— Mum, when will we start off to the airport?

—As soon as the bedroom wall ______.

A. paints B. is painted C. will paint D. will be painted

—Could you tell me how long has Robert ______? — Since 2004.

A. become a doctor B. studied in our school

C. joined the club D. been to Beijing

Some of the students can do very well in English exams, but can ______ understand what a native speaker says.

A. always B. easily C. exactly D. hardly

—Most parents are worried that their children can’t enter their ideal university in Jiang Su.

—Sure. Listen! _____important news report the man from Education Department is giving!

A. What an B. What C. What a D. How

The fact that she was a foreigner made ______ difficult for her to get a job in that country.

A. that B. this C. it D. one

—Sandy, is there anything else you want to know about the manners in the UK?

— Yes, I am still wondering ______.

A. when English people begin to eat at the table

B. that it’s impolite to make much noise while eating or drinking

C. whether I could eat with my mouth open

D. what can I say at the table

—Is your health getting better?

— No. And ______. The doctor gave me the wrong medicine this time.

A. every dog has its day

B. the early bird catches the worm

C. a miss is as good as a mile

D. it never rains but it pours

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Mr. Glen is a millionaire (百万富翁). Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he up his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the customs check. The watch on his wrist was also needed to be down for inspection (检查). Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax (税), and he worried about paying for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake (假货). When he was of his “smarts”, the officers hit the watch, which cost nearly ￥100,000 into pieces at hearing Glen’s words. Glen was . he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined strictly. For many times of entry-exit (出入境) he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if he was out reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family and his workers. He said that this made a deep on him, because the extra high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he would remember as the of his success forever.

1.A. set B. took C. went D. picked

2.A. asked B. refused C. received D. decided

3.A. books B. things C. savings D. pounds

4.A. taken B. put C. looked D. come

5.A. one B. it C. them D. these

6.A. afraid B. proud C. ashamed D. hard

7.A. happy B. amazed C. pleased D. satisfied

8.A. After B. If C. Before D. Since

9.A. conditions B. experiences C. experiments D. chances

10.A. stopped B. hoped C. warned D. punished

11.A. found B. came C. sent D. set

12.A. hit B. charged C. praised D. blamed

13.A. idea B. impression C. thought D. expression

14.A. honesty B. lies C. goods D. bravery

15.A. lesson B. secret C. choice D. key

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1.How much are the tickets for a couple and their two children in Zhongshan Cinema?

A. 37.5 dollars B. 45 dollars

C. 35 dollars D.30 dollars

2.You are an adult. You want to see a movie with the least money. Which cinema do you think is the best for you?

A. Zhongshan Cinema B. Wanda Movie Theater

C. Baima Movie World D. Cambridge Theater

3.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Tickets in Zhongshan Cinema are the cheapest.

B. You can sit most comfortably at Wanda Movie Theater.

C. You can take snacks to the movie theaters.

D. Tickets can be got easily in Zhongshan Cinema.

Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.

If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have an important product: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his old company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking and developing new ideas.

Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence (智慧). Just because a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.

Unluckily, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly, but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.

It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two kinds of food for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire (欲望) to find a way out of trouble.

1.What did the company where Dick Drew work learn from its mistake?

A. They encouraged people to work a longer time.

B. They discouraged (阻碍) people to think freely.

C. They asked people to spend all their work time developing new ideas.

D. They encouraged people to spend some of their work time thinking and improving new ideas.

2.Why don’t schools try to encourage creativity?

A. They don’t understand the importance of education.

B. They don’t want their students to make mistakes.

C. They pay too much attention to examination marks and language skills.

D. They think it more important to remember some information.

3.What should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?

A. Try to help them as much as possible

B. Take no notice of whatever they do

C. Help them if their decision is wrong, but not too much

D. Leave them as they are

4.The best title for the passage can be ______.

A. The importance of creativity

B. What is creativity?

C. The history of creativity

D. How can we develop creativity?