It is very difficult to find a public place without advertisements now. We can   1  them in the newspaper, on the television, and hear them over the radio,   2  when we watch a ball game, ads will meet our eyes.

   It is true that in the activities of business ads are  3 a more and more important part. They tell people about new products and help more in  4  . In this way they help to be on the increase of products. This is a big advantage.

  5  , ads also bring people all kinds of disadvantages. For example, some of the manufacturers(业主), in their hope to win a big   6   for their products, are even so dishonest that they don’t   7   about their products. When you are watching an interesting TV play, it is suddenly   8  by some ads and they are appearing on the screen. All above, people may get tired of ads. Also some ads   9  children, and they ask their parents to buy them something in the ads. From this point, ads   10  have some disadvantages.

1．A．read                   B．see                      C．feel                        D．realize

2．A．and                 B．only              C．even                 D．even though

3．A．playing             B．taking            C．getting                 D．doing

4．A．sellers              B．sales             C．shopping              D．producing

5．A．But                B．Also             C．Anyway                D．However

6．A．shop                 B．supermarket      C．production             D．market

7．A．tell the truth           B．say anything      C．think a lot               D．describe anything

8．A．continued            B．stopped           C．attacked                D．performed

9．A．fit                   B．encourage        C．prefer                D．attract

10．A．hardly               B．badly          C．really                    D．nearly

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   3   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(赞扬). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.

  9    you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.                A．excited         B．surprised       C．relaxed   D．frightened

2.                A．her            B．herself         C．himself   D．him

3.                A．when          B．which          C．what D．how

4.                A．accept         B．receive         C．refuse    D．disagree

5.                A．hardly          B．really          C．rarely    D．badly

6.                A．kind           B．modest         C．shy  D．confident

7.                A．think           B．say            C．ask  D．mean

8.                A．different from   B．as well as        C．instead of D．the same as

9.                A．Unless         B．Until           C．Whether  D．If

10.               A．expect to       B．fail to          C．succeed in     D．believe in

If you study in America，you need to know some classroom customs．

When the teacher asks a question，you   1    to give an answer．If you do not understand the question，you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to   2    the question．If you do not know the answer，it is all   3    to tell the teacher that you do not know．Then he or she may know   4   you need to learn．

There is   5   for not doing your homework．If you are absent（缺席的），you should call your teacher or someone   6   is in your class and ask for the homework．It is not the teacher's responsibility to remind you   7   your missed homework．

You must not be absent on a test day．If you are   8   ill，call and let the teacher   9   you can't be there for the test．If your teacher allows you to make up the test，you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class．Serious illness is the only reason for   10   a test．

Be on time! It is considered rude to be late．Also，it disturbs other students．  11   you come late，be sure to be quiet．Have your books and papers out of your bag   12   you enter the room．Then come in and go to your seat quietly．In the U.S. it is not necessary to knock when you enter the classroom．If you must leave during a class，do so quietly．There is no need to ask for the teacher’s permission．Before entering a teacher’s office or   13   office with a closed door，knock first，then wait to   14   in．

__15   in class is considered impolite by many teachers．Some teachers may ignore it，but you should get permission first．

1．A．expected                B．are expecting        C．are expected           D．expect

2．A．pardon                         B．repeat                  C．ask                        D．raise

3．A．wrong                   B．right                    C．stupid                    D．helpful

4．A．what                     B．how                    C．how many              D．why

5．A．no use                   B．no time                C．no chance              D．no excuse

6．A．those                     B．who                    C．which                    D．whose

7．A．on                         B．to                        C．in                          D．of

8．A．hardly                   B．strongly               C．badly                     D．mostly

9．A．knows                   B．to know               C．know                     D．knew

10．A．not attending        B．taking                  C．not missing            D．passing

11．A．For                     B．Once                   C．Even if                   D．Although

12．A．after                    B．while                   C．before                    D．as soon as

13．A．any                     B．all                        C．anyone                   D．a

14．A．be noticed            B．be invited             C．be stopped             D．let

15．A．With a hat            B．In a hat                C．Putting on a hat      D．Wearing a hat

Life is not easy，so I'd like to say，“No matter what happens，believe in yourself．”

When I was 14，I was too ___1___ to talk to anyone．My classmates often laughed at me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later，___2___ happened．It changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to take part in it．What a（an）___3___ idea! It meant I had to ___4___ in front of all the teachers and students of my school．

“Come on，boy．Believe in yourself．Yon are sure to ___5___．” she said．Then Mother and I talked about many different topics．At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”．I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times．To my mother’s great joy，I did ___6___ in the contest，I could ___7___ believe my ears when the result came that I had won the first place．I heard ___8___ from the teachers and students．Those classmates who once looked down on me，now all said “Congratulations” to me．My mother hugged（拥抱）me and cried ___9___．

Since then，everything has ___10___．When I do anything，I try to tell myself to be sure that I wilt find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for a country．

1．A．brave                    B．shy                      C．excited                   D．1azy

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

3．A．interesting               B．wonderful            C．awful                     D．sad

4．A．listen                     B．speak                   C．think                      D．write

5．A．succeed                 B．fail                      C．lose                       D．defeat

6．A．terribly                  B．badly                   C．good                      D．well

7．A．almost                   B．hardly                  C．nearly                    D．always

8．A．cheers                   B．noises                  C．thanks                   D．hopes

9．A．angrily            B．sadly                   C．quickly                  D．excitedly

10．A．changed               B．lost                      C．gone                      D．ended

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite  41  at the answer. Thinking he had not made  42   understood or the girl had not    43  him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   44  the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know    45   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   46   a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   47   understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the  48  , people will feel proud and  49   when they are praised . So if someone says the     50    you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
   In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not  51   being proud, so sometimes you should be confident  52   being modest.

     53  you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by    54  . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will     55    get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

（   ）41.A．excited          B．surprised                 C．relaxed                   D．frightened

（   ）42.A．itself             B．herself                    C．himself                   D．themselves

（   ）43.A．heard            B．watched                  C．listened to              D．looked at

（   ）44.A．Though         B．Although                 C．Or                          D．But

（   ）45.A．when            B．which                     C．what                      D．how

（   ）46.A．receive          B．accept                    C．refuse                     D．disagree

（   ）47.A．hardly           B．really                      C．rarely                     D．badly

（   ）48.A．east              B．south                      C．west                       D．north

（   ）49.A．difficult         B．modest                   C．shameful                 D．confident

（   ）50.A．dishes           B．cups                       C．glasses                   D．bowls

（   ）51.A．think             B．say                         C．ask                         D．mean

（   ）52.A．as soon as    B．as well as               C．instead of                D．in spite of

（   ）53.A．Unless          B．Until                       C．Whether                 D．If

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

（   ）55.A．fail to           B．expect to                 C．succeed in              D．believe in