Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started. Today, however, all have    1   . If you still come back to school    2    only these things, you are falling out-of-date(过时的). Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and    3    to show off(炫耀)these things to    4   . Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries…, the list is endless.

Young people think that, living in the 21st century, they must keep      up with the    5   . They don't want to fall    6   . Besides, they think

    7    they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones. They also like to    8    the pop music, so they need CD players. They explain that,    9    like electronic dictionaries, these can be    10    in their study,    11   . They think that their parents should understand    12    they want these things.

Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they

    13    to school at the beginning of a new term.    14   , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to    15    these high-tech things that they want.

1.A.changed         B.come           C.joined          D.stopped

2.A.to                             B.from                    C.of                          D.with

3.A.right                         B.lucky                    C.nice                       D.pleased

4.A.other                         B.the other               C.others                    D.the others

5.A.times                        B.days                     C.years                     D.date

6.A.down                        B.off                       C.behind                    D.back

7.A.that                           B.how                     C.if                           D.which

8.A.hear                          B.listen to                C.read                       D.play

9.A.look                          B.just                      C.feel                        D.something

10.A.new                        B.modern                 C.latest                      D.useful

11.A.also                         B.too                       C.either                     D.then

12.A.where                     B.which                   C.what                      D.why

13.A.return                      B.return back           C.reach                     D.arrive

14.A.But                         B.So                        C.However                D.Still

15.A.borrow                    B.buy                      C.lend                       D.take

William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.

He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor(演员)when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer's daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.

At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.

At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired(退休)and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.

1.Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except         .

A.Hamlet     B.Macbeth         C.Romeo and Juliet   D.Man and Superman

2.Shakespeare decided to be an actor in         .

A.1578       B.1582            C.1599               D.1616

3.In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon        .

A.with his wife                B.with his daughter

C.with his wife and children   D.alone

4.Shakespeare got much money from         .

A.writing     B.plays           C.acting            D.retirement

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Shakespeare had two children.

B.Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.

C.Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.

D.Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.

The Red Cross Society of China(RCC)(中国红十字会）has so far received 150 million yuan(18 million US dollars)in donation(捐款)for tsunami-hit(遭受海啸袭击的)countries, reports from the RCC said on January 14,2005.

2.66 million US dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia,Sri Lanka, Thailand and Maldive(马尔代夫) soon after they were hit by the killer disaster(灾难)late last month. The rest of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages(homes for children who lost their parents)in the disaster area, the reports said.

According to the reports, two RCC's rescue(营救)teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.

The RCC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its Website on time, the reports said.

1.The countries were hit by         .

A.a forest fire   B.a tsunami    C.a big flood    D.a drought disaster

2.The RCC collected money for         , Thailand and Maldive.

A.Indonesia, China               B.Indonesia, Sri Lanka

C.China, Sri Lanka               D.Indonesia, America

3.The rest of the money will NOT be used to rebuild          in the disaster area.

A.villages        B.schools      C.airports       D.orphanages

4.Which statement(陈述)is true according to the passage?

A.The RCC has so far received USD 20.66 million in donation for tsunami-hit countries.

B.Two RCC's rescue teams have arrived in Thailand.

C.A third team will be sent to Maldive next week.

D.The uses of the money will be reported on its Website on time by the RCC.

5.The passage is probably from         .

A.a newspaper                    B.an advertisement

C.an instruction book            D.a storybook

There are many things we need to know but we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare(比较)the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(选择)when we shop.

Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to live useful and happy lives.

Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.

We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响)the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?

1.The main idea of this passage is         .

A.it's important to make the right choices

B.it's important to know how to compare prices

C.is't important to how to shop carefully

D.we learn everything we need to know at school

2.We need “life skills”        .

A.to know how to shop carefully     B.to compare brands and prices

C.to live useful and happy lives    D.to learn things at school

3.Acoording to this passage, we make choices         .

A.most days       B.some days       C.once a day      D.every day

4.Which of the following choices is more important than the others?    .

A.Which fruit to take for lunch     B.Which subjects to work hard at

C.Which T-shirt to wear to the movies

D.How to get to school

5.From the passage we know that your choices affect         .

A.you and your parents             B.you and other people

C.lots of other people             D.everybody except you

 1.The person who teaches computer science is from         .

A.Canada        B.English        C.America         D.New Zealand

2.You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on         .

A.Monday        B.Sunday         C.Wednesday       D.Friday

3.The Technical English class may last for about         .

A.4 weeks       B.35 weeks       C.12 weeks        D.4 months

4.You may learn something about a disease called TB(结核病) from

           .

A.Dr. West      B.Prof. Morison  C.Prof. Green     D.Prof. Beet

5.If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from         .

A.19:00 to 21:30 on Monday      B.8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday

C.14:00 to 17:00 on Saturday    D.18:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday

The bus is too crowded. Let's take a taxi i        .

I didn’t like the cross talk. ___________ of the actors was funny.

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

Look out! The traffic is moving fast. It’s _______ dangerous ___________ cross the street.

A. very...to            B. so...to               C. much...to          D. too...to

The old man ____________ at the age of 90.

A. had died            B. has been dead    C. was died           D. died

I am not sure _____________ English is spoken in South Africa or not.

A. if                      B. whether             C. that                   D. weather