12、What a wonder! They’ve finished _________half of the project in such a short time．

A．no more than             B．no less than       C．not more than       D．much less than

11、It was so cold a day that she stood ________ to her mother．

A．close        B．closely            C．closed            D．closing

10、I have been told that the new law will come into________ on January 1^st next year．

A．effect          B．use       C．service           D．existence

9、The policy of the mainland is very clear and straightforward, and the key problem is _____the leaders of Taiwan will accept it．

A．that             B．how           C．why          D．whether

8、Unless ________, I will not go to the party held by them．

A．invite          B．invited          C．inviting           D．to invite

7、The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate．I 1  to look around when a gentle hand  2  my shoulder．I turned around to find a wrinkled, little  3  lady looking up at me with a smile．

She said, “Hi．My name is Rose．I’m eighty-seven years old．Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and  4  responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant（巨大的） squeeze．

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent  5 ?”I asked．“I always  6  having a college education and now I’m getting  7    !” she told me．

Later, we became close friends．Every day we would leave class together and she  8  her wisdom and experience with me．Over the  9  of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she  10  made friends wherever she went．

At the  11  of the semester（学期）we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）．I’ll  12  forget what she taught us．When she was introduced, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 13  and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we  14  old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying  15   , being happy, and achieving success．You have to  16  and find humor every day．You’ve got to have a dream．When you 17  your dreams, you die．”

One week after graduation Rose died  18 in her sleep．Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught 19  example that it’s never too  20  to be all you can possibly be．

1．A．lay down              B．stood up            C．fell off              D．went out

2．A．touched               B．felt             C．wounded           D．clapped

3．A．beautiful                B．young           C．old                   D．kind-hearted

4．A．sadly                    B．coldly            C．absently             D．enthusiastically

5．A．age                     B．speed                 C．point                  D．year

6．A．talked about        B．tried out             C．looked forward   D．dreamed of

7．A．those                    B．one                    C．that                  D．they

8．A．learned                  B．told                   C．shared               D．debated

9．A．course                 B．path                   C．distance             D．road

10．A．easily                 B．rarely                 C．unwillingly         D．strangely

11．A．middle               B．beginning           C．end                   D．top

12．A．ever                    B．never                 C．still                    D．already

13．A．throat                B．face                   C．nose                 D．eyes

14．A．grow                  B．prove                  C．look                  D．stay

15．A．rich                    B．healthy               C．cheerful             D．young

16．A．eat                      B．cry                     C．laugh                 D．shout

17．A．have                  B．lose                     C．get              D．keep

18．A．bitterly               B．fortunately         C．peacefully           D．hopefully

19．A．to                       B．for              C．in                     D．by

20．A．early                  B．bad                    C．good                 D．late

6、Last year．I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC．I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended．Immediately, I pulled out all of my change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her．But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money．I just need help finding the post office．”

In an instant, I realized what I had done．I acted with prejudice―I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be．I hated what I saw in myself．

The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15．I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister．Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza delivery driver among many other humble（卑微的）jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer．

In my own life, I have experienced prejudice．I remember a time―at the age of 17―when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me．

But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been ,and to lose sight of where I want to be going．That blind woman on the streets cured me of my blindness．She reminded me of my belief in humility（谦虚）．By the way, I helped that lady to the post office．I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson．

1．How did the writer give the blind woman money?

       A．In a modest way                                                                B．In a polite way

       C．In an impatient way．                          D．In a painful way

2．According to the text, the writer__________．

       A．still lives a poor life                          B．was busy with his work

       C．was born in Honduras                         D．was a native of Washington D．C．

3．According to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should__________．

       A．be nice to the elderly and the disabled

       B．try to experience different kinds of culture

       C．treat others equally with love and respect

       D．think about one’s past as often as possible

4．What would be the best title of the text?

       A．A priceless lesson                                B．An act of prejudice

       C．A sightseeing trip                                D．A humble moment

5、Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart．Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists．

Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon．The next day, this news appeared on page two of the town’s newspaper．The Beldon Post:

FIRE AT SEABREEZE

Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom．The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire．We say again to all our visitors： “Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed．” This was Beldon’s first hotel fire for five years．

The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：

    ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE

Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel．An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire．The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels．When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp．” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield．

What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact．Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel．

    Now what do you think of the rest of the “news” ?

1．Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?

       A．Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer．

       B．A fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer．

       C．It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers．

       D．Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter．

2．Which of the following are probably facts? 

       a．The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel．

       b．A cigarette started the fire．

       c．An old lamp started the fire．

       d．The fire broke out at night．

       e．There has never been a fire in Canfield．

       A．b and c               B．a and d                C．c and e                D．a and c

3．The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _______．

       A．hotels in Beldon often catch fire

       B．hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fire

       C．this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

       D．Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe

4．The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _______．

       A．the bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze Hotel

       B．the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took place

       C．the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other things

       D．such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years

4、Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its soldiers, sailors and airmen, to build roads, bridges, offices, schools, etc and to buy goods from abroad; and only the people of the country can supply the money．One of the most important taxes is income-tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income-tax．Whether he is a businessman, a doctor, a lawyer, a shopkeeper, a miner, or anything else．This is called a “direct” tax, because it is paid in money direct to the government．

Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, jewellery, new clothes, tobacco, wine, etc, when they are brought into a country, such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are later sold in shops．We call it “indirect” tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeeper．

People usually complain about having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on the things that they and their families need．We need policemen to catch thieves, to see that men obey the laws, to direct traffic, etc, and they must be paid what they earn; children need education and there must be schools and teachers; we want our streets to be kept clean, and the wages of men who do this kind of work have to be paid．Above all, the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies, and we cannot have an army without paying for it．

Taxes, therefore, cannot be avoided．We buy our own food and clothes and pay for our own amusements, but there are several things that the State finds the money for, and that are necessary for us if our society is to continue．So we have no real cause to complain when we are asked to supply money to be spent for the good of ourselves and for our fellow-citizens．

1．Indirect tax means _______．

      A．tax that one pays direct to the government

      B．tax that is not paid directly to the government

       C．tax that is paid as an extra amount added to the price of certain goods

       D．Both B and C

2．Which of the following is right?

      A．Taxes are paid to the sellers．

      B．Income-tax is an indirect tax．

       C．The tax on new clothes is paid in money direct to the government．

       D．Tax is amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services．

3．People have no real reason to complain about having to pay taxes because _______．

       A．some shopkeepers are very rich

       B．they need money to buy goods from abroad

       C．their children need education

       D．the money is spent on the things that they and their families need

4．“Taxes cannot be avoided” means _______．

      A．people have to pay taxes to the government

      B．you do not have to pay tax on some goods

      C．soldiers do not have to pay taxes

      D．all goods have to be taxed

3、STAGE

1．We can learn from the text that________．

      A．story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s Theater

      B．the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

      C．on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose

      D．the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

2．If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call________to book a ticket．

      A．86531043       B．65250123          C．66037255          D．65071818

3．According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

      A．The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it．

      B．Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artists．

      C．Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country．

      D．The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts．