rick van Baaren then compared their take home . The results were clear－it plays to mimic your customers . The copycat waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group .

Leonard Green and Joe Myerson , psychologists at Washington University in St . Louis found the generosity of a tipper may be limited by his bill . After research on the 1,000 tips left for waiters , cab drivers , hair stylists , they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers’bills went up . In fact , tip percentages appear to plateau when bills topped ＄100 and a bill for ＄200 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a hill for ＄100 .

“That’s also a point of tipping ,” Green says . “ You have to give a little extra to the cab driver for being there to pack you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you . If they weren’t there you’d never get any service . So part of the idea of a tip is for just being there .”

1.How many factors affecting the customers’ tipping are mentioned in the passage ?

A.1                              B.2                              C.3                              D.4

2.These studies show that ______.

A.tipping can be affected by physical reactions to many different waiter’s factors

B.people who are being mimicked usually tip less to the person who mimics them

C.the mimic waiters can get almost twice as much money as the other group

D.mimicry makes the mimicker feel bad

3.According to the passage , which of the following will be likely to show the right change of the tip percentages ?

4.We know from the passage that the writer seems to ______.

A.object to Mr Green’s idea about tipping

B.think part of Mr Green’s explanation is reasonable

C.give his generous tip to waiters very often

D.support the opinions of Mr Green and Rick van Baaren about tipping

High school graduation is indeed important for the person concerned. It is usually marked by a party where friends and family present the person with gifts as a celebration. Below are some good choices for those who will go to college.

You can buy a folding bike. It is a good choice for a high school graduate going to college who may not have room to store a traditional bike. He or she will love moving around the school. It can be easily folded and carried, which would be great for those who often trip back home on weekends. You can also buy a Walkman. It is not expensive. The person can enjoy music while walking, exercising or studying. It can help improve one’s mood.

College is an important time for a person’s career. Many high school graduates know little about the fields they will enter. So why not buy the person a book on what to expect in college life? That way the person would be fully prepared for college. Also he or she can tell something about it to his or her classmates. It is a reality that knowledge is something that cannot be taken away. Healthy food is a major issue in college. Some students have to put up with the bad-taste food in the college dining hall. A refrigerator which can keep food fresh is an excellent choice.

In short, there are so many you can choose from as high school graduation gifts. So what gift are you planning to give to the bright young person?

1.Why is a folding bike a good gift?_______

2.How many great choices are mentioned in the text?________

3.Gifts for people who will go to college should be 　　　　.

4.What’s the text mainly about?_________

根据中文和首字母填空（共18题20空，每空0.5分，共10分）

1.____________ (游泳) for sometime after a tiring day is very enjoyable and exciting for me in summer.

2.Almost no high school students are  __________（满意）with the school hours in china.

3.On  ___________ （平均）, he works seven hours a day.

4.This gold watch was passed down from one ________________（一代）to another.

5.The news that was _________________（广播）on the radio surprised us all.

6.It is impossible for him to be ________（专心于）to his studies as he is __________(狂热)about computer games

7.Our students are busy _________________（准备）for the final exams.

8.I know from my own  _____________（经历）how difficult this kind of work can be.

9.The book tells us m____________ about English culture.

10.After g_________________ from university, he once worked as a newspaper reporter.

11.It’s the first time the painting has been displayed in the e____________ room

12.She is gaining weight because she likes eating d   ______too much.

13.The policeman told me to go s____________ on and turn left at the second crossing.

14.I can tell them we had an e___________, and then they won’t be angry any more.

15.The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is s________.

16.Much to my surprise, the young girl takes c________ of a big company.

17.The best way to earn r__________ at school is to work hard and a________ high grades.

18.You are s_________ to hand in your homework next Tuesday morning.