Hello, everyone! I am your guide（导游）today. First, I’d like to _36_   you something about London（伦敦）before we arrive. As you know, London is the capital（首都）of  37   .It is a very big 38   .The people are friendly and helpful, especially the policemen. They are always glad（乐意的） __39___ tell visitors about the city.

  London is a busy place. People _40__ in offices, banks, or for companies. They are in a hurry all the time.

  London is also a very beautiful city. It has __41__ of parks and gardens. When you ___42__ in London, you should visit the London Museum. It can tell you a lot of interesting __43__. You may also visit many ___44__ places, such as Big Ben, the River Thames and so on.

  Wish you have a good ___45___!

（　　）36. A. talk          B. say        C. tell         　D. speak

（　　）37. A. England      B. America    C. Australia     　D. Canada（加拿大）

（　　）38. A. village       B. city        C. town        　D. country

（　　）39. A. to           B. for         C. of            D. at

（　　）40. A.works        B.work        C.  working      D. to work

（　　）41. A. a lot         B. a lots       C. lot         　 D.much

（　　）42. A. were        B. was       　C. are           D.going to be

（　　）43. A. story        B. storys       C. stories         D.storyes

（　　）44. A.other        B. others      　C. the others      D. another

（　　）45. A. meal        B. time         C.  sleep       　D. rest

A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.

Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much interest in 36. One day, he was sending an e-mail to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he 37 a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”. The message was from Finland（芬兰）, 38 of kilometers away from America.

“I didn’t know what I should do,” Dean said to a reporter later. “It was really 39 to tell if the message was real.” So Dean did 40 at first. But the message kept coming.

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean 41. He replied and discovered that sender was a student called Tarja, who was 42 in a university library. She was ill. What was worse, there was no 43 around her. Her only way of 44 with the world was by e-mail. Dean got in touch with the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance（救护车） rushed to the library. Luckily, she was still alive and was sent to the hospital 45.

“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but e-mail saved her life.”

（　）36. A. computer                       B. sport                               C. art

（　）37. A. received                        B. left                                  C. sent

（　）38. A. hundreds                       B. thousands                        C. millions

（　）39. A. difficult                         B. easy                                C. sad

（　）40. A. nothing                          B. everything                       C. something

（　）41. A. explained                       B. answered                         C. asked

（　）42. A. angry                                   B. tired                                C. alone

（　）43. A. phone                            B. computer                         C. television

（　）44. A. communicating                     B. talking                             C. chatting

（　）45. A. slowly                           B. quickly                            C. quietly

　　Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting　 31 in Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of 32 . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his 33　 .

　　Many people like to travel by 34 , but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much 35 and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu 36 they went on to Mount Emei by bus.

　　The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren't too many people in 37 sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and 38 around. It was a long journey, 39 none of them felt tired. They kept 40 the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept coming to give them hot water and 41　 them newspapers. People nearby 42 with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite 43 . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.

　　When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already 44 Chengdu. His train ride seemed really 45 , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last long.

31. A. schools　　 　　　 B.　places　　 　　　　　 C.　villages　　 　　　 D.　cities

32. A. England　　 　　 B. America　　 　　 C. China　　　 　　　　 D.　the world

33. A. friends　　 　　 B.　classmates 　　　 C. father　　　 　　　　　 D.　family

34. A. air　　　　 　　　 B.　bus　　　 　　　　 C.　train　　　　 　　　　 D.　ship

35. A. cheaper　 　　　 B.　dearer　　 　　　　 C.　dirtier　　　 　　　　 D.　quicker

36. A. before　　 　　 B.　when　　 　　　　 C.　after　　　　 　　　　 D.　while

37. A. my　　　　 　　 B.　your　　　 　　　　 C. our　　　　　 　　　　　 D.　their

38. A. sit　　　　　 　　　 B.　walk　　　 　　　　 C.　run　　　　　 　　 D. dance

39. A. and　　　　 　　 B. so　　　　 　　　　 C.　also　　　　 　　　　 D.　but

40. A. looking　　 　　　 B.　drawing　 　　　　 C.　watching　　　 　　 D.　getting

41. A. reading　　 　　　 B.　buying　 　　　　 C.　selling　　　　 　　　 D.　writing

42. A. talked　　　 　　　 B. spoke　　 　　　　 C.　told　　　　　 　　　 D.　said

43. A. early　　　　 　　 B.　late　　　 　　　　　 C.　easily　　　　 　　　 D. hard

44. A. beside　　　 　　　 B. to　　　　 　　　　 C.　past　　　　　 　　　 D.　near

45. A. quick　　　　 　　　 B.　slow　　　 　　 　 C. short　　　　　 　　　 D.　Long

Marc sat next to me when we were in Hill Junior School. He had a serious   36   in communicating with people. One always had to guess what he was saying.   37  , most of my classmates did not like to be with him because his hands and shirts were always   38  . I tried to let him know the importance of being clean by   39   him several times a day to wash his hands. But he just could not understand.

　　One day, our teacher Miss West walked up to Marc.   40   saying anything, she took Marc to the washroom. Slowly, Miss West washed his   41   and told him that he should keep himself clean. She did that every day for one month.  42  , Marc understood.

　　Miss West’s love has given me a good example to follow when I   43   my job. I always remember to teach my students by showing them the right   44   to do things. And most important of all, I always remember to give them   45   to learn and to grow up.

(  )36. A. question        B. problem          C. accident        D. hobby

(  )37. A. Instead            B. However        C. Besides          D. Except

(  )38. A. dirty              B. clean            C. new            D. old

(  )39. A. talking             B. saying           C. speaking         D. telling

(  )40. A. With              B. Without         C. After            D. Above

(  )41. A. face                      B. feet            C. shirts           D. hands

(  )42. A. At last             B. At first         C. Such as          D. So far

(  )43. A. did                 B. am doing      C. have done       D. am going to do

(  )44. A. ways               B. answers              C. time            D. food

(  )45. A. more advice       B. less advice       C. more time       D. less time

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 31 . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 32 and ill .
　 My father was 33 a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness 34 all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 35 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up 36 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always 37 that after we give something up. We gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up 38 !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 39 he answered his own question: “I 40 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
　　I was also 41 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become 42 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 43 to give up my small irritations. In this 44 . I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
　　Sometimes I 45 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though I am grateful for this one gift.
31. A. Certainly 　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　　C. However 　　　　 D. Meanwhile
32. A. tired 　　　　　 B. weak 　　　　　　　 C. poor 　　　　　　D. slow
33. A. already 　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　C. only 　　　　　　D. once
34. A. took　　 　　　 B. threw 　　　　　　　C. sent 　　　　　　D. put
35. A. stressful　　　 B. difficult 　　　　　C. impossible 　　　D. hopeless
36. A. as　　　　　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　C. before 　　　　　D. till
37. A. suggests 　　　　B. promises 　　　　　 C. seems　　　　　 D. requires
38. A. something　　　 B. anything 　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. everything
39. A. surprisingly 　　B. immediately 　　　 C. naturally　　　　 D. certainly
40. A. had 　　　　　　 B. accepted 　　　　　C. gained 　　　　　 D. enjoyed
41. A. touched 　　　　 B. astonished 　　　　C. attracted　　　 D. warned
42. A. quiet　　　　　 B. calm 　　　　　　　C. relaxed 　　　　　D. happy
43. A. ready 　　　　　 B. likely　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　 D. able
44. A. case 　　　　　　B. form 　　　　　　　C. method 　　　　　 D. way
45. A. doubt 　　　　　 B. wonder　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　 D. guess