题目内容
When the whole world is rainy，let’s make it________ in our heart．
A． clean B． clear C． tidy D． tiny
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1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A． The voyage through the wormhole is a considerable challenge．B． A team of crime-fighters uncovers a criminal plot in Big Hero．C． President Coin pushes Katniss to protest Peeta．D． Penguins have to wrestle with problems in District 13．2.The similarity that exists in the four films is that ________．A． each of them is a branch of film seriesB． all of them are concerned with positive energyC． they all have the best actors and actresses in the worldD． the four films all have something to do with exploration
My family moved from Taiwan to a small town in central Georgia，where my dad got a visa for his family and a job． I had just learned English，and from what little I could gather from my classmates，Santa Claus would come down one’s chimney（烟囱） and put toys in one’s stocking on Christmas Eve! What a great country，I thought．After I looked up “stocking” in my Chinese-English dictionary，I knew what I had to do．
On that fateful night，after everyone went to bed，I took my longest，cleanest knee sock and attached it to a nail already on the mantel(壁炉)．Obviously，the previous owners of this house were no strangers to this Santa character．
I woke up before everyone else on Christmas Day and ran to the fireplace．To make a sob story short，I was hit with the reality of an empty sock and the biggest lie ever told． I burst into tears，quickly took down the sock，and stuffed it in the back of a drawer．Santa was dead．
Every December since then，the topic of Christmas memories would unavoidably come up，and I would amuse my friends with my poor-little-me story．I had to make it as funny as possible，or else I would cry．
How could I know that Santa was just late? Nine years ago，on Christmas Eve，an older man with a white beard and a red cap knocked on my front door．He said，“I’ve been looking for you for twenty-five years．” He handed me a bulging red stocking，winked，and left．On top of the stocking was a card． It read: “For Becky—I may have missed you in the second grade，but you’ve always lived in my heart．Santa．”
Through tear-blurred eyes，I recognized the handwriting of Jill，a friend I had met just two months before．I later discovered that the older man was her father．Jill had seen the hurt little girl underneath the thirty-something woman and decided to do something about it．
So now I believe that Santa is real．I don’t mean the twinkle-eyed character of children’s mythology(神话) or the creation of American holiday marketers．Those Santas annoy and sadden me．I believe in the Santa Claus that live inside good and thoughtful people．This Santa does not return to the North Pole after a crazy delivery but lives each day purposefully，really listens to friends，and then plans deliberate acts of kindness．
1.What does the underlined part “what I had to do” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A． Waiting for Santa Claus．
B． Putting a stocking on the mantel．
C． Asking for gifts from her parents．
D． Looking up “stocking” in the dictionary
2.It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s parents ____．
A． didn’t love their child at all
B． didn’t know the previous owners of the house
C． didn’t know much about Christmas tradition
D． didn’t have enough money to buy the author Christmas presents
3.When the author told her friends about the story，she felt ______in her heart．
A． proud B． amusing C． hate D． regret
4.By writing the passage，the author speaks highly of ________
A． friendship
B． parenting
C． religion
D． culture
5.The author of the passage is probably ________．
A． a teenager
B． a primary school student
C． a middle-aged woman
D． a native American
The long lasting cold current has brought ________ winter in my memory to the east coast of the United States．
A． the longer B． the longest
C． a longer D． a long
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You had better learn to be grateful． If you are grateful， you naturally . yourself up to receive all kinds of blessings and good things in life． You can receive almost everything you want ．If you want recovery soon， start by feeling grateful that you are still ．If it is more money that you want，start being grateful for whatever of money you already have．
You see，showing gratitude(感恩) is the key to every thing in life．It is the key to successful relationships，it is the key to successful futures and it is the key to healthier and happier lives．And this is where the importance of being grateful lies． ，it makes life better．
One of my favorite is “If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have，you will find yourself having more to appreciate．” Think about that！
Something as as a “Thank you for being in my life” or “I having you here with me”，can go a long way． It will make the other person feel good， and it also will make you feel better！
So maybe your wife is not very around the house， but she’s great at cooking your favorite ．Or， maybe your child milk all over your new shirt right before you walked out the door for work， but usually he makes you laugh so much and makes you the luckiest parent in the world．
I strongly you to make a promise to yourself for the next week． Decide to .every morning and think of at least 5 things that you are .for． Then say them out loud． You will notice a smile on your face without even . ．In 30 days you will feel completely renewed． This is the .of being grateful！
1.A． open B． make C． stand D． take
2.A． easily B． correctly C． truly D． clearly
3.A． lovely B． alive C． lively D． living
4.A． amount B． number C． kind D． plenty
5.A． terrible B． negative C． positive D． confusing
6.A． leading B． taking C． enjoying D． looking
7.A． Therefore B． Besides C． Anyway D． In a word
8.A． mottos B． rules C． habits D． word
9.A． pleasant B． wonderful C． short D． moving
10.A． want B． look forward to C． appreciate D． would like
11.A． for sure B． in general C． instead of D． in addition
12.A． lazy B． beautiful C． careless D． organized
13.A． vegetables B． dishes C． beef D． drinks
14.A． painted B． stopped C． spilled D． threw
15.A． become of B． feel like C． act as D． look like
16.A． persuade B． advise C． demand D． suggest
17.A． dress up B． make up C． get up D． wake up
18.A． grateful B． concerned C． anxious D． upset
19.A． pretending B． looking C． trying D． smiling
20.A． disadvantage B． power C． award D． consequences
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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai for their struggles 1. the suppression（压迫）of children and for young people's rights, 2.(include) the right to education．
Yousafzai came to3.(globe) attention after she 4.(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago for her efforts 5.(promote) education for girls in Pakistan．
Through her heroic struggle, Yousafzai has become a leading spokeswoman for girls’ rights to education．According to the Nobel committee, at 17 she’s the 6.(young) ever peace prize winner．“I’m proud that I’m the first Pakistani and the first young woman or the first young person 7. gets this award,” she said in Birmingham, England．
She doesn’t believe that she deserves the award but considers 8. an encouragement to continue her campaign and to know that she isn’t 9.．
Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu _10._(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India, and between different religions．
Hilton English Language Center
Information for New Students
CLASS TIME: 8:30A． m．—10:00A． m．，10:30A． m．—12:00A． m．，1:30p．m．—3:00p．m．
The Language Center is open Monday to Friday．Each class has one afternoon free per week．On the first day，go to the lecture hall to check your timetable．
SELF-ACCESS: The language laboratory (Room 1110) is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p．m．to 5:00p．m．for all full-time students．
You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing（文字处理）．There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English．Go in and ask the teacher to show you．If you plan to take public examinations，there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with．There are cloze exercises on the computers．Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays．Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days．
ATTENDANCE（出勤）：All students are expected to attend classes as it is required． Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS．Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates（证书）when they finish their courses．It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa．
BOOKS: If students are given course books，the books are their responsibility．If a book is lost，the student will be expected to pay for it．
If students wish to buy books，there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books (Room 3520)．
1.When do classes begin and end on a full day?
A． 8:30A． m．—1:30p．m．
B． 8:30A． m．—3:00p．m．
C． 8:30A． m．—3:15p．m．
D． 3:15p．m．—5:00p．m．
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A． No teachers are in the language laB．
B． 90% attendance is required for the students．
C． Books can’t be taken out of the center．
D． Students can prepare for exams by listening to tapes．
3.Timetable can be seen in _____．
A． the lecture hall
B． Room 3520
C． the classroom
D． Room 1110
4.Where can students buy books?
A． Room 1110
C． the language lab
D． OSS
5.Which of the following is wrong?
A． Each class don’t have lessons for one afternoon every week
B． Students can learn to use computers to learn their language
C． Students can’t take tapes back home
D． All the students should attend the required classes
“Mirror, mirror, which clothes suit me best?” Now, there is a magic mirror in the shopping center__1.__can answer the question.
A shopping center in England is selling a magic dressing mirror．You needn’t enter a fitting room and put the clothes__2.__by yourself．All you need to do is stand in front of the mirror．The magic mirror can tell you__3.__ the clothing you have chosen suits you or not.
3D technology __4.__ (use) for the magic mirror for you to choose and try on all kinds of clothes from different stores．When you stand in front of the mirror, it will use the technology to make its own__5.__ (judge) of your body type．Then you can see__6.__ wearing the dress you have chosen in the mirror．
It’s very convenient for you to find the most__7.__ (suit) dress．You do not have to spend a lot of time __8.__ (walk) around in different stores．__9.__ do you need to shut yourself into a small dressing room．
“The mirror has worked much better with women’s clothing than __10._ (expect), so we are now developing the software for men’s and kid’ clothing, ” said the marketing manager of the shopping center.
．--- Frequent lack of breakfast does harm to health.
--- ________, why do you always do that?
A. So what B. If so
C. If any D. Even so
