14、--Why don't we choose that road to save time?

--The bridge to it _________．

A．has repaired                         B．is repaired            

C．is being repaired                   D．will be repaired

13、Not until I came last night _________ to bed．

A．Mum did go         B．did Mum go                C．went Mum             D．Mum went

12、The teacher together with the students _________ discussing Reading Skills that _________ newly published in America．

A．are；were               B．is；were             C．are；was                  D．is；was

11、--You speak very good French!

--Thanks．I _________ French is Sichuan University for four years．

A．studied            B．study             C．was studying                D．had studied

10、My uncle's house in the downtown area in much smaller than ours，but it is twice _______ expensive．

A．as            B．so              C．too               D．very

9、She'll never forget her stay there _________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before．

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

8、I was successful at my job．I worked very hard，but it ___1___ me and my family a fabulous （极好的）lifestyle．I'd worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director．___2___，one afternoon last May，I was called to the office，and it was     ___3___ explained to me that they were letting me go．I just sat there ___4___ they talked on and all I could think was，“I’ve ___5___．” I'd been so well respected；___6___ I was of no value．

For six weeks，I was in a very ___7___ place．I wandered around my house like a zombie （僵尸）．I could ___8___ things needed doing，but would not do anything．My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive（积极的）in everything ___9___ me．

Then，in late June，my youngest son's football team made the city cup final．The year before，he'd been very sad when I ___10___ the same final，so he was ___11___ when I told him I'd go．Not only did they win，but the look on his face as he saw me ___12___ him on was unbelievable．From then on，I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions（激情）．I attended match after match and performances of my elder son's band—I ___13___ went to another city to watch him play．These moments were so ___14___．My life had been so much devoted to ___15___ for so long，and I felt ___16___ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world．

___17___，being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose -- I was someone's mum! I felt a sense of being ___18___ again．Now I feel more positive about my professional ___19___ and I'm getting on better with my family than I ever have．Losing my job made me realize just how ___20___ it is to achieve real balance in life．

1．A．promised                  B．afforded                  C．showed                  D．left

2．A．Therefore                 B．Anyhow                  C．Otherwise               D．However

3．A．quickly                     B．gently                     C．partly                            D．easily

4．A．until                         B．after                       C．as                          D．so

5．A．failed                        B．finished                   C．tried                       D．changed

6．A．suddenly                 B．finally                     C．immediately             D．shortly

7．A．secret                   B．quiet                         C．lonely                     D．dark

8．A．see                           B．get                         C．suggest                   D．understand

9．A．defended                  B．directed                  C．deserted                  D．disturbed

10．A．watched                 B．missed                    C．lost                        D．won

11．A．disappointed            B．worried                   C．honored                  D．delighted

12．A．cheering                 B．taking                     C．leading                    D．passing

13．A．just                        B．even                       C．still                         D．almost

14．A．hopeful                   B．meaningful              C．difficult                  D．strange

15．A．work                      B．family                     C．matches                  D．performances

16．A．successful                     B．thoughtful               C．thankful                  D．peaceful

17．A．Naturally                 B．Doubtfully        C．Disagreeably           D．Unexpectedly

18．A．employed               B．comforted               C．valued                    D．encouraged

19．A．education                B．experience               C．relationship             D．future

20．A．important                B．interesting               C．simple                    D．surprising

7、Hey there，

So you're about to spend four years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars of your parents' money，and all you really know about college is that all of your friends are going．Do you ever stop to wonder why you're going?

Relax．You're making the right decision．First of all，you'll discover what interests you by  taking courses in many subjects．For example，it's hard to decide if you want to be a painter if you've never painted any picture；once you're in a drawing-room on campus，you'll know one way or the other．College is also a lot of fun-after you graduate，you'll be working every weekday for 50 or so years．And remember that college graduates earn about twice the income of those who never attended college．

Finding the right college can be difficult．Fortunately，Johnson Review is here to help you every step of the way．

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1．How many reasons for going to college does the author mention in the text?

A．2．                        B．3．                        C．4．                        D．5．

2．The author thinks you should choose the college that is ________．

A．well-equipped          B．competitive            C．suitable                   D．famous

3．What does the author advise you to do to pay the high cost of college?

A．To ask the family for help．

B．To make a study of financial courses．

C．To do research on the price of college．

D．To get to know how to ask for financial aid．

4．What's the author's purpose of writing this text?

A．To suggest ways to prepare for college learning．

B．To help readers find the right college．

C．To make Johnson Review popular．

D．To introduce college life．

6、July 21st，2007 was a typical English summer's day--it rained for 24 hours! As usual，I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house．Nothing was amiss．By the time I left work at 5 pm，however，the road into our village was flooded．Our house had never been flooded but，as I opened the front door，a wave of water greeted me．Thank God the kids weren't with me，because the house was 5 feet deep in water．We lost everything downstairs．And the plaster had to be ton off the walls，ceilings pulled down．

At first we tried to push on through．We didn't want to move the children out of home，so we camped upstairs．We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp．But after three months，we felt very sick，so we moved to a wooden house in a park．The house was small，but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place．Unfortunately，things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months．The life there was inconvenient．What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community（社区）．We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbors，and I'd never thought how much I'd miss that．

Although our situation was very had，it's difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what's happening elsewhere．I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought，“We didn't have a straw but（茅草房）that who swept away，and our house is still standing．We're lucky．”

We moved back home in August．With December coming，there's still reconstruction work to be done，so it's difficult to prepare for Christmas，But I can't wait--I'm going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support．This year，I won't need any gifts-living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions．Although we are replacing things，there's really no rush--we have our home back，and that's the main thing．

1．What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?

A．Wrong．                B．Missing．               C．Right．                  D．Found．

2．It can be inferred from the text that the author _________．

A．was sick of staying upstairs

B．cared much about her children

C．could not stand living in a wooden house

D．did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood

3．Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?

A．Because her situation was not serious．

B．Because many other places were flooded．

C．Because she had been to Northern India．

D．Because some others suffered even more．

4．What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?

A．She valued human feelings more than before．

B．She realized she almost didn't need possessions．

C．She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed．

D．She thought her own home was the most important．

5、Honesty comes in many forms．First there's self-honesty．Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I'm not，I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA（personal bank account）．I love how singer Judy Garland put it，“Always be a first-class version（版本）of yourself，instead of a second-class version of somebody else．”

Then there's honesty in our actions．Are you honest at school，with your parents，and with your boss? If you've ever been dishonest，I think we all have，try being honest，and notice how whole it makes you feel．Remember，you can't to wrong and feel right．This story by Jeff is a good example of that：

In my second year of study，there were three kids in my math class who didn't do well．I was really good at it．I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass．I'd write on a little piece of paper all the right answers，and hand them off．

At first I felt like I was making money，kind of a nice job．I wasn't thinking about how it could hurt all of us．After a while I realized I shouldn't do that anymore，because I wasn't really helping them．They weren't learning anything，and it would only get harder down the road．Cheating certainly wasn't helping me．

It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests，lying to their parents，and stealing at work．But，remember，every act of honesty is a deposit（储蓄）into your PBA and will build strength．

1．The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means “_________”．

A．to be honest                                               B．to be unreal

C．to become clear                                                 D．to come from an imagined world

2．Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?

A．Be your true self rather than follow others．

B．Don't copy others or you can't be the first class．

C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second．

D．Don't learn from others unless they're excellent．

3．What does the author expect to show by Jeff's story?

A．Honesty can be of great help．

B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one．

C．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody．

D．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds．

4．In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express _________．

A．one must be brave to be honest

B．it's difficult to be honest when others are not

C．one should be honest when making a deposit

D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future