14、You can get the information about our activity by surfing the Internet or giving us a call.

       will do.

A．Either           B．Each         C．Neither          D．All

13、The thief tried to open the locked door but         .

A．in vain        B．at a loss        C．in no way                 D．without effect

12、The last half of nineteenth century       the steady improvement in the means of travel.

A．has witnessed             B．was witnessed              C．witnessed              D．is witnessed

11、I can’t make it.       the boy have a try?

A．Must         B．Shall          C．Will           D．May

10、We have been told that under no circumstances       the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A．may we use         B．we could use         C．we may use         D．did we use

9、He’s watching TV? He’s       to be cleaning his room.

A．known           B．supposed          C．regarded          D．considered

8、When I was growing up. I had an old neighbor named Dr, Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never  1  at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone nice and  2  .

       When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving  3  , he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres（英亩）, and his life’s  4  was to make it a forest.

      But he  5  watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants would 6  them, and that  7  you water them, each following  8  of tree will grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things  9  for them.

He’d planted an oak, and instead of watering it every morning, he’d  10   it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to cause the tree’s  11  .

       Dr. Gibbs went away a couple of years ago. 12 , I walk by his house and look at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re big and  13  now. Sufferings seemed to  14  them in ways ease and  15  never could ways.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be  16 . But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to  17  my prayer, because life is 18  , whether we want it to be or  not. Too many times we pray for ease. But that’s what we seldom  19  . What we need to do is pray for roots that reach deep into the earth, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be  20  .

1．A．smiled                   B．shouted               C．looked                 D．kicked

2．A．cold                      B．lonely                  C．mild                    D．careful

3．A．money                  B．lives                    C．flowers               D．energy

4．A．goal                      B．way                    C．attitude                D．theory

5．A．regularly               B．sometimes           C．never                  D．always

6．A．remove                 B．benefit                 C．drown                 D．spoil

7．A．if                          B．unless                 C．although              D．since

8．A．kind                      B．group                  C．rank                    D．generation

9．A．rough                   B．free                     C．available              D．poisonous

10．A．protected             B．tied                     C．beat                    D．wrapped

11．A．thank                  B．defense               C．shade                  D．death

12．A．More or less        B．Now and then      C．Sooner or later     D．Here and there

13．A．thin                     B．dying                  C．ripe                     D．strong

14．A．benefit                B．harm                   C．affect                  D．change

15．A．cure                    B．danger                 C．comfort              D．difficulty

16．A．interesting           B．colorful               C．easy                    D．hopeful

17．A．strengthen           B．change                C．repeat                 D．realize

18．A．tough                  B．helpless               C．various                D．valuable

19．A．seek                    B．prove                  C．share                  D．meet

20．A．challenged   B．defeated           C．missed            D．forgotten

7、Having stepped into January of 2009, Spring Festival is waving at us. Have you planned what to do on lunar New Year’s eve?

       Whatever your plan, please don’t forget to include your family, because Spring Festival is a time for family activities.

       In most children’s eyes, Spring Festival means delicious food, new clothes, pocket money   and sleepless nights with carnivals. According to Chinese tradition ,however, it is more a time for family reunions.

    Ahead of the feast ,millions of Chinese are on their way to go back home, despite cold weather and long journeys. Even traditional Spring Festival foods ,like jiaozi ,are associated with reunions.

During the past 24 years, watching the CCTV annual Spring Festival Eve Variety Show has been popular.At 8:00 on lunar New Year’s eve, families gather in front of the TV ,watching ,chatting and waiting for the lunar New Year’s arrival.

Although in recent years, more and more people have found the show boring, most of them still watch it and give their opinions afterwards. Much more than a TV programme, the show brings the whole family together and offers them a good topic for conversation.

Perhaps that’s why many Chinese living abroad are eager to see the show online. It helps make them less homesick at the big moment by sharing the fun with their fellow countrymen.

       Now China’s most important festival is drawing near. Cheer up and makes your plans for family activities, If you don’t like watching the show, try other fun games like playing cards and enjoying DVDs alongside your parents and relatives. With family member getting together, anything could be extremely sweet.

1．According to the passage in most children’s eyes, Spring Festival means the following except           .

       A．new clothes and delicious food              B．sleepless nights with carnivals

       C．pocket money and new clothes             D．seeing the SFEVS online

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

       A．Seeing t he SFEVS is an important form of enjoying the Spring festival.

       B．Chinese living abroad are more homesick in the Spring Festival.

       C．SFEVS is becoming more and more popular in the Spring Festival.

       D．people now have many more ways to enjoy the Spring Festival.

3．Which of the following best shows the underlined sentence’s meaning?

       A．SFEVS offers interesting programmes. What’s more, it offers and opportunity for the family reunions.

       B．Only during the period of SFEVS can the family  have opportunity to see programmes together.

       C．The family have more than one programme to see in the Spring Festival and all the programmes offer them a good topic for conversation.

       D．The whole family take full advantage of the period of SFEVS to talk about many topics they are interested in.

4．The best title of the passage is          .

       A．New Year Festival is time for fun          

       B．New Year Festival is family time

       C．2009, Spring Festival is approaching     

       D．Find available ways to enjoy New Year Festival

6、Things you need to know about studying there

Study style

       Since the 1950s, the Netherlands has had courses in English especially for foreign students. Students are expected to be critical of what they read and hear, and to be able of working independently. Foreign students will soon notice that at Dutch institutions for higher learning people are expected to do a lot of talking. The most common form of teaching is the seminar or working group, where a small group of students work under a teacher’s supervision to analyze（分析）a certain problem. On exams, they have to show that they know the material, and that they have formed well-founded opinions on the subject.

Accommodations

       If you are in an exchange programme or an international course, it is quite possible that a room will be arranged for you. Accept it immediately, or you will regret it later. That’s because finding a place to live in a country as crowded as the Netherlands is not easy.

       Before you leave China, ask your host institution whether or not housing will indeed be arranged in advance. If you are in the Netherlands and still looking for a place, ask the international relations office or the student dean for advice.

Expenses

       Tuition: （学费）                                            Other expenses:

       Bachelor’s degree：about 2,500 euros a year      Haircut:              15 euros

       Master’s degree: 5,000-12,000 euros a year        Air ticket to China:

       Living expenses:                                              600-800 euros

       Experience has shown that a year in the             Mobile phone call（one minute）:

Nether lands costs a Chinese Student about 450-700 0.1-0.3 euro

euros a month.                                                       Phone call to China （with IP card）:

       Here is a breakdown of average prices of           7 euros（one minute）

supermarket goods:                                                 Postage stamp in the Netherlands:

       Litre of milk:             0.5—0.8 euro                   0.39 euro

       Kilo of apples:            1.5 euros                         Stamp for China: 0.78 euro

       Shampoo, 400ml:       4 euros                            （1 euro-about 10 yuan）

       Tube of toothpaste:    1 euro

       Bed sheet:                 20 euros

Transportation

       Trains, buses and trams run throughout the country.

       If you really want to sample Dutch life, and get around quickly and easily, buy yourself a bicycle. Most students buy second-hand bicycles. A reasonable one will cost you 70-120 euros.

You can find them at second-hand bicycle shops or at the bicycle parking facilities near railway stations.

1．Teachers want foreign students to do much talking and analyzing in order to make them        .

       A．get higher marks                                  B．pass exams easier

       C．be able to work independently               D．get in close touch with each other

2．The passage implies that        .

       A．it is easier to find a room in Netherlands

       B．it is difficult to find a room in Netherlands

       C．your host institution will surely find a room for you

       D．the international relations office can find a room for you

3．It costs at least        a year for a Master degree.

       A．104,000 yuan       B．104,000 euros      C．174,000 yuan       D．134,000 euros

4．Most students ride second-hand bicycles mainly because        .

       A．they can ride them fast and easily

       B．bicycles are safe and comfortable for riding

       C．bicycles are convenient and easy to park

       D．bicycles are convenient and cheap

5、Painter, sculptor, architect, musician, anatomist（解剖学家）, inventor, engineer, and scientist. All these titles belong to a Renaissance（文艺复兴时期） Italian-Leonardo da Vinci（1452~1519）. The versatility（多才多艺） and creative power of Leonardo mark him as a supreme example of universal genius.

     Leonardo is famous for his masterly paintings， such as The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. Though there is debate whether Leonardo himself painted the Mona Lisa or not， it is known that it was probably his favorite piece. He most likely kept it with him at all times， and did not travel without it. Thousands of people see it each year in the Louvre nowadays， drawing their own interpretation（理解） on what is known as the Mona Lisa’s most enigmatic（神秘的） feature — her smile.

     Perhaps even more impressive than his artistic work are his studies in science and engineering. In his notebooks， art and science were fused（融合） in some 13，000 pages of notes and drawings.

      Leonardo designed many inventions， such as flying machines. Today’s researchers find that many of Leonardo’s inventions anticipated modern technology though they were rarely constructed in his lifetime.

    Leonardo’s The Last Supper has become one of the most widely appreciated masterpieces in the world. It began to gain its reputation immediately after it was finished in 1498 and its prestige（声望） has never lessened. Best-seller The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is based on the idea that there is a secret code in the painting. The upcoming movie The Da Vinci Code will probably be a big hit as well！

1．What made Leonado Da Vinci one of the most understanding geniuses?

       A．his achievements in painting and architecture

       B．his achievements in science and engineering

       C．his rich knowledge and creative power

       D．his masterly paintings The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about The Mona Lisa?

       A．It was one of Da Vinci’s most famous paintings.

       B．There is a secret code in it according to the Best-seller The Da Vinci Code.

       C．it was probably Da Vinci’S favorite painting.

       D．It is doubted not to be painted by Da Vinci himself.

3．The third paragraph tries to tell us Da Vinci’s achievements about      .

       A．science and art                                    B．engineering and science

       C．The Last Supper                                  D．engineering and art

4．The underlined word “hit” in the last sentence means           .

       A．success        B．challenge         C．event         D．chance