31、Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience ?Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences．We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection．

Tony：

My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university．I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school．One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring．I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine．I quickly washed，dressed，jumped into my car and rushed to school．When I arrived，the students had already gone into class．I didn’t go to the office"，but went straight into class．After two or three minutes the students began laughing，and I couldn’t understand why !Suddenly I looked down and understood．I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!

Henry：

    The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had。happened two years ago．After seeing a film．my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town．Then we decided to take a walk along the street．The street was very busy and we started holding hands．Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window，and stopped．I started looking at some watches in the next window．After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand．There was a loud scream，and a woman slapped my face．I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand．I'd taken the hand of a complete stranger!

James：

    My wife and I had decided to buy a new house，and I’d made an appointment to see our bank manager．I’d never met him before and I was a bit nervous．I went into town in my car and I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank．I’d just started reversing（倒车）into the space when another car made its way into it．I was irritated !I opened my window and shouted at the man in the car．He ignored me and walked away．It took me：twenty minutes to find another space．As soon as I had parked the car。I rushed back to the bank．I was ten minutes late for my appointment．I went to the manager’s office，knocked and walked in．The manager was sitting behind his desk．He was the man who had taken my parking space!

1．Tony arrived at school late that morning because __________

    A．he couldn’t find his shoes                  B．his alarm clock didn’t ring

    C．he washed and dressed slowly           D．his car went wrong on the way

2．The students began laughing when they saw Tony __________．

    A．wearing a wrong shoe                B．carrying an alarm clock

    C．looking down suddenly                 D．rushing into the classroom

3．Henry and his wife held hands _________．

    A．at the cinema    B．in the shop    C．at the restaurant D．along the street

4．Henry was embarrassed because he _________．

    A．slapped the woman in the face

    B．took the hand of a complete stranger

    C．heard his wife screaming in the street

    D．knocked over some watches in the shop

5．James went into town to ______________．

    A．put money in the bank                B．look for a job

    C．meet the bank manager                 D．buy a new car

6．The underlined word“irritated”probably means“___________”．

    A．angry           B．nervous               C．worried           D．embarrassed

7．The best picture for each story is ___________ ．

28、

　　The kinds of foods you eat and how much of those you eat are important to your health．
Scientists arrange（分配）foods in groups to help you choose a healthy diet．Each group has a
different kind of food．Foods from all the groups together give you．Energy, help you grow, help keep you from getting sick，and help make you strong．

　　The diagram（图表）shows six food groups and how much food from each group you should
eat each day．It is a good idea to think about the food groups when you plan your meals at ho．me and when you eat out．Planning with the food groups will help you eat a ell—balanced（搭配均衡的） diet that will help you stay healthy．

1．How many groups of food are shown in the diagram?

2．Which group of food should people eat most?

3．Do you think it light for us to eat much bread，cereal and rice?

4．It’s necessary  for US to eat much sweets．isn't it?

5．How can we get enough energy and keep healthy according to the passage?

26、现在的科技日新月异，各种发明以及高科技产品成为了我们生活中不可缺少的东西，如电脑、笔记本电脑（laptop）、手机（mobile phone）、MP4、数码相机（digital camera）、数码摄影机（DV）等。请以My favorite invention为题描述你最喜欢的一种发明，并说明理由（理由至少有两个方面）。词数在80词左右。

24、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

When the Great Library of Alexandria burned，the story goes that one book was saved．But nobody thought it was a v__1__ book．A poor man，who could read a little，bought it for a few coins．

The book wasn't very interesting．but between its pages there was something very interesting i__2__．It was a thin strip of vellum（羊皮纸）on which as written the secret of the “Touchstone”!

The touchstone was a small pebble（卵石）that could t__3__ any common metal into pure gold．The writing e__4__ that it was lying among thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it．But the secret was that the real stone would feel w__5__，while ordinary pebbles were cold．

So the man camped on the seashore and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again b__6__ they were cold，he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of t__7__．So，when he felt one that was cold，he threw it into the sea．He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone．Y_8__ he went on and on this way．

One day，however，about mid-afternoon，he picked up a pebble and it was warm．He threw it into the sea b__9_ he realized what he had done．He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along，he still threw it away．

So it is with opportunity（机会）．U__10__ we are careful，it's easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand．

22、Last July，my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway．It was an hour before sunset，and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up，so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes，I thought I'd just go east．

A bus stopped．I got on and asked the driver how far she was going．“Ten more miles，” she said．There was another bus I could take from there．This clearly was going to be a long night．

I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes，I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus came up．There was no lighted number above its windshield．It was out of service，but the door opened．It was the same driver．

“I just can't leave you here，” she said．“This isn't the nicest place．I will give you a ride home．”

“You will drive me home on the bus?” I asked，astonished．

“No，I will take you in my car，” she said．

“It's a long way，” I insisted．

“Come on，” she said．“I have nothing else to do．”

As we drove from the station in the car，she began telling me a story．A few days earlier，her brother had run out of gas．A good man picked him up，took him to a service station and then back to his ear．“I'm just passing the favor（善意的行为）along，” she said．

When I offered her money as a thank-you， she wouldn't accept．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．” she said．

1．There was something wrong with the writer's car _________．

A．late at night                                                B．early in the morning

C．an hour before sunset                                  D．thirty minutes after sunset

2．The writer changed his mind after waiting 30 minutes because _________．

A．he became impatient and a bit worried

B．a taxi ride would be more comfortable

C．he knew the driver would never return

D．the bus driver had given him wrong information

3．The bus driver drove the writer home later because _________．

A．her brother had told her to do so

B．she wanted to earn more money

C．she happened to go in the same direction

D．she wanted to do something good for others

4．The underlined word "astonished" in the passage probably means _________．

A．surprised           B．grateful               C．happy             D．angry

5．The bus driver hoped that the writer _________．

A．would drive someone home                         B．would help someone in need

C．would keep her in memory                          D．would give the money to others