13、To keep healthy, grandpa        cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.

A．took up           B．caught on            C．carried out           D．made for

12、It’s hard for him to play against me. I’ve got nothing to pay for, but for him, he needs to win so

         .

A．far           B．well            C．little           D．badly

11、Having checked the doors were closed, and       all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.

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

10、As the light turned green, I stood for a moment, not       , and asked myself what I was going to do.

A．moved            B．moving           C．to move           D．being moved

9、Most birds find it safe to sleep in the trees, but        they have eggs or young chicks, they don’t use a nest.

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

8、We         at the suggestion to improve our plan by the school girl then.

A．have amazed                                              B．have been amazed

C．had been amazed                                        D．were amazed

7、On a cold November afternoon,  my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed   1  and equipped with the rented video we had been   2   to watch. I was feeling a little   3  as I was carrying our shopping, and decided to throw away something. So I started to walk towards the garbage can   4  I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He   5   over to another nearby garbage can and started looking through it.

I suddenly felt very guilty because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was   6  . I walked up him and handed the   7   and some snacks （小吃） over to him. The man looked up   8   and took what I gave him.

A huge smile  9   across his face and this  10   me to feel indescribable satisfaction. I felt I couldn’t be happier  11   myself. But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike, I  12  heard him whistling a song as he rode away.

I got a warm   13   inside. I now understand what is   14   by the saying “giving is getting”.

Although it only   15  a little action and a few words, I gained and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the   16   of the month. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can   17   help and everyone will be helped by   18   kindness.

The image of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every   19  I have the chance to do something nice.

This is the   20   of charity.

1．A．poorly                  B．coldly                 C．warmly              D．expensively

2．A．dying                   B．exciting              C．worrying            D．happy

3．A．worried                B．interested            C．bored                 D．tired

4．A．and                      B．but                     C．as                      D．when

5．A．headed                 B．passed                C．crossed              D．took

6．A．cheap                   B．heavy                 C．tasteless             D．full

7．A．money                 B．toys                   C．drink                  D．clothes

8．A．in silence              B．in surprise           C．in interest           D．in a hurry

9．A．appeared              B．spread                C．went                  D．ran

10．A．forced                B．helped                C．persuaded           D．caused

11．A．with                   B．to                       C．at                       D．for

12．A．still                    B．once                   C．even                   D．ever

13．A．sense                 B．mind                  C．thinking              D．feeling

14．A．aimed                 B．meant                 C．considered          D．thought

15．A．cost                   B．took                   C．called                 D．asked

16．A．whole                 B．others                 C．rest                    D．time

17．A．give                   B．send                   C．promise              D．have

18．A．showing             B．owning               C．lending               D．setting

19．A．moment              B．day                    C．minute                D．time

20．A．power                 B．force                  C．strength              D．aim

6、Despite the burning heat, the summer holidays are drawing to a close. After a period of pleasant relaxation, spending time with friends and family, our thoughts now turn towards the new school term. This can be an exciting time, filled with new opportunities, ambitions and challenges. Such new challenges can be frightening as we face unfamiliar situations, people and places. Many of you will be facing a new term in a higher grade. This may well mean a greater workload and more exam pressure. Maybe you are starting a new school and are worried about how to make new friend. Whichever new situation you face, there is no shamed in admitting you are worried of concerned. The fact that you are older and are facing more challenges does not mean that you have to deal with your problems alone. No matter how old we are, all of us need help sometimes, and admitting to weakness can be one of our greatest strengths. How else can we get the help we need to face our problems with confidence?

Also, this can be a good way to connect with new people in a similar situation. On the first day of a new term or at a new school, everyone will be nervous and uncertain. Admitting to this makes us seem much more human. After all, would you really want to be friends with someone who believes that they know everything and claims to never be afraid?

Whatever you new situation is at the beginning of this new term, relax, and remember that every student you come across is just as nervous as you are. Share what you believe to be your weaknesses and see just how strong you really are.

1．This passage may be _________.

       A．an official report                     B．a piece of news

       C．a speech to students                 D．a letter to friends

2．The underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 means __________.

       A．a similar situation                       B．our greatest strengths

       C．connection with new people              D．lack of confidence

3．Which of the following is true according to the writer?

       A．Being confident will make you lovelier.

       B．Sharing your weakness with others will make you strong.

       C．Showing your weakness will cause trouble.

       D．The strong know everything and are never afraid.

4．The best title for this passage may be __________.

       A．Admitting To Weakness                 B．Being Confident

       C．Fearing Nothing                       D．Being As Strong As Possible

5、You don’t have to be alive to protect the environment. Who wants to give something back?

Ray Ward does. And he’s not the only one. The British businessman has bought a million – pound plot of woodland outside London where he plans to set up a green funeral company. All the people buried there will be giving something back.

It’s hard to live a green life in a modern country. Everything you do seems to create pollution or threaten wildlife. Maybe that’s why people are waiting until they die to make a positive contribution to the environment.

The aim of conventional burials is to preserve the body as long as possible. The aim of green burials is exactly the reverse （opposite）. People are buried in cardboard or light wicker（柳条） coffins so nature takes its course as quickly as possible.

Eventually, Ray Ward hopes to have a full grown forest on his land, which people will pay to fertilize themselves. No headstones or other memorials are allowed, though, the detailed notes on exactly where people are buried will be kept for the benefit of relatives. But the idea is that the whole forest will be their memorial.

It’s not a new idea. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the former US President, often expressed a wish to be buried in the White House Rose Garden. Future presidents would look at the flowers and think of him.

In Britain, people were traditionally buried in vast cemeteries found on the outskirts（郊区） of nearly all the major towns and cities and built during the 19th century. But Britain is a crowded country, and as population continued to increase, space became short.

That’s why 70 present of British people are now cremated when they die. But there are problems here, too. Large amounts of poisonous gases are released when bodies are burned, especially from the metal used to feel teeth.

Natural burials adds to the richness of the soil instead of poisoning the air. And because natural burials takes place all over the countryside, there are no space limitations as there are in ordinary burials. And demand is growing so much that this spring will see Britain’s first ever national Green Funeral Exhibition.

1．Obviously the writer is trying to talk about __________.

       A．funerals in modern Britain                       

       B．the new idea of Ray Ward

       C．contribution that can be made after death

       D．the new trends of the funeral business

2．Which of the following means “ordinary burials”?

       A．Conventional burials.                          B．Green burials. 

       C．Natural burials.                                 D．Green funerals.

3．If you choose a picture to go with the passage as an editor, you will select _________.

       A．a picture in which people mourn at the funeral

       B．a picture in which there is a light wicker coffin

       C．a picture in which there is a green village

       D．a picture in which people are planting trees

4．Which paragraph is organized by means of comparison?

       A．Paragraph 1.                               B．Paragraph 2.        

       C．Paragraph 3.                        D．Paragraph 7.

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1．The AE Card and other credit cards mainly differ in         .

       A．he level of service at home and abroad

       B．the pre – set spending limit and interest

       C．some special membership rewards

       D．the number of cash machines in the world

2．An AE Card holder can enjoy all the following except          .

       A．spending as much money as he likes without putting in per month

       B．some wonderful things offered according to the collected points

       C．less worry about the possible loss while traveling and shopping

       D．the easy way of getting cash money in many places in the world

3．What’s the main purpose of the passage?

       A．To encourage more travelers abroad

       B．To compare the AE Card with other credit cards

       C．To enjoy a new way of spending money

       D．To attract people to use the AE Card