I'm glad you showed great interest in what is happening in China. You are right. I am very 21 of the great achievement that the Long March-2F carrier rocket successfully sent China's manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft into space on June 16, 2012. Now, China is the third country in the world to use its own 22 to send a female into space.
I agree with you that if we work together and 23, the future will be ours, the two old civilizations will rejuvenate(焕发青春). The last thirty years has 24 great changes that have taken place in both India and China. We are lucky we are living in this great period.
You wanted to know more about Xi’an. Let me tell you: Xi’an is the biggest city in the 25 of China, with a population of over 9 million. Xi'an 26 the capital of China for over 13 dynasties. It was perhaps the most 27 and culturally advanced city in the entire world. 28 this place silk roads went westwards through Asia to Europe and Africa. Along one of the silk roads, over 1300 years ago, a great thinker called XuanZang 29 all the way from Xi'an to India with the 30 of getting true spirit of Buddha(佛). He succeeded after many 31 difficulties. After that, some new ideas from India spread over China, Japan and Korea. A 65-meter-high 32 called Dayan Pagoda was built for him for what he had done for the nation after he died, which 33 stands in the south of Xi'an, the most famous 34 of the city.
Xi'an is a city with splendid 35. A lot of historical interests attract millions of visitors from both China and all over the world, 36 which the Terra Cotta Warriors and the Old City Walls are the most well-known, whose details you can 37 find through the Internet.
Today's Xi'an is modern and even more beautiful, 38 to film-makers, IT experts, and business people of every description. Here in this city, famous for calligraphy(书法), a new chapter in China's history is being 39
I think you may have some idea of where I'm living. If you want to know more, come to China, I'll be your 40.
Tell me more about your city. Maybe my next long journey is India.
Hope to get your reply.
Liu Shaowen

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate （照亮） me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell...” We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
【小题1】In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to              .

War, money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about. __1__ I agree that those things are important, I believe that everyone should start to __2__ more on a growing problem—global warming.

Global warming will not only __3__ our country and our generation, but also the entire __4__ and future generations. It is __5__ because the weather has been a lot warmer over the past few years, which __6__ the melting(融化) of the ice in the Antarctic. This will soon cause water levels to __7__ and flood parts of the world.

Many people ignore this problem because they feel __8__ they can't do anything about it and have more __9__ things to worry about. If we all __10__ so, then our ozone layer(臭氧层) will be __11__ and the planet will no longer be able to make life continue to exist. We should do our best to limit the use of our planet's __12__ resources(资源) and keep our air clean. __13__， future generations will suffer from our __14__.

Some might feel that they can't stop global warming from __15__. But if every single person does his or her part in keeping the air clean, then it will become a __16__ effort. Sure, there are some things that cause pollution and that we won't be able to __17__ change. This may include cars burning oil, but we can __18__ adjust some of these things. People can start carpooling, taking the bus, riding their bikes, or __19__ just walking.

If everyone takes __20__ now, I believe we can start seeing remarkable results within a few years.

1．A.When　　　　B．As　　　　　　 C．How　　　　　　 D．Though

2．A.depend　　 B．focus　　　　　 C．hang　　　　　 D．remark

3．A.annoy　　　 B．interrupt　　　 C．affect　　　　 D．confuse

4．A.world　　　 B．continent　　　 C．industry　　　 D．climate

5．A.failing　　 B．completing　　 C．changing　　　 D．occurring

6．A.lies in　　 B．results in　　 C．suffers from　 D．escapes from

7．A.reduce　　 B．rise　　　　　 C．drop　　　　　 D．move

8．A.as if　　　 B．in case　　　 C．even though　　 D．if only

9．A.popular　　 B．suitable　　　 C．important　　　 D．difficult

10．A.do　　　　 B．keep　　　　　 C．like　　　　　　 D．find

11．A.protected B．strengthened　 C．destroyed　　　 D．surrounded

12．A.unlimited B．natural　　　 C．recycled 　　　　D．industrial

13．A.Therefore B．Otherwise　　 C．However　　　　 D．Instead

14．A.illnesses B．failures　　　 C．decisions　　　 D．mistakes

15．A.continuing B．arriving　　 C．improving　　　　 D．disappearing

16．A.physical　 B．mental　　　 C．national 　　　　 D．worldwide

17．A.slightly　 B．fully　　　　 C．hardly　　　　　 D．slowly

18．A.at least　 B．at most　　 C．at first　　　　　 D．at last

19．A.yet　　　　 B．even　　　 C．still　　　　　 D．thus

20．A.time　　　　 B．turns　　 C．action　　　　 D．arms

I agree with most of what you said，but I don’t agree with_________ .?

A.everything          B.anything             C.something          D.nothing?

A woman and a man were involved in a car accident on a snowy cold Monday

morning. Both of their cars became totally damaged. But amazingly neither of them was hurt.  God works in mysterious ways.

  After they got out of their cars, the woman said, “So you are a man. That’s interesting.  I’m a woman. Wow, just look at our cars ! There is nothing left, but we’re unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days.”

   Flattered, the man replied, “Oh yes, I agree with you completely. This must be a sign from God!”

   The woman continued, “ and look at this, here is another miracle. My car is completely destroyed but this bottle of wine doesn’t break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune.” Then she handed the bottle to the man.

   The man nodded his head in agreement, opened it and drank half the bottle and then handed it back to the woman. The woman took the bottle and immediately put the cap on, and handed it back to the man.

The man asked, “Aren’t you having some?”

The woman replied, “No, I think I’ll just wait for the police---”

What is the result of the accident?

The drivers were badly hurt.  B. The cars were completely destroyed

C. the police arrived and saved the drivers.

D. the drivers became good friends

The woman told the man to drink the wine to ________.

A. thank God’s help      B. accept her apology

C. celebrate their survival  D. calm down and get relaxed

Which of the following words can best describe the woman?

   A. tricky    B. friendly   C. generous      D. optimistic