It was a painful 100 hours from the moment the earthquake struck until rescuers pulled Liu Deyun from the ruins of a factory yesterday. When he went to work on Monday morning, he had never thought that he would spend the next week in the ruins of his workplace. “It was a miracle(奇迹), but that happened through our hard work,” said Zhao Hongxing, an army doctor who joined in rescue. “His first words were ‘The army is great. ’”

Chinese troops may have been the ones to physically free Mr Liu, 50, but it was his daughter who didn't give up looking for her father that saved his life at last. On Thursday night, running around the fallen factory, the family search party headed by his daughter, heard a low cry. “Father! Father!” Mr Liu answered in a low voice “Yes”. Then, after more than three days buried under the fallen building, came two simple words: “I’m thirsty”. The reply was probably not what he was wanting: “Father don't talk! You need your air! I will go and find somebody to rescue you!”

The entire first floor of the building fell down, with the second floor completely damaged and pushing the building to one side. The 12-hour rescue operation to save Mr Liu was filled with danger. Mr Liu was freed yesterday at 6:28 p. m. His family had agreed to cut off one of his feet so that he could be pulled out. “I just want him to live,” his daughter Yuan, 23, said in tears.

Mr Liu, wrapped in a blanket, was welcomed by a large number of people who was concerned about him. And with the latest survivor taken to a waiting ambulance(急救车), the rescue workers went back to the ruins where two more factory workers were waiting for their turn to be dug out.

67. What day was Mr Liu was saved from the ruins?

A. Monday.         B. Tuesday.            C. Thursday.           D. Friday.

68. His daughter asked him not to talk because______.

A. there wasn't much water to drink             B. there was nobody to rescue him

C. he would have difficulty in breathing        D. it would be difficult to find him again

69. Liu Deyun said “The army is great” in order to ________.

A. thank the people who helped him out        B. show that he can talk

C. encourage them to save more people        D. get more help from them

70. From the text, we can know_________.

A. the Chinese troops first found Mr Liu in ruins

B. his daughter played an important part in finding him

C. Mr Liu would be sent back to his home at once

D. Mr Liu could walk out the ruins by himself

We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if you really have no time and can’t go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don’t forget to put on your fine clothes. It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When you are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here I’ll give you some dos and don’ts about them in the following:

        ●Don’t leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)

        ●Don’t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.

         ●Don’t talk with much food in your mouth.

         ●Don’t ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)

         ●After dinner, use your napkin(餐巾) to clean your mouth and hands.

         ●Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.

Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner.

1.If your American or English friend wants to invite you to dinner, he will invite you _____.

     A. on the night before the dinner           B. on the day before the dinner

     C. at the last moment                    D. a week before the dinner 

2.It would be impolite to______.

A. put bones on your plates with fingers  B. drink soup with your spoon

C. persuade others to drink more 

D. make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner

3.Which of the following is not true?

 A. You'd better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks。

 B. After dinner, you'd better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks.

 C. After dinner, you'd better leave in half an hour.

 D. After dinner, use napkin to clean your mouth.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly her husband died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after her husband’s       , the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n)        in life that is unrelated to this class, but I feel it is very       .”

 “Each of us is put here on        to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic        will end. It can be        at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single       .” Her eyes beginning to       , she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n)       . From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to       . It doesn’t have to be something you see—it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the      leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”

The class was completely quiet. We all        our books and got out of the classroom       . That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from        than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and        what she had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that        we all ignore.

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today.      on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to        an ice cream. For as we get       , it is not the things we did that we often feel       , but the things we didn’t do.      

1.A. death          B. illness              C. news                D. birthday

2.A. plan   B.answer           C. lesson                     D. suggestion

3.A. clear       B.sweet             C. different                          D. important

4.A. foot        B.earth                C. business                    D. holiday

5.A. game      B.experience               C. story                 D. party

6.A. taken away       B.worked out           C. put off           D. held up

7.A. place      B.word                 C. bill             D. day

8.A.dry           B.open     C. water             D. roll

9.A.exam  B.promise C. date                D. trip

10.A.notice            B.eat  C. learn              D. carry

11.A.dead             B.dirty         C. growing                   D. falling

12.A. turned over       B.brought in           C. picked up              D. passed on

13.A. carefully       B.quietly              C. patiently                    D. happily

14.A. school           B.hospital             C. factory                      D. church

15.A. hear              B. write             C. remember            D. understand

16.A. finally           B. never              C. unusually              D. sometimes

17.A. Walk              B. Live      C. Work              D. Study

18.A. spare             B. get        C. make              D. smell

19.A. closer           B. taller      C. older              D. stronger

20.A.excited           B. surprised                    C. proud                     D. sorry

Mr. West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never __  1__  to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week   2   Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he   3    that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and   4   had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate   5   quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch   4   .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.

    Mr. West stood politely at the   7    of a crowd of women who were   8    forward to try to get to the people who were   9   necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were   10   into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly   11   him.

After half an hour, he was   12   as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been   13   he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his   14    of doing things: he put his head down,   15   a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards  the ___16__ of the crowd as hard as he could.

    The women around him became very   17   when they saw what he was doing, and began to__18   at him. “Why can’t you behave(表现) like a gentleman?” “Ladies,” he   19   to them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no   20   , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. A. sure                                B. certain                      C. able                         D. possible

2. A. before                      B. after                     C. till                            D .within

3 .A. promised                         B. decided                    C. agreed                      D. insisted

4. A. never                         B .sometimes                C. seldom                     D. usually

5. A. it                             B. them             C. that                          D. those

6. A .hour                             B. moment                  C. minute                            D. second

7 .A. top                        B. middle            C. edge                        D. stage

8 .A. pulling                     B. pushing           C. gathering                    D. dragging

9. A. selling                      B. buying            C. choosing                  D. seizing

10. A .going                     B. entering           C. fetching                   D. coming

11. A. beyond                   B. past              C. over                    D. through

12 .A. just                       B. even              C. ever                         D. already

13. A. where                    B. until              C. when                        D. even if

14. A. habit                      B. way                C. act                           D. sign

15. A. caught                   B. attempted            C. blew                        D. gave

16. A. center                    B. end                 C. front                        D. back

17. A. patient                   B. angry                C. curious                    D. nervous

18. A. look                       B. say                 C. point                        D. shout

19. A. hated                     B. waved              C. explained                  D. answered

20. A. treasure                            B. good               C. respect                            D. present

Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never    1  to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week   2   Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he   3   that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and   4   had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate   5   quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch   6  .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.

Mr. West stood politely at the   7   of a crowd of women who were   8   forward to try to get to the people who were   9   necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were   10   into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly   11   him.

After half an hour, he was   12   as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been   13   he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his   14   of doing things: he put his head down,  15   a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the   16   of the crowd as hard as he could.

The women around him became very   17   when they saw what he was doing, and began to   18   him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.

“Ladies,”he   19   them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no   20  ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. A. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. certain

C. able    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. possible

2. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. till　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. within

3. A. promised　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. decided

C. agreed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. insisted

4. A. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. sometimes

C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. usually

5. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. them

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. those

6. A. hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. moment

C. minute　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. second

7. A. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. middle

C. edge　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stage

8. A. pulling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pushing

C. gathering　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. managing

9. A. selling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. buying

C. choosing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. seizing

10. A. going　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. entering

C. fetching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. coming

11. A. beyond　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. past

C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

12. A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. even

C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. already

13. A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. until

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. even if　　  

14. A. habit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. way

C. act　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. sign

15. A. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. attempted

C. blew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. gave

16. A. center　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. end

C. front　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. back

17. A. patient　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. angry

C. curious　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

18. A. pity　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. protect

C. refuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. scold

19. A. hated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. waved

C. explained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. answered

20. A. treasure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. good

C. respect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present