12、Owning an animal makes ________ easier for her to make new friends，particularly children．

A．it             B．one             C．him               D．this

11、Six people were injured on the bridge about 500 meters from ________ the bomb went off．

A．what            B．when            C．that                D．where

10、There follows a list of practical suggestions ________ ways one's spoken English can be improved．

A．concerning             B．to concern            C．concerned             D．concern

9、--I'm ________ too much weight，doctor?

--I think you ought to go on a diet．

A．carrying on              B．getting on            C．putting on             D．living on

8、________ all the required papers，he didn't answer the questions fluently in class．

A．Not having read                                       B．Having not read

C．Not to have read                                        D．Not to read

7、If you'd like to know ________ Monica has been up to，why not give him a call?

A．how             B．where            C．what               D．why

6、In calculating the daily calorie requirements for a person，differences in body size，physical activity and age should be ________．

A．put into practice                               B．looked down upon

C．thrown light on                                   D．taken into account

5、Minnie is an l 8-year-old girl who came to the English corner hoping to improve her English．She believes that English is her best __1__ to have a bright future．Minnie had only finished the 9th grade level in school．__2__ her parents could not afford to send her to high school or college．Minnie and her family had moved to Beijing nearly 2 years ago __3__ finding work．

During the English corners，Minnie is quite __4__．Sometimes it takes her a while to speak a few words，and many times it's hard to hear her soft-spoken voice over the __5__ of people．When Minnie would try to speak to me，most of the time she would be __6__ by other students that were eager to talk．Sometimes l would have to tell the other students to __7__ down，telling them Minnie is trying to say something．

As weeks had gone by，I realized that Minnie wasn't __8__．I kind of felt __9__ that I didn’t have much chance to talk to her，with other students always getting in the __10__．So I told her to meet me after she got off __11__．I would practice English with just only her．__12__ I can tell Minnie has had a long day at work，she hasn't complained during the busy 2-hour English __13__ I put her through．I wonder if she is willing to __14__ herself to studying English after a long day's work，and if it is __15__ it for me to teach her．

Minnie has told me quite __16__ how lucky she is to have a teacher like me，and that she doesn't know how she will __17__ me．I could tell by her voice she is quite __18__，and at times it brings a __19__ to my eyes．Sometimes I wish I could do more for her．I told Minnie I don't want any money from her．I just hope that she could have a better chance in her life．__20__，I told her，“I am not your teacher，I am your friend!”

1．A．hobby                B．subject                 C．chance                   D．habit

2．A．Unfortunately           B．Honestly            C．Generally            D．Surprisingly

3．A．in hopes of              B．in case of          C．in terms of         D．in the course of

4．A．active              B．shy                C．pretty                   D．cool

5．A．eyes                  B．hearts              C．fights               D．crowds

6．A．put off                B．shut up             C．taken in            D．cut off

7．A．look                 B．set                 C．sit                  D．quiet

8．A．learning                B．speaking           C．listening            D．coming

9．A．angry                 B．happy             C．bad                D．strange

10．A．office               B．way             C．mind               D．corner

11．A．bus                 B．work              C．school             D．day

12．A．Even though           B．As if               C．Now that           D．Ever since

13．A．exercise                    B．test               C．speech            D．party

14．A．adjust               B．promise            C．devote             D．persuade

15．A．worthy              B．useful              C．valuable            D．worth

16．A．soon                B．ever               C．often               D．late

17．A．miss                B．leave              C．repay              D．care

18．A．curious              B．embarrassed      C．upset              D．sincere

19．A．hurt                  B．tear               C．hit              D．spot

20．A．However             B．Besides            C．Whereas           D．Anyhow

4、The job was done，and it was time for a last cigarette．Eddie began tapping the pockets of his overalls，looking for the new packet of Marlboro he had bought that morning．It was not there．

It was as he swung around to look in his toolbox for the cigarettes that Eddie saw the lump（肿块）．Right in the middle of the brand new bright red carpet，there was a lump．A lump，the size of packet of cigarettes．

“I've done it again!” said Eddie angrily．“I've left the cigarettes under the carpet!”

He had done this once before，and taking up and refitting the carpet had taken him two hours．Eddie was determined that he was not going to spend another two hours in this house．He decided to get rid of the lump another way．It would mean wasting a good packet of cigarettes，nearly full，but anything was better than taking up the whole carpet and fitting it again．He turned to his toolbox for a large hammer．

Eddie didn't want to damage the carpet itself，so he took a block of wood and placed it on top of the lump．Then he began to beat the block of wood as hard as he could．He kept beating，hoping Mrs. Vanbrugh wouldn't hear the noise and come to see what he was doing．It would be difficult to explain why he was hammering the middle of her beautiful new carpet．The lump was beginning to flatten out．

After three or four minutes，the job was finally finished．Eddie picked up his tools，and began to walk out to his car．Mrs. Vanbrugh accompanied him．She seemed a little worried about something．

“Young man，while you were working today，you didn't by any chance see any sign of Armand，did you? Armand is my bird．I let him out of his cage，you see，this morning，and he's disappeared．He likes to walk around the house，and he usually just comes back to his cage after an hour or so and gets right in．Only today he didn't come back．He's never done such a thing．．．”

“No，madam．I haven't seen him anywhere．” said Eddie，as he reached to start the car．

And he saw his packet of Marlboro cigarettes on the panel，where he had left it at lunchtime…

And he remembered the lump in the carpet…

1．What did Eddie want to do when he had finished fitting the carpet?

A．To have a cigarette．                                  B．To hammer the carpet flat．

C．To put back his tools．                               D．To start work in the dining room．

2．Why didn't Eddie take out the thing under the carpet?

A．It was impossible for him to take up the carpet once it was fitted．

B．He didn't need the cigarettes because he had some more in the car．

C．It would take too long to take up the carpet and refit it．

D．He intended to come hack and remove the lump the next day．

3．What did Eddie do with the hammer?

A．He drove nails into the lump．                     B．He fixed his toolbox

C．He refitted the carpet．                               D．He flattened the lump．

4．Mrs. Vanbrugh worried that _________．

A．her pet was nowhere to be found                 B．fitting the carpet would be expensive

C．Eddie would smoke in the house                   D．Eddie hadn't done a proper job

5．What was really under the carpet?

A．The packet of cigarettes．                    B．Eddie's hammer．

C．A lump of wood．                          D．The missing pet．

3、The fires that have left more than 160 people dead in southern Australia burned with such speed that they seemed less a wildfire than a violent bombing．Many victims caught in the fires had no time to escape; their houses were destroyed around them，and they burned to death．As firefighters battle the flames and police begin to look into possible cases of arson（纵火）around some of the fires，there will surely be debates over the wisdom of Australia's standard policy of advising people to either flee a fire early or stay in their homes and wait it out．John Brumby，the premier of the fire-hit Australian state of Victoria，said “There is no question that there were people who did everything right and put in place their fire plan，however，their house was just burnt into pieces．”

Although the wildfires caught so many victims by surprise last weekend，there has been no shortage of distant early-warning signs．The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change，for example，warned that fires in Australia were certain to increase in intensity and frequency because of steadily warming temperatures over the next several decades．A research reported that by 2020，there could be up to 65% more “extreme” fire-danger days compared with 1990．

Destructive wildfires are already common in Australia，and it's not hard to see why climate change would increase their frequency．Australia has warmed 0.9℃ since 1950，and it is predicted the country could warm further by 2070，up to 5℃ over 1990 temperatures，if global greenhouse -gas emissions（排放）go unchecked．Besides a simple rise in average temperatures，climate change will also lead to an increase in Australia's extreme heat waves and droughts．

It's important to acknowledge that no single weather event can be only caused by climate change-and it's possible that the fire would have been as intense and deadly even without the warming of the past several decades．Police beginning to suspect that many of the fifes may have been set，and the increase in the number of homes built in fire-danger zones in southern Australia today puts more people in harm's way．Still，heat waves and drought set the table for wildfires．The wildfires in southern Australia are already the worst in the nation's history-but they surely won't be the last．

1．What are people's attitudes to the Australia's policy about fire accidents?

A．It turns out to mislead the public and create confusion．

B．Some are starting to doubt whether it is useful enough，

C．People believe it fails to prevent global climate change．

D．The fire was spreading quickly just because of the policy．

2．The underlined word in the second paragraph is most probably used to describe the fire's _________．

A．damage                B．temperature             C．cause                    D．chances

3．Which is NOT a possible effect of global greenhouse-gas emissions according to the passage?

A．High temperature．                         B．Severe droughts．

C．Violent crime．                           D．Frequent wildfires．

4．Why do the police suspect the fires may have been set on purpose?

A．Because more and more people are living in fire-danger zones．

B．Because there was no such a terrible fire in this area before．

C．Because firefighters failed to put out the fire before it spread．

D．Because the terrible climate is likely to make people act stupidly．

5．What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Humans have to adapt to the influence of warming．

B．The global climate change will continue for centuries．

C．We have a lot to do to reduce global carbon emissions，

D．Global warming may be fueling Australia's fires．